Sermons on Unexpected Blessings:

Favour Of God

Contributed by Pastor E. Jolly Erhunwmunse on Mar 11, 2011

Jacob was not the rightful person to receive the blessing from the father, but because the mother loved Jacob more than Esau which made Jacob to become a candidate of uncommon favour.

Gen. 27:27-29 “27 So he went to him and kissed him. When Isaac caught the smell of his clothes, he blessed him and said, “Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the LORD has blessed. 8 May God give you heaven’s dew and earth’s richness— an abundance ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 27:27-29

Denomination: Pentecostal

Foundational Truth 5 (Wk.6) Series

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Nov 17, 2008

A look at the foundational truths of the Christian faith which must be wholly understood before believers can move on to maturity in Christ. This one focuses on "the laying on of hands (Part 2)".

Dakota Community Church November 16, 2008 Foundational Truth 5 (Week 6) Hebrews 5:11-14 We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain because you are slow to learn. In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s ...read more

Denomination: Mennonite

The Silver Lining Inthe Storm Clouds Of Life! Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jul 10, 2010

Each of the storm clouds of our lives has a silver lining with many veins of blessing!

INTRODUCTION • Slide #1 • Have you heard the idiom, “Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining?” I wonder why the cloud does not have a gold lining! • We may have a bit of a hard time relating to this idiom here in Sierra Vista since when we see clouds we kind of like it because we so rarely get rain and we ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:6-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Heaven's Benefit Package

Contributed by Bishop Talbert Swan on Mar 28, 2010

Living for God provides us with the best benefits in the world.

Heaven’s Benefit Package Pastor Talbert W. Swan, II Psalms 103:2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: A lot of people work a job only because they need the benefits. One of the hallmarks of the recent campaign for president was the cost of health insurance, which has ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:2

Denomination: *other

You're Richer Than You Think Series

Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Jan 31, 2012

If you're a Christian, you're richer spiritually than you think!

[If you would like to receive a free sermon each week by email, please contact jonrmcleod@gmail.com.] RICHER THAN YOU THINK? Scotiabank’s slogan is “You’re richer than you think.” (Scotiabank’s net income in 2011 was $5.27 billion. Perhaps their slogan should be ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:3

Denomination: Baptist

The Church Of The Adopted Series

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Dec 12, 2011

Paul writes to the churches in Galatia about how being under the Law is like being a child but when we are set free in Christ we finally come of age as God’s people.

The Church of the Adopted Galatians 4:1-7 I sat in a restaurant this week at a table next to two guys who when their food arrived they decided which one would pray by saying, ‘Age before beauty’. I thought they both fell into the same category and unless they were waiting for someone ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:1-7

“greetings, You Who Are Highly Favored!”

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Dec 18, 2011

Gabriel’s Message to Mary Is God’s Message for You

“Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” Ah. Those words just don’t have the same ring in English as they do in Aramaic. That was the language I spoke when I delivered that greeting for the first time 2,000 years ago. I am the angel, Gabriel. I am the one who ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38

Denomination: Lutheran

Jesus: A Name You Can Trust

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Jan 1, 2012

What does it mean that Jesus' name is above all other names?

Living expenses will probably go up this year say the experts. How will you stay within your monthly budget? One way is to stop buying brand name items. For example why pay top dollar for the four-ply, hand-stitched toilet paper when you can make do with the no-name stuff? Actually, there is a ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:9-13

Denomination: Lutheran

Can Those Who’ve Never Heard The Gospel Be Saved?

Contributed by John Gaston on Jul 3, 2016

Opponents accuse God of injustice for sending people to hell who never had the chance to hear the Gospel. That would be unjust if it were true, but God gives everybody a chance to be saved & judges them on a different basis.

CAN THOSE WHO’VE NEVER HEARD THE GOSPEL BE SAVED? Rom. 2:12-15 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: IMPORTANCE OF REPUTATION 1. A guy was going 89 MPH. A cop pulled him over. 2. “Let me see your driver’s license.” “Don’t have one.” “Let me see your ...read more

Scripture: Romans 2:12-15

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Learning From God's Punishlment Lesson 8 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Mar 27, 2017

What can be learned from the 10 plagues?

A. INTRODUCTION 1. This is the 8th time Moses meets Pharaoh, the message hasn’t changed. “Go into Pharaoh and tell him . . . ‘Let my people go’” (Ex. 9:1). 2. God uses faithful servants who obey continually. “Moses was faithful in all his house” (Heb. ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

How To Be Deliriously Happy Series

Contributed by Jerry Owen on Mar 30, 2017

Every person in the world is looking for something or someone to make them happy. But, happiness most often eludes people. Jesus teaches us how to be blessed by God and find true happiness in His teaching in the Sermon on the Mount.

HOW TO BE DELIRIOUSLY HAPPY MATTHEW 5:1-11 All of the world seeks to be happy and fulfilled in life. Truth is most people never really find what they are looking for. * In 1965, The Rolling Stones went from being just another band to one of the greatest bands of all times with the release of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Introduction Biblical Grandparents Lesson 1 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 25, 2017

Four things grandparents should do

A. INTRODUCTION 1. The 4/14 window. Most receive Christ between the ages of 4 and 14. 2. There are 50 percent more grandparents today than in 1950. 3. Most become a grandparent at age 47. The youngest grandparent-generation ever. 4. Today’s children are a lost generation, who are the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 48:16

Denomination: Baptist

Righteousness Delivers From Death Series

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Mar 30, 2015

More truth from God’s proverbial wisdom. 1- Righteousness delivers from death 2- The Lord does not let us go hungry 3- Blessings crown the righteous 4- The wise accept God’s commands

INTRO.- ILL.- Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was an American industrialist, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, and sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production. The Model T was introduced on October 1, 1908. The car was very simple to drive, ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 10:1-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"Follow Hannah To The Sancuary"

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Nov 16, 2015

If we would allow ourselves to follow Hannah we would find a woman barren, burdened, broken, as she goes to the Sanctuary, but we also see a woman who is blessed because she went.

Follow Hannah to The Sanctuary 1 Samuel 1:4-20 1. When we follow Hannah to the Sanctuary we find Hannah is Barren. • vs 6 Her rival used to provoke her severely, to irritate her, because the LORD had closed her womb. • People in their culture considered this to be shameful • ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:4-20

Denomination: Methodist

Miracles In The Desert Times Series

Contributed by John Gullick on Feb 8, 2018

A sermon using the Acts 8 account of Philip and the Ethiopian to show how God works miracles in the deert times

Acts 8:26-40 English Standard Version (ESV) Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch 26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Rise and go toward the south[a] to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is a desert place. 27 And he rose and went. And there was an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a court ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:26-40

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed