SERMONS ON ENCOURAGEMENT

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ENCOURAGEMENT SERMON OUTLINES

The Simple Truth About Going to Church (6 of 15)

by Richard Bradley

I don't know, I think maybe I haven't given this sermon the correct title. Perhaps it ought to be called, ''The simple truth about not going to church'' because there are certainly a lot of folks not doing that these days. This church is no different than any other. There will always be those in every church that should...I don't know, I think maybe I haven't given this sermon the correct title. Perhaps it ought to be called, ''The simple truth about not going to church'' because there are certainly a lot of folks not doing that these days. This church is no different than any other. There will always be those in every church that should be engaging...

Encouragement Anyone? (6 of 9)

by Jeff Schreve

Please turn to 2nd Thessalonians chapter 2. We're going to finish chapter 2 tonight, verses 13 through 17.Now let me ask you a question. See if anybody knows history. I know we've got a history teacher in here, so he might know this. What is the state song of the State of Kansas? Does anybody know? What's that...

The Word of Encouragement (4 of 5)

by Frank Damazio

Introduction: Words. The power of our words is set out in the book of Proverbs as having positive or negative power. You already know how powerful words are. We can use our words to bring joy or sorrow, healing or hurt, discouragement or encouragement. Proverbs says words are like a hammer, a fire, a cup of cold water on a hot day. Have you ever known someone that believed in you and let you know it by frequently speaking words of encouragement and praise? This is the kind of person who made you believe in yourself, in your future, and that you could do whatever it takes to get there.I. THE POWER OF...

The People of the Church - Part 3 (3 of 10)

by Ernest Easley

So, how is your CHURCHLIFE? If you could measure your CHURCHLIFE on a scale from 1 to 10 with 10 being the best, what would be your score? 1? 5?10? Perhaps somewhere between 5-10? Would you even have a score? Do you have a CHURCHLIFE? Do you know why God intends for you to have a healthy and happy CHURCHLIFE? Here's why: To strengthen your CHRISTIANLIFE! To strengthen your HOMELIFE! To strengthen your WORKLIFE! To guide your SOCIALLIFE! No wonder the Bible tells us in Hebrews 10.24-25, "And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking...

Will God Allow You to Face More Than You Can Handle? (2 of 5)

by Josh Malone

Words have power. - The words that we should value the most are God's Words. We need to know what the Bible says, and what it doesn't say. - We need good theology, not just snappy one liners. Here is one today for us to think through... and it's a little more difficult because a lot of is about how you mean it. - ''God won't give you ... or allow into your life... more than you can handle.'' - Is that true?

Encouragement (8 Of 10)

by Fenton Moorhead

Head, who just played the piano, Melissa, please come up here and talk with me. Melissa is a very, very unusual person, and likely, there is something about her very different from everybody here today. Most of us here know our exact birthdays, right? You know your exact birthday. Melissa doesn't know that. I want you to...

Encouragement in Ministry (16 of 26)

by Jordan Easley

[Differences between Cairo, Egypt and Cleveland, TN] You don't have to travel very far... before you can find yourself in a completely different world. Parts of our own city look different, feel different, and even smell different. I mean, think about it: One part of our town smells like chocolate. Another part of our town smells like diapers. You know it's true! There are different worlds represented, even right here at home. In parts of our town, you'll see poverty. In other parts of town, you'll see prosperity. Even within our region...

Practicing Encouragement

by Ron Clarkson

WELCOME: Welcome this morning as we conclude our series "The Power of Encouragement." Last week we took a look at the "Portrait of an Encourager." If you would like that tape, fill out the perforated card with that request and we can either mail it to you or you can pick it up next week at the information table. This morning we will explore "Practicing Encouragement." Let's go to the Father together, asking him to show us how we can become better encouragers. PRAYER: Father, each person here this morning has in this past week needed encouragement. Some of us may have received that encouragement, Father...

Echoes of Encouragement (11 of 13)

by Bailey Smith

Maybe you remember Naomi. She had her name changed to Marah because her life had been bitter. If there is one predominant word that would describe the feeling I find among pastors and church workers across America, it is the word discouragement. America needs to be encouraged...

Regifting Encouragement (2 of 4)

by Steve Jones

Sermon Summary: We can re-gift encouragement by seeing 1) The Need for Encouragement, 2) The Qualities of an Encourager, and 3) The Power of Encouragement. INTRODUCTION: DEAR ABBY: I have been retired from teaching for many years, and would like to share a lesson I learned that stands out in my memory like no other. I was young and teaching math at the junior high school level. We had worked hard on a new concept all week, and the students were very stressed. They were frowning, frustrated and carping at each other and me. Wanting to stop the crankiness before it got out of hand, I asked...

Encouragement--the Barnabas Factor (7 Of 11)

by Jim Henry

I received a note one time from a guy - I don't even know this guy - but he sent me this note: ''Good morning, Jim. I was so tired when I began the new year that it was some time before I finally got around to read a little book I had had for several months titled, 'Satan Loves Tired People.''' Any of you tired here this morning? Well, maybe you can identify with this. He quoted John Wimber's words in reference to the mind. Wimber said, ''Christian minds are landing fields for demons to parachute hindering thoughts onto.'' The fellow who wrote the note continued: ''My prayer for you is that during this year God will protect you...

The Good of Friendship (3 of 4)

by Jason Dees

Our scripture reading for today comes from Hebrews 10:19-25 19 Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, 20 by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, 21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. 24 And let us consider how to stir up one...

The New Living Way (25 of 48)

by Jerry Vines

To this point in our study of the book of Hebrews, the writer of Hebrews has been driving home a point. The point he is driving home is-in the Lord Jesus Christ what we have in Him is better than anything we have previously experienced or known before. He is writing primarily to Hebrew Christians. He is saying to them that in the Lord Jesus Christ, you have a superior person. He is far better than Moses, He is far better than any high priest that you had in the Old Testament economy. In the Lord Jesus Christ you have a better provision. He has provided for our salvation in his death by the shedding of His blood on the cross...

A Letter of Encouragement (52 of 66)

by Tony Thomas

Several weeks ago I told you about taking two of our grandchildren zip-lining. That’s how spring break ended. The real story, however, is how spring break began. As Paul Harvey used to say, here’s the rest of the story! After the last service on March 26, we headed east. We arranged to meet our eldest daughter at LaRosa’s in Beavercreek, OH. We ate dinner together and then we took our two eldest grandchildren with us and headed south. We stayed at Holiday Inn in Cincinnati and got up the next morning, and drove to The Ark. The Ark is located on I-75 between Cincinnati, OH and Lexington, KY. It’s a life-sized replica...

Avenues of Encouragement (1 of 6)

by Robert Dawson

One of the lessons we all learn in life is that it is fairly easy to start something…it is much harder to finish it. Most people have unfinished projects around their home. Projects that were good ideas, needed to be done, would make life more efficient and easier but are still unfinished. Many of us know what it is like to start a new...

Dealing with Despair

by Christopher Harbin

"I am all alone." "No one understands me." "Nothing I do makes a difference." "No one cares about me or what I do." "My life amounts to nothing." "I'm insignificant." If we haven't said these things ourselves, we have all heard others say them. On the lips of others, they are easy phrases for us to correct. We can see through the shroud of despair surrounding these words on the lips of others. It is when these words come from our own lips that we have difficulty. We can encourage others to see the rest of the picture of their lives and actions, but what do we do with our own sense of despair?

Blessing Others Through My Church (Stewardship, Giving) (3 of 4)

by Stan Coffey

What makes a church great? Is it the buildings? Is it the preaching? Is it the congregation? Is it the size? Some people like big churches, others like a small church. Some like a country church, some a city church. I've been pastor of both kinds and both small and large churches can be called great churches if they have the right ingredients. How do you tell if your church is a country church? You might be in a country church if the call to worship is, "Y'all come on in!" If the preacher says "I'd like to ask Bubba to pray for the offering, and five guys stand up. You might be in a country church if the opening day of deer hunting...

Every Member Matters (3 of 8)

by James Merritt

INTRODUCTION: 1. [PowerPoint(r) on the anatomy of a body] 2. Thinking about a body, and the various parts and organs of a body, helps us to answer two very vital questions about the church: What does it mean to be a member of a church? and Why is being a member of a church different from being a member of any other institution or organization in the world? Well you will understand why membership matters and every member matters if you will begin to see the church as a body, and the members as the vital organs. In fact, that is what we are told in Rom. 12:5, ''In Christ we who are many form one body, and...

I Need Encouragement to Battle Anxiety

by Scott Maze

It's so appropriate that all our of money has the motto, ''In God We Trust.'' To understand why it's there, you have to go all the way back to the Civil War when a Pennsylvania pastor requested the Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase, place a Christian motto on our currency. Because of this request, Secretary Chase then instructed the Director of the Mint at Philadelphia, to prepare a motto, in a letter dated November 20, 1861: ''Dear Sir: No nation can be strong except in the strength of God, or safe except in His defense. The trust of our people in God should be declared on our national coins. You will cause a device to be prepared without unnecessary delay with a motto...