Sermons on Strategic Pause:

Coming To God In Humility PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 23, 2025

True peace and acceptance come not from self-righteousness, but from humble, honest confession and receiving God’s mercy through Jesus Christ.

Some of us came in today with a smile that hides a sigh. Calendars are crammed, minds are noisy, and hearts carry the kind of weariness you can’t quite name. You’ve been faithful, you’ve been trying, and you’re hoping heaven hears. Others of us slipped in quietly, feeling a little out of place, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Topics: Listening, Humility

A Daughter’s Obedience And Sacrifice PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 24, 2025

Our words and promises carry deep consequences; God calls us to speak carefully, obey courageously, and trust His grace even when we fail.

Friend, your words carry weight. Promises shape people. Vows mark moments. We know the power of a whispered “I do,” the gravity of “I’ll be there,” and the ache of “I’m sorry.” Words can build bridges, and words can burn them. Have you ever wished you could take a sentence back? Have you ever felt ...read more

Scripture: Judges 11:29-40

Topics: Obedience, Sacrifice

When The Mantle Must Rest PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 24, 2025

The sermon encourages embracing God’s timing, resting from roles when needed, prioritizing presence and relationships, and trusting prayer to shape our lives and seasons.

There’s a rhythm stitched into the world by the hand of God. The tide rolls in and slips out. Winter gives way to spring. Babies cry, grandparents smile, and somewhere in between we learn how to hold on and how to let go. Seasons change. And if we’re honest, our souls feel it—the gentle tug that ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1

Topics: Sacred Tension, Seasons

How Should I Fight If The Battle Is The Lord's? PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 3, 2025

Trust God to fight your battles; respond with prayer and praise, knowing His presence and power are greater than any fear or opposition you face.

Some mornings the alarm clock sounds like a starter pistol. We leap from bed straight into a race we didn’t sign up for—emails, meetings, bills, a stack of must-do’s. And then there are the battles no calendar can predict: the doctor’s report that makes your heart pound, the prodigal child who has ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 20:15, 2 Timothy 4:7-8

Topics: Spiritual Warfare, Divine Battle

The Bewitching Hour PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 4, 2025

Relying on the Holy Spirit’s power, not our own efforts, keeps our focus on Christ and sustains us daily by God’s grace.

If you’ve ever started your morning with grand intentions and then tripped over your own shoelaces by lunch, you’re in good company. We set the coffee, open the calendar, whisper a prayer, and head out the door with a heart set on Jesus. Then the rush hits. Emails multiply. Expectations pile high. ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:1-3

Topics: Bewitching Hour, Spiritual Influence

Good Friday - Come To The Cross Series

Contributed by Martin Wright on May 15, 2007

Everything you need for a memorable Good Friday message. 6 reponses to the cross.

“COME TO THE CROSS” (A MEMORABLE GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE) Six Responses To The Cross Of Christ An Interactive Sermon By Martin Wright (RESPONSE CARDS: You will want to make sure you have distributed response cards prior to beginning the sermon. Our cards were 5.5” X 8.5”. One side had an image of ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Empty Graves And Second Chances Series

Contributed by Gordon Pike on Dec 27, 2020

Jesus can to show the way to the Father and He changed our future on the cross. Honor Christmas in our hearts. Try to keep it all year. Let the Spirt of God abide in our hearts and strive to do its work within you.

When we think of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” we automatically think of the three ghosts. What were their names, again? [Pause.] Actually, there were four ghosts, not three. The first ghost to appear was the ghost of Scrooge’s former business partner, Jacob Marley. Weighed down by ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10, John 3:16-17, Proverbs 3:11-12

Denomination: United Methodist

The Spirit-God In Us

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jun 8, 2001

A sermon for Holy Trinity Sunday

Holy Trinity Sun. John 16: 12-15 "The Spirit-God In Us" I remember one vacation when I was in 6th grade my family and I flew to Greenfield Village near Detroit Michigan to see how people lived during the Colonial Days. This village was put together by the Ford family to help people relive some ...read more

Scripture: John 16:12-15

Denomination: Lutheran

What God Wants To Do With A Broken Woman Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Mar 24, 2002

This is the fourth message in a series of seven on brokenness. This message is about the woman at the well in John 4.

What God Can do with a broken Woman? JOHN 4 MUCH HAS BEEN SAID ABOUT THIS WOMAN She like many women today think that there is a certain man who will meet all their needs. And so she became the “Liz Taylor” of the New Testament looking for her perfect man. If I can just meet that one man – he ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God's Good Work

Contributed by Jim Kane on Oct 3, 2002

God’s good work surrounds us, includes us, and is in us.

A worried mother wondered where her daughter was on the rainy school day afternoon. She should have been home by now. The rain was heavy, the thunder loud, and the lightning was bright. Finally, after a few anxious minutes she decided to put her coat on and look for her late child. Out the door ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1

Denomination: Church Of God

Prayer Under Pressure Series

Contributed by Guy Caley on May 11, 2003

3rd in the series "Patterns for Prayer." The way Stephen faced death for his testimony is an inspiration and a pattern for us when we face persecution.

In midwinter of A.D. 320 Emperor Licinius sent out an edict that to show their allegience all soldiers were to offer sacrifice to the pagan gods. Forty members of the famed Twelfth Legion of Rome’s imperial army serving in Sevaste, in present-day Turkey refused the emporer’s order. Their captain ...read more

Scripture: Acts 7:51-60

Denomination: Assembly Of God

And She Laughed

Contributed by Joe Harding on May 12, 2003

A MOTHER’S LAUGHTER IS PRAISE TO GOD!

AND SHE LAUGHED GENESIS 18: 1-15/ 21: 1-7 (17: 15-19) MOTHER’S DAY MAY 11, 2003 INTRODUCTION: WHAT MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME My mother taught me RELIGION: When I spilled grape juice on the carpet, she instructed, "You better pray the stain will come out of the carpet." My mother taught me LOGIC: From ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 18:1-15, Genesis 21:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

"Waiting On The Wind" Series

Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Mar 21, 2003

We must take a step of faith when conditions are unfavorable.

Iliff & Saltillo UM churches Memorial Day Weekend May 26, 2002 “Waiting On the Wind” Eccl. 11:1-6 INTRODUCTION: It was 1866 and the United States was recovering from the long and bloody Civil War between the North and the South. Surviving soldiers came home with many stories to tell. Henry ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 11:1-6

Denomination: Methodist

Looking For Something More? (Christmas) Series

Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Dec 18, 2003

An evangelistic sermon for a Carols by Candlelight service.

Looking for something more, this Christmas? Carols by Candlelight Sun 21 Dec 2003 pm According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, while both male and female reindeer grow antlers in the summer each year, male reindeer drop their antlers at the beginning of winter, usually late November to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Baptist

The Abimelech Solution Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 4, 2004

For the 2nd time in his life, Abraham passes his wife off as his sister. How can he be such a great model of Godly faith when he acted out of fear?

OPEN: How many of you have heard of the recent “Mad Cow” disease scare? (All hands went up). It seems that never a year goes by that we are not exposed to the fact that one food or another is endangered by some chemical or biological threat. Back in the late 1990’s a High School freshman won ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 20:1-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