Sermons on Trying To Learn:

Good People In Bad Marriages

Contributed by Roddy Chestnut on Oct 18, 2000

Thesis: Good people in bad marriages try to make the marriage better.

Thesis: Good people in bad marriages try to make the marriage better. Intro.: 1. < Begin > a. Illust. A few years ago the following item appeared in a Florida newspaper: "A young British couple decided to get a divorce while their wedding reception was still in progress. Daniel and Susan ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 25:1

A Glorified Life Series

Contributed by Antonio Torrence on Apr 6, 2003

This sermon is about allowing God to be glorified in our trying and troubling circumstances.

"A Glorified Life" -by Reverend A. LaMar Torrence, Pastor of the Cross of Life Lutheran Church John 12:20-33 The great statesman, Winston Churchill, once said, “We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” That proverbial statement best captures the meaning of this season we ...read more

Scripture: John 12:20-33

Denomination: Lutheran

Redirecting A Nation

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jun 29, 2006

WE can change the course of a nation, and God demands we try!

INTRODUCTION • We are closing in on our 230th birthday as a nation. This is the greatest country on the earth and I do not know if there has been any better. • We have been given a great nation, we are stewards of a nation in which others fought, sacrificed and died for. • Our Founding Fathers ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:13-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Why Do I Keep On Preaching?

Contributed by Devon Witherspoon on Aug 4, 2007

Encouragement to those who going through trying to preach the word of GOD

Why do I keep on Preaching? Prayer Text: Jeremiah 20:7-9 O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived; thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me. 8For since I spake, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil; because the word of the LORD was ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 20:7-9

Denomination: Baptist

Knock, Knock. Who's There?

Contributed by Jonathan Campbell on Aug 6, 2007

Homosexuality is trying to break down the door of society. Will you let it in?

1. THE MEN OF THE AREA (a) Their aim "They called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them". Homosexual rape. One of the fastest-growing crimes in England. (b) Their argument "This one fellow came in to ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 19:1-29

How To Be Saved

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Mar 2, 2011

We try to make something complicated out of something simple; BELIEVE!

Introduction: Remark about trying to order what I want at Charlie’s Chicken and getting it but could have gotten the Family Deal that came with so much more. Remark about complicated instructions. I. Wrong Instructions (Ephesians 2:8-9 NASB For by grace you have been saved through faith; ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Fig Leaf Fashions

Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Dec 8, 2011

A sermon about the futility of trying to cover our sins by human effort.

Fig Leaf Fashions Genesis 3:1-21 Scripture Reading (6-7) I. The Cause for the Fig Leaf Fashions v. 1-7a A. The serpent scheming Let's start with some background. Adam and Eve are living in the Garden of Eden, Paradise. In Chapter 2:16,17 God has given them a simple instruction. Whenever I ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

Part 3: Before You Throw In The Towel…” Series

Contributed by Bryan Fink on Feb 2, 2009

To tell people that Jesus is ready for them to try being a disciple again.

Title: Good News for People Living in a Bad News World Part 3: Before you throw in the towel…” Theme: New Starts/redemption Task: To tell people that Jesus is ready for them to try being a disciple again. Text: John 21.1-19 [TITLE SLIDE] A reality show debuted in 2006 called The Contender ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-19

Denomination: Methodist

Hey He Got Out Of The Boat

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Jul 29, 2009

Faith that works every time we use it,try it more.

HEY HE GOT OUT OF THE BOAT Matt:14: 22 And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away. 23 And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33

Denomination: Baptist

Can We Fight Against God?

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Aug 15, 2009

Prophecy is coming true? Are you mad about it and trying to stop it?

Acts 5:38-39 38 And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought: 39 But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God. KJV As I watch the various postings fly back and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 5:38-39

Denomination: Baptist

Dispelling The Darkness

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Apr 23, 2015

What we’re trying to do is push back the darkness.

So, Matthew says that, “when Jesus heard that John [the Baptist] had been arrested, he withdrew….” What does that tell us? It tells us – doesn’t it? – that there is a force of darkness at work in this world. And we know what that means, of course. It means there ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:12-23

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Grace From Galatians (12 Of 19)

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 8, 2022

This is Paul’s fourth appeal to try to get them to come to their senses.

As we have seen, Paul does not understand why these backsliding Galatian Christians wanted to return to the bondage of the law. In this appeal, he seems to appeal to their common sense, something that many in this country seem to have lost. Illus: I saw this sad announcement and thought about ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Three Feet Away.

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Dec 5, 2020

When things start to get hard, try to persevere through the adversity.

Second Sunday of Advent. Sermon Title: Three feet away. Scripture Text: Mark 1:1-8 ILLUSTRATION: During the gold rush, a man from Ohio traveled to California. It had taken him months to get there. He had to get a claim and register it and buy tools before he could start mining. The Ohioan ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:1-8

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Holy Trinity - Father, Son, And Holy Spirit

Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Jun 14, 2019

No matter how hard we try, understanding the concept of the Trinity is uncomprehendible

I speak to you in the name of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. Amen One of the first sermons I delivered here at Saint John’s, without realizing when I agreed to preach, was Trinity Sunday in 2011. I have to tell you, of all the Sundays in the year, this is the one that makes ...read more

Scripture: John 16:12-15, John 4:34

Denomination: Episcopal

I Won’t Do It Tell The Devil That You Can’t Have My Blessing

Contributed by Dr. Jwt Spies on Feb 11, 2022

Know that the Devil will always try to get you to abort the blessings of God

Here we are in a familiar portion of scripture; the children of Israel are still enslaved by Egypt. A new King is set forth in Egypt by the name of Pharaoh, and I need to tell you that Pharaoh does not know Joseph, because Joseph had expired or died some 144 years before Israel left Egypt, or 64 ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 1:7-19

Denomination: Baptist