Sermons on Choking:

Soldiers For Christ Series

Contributed by Ken Mckinley on May 29, 2014

The fourth in a series dealing with the parables found in Matthew. This sermon was preached on Memorial Day and so it somewhat ties in with that holiday.

Soldiers for Christ: (Parables of Matthew Part Four) Text: Matthew 13:18 – 23 Well it’s Memorial Day weekend; and as you all know, Memorial Day was a holiday created originally for the purpose of honoring the men and women who gave their lives in service to this country. There’s ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:18-23

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Beware Of The World Series

Contributed by Rodney Coe on Feb 12, 2015

Worldliness is polluting our churches and poisoning our hearts. How can we avoid worldliness in our lives?

Beware of the World Colossians 3:1-11 In the final two chapters of Colossians Paul moves from declaring and defending the truth to practical demonstration of truth. In other words what good is in to know to put Christ first, to say we put Christ first but we never do put Christ first. There are ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

"What's Up With The Parables, Jesus?" Series

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jul 20, 2015

The disciples asked Jesus why he spoke in parables. A parable is like an allegory or a fable-a practical story that illustrates a moral or spiritual concept. Jesus hadn’t used parables to this extent before now. Let's find out why he used parables.

“WHAT’S UP WITH THE PARABLES, JESUS?” Matthew 13:3-23 INTRODUCTION: In verse 10 the disciples asked Jesus why he spoke to the people in parables. A parable is like an allegory or a fable-a practical story that illustrates a moral or spiritual concept. Jesus hadn’t really ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:3-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Are You Listening

Contributed by Greg Burcham on Sep 11, 2016

This sermon explores the art of listening and the things that hinder our ability to hear God

Are you listening? How well do you listen? For me, listening can sometimes be a bit of a challenge. Anyone who knows me well knows that I am a little scatterbrained. I have the attention span of a squirrel or a gold fish, so paying attention isn’t one of my strong points. God’s word ...read more

Scripture: Acts 7:51-54

Denomination: Baptist

Justified Fools For Christ-3 Series

Contributed by Byron Sherman on May 18, 2015

3 of 8. Paul admonished the Corinthian Church regarding his apostolic ministry. The church must regard apostles rightly...as those who are fools for Christ! But How/When are these Justified? Fools for Christ are justified thru their...

JUSTIFIED FOOLS For CHRIST-III—1Corinthians 4:1-21 Attention: ‘Fools for Christ’ are such because they know from experience with certainty, that there really is nothing worthwhile outside of Christ! Paul admonished the Corinthian Church regarding his apostolic ministry. The ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

Clearing The Way-7 Series

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jan 19, 2016

7 of 7. The psalmist described the means by which a young man was to cleanse his way or make his way straight in the world. One's way is to be properly maintained. But How? Clearing the Way demands sustained...

CLEARING THE WAY-part 7—Psalm 119:9-16 Attention: Three mischievous boys went to the zoo one Friday for an outing, since they had been at school all week. They decided to visit the elephant habitat, but soon enough, they were picked up by a policeman for causing a commotion. The officer ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:9-16

Denomination: Baptist

Foundational Faith-1

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Apr 18, 2012

The audience was told of the importance of biblical saving faith. Christians must be reminded of faith’s foundational nature. Why is it foundational? Foundational Faith enables A Foundational...

FOUNDATIONAL FAITH-I—Hebrews 10:39-11:3 Attention: As a kid, I lived in a newly developing neighborhood. There were new houses being built all the time. I spent a good deal of time searching thru newly framed houses pretending they were forts or some such. But every house was built with a ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Extreme Makeover

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Oct 18, 2012

From the life of Naaman - we can see that a makeover comes from the inside out.

EXTREME MAKEOVER Jerry Watts 2 Kings 5:1-14 * Most of us have watched, maybe with interest or intrigued, one of the shows which boast of giving an extreme makeover. I say ‘one’ of the shows because there are several and they makeover people’s bodies to people’s houses. It ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Life Distractions

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Mar 22, 2019

Everyone of us has a definition of what we call a distraction. What does the Lord call a distraction? How does He want us to handle them?

Life’s Distractions Bible verses Introduction- We have been working toward the cross of Easter and Lent we found was reflecting on the Lord and the cross and reflecting to make sure we are right in our relationship. This morning I would like to look at scripture and see what the Lord says about ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 4:25, 1 Corinthians 7:35, Mark 4:19, Romans 12:2

Denomination: Nazarene

The Parable Of The Soils.

Contributed by David Goering on Mar 31, 2019

There are three types of impenitent bad soil hearers of the gospel and those who receive the word of God in good soil (a contrite heart) are the only ones who are converted to Christ.

Definition of impenitent - IMPEN'ITENT, a. Not penitent; not repenting of sin; not contrite; obdurate; of a hard heart. They died Impenitent. IMPEN'ITENT, n. One who does not repent; a hardened sinner. *Noah Webster 1828 dictionary SCRIPTURE: Matthew 13:3-9 "And he spake many ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:3-9

Let's Be Good Ground For Jesus

Contributed by Randall Long on Apr 4, 2020

This message uses Jesus' Parable of the Sower to encourage believers to face the obstacles that hinder us from spiritual growth in our lives.

ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE! PAY ATTENTION! THIS IS SOMETHING YOU NEED TO HEAR! Have I aroused your interest? Are you at least curious what I'm about to say that can justify such verbal arm-waving? Will you be upset (or at least disappointed) if I proceed to tell a story about some guy who has a ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:3-9, Mark 4:13-20, Galatians 5:22

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Let's Be Good Ground For Jesus

Contributed by Randall Long on Apr 4, 2020

This message uses Jesus' Parable of the Sower to encourage believers to face the obstacles that hinder us from spiritual growth in our lives.

ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE! PAY ATTENTION! THIS IS SOMETHING YOU NEED TO HEAR! Have I aroused your interest? Are you at least curious what I'm about to say that can justify such verbal arm-waving? Will you be upset (or at least disappointed) if I proceed to tell a story about some guy who has a ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:3-9, Mark 4:13-20, Galatians 5:22

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

You May Never Know? Small Things

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 8, 2021

One of my goals after 44 years of ministry is to FINISH WELL. Many of the seemingly small steps we take in ministry may seem to go unnoticed. Be faithful to your post of duty.

SMALL THINGS? YOU MAY NEVER SEE? YOU MAY NEVER KNOW? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com A VICTIM SPIRIT WILL OFTEN SAY: LORD, I DON’T KNOW HOW I AM GOING TO DO THIS? WE NEED TO HAVE THE ATTITUDE TO SPEAK: LORD, I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE HOW YOU ARE GOING TO HANDLE THIS! Can we ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:10, Zechariah 4:10, 1 Peter 5:7

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Zacchaeus’ Big Climb Up.

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Oct 1, 2021

About tax collectors: Tax collectors contract with Romans to collect taxes in a particular town or region, and pay a substantial fee for their franchise.

Zacchaeus’ Big Climb Up. Luke 19:1-10TPT Jesus has a divine need to connect and covenant to all mankind. His need for all individuals out weighs His personal wants and, or, desires. Every move Jesus made, He made with purpose. God’s intention through His Son according to Luke 19:10, is to seek and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10, Matthew 19:16-22

Denomination: Pentecostal

Parables Of The Kingdom – The First - The Sower Or Rather The Soil – Part 1 Of 7 Series

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jul 30, 2025

Today we commence a study of the 7 Parables of the Kingdom found in Matthew’s Gospel. The first is the Parable of the Sower (more to the point, “The Parable of the 4 Soils.”). There are 7 parts for this parable and in Part 1 we look at the Parable as a whole. I hope you enjoy.

PARABLES OF THE KINGDOM – THE FIRST - THE SOWER OR RATHER THE SOIL – Part 1 of 7 THE INTRODUCTION TO THE SERIES We are going to study the seven parables Jesus spoke to the people. Matthew states the setting for these – {{Matthew 13:1-2 “On that day Jesus WENT OUT OF THE HOUSE and was sitting ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-2, Matthew 13:36, Matthew 13:3-