Sermons on Casting Stones:

Lystra

Contributed by Bala Samson on Jul 10, 2013

You’ve got to be made up of sterner stuff to confront the bricks and stones that come like missiles to bombard you! Now, when you get blitzed for your stand for God then the pain is much deeper!

Lystra Acts 16:1 “Then he came to Derbe and Lystra. And behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a certain Jewish woman who believed, but his father was Greek.” You’ve got to be made up of sterner stuff to confront the bricks and stones that come like ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:1-5

Denomination: Pentecostal

Satisfaction

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Oct 1, 2017

The Rolling Stones sang a song titled, “I Can’t Get No Satisfaction.” Mick Jagger’s song perfectly describes the theme of the book of Ecclesiastes. Life without God at its center is vain, meaningless and unfulfilling.

Satisfaction Chuck Sligh October 1, 2017 BIBLE READING: Psalm 63:1-8 TEXT: Please turn in your Bibles to Ecclesiastes 1. INTRODUCTION Illus. – I remember one time as a teenager waiting in the car while my mother was talking with someone. I turned the key and flipped on the radio and heard a ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

"Free Indeed! Pt.2 (Maintenance Of Deliverance)”

Contributed by Bubot Parago on Feb 7, 2019

His Word... the Word where, when you read of it, it does not enter the ears (since it’s a Word) it enters through the “eyes of your heart” turning our hearts of stone into hearts ready to be transformed!

“If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.” (John 8:36KJV) “For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” (2 Corinthians 3:17NLT) Introduction: After freedom, I mean complete freedom, we are free indeed! The HolySpirit came as a ...read more

Scripture: John 8:36, 2 Corinthians 3:17, 1 Peter 1:15-16

Denomination: Pentecostal

Jesus: How To Be A Follower In Times Of Despair Series

Contributed by Rick Long on Feb 12, 2004

Fourth in the series "Meet the Cast." As you study Jesus’ life you realize that even though He did not lay aside his deity, He did humble himself as a man, to serve all humanity. So Jesus understands what we are facing in our lives.

I love the way “The Passion of The Christ” movie begins, with the reminder that 400 years before Jesus was born his sacrifice was foretold in a vivid way. Isaiah 53:5 (LB) But he was wounded and bruised for our sins. He was beaten that we might have peace; he was lashed--and we were healed! ...read more

Scripture: John 11:41-42, John 17:1-5

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Let Them Talk

Contributed by Juan Lane on Jun 9, 2006

We sometimes have to let the opposition talk

Let Them Talk Scripture Reference: II Samuel 16:5-10 One of David’s subjects did not recieve him: 5 And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came. 6 ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 16:5-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Revelation Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Jan 21, 2008

Just how much does Jesus know about you and what does he do with that information? A woman and some Pharisees find out but his response is very different between those who need forgiveness and those who want it.

In the movie "Conspiracy Theory" Mel Gibson believes that the government knows all kinds of things about him and are tracking his every move so that he doesn’t uncover some super secret plot they are trying to cover up. For most of the movie you believe that Gibson is just plan wacky but then all ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-30

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

"Child, Remember…”

Contributed by Warren Lamb on Nov 11, 2006

A day is coming when all of us will be called to remember our lives – our attitudes and our actions – and to give an accounting for them. some will carry the memory of their sins and their rebellion for eternity, while others’ sin has been cast into the s

“I am an American fighting man. I serve in the forces that guard our country and protect our way of life. I am prepared to give my life in their defense.” Article I, United States Code Of Conduct Brave words; Noble words; Head-lifting, chest-filling, adrenalin-pumping, flag-waving words. All ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"A Gazillion Resons To Follow Jesus"

Contributed by Jerry Depoy on Jan 19, 2004

When Jesus told them to launch out into the deep and take cast out their nets that night, something divine was about to take place. Gazillions of fish flooded into their nets and even more got away when their nets did break...

Greetings, January 19, 2004 It was a pink morning. Really. When the sun rose this morning from the East, it made all of the clouds over the big lake look pink, and the pink reflected down into the ice crystals floating on the water. The trees where framed with ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Rooster Crowed

Contributed by John Lowe on May 27, 2013

As a fisherman Peter had developed his muscles by rowing boats and casting heavy nets. He showed his physical strength in the garden; he was strong enough to take on the whole mob.In spite of these qualities, Peter denied the Lord.

