Sermons on Sustainment:

Love: Passion Or Promise? Valentine - Marriage

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Feb 10, 2005

Does love sustain our commitment or should commitment sustain our love? The story of Gomer and Hosea is a spiritual Valentine from God to us! Love is a promise that ENDURES, PROCURES, and SECURES. Powerpoint at website.

Love: Passion or Promise? Hosea 2-3 Powerpoint for this and hundreds more free sermons at our website: http://www.gbcdecatur.org/sermons/PassionOrPromise.html In our nation, a divorce is granted every 26 seconds. Slightly more than half of all marriages, and nearly 60% of all remarriages end ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Boldly Grow

Contributed by Clarence Peters on Aug 24, 2004

Spiritual growth is ignited by passion, fuelled by the power of God, and sustained by self-discipline.

Central Verses: 1:6-7 Behavioural goal: The listener will set a growth goal for the coming months and pursue it. Last Sunday many of you heard a message from Psalm 90 on making your life count. I want you to think way back to that time to reflect for a moment. Did it make any difference in ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:1-18

Denomination: Mennonite

The Grace Of The Lord Jesus Series

Contributed by Rudolf E. Y. Mensah on Oct 20, 2024

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ is a divine gift that empowers, sustains, and transforms believers.

Sermon Outline: The Grace of the Lord Jesus Christ Text: 2 Corinthians 13:14 "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with you all." Introduction The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ is a divine gift that empowers, sustains, and ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 13:14, Ephesians 2:8-9, Titus 2:11-14

Denomination: Charismatic

Living By Faith Series

Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on May 28, 2025

We are justified and sustained not by our own works or perfection, but by trusting the Faithful One.

Habakkuk Bible Study – Week 2: Living by Faith A. Review Week 1 – The Prophet's First Complaint (1:1–11) - Habakkuk opens with a raw complaint: “How long, Lord?” He sees injustice, violence, and destruction. - God’s surprising answer: He is raising up the Babylonians (Chaldeans) as ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 2:4, Romans 1:17, Galatians 3:11, Hebrews 10:38

Denomination: Pentecostal

A New Beginning By The Mercies Of God Series

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jan 3, 2026

A revelation that every genuine new beginning is sustained and secured by the unfailing mercies of God.

A NEW BEGINNING BY THE MERCIES OF GOD By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Lamentations 3:22-23 Key Verse: “It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.” (Lamentations 3:22–23) Supporting Texts: Psalm ...read more

Scripture: Lamentations 3:22-23

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Securing Divine Help Through The Word Of God Series

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jan 23, 2026

Divine help is released, sustained, and multiplied when the believer lives by the Word of God.

SECURING DIVINE HELP THROUGH THE WORD OF GOD By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Psalm 119:105 Key Verse: “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” — Psalm 119:105 (KJV) Supporting Texts: Hebrews 4:12, Joshua 1:8, Isaiah 55:10-11, Matthew 4:4, Colossians 3:16 INTRODUCTION The ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:105

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Lord God PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 27, 2023

Explore and appreciate the three key attributes of God as our Creator, Sustainer, and Provider.

Good morning, family! Today, we're going to dive deep into Psalm 104:1, which says, "Praise the Lord, my soul. Lord, my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty." This powerful verse encapsulates three key attributes of our God: He's the Creator, Sustainer, and the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 104:1

Topics: Defining Verse

Grace For Life... God's Grace Sustains Us Through All Of Life. Series

Contributed by Monty Newton on Apr 6, 2014

Whatever our circumstances God gives us grace for living.

Series: Lenten Grace 1. On the First Sunday of Lent we discovered that God’s grace extends beyond Eden. 2. On the Second Sunday in Lent we were reminded that God’s grace is a better way than our works way. 3. On the Third Sunday in Lent we observed in Jesus’ example that ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 107:1-43

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Affirmations - Sermon I: Belief In God Our Creator, Sustainer, Redeemer Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Oct 19, 2019

With so much negativity aimed at our Christian Faith, we need to reaffirm our basic beliefs - for ourselves individually and for the sake of those among us who may be tottering on the brink of uncertainty.

INTRODUCTION TO AFFIRMATIONS OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH As time marches on and the aging process begins to cast a shadow on my short-term memory, my mind seems sharper now than ever regarding long-term memory. It is interesting to me that, at 85 years of age, I am ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 19:1-6, Psalm 8:3-5, Isaiah 40:28, Isaiah 41:10, Job 19:25  (view more)  (view less)

The Fellowship Of The Church Series

Contributed by Kerry Bauman on Aug 25, 2006

This message looks at how we obtain, lose, restore and sustain fellowship in the body of Christ

Preaching Series: The Tie That Binds The Fellowship of the Church Text: 1 John 1:1-10 Introduction: In 1773, the young pastor of a poor church in Wainsgate, England, was called to a large and influential church in London. John Fawcett was a powerful preacher and writer, and these skills had ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:1-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The God Of The Beginning

Contributed by Billy Ricks on Feb 11, 2007

God is revealed even in the first verse of the Bible. He is revealed as Creator, As Redeemer, and Sustainer.

Intro: Genesis is a book of beginnings. Of the heaven and earth, of light and darkness, of seas and skies, land and vegetation, moon and stars, sea and air and land animals, of human beings, of sin and redemption, of life and death, of blessing and cursing, of marriage and family, and the list ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1

Denomination: Baptist

The Greatest Blessing Series

Contributed by David Dewitt on Sep 9, 2006

Jesus sustains us through the hardships of life to give us the greatest blessing - eternity

The Greatest Blessing James 1:9-12 August 20, 2006 Evening Service Introduction A group of girls on a picnic in Washington State’s Cascade Range had taken a wrong trail. After spending a terrifying night in the high country, they were wandering hopelessly-cold, wet, and hungry, and convinced they ...read more

Scripture: James 1:9-12

Denomination: Church Of God

A Heavenly Math Lesson

Contributed by Edward Boyce on Jan 26, 2002

Jesus meets us in the dismal places in our lives and sustains us with the Bread of Life.

A HEAVENLY MATH LESSON MORE THAN FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE GATHERED TO HEAR JESUS TEACH IN A DESOLATE PLACE. FOR THREE DAYS, HE TAUGHT IN THAT DESOLATE PLACE. BY THE THIRD DAY, THE PEOPLE BEGAN TO SHOW SIGNS OF WEAKNESS IN THIS DESOLATE PLACE. FOR THREE DAYS, THEY WERE THERE WITHOUT FRESH FOOD ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:1-21, John 6:41-51

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

In God We Trust

Contributed by Dana Chau on Jul 21, 2002

Discover two ways trust in God sustain you when bad things happen

A few weeks ago, my wife made some blueberry Jello. When she took a bite of that blue Jello, she said that it brought back a strange but good feeling from the past. She couldn’t recall the event, only the feeling. A song that is associated with an event in your past, when heard in the present, ...read more

Scripture: Job 1:1-22

Denomination: *other

Just Say The Word

Contributed by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid on Feb 4, 2018

Jesus is the Word of God, a truly spiritual force that sustains us in time of unforgiveable sins.

JUST SAY THE WORD By Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (January 29, 2018) “Whether neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed.” (St. Luke 7:7, King James Version [Christ speaketh of John]) Greetings in the Holy Name of Jesus, My sisters ...read more

Denomination: Friends