Sermons on Spiritual Perseverance:

One Way We Accidentally Trip Up New Believers Series

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Dec 14, 2018

The Christian life is challenging and one way we trip up new believers is by giving them false expectations about what the journey will be like. This passage details the difficulties Paul encountered and serves as a good summary of the struggles any believer may encounter.

HOW WOULD THEIR MINISTRY BE DISCREDITED? If their children in the faith didn’t continue the race. - 2 Corinthians 6:3b – “. . . so that our ministry will not be discredited.” - Paul talks elsewhere about his children in the faith being his joy. And certainly they were. Here we see another truth ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:3-10

Denomination: Baptist

Troubling Issues

Contributed by John Mccormack on May 31, 2014

LIVING IN GOD'S PROMISES

TROUBLING ISSUES OBSERVATION: THE PROPHET, JEREMIAH, QUESTIONS TROUBLING ISSUES IN HIS LIFE. THE LORD RESPONDS TO HIS ISSUES USING TWO METAPHORS. A METAPHOR IS A WORD OR PHRASE COMPARING TWO UNLIKE OBJECTS, IDEAS, THOUGHTS OR FEELING TO GIVE CLEARER UNDERSTANDING. INTERPRETATION: JEREMIAH ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 12:5

Denomination: Baptist

Do Not Lose Heart

Contributed by Derek Geldart on Nov 20, 2021

The following sermon is going to explain how the secret to not only contentment, but happiness is to live with eternity in one’s eyes and heart!

Do Not Lose Heart 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 Online Sermon: https://www.mckeesfamily.com/sermons/ “We may well say that no affliction weighs more than a gnat resting upon an elephant when the Lord’s upholding grace is sweetly manifested to our soul in times of perplexity, anxiety, and pain.” ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:16-18

Denomination: Baptist

Winter: Darkness My Closest Friend? Series

Contributed by Derek Geldart on Oct 29, 2022

In the season of winter, often called the dark night of the soul, one finds that despite its cold, harsh, and often painful reality there is much one can do to honor God: pray, prune, wait upon the Lord and reflect on all things unseen.

Spiritual Rhythm Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 The following sermon series is based on Mark Buchanan’s book, Spiritual Rhythm: Being with Jesus Every Season of Your Soul. There are seasons or “cycles of the heart” that each of us either by our own choices or more ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Pray It Yourself 2

Contributed by Nnaemeka Durueke on Oct 6, 2018

The spiritual submission to the Holy Spirit while we pray gives us the victory that we seek through prayers.

OPENING PRAYER My Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be your name. I ask that you come and fellowship with me now. Reveal to me the mysteries of your kingdom in Jesus name. Amen PRAY IT YOURSELF (part 2) FIRST BIBLE MEDITATION: EPHESIANS 6:10-11 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-11

Denomination: Pentecostal

Going From Strength To Strength PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Mar 16, 2024

This sermon encourages believers to rely on God's strength in times of weariness and discouragement, emphasizing perseverance in our spiritual journey.

Good morning, beloved family in Christ. I trust the Lord has been good to you this week, as He has been to me. I am delighted to share God's word with you today, and I trust that it will nourish your souls, strengthen your hearts, and embolden your spirits. We gather here, not by chance, but by ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:7-8

Topics: Strength, Journey Ahead

Part 2: The Cave Is Part Of The Calling Series

Contributed by Rev Emmanuel O. Adejugbe on Jan 29, 2026

After the oil falls, the running begins. Most of us expect a palace, but David found a cave.The Cave of Adullam wasn't a detour; it was a divine classroom.

The Path Gets Darker Before It Gets Brighter You know what nobody tells you about destiny? "God often relocates us downward before He lifts us upward" After the anointing comes the running. After the moment God says "yes" comes the season where everything says "no." ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 22:1-2

Denomination: Pentecostal

Spiritual Warfare - The Armor Of God

Contributed by Arlen Payne on Apr 26, 2025

We must be prepared for the attacks of Satan. To be prepared we much put on the "whole armor of God" and learn to use the weapons God gave us to thwart his attacks.

Prepare for Attack Ephesians 6:10-20 Intro. Over the last few weeks it seems like just about everyone is going through something. Something with health Something with finances Something this family Something with relationships I think we are under some kind of Satanic ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-20, James 4:7

Denomination: Baptist

Lystra

Contributed by Bala Samson on Jul 10, 2013

You’ve got to be made up of sterner stuff to confront the bricks and stones that come like missiles to bombard you! Now, when you get blitzed for your stand for God then the pain is much deeper!

Lystra Acts 16:1 “Then he came to Derbe and Lystra. And behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a certain Jewish woman who believed, but his father was Greek.” You’ve got to be made up of sterner stuff to confront the bricks and stones that come like ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:1-5

Denomination: Pentecostal

Three Feet Away.

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Dec 5, 2020

When things start to get hard, try to persevere through the adversity.

Second Sunday of Advent. Sermon Title: Three feet away. Scripture Text: Mark 1:1-8 ILLUSTRATION: During the gold rush, a man from Ohio traveled to California. It had taken him months to get there. He had to get a claim and register it and buy tools before he could start mining. The Ohioan ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:1-8

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Marah - Testing In The Spiritual Pilgrimage

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 18, 2000

The newly-liberated people of Israel met problems in their journey to Canaan and we learn of the Reason, their Reaction, God’s Remedy and the Result.

MARAH - TESTING IN THE SPIRITUAL PILGRIMAGE If you’ve ever motored around the west of Wales you can’t have helped noticing the many chapels - sadly, many of them now closed. They have some lovely Old Testament names, recalling great events in the lives of the patriarchs and prophets - Bethel, ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 15:22-27

Denomination: Baptist

The Battle Of Life

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Feb 19, 2026

This message reveals that life is a spiritual battleground, and victory is guaranteed through divine strategies, faith, and obedience.

THE BATTLE OF LIFE By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Ephesians 6:12 Key Verse: “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” — Ephesians 6:12 Supporting ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:12

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Twelve Types Of Spiritual Fruit

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 18, 2004

The Master is seeking a harvest. In lives He’s redeemed by His blood; He seeks for the fruit of the Spirit, And works that will glorify God. A fruitful life is a joyful life

Twelve Types of Spiritual Fruit - John 15:1-16 Jesus taught: "You did not choose me but I chose you that you should go and bring forth much fruit." Jesus said: "You will know them by their fruit." Illustration: Imagine the beauty of fields where the tassels of dark green corn and heads of ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Climbing The Staircase To Spiritual Greatness

Contributed by Brad Froese on Jul 18, 2006

This sermon defines the struggle we all face, and encourages people to PRESS ON! The climb toward Spiritual Greatness is for the ambitious.

One typical morning, a respectable, casually dressed man in his mid 50’s got up and headed to work with his usual brief case in his usual Lexus. On this particular morning however, he arrived with a beautiful woman, who was not his wife. When he pulled up to his usual parking space and got out, ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:12-14

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Are You Spiritually Progressing Or Regressing?

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

Progressing - To move forward while proceeding steadily to the advancement of a goal.

Progressing - To move forward while proceeding steadily to the advancement of a goal. Regressing - To move backwards while falling back to an earlier spiritual level of growth. To return to an earlier state of development, maturity or understanding. Why People Spiritually Regress - Some people ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:14-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational