Sermons on The Problem:

The Right Focus Series

Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 16, 2011

It is only when we focus on our problems instead of God that we become anxious.

Intro: 1. Buddy Ebsen, the actor who played the role of Jeb on the Beverly Hillbillies, told of a lesson he learned on the set for a movie which was being filmed in England. One day, a bright faced-twenty-year old assistant brought a completely different set of scene numbers for the day's ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 15:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

Facing Yesterday Series

Contributed by Rodney Kelley on Sep 3, 2009

Face the problems of your past so you can enjoy living in your tomorrows.

Intro. We began this series looking at the changes in the life of Jacob from which Joseph would benefit. Jacob, now Israel, became a godly man that trusted the Lord. Joseph would need that example. Then, Life took and Unexpected Turn when Joseph’s brothers sold him. In a few years, though a ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

"A Night Of Anxiety"

Contributed by Brian Credille on Jun 16, 2009

This sermon focuses on the problem of anxiety and how believer’s can face it and overcome it.

"A Night of Anxiety" Genesis 32:24-30 INTRODUCTION What does anxiety do in a person’s life? 1. It does not rid tomorrow of it’s sorrow, but it does rob today of it’s strength. 2. It does no keep you from experiencing evil, but it makes you incapable of coping with it when it comes. 3. It does ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:24-30

Denomination: Baptist

Abraham's Fourth Test: Relationships. Series

Contributed by Larry Turner on Jan 24, 2013

Abraham was a man who seemed to struggle with relationships and created a 4000 year old problem.

As we continue to walk with Abram through his tests, I am amazed at the similarities in my life and his. We both have begun a new journey. We both have made choices on who we shall depend for our needs to be met. We both have had to guard against bitterness. And today we will talk about ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 16:15-16

Denomination: Foursquare

Falling Towers Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 2, 2013

Everyone must face the problem of evil; Jesus tells us to be faithful to our call.

3rd Sunday of Lent 2013 Despite the fact that nobody but academic researchers remember it, November of 1641 was one of the most important months in history. In that month, just before the English Civil War broke out, the first issue of what would be called a “newspaper” appeared in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:1-9

Denomination: Catholic

When The Fish Went Manning Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Apr 25, 2008

Jonah had a heart problem and it took a weird ordeal to get him on the right track

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • In the movie Pinocchio a kindly woodcutter named Geppetto is swallowed by a whale named Monstro. Inside the dark, damp belly of the whale, Geppetto sits for what seems like an eternity. Then one day the whale violently coughs, and the woodcutter is expelled from his watery ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 2:1-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Barbarians At The Gates

Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Sep 20, 2013

In Nehemiah we see that the world was attempting to infiltrate the faith and how Nehemiah dealt with this problem.

Barbarians At The Gates Nehemiah 13:1-31 Intro: Back in 1990 Bryan Burrough and John Helyar wrote a book titled Barbarians At The Gates. In 1993 that book was made into a movie. Some of you may have seen the movie. It was about the hostile takeover of RJR Nabisco by unwanted investors. As I read ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 13:1-31

Denomination: Baptist

"Life Is Difficult, But God Is Good"

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Aug 7, 2016

The message shares despite all the problems of life or that life is difficult that God remains good.

“Life is Difficult, But God is Good” Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 1. Life is difficult, but God is good. Consider the following • All of us shall encounter loss, sorrow, disappointment, and disillusionment, • Faith allows us to find our way through struggle the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-16

Denomination: Methodist

Guidelines For Christianity: Liar, Liar Series

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 26, 2015

The only problem with lying is that God takes it a lot more seriously than we do.

Ex. 20:16, “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.” Don’t lie! Joe the Butcher had only one chicken left, and he didn’t want to keep it over the weekend. The pastor of the church in town came into the store. He said, “My wife sent me to buy a good ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:16

Denomination: Baptist

Paul And The Procrastinating Governor Series

Contributed by James Lee on Dec 12, 2016

How many of us actually have a problem with procrastination? Original written by Jerry Shirley

Paul and the Procrastinating Governor Acts 24:24-26 How many of us actually have a problem with procrastination? We’ve got that project we started several months ago that is still waiting for us to, not only finish it, but to actually get started. In our text we find Paul in Herod’s ...read more

Scripture: Acts 24:24-26

Denomination: Baptist

Come To Jesus On The Water

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Oct 5, 2015

To show that we need to focus our eyes on JESUS not on trials, temptations and problems of this world.

I. EXORDIUM: Are you fixing your eyes on JESUS? Yes. Hebrews 12:2 Hebrews 12:2 (New International Version) Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:29

Denomination: Pentecostal

Dying On The Job With No Help

Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Jan 13, 2016

Naaman has great qualities but his qualities are not suffice as it relates to his real problem.

Dying On the Job With No Help!! There are more than 1500 Pastors that willingly leave the ministry for good each month, not because they’ve exhausted their resources, not because they’ve got fired off the job, not because they can’t get the job done, simply because they can’t get help or ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Evil, Suffering, & The Mind Series

Contributed by Vince Miller on Aug 28, 2018

Discover why evil is a problem, the differences between evil and suffering, physical and moral evil.

So I bet you don’t have a problem with this one – temptation. Yeah. Yeah, you’ve got a problem with this one. This one’s worthy of being discussed. And I know you’ve got a problem with it, because I do. All you’ve got to do is ask yourself this question. And it’s – this is the hay maker of all ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Making A Messiah, Good Friday Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Mar 25, 2016

This message looks at the problems in the arrest and trial of Jesus. Was preached in two parts on Good Friday

It had been a full week, it had started with the crowds on the streets of Jerusalem and now here they were, just the thirteen of them in a private room celebrating the Passover. And only two people in that room knew where the night would lead. Jesus, because he was. . . Jesus. And Judas because ...read more

Scripture: John 18:28-40

Denomination: Wesleyan

Repel Or Reconcile

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jul 28, 2020

Are you part of the solution or the problem causing people to be repelled rather than reconciled to Christ?

2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; 19 To wit, that God was in ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17-21

Denomination: Baptist