Sermons on the survival of the fittest:

Surviving Indecision Series

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Oct 3, 2004

4th in a 6 part series on surviving stress. This series uses the popular "Survivor" TV show as a "hook" and Psalm 23 as the Biblical foundation.

SURVIVING INDECISION PSALM 23:3b & PROVERBS 3:5-6 INTRODUCTION: Video Clip - The Rookie - Chapter 9 -12:20 - 15:27 That clip probably only showed a fraction of the struggle that Jim and Laurie Morris’ had to endure to accept a pro baseball offer at his age with all his family ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-3

Denomination: Christian Church

Surviving Eternity

Contributed by Anthony Smith on Oct 18, 2004

Many times people ask, how do we survive these times we live in, but the survival is not really in the times but in eternity of times.

Surviving Eternity Matthew 24:34-35 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. Matthew 8:12 But the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:34-35

Denomination: Pentecostal

Surviving Worry Series

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Sep 14, 2004

1st in a 6 part series on surviving stress, taking from Psalm 23 and various N.T. references.

SURVIVING WORRY PSALM 23:1 & MATTHEW 6:25-34 INTRODUCTION TO SERIES: (“Alien Song” video clip - 0:43 - clip can be acquired from http://www.navone.org/HTML/Index.htm - used with permission.) Have you ever felt like that? I mean, you think you’re okay, or maybe like our little alien, you’ve ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1

Denomination: Christian Church

Survival Kit

Contributed by Timothy Finch on Mar 14, 2006

What a Christian needs to pack for a Survival Kit.

Survival Kit Matthew 28:19-20 19 "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." (NAS) I. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20

Denomination: Baptist

Surviving Christmas

Contributed by Pat Cook on May 16, 2005

Life is hard. Sometimes so is Christmas. This is about more than surviving it.

Luke 1:26-38; 2:1-7 – Surviving Christmas These two Grand Mananers took a ferry off the island and went deep into the woods on the mainland, searching for a Christmas tree. After hours of subzero temperatures and a few close calls with hungry wolves, one Grand Mananer turned to the other ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38

Denomination: Baptist

Surviving Storms

Contributed by Billy Ricks on Sep 3, 2005

What can we learn from Paul’s expreience with the storm and his shipwreck. That God is still in Control.

Intro: Christ may still the storms in our lives or He may simply give us the courage to face them and follow Him through them. Whether it be natural or other disasters what we must remember is that God is sovereign. God is all power-full and is in control. He has never and will never loose ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Surviving Stress

Contributed by Ralph Juthman on Jan 22, 2013

We cannot avoid stress, but we with the Lords help we can survive it.

AVOIDING LIFES CLIFFS SURVIVING STRESS ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:38-42

Denomination: Pentecostal

Desert Survival Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Dec 31, 2007

Will look at this teaching from Jesus to show how acceptance of the death of Jesus in place of our own is the bread of life that all men ought to crave for, not reject.

I was a Jr. High student from CO. We were visiting Artesia Christian College, near Carlsbad, NM. They told our group that we were going to take a desert hike – that it would be fun. So, we piled into vehicles and drove south to the Chihuahuan Desert. You know, from an air conditioned car, the ...read more

Scripture: John 6:41-71

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Surviving Marriage

Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on Feb 13, 2009

A Sermon about marriage with illustrated suggestions

Surviving Marriage (ALL illustrations come from Sermon Central and scripture is NIV unless oherwise noted) It seems with the completion of Revival and the series of sermons I preached on Building a Better Body, that we should stay on the roll. However, this is Valentine’s weekend and after next ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:4-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Survival Mode

Contributed by Johnny Carver on Feb 26, 2009

An attitude of just getting by has crept into too many congregations and evangelism has suffered as a result.

Scripture: 2 Kings 7:1 – Title: “Survival Mode” Introduction: Let me start by Re - Stating the vision God gave me for this church many years ago, “I’m Doing An Unlikely Work, In An Unlikely Place, With An Unlikely People!” • God hasn’t changed! / When God says it, He will bring it to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 7:1-20

Denomination: Pentecostal

Surviving The Storms Series

Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Mar 10, 2009

Jesus knows where you are. The best place to be is in the storm where He wants you. How do you respond?

Mark 6:45-52 Immediately He made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while He sent the multitude away. And when He had sent them away, He departed to the mountain to pray. 45-46 Now when evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea; and He ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:45-52

Denomination: Baptist

Surviving Temptation Series

Contributed by Troy Horne on Apr 15, 2009

Surviving temptation when it comes.

Genesis 39.1-12 Survivor: Surviving Temptation 1. Before I start preaching this morning, I wanted to let you know that we had some fruit given to us this week. And we felt so blessed, we wanted to share it with someone here today, so, if you would like it, just come on up ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 39:1-12

Denomination: Holiness

Surviving Pressure Series

Contributed by Troy Horne on Apr 26, 2009

Ideas on how to handle the pressures of life.

Survivor: Surviving Pressure 1. I can remember when I was a little boy and my sister was still alive that my parents took us to a place called Santa’s North Pole near Pikes Peak in Colorado. It was an amusement park of sorts and had a variety of rides. One was a big slide you came down and it ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-2

Denomination: Holiness

Surviving The Wait

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jan 20, 2011

Waiting for God is not laziness. Waiting for God is not going to sleep. Waiting for God is not the abandonment of effort. Waiting for God means, first, activity under command; second, readiness for any new command that may come; third, the ability to do

Opening illustration: A professor in a world-acclaimed medical school once posed this medical situation - and ethical problem - to his students: "Here’s the family history: The father has syphilis. The mother has TB. They already have had four children. The first is blind. The second had died. The ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 27:14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Surviving The Silence Series

Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Jan 28, 2010

A sermon examining those times when it seems that the Lord has forgotten us.

SURVIVING THE SILENCE Psalm 13:1-6 There are numerous synonyms that we use to describe times of difficulty; we speak of walking through a valley, wandering through the wilderness, or enduring a storm. Each of these metaphors is used to describe the severe troubles that we experience in this ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 13:1-6

Denomination: Baptist