Sermons on Terrible Things:

The Seven Major Themes Of The Bible

Contributed by Alvan Lewis on Mar 7, 2022

What are the major themes of the Bible that Christian ministers ought deal with in their preaching?

The Seven Major Themes of the Bible Luke 6:17-26 Do preachers repeat themselves? The good ones do! Certainly, Jesus did. A good preacher repeats himself Sunday after Sunday. I’m not talking about telling the same stories repeatedly; nor am talking about using old, worn-out phases that everyone ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:17-26

Denomination: Anglican

Coming Into Maturity: Grace, Love, And Service

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Apr 28, 2021

The world may be against us. It most certainly is. But it isn't so bad. God is with us. Of course it's better to be with God. Hopefully we can keep those one in the same. And mainly by not keeping anything, but allowing God to do the "keeping."

Proverb 29:27 The righteous despise the unjust; the wicked despise the godly. The dichotomy mentioned is Proverb 29:27 is being played out in our culture today. Jesus said the world will hate you. But take heart, I have overcome the world. The world may be against us. It most certainly is. ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7, Luke 14:26, Revelation 12:11, Romans 8:13, Proverbs 29:27  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Salvation Army

Praying By The Blood Of Jesus

Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Jun 15, 2006

There is a power that supersedes every other power. That power, transforms simple things into powerful weapons. The awesomeness and mystery of the power in the Blood of Jesus, is not being preached in the church today.

Revelation 12:11: “And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death”. I would like you to read this message with rapt attention, so that you can key in to what God intends to do through this miracle power. It is a ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 12:11, Revelation 12:11-15

Denomination: Pentecostal

Standing Out In The Kingdom Series

Contributed by Allan Kircher on Jan 21, 2014

There is a word here for us as well! • There will be times when things appear hopeless. • times when/shattered pieces/our dreams will lie around us.

Pastor Allan Kircher Shell Point Baptist Church Jan 5th, 2014 Genesis 37:1-11 Standing out in the kingdom Intro: “There are two great days/person’s life - the day we are born and the day we discover why.” • One is easier than the other. • One is a date in ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

The Cry Of The Righteous

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jan 28, 2022

Suppose some people came to your home and asked you to do them a favor. And suppose they came for the next four weeks doing exactly the same thing.

If you are like me, and I believe that you are, somewhere during those four weeks you would reach the place where you would turn to that person and say, "No, I cannot help you, I have done everything I can do. I can do no more." But, so we ask God for His help from morning till ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Doubt Diminishes Blessings

Contributed by La Juana Morris on Jul 31, 2008

Doubt hinders our faith

Doubt Diminishes Our Blessings John 20:19-29 We have just come out of the season of celebrating a resurrected Christ. I chuckled to myself how we go all out with the baskets and candy and died eggs… how we get the marshmallow peeps, and jelly beans and chocolate rabbits that are not all that ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-29

Denomination: Methodist

Increase Our Faith - Part One Series

Contributed by J. Yeargin on Feb 17, 2003

...a church will pray and pray for a miracle to take place and then when it happens…they don’t believe it.

INCREASE OUR FAITH Text: Luke 17:5 There is a legend of a small town in which there were no liquor stores or nightclubs. Eventually, however, a nightclub was built right on Main Street. One of the churches, in the area, was so disturbed that they conducted several all-night prayer meetings, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:5, Acts 12:5-17

Denomination: Assembly Of God

For Thine Is The Kingdom, The Power And The Glory Series

Contributed by Doug Koehler on Nov 20, 2009

Our church was robbed last week and this message out of Daniel is God’s blessed timing of comfort. As Daniel had fear over the visions of four powerful ruling kingdoms, God was able to comfort Daniel and ourselves with a vision of His Ruling Authority in

Pastor Doug Koehler Faith Lutheran Church Oklahoma City, OK Christ the King Sunday November 22, 2009 For Thine Is the Kingdom and the Power and the Glory Daniel 7:9-14 In the name of our Savior and King, dear friends, In God’s Word for today, we have part of a vision that God gave Daniel, and ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 7:9-14

Denomination: Lutheran

Though The Earth Give Way

Contributed by Eric Amundson on Sep 15, 2001

When our world collapses and we are left with fear, we respond with courage, faith and patience

Tuesday, the world changed. The world was different when you went to be Tuesday night than when you went to be Monday night. The world as we have known it has changed. And I don’t just mean that the skyline of New York City is different. I mean the world as we had known it. The scripture ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 46:1-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Whosoever Will

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Apr 19, 2006

A sermon that explains JOHN 3:16, using an illustration about American soldiers held captive in Viet Nam in 1968.

‘For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, so that whosoever believeth in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.’ Those are not only the most beautiful words ever spoken, but they are the most meaningful words ever spoken. Almost everybody knows this verse, but not ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16, John 3:1

Denomination: *other

Kingdom 2

Contributed by Jeremy Poling on Mar 21, 2011

The kingdom of God.

Kingdom 2 Col 1:16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: Col 1:17 And he is before all things, and by him all things ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:16-18

Denomination: Pentecostal

Humility-The Way To Happiness Series

Contributed by Curtis Kittrell on Aug 19, 2003

Introduction Name eight things that would make you happy. If God said to you on this first Sunday of the year, "Choose eight things that you feel would make your new year a happy one and I will give them to you," what would you choose?

Humility-The Way to Happiness Text: "Blessed [happy] are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven" (Matt. 5:3). SCRIPTURE Reading: Matthew 5:1-12 Introduction Name eight things that would make you happy. If God said to you on this first Sunday of the year, "Choose eight things ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Denomination: Pentecostal

Walking Across Impossibilities Part Two Series

Contributed by Arthur And Marie Mason on May 17, 2004

If you have faith in God.... trust and believe Him for everything... not just the big things.. but everything in your life... you can walk across impossible situations! No matter how bad things seem in your life.... don’t quit... don’t give up.

Walking Across Impossibilities Part Two Through Faith, Your Impossible Situation Can Become Possible Exodus 2:11-15 In our previous lesson, we learned that the children of Israel were in an impossible situation; under bondage and hard taskmasters. There seemed to be no way out of this ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 2:11-15, Acts 7:22, Exodus 2:1-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Does It Mean To Be Directionally Challenged?

Contributed by John Mccaherty on Nov 19, 2004

What’s the worse thing that can happen to us in this world? Sickness, Loss of love one, Job loss Actually Jesus says that the world will set stumbling blocks in front of us, in order to lead us into sin. The worst thing is to live life only to loose it.

What does it mean to be Directionally Challenged? Matthew 18:7-14 kjv Matthew 18:7-14 Mt 18:7Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh! therefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:7-14

Denomination: Baptist

The Life That God Uses (Part 1)

Contributed by Dan Bentz on Sep 26, 2002

What kind of life does God use? to be honest there probably isn’t a clear-cut answer an answer to that question as we might think—it might just be that God is looking as much at a lot of little things as He is the big things like total surrender. So if

The Life that God Uses (Part 1) Romans 6:13 Introduction – For the next few Sunday mornings we are going to be asking ourselves the question, “What kind of life does God use?” It would be easy for us to try to simply answer the question by saying that God uses lives that are surrendered. But to ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:13

Denomination: Baptist