Title: The Rooster Crowed Text: (Luke 22:24-25) Scripture Reading: Luke 22:31-34, 54-62 And the Lord said, “Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to Me, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:31-34

Denomination: Baptist

The Unimportant Person

Contributed by Tim Diack on Oct 22, 2012

When Jesus spoke with the Samaritan woman at the well He crossed cultural boundaries to touch a life and to transform a heart. He entered in the life of those His society viewed as unimportant. Who is it that our society has cast aside? How is it that

The Unimportant Person - John 4:27-41 - October 21, 2012 Brad Paisley sings a song called, “What If She’s An Angel?” And maybe you’ve heard, and maybe you haven’t, if I could sing it for you, I would, but since I can’t, I’m just going to read you the ...read more

Scripture: John 4:19-41

Denomination: *other

You Are Predestined To Rule Over All Creation (3) Series

Contributed by Herbert Armstrong Bosantog on Nov 7, 2012

We Christians shall EXERCISE the AUTHORITY of Christ, by the POWER of the Holy Spirit. We are PREDESTINED to CAST OUT the devil, which is Satan, and his demons that TORMENT our brethren DAY and NIGHT, to the ETERNAL FIRE, the “Lake of Fire”. Our issue is

And God said, “Let Us make MAN in our IMAGE, after our LIKENESS: and LET THEM HAVE DOMINION… OVER ALL the earth… So God CREATED MAN in HIS OWN IMAGE, in the IMAGE OF GOD created he him; male and female created he them. And God BLESSED them, and God said unto them, be FRUITFUL, and MULTIPLY, and ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:10-11

Denomination: *other

Crucifying Your Idols

Contributed by Mitch Davis on Jun 21, 2007

When Jesus said to "cut off" the eye or hand that caused one to sin ("stumble") what He meant was that we needed to cast off the heart set on the flesh. So, what causes you to stumble in your relationship with God?

Crucifying Your Idols Theme: Ridding the heart that cause us to stumble in giving our lives to God INTRODUCTION A. Problem: “If your right eye causes you to stumble…” Matt. 5:29 1. Answer: “Tear it out and throw it from you…” 2. Reason: “It is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:29-30

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Wedding Crasher

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Jun 20, 2018

Friend you can wear no other garment to the wedding except the righteousness of Jesus. Confess your sins and be baptised then profess your faith and seek a closer walk with the Lord. Those not clothed in wedding garments are cast out into outer darkness.

The Wedding Crasher Matthew 22:1-14 Summer is a time for weddings and often Jesus attendance at the wedding in Canaan gets mentioned. We see in John’s gospel that Jesus His mother Mary and the disciples were all invited guests. The guest list is one of the most difficult things for an ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14, Revelation 19:5-9

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

(A Nobody Who Told Everybody About Somebody Who Can Save Anybody)

Contributed by Derrick White Sr on Jun 21, 2018

A CLOSE STUDY OF THE 4 GOSPELS REVEAL THAT JESUS SPENT MOST OF HIS TIME WITH THE NOBODIES OF SOCIETY DURING HIS THREE AN A HALF YEARS OF PUBLIC MINISTRY THE 4 GOSPELS REVEAL THAT HE MINISTERED TO THE POOR THE DOWN CAST AND THE DOWN TRODDEN

John 4:28-30 (KJV) The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men, [29] Come, see a man, whichtold me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ? [30] Then they went out of the city, and came unto him. VERY BRIEFLY I WOULD LIKE TO USE FOR A ...read more

Scripture: John 4:28-30

Denomination: Baptist

No Cowards In Heaven Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 2, 2021

Heaven is for heroes only, so there will be no cowards in heaven. All cowards will be cast into the lake of fire which is the second and final death. They played it safe and took no risks for Christ, and like all safety first people, they end up as total failures.

On January 18, 1912 Captain Robert F. Scott and four companions at last reached the South Pole only to discover that they had been beaten by another explorer named Amundsen. It was a terrible disappointment, for they had gone through unbelievable hardships to get there. The return journey was ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:7-8