Sermons on What Can Only You Do:

Who Do You Trust?

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Aug 25, 2025

God is in control, even when the world seems out of control. Kings, Presidents, and Prime Ministers can’t fix everything. Legislation can’t make people ethical. Psalm 146 makes that clear: “Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save.”

We live in a broken world. What can we do about it? We could anxiously obsess over all the turmoil and moral decay, or rest in God. Worry is fretting over things we can’t control. Prayer is taking our concerns to the One who can change things. God is in control, even when the world seems out ...read more

Denomination: Congregational

What You Were - You Are No More

Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Apr 25, 2001

AN ONTIME SERMON ALLOWING THE BORN AGAIN CHRISTIAN TO SEE THAT NO MATTER WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY YOU USED TO DO, YOU HAVE BEEN TRANSFORMED.

INTRODUCTION THE TERM NEW REFERS TO THE SPIRITUAL TRANSFORMATION THAT OCCURS WITHIN THE OLD MAN THAT YOU WERE BEFORE YOU BECAME A CHRISTIAN OR A NEW CREATION; IN A SENSE, THIS TRANSFORMATION COULD BE COMPARED TO THE RENOVATING OF AN OLD HOUSE OR THE RESTORING OF AN OLD CAR, BOTH WHICH TAKE THE ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God Can't Abandon You Series

Contributed by David Elvery on Oct 2, 2006

A series on 5 things God can’t do. This considers the fact that God can’t abandon us

5 Things God Can’t Do – 3) God Can’t Abandon you. Ps 22 Gladstone Baptist Church – 16/1/05 pm (Adapted from “When you Feel Abandoned” – By David Elvery) We are at the halfway mark of a series looking at 5 things that God Can’t do. We’ve looked at the fact that God can’t lie. It is against his ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 22:1-17, Psalm 22:1

Denomination: Baptist

What God Can't Do Doesn't Exist PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 14, 2023

This sermon encourages us to affirm our faith, build on Christ's love, and embrace the hope offered by our all-powerful, all-healing, and ever-hopeful God.

Good morning, beloved family of God. We gather here today, not as mere individuals, but as a collective body of Christ, united in faith and love. We are here to seek solace, strength, and guidance from the divine words of our Heavenly Father. It is in His word that we find the power to face the ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 32:17

Topics: Power, God

What To Expect God Can Do In Our Old Age!

Contributed by Tony Abram on Jun 21, 2016

Many times when people find that they cannot do as much as they did in the past, they feel as if God cannot use them in their old age.

WHAT TO EXPECT GOD CAN DO IN OUR OLD AGE! Deuteronomy 34:1-34:7 Many times when people find that they cannot do as much as they did in the past, they feel as if God cannot use them in their old age. In this sermon outline we just list a few of the many blessing the aged can expect and to ask and ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 34:1-7

What Is Your Name? Series

Contributed by Charles Cockroft on Aug 12, 2007

Your life can Change if you do not believe what the world says about you.

What is your Name? We are looking at life changing Questions asked by God. Where are you? Who said you were naked? Why are you mad at me? Why are you laughing? Today we are looking at: What is your Name? The importance of a name can easily be understood when we look back to the early ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:24-31, Luke 8:26-36

Denomination: Assembly Of God

We Are Called Christians. Do You Know What That Means?

Contributed by Damien Saylor on Dec 8, 2019

Did you know that, in scripture, to be called a Christian was actually a put down?

Sermon- We are called Christians. Q- Do you feel a sense of pride, or good, to be called a Christian? - As Christians, we generally like the fact that we’re called Christians. - We say, I’m a Christian, I go to church! - Notably we’re known for our kindness, welcoming, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 11:26

Denomination: Baptist

Good Works Will Not Save You

Contributed by Dennis King on Jul 31, 2018

Nothing we can do on earth, except accept Jesus as our savior, is good enough to place us inside Heaven's door.

Many theologians agree that the first biblical reference to a revealed truth of a coming Messiah is found in Genesis, chapter three, verses 14 and 15, “And the Lord God said unto the serpent, because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon ...read more

Scripture: John 1:12-13

Denomination: Baptist

Do You Want To Be Healed? PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 14, 2023

This sermon explores God's promise of healing, emphasizing that faith, hope, and our divine inheritance can lead to spiritual and physical restoration.

Good morning, beloved congregation. I am filled with joy to see each of your faces today as we gather together in this sacred space, a sanctuary where the echoes of our collective faith resonate. Today, we find ourselves standing on the precipice of a profound truth, a truth that has the power to ...read more

Scripture: John 5:2

Topics: Healing

The Most Important Question You Can Ask

Contributed by Nicky Evans on Jul 14, 2011

Looking at and answering the questions asked by Nicodemus (John 3: 1-21), the Rich Young Ruler (Luke 18:18 ) and Paul's jailer (Acts 16:30)) and that is 'What Must I Do To Be Saved?'

This is the very familiar account of Nicodemus coming one evening to speak to Jesus which results in that very famous discourse about the need to be ‘born again’ and culminating with John 3:16 ‘For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

"Get Ready”

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Dec 11, 2018

The message is what we do to get ready for the next Advent.

Get Ready Luke 3:1-6 1. Get Ready For Christmas by allowing God to open you • Some of the rulers mentioned were certainly not open to God • Tiberius was an emperor known for his cruelty and severity. • Pontius Pilate was also renowned for his brutal massacres of the Jewish people • The family of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:1-6

Denomination: Methodist

Do You Wonder If God Approves Of You?

Contributed by Anoop Samuel on Sep 11, 2015

Do you care about God's approval? Imagine a form that you have to fill out to get approval from God. What will that form be? What should be the information in that form to get the approval?

Do you care about God's approval? Do you wonder if God is pleased with your Christian life? How can you make sure that God approves of your life that he gave you? For approval, there has to be law/rules, approver and someone who needs approval. Imagine a form that you have to fill out to get ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:1

Denomination: Pentecostal

What Are You Seeking? Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Nov 18, 2007

How do respond to a change in your environment? When Jesus comes on the scene he forces us to think in new ways. Learn how his early disciples dealt with the coming of a big change: the Messiah.

How do you want people to think of you? I guess it depends on the situation-and your age. When I was younger I wanted to be cool, and I was so not. Today I could be thought of in many roles: husband, son, father, pastor, writer, or musician. When I’m with other pastors I could want to be thought of ...read more

Scripture: John 1:35-51

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

What Is In Your Hand? (Part 3) Series

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 21, 2015

Can you see the situation more clearly from God's vantage point? Do you need to take courageous action in the face of insults and fearful circumstances? Do you trust that God will give you victory? Remember, God's opinion is the only one that matters.

Opening illustration: In July 1947, the British Navy was confronted by a defiant but unarmed ship of Jewish refugees - Holocaust survivors - who were intent on emigrating to colonial Palestine. As Robert Mackey explains on the New York Times' Lede Blog, the Brits responded to the incursion of the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:40-49

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Some Things Only Babies Should Do

Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Oct 3, 2006

Why we need revival

Introduction My daughter is really close to walking on her own. The other night as we were trying to get her to take some steps, it occurred to me the reasons we need revival. Baby Christians need revival because it can jump start some spiritual growth. In a few nights of focused ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan