New sermon series! Show your church how to live without fear.

SermonCentral Logo SermonCentral Logo Sermon Central
Sermons
Free Sermons and Sermon Outlines for Preaching :

In Sermons: showing 46-60 of 201

Filter Results
Close Filters

Scripture

Rating

Date

Denominations

Language

Structure

Sermon Type

Audience

Popular Preaching Resources

New Sermon Series Now Available

Everything you need for your next series

AI Sermon Generator

Generate sermon ideas with a safe, secure tool for solid preaching.

Biblical Sermon Calendar

Customizable sermon manuscripts for verse-by-verse preaching

Sermon Research Assistant

Free custom sermon in 5-10 minutes!

Topical Sermon Calendar

Preach with creativity and impact throughout the year

Sermon Kits for Preaching

I Desire Mercy Not Sacrifice

Experiencing the mercy of God in our lives

Ready & Faithful

Looking to Jesus for help now and hope in the future

Why Suffering?

Help your church understand God's plan in pain

  • Try PRO

    Confident Preaching

    Try PRO free and preach with confidence when people need it most.
    Free to start now
  • Peter Loughman avatar

    A Series Of Providential Events Series

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Apr 24, 2009
    based on 17 ratings
     | 12,166 views

    Is the hand of God with you during good times, or maybe, God has brought you to terrible times as well. Why would the hand of God leave us in difficult times?

    The right place at the right time. Coincidence? Happenstance? Good fortune? The wrong place at the wrong time. Bad luck? Fate? Accidental? When an amazing and wonderful thing happens in our life we say that the hand of God was certainly with us….does that mean that when something bad happens in ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Peter Loughman avatar

    Three Funerals And A Famine Series

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Apr 21, 2009
    based on 12 ratings
     | 10,219 views

    God is a specialist in the unfeasible, in the impractical, in the nonviable, in the unworkable, in the unthinkable, in the unimaginable, and, in the inconceivable.

    We had been living in New Jersey for about three weeks and were wanting to try out different things to get the “East Coast” experience. We both grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, and honestly, New Jersey was a complete mystery to us. Some friends recommended that we eat at a diner, for diners ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Peter Loughman avatar

    I Believe! Help Me In My Unbelief

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Apr 13, 2009
    based on 8 ratings
     | 7,616 views

    A person can grow up in a Christian home and still not believe. Here is practical application to help folks move beyond their unbelief. Preached on Easter, but applicable any Sunday.

    So, I’m walking through the Museum of Biblical Archeology in Jerusalem, and I’m walking through an area with various kinds of pottery on display, and there in front of me is this absolutely perfectly preserved water jug. It stopped me cold. Now understand, as far as ancient pottery goes, it is ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Peter Loughman avatar

    Continue In The Faith Series

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Mar 31, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,696 views

    John offers three practical ways to remain in the faith: Do not let others redefine who Jesus is; Grow your agape love; Do not listen to false teachers.

    Katie and I got married a little over 21 years ago. We wanted a simple wedding ceremony, a simple reception - a few friends, some family, a little cake, some punch and that was it. But then, the relatives got involved. Sound familiar? What started out as an uncomplicated and straightforward ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Peter Loughman avatar

    Confidence Series

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Mar 31, 2009
    based on 10 ratings
     | 9,061 views

    Where do we place our confidence? In the Lord Jesus Christ.

    Open your bibles with me to the book of Psalms, chapter 18. What is the shortest chapter in the Bible? Psalms 117 What is the longest chapter in the Bible? Psalm 119 Which chapter is in the center of the Bible? Psalm 118 There are 594 chapters before Psalm 118 and there are 594 chapters ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Peter Loughman avatar

    Agape Love Series

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Mar 17, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 34,628 views

    The Beatles said it best when they sang, “all you need is love” …...and then they broke up. We cannot agape love on our own, we need God to enable us to agape love.

    How can I love? They hurt me. They said this thing that hurt me. I tried to ignore it. I said to myself, “It doesn’t matter, move on, be mature about it, it was just this dumb little thing. But still, I kept thinking about it. I wanted to put it out of my mind, I didn’t want to think about it….but ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Peter Loughman avatar

    Distinguishing Reality From Fantasy Series

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Feb 24, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,710 views

    John shows us an easy and effective way to evaluate if a Christian teaching is real or fantasy.

    In the late 1980’s I was interviewing at various corporations in the San Francisco Bay Area for a position in one of the fast track executive programs that were being offered to recent college graduates, of which I was one. In many of these corporations I would go through a series of interviews ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Peter Loughman avatar

    Crisscross Double Cross Series

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Feb 24, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,271 views

    We are secure in our faith. John tells us that those who walk away from the faith were never a part of the faith to begin with.

    In 1936, when delays slowed construction, over $130,000 was invested in a novel safety feature: a vast net -- similar to a circus net -- suspended under the Golden Gate Bridge. The safety net extended ten feet wider than the bridge’s width and fifteen feet further than the roadway’s length. It gave ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Peter Loughman avatar

    Old Is New Series

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jan 28, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,012 views

    John shows us another way we can analyze if we or others in the church are doing well in our Christian walk - love.

    This is a true story. Paul and William decided that they really wanted to become godly men. So they started meeting with one another to pray and encourage one another; they even set goals for themselves and their behavior, and were accountable to each other. At one point Paul decided that he ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Peter Loughman avatar

    The Ministry Of Silly Walks Series

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jan 19, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,209 views

    Sin in a person’s life is not what determines if they are truly a Christian or not, John tells us one practical way to evaluate ourselves in our Christian walk.

    A pastor and his wife were vacationing in Estes Park, Colorado, and were having breakfast in a local coffee shop. It was empty except for four men at another table. One was mocking Christianity; in particular, the resurrection of Christ. He went on and on about what a stupid teaching that was. The ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Peter Loughman avatar

    The Light And The Lie Series

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jan 12, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,953 views

    It turns out CONFESSION is an important aspect of remaining in the light along with the obvious - Understanding Scripture and following the Holy Spirit.

    A man and his wife are awakened at 3 o’clock in the morning by a loud pounding on their door. The man gets up and goes to the door where a drunken stranger in the pouring rain is asking for a push. “Not a chance” says the husband - “It’s three o’clock in the morning!” He slams the door and ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Peter Loughman avatar

    Christian Funeral Message For A Majority Of Mormons In Attendance.

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jan 9, 2009
    based on 9 ratings
     | 6,019 views

    Jim was a believer, but most of his family are Mormon.

    NOTE TO READER: Message starts off theological, then the eulogy is inserted in the middle, and then the theological is completed. I attempted to address some Mormon beliefs by stating true Christian understandings. May our Lord Jesus bless you in the building of your funeral message. “whether we ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Peter Loughman avatar

    Inconceivable Series

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jan 6, 2009
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,966 views

    How powerful is your faith? A better question: How powerful is WHO you place your faith in?

    Is this logic true…. I believe I am successful – therefore I am successful. I believe I will prevail – therefore I prevail. I believe in God – therefore there is a God. If I believe in something strong enough, does my belief somehow shape the resulting situation, reality, event? We have all seen ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Peter Loughman avatar

    Nihilism Is Not Practical

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Dec 29, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,308 views

    Life is not meaningless, we gain meaning in life through the person of Jesus Christ.

    In college one of the jobs I had was working in a medical file warehouse. Talk about mundane, boring, monotonous. These were huge warehouses that contained millions of files from hospitals all over the San Francisco Bay Area. I did one of three things: I pulled a file for a patient in a hospital ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Peter Loughman avatar

    Silent Night, Holy Night

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Dec 24, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,008 views

    The difficult times, the pain, the suffering, the prayers that seemed to go unanswered, none of that meant that God had left them out in the cold and none of those things mean that God has left you out in the cold.

    There we were, literally halfway around the world, standing on the edge of a very steep hill, really, almost a cliff, and we were overlooking an expanse of well manicured fields. It was a great spot. We could see every corner of the wide canyon in front of us. We stood on one of the many rocky ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational