Sermons on Steadfast Mind:

Have You Nailed It This Christmas And New Year

Contributed by Brendon Wasdell on Nov 27, 2021

Have you nailed it this Christmas and New Year? To nail it means to get something perfect. Christmas is the embodiment of this perfect love that made possible Christ’s death on the cross and His resurrection, else we would still be in our sins. All feel it even the Grumps

Have you Nailed it this Christmas and New Year? Have you nailed it this Christmas and New Year? We cannot nail a crocked nail into wood. A crooked nail is of no use. To nail it means to get something perfect. My elder daughter was born on Christmas day, a perfect Christmas gift for me and my ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, Romans 8:32, Acts 10:43, Hebrews 1:1-4, Psalm 119:41-48, John 15:10-11  (view more)  (view less)

Will You Reject My Counsel?

Contributed by Bo Dunford on Mar 15, 2002

God offers counselling, but many are rejecting it today.

JER. 42:19-22 "WILL YOU REJECT MY COUNSEL?" * I have sat in my office, in my home, and in other people’s homes and counseled with them. * I always try to give them advise as to what the Bible has to say about their problem. A) Some people take my advise, and some don’t. * I have counseled about ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 42:19-22

Denomination: Baptist

A "What" And "Why" Prayer For Spiritual Maturity Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Oct 9, 2006

Paul’s prayer to the Colossian church is a great outline for our prayer for other believers and a pattern for our spiritul maturity.

Date Written: October 8, 2006 Date Preached: October 8, 2006 Where Preached: OZHBC (PM) Sermon Details: Sermon Series: A Study in Colossians Sermon Title: A “what” and “why” prayer for Spiritual Maturity Sermon Text: Col 1:9-12 9 For this reason also, since the day we heard of it, we have ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:9-12

Denomination: Baptist

Stand Fast

Contributed by Mark Baker on May 10, 2007

Galatians 5:1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage. The Apostle Paul was talking about not being entangled again in the bondage of the law. If we have accepted Jesus

Galatians 5:1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage. The Apostle Paul was talking about not being entangled again in the bondage of the law, however there is much that could be said about this verse of ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:1

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Encourage On Another

Contributed by William Akehurst on Sep 16, 2007

We are told to encourage each other, 1 Pet 5 tells us we are not alone in our suffering. Paul gives us guidelines for encouragement 1 Thess 5. When we suffer and can encourage others, it goes a long way.

Encourage one another Encourage ON another…in the faith We all experience trials in life. But we must know that even during these trials, we must remain constant in our faith. And every now and then, we need to be encouraged. And too, many around us, need our encouragement. Peter tells us ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:11-28

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Trial By Fire Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on May 13, 2011

Why do we face trials? How are we to react to them and why?

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • Do you ever wonder why we face so many trials in life? Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to coast through life problem and trial free? I think it would. • Have you noticed that since you gave your life to Jesus, the trials of life have not stopped? What’s with that? • I ...read more

Scripture: James 1:2-4, James 1:2-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Spirit Of God

Contributed by Jim Belcher on Oct 1, 2009

What did it mean for God to send down his Spirit on the day of Pentecost? When the Spirit of God fills you, how do you know it?

Some kind of power came from outside; a transcendent energy. How are we filled with the Spirit? Reminder: Pentecost was 50 days after Easter, 10 days after the ascension. They had been told by Jesus to wait for it. In the forty days between Easter and the Ascension Jesus had instructed them on ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-13

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Need Deliverance?

Contributed by Jason Jones on Sep 12, 2018

As we all experience the need for deliverance throughout or lives, we shall look today at this anonymous psalmist expression of praise for the God who delivers!

Text: Psalm 107, Title: Need Deliverance? Date/Place: WHBC, 6.3.18, AM A. Opening illustration: Plymouth Colony’s Governor William Bradford’s proclamation on Monday, December 11, 1620. Boice’s Commentary, p. 864 B. Background to passage: This Psalm is the first psalm in the 5th book of Psalms. No ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Victory In Jesus

Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Mar 19, 2020

As Peter concluded this very practical letter that addressed the difficulties the church faced while seeking to encourage them to remain committed, he drew their focus back to the one who could provide all they needed regardless of the situation - the Lord Jesus Christ.

Victory in Jesus 1 Peter 5: 6-11 We have considered much in our time moving through Peter’s first epistle. Being aware of their struggles, Peter addressed their need while challenging them to remain steadfast in spite of the opposition they faced. He knew the world was watching their lives, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:6-11

Denomination: Baptist

Wilderness Seasons PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 15, 2024

Encourages trusting in Jesus during challenging times, using His wilderness experience as an example of transforming fear into faith-based fortitude.

Good morning, dear family of faith. It is a joy to gather together again in worship and fellowship, to open our hearts to the divine wisdom that our Lord wishes to impart to us. We find ourselves living in a world that often seems riddled with uncertainty, a wilderness of sorts, where the path ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:9-13

Topics: Trusting, Relying, Jesus

Walking In Humility

Contributed by John Colbert on Jul 22, 2015

The Bible is telling us here in Philippians that we need to walk in humility.

The sermons that I have listed are 30 to 40 minute sermons. I have only listed the points and a couple of comments under each point of each sermon to give the preacher a remembrance which the Holy Spirit can lead on and speak through the man of God. Midweek Manna Philippians 2:3, Do nothing out ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:3

Denomination: Baptist

The Embrace Of Righteousness And Peace.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Sep 8, 2023

“Mercy and truth are met together: righteousness and peace have kissed each other” (Psalm 85:10).

THE EMBRACE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS AND PEACE. Psalm 85:1-2, Psalm 85:8-13. In Psalm 85 we have first a prayer (Psalm 85:1-7), then what has been termed “an answer of peace” (Psalm 85:8-13). The Prayer begins, not with personal desires, but by recalling to mind God’s past favours (Psalm 85:1-2). We ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 85:1-2, Psalm 85:8-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Fruit Of The Holy Spirit

Contributed by Lucy Paynter on Oct 21, 2023

In Galatians 5:22–23, Paul shifts to happier thoughts, saying, “But the fruit of the Spirit is …” In what follows, he gives nine characteristics of the Holy Spirit’s work in the life of a born-again believer.

Unlike the word works (of the flesh), fruit is singular, indicating that the nine characteristics are part of a unified whole and are not separable. In other words, a believer doesn’t have some and not others, though their relative strength may vary. Love, by which Paul means the love of God ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jerusalem

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Apr 8, 2022

Jesus enters the city where he will die of the sins of all humanity.

Jerusalem Luke 19:26-40 1. Jesus goes up to Jerusalem riding a donkey • Jesus told the disciples two of them:”30 “Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here.” • 1Ki 1:33,44), Solomon who would be ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:26-40

Denomination: Methodist

What Is The Greatest Commandment?

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 20, 2024

The prophetic word would wrap the bones with muscles and sinews and skin, and then the prophetic word would bring the people back to life.

Friday of the Eighteenth Week in Course 2024 Today’s OT reading from the prophet Ezekiel is one of the most dramatic and memorable lessons from the Scriptures. It has even been popularized as Gospel songs like Dry Bones. But entertaining as the thought may be of millions of bones coming together ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:34-40, Psalm 107:2-9, Ezekiel 37:1-14

Denomination: Catholic