Sentence Sermon When you pray for others, God listens to you and blesses them, and sometimes, when you are safe and happy, remember someone has prayed for you! Scripture Says … you also joining in helping us through your prayers, so that thanks may be given by many persons on our behalf for the favor bestowed on us through the prayers of many. 2 Corinthians 1:11 We give thanks to God always for all of you, making mention of you in our prayers; 1 Thessalonians 1:2 With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints,Ephesians 6:18 The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much. James 5:16
Sentence Sermon Peace may be translated “harmony.” Harmony with one’s self is integrity; harmony with life itself is gratitude; harmony with people is brotherhood; harmony with God is faith. All this adds up to the meaning of peace. It is the gift of Christ. - Oscar F. Blackwelder Scripture Says Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all [a]comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. - Philippians 4:6,7
Sentence Sermon When we put our cares in His hands, He puts His peace in our hearts. -Unknown Scripture Says Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. - Philippians 4:6, 7
Sentence Sermon Like a bird singing in the rain, let grateful memories survive in time of sorrow. - Robert Louis Stevenson Scripture Says Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. - Colossians 3:16
Sentence Sermon “Although the world is full of suffering it is also full of the overcoming of It.” - Helen Keller Scripture Says These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.” – John 16:33
God's October “Thistledown and goldenrod, and ironweed’s purple feather; Tall corn in shock, split milkweed pod, and crisp blue frosty weather; Golden maple, crimson oak, and elm trees brown and sober; A flight of geese, a wisp of smoke, mix well — that’s God’s October.” Robert K. Jennings God’s Timing of the Seasons In the past, He let all nations go their own way. Yet He has not left himself without testimony: He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; He provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy. Acts 14:16-17
Sentence Sermon The remarkable thing about fearing God is that when you fear God you fear nothing else, whereas if you do not fear God you fear everything else. Oswald Chambers Scripture Says And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. Matthew 10:28
Sentence Sermon The vague and tenuous hope that God is too kind to punish the ungodly has become a deadly opiate for the consciences of millions. A.W. Tozer Scripture Says These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” Matthew 25:46 So having overlooked the times of ignorance, God is now proclaiming to mankind that all people everywhere are to repent. Acts 17:30 And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. Revelation 20:15
Sentence Sermon You are a Christian today because somebody cared. Now it’s your turn. Warren Wiersbe Scripture Says Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to follow all that I commanded you; and behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:19,20
Sentence Sermon “The Scriptures are shallow enough for a babe to come and drink without fear of drowning and deep enough for theologians to swim in without ever reaching the bottom.” -St. Jerome Scripture Says "In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ," -Ephesians 3:4
Sentence Sermon God will test you because he wants you to grow up. He wants you to mature. He wants you to develop a walk with Him that is not based on your fluctuating emotions but on your commitment to him as you learn to walk by faith. - Greg Laurie Scripture Says Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though some strange thing were happening to you... 1 Peter 4:12 ...We are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ... Ephesians 4:12
Sentence Sermon Faith is deliberate confidence in the character of God whose ways you may not understand at the time. -Oswald Chambers Scripture Says “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” declares the Lord. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways And My thoughts than your thoughts. - Isaiah 55:8-9
Sentence Sermon If you are a Christian, you are now the sworn foe of the legions of hell. Have no delusions about their reality or their hostility. But do not fear them. The God inside you terrifies them. They cannot touch you, let alone hurt you. But they can still seduce and they will try. They will also oppose you as you obey Christ. If you are serious about Christ being your Lord and God, you can expect opposition. But life with Jesus can be an exhilarating and reassuring experience of constant triumph over evil forces. - John White Scripture Says Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though some strange thing were happening to you;but to the degree that you share the sufferings of Christ, keep on rejoicing, so that also at the revelation of His glory you may rejoice with exultation. 1 Pet. 4:12-13
Sentence Sermon If you completely give of yourself physically, you become exhausted. But when you give of yourself spiritually, you get more strength. Oswald Chambers Scripture Says For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline. 1 Tim. 1:7 He gives strength to the weary,And to the one who lacks might He increases power. Isaiah 40:29 I will strengthen you, I will also help you, I will also uphold you with My righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10
Sentence Sermons “It is better to walk alone than with a crowd going the wrong direction.” Diane Grant “What we go after here determines where we go in the hereafter.” Anonymous “One of the hardest decisions, you’ll ever face in life is choosing whether to walk away or try harder.” Anonymous Scripture Says Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil. So then do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. Ephesians 5:15-17
Sentence Sermon Since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special regard to those who, by the accidents of time, or place, or circumstances, are brought into closer connection with you. Augustine Scripture Says So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith. Galatians 6:10
Sentence Sermon God doesn't expect the impossible from us. He wants us to expect the impossible from Him! Dwight L. Moody Scripture Says With God all things are possible. Matthew 19:26
Sentence Sermon When all the suns and nebulae have passed away, each one of you will still be alive. C. S. Lewis Scripture Says And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life. 1 John 5:20
Sentence Sermon Give us grace and strength to persevere. Give us courage and gaiety and the quiet mind. Spare to us our friends and soften to us our enemies. Give us the strength to encounter that which is to come, that we may be brave in peril, constant in tribulation, temperate in wrath and in all changes of fortune, and down to the gates of death loyal and loving to one another. -Robert Louis Stevenson Scripture Says Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:16. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life. Rev. 2:10 For of His fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace. John 1:16 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed; 2 Corinthians 9:8 “In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you, for this is the Law and the Prophets. Matthew 7:1
Sentence Sermon Joy is the serious business of heaven. C. S. Lewis Scripture Says His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’ Matthew 25:21 These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full. John 15:11 and But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22, 23