Sermons on Staying Faithful:

Faithful In Every Circumstance

Contributed by Chris Herring on Oct 11, 2001

Joseph had a variety of trials before him but through it all he remained faithful to God.

Faithful in Every Circumstance Preparing the group for the message: How was your week? Was anyone put in a place of Fear Sadness What was the happiest moment of the week? The hardest? Any fighting Loneliness Bible teaches that a Christian = can find joy through any circumstance. Doesn’t need to ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Stand Firm In The Faith

Contributed by Joel Curry on Oct 14, 2001

More than anything in these troubled times, Christians are called to be on guard spiritually, stand firm in the faith, allow themselves to be strengthened by the word & Spirit of God, act with courage, and to do everything in love.

In chapter 16 of 1 Corinthians, we find a number of concluding instructions and greetings from Paul. These include instruction about regular and orderly collection of gifts for the poverty-stricken Christians in Jerusalem, notice of impending visits by Timothy and Apollos, encouragement for the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:13-14, Philippians 4:1-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Grandparents: Faithful And Fruitful Series

Contributed by Joe Bedy on Oct 18, 2001

Grandparents leave a legacy that impacts Grandchildren and future generations in either a Godly way or sadly in an ungodly way.

Faithful Grandparents-The key to faithful Greatgrandchildren Tonight we are beginning our series on Family Relationships and I want to begin with Grandparents because I talked about Fathers, not too very long ago. How many of you in here are grandparents? Do you think your life will have any ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:5, Genesis 5:18-24, Genesis 5:18-34

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Increase Our Faith!

Contributed by Edward Frey on Oct 19, 2001

Faith -- great or small -- is a gift from Christ, and can do amazing things, like remaining steadfast and offering forgiveness.

INCREASE OUR FAITH! “You just gotta have faith.” That’s a popular sentiment in our society. By and large, people believe that faith is an important virtue worth having. The problem is that we get so caught up in determining what faith is, and if we have enough of it. This is nothing new. Jesus’ ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:1-10

Denomination: Lutheran

Two Kinds Of Faith

Contributed by Ock Soo on Oct 18, 2000

HOW CAN WE MEET GOD? "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

HOW CAN WE MEET GOD? "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." (John 1:1) Many people are wondering about this without knowing where or how to meet God. Whenever I ask church-goers if they have ever met God, they say that they met Him when they were cured of ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1

The Resurrection Journey To Faith

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 18, 2000

Mary Magdalene’s world had collapsed on the crucifixion of Jesus and she came to the tomb Searching, Learning, Seeing and then Believing.

The resurrection of Jesus demands a personal response. Pollsters take pleasure in getting the opinion of the general public, asking, "Do you believe that Jesus rose from the dead?" They are keen to tell us: what percentage believe he actually physically came to life again; how many say he didn’t ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

God's Courtroom Of Faith

Contributed by Dan Chromy on Jun 18, 2001

When we know God’s Word, we can rely on God’s wisdom for the decisions we make regarding matters of faith.

Introduction For the past three months I had the privilege of participating in jury duty, and throughout my service it became apparent that my least favorite days of the term were the jury selection days. Once a month, all of the people who had been summoned for jury duty ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 30:1-9

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Faith Of One In Distress

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jun 18, 2001

Overcoming hardships and distress in life by putting our trust in an unchanging God.

This psalm was written by a Jew who lived during the time of exile. Those were difficult times for the people of Israel - they were scattered away from their homeland. And as he looked at his nation, the psalmist could not see any hope of an end to the hardship his people was going through. The ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 77:1-20

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Spiraling Upwards - Faith

Contributed by John Gullick on May 6, 2002

A sermon that explores the vital componants to our faith and how those componants should be evidenced in our lives.

Spiraling upwards. a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, Recently I have been reading a book called Spy Catcher - It is a fascinating story about a man who basically helps clean up the British secret service. It seems that MI5 and MI6 were continually hampered by agents who ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:16-17

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

An Unlikely Mother Of Faith

Contributed by Richard Bell on May 11, 2002

God chose a woman never mentioned by name, only called a Shunammite, to show us some of the qualities that make a woman a great mother.

AN UNLIKELY MOTHER OF FAITH (Mother’s Day) 2 Kings 4:8-17 INTRODUCTION: This woman was never mentioned by name, only called a Shunammite, yet she is the center of attention in this section of 2 Kings. She had, from a practical perspective, every reason to be skeptical. It would appear that she ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 4:8-17

Denomination: Pentecostal

How To Develop Faith

Contributed by J. Yeargin on Feb 17, 2003

...the Lord desires for us to respond, to do something, with the faith that He gives to us.

How to Develop Faith. In the recent weeks, we have been asking the Lord to “INCREASE OUR FAITH”. This is in accordance to what the apostles had asked of Jesus in Luke 17:5. I would suggest this is a very simple request, but it is certainly one of the most important things we could ever ask of ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:10, Romans 10:17

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Faith, Hope And Love

Contributed by Mark Holdcroft on Feb 19, 2003

The church tries all sorts of gimmicks to quell falling numbers, but God simply wants us to get back to the basics... Faith, Hope and Love.

Faith, hope and love. In AD 50 Corinth was one of the most important cities, commercially of the day, controlling much of the shipping between the East and the West. It was a city heavily steeped in Greek culture, its idolatry and immorality. Paul established the Church, after spending 18 months ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:13, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, 3 John 13:1-13

Denomination: Pentecostal

Faith Will Find A Way

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Feb 24, 2003

A sermon for the 7th Sunday after the Epiphany The Leper being lowered through the roof

7th Sunday after the Epiphany Mark 2:1-12 "Faith Will find A Way" 2:1 ¶ And when he returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. 2 And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room for them, not even about the door; and he was preaching the word to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:1-12

Denomination: Lutheran

Training Faithful Leaders Series

Contributed by Greg Nance on Mar 1, 2003

We must return to the Biblical way of training faithful leaders. God’s word reveals a very different plan than what we typically see today.

Training Faithful Leaders 2 Timothy 2:1 You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 2 And the things which you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, these entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also. 3 Suffer hardship with me, as a ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:14-15, 2 Timothy 2:1-3

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Have Faith In God

Contributed by Louis Bartet on Feb 6, 2003

Explores Mark 11:22-24 in its greater context. Is the "whatsoever" of verse 23 unconditional?

TITLE: Have Faith In God TEXT: Mark 11:12-26 By Louis Bartet, Point Assembly of God on 02/02/03 INTRODUCTION I’m sure you’ve all heard the story about the homemaker who always cut the end of the ham off before placing it in the baking pan. When asked by her daughter why she did this, she ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:12-26

Denomination: Assembly Of God