Sermons on Trauma Recovery:

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

Contributed by Ricki Lee Brooks on Jun 28, 2010

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

When Everything Falls Apart

Contributed by Chris Mcmillan on Jul 28, 2014

What do you do when everything in your world falls apart?

Introduction: During a transatlantic flight the pilot came over the intercom and said, “Ladies and gentlemen, I'm delighted to be your pilot for this plane's flight. I can tell you the flight is going well. Nevertheless, I have to tell you about a minor inconvenience that has occurred. The ...read more

Scripture: Amos 3:11-12

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Lord Build Me In Hope Series

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Apr 2, 2021

Let me ask you this question: Have you decided to live? Have you truly embraced your own life? Or have you lost hope? Life can be really hard sometimes. And crazy things happen. We wonder if we can keep going. But I’m telling you today that if you’re here, then it’s not over yet.

“The school system in a large city had a program to help children keep up with their school work during stays in the city's hospitals. One day a teacher who was assigned to the program received a routine call asking her to visit a particular child. She took the child's name and room number ...read more

Scripture: James 5:13-20

Denomination: Salvation Army

I Went To The Enemy's Camp (And I Took Back What He Stole From Me)

Contributed by John Butler on Aug 30, 2008

Learn from the promises in the word about the promise of recovery of all that the enemy has stolen!

*******Sermon Outline******* I Went To The Enemies Camp... Sing-I went to the enemy’s camp and I took back what he stole from me! I took back what he stole from me! I took back what he stole from me! I went to the enemy’s camp and I took back what he stole from me! He’s under my feet! He’s under ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 30:1-31, 1 Samuel 30:30-31, 1 Samuel 30:1

Entitled Series

Contributed by Andy Stanley on Mar 16, 2012

Recovery begins when we leverage our entitlements for the sake of those less entitled.

Find additional Free Resources for This Sermon Series: http://store.northpoint.org/recovery-road-starter-kit.html So as we begin this last message in this series, let me begin by this, a little bit of a story. Now, as Jesus was coming to the end of his ministry, he was on his way to Jerusalem one ...read more

Scripture: John 13:1-17, John 5:1-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Step Eleven: Prayer And Meditation Series

Contributed by Robert Butler on Jan 8, 2020

This step and all the steps are based on the fact that God is alive and capable of revealing himself as he truly is through a personal relationship with Him and others in a group of people or a community of faith.

Step 11: Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, as we understood Him, praying only for the knowledge of His Will for us and the power to carry that out. Scripture: Col 3:16 Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 59:2, Colossians 3:16, Matthew 6:14-15, 1 John 3:21-22, James 4:2-3, Matthew 7:11  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Shall Recover It All

Contributed by Neil Welds on Oct 18, 2006

We are to be protected and armed for a conflict that depends not on human strength but on the power of God. Today is the day of recovery.

I Shall Recover It All Scripture reading: 1 Samuel 30:1-19. Key Verses, 30:8 & 30:19 Introduction. Speak about robbery; times we’ve felt robbed. Talk about the various emotions associated with being robbed or having something stolen. Elaborate on the story of David and Ziklag (refer to Bible) ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 30:1-19, 2 Samuel 30:1-30, 2 Samuel 30:1

Denomination: Salvation Army

Step Nine - Not Saying I'm Sorry? Series

Contributed by Robert Butler on Jan 8, 2020

Step 9 is making direct amends except when to do so would injure those or others. It’s also the place the writers tell us of the promises come true when one earnestly works the steps of recovery.

I have been thinking about Step nine over the last few days. I really think the writers knew how much humility and courage it takes to do a 9th step amends and it’s the reason, they made sure the other steps of getting right with oneself and then God came before reconciling with others. Step 9 is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:23-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Spiritual Drop-Out (The Results Of Discouragment)

Contributed by Michael Gates on Jan 9, 2012

This sermon is intended to help all of us who are going through a time of discouragement, to see the steps to recovery.

A Spiritual Drop-Out I Kings 19:1-12 FROM a true spiritual standpoint the unusual events of this familiar chapter presents one of the saddest stories and all of the Bible. And yet a story with ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-12

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Sudden Calamity, Broken With No Remedy

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Nov 21, 2015

To show in the bible that the wicked has no future at all, one calamity is enough to destroy him with no hope of recovery.

I. EXORDIUM: How many times GOD will help the righteous? Seven symbolizes completeness in the bible. Any time the righteous fall, the LORD is always there to raise him up. Proverbs 24:16 (Amplified Bible) For a righteous man falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked are overthrown by ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 6:15

Denomination: Pentecostal

The New Deal

Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Sep 18, 2011

A different twist on the parable of the vineyard owner that offers who to those in desperate need of relief and recovery through the reforms of Jesus Christ.

INTRO Between the years 1933 and 1936, President Franklin D. Roosevelt enacted a series of economic programs called “The New Deal.” "His programs served as a response to the effects of the Great Depression, and “focused on what historians call the "3 Rs": Relief, Recovery, and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16

Denomination: Lutheran

Your Covenant Right To Divine Healing Series

Contributed by Marcel Odimgbe on Dec 17, 2012

Healing a covenant right and not a privilege to the believer in Christ. The bible tells that by the stripes of Christ we were healed.

Your Covenant Right To Divine Healing Sickness and disease has been one of the devastating enemies of the human race. Man has been in the struggle and fight against them. Why? They cause discomfort and constitute a serious threat to the optimum functioning of man. They ultimately result in cutting ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:24

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Blunder Effect Series

Contributed by Tim White on Sep 7, 2011

David must deal with the consequences of his sins, but not without God's supporting hands. Psalm 3:1-3.

The Blunder Effect (part 1) Psalms 3:1-4 Ill. What is the only thing in nature that travels uphill faster than it comes down? Fire! On July 3, 1994, fire broke out near the base of Storm King Mountain in a canyon near Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Firefighters had been fighting the blaze for three ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 3:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

How To Recover Your Spiritual Edge?

Contributed by Charles Jones on Feb 24, 2018

When we are doing the LORD’S work it is important that we take time to “sharpen the axe.”

How To Recover Your Spiritual Edge? II Kings 6:1-7 2 Kings 6:1-7 New King James Version And the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “See now, the place where we dwell with you is too small for us. Please, let us go to the Jordan, and let every man take a beam from there, and let us make there ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 6:1-7

Denomination: Pentecostal

Significance Of Understanding Your Identity

Contributed by James Fabiyi on Apr 17, 2018

Understanding your identity in Christ will help you live up to the level that God has placed you.

The followings are just a few points that will help us shed some light on the importance of understanding your identity in Christ, though this is not an exhaustive list. Focus A man with no direction is a man of many directions. When you understand who you are in Christ, it helps you to focus on ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-4

Denomination: Pentecostal