SERMONS ON GOD'S GOODNESS
Our sermon ideas God's Goodness will help you preach a powerful message. This is a critical topic for Christians to understand. Whether we go through tragic times, remember difficult times, or know those who are going through the unimaginable, holding onto this truth that God is good can be an anchor for our souls in the storms of life. Prepare your messages about God's goodness with sermon outlines or an entire sermon series.
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The Goodness of God
by Mark Baker
Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Rewarder - one who pays wages misthos, wages, apo, back, didomi, to give, is used by metonymy in Heb. 11:6, of God, as the Rewarder of those who seek after Him. Ask any Christian if they believe that God is good and they would certainly say, well of course. But believing that He is good is not the only requirement in pleasing Him. The Word we just read goes on to say, we must also believe that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. This sounds like...
The Goodness And Severity Of God
by Jesse Hendley
Anyone who understands the Book of Romans will certainly understand the Bible. Anyone who does not will certainly go amiss on God's Plan. We learn the great truth of GOD'S RIGHTEOUSNESS. We learn that the person who puts his faith in Christ has his sin question settled, and that there is no condemnation, no judgment, nothing ahead but glory for the child of God, so far as the salvation of his soul is concerned. Now we come to the 11th chapter. It starts with a great question. ''I say then, can God cast off His people?'' And the answer is, ''God forbid.'' Does God cast off some people, arbitrarily saving this one and rejecting...
Ruth - The Study of God's Goodness
by Zach Terry
The word ''husband'' is of Anglo-Saxon origin and means ''band of the house'' or ''house band.'' He is intended to be one who holds things together.But, a simple observing of the recent media outlets would seem to tell you that we aren't doing a very good job. It seems like every time you turn on the television you are presented with a new good husband gone bad. It all started in 1995 with O.J. Simpson as a seemingly story book romance turned in to a gruesome murder. Since then.... Mark Hacking, Scott Peterson, Jim McGreevy, Kobe Bryant and many others have been seen on practically every media out available...
God's Goodness Is For Me (1 of 3)
by Frank Damazio
I believe this series will touch every person's heart and bring encouragement and strength. This I know: God is for me! This truth is immovable. It is who God is and how God feels about you. Other people may forget you, ignore you, even work against you; but God is for you! If God has a calendar, your birthday is circled. If there is a tree in Heaven, He's carved your name in the bark. God is for you. In Isaiah 49:16, God says, ''See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; your walls are continually before Me.'' I pray that this series will go deep and lift you high. God is good and He is ready to help you right now. God is not...
The Fury of God's Goodness (1 of 3)
by Kerry Shook
Blindsided by betrayal ''They saw him in the distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him. 'Here comes that dreamer!' they said to each other.'' Gen. 37:5; 18-19 (NIV) - Blindsided by change ''So when the Midianite merchants came by, his brothers pulled Joseph up out of the cistern and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.'' Gen. 37:28 (NIV) - Blindsided by temptation ''... after a while his master's wife took notice of Joseph and said, 'Come to bed with me!' And though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be with her....
Trusting God's Goodness When Life Is Bad
by Fenton Moorhead
One of my favorite stories is about a lady going on an airplane trip, and she went into the little shop there in the airport, bought herself a magazine and a package of cookies, and she prepared to go on her trip. And she sat down, and had a little bit of time before her plane was going to leave and so she began to read her magazine, and she heard the distinct sound of cellophane next to her, and she looked over and the man sitting next to her, in a little airport, you know, little table next to the chair there, and that man was actually helping himself to one of her cookies. And she thought, ''What nerve, who does he think he is?'' So she reached...
Triumph Over Trouble (11 of 20)
by Stan Coffey
I hope tonight that God will bless your heart as we share together from the book of Romans. If you have your Bible I want us to turn to the eighth chapter once again. I believe that I could teach for a year just from the eighth chapter of Romans. I don't intend to do that but it could be done because of the wealth and the material in this chapter. But I want us tonight to read another of the promises of God. I spoke Sunday morning on the Greatest Promise in the Bible which is Romans 8:1 that "There is no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus." What a wonderful promise it is to know that those who are in Christ Jesus will...
God Is Good All the Time! (4 of 8)
by Roger Thomas
Introduction: Why do bad things happen to good people? Philosophers have debated that question for centuries. But it's not the big philosophical problems that trouble most of us. It's the ones closer to home. It's like what they say about surgery. Do you know the difference between major surgery and minor surgery? If it's someone else being operated on, it's minor surgery. If it's you, it's major surgery! Everyone in this room has weathered some storms in life. Some more than others. I am no exception. Rose and I have lived through some days we thought would never end. We've had our share of financial struggles...
Experiencing God in Suffering
by Joe Alain
Life Application: God wants to grow us in our experiences of suffering. God uses a variety of spiritual disciplines and experiences to grow us spiritually. One way that we grow spiritually and become conformed into the likeness of Christ is as we read, study, and apply God's Word. Another very powerful way that we mature in Christ is through our experiences of suffering. God wants us to grow us in our experiences of suffering. Two verses are very important as they relate to our spiritual growth. The first is Romans 8:29 which forms part of our text today. In that verse we are told that we have been ''predestined to be conformed to...
How God Redeems Our Suffering (4 of 4)
by Steve Jones
What do I mean by the word ''redeem'' in the title of this message? Redeem can be take in one of two ways. First, ''to buy back'' as when you redeem a coupon at the store the store is buying it back from you. Or you redeem something at the pawn shop - you're buying it back. The second definition is make something worthwhile. In this lesson that's how I'm using the word. To offset a bad effect with something good. Remember the movie ''Rocky'' starring Sylvester Stallone (I'm talking about the first one)? Think how confusing it could be if you tuned into to the conclusion of that movie, having never seen it before. You would...
Does Everything Happen For A Reason? (1 of 5)
by Larry Osborne
WHEN BAD STUFF HAPPENS: - The Good News: Everything happens for a reason. - The Bad News: It's not always the reason we hoped for! ALWAYS READ THE LARGE PRINT! Romans 8:28/ John 14:15/ Romans 1:6-7; 1 Timothy 6:12-14 and 2 Timothy 1:9 - The Promise: It says, "In all things God works for good" - NOT "all things are good!" - Two "Large Print" Conditions: If we love God AND if we're part of God's family. TWO REASONS WHY A BAD THING MIGHT BE A GOOD THING Genesis 50:20/ 2 Corinthians 1:3-6/ Hebrews 12:5-12 1. If God has something better in mind. 2. If it's a necessary step toward a greater...
From Pain to Purpose (3 of 3)
by Kerry Shook
‘‘Moreover we know that to those who love God, who are called according to His plan, everything that happens fits into a pattern for good.’’ Romans 8:28 (Ph) 1. RELEASE MY RESENTMENT ‘‘Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.’’’ Luke 23:34 (NIV) 2. EMPATHIZE WITH THOSE EXPERIENCING THE SAME STRUGGLE ‘‘Jesus answered him, ‘I tell you the truth, today you will be with Me in paradise.’’’ Luke 23:43 (NIV) 3. SHIFT THE FOCUS FROM MY PAIN TO THE NEEDS OF OTHERS ‘‘When Jesus saw His mother there, and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His...
Peace In The Midst Of Perplexity
by Donald Cantrell
(Rom 8:28 KJV) And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to [his] purpose. (Rom 8:28 NLT) And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. (Romans 8: 28 Amplified) 28We are assured and know that [[a]God being a partner in their labor] all things work together and are [fitting into a plan] for good to and for those who love God and are called according to [His] design and purpose. (Romans 8: 28 J. Vernon McGee) But we know with divine knowledge, that for those...
His Sovereignty...Our Security (25 of 42)
by Rick Ferguson
I am about to read Romans 8:28-30. We all will recognize Romans 8:28. It is one of the most beloved, hope-filled, life-giving verses in all the Bible. It is probably in the top 5 category of ''Most often quoted'' Bible verses. You are going to love Romans 8:28... But then we have to go immediately to verses 29 and 30 (which is something of the ''Theological Processing Plant'' for verse 28.) And I can warn you right now, a lot of you are going to love v.28 but you are going to be repulsed by what you see in verses 29 and 30. I would hope that today you would be able to come to a full understanding of the fact that ''OUR SECURITY'' as...
God Works All Things Together For Good
by Adrian Rogers
Romans has been called the constitution of Christianity. And every chapter in that wonderful book of Romans is a power-packed chapter. But there's no chapter in that book like the 8th chapter of Romans. I want you to turn to Romans chapter 8 and look with me tonight "at a familiar verse, but one that our hearts can rejoice in. Romans 8 verse 28. And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. Ladies and gentlemen, that one verse will help you to go to sleep at night when nothing else will. And we know that all things work together for good to them...
God Is For Us (26 of 49)
by Jerry Watts
Don Moen is a name which is well known among modern day musicians. He has written some of the most beloved and sung songs of our time. As a writer/producer/publisher, he and the team at Integrity Music developed and released Worship projects for choirs. One of those was entitled, ''God for Us''. Did you realize that in His sovereignty God is actually ''FOR'' us? God is actually for everyone of His crown creation (that would be you and me), even those who don't know Him, don't want to know Him, and don't care about Him. For those God's desire is found in 2 Peter 3:9. It is God's desire that all men come to Christ and be saved. He is...
How to Face Life's Problems (2 of 2)
by Ernest Easley
Now with your Bible open to Romans 8 … we're picking up where we left off last time together learning how to face life's problems .. and not only how to face life's problems .. but how to face life's problems positively! Did you know that you can face life's problems positively? Well … you can and that's what Paul's talking about beginning in this 8th chapter of Romans verse 28. What a difference it makes when it comes to facing life's problems .. I mean .. when you face them positively. It's all a matter of perspective … isn't it? It's like those two women who were talking one day. One of them said to her friend, "Hey, I just got married...
"Groans" and "All Things for Good?" and "Be Like Christ" (21 of 47)
by Chris Walls
The apparent discrepancy between this profound affirmation of faith, and our human experience Romans 8:28 one of the difficult sayings of all of scripture. For how can we see the hand of God at work in the killing of a young child by a drunken driver? Where are God's loving purposes revealed in the agony of a cancer victims last weeks? What measure of good can be discerned in the massacre of a Christian congregation by guerrillas? All these kinds of experiences and events seem to contradict Paul's affirmation. It is therefore imperative that we understand what it is that Paul is saying and how, in light of his own experience, he...
God's Answer to the Christian's Why (11 of 26)
by Zach Terry
OPENING ILLUSTRATION: Being a Father means knowing more, caring more and having to say from time to time - just trust me. I remember when I first became a dad. I had the bright idea that I was going to do a few things different than my dad did. I was going to create the perfect family environment to where it was always ok to ask, "why?". You see, my father did something that many of your's did - when he would tell me how it was going to be and I would ask, "why?" Dad would give me this frustrating answer of - because I, your father, said so. Now he somehow that was supposed to put my mind at rest. Well, I decided that I was...
