Sermons on Through The Faith:

Thriving Through The Valleys Through Prayer And Perseverance

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Sep 5, 2025

Thriving in the valley doesn’t come from avoiding lions but from a life of prayer and persevering faith formed before the crisis and proven in it.

INTRODUCTION OPENING TITLE SLIDE • If prayer were suddenly outlawed tomorrow, would anything on your calendar need to change? • Not: “Would you still believe?” —most of us would say yes. • The question is, would your routine need to change? • Would alarms need to be deleted? • Would a window ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Five Smooth Stones

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Jul 26, 2011

God works through our faith to accomplish much.

Five Smooth Stones July 17, 2011 Evening Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: God works through our faith to accomplish much. Focus Passage: I Samuel 17:31-54 Supplemental Passage: Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the full ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:31-54

Denomination: Baptist

Kept Through The Storm

Contributed by Prophetess Jodi Lynn on Sep 24, 2011

This message is to remind the believer that God has not forgotten you in the middle of your storm and He will actually speak to you out of your storm and send deliverance.

PSALMS 62:11 JOB 40:6 I CAME INTO THIS HOUSE ON FIRE AND READY TO PREACH AND PROPHECY. I BEGAN TO SEEK GOD AND INQUIRE OF THE LORD, WHAT SHALL I SAY UNTO YOUR PEOPLE THIS DAY. AND THE LORD BEGAN TO SPEAK TO ME CONCERNING THE STORMS THAT HAVE BEEN RAGING IN HIS PEOPLE’S LIVES. THE WAVES THAT ...read more

Scripture: Job 40:6

Denomination: Pentecostal

Through The Dark Valley Series

Contributed by Scott Chambers on Dec 13, 2011

This is the fifth message in a series that takes a fresh look at Psalm twenty-three. This message examines how the Lord leads us through the dark valleys.

If you would, I would like you to give this question some serious thought. “What was the lowest point in your life?” That time when the light at the end of the tunnel turned out to be an oncoming train. You prayed and it seemed that those prayers never made it past the ceiling. You so ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Praying Through A Pandemic

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Feb 2, 2021

The church ought to pray with great expectation because (1) God sees our trials, (2) God hears our prayers (3) and God will take care of our enemies.

Acts 12:5 “Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.” The graphic scene of Acts 12 is not strange to the Church. The church has always faced opposition. Since its inception, the devil has been trying to stop the church and even to ...read more

Scripture: Acts 12:5-25, Luke 18:1, Luke 21:36, Mark 11:17

Denomination: Methodist

Advancing Through The Challenges Series

Contributed by John Dobbs on Jul 14, 2022

In today’s text I’m more interested in noting the message to the Philippians that can FUEL THEIR FAITH … Paul’s message is that Christians are Advancing Through The Challenges.

Advancing Through The Challenges Philippians 1:12-20 Introduction American Ninja Warrior is a television show in its 14th season on NBC. People as young as 15 years old from all over America compete on the world’s most difficult obstacle courses. “A top prize of $1 million ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:12-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God Will Come Through

Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on May 15, 2022

Psalm 42-43 are

God Will Come Through I. OPENING ILLUSTRATION: We have a saying in English when we hear children speak with words of wisdom: "Out of the mouths of babes" (Psalm 8). There was an atheist. In his drawing room he had written in big letters: “God is nowhere.” His small son was playing one ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Saved Through Persistence Series

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Mar 26, 2022

Jesus loves us so much that He pursues us, and pleads with us to enter the kingdom and seek salvation. He knocks on the door to our heart. Jesus may knock on our heart’s door, but we need to be knocking on heaven’s gates!

This evening’s message is taken from what is commonly called “A Friend Comes at Midnight.” In this particular passage, Jesus used a parable to relate a certain message about our need to continue knocking on the door. In Revelation 3:20, Jesus declared, “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:5-10

Denomination: Baptist

"Young People's Fear: The Enemy Of Their Faith"

Contributed by Ken Harris on Oct 8, 2005

The purpose of this sermon is to motivate the hearers to trust CHRIST to deliver them from their CHRONIC FEARS by facing them head-on through their FAITH in CHRIST

09 October 2005 John 14:27b (KJV) U.S. Army Chaplain (MAJ) Ken Harris CP Walker Multicultural Gospel Service Taegue, South Korea BIG IDEA: FAITH and TRUST in CHRIST can deliver our teenagers from their chronic fears. REFERENCES: AFRAID: di-lee-ah’-o – means FEARFUL, and to BE TIMID; - ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

By Grace I Am Saved Through Faith

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Nov 28, 2016

To show that GOD saved us all by grace and salvation is GOD'S gift to mankind.

I. EXORDIUM: Are you saved by grace? Yes. Not of works, not of religion. II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers/unbelievers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that GOD saved us all by grace and salvation is GOD'S gift to mankind. IV. TEXT: Ephesians 2:8 (Amplified Bible) For it is by free grace ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Sanctified Through And Through

Contributed by Roger Thomas on Jun 13, 2005

An expostion of 1 Thess 5:24-25--the call to holy living.

Sanctified-Through and Through 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO Introduction: For several months we have closed our evening services with the benediction that ends 1 Thessalonians. Tonight I want to use that passage as the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Celebrating God's Faithfulness

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Apr 15, 2025

God’s faithfulness is a cornerstone of our faith. It is through His faithfulness that we find stability in our journey through life. In the midst of challenges, God remains constant, always fulfilling His promises.

CELEBRATING GOD'S FAITHFULNESS By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Lamentations 3:22-23 Supporting Texts: Psalm 89:1-8, 1 Thessalonians 5:24, Hebrews 10:23, Romans 8:28 INTRODUCTION: God’s faithfulness is a cornerstone of our faith. It is through His faithfulness that we find stability in our ...read more

Scripture: Lamentations 3:22-23

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Seeing God Through Us

Contributed by Arthur Potter on Dec 30, 2000

People see how God works through you, and how you handle day to day adventures.

1 John 4:13 Last week we saw that “No one has seen God, but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.” You remember we said that people will see God through you. Reading the gospel of Arthur. Seeing how God works through Arthur and how Arthur handles life’s ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:13-18

Denomination: *other

Tempting God Through Disobedience

Contributed by Russ Houser on Apr 6, 2002

a look at the risk of not giving of ourselves to help others in need.

Tempting the Lord through disobedience 4-7-02 AM 2 Kings 12: 3 But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places. Pray Story of Boy with fishes and loaves - family - sent boy on errand - packed a lunch - would be gone most of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 12:3, John 6:9

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Through Isaac

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Jun 6, 2016

By faith we are to believe the promise of God, believe in the promised Redeemer. Through Isaac God was keeping his promise. Through the promised Redeemer, he has kept his promise to provide our redemption.

Genesis 21:1-12 Through Isaac 6/5/16 D. Marion Clark Introduction It had been a long time coming, so long that it had become a laughing matter to both Abraham and Sarah. Twenty-five years is a long time for a promise to be fulfilled, especially when no indication had been given that it would be ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 21:1-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed