Sermons on Troubled On Every Side:

God Is Our Refuge And Strength, A Very Present Help In Trouble

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 11, 2025

Reflections on Dobbie of Malta, a Christian general under fire for Remembrance Sunday

Remembrance Sunday God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble (Ps 46:1) Committed Christians over the centuries have paid an important role in our armed forces. They have prayed for their country and they have been leaders in the forefront of battle. One such Christian ...read more

Scripture: John 15:7-17

Denomination: Anglican

The Jesus Lifestyle - Serving Others

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on May 2, 2010

What can you expect when you decide to follow Jesus?

17As for us, brothers and sisters, when, for a short time, we were made orphans by being separated from you—in person, not in heart—we longed with great eagerness to see you face to face. 18For we wanted to come to you—certainly I, Paul, wanted to again and again—but Satan ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 2:17-20

Denomination: United Methodist

Remember Who Saved You

Contributed by Nathan Robertson, Jr. on Jul 23, 2008

When you are on the Lord’s side, you have the assurance the Lord is on your side. Even when the emeny is laying a trap for you.

CHURCH HYMNS’ HAVE FALLEN ON HARD TIMES. SOME ARE TRYING DESPERATELY TO RESUSCITATE THEM OR TRYING TO RESURRECT THEM DEPENDS ON HOW YOU READ THE HYMN’S VITAL SIGNS. SOME ARE SIMPLY WAITING IN THE WAITING ROOM FOR PASTORS TO PRONOUNCE HYMNS DEAD, AND ANNOUNCE PRAISE AND WORSHIP AS THE NEW LEADER ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 124:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

The Full Benefits Package, "There All Yours, Every Single One”

Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Mar 1, 2012

Whatever God has promised gets stamped with the Yes of Jesus! And brother let me tell you, that’s as real as it gets! Praise God!!

The Full Benefits Package “there all yours, every single one” Reaching the end of a job interview, the Human Resources Person asked a young accountant who was fresh out of school, "What starting salary were you thinking about?" The Accountant said, "In the neighborhood of 100 to 150,000 a ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:20-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"from Every Nation" - The Bible And Race - Pt.2 Series

Contributed by Robert Walderman on Oct 22, 2020

Racism, prejudice, and discrimination are sins that have been around as long as humanity. Those sins have taken the very good and beautiful design of God in all its diversity and corrupts it into something God never intended and makes it something ugly.

Racism, prejudice, and discrimination are sins that have been around as long as humanity. Those sins have taken the very good and beautiful design of God in all its diversity and corrupts it into something God never intended and makes it something ugly. Such sin existed down through history and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

Denomination: Baptist

Growing In Faith. Trusting God In Every Season Romans. 10:17

Contributed by David Cramer on Dec 11, 2024

A message about surviving through each season of life.

Growing in Faith. Trusting God in Every Season Stand with me, hold up your Bibel and repeat after me. This my Bible. I am what it says I am. I can do what it says I can do. I am going to learn how to be what it says I can be. Today I will learn more of the word of God. The ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Travailing To Prevail

Contributed by Bishop Prof. Julius Soyinka on Feb 19, 2015

We are called to fervent prayers over any difficult situation in our lives. Prayer will open closed doors, pull down satanic oppositions and barriers and give victory on every side.

TRAVAILING TO PREVAIL Study Text: James 5:16-18 Jam 5:16 Confess faults to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous one avails much. Jam 5:17 Elijah was a man of like passion as we are. And he prayed earnestly that it might not ...read more

Scripture: James 5:16-18

Denomination: Pentecostal

Characteristics Of The Armies Of God

Contributed by John Gaston on Aug 21, 2023

God has said that every opposing force to the kingdom of God will be destroyed. We need to be on his side. As soldiers in the Army of God, what characteristics should we nurture in our lives?

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ARMIES OF GOD 1 Chron. 12:1-2,8,18,23,32-33 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: Regular Feeding -- 1. Susan Ward and her daughter caught only one perch on their fishing trip— too small for even a modest lunch. So they decided to feed it to her two cats. She put our catch in their dish ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 12:1-33

Denomination: Assembly Of God

"from Every Nation"- The Bible And Race- Pt.3 Series

Contributed by Robert Walderman on Oct 25, 2020

Today, as I close out this series, I want us to consider the question: “So with the abundance of such teaching in the Scriptures denouncing racism, why has racism been such a problem for so long?”

Over the past two weeks we have looked at the Bible and what it teaches about race and race relations. We have seen how everyone bears the image of God and should be respected as an image bearer. We have seen how we are all descendants of Adam and Eve and therefore we are all “family” being part of ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 5:9-10

Denomination: Baptist

Sunny Side Sermon Iii: Who You Listen To Makes A Big Difference Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Jul 1, 2020

In our fallen world, many voices vie for the attention of the masses - and pagan voices seem to be the loudest - but mature people of faith value their spiritual well-being and pay attention to Him who is the Truth and the Life.

WHO YOU LISTEN TO MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD SPIRITUALLY Have you seen any ghosts lately? Thirty-four percent of Americans believe in ghosts, and fifty-six percent believe ghosts are spirits of the dead. Did you ever live in a ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 18:9-18

You’re Never Alone: God’s Nearness In Every Season Series

Contributed by Dr. John D. Wentworth on Jan 4, 2026

Loneliness is one of the most common human experiences. You can be surrounded by people and still feel completely alone. Seasons of loss, transition, fear, or exhaustion often whisper the same lie: You are on your own.

Title: You’re Never Alone: God’s Nearness in Every Season Text: Deuteronomy 31:6 “Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.” Introduction: “A man once visited a remote mountain lodge. At night, ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 31:6

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Pilgrim's Progress By John Bunyan

Contributed by David Leach on Apr 3, 2015

Introduction - Christian in Trouble

The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan Moody Bible Institute, Chicago: With the exception of the Bible, Pilgrim’s Progress has been read by more people than any other book in the English Language. It was written in 1675 while John Bunyan was in Jail for his faith in Christ. It is a ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 34:8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Seven Hebrew Words Every Christian Should Know. Tefillah- Prayer Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on May 5, 2017

WE need to understand the nature of prayer if we are going to engage in prayer!

INTRODUCTION • VIDEO CLIP • SLIDE #1 • A comparison of the following book titles on the subject of prayer points up some of the tensions of the subject: • Where Is the Lord of Elijah? (Cox) vs. You Never Walk Alone (Mesner) • How Can God Answer Prayer? (Biederwolf) vs. Getting Things from God ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 2:1-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Seven Hebrew Words Every Christian Should Know. Neshamah-Breath Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on May 12, 2017

We are special because we have life because God breathed the breath of life into us!

INTRODUCTION • VIDEO CLIP • SLIDE #1 • I am sure it did not go down quite that way. • Today we are going to examine a word that you may wonder why we would need to know it. • This word is used 24 times in the Old Testament, so it is not a widely-used word, nonetheless, it is an important ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Sunny Side Sermon Ii: Why Aruge About It When The Answer Is Obvious Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Jul 1, 2020

In our fallen world, arguing about what's right and wrong - morally, ethically, politically, theologically, medically - dominates the news and conversations everywhere we go, but there is one issue about which arguing is moot.

WHY ARGUE ABOUT IT WHEN THE ANSWER IS OBVIOUS? In the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, my wife and I discovered a place of retreat called the Peaks of Otter. Anytime we needed to “get away from it all” we headed there because it was a short distance ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:17-29