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  • Delay Doesn't Mean Denial And Trusting God's Perfect Timing Series

    Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Apr 24, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 414 views

    The sermon encourages us to view delays as opportunities for growth, refinement, and preparation, rather than denial.

    In today’s world where instant gratification is often expected, waiting can be one of the most challenging aspects of faith. However, biblical teachings remind us that delay doesn't necessarily mean denial. God's timing is often different from our own, and His plans unfold according to His ...read more

  • God’s Survival Guide For Times Of Trial

    Contributed by Craig Condon on Aug 14, 2015
     | 4,014 views

    When we turn to Christ, especially in times of trial, we get to know God, we get a new life in Christ and we get a future in heaven.

    Have you ever had problems or trials in your lives? We often have times of trial and difficulty in life. Sometimes they are the result of things we have done, and other times they are caused by God. All of us know what it is like to be hurt. It is part of all cultures, and it can only be cured by a ...read more

  • Slow Learners

    Contributed by James May on Apr 6, 2008
    based on 12 ratings
     | 7,938 views

    No matter how long it takes, and how many times we might fail the test, if we just keep on being faithful, God will bring us to a place of victory and fruitfulness. Faithfulness is all that matters in the end.

    The Slow Learner Sunday, April 06, 2008 By Pastor Jim May If you are like me, and I think that most people are, then you are sometimes a little slow to learn the truths of the Bible and the ways of God. Sometimes I just don’t get it. It’s not that I don’t believe, but this little old “peanut” ...read more

  • Triumphant Faith Series

    Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Nov 1, 2020
     | 8,878 views

    Triumphant faith is the result of going from tested faith – putting faith into action – living by faith – to expressing Joy. Triumphant faith is not instant faith; sometimes it takes a long time, but it always wins in the long run.

    Triumphant: - having won a battle or contest; victorious. Feeling or expressing jubilation after having won a victory or mastered a difficulty. Triumphant faith is a actually a transition from faith to joy, from faith to praise. However Triumphant Faith is different - Triumphant faith is the ...read more

  • God Of A Small Nation!!!

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on May 14, 2014
     | 3,243 views

    Wrapping up some important spiritual nuggets around the occasion of the 66th Independence day of Israel...

    GOD OF A SMALL NATION Now I do not know if the famous Indian novelist Arundhati Roy had Israel in mind when she wrote her Booker Prize winning novel “God of small things” but for a good 2000 years of its Scriptural history tracing ...read more

  • Despair

    Contributed by Scott Jensen on Mar 17, 2020
     | 6,599 views

    Sometimes, even faithful people can experience heartache to the point of losing hope. God knows what we're going through and He has a plan for us all.

    Opening and Introduction In our text today, Paul has a summary of one of his travels, and how it affected him. There was a time when things were so bad, that he lost all hope, and despaired of life itself. Despair is one of those words we don’t use every day. We talk about feeling down, sad, or ...read more

  • How Can The Lord Help Us In Times Of Affliction?

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 24 ratings
     | 6,105 views

    The following are some suggested responses to afflictions: 1.

    The following are some suggested responses to afflictions: 1. Let the Lord take away the pain of your afflictions. Paul writes, "Who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we have received from God. For just as the sufferings of Christ flow ...read more

  • 5 Truths To Seeing God Everywhere Series

    Contributed by Scott Maze on May 24, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,436 views

    I want to offer you a vision test this morning. The good news is, I’m not going to dilate your eyes. No, I want you to see clearly for this exam. This test is for your spiritual sight. I want to offer you a vision test of how you view God.

    I want to offer you a vision test this morning. The good news is, I’m not going to dilate your eyes. No, I want you to see clearly for this exam. This test is for your spiritual sight. I want to offer you a vision test of how you view God. For how you view God can either distort your life or it ...read more

  • Job 2

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Sep 5, 2019
    based on 3 ratings
     | 8,269 views

    This is the second attempt by Satan to get Job to curse God after the first attempt failed. This shows that true lovers of the Lord will remain true lovers of the Lord, even in times of deep trouble or grief.

    Last Sunday, we talked about how Job lost everything he had, including all physical property along with all his children. And how, even though he suffered, he did not blame God, but chose to worship God instead. Today, Satan gives him another test designed to test his loyalty to God, and we will ...read more

  • A Father/Son Story Series

    Contributed by Douglas Dudley on Apr 25, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,661 views

    Abraham’s faith was tested just like our faith is tested. Was there anything that he loved more than God? Is there an Isaac in our life that we love more than God?

    A Father/Son Story Text: Genesis 22:1-18 Introduction. A man was telling of an incident that happened with his oldest son. The boy was only 4 ½ years old at the time. The father said, “He was upstairs when I heard him fall, and he was screaming!” The father said he ran upstairs in an ...read more

  • Exodus - Part 9- "Fear Not The Obstacles In Your Path" Series

    Contributed by Randy Edwards on May 3, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,310 views

    Part 9 of our study of Exodus

    Exodus – The story of God’s presence Part 9 “Fear not the ob-stacles in your path” Exodus 15:22-27 I love the movie Oh Brother where art thou and quote it often In my opinion it is one of the funniest movies ever made Early on in the movie Everett- Pete and Delmar ...read more

  • How To Live A Prosperous Life PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 14, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 26 views

    True prosperity begins with a thriving soul, shaping our health, stewardship, and prayers as we seek God’s presence and live with integrity and generosity.

    Friends, there’s a line in one of the smallest letters in the Bible that feels like a cup of cold water on a hot day. It’s just a sentence, but it sounds like the kind of blessing you’d hear from a dear friend across a porch swing or see scribbled at the bottom of a postcard. John calls us ...read more

  • Fishers Of Men, Not Aquarium Keepers

    Contributed by Mark Adams on Aug 16, 2006
    based on 26 ratings
     | 11,910 views

    This sermon examines symptoms of "The church that forgot its mission" in Revelation 3. Then Luke 5 is explored as how to remain an active and thriving church.

    This morning, I want to talk to you about a church that closed its doors. -Where there had been a living, active family of God, now there’s nothing. -It’s not only the church that has disappeared, but now the entire city lies in ruins. -We understand full well that as Christians, we have God’s ...read more

  • Recovering From Failure: A Lesson From A Man Called John Mark Series

    Contributed by Ricki Lee Brooks on Jun 28, 2010
    based on 7 ratings
     | 12,946 views

    A biographical look at the ministry of John Mark that helps us see that God not only wants us to recover from failure, but to also thrive and succeed.

    Leon Lett. Nice name. It has a bit of a ring to it. However, unless you are a true NFL football fan, it’s probably not a name that rings a bell for you. So let me fill you in on Leon. Leon played in the NFL with the Dallas Cowboys from 1991 to 2000 and the Denver Broncos in 2001. Leon was a great ...read more

  • The Church Of Thyatira Series

    Contributed by Andy Grossman on Sep 15, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,848 views

    Lessons from Jesus’ instructions to the Church in Thyatira

    REVEALING THE REVELATION –PART 4 “The Church at Thyatira” September 20, 2009 (Thanks to Denn Guphill for doing most of the work for this sermon) "To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like blazing fire and whose feet are like ...read more