Sermons on Suffering For Years:

Ash Wednesday: Year C

Contributed by Fr. Rian Adams on Mar 5, 2019

The Rev. Rian Adams. This sermon is for Ash Wednesday, Year C

Ash Wednesday The Rev. Rian Adams At one time Advent was hands down my favorite season of the church year. The happiness, the joy of anticipation, the hope of a star, the birth of a child… it all added a hopeful newness to my soul. However, over time our culture has ruined Christmas with the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-6

Denomination: Episcopal

The Year Of Jubilee & Jesus

Contributed by John Gaston on Mar 10, 2019

The Year of Jubilee was a revelation of grace; during it all debts were cancelled, all prisoners were set free, and all inheritances were restored! It occurred right after the sacrifice of the Day of Atonement was accepted and was signaled by the sounding of the shofars.

THE YEAR OF JUBILEE & JESUS Lev. 25:8-12 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: STARBUCK’S JANITOR (reach your potential?) 1. Ole was looking for a job and heard that there was an opening for a janitor at the local Starbucks. After the interview, the manager said, "You have the job, just sign this ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 25:8-12, Luke 4:16-20, Isaiah 61:1-2

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Satan Bound For A Thousand Years Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Jun 19, 2018

The two beasts were cast alive into the lake of fire before the golden age began, but the devil was not. He was chained in the abyss{1] for God is not yet through with him. He has one more evil mission to fulfill.

Tom Lowe 9/29/17 Book of Revelation Commentary Lesson: V.A.1: Satan Bound For a Thousand Years, Unable to Deceive Nations (Revelation 20:1-3) Revelation 20:1-3 1 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. 2 And he laid hold ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 20:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Prepping For The Year Or Preparing For Eternity

Contributed by John Daniel Johnson on Jun 23, 2019

Are you truly preparing for Heaven as much as you have planned for next year? We'll examine 6 ways to prepare for eternity.

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Scripture: Mark 13:32-37

Denomination: Baptist

Examine Yourself For A New Year

Contributed by Arlen Payne on Dec 28, 2024

I am preparing to preach this message on the last day of 2024. We are planning to observe the Lord's Supper on New Year's Day. It is my hope that people with come with their hearts prepared to receive the Lord's Supper.

Examine Yourself 1Cor. 11:28 Intro. As we come down to the end of the year, I believe it is the perfect time to share in the Lord’s Supper (Wednesday). 1 Corinthians 11 is Paul instruction to the Church at Corinth about how it should be done. - They were doing it wrong. - Paul ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:28, Psalm 139:23-24, Ephesians 4:32, Luke 11:1-4, 1 John 1:9  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Marching Orders For The New Year

Contributed by John Gaston on Dec 28, 2024

For 40 long years, the Marching Orders for Israel had been: “Take another lap around Mt. Sinai.” Now, at last, Joshua received new Marching Orders. "Move into your Promised Land!" Let's do that in the new year.

MARCHING ORDERS FOR THE NEW YEAR Josh. 1:1-9 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: RESOLUTIONS 1. Most of us make resolutions at New Year’s. One young boy asked his father what his new year’s resolution was, and his father said he was going to do everything possible in the new year to make his mother very ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:1-9

Denomination: Assembly Of God

2025 Is A Year Of New Beginnings Series

Contributed by Tyreke Horsford on Dec 29, 2024

What are you holding onto that God is asking you to release?

Scripture Reading: Isaiah 43:18–19 (NIV) "Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland." Introduction As we prepare to step into 2025, God ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:18-19

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Facing The Giants Of The New Year Series

Contributed by Rudolf E. Y. Mensah on Dec 31, 2024

Faith in God

**Title: "Facing the Giants of the New Year with Faith"** As we stand on the threshold of a new year, we often find ourselves reflecting on the past and looking ahead with a mix of hope and apprehension. Tonight, let us draw inspiration from the timeless story of David and Goliath, found ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:1, John 3:16

Denomination: Charismatic

Year Of Release (Deuteronomy 15)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jan 2, 2025

Did the year of release from debts picture a greater release from a greater burden? Let's look at Deuteronomy 15.

Did God give Israel an economic model based upon cycles of 7 and 50 years? How did the year of release work? Did the sabbatical year, the year of freedom from debts, picture a better release, a rest from far greater burdens? Let’s look at Deuteronomy 15. How would a year of release, the shmita, ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Embrace Opportunities In The New Year

Contributed by Nettie J Pennington on Jan 4, 2025

Big Idea: The time is now; lay old habits and troublesome ideas to rest!

Prayer: Father God, Lord Jesus, hallowed is Your holy name; thank You for supplying our needs (Your endless love, a renewed heart, family and friends, a roof over our head, clothes on our back, and food on our table). Thank You for forgiving our sins and encouraging us to forgive others. As we ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-17, 2 Corinthians 13:5, Psalm 90:10

Denomination: Other

In The Year That King Uzziah Died.

Contributed by Abimbola Salu on Nov 14, 2023

In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up and the train of his robe filled the temple.

IN THE YEAR THAT KING UZZIAH DIED. “In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Welcome To The New Old Year

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Dec 31, 2023

There is nothing new under the sun as God has seen it all and handled it all.

What we forget about God sometimes is that He is the master of time and for Him it does not exist. What is present to us is past to Him as is all the rest of what we call time. He has seen the future from before the foundation of the world. Worried about 2024? To Him it is a done deal and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:2, Ephesians 1:3-6

Denomination: Baptist

For A New Year - New Beginnings

Contributed by William Akehurst on Jan 1, 2024

As we come to the New Year, we must put off the old and put on the New. Put off the former and take on CHRIST. Guidance and Instruction from GOD's WORD for a New Year, a New Start, and New Beginnings, IN CHRIST.

2023.12.31. SERMON FOR A NEW YEAR - NEW BEGINNINGS William Akehurst, HSWC BIG IDEA: As we come to the New Year, we must put off the old and put on the New. Put off the former and take on CHRIST. Guidance and Instruction from GOD's WORD for a New Year, a New Start, and New Beginnings, IN ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:6-7, 1 Corinthians 10:31, Hebrews 12:1-2, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Isaiah 43:18-19, Jeremiah 29:11-13, Matthew 6:33, Proverbs 3:5-8, Ephesians 4:21-24, 1 Peter 1:13-16, 1 Peter 3:15, 1 Peter 1:3-5, John 14:1-6, Hebrews 10:24-25, Matthew 5:16, 2 Peter 1:3-11, Romans 12:1-2, 1 Chronicles 16:11-12, Psalm 34:8, Lamentations 3:40-41, Psalm 90:12, Acts 3:19, Galatians 2:20, Colossians 3:1-4, Joshua 1:8-9, Philippians 1:3-6, Philippians 1:7-11, Philippians 3:12-21, Philippians 4:1, Mark 8:36, 1 Corinthians 15:58  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

New Year, New Heart

Contributed by David Owens on Jan 8, 2024

The beginning of a new year is always a good time to make life changes. This sermon looks at the beattitudes as a framework for making resolutions of the heart for the new year.

A. A woman named Jeanette Case from Erie, PA shared this story in Reader’s Digest. 1. Last year when I called my parents to wish them a happy New Year, my dad answered the phone and I asked him: “Well, Dad, what’s your New Year’s resolution?” 2. Her dad proudly replied: “To make your mother as ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-10, 2 Corinthians 4:7, 2 Corinthians 12:10, Psalm 51:10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Living In Your Extended Years

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Apr 21, 2025

When God grants an extension of life, it is not just for personal pleasure or ease—it is for purpose. Hezekiah’s 15 extra years were not an accident; they were an opportunity to realign with God's agenda and make a greater impact.

LIVING IN YOUR EXTENDED YEARS By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Isaiah 38:5 Supporting Texts: Psalm 90:12, Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, Ephesians 5:15-17, John 9:4, 2 Kings 20:1-11 INTRODUCTION: When God grants an extension of life, it is not just for personal pleasure or ease—it is for purpose. ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 38:5

Denomination: Assembly Of God