Sermons on A Spiritual Rock:

Rock Higher Than Me….

Contributed by Bala Samson on Apr 2, 2021

We need to go the cross that is lifted up when things in our life looks eerie, scary, intimidating and menacing.

Rock Higher than me…. Psalm 61:2”From the end of the earth I call to You when my heart is faint; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.” David pens the above psalm from a place of desperation, anxiety, pain and agony, he tells God ‘take me to the rock that is higher than I.’ During times of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 61:2

Denomination: Pentecostal

Do Not Let Rocks Sing

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jul 24, 2020

It is always time to praise and always the place to praise!

Luke 19:37 And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;38 Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:9, Luke 19:37, Psalm 18:3, Psalm 142:7, Psalm 106:12, Psalm 22:3  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Moses Struck Out On A Rock Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Jun 25, 2018

Moses not following specifically what God said ended in a severe consequence for him and Aaron!

We continue our study of the Book of Exodus as the Hebrews are freed from slavery in Egypt and headed to the Promised Land of Canaan. God called Moses as the key leader. Why study the Bible? We study the Bible to worship God by learning more about Him and about ourselves as we live life God has ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 17:1-7

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Chase The Wind Or Stand On The Rock

Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Oct 16, 2021

A life that is built pursuing worldly things is like chasing the wind. But a life built on the Rock which is Christ is the only one that will endure.

Chase the Wind or Stand on the Rock Text: Ecclesiastes 3:1-17 THANKSGIVING AND PRAYER If you will, take your Bibles this morning and open them up to the Book of Ecclesiastes. I’ve been looking a lot at the wisdom literature from Scripture recently, and I don’t know about all of you, but in these ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-17

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Rock Group – The Stones Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Dec 13, 2012

A study of the Gospel of Luke chapter 19 verses 29 through 40

Luke 19: 29-40 The Rock Group – The Stones 29 And it came to pass, when He drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mountain called Olivet, that He sent two of His disciples, 30 saying, “Go into the village opposite you, where as you enter you will find a colt tied, on which no one ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:29-40

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Jesus’ Jailhouse Rock

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Jan 4, 2015

Only Jesus can make a jailhouse rock as he puts a song in Paul's heart and a spring in the jailer's step.

In a 1957 movie, Elvis Presley made prison look like a rip roarin’ time when he sang “Jailhouse Rock.” The truth is Jesus made a jailhouse rock long before Elvis did and it was no staged production. It was a real-life event punctuated by an earthquake, a jail break, and a midnight ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:25-34

Denomination: Lutheran

The View From Rock Bottom Series

Contributed by E. True Neilson on Jan 29, 2015

Though God is never mentioned in this book, his fingerprints are all over the story of the heroic Esther and Mordecai. Study along as we discuss the ins and outs of living for God in a godless culture.

LIVING FOR GOD IN A GODLESS CULTURE THE VIEW FROM ROCK BOTTOM: ESTHER 4(1-17) INTRODUCTION -Recently, I heard a man talk about his path to sobriety. -And he talked about hitting rock bottom (his lowest point) -passed out on the couch one night and his 7 year old daughter came to wake him ...read more

Scripture: Esther 4:1-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

O Lord My Rock Series

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Mar 14, 2024

O LORD my Rock

Psalm 28 O LORD my Rock I. Prayer’s Desperation (1-2) David’s Focus - 1 Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock. David knew the Lord was his only host, only hope and only help. David’s Fear -1 be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them ...read more

Denomination: Holiness

Jesus: The Rock Of My Salvation

Contributed by Bishop Prof. Julius Soyinka on Mar 16, 2024

Jesus is described as the Rock because He gives us peace, protection, preservation, promotion and provisions.

Jesus: The Rock of my Salvation Study Text: 2 Samuel 22 : 47 Introduction: - In the Bible, God is referred to as the “Rock.” There are several references in the Bible to God as the Rock. - If your hope is in anyone or anything other than the Lord Jesus Christ, you are building on a ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 22:47

Denomination: Pentecostal

Solid Rock Or Sinking Sand?

Contributed by Victor Yap on Mar 12, 2025

Matt 7:21

SOLID ROCK OR SINKING SAND? (MATTHEW 7:21-27) One of the biggest tourist attractions in Shanghai in 2009 was a 13-floor, 629 units apartment building under construction that suddenly collapsed, killing one worker. A shocked witness said, “It was just like an earthquake.” The apartment building is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:21-27

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Rock Bottom? Basket Cases!

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 10, 2025

God has a plan and we must learn by faith to trust his plan. Let us look at some BASKET CASES in the Bible. Good ministry needs a nucleus of supporters to help hold the ropes to advance the work. Enlist helpers to advance the torch.

ROCK BOTTOM? BASKET CASES? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes) There is an idiom we can talk about: BASKET CASE. The term BASKET CASE became widely used in WW 1, a Basket case referred to a soldier so wounded that he had no arms, no legs --- If he ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 5:5-11, Exodus 2:1-10, 2 Corinthians 11:33

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Put Your Rock Down

Contributed by Jessie Manuel on Dec 1, 2025

Picture this scene: a woman is dragged into the temple courts, humiliated, exposed, guilty. A crowd gathers with stones in hand, ready to enforce the law. Religious leaders stand with accusations prepared.

Introduction Picture this scene: a woman is dragged into the temple courts, humiliated, exposed, guilty. A crowd gathers with stones in hand, ready to enforce the law. Religious leaders stand with accusations prepared. But then Jesus does something unexpected—He bends down and writes in the dust, ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-11

Denomination: Methodist

God A Rock (Psalm 31)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jan 18, 2026

Is God our rock of safety?

Who is the true rock of our faith? Let’s look at Psalm 31. In whom do we take refuge, like on a rock high above danger below? In you, O Lord, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame; in your righteousness deliver me! Incline your ear to me; rescue me speedily! Be a rock of refuge for me, a ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Spiritual Resilience

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on May 19, 2020

How do we bounce back after a terrible experience? King David helps us to see.

Spiritual Resilience Resilience Synonyms: Flexibility, pliancy (pliable), recoil, snap, pliability, elasticity Resilience is desirable because ? [Enables you to bounce back after a struggle or loss; enables you to adapt to change, which is one of the few constants in life. Have you ever tried ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 18:1-46

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Spiritual House Series

Contributed by Mike Hullah on Oct 27, 2018

This sermon is the first in discovering what a spiritual house should be and how it is formed.

The Spiritual House Psalm 122:1-9 I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go into the house of the LORD.” Our feet have been standing Within your gates, O Jerusalem! Jerusalem is built As a city that is compact together, Where the tribes go up, The tribes of the LORD, To the Testimony of Israel, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:4-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational