Sermons on Sustains:

No Longer A Slave To Misery! Series

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Mar 25, 2019

Why are some Christians so unhappy so much of the time? This sermon answers that question and explains how we can experience abiding joy that stays...even in the hard times.

No Longer a Slave to MISERY! Series: No Longer Slaves Chuck Sligh March 25, 2019 NOTE: A PowerPoint presentation is available for this sermon by request at chucksligh@hotmail.com. TEXT: Please turn to John 15:11 INTRODUCTION Illus. – Mark Twain was a professional humorist whose lectures and ...read more

Scripture: John 15:11

Denomination: Baptist

An Everlasting New Covenant.

Contributed by Howard Strickland on May 8, 2024

Israel is in captivity because of their habitual disobedience. -70 years in Babylon should be a sure cure for their disobedience. What does God do? He sends a prophet named, Jeremiah.

An Everlasting New Covenant. Jeremiah 31. Israel is in captivity because of their habitual disobedience. -70 years in Babylon should be a sure cure for their disobedience. What does God do? He sends a prophet named, Jeremiah. Jeremiah states after ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:1-16

Denomination: Pentecostal

Getting To Know The Unknown God Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Mar 28, 2025

Acts 17:16-34 teaches us that we must proclaim the gospel in a world filled with idols and competing philosophies.

Introduction We are studying the Book of Acts in a sermon series called “Turning the World Upside Down.” The gospel changed lives wherever it went. Saul of Tarsus was converted to Jesus and became known as the Apostle Paul. We are currently studying Paul’s second missionary journey. Last ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:16-34

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

And Enoch Walked With God PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 3, 2025

The sermon urges believers to pursue a daily, intimate walk with God like Enoch, prioritizing faithfulness and devotion over worldly achievement or recognition.

If you’ve ever taken a slow walk with someone you love, you know the wonder of it. The world rushes, but your pace becomes conversation, companionship, and comfort. You notice what you’d miss at a sprint—the birdsong, the breeze, the steady presence at your side. Scripture tells us of a man who ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 5:21-24, Hebrews 11:5, Jude 1:14

Topics: Enoch's Example, Spiritual Growth

Wait And Don't Wait PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 15, 2025

Trusting God in seasons of waiting renews our strength, turning weariness into endurance and hope, as faith refuses to panic amid uncertainty.

Some of us walked in today with a wait in our bones. We’ve stood in waiting rooms, stared at silent phones, counted ceiling tiles in the midnight hours. We’ve waited for a call back from a doctor, a prodigal to come home, a door to open, a cloud to move. Life can feel like a long line at the DMV of ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:31

Topics: Perseverance, Endurance

Give Me Oil PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 18, 2025

True readiness for Christ means keeping our spiritual lamps burning with the oil of God’s presence, desiring Him above all, and faithfully waiting for His return.

If you listen closely tonight, you can almost hear the soft shuffle of sandals and the whisper of wicks. Lamps are being lit. Hearts are being lifted. Hope is being rekindled. The Lord paints for us a picture that smells like olive oil and sounds like midnight—the kind of hour when the air is ...read more

Topics: Oil, Preparation

Doubting Thomas

Contributed by Fred Edwards on Apr 26, 2003

Before we hurl accusations at "Didymus," we had better check to see that it is not we in fact who are his twin. There are many who doubt Jesus in on way or another.

“DOUBTING THOMAS” John 20:24-29 (030427e) A word on verse 23 before we look at Thomas. Commentary writer, Warren Wiersbe said the following: The “remitting” power given in v. 23 does not apply to Christians today, except in the sense that we retain or remit sins as we give sinners the Gospel. ...read more

Scripture: John 20:24-29

Denomination: Baptist

Renewal Of Wedding Vows

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Aug 4, 2001

This is a renewal of wedding vows for a couple on their 27th anniversary.

RENEWAL OF WEDDING VOWS ARNOLD AND KATHY THOMAS JULY 27, 2001 INTRODUCTION: We are here in the presence of God to renew your wedding vows. God is always pleased when we rededicate our lives and our homes to Him. VOWS: (Please join right hands). Do you promise to renew the vows, which you made ...read more

Scripture: John 8:12

Denomination: Baptist

We Have Help Series

Contributed by Harold Jenkerson on Dec 13, 2007

God speaks to us and Jesus is there to help us obey Him.

Jesus Gives Aid to the Believer Scripture: Hebrews 2:16-18 Theme: God calls us and Jesus aides us in carrying out God’s calling on our life. Illustration: A soldier cannot win the battle unless he has a support system. Introduction A human life is the battle ground where God and Satan fight ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 2:16-18

Denomination: Baptist

Therefore

Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Feb 4, 2007

Becuase Christ is better, we can approach the Thron of God

Title: Therefore Text: Hebrews 10.18-23 Intro: The New Testament likes to use the word “therefore” a lot. It’s a pretty simple idea. Something is the case, therefore this is what you should do. It’s cold outside, you should put on a coat. Michigan got robbed at Ohio State, therefore you should ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:18-23

Denomination: Baptist

Important Aspects Of Man's Existence

Contributed by Dan Santiago on Feb 1, 2006

Understanding the important aspects of man’s existence will help us identify our priorities in life.

I started re-reading my Bible in Genesis and there are new insights that I have gained. Let us read GENESIS 2:4-25. This passage explains the important aspects of man’s existence. 1. First aspect of man’s existence is RESPONSIBILITIES. (vv. 4-15) Prior to man’s existence, God planted the Garden ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:4-25

Denomination: Baptist

Look What You've Gotten Into Series

Contributed by Carl Willis on Apr 10, 2007

Holiness doesn’t rub off very easily, but sin defiles quickly. God looks past the exterior and examines what is on the inside.

Look What You’ve Gotten Into! Time to Rebuild – Part IV Haggai 2:10-19 April 15, 2007 Haggai 2:10-12 (NLT) On December 18 of the second year of King Darius’s reign, the Lord sent this message to the prophet Haggai: [11] "This is what the Lord Almighty says! Ask the priests this question about ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 2:10-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Am The Resurrection And The Life

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Apr 11, 2005

Jesus is our savior. He is the source of true life for all who believe.

John 11:25 “I Am the Resurrection and the Life” INTRODUCTION One of the most powerful verses of Scripture is the one we focus on tonight, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die.” Jesus ...read more

Scripture: John 11:25

Denomination: Lutheran

Transformation

Contributed by Steve Klink on May 19, 2004

A Short Funeral Meditation

“I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die.” Webster’s defines metamorphoses (as in transformation) as a change of physical form or substance. I remember when I first observed the process of ...read more

Scripture: John 11:25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Faith That Laughed At Barriers

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Mar 25, 2004

The 4 who brought the paralytic to Jesus possessed character traits that are worth emulating as it relates to faith.

Faith That Laughed At Barriers Mark 2:1-15 Although the native Americans had no written alphabet before they met the white man, their language was anything but primitive. The vocabulary of many Indian nations was as large as that of their French and English ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:1-12

Denomination: Wesleyan