Sermons on Unsung Heroes:

Chapter Division- A Boon Or A Bane???

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on May 30, 2025

Bringing out some Scriptural truths hitherto hidden by inadvertent Chapter Division

*Chapter Division a boon or a bane?* Dear Ones' in the Lord, While the exercise of Chapter Division by Archbishop of Canterbury Stephen Langton in the 13th Century was ostensibly done with good intentions of enabling Bible readers to more conveniently navigate through the Scriptures, has it ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 22:5, Genesis 23:1-2, Romans 4:24-25, Romans 5:1, Hebrews 10:38-39, Hebrews 12:1-3  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: *other

David Volunteered

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Jul 18, 2023

There was no question that David was the underdog. But there was also no question about God’s help. How do we face our giants? There were odds, there was opposition and there was Divine help.

DAVID VOLUNTEERED Text: 1 Samuel 17:38 - 50 When I was a kid, I was a crack shot with a sling shot. My grandfather, Cecil had a patent on a couple of sling shots he designed. He designed sling shots that you could literally hunt deer with using an arrow. It was one of his sling shots that ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:38-50

Denomination: United Methodist

The Unlikely Leader Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Dec 21, 2024

This is the 10th Sermon in the Series from the Book of Judges, "Spiritual Decay".

Series: Spiritual Decay [#10] THE UNLIKELY LEADER Judges 11:1-40 Introduction: We are going to study the story of Jephthah, an unlikely hero. We will uncover profound truths about God’s ability to use those whom the World might overlook. Jephthah’s journey begins in a place most of us can ...read more

Scripture: Judges 11:1-40

Denomination: Baptist

God’s Pogs

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jan 8, 2025

God will not look you over for medals degrees or diplomas, but for scars. - Elbert Hubbard

If you have ever served in the military, you have heard the term POG (pronounced pogue). It means Persons Other than Grunt or noncombatants. Grunts being the ones in the firefight. POGs are often behind the lines a good ways such as medical, financial, personnel, logistics and such personnel. ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:35-40

Denomination: Baptist

Like A Good Neighbor

Contributed by David Dunn on Nov 1, 2025

Heaven’s mercy rescues us so that we may rescue others—turning strangers into neighbors and ordinary moments into living parables of grace.

Heaven’s mercy rescues us so that we may rescue others—turning strangers into neighbors and ordinary moments into living parables of grace. Texts: Keywords: Compassion Mercy Hospitality Grace Neighbor We’ve all heard the slogan: “Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there.” It’s ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:16-18, Matthew 25:35-40, James 2:14-17, Titus 3:4-5, Luke 10:25-37  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

To Gain The Victory

Contributed by Raymond Perkins on Jan 24, 2003

A lesson designed to show what one must do to be victorious in the Lord.

TO GAIN THE VICTORY Joshua 5:13-6:21 INTRODUCTION: Many of the present generation may not remember that Sergeant Alvin York, a native Tennessean, was the most famous soldier of World War I. Neither do they realize that Alvin C. York was a most unlikely man to become a legendary hero. York felt ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Faith Of David

Contributed by Lee Henry on Jul 30, 2006

David’s victory over Goliath is presented as an encouragement for us to develop the same kind of faith to conquer our giants.

The Faith of David I Samuel 17 The story of David and Goliath is one of if not the best known story of the Bible. When Thressia and I lived in Lubbock there was a bible class teacher at the Broadway church that had a unique way of teaching the story of David and Goliath. He constructed a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:1-54

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Games Church Folk Play

Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 5, 2007

Are the people in your church playing games? Paul has the solution.

GAMES CHURCH FOLK PLAY 1 Corinthians INTRO: Some victories are too costly — a Pyrrhic victory! Pyrrhus was king of Epirus about three hundred years before Christ’s birth. Had he been born in a powerful country, he may have stood out today as does Alexander the Great and Napoleon. However, one of ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Flood Series

Contributed by Stephen Todd on Apr 10, 2003

This sermon addresses some issues concerning the flood, but emphasizes the grace involved in the ark.

Genesis 6:9-8:22 January 26, 2003 Imagine a future without dry land. A future where the earth, covered in water, has evolved into a gritty, nautical society held together by determination and ingenuity. The inhabitants of this once-flourishing planet cling to life on incredible floating cities, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 2:5-9

Denomination: Baptist

Mountain Top Experience

Contributed by Curt Cizek on Sep 15, 2007

We sometimes have spiritual highs and we’d like to maintain them but we have to stay grounded in reality and do the work of Jesus - communicate the Gospel to a lost and dying world.

Mountain Top Experience – Promise Keepers – Share your story with a neigbhor How did you respond after this experience? I wanted to stay. Can’t stay though. Problem with staying on the mountain top - No blasted good to anyone else 1. We are up so high that can’t connect with anyone else – we ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:1-13

Denomination: Lutheran

A Living Dog Is Better Than A Dead Lion Series

Contributed by Olusegun Ayobami Sanni on Jan 9, 2018

There is hope for everyone of us because “when there is life, there is hope” and a dead person, whatever important and noble he could have been cannot change anything.

Introduction: Dog was one of the most an unclean and despicable creature to the Jews; but a living one is better than a lion that is dead already. The most despicable living man’s state is preferable to that of the mot noble that has died impenitent. Thus it is better to be a live coward than a ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 9:1-13

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Good Wife And A Mean-Spirited Husband

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Apr 20, 2014

I used to work as a tour guide in a Scottish castle, so I was used to telling this kind of anecdote. See if you can recognise this one. It is not about Scottish clans and lands. It comes from the Bible.

A GOOD WIFE AND A MEAN-SPIRITED HUSBAND. This is a true story concerning a wise woman, a foolish chieftain, and a band of outlaws. The leader of the outlaws was an honourable man who, like Robin Hood in England, had unjustly fallen into disfavour with the ruler of the land. Whereas Robin Hood ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 25:2-42

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Guarantor Of Perfection Forever Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on May 6, 2019

The Hebrew Christians 2000 years ago beleived in the High Priest Melchizedek who was not part of Israel and so they were encouraged to believe in the New High Priest Forever, the Guarantor of Perfection, Jesus Christ!

Let us start by reading Genesis 14:11-24; page…… Now please turn to the Letter to the Hebrews Chapter 7….. That story in Genesis 14 is the background of Hebrews 7. Remember that the Letter was originally written to Hebrews about 2000 years ago who became Believers of Jesus Christ. The Letter was ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 7:1-22

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Know Your Enemy

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Nov 7, 2017

We have an enemy that has already been defeated, but just doesn’t act like it yet.

Know Your Enemy November 5, 2017 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: We have an enemy that has already been defeated, but just doesn’t act like it yet. Focus Passage: Ephesians 6:10-12 Introduction: Two 6 year olds struggled with the problem of the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-12

Denomination: Baptist

The Martyr's Mindset

Contributed by Samuel Sampson on Aug 27, 2018

We are not called to be martyrs in Christianity, but we are called to love God even to the point of readily giving up this temporal life if need be.

—The Martyrs Mindset— "Let those of us who are mature think this way, and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal that also to you."—Philippians 3:15 We find quite often nowadays in the news, stories like: —'3 men summarily executed by Saudi authorities for converting to ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:3-23, Acts 7:51-60