Sermons on Use:

How The Holy Spirit Helps Us Realize That God Is Greater Than Any Problem

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

If you’re a worrier, there’s hope for you too! Rick Warren, author of The Purpose-Driven Life, wrote: "When you think about a problem over and over in your mind, that’s called worry. When you think about God’s Word over and over in your mind, that’s medit

How the Holy Spirit Helps You Become Greater than Your Problem (Phil. 4:13) Illustration: Everyone worries occasionally, but I was once a "professional worrier." My daily preoccupation was mulling over my worries, one by one. Then one day I had to face an uncomfortable medical test, and I was ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 11:2

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How Can The Lord Help Us Find Comfort During The Loss Of A Dear Friend?

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

How can we find comfort during the loss of a family member or friend? 1.

How can we find comfort during the loss of a family member or friend? 1. Ask the Lord to be your comforter in times of grief. Paul writes, "Who comforts us in all our sorrow so that we can offer others, in their sorrows, the consolation that we have received from God ourselves." (2 Cor. 1 :4) 2. ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How The Holy Spirit Can Help Us Show Respect, Kindness & Love To All

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 19, 2004

Robert E. Lee was asked to comment on one of his worst critics. He said, "I believe he is a fine General." Confused that he would say something nice about an enemy, Lee said, "You asked me to tell you what I thought of him, not what he thought of me."

How The Holy Spirit Can Help Us Show Respect, Kindness and Love for All People Luke 6:27-31 "Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you... Do to others as you would have them do to you." Illustration: If you bite and devour ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:27-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Dont Waste Your Sorrows :god Heals The Broken Hearted And Uses Them To Heal

Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Oct 30, 2006

THIS SERMON IS ABOUT NOT WASTING YOUR SORROWS BECAUSE GOD HEALS THE BROKEN HEARTED AND USES THEM TO HEAL THE BROKEN HEARTED AND HIGHLIGHTS THE FOLLOWING 1. PROXIMITY 2. POSSIBILITY 3. PITY 4. PARTNERSHIP 5. POWER 6. PROLIFERATE 7. PERFUME

DONT WASTE YOUR SORROWS : GOD HEALS THE BROKEN HEARTED AND USES THEM TO HEAL THE BROKEN HEARTED ************************************************************************************************ OUTLINE 1. PROXIMITY 2. POSSIBILITY 3. PITY 4. PARTNERSHIP 5. POWER 6. PROLIFERATE 7. PERFUME THE ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:3-4

Denomination: Pentecostal

How The Holy Spirit Helps Us Identify And Remove The Masks People Hide Behi

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Sep 17, 2006

The Holy Spirit convicts us of any form of dependency other than Jesus Christ. Jesus said to the Pharisees, "You hypocrites; as it is written: ‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.

How The Holy Spirit Helps Us Identify and Remove the Masks People Hide Behind Mark 7:6-7:8 (NIV, NIRV, TNIV, KJV) 1. The Holy Spirit convicts us of any form of dependency other than Jesus Christ. Jesus said to the Pharisees, "You hypocrites; as it is written: ‘These people honor me ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Why Should We Use Sound Judgment To Consider Our Place In The Body Of Chris

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jan 2, 2002

Why Should We Use Sound Judgment to Consider Our Place in the Body of Christ? – Rom. 12:3

Why Should We Use Sound Judgment to Consider Our Place in the Body of Christ? – Rom. 12:3 As Americans we can be very competitive and outspoken about our success. One enduring characteristics about Americans is our freedom to speak our mind as given to us by the first amendment. We love our ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How To Use 10 Weapons To Disarm The Devil In Your Life (Part 3 Of 4)

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Oct 20, 2003

We must faithfully stand on the gospel if we are going to successfully engage in spiritual warfare.

How To Use 10 Weapons That Can Disarm The Devil In Your Life "It’s the clothes that make the man" 3 of 4 Ephesians 6:15-16 * October 19, 2003 Chester’s First Baptist Church, Chester, Illinois Mike Fogerson, Speaker Introduction: The time: December 1944. Allied forces, after ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:15-16

Denomination: Baptist

Hope - His Overall Purpose Is Our Elevation - God Gives Us Cause To Hope!!

Contributed by John Gullick on May 18, 2004

A sermon that uses primary scripture Ezekiel chapter 37 1-11 as a lesson on hope.

His One Purpose is our Elevation. A philosopher of last century, Bertrand Russell was an outspoken atheist. He even wrote a book called Why I Am Not A Christian. When Russell was 81 years old, he was interviewed on a British Broadcasting Corporation radio talk show. The interviewer asked him what ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Soccer World Cup 2010 - 4 Reasons Why It Reminds Us Of The Christian Life

Contributed by Tim Hbc on Jun 15, 2010

A short Gospel talk for an family/all-age service.

Reasons why the Soccer World Cup reminds us of the Christian Life Introduction The world cup just started! I love soccer! These days I don’t play it - I watch it! But did you know that the World Cup reminds us of the Christian life?! 1. There’s a Prize to Win The dream of every Soccer ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:7-14

Denomination: Baptist

God’s Power Through God’s People #1: Us Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on Dec 5, 2011

A series of character sketches in the book of Acts, starting with all believers like us.

Acts 1:1-11 - God’s Power through God’s People #1: Us Today we are beginning a new series. Funny enough, it’s from a book about new beginnings. Today we are beginning a series on the book of Acts, the beginnings of the new covenant, the new relations between God and mankind, the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Giving Thanks As We Grow Older Sermon V: Let Us Give Thanks Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Sep 27, 2019

Thanksgiving changes life for the better as we remember God our Creator and others who cared enough to meet our needs - both material and spiritual. So, let us say as we pray: "Thanks be to God!"

LET US GIVE THANKS Psalm 118:1 “O give thanks unto the Lord, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 118:1

In What Way Sin Makes Us Light As Chaff, But At The Same Time Heavy As Lead.

Contributed by David Goering on Aug 12, 2018

In what way sin makes us light as chaff and heavy as lead and how the atoning work of Christ can change this for repentant sinners.

Psalms 1:4 "The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away." Psalms 38:4 "For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me." PROPOSITION: To use these texts and others to show How sin makes us light as chaff and heavy as lead, and ...read more

Three Truths About God’s Love That Move Us To Love Others Series

Contributed by Jordan Muck on Sep 9, 2016

Sermon series on 1 John

Series: 1 John Week: 21 Passage: 1 John 4:19-21 Title: Three Truths about God’s Love that Move us to Love Others Focus: Loving Others INTRODUCTION: Take a moment and think about what you do in the week. Now think about why you do those things. What is the reason in which you are doing the ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:19-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Forgive Us Our Debts: "A River Runs Through It" And The Lord's Prayer Series

Contributed by Bobby Gilles on Nov 3, 2015

Debt traps us in a life of despair. And it goes much deeper than financial debt. Jesus provides the only escape from a deeper, darker debt that is propelling us forward to a day of reckoning.

Good morning. My name is Bobby Gilles; I’m on staff here. For the past few weeks we’ve been preaching through the Lord’s Prayer, a prayer Jesus taught us to pray. Today we arrive at the final two verses: “Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. and lead ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:12-13

Denomination: Baptist

Why Do We Eat And Drink His Blood? Does It Really Empower Us?

Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on Nov 28, 2016

Take eat and drink of my body. That is a command our Lord Jesus made. There is no getting away from it, but should we do this. Why is it relevant, and where does the power emanate? Do we need to know? Can we wriggle out of it, with consequences?

This sermon was delivered to St Oswald’s, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland on the 16th August 2012; St Oswald’s is a Scottish Episcopal Church in the Dioceses of Glasgow and Dumfries. The readings for today are: 1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14 Ephesians 5:15-20 John 6:51-58 Prayer: "In the ...read more

Scripture: John 6:51-58

Denomination: Episcopal