Dr. Dave M. Hartson's Sermons

Sermons for Real People with Real Struggles Moving Forward with God

The Books of Poetry

Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Solomon

Job 2:4-10 Lessons Learned from Open Sores

Six Lessons about Life Learned from Open Sores. http://webzoom.freewebs.com/4drdave/Lessons Learned from an Open Sore.doc

Job 13:15 What Can I Learn from a Man who Trusted God Completely?

Five things that I can learn from Job's trust in God. http://www.dave-hartson.com/What Can I Learn from a Man who Trusted God Completely.doc

Job 14:14 Funeral of Patricia Bruno

Funeral Service for my sister-in law http://www.dave-hartson.com/Funeral of Patricia Bruno.doc

Job 19:13-27 What Did Job Miss About His Redeemer?

Resurrection Sunday Sermon about the Friendship of God. http://webzoom.freewebs.com/4drdave/Because of the Resurrection.doc

Psalm 13: 1-6 Bad Times Seem to Last a While

Archive File http://www.dave-hartson.com/Bad Times Seem to Last a While.doc

Psalm 27:1-6 One Thing I really would love to see...

Five things I would love to see in my ministry. http://www.dave-hartson.com/One Thing I Really would want to See.doc

Psalm 37:1-40 Know What Goal Line You are Running To

Archive File http://www.dave-hartson.com/Go the Distance Know What Goal Line You are Running To.doc

Psalm 40:1-3 Walk Toward What God Wants of You

Five Ways You Can Know that You are Walking Toward God  http://webzoom.freewebs.com/4drdave/A Place of New Beginnings Part 3.doc

Psalm 40:1-8 My Place of Absolute Impossibility

We all have those places where unless God intervenes nothing will be done. http://www.dave-hartson.com/My Place of Absolute Impossibility.doc

Psalm 46:1-11 How to Feel Safe in this World

Archive File http://www.dave-hartson.com/FEELING SAFE.doc

Psalm 54 Waiting on God to Send the Boat

Four things that I need to learn as I wait for God to rescue me. http://www.dave-hartson.com/I can still picture in my mind the horrible scenes from Hurricane Katrina of people sitting on their rooftops in New Orleans waiting for a boat to come rescue them.doc

Psalm 78:1-22 Five Reasons People Become Dissatisfied with God

Five Reasons People Become Dissatisfied with God. http://webzoom.freewebs.com/4drdave/Five Reasons People Become Dissatisfied with God.doc

Psalm 84 How to Find Your Way Back to God

We explore five things we must do to return to God and the benefit of our return. http://www.dave-hartson.com/How to Find Your Way Back to God.doc 

Psalm 126 God Can Make Our Dreams a Reality

Archive File http://www.dave-hartson.com/God Can Make Our Dreams a Reality.doc

Psalm 139:7-12 I Can't Run from God any Longer

Three Signs that you are running from God and then the Good News. http://www.dave-hartson.com/I love church.doc 

Proverb 6:12-19 A Scoundrel and Villain

Archive File http://www.dave-hartson.com/A Scoundrel and Villain.doc

Proverbs 9:1-18 Breaking Down Life to its Simplest Components

Archive File http://www.dave-hartson.com/Breaking Down Life to its Simplest Components.doc

Proverbs 19:11 and Various Other Scriptures The High Price of Anger

Five Steps to Deal with my Anger http://www.dave-hartson.com/How to Simplify Your Life Part 4.doc

Proverb 21:1 God is in Control Simplify Your Christian Life Part 6

Five Ways that We Fight God for Control over our Life http://www.dave-hartson.com/Simplify Your Christian Life Part 6.doc 

Proverb 21:5 Wise Planning

Five Things are needed for Wise Planning http://www.dave-hartson.com/How to Simplify Your Life Part 5.doc

Proverbs 21:9 Simplify Your Christian Life Part 2

Rid Yourself of Bitterness and Anger http://www.dave-hartson.com/Proverb 21.9.doc

Proverb 21:21 Simplify Your Christian Life Part 1

We look at five ways to begin simplifying your Christian life. http://www.dave-hartson.com/Proverb 21.21.doc

Eclesiastes 1:1-11 My Fellowship with God is Broken if...

Five Indicators of broken fellowship with God. http://www.dave-hartson.com/My Fellowship with God is Broken if.doc

Ecclesiastes 2:1-18 We Need to Remove the Clutter from our Lives

Archive File http://www.dave-hartson.com/We need to remove the clutter.doc

Ecclsiastes 3:14 Do You Know What God does for You

Five lessons I learned about God's Plans for my life. http://www.dave-hartson.com/Do You Know What God Does for You.doc

Ecclesiastes 4:1-8 Without God, I will come to the wrong Conclusion

Five wrong conclusions because I am not fellowshipping with God like I should be. http://www.dave-hartson.com/I Will Come to the Wrong Conclusion Without God.doc

Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 I don't want to stumble in God's House so I must watch my step

Four things I must know when I come to worship God http://www.dave-hartson.com/Please Watch Your Step.doc

Ecclesiastes 7:1 & 7:8 Funeral of Bobby Sterling

Funeral Service for Bobby Sterling. http://www.dave-hartson.com/Funeral of Bobby Sterling.doc

Ecclesiastes 7: 8-14 What Impatience Really Cost Me in My Walk with God

Four things that impatience will cost me in my walk with God http://www.dave-hartson.com/WHAT DOES IT COST ME TO LACK PATIENCE.doc

Ecclesiastes 8:16-17 We Live Our Lives Fully in Spite of Our Lack of Control

Archive File http://www.dave-hartson.com/We live life fully.doc

Ecclesiastes 9:11-12 Life's Little Surprises! Are you Ready for Them?

Four ways to let you know that you are ready for life's surprises. http://www.dave-hartson.com/Lifes Little Surprises.doc

Ecclesiastes 11:3 LESSONS LEARNED FROM A FALLEN TREE

Five Lessons that We Can Learn from a Fallen Tree. http://webzoom.freewebs.com/4drdave/LESSONS LEARNED FROM A FALLEN TREE.doc

Ecclesiastes 11:4- Are you spending too much time watching the wind?

Five things that indicate that I am taking spiritual risk in my Christian life? http://www.dave-hartson.com/Are You Spending Too Much Time Watching the Wind.doc

Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 Duty

Five Things that Duty Requires http://www.dave-hartson.com/Duty.doc