Sermons on Stability:

Finish The Race PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 6, 2025

Trusting Jesus, not our own strength, enables us to persevere through life’s burdens, as He carries us and completes our faith journey.

Friend, if your shoulders feel a bit slumped today, if your breath is a bit short and your steps a bit slow, you’re in the right place. You’re in a sanctuary where God knows how tired feet feel and how heavy hearts carry what no one else sees. You’re seen, you’re loved, and you’re not forgotten. ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-2

Topics: Christian Living, Perseverance

Are You Connected? PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 10, 2025

True spiritual fruitfulness comes from abiding in Jesus, trusting God’s pruning, and allowing His life to flow through us for lasting transformation and joy.

Friends, welcome. If you close your eyes, you can almost see it: a sunlit hillside, a trellis swaying with a thousand green hands, clusters of grapes hanging like promises. A vineyard hums with quiet life. No rushing. No straining. The story of the vine is simple and strong—life flows, branches ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-8

Topics: Connection, God

Surviving Persecution And Affliction PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 13, 2025

Following Christ means embracing sacrifice and perseverance, trusting God’s presence and strength through hardship, and finding lasting hope and purpose in Him alone.

If you’ve ever watched a seasoned craftsman at work—hands steady, eyes kind, voice calm—you know the comfort of a good example. He doesn’t rush. He doesn’t grandstand. He lets you stand nearby, sleeves rolled up, and learn the rhythm of the work. That’s how Paul speaks to Timothy in this passage. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:10-12

Topics: Satisfaction, Christ

The Party’s Over PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 15, 2025

God lovingly confronts our misplaced affections and hollow celebrations, calling us to honest repentance and deeper relationship, offering restoration instead of shame.

If your week has worn thin and your soul feels tired, welcome. You’re in the right place. God meets us in the ordinary and the overwhelmed. He meets us in the pew and in the parking lot, in the headlines and in the heartache. And He has a word for us today—steady, strong, and sure. Have you ever ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 9:1-17

Topics: Rebellion, Disobedience

Living With Loss PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 17, 2025

God meets us in every pain with real comfort, inviting us to receive his presence and share that comfort with others in their suffering.

There are weeks when our hearts feel thin. We sit at kitchen tables and stare at cold coffee. We stand in hospital halls and count ceiling tiles. We scroll through old texts, listening for a voice that no longer answers. Grief sits quietly in the corner like an unwelcome guest. Worry hums like an ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:3-7

Topics: Loss, Story, Comfort

Family Camp PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 18, 2025

God invites ordinary people to partner with Him, building lives of lasting significance through faithful service, rooted in Christ and empowered by His presence.

Some mornings I picture the Father handing us a hard hat and a pair of work gloves, smiling as if to say, “Come with Me. Let’s build something beautiful.” Can you see it? The sun coming up over a field that’s waiting for seed, a foundation ready for bricks, and God inviting ordinary people—people ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:9

Topics: God's Builders, Building

Faith Outworked PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 20, 2025

True worship requires sincere hearts and just actions, not empty rituals; God desires authentic faith that transforms both our inner lives and outward behavior.

Friends, pull up a chair in your heart and take a deep breath. You made it here—through noise and news, errands and emails. You brought your whole week with you, and that’s good, because the God who loves you meets you as you are. He is wonderfully near, whispering through His Word, “I see you. I ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 7:1-15

Topics: Church Attendance, Heaven

Wonderfully And Fearfully Made PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 20, 2025

This sermon affirms that every person is intentionally created by God, valued beyond comparison, and called to embrace their unique purpose and daily acts of care.

Friend, pull up a chair and take a deep breath. If your week felt like spilled cereal, missing socks, and schedules that didn’t stick, you’re in good company. If you’re a mom who has whispered prayers in the pantry, a grandmother who still carries names in a worn-out prayer journal, a woman whose ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:14

Topics: God's Handiwork, Amazing Creation

The Principle, Practice, And Promise Of The Tithe PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 24, 2025

True worship is honoring God first with gratitude and trust, offering Him our best in response to His blessings, not our achievements or possessions.

Home feels a little brighter when we remember Who holds the house together. Some of us walked in today with full calendars and thin margins. Wins at work, worries at home, maybe a mixture of both. And somewhere in the swirl of it all we ask, How do I honor God when life feels loud? How do I say ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 14:1-20

Topics: Tithing

Armor Of God PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 25, 2025

God equips believers with spiritual armor to stand firm against life’s battles, offering strength, courage, and victory through His presence and truth.

Friends, some weeks feel like a wrestling match from sunup to sundown. Bills stack up. Deadlines creep closer. The phone pings with headlines that twist your stomach. The mind can hum with a hundred what-ifs—What if I fail? What if the doctor is right? What if I can’t fix this? Have you ever felt ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:13-17

Topics: Armor, God

Christ At The Center Of Our Purpose PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 29, 2025

God has uniquely created and called each person to serve others, turning ordinary moments into purposeful opportunities to reflect His love and grace.

Some mornings the mirror asks more questions than it answers. You brush your teeth, pour the coffee, scroll the headlines, and somewhere between the toast and the traffic you whisper, “Lord, why am I here? What do You want with a Tuesday like this?” If that’s you, you’re in good company today. God ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20, Ephesians 2:10, 1 Peter 2:9, Romans 8:28

Topics: Christ-Centered, Purpose, Discipleship

Great Powers

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Feb 16, 2001

Several great powers are seen in the life of our Lord.

GREAT POWERS Luke 7:11-17 INTRO.- ILL.- Three boys at school were bragging about their fathers. The first boy said, “My Dad scribbles a few words on a piece of paper, he calls it a poem, and they give him a $100 for it.” The second boy said, “That’s nothing. My Dad scribbles a few words on a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:11-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Difference Resurrection Peace Makes

Contributed by Bob Hunter on Apr 2, 2002

The words "Peace be with you" explored and applied to everday life. This Easter Sunday message will not only challenge the seeker, but encourage the believer. Written invitation offered at the close.

"The difference Resurrection Peace makes" Easter Sunday 2002 (Recommended Drama: "These Parts" by Judson Poling 1991 Willowcreek.com) Today I want to talk to you about this! Something of what you just saw acted out. No surprise, today we’re dealing with the topic of the Resurrection. ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-23

Denomination: Holiness

Don't Let Fear Win! Series

Contributed by Michael Demastus on Jan 8, 2002

The 3rd in the Nehemiah series

This and the other Nehemiah sermons in this series I borrowed in large part from Ray Stedman...just so that proper credit gets attributed (thanks brother). DON’T BE PARALYZED -- GET ORGANIZED! Nehemiah 3 I saw a cartoon recently of two men at a party. Each had a drink in his hand, and they were ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Overcoming Discouragement Series

Contributed by Robert Robb on Mar 15, 2001

Haggai encourages God’s people who have become discourged in God’s Work

Studies in Haggai Study 6 Ch 2v 1-9 Introduction One of the greatest joys that a minister of the gospel can experience is to see his ministry bearing fruit in the lives of his people. To see for example men and women brought through the preaching of the Word to the point where they become acutely ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 2:1-9

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed