Sermons on Spending Time:

The Wilderness Of Lent Series

Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Feb 3, 2018

how should we spend the forty days of Lent?

Mark 1:9-15 Today is the first Sunday of Lent – the annual period of reflection leading to the joy and celebration of Easter. It is also the Sunday that we hear in the reading about of the baptism of Jesus and God’s affirmation that He is His well-beloved son. It surely helps to remind us of ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:9-15

Denomination: Episcopal

If Tomorrow Never Comes!

Contributed by Dean Meadows on Jan 22, 2011

This is a sermon that makes you think about what you should do today and not put off till tomorrow!

If TOMORROW never comes! 1/9/11 Someday there will be words that go something like this; “Today we are here to remember the life of insert your name? They were love by many and will be missed”. There are two things that I dislike about the job of a pastor; the marrying and the ...read more

Scripture: James 4:12-13

Denomination: *other

Location, Location, Location

Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on May 6, 2021

We will all spend eternity in one of two places.

“Location, Location, Location!” Introduction: The late Lord Harold Samuel, a real estate tycoon in Britain, coined the expression: ‘There are three things that matter in property: location, location, location.’ Location determines value where real estate is concerned. But it is also important ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Baptist

We Need New Eyes

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Nov 20, 2014

There are times the soil around us becomes hard and difficult, it is no time to quit... APPLY MORE EFFORT, try again. Many times all a crying baby needs is a diaper change or to be fed.

WE NEED NEW EYES... By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I. INTRODUCTION: MANY TIMES ALL A CRYING BABY NEEDS---- IS A CHANGE... A. Root bound: I was in Springfield, Illinois visiting my in-laws. Red my father-in-law said: Come on lets go to a friend of mine's orchard. There were 5,000 red ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 29:18

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Attitudes In Times Of Suffering (Part 2)

Contributed by Tony Miano on Dec 11, 2000

It seems that in the first half of chapter four Peter is talking about the attitudes the believer should have in the midst of those occasional times of suffering.

Attitudes in Times of Suffering (Part 2) 1 Peter 4:1-11 Preached by Pastor Tony Miano at Lake Hills Community Church August, 2000 Introduction: Last week we looked at some of the attitudes we should have in times of suffering, specifically, on those occasions when we suffer for doing good. We ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:1-11

Denomination: *other

Hungering For Righteousness

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Jun 4, 2021

If a person does not hunger for physical food they probably will not take time to eat and will die. If a person does not hunger for spiritual food they probably will not take time for spiritual food and will die spiritually. So, why don't we spend more time feasting on God's Word?

Hungering For Righteousness Please stand with me as we go over our current memory Scripture: Matthew 5:6-8 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12, Philippians 3:4-6, John 3:16, Matthew 22:37-38, John 14:23-24, Jonah 4:5-9, Deuteronomy 30:19-20  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Nazarene

God’s Help In Difficult Times Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jan 15, 2010

A study of chapter 17 verse 1 through 24

1 Kings 17 God’s help in difficult times I am getting tired of watching television. I mean I use to be a TVaholic. Now the movies are lousy. The programs stink. And the News! They are keeping us in the dark relative to key news and feeding us worthless information. I am sick and tired of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:1-24

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Christian Parenting: Parenting Amidst Chaos

Contributed by Troy Borst on Jul 6, 2023

It is a challenge to raise children or even be a person of faith in a culture that is filled with chaos that leads us to forget God and offers many false paths to a good life.

CHRISTIAN PARENTING: PARENTING AMIDST CHAOS Deuteronomy 6:1-25 | Ephesians 6:1-4 #parenting INTRODUCTION… sympa.com/insights/blog/company-culture-in-chaos [adapted] Chaos is complete disorder and confusion. Chaos is behavior that is unpredictable due to small changes in conditions. I was doing ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:1-25, Ephesians 6:1-4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Is Heaven What You Think It Is.

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Nov 17, 2016

This sermon looks at the reality that we will be spending eternity on the new earth rather than in the new heaven as commonly thought.

Is Heaven What You Think It Is? 11/13/2016 Isaiah 11:1-9 Revelations 20:7-15 Do you know that most of what we think about heaven is not what the bible teaches. Most of what many people think about heaven comes from Hollywood. There is this strange eerie but soft kind of music ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

How To Have A Joyful Life

Contributed by Kenneth Anthony on Apr 2, 2007

Most people spend their lives searching for happiness. Joyful living is optimal. Sermon explores four ways how to have a joyful life.

How to Have A Joyful Life If you ask people what they want out of life, they will tell you that they just want to be happy. I wonder this means. Think about a moment. What makes you happy? Personally, all the things that make me happy are dependent on other people, and other things that are ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:4-9

Denomination: Orthodox

Do Not Grow Weary

Contributed by Lee Henry on Jul 30, 2006

This lesson explores the reasons Christians grow weary in well doing and offers suggestions on overcoming that weariness.

Do Not Grow Weary Susie called a friend and asked how she was feeling. “Terrible,” came the reply. “My head’s splitting and my back and legs are killing me. The house is a mess, and the kids are driving me crazy.” Susie, full of compassion, said, “Listen, go and lie down, I’ll come over right ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:9, Galatians 6:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Sign Of The Son Of Man Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Mar 4, 2020

This is the 6th sermon in the "When Does It End?" Series. This series is from Jesus' Olivet Discourse.

Series: When Does It End? [#6] THE SIGN OF THE SON OF MAN Matthew 24:29-31 Introduction: As we have been studying the Olivet Discourse, we have been warned about False Teachers, False Prophets, False Messiahs, etc… This is happening right now; and it will continue to happen until the end. In ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:29-31

Denomination: Baptist

Life's Too Short To Work All The Time, Prt. 2 Series

Contributed by David Flowers on Apr 29, 2005

Examines how working too much causes us to miss God’s purposes for our lives, to miss out on fun and recreation which God wants us to enjoy, and to have a distorted view of God and ourselves.

Life’s Too Short To…Work All The Time, prt. 2 Life’s Too Short To… 5 of 8 Wildwind Community Church David Flowers 4/30/05 We’re in the middle of a series of things life’s too short for. Life’s too short to play it safe, to carry a grudge, to work all the time, to live in the past, to worry about ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-21

Denomination: Free Methodist

Giving Myself A Spiritual Check-Up

Contributed by Jim Erwin on Oct 22, 2010

There are going to be times when you question God’s call on your life. It is during these times in which you need a spiritual check-up.

Giving Myself a Spiritual Check-Up Jeremiah 12:1-17 When we pick up Jeremiah, we see that he starts with similar “complaints” against God. The prophets in the Old Testament would complain in their prayers to God. Their main question is: Why do you let the evil continue when I am having such a hard ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 12:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

Rhythms

Contributed by Brian Tome on May 2, 2013

What if we start getting intentional about what we’re doing—and why we’re doing it? God has plenty to teach us about creating goodness out of chaos.

Our jam-packed lives can feel like a wall of noise. Instead of living from a place of rest and purpose, we’re constantly putting out fires and powering through one more day. But what if we stop to rethink the rhythms in our life? What if we start getting intentional about what we’re ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-2

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational