Sermons on Unhappiness:

I Think Myself Happy

Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Apr 5, 2016

No matter what goes on in my life, I will contend for happiness. Therefore in the midst of the most difficult circumstance, whatever I am faced it, may be uncomfortable but it does not shake my joy. Whenever I feel the adversary trying to steal my joy, I must find and Content for my Happiness.

TITLE: I THINK MYSELF HAPPY SCRIPTURE: ACTS 26:1-3 Happiness is a state of Mind. It differs greatly from Joy. We as believers understand Joy comes from God and God alone. Joy is the state not predicated upon your Circumstance. Man cannot give you Joy and man cannot take it away. No matter ...read more

Scripture: Acts 26:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

A Living Sacrifice To God Part 6 Series

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Nov 11, 2018

Part 6 of this series focuses on Romans 12:12.

A Living Sacrifice To God Part 6 Scriptures: Romans 12:12; Matthew 7:13-14; James 1:12 This is part six of my series “A Living Sacrifice to God.” This morning we will be looking at Romans 12:12 which says, “Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; constant in prayer.” If you recall from the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:12, Matthew 7:13-14, James 1:12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Stuck Between Two Altars: The Problem Of Indecision

Contributed by Randy Bataanon on Sep 30, 2017

The people of Israel are standing between two altars during the time of Elijah. We are also facing the same choices today. Different forms but the same spirit. Like the Jews, are you still stuck in the middle?

STUCK BETWEEN TWO ALTARS The Problem of Indecision 1Kings 18:20-40 The people of Israel are standing between two altars during the time of Elijah. We are also facing the same choices today. Different forms but the same spirit. Like the Jews, are you still stuck in the middle? THERE ARE TWO ALTARS ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:20-40

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Little Risk, Little Faith

Contributed by Barry O Johnson on Jul 5, 2016

How can you say you are living in faith if you are not willing to risk everything for Jesus? Abraham risked everything on only one thing: God's word to him.

How many of you have ever invested money in the stock market? One of the first things the investment counselor wants to do is a risk assessment. He wants to find out how much of your money can you afford to lose and not be unhappy. But when you really look at a risk assessment, you are really ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:1-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Christmas Heartache!

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Dec 21, 2018

What to do when we are experiencing heartache at Christmas!

Heartache at Christmas Luke 2:21-35 December 16, 2018 During this Christmas season, we’re talking about “Christmas Expectations.” We tend to enter the season with high and lofty expectations. We want magical, sugar plum visions of a Norman Rockwell Christmas. A Christmas where everything is just ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:21-35

Denomination: Baptist

When God Saves His People From Themselves (Joshua 22:1-34) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Jan 29, 2022

Everyone in this story does what's right, and it almost leads to tragedy. God steps in, faithfully, to make sure it ends well.

Most movies that you go to see in theatres share a similar framework. Something bad happens, or has happened, at the start of the movie, that leads to tension and conflict. Eventually, there's a big climactic scene near the end of the movie where everything gets resolved. At this point, the ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 22:1-34

A Future With Focus Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 2, 2021

The key to happiness and success in the new year is to have a dream, and a goal to pursue. Without a dream or goal to motivate us we will just drift through the new year, and whatever we achieve will be a matter of chance and not design.

Vanna White, the glamorous star who turns the letter on Wheel Of Fortune, was a leader in her church youth group at North Myrtle Beach, North Carolina. Her pastor wrote about how he asked her, when she was a senior, what she was going to do after graduation. She responded that her dream was to ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:7-14

Concentration Commanded Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 6, 2021

This First Commandment is a law of love, for God knows we cannot be happy in split-level living with dual or multiple gods demanding our devotion. The law is God's preventative love, whereas the cross is God's redeeming love.

A salesman who was growing more and more nervous about his travel by air went one day to see a statistician. "Can you tell me what the odds would be against my boarding an aircraft on which somebody had hidden a bomb?" he asked. He replied, "I can't tell you until ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:1-4

Recognition In Heaven Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 9, 2021

We will not only know each other in heaven, but we will not really know each other until heaven. We know each other only in part in this life. In heaven all the problems that prevent complete intimacy will be gone.

F. W. Borham tells the story of the English cricket player who lost his sight in his old age. This was a cause for great grief, because he could not watch his own boy play the game in which he excelled. His son became the crack bat on his school team, but the father got small satisfaction from ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Psalm 42 - One Of The Psalms Of The Sons Of Korah - Part 2 Series

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 16, 2022

Psalm 42 is the case of a son of Korah who went through depression and despair. He recounts his experience - his own state and feelings and what he knows to be the faithfulness of God. We continue in Part 2 to follow his experience as he works through his problems.

MESSAGE 2 - PSALMS OF THE SONS OF KORAH. PSALM 42 Part 2 Ron Ferguson ronaldf@aapt.net.au Psa 42 v 5 Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why have you become disturbed within me? Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him for the help of His presence. Psa 42:6 O my God, my soul is in despair ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 42:5-8, Romans 4:18-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Husbands, Love Your Wives Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Oct 27, 2021

Husband, if you’ll love the wife you have, you’ll may very well get the wife you want. It may take years of love and sacrifice to get there, but your sacrifice but will lead to your reward.

Open your Bibles to Ephesians 5:25-27 with me. We continue our year-long study of Ephesians and our recent series on marriage. Someone recently asked a wife why she chose to marry an obnoxious man. She quickly surveyed the available men and said, “Supply chain issues.” I am not claiming to be an ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:25-27

Denomination: Baptist

Returning From The Covid Exile

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Oct 17, 2021

This is the message for our first in-person, indoor service since the beginning of the pandemic of 2020/2021. It discusses the Exile and draws lessons from Nehemiah about living in Exile and coming out of Exile.

October 17, 2021 Sermon - Returning from Exile (1st Normal Public Service after 18 month Covid Pandemic) It is tremendous to be able to gather for the first time in 18 months. With the exception of the baptism service on August 1 of this year, we have not met together, in person, as the gathered ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Calm In The Storm

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 7, 2023

It isn’t Jesus’ job to calm our storms, but to calm our hearts so that we can face the storms with confidence and courage.

I just came back from attending my first General Assembly. It is sort of a cross between a political convention and a session of Congress. Commissioners are called together every year from all over the country to do the business of the church, and their decisions are expected to embody the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:35-41

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Humble Before God Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jul 14, 2023

A series looking at the practical words of wisdom from James

Submitting to God James 4:1-10 July 16, 2023 Have you ever wondered how some wars began? A war in Italy, which resulted in the death of thousands of men, began over a wooden bucket. In 1864, Spain attacked Peru in order to get their hands on Peruvian bird poop, which was a great fertilizer. In ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Gripe! Gripe! Gripe!

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jul 25, 2022

Everyone here has a reputation for something. But I hope it is not a reputation for bellyaching.

Illus: A woman went to a dentist to have a tooth extracted. • She asked the dentist how much will it cost? • He said it will cost seventy five dollars. • She began to grumble about the fee. • “Seventy five dollars for pulling out a tooth!, ” she exclaimed. “And it’s only a minute’s work. ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:14

Denomination: Baptist