12 sermons preach from Proverbs 16 in real church libraries — each one transcribed, summarized, and indexed to the verse. Jump to the exact moment a verse is quoted, or open the full sermon.
“Pride coming before destruction and a hearty spirit before a fall.”
“All the person's ways seem pure to them, but God weighs the heart.”
A Sunday service focused on trusting God and adopting the mind of Christ — moving from intellectual belief to active trust, dying to sin, choosing others above self, and intentionally renewing the mind. The service also included testimony on vulnerability and healing, practical teaching on stewardship/giving, corporate worship, prayer, and communion.
“The Lord has made everything for his own purposes, even the wicked for a day of disaster.”
Pastor William McDowell uses the book of Habakkuk to encourage believers to replace fear with faith and worship amid global uncertainty, reminding the congregation of God's sovereignty and calling them to pray, wait, and live faithfully.
“When a man's ways are pleasing to the Lord, he even makes his enemies to be at peace with him.”
Tim Dilena exhorts listeners to pursue a life that pleases God so God will fight on their behalf. Using Daniel in the lion's den and other biblical examples, he teaches that faithful obedience, persistent prayer, worship (the "sacrifice of praise"), and boldness in truth cause the schemes of enemies to backfire. He warns about a culture that removes God, urges Christians not to fight people but to submit to God, and closes with an invitation to surrender to Christ for breakthrough.
“When a man's way pleases the Lord, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.”
Pastor Daniel Batarseh exposits 2 Samuel 3:17–27, showing how Abner’s change of allegiance briefly brings peace and unity, but Joab’s jealousy and vengeance murders Abner in the city of refuge. The sermon draws practical lessons about how one sinner can derail God’s purposes, the responsibility to pursue peace and investigate before judging, and the gospel invitation to run to Christ as our true city of refuge.
“Man plans his way but God directs his steps.”
Pastor preaches that trials refine genuine faith and produce inexpressible joy because Christians have a living hope, a secure inheritance, and a protected salvation. God provides multicolored grace to match our varied trials; suffering is temporary and purifies faith so it becomes more valuable than gold. The sermon includes an invitation to trust Christ and practical encouragement to endure and learn during testing.
“A man's heart devises his way, but the Lord directs his steps.”
A worshipful Sunday service and message calling believers to trade personal agendas for God-given assignments — emphasizing surrender, obedience, stewardship, capacity, and community, with practical announcements and an invitation to respond.
“We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps.”
Pastor William McDowell uses the book of Habakkuk to encourage believers to replace fear with faith and worship amid global uncertainty, reminding the congregation of God's sovereignty and calling them to pray, wait, and live faithfully.
“In the light of a king's face there is life and his favor is like the clouds that bring the spring rain.”
Bishop Joseph Garlington proclaims that a season of God's favor (kairos) is here now and urges the congregation to recognize it, declare it, be specific and persistent in asking, steward generously, and respond in faith — including salvation and Holy Spirit infilling — while celebrating the commissioning of their pastor as Bishop Elect.
“In the 16th chapter of Proverbs: wisdom is far greater than rubies; it's far greater than money (paraphrase).”
Pastors James and Tiffaney Edwards preach on learning God's ways, calling believers to holiness, surrender, and spiritual maturity. They contrast mere salvation with conversion, transformation and reformation, warn against tolerating 'sloppy living,' and call the congregation to practical obedience — surrender, renounce old patterns, give sacrificially, and return to corporate worship (in-person service resumed August 20).
“Pride goes before destruction; a haughty spirit before a fall.”
Executive Pastor Banks preaches that believers are God’s masterpiece—saved by grace and created for good works—calling listeners to receive God’s purpose, resist the enemy’s deceptions, and respond in faith through obedience, worship, prayer, baptism, and service.
“Pride goes before the fall.”
A pastoral exhortation to not be alarmed by current wars or speculative end-times connections, to center allegiance on Christ and the church’s mission, and to respond through Scripture-shaped prayer—especially intercession for believers—relying on the Holy Spirit and prayer in tongues rather than partisan engagement.
“Paraphrase/quote: "Pride comes before destruction."”
A Bible study through Judges 15 examining Samson’s vocation as a Nazarite, his moral failures (pride and wandering eyes), and how God used him to begin delivering Israel from the Philistines—culminating in the jawbone victory and a reminder that God works through imperfect people.
“Pride coming before destruction and a hearty spirit before a fall.”
A Bible study on Judges 6–7 using Gideon's story to teach trust in God's timing and methods: God tests and refines leaders and their followers, removing pride and unreliable motives so deliverance demonstrates God's power, not human strength.
“We may throw the dice, but the Lord determines how they fall.”
Pastor William McDowell uses the book of Habakkuk to encourage believers to replace fear with faith and worship amid global uncertainty, reminding the congregation of God's sovereignty and calling them to pray, wait, and live faithfully.
Every reference on this page was extracted from the transcript of a real sermon in a public Sermon Mind church library. Quotes reflect each preacher’s own reading of the text.