Sermons on Strong In Assurance:

Jonah Runs Away From God

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Sep 15, 2025

Jonah runs away from God - Jonah chapter 1 verses 1-17 - sermon by Gordon Curley (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Jonah: Running From God! SERMON OUTLINE: God calls Jonah (vs 1-2) God watches Jonah run (vs 3) God sends a storm (vs 4-8) God is resisted (vs 9-13) God shows mercy (vs 14-16) God provided a fish (vs 17) SERMON BODY: Ill: • Elderly man who had a growing suspicion, • That his wife was becoming ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-17

Denomination: Brethren

Paul, A Truly Blessed Man (Ephesians 3:1-14) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Sep 15, 2025

How great a privilege it is, Paul thinks, to get to tell people the gospel.

Over the last few weeks, we've read what Paul has to say about this huge, cosmic plan that God has for the world. Before God sent Jesus, this cosmos was a terrible mess. There was a dividing wall of sin that existed between God and people. There was a dividing wall that separated out Jew ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:1-14

The Best Is Yet To Come

Contributed by David Dunn on Sep 24, 2025

Jesus delays out of mercy, calling His church to repent, unite, and trust His righteousness as we stand at eternity’s border.

INTRODUCTION — A SIGNAL FROM FAR AWAY Forty-five years ago, NASA launched a space probe the size of a small table—Pioneer 10. Its mission was modest: fly past Jupiter, take a few photographs, and send them home. At the time, nothing built by human hands had ever gone beyond Mars. The plan sounded ...read more

Scripture: Joel 2:15, 2 Peter 3:9, 1 Corinthians 10:14, Revelation 14:12, John 14:1-3  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Putting Compassion Into Action Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Oct 6, 2025

We won’t serve people, or live as sent ones, until we see people like Jesus did.

Putting Compassion into Action Matthew 9:35-38 Rev. Brian Bill October 4-5, 2025 Earlier this year, during what’s called the Kumbh Mela festival, an estimated 400 million Hindus gathered over 45 days at the Ganges River in India. This is the largest religious festival on earth. People came from ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:35-38

Denomination: Baptist

Faithful And Unfaithful Servants (Isaiah 22:15-25; Revelation 3:7-13) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Oct 22, 2025

Focus is on the "key of David" as being about access to David's house/kingdom. Jesus has this key. Also, a focus on how Rev. uses OT in a not-straightforward way. Prophecy-fulfillment is not a good core model to use.

Last week, we took a one week rabbit trail into the first part of Isaiah 22. Today, we'll begin by finishing off Isaiah 22, reading the second oracle in that chapter. I will then more or less smoothly transition back to Revelation, to the letter addressed to the church in Philadelphia. So ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 22:15-25, Revelation 3:7-13, Isaiah 45:14, Isaiah 49:22-23, Isaiah 60:14-16  (view more)  (view less)

Joy

Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Nov 8, 2025

1. REJOICING IN HEAVEN 2. YOUR JOY WILL BE COMPLETE 3. GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT 4. YOUR GRIEF WILL TURN TO JOY 5. JOY IN THE HOLY SPIRIT 6. REJOICE IN THE LORD ALWAYS 7. REJOICE WITH THOSE WHO REJOICE 8. THE LEADER'S JOY 9. THE JOY SET BEFORE HIM 10. THE TEST OF FAITH

JOY 1. REJOICING IN HEAVEN 2. YOUR JOY WILL BE COMPLETE 3. GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT 4. YOUR GRIEF WILL TURN TO JOY 5. JOY IN THE HOLY SPIRIT 6. REJOICE IN THE LORD ALWAYS 7. REJOICE WITH THOSE WHO REJOICE 8. THE LEADER'S JOY 9. THE JOY SET BEFORE HIM 10. THE TEST OF ...read more

Scripture: Romans 14:17

Denomination: Pentecostal

Let Go Of My Ego

Contributed by David Dunn on Nov 9, 2025

True victory comes when the ego dies and Christ lives through us—surrendering self to gain the freedom and fullness of His Spirit.

Part 1 – The Waffle and the War 1. A Breakfast Battle You’ve seen the commercial. A sleepy kid stumbles into the kitchen clutching a golden waffle. Just as he’s about to take a bite, a sibling swoops in. They wrestle and shout the famous line: “Leggo my Eggo!” It’s silly, harmless, ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11, Galatians 2:20, Luke 9:23, John 12:24, Romans 6:6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Committed To Commitment

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Nov 20, 2025

Have you ever felt like something was missing in your Christian life.

Illus: Dr. Odell Belger talks about a young man that frequently calls him in his office because he is absolutely miserable in life and desperately trying to find out what is missing in his Christian life. Dr. Belger has given him passages of scriptures that could change his life drastically, but ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 1:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Taking God For Granted

Contributed by Jeff Taylor on Nov 27, 2025

Are we truly devoted to God whole heartedly no matter what? Or are we only Christianity to see what's in it for us? Are we taking God for granted or are we humble before him? Today, I want us to search our souls and our hearts for the answers to these questions as we dive into the Gospel.

The problem with our world today is not with a God who has never failed and is faithful from generation to generation. The problem in the world today are the hearts of evil men who take God for granted. And today, we turn to Psalms 78, and we see a chapter in Israel's history in which, time ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 75:8

Denomination: Pentecostal

My Child Has Come Home

Contributed by David Dunn on Dec 3, 2025

The Father runs toward wandering children with restoring love, covering shame, celebrating repentance, and welcoming every prodigal home with joy and resurrection life.

Introduction — When Words Can’t Touch the Wound There are some wounds in life that do not bleed outwardly, yet they bleed continuously inside a parent’s heart. These wounds have no bandage, no cast, no sling. They don’t show up in X-rays or MRIs. And yet they ache every single day. They are the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-24, Isaiah 44:22, 1 John 3:1, John 6:37, Psalm 103:10-13  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Where Is Your Bed?

Contributed by David Dunn on Dec 4, 2025

Jesus replaces false hope with wholeness, calling us to rise from spiritual paralysis, carry redeemed stories, and walk in restored identity and purpose.

PART 1 — THE BED YOU’VE BEEN LYING ON There is a place in Jerusalem that almost no one visited with joy. They did not come singing. They did not come expecting a miracle. They came because they were stuck. They came because they were broken. They came because they had nowhere else to go. It was ...read more

Scripture: John 5:6-7, Isaiah 35:3-6, Psalm 147:3, Mark 2:1-12, Philippians 2:13  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Can A Christian Speak The Language Of Heaven On Earth?

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Dec 5, 2025

Contrary to popular opinion the Bible tells us that there are unique supernatural spiritual manifestation gifts that are available to Christians today if they want them.

The Bible tells us that there are unique supernatural spiritual manifestation gifts that are given to Christians to be used by them to convey the heart of God and operate for His glory, as well as for their edification, and to evoke change in the heart of the non-Christian to help bring about ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Unshakeable Joy In A Shaking World - Advent Message

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Dec 14, 2025

This is a message about joy, during Advent. It is about how it is that we can have joy that does not change in the midst of our circumstances, and how we can sustain our awareness of that joy through loving obedience to God.

Sermon for Advent 3 - Joy - December 14, 2025 - What gives you joy? Name one thing. What are some examples of joy? Of course I’ve had times of great happiness in my life which come close to joy. Marrying my beautiful wife Barbara in 1987 was a great highlight. And then comes the challenge of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I'm Learning To Lean

Contributed by David Dunn on Dec 24, 2025

Intelligence is a gift, but it was never meant to carry the weight of the soul. Jesus invites thoughtful people to stop standing alone and abide.

The Honest Starting Point Thoughtful people do not arrive at faith lightly. They arrive carrying questions, experiences, and scars earned through paying attention. Discernment was not learned in a classroom alone; it was learned in rooms where trust failed, promises collapsed, and someone had to ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:5, John 15:4, Matthew 18:3, John 3:8, Psalm 62:5  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Discontentment PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 24, 2025

True contentment and lasting joy are found not in wealth or possessions, but in trusting God and valuing relationships above material gain.

Good morning, dear friends. I’m so glad you’re here. Some of us came in with a full schedule and an empty tank. Some of us came with a smile that covers a heart that’s sore. And some of us came with questions we aren’t sure we’re allowed to ask in church. If that’s you, you’re in good company. ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 5:10-17

Topics: Discontentment, Consequences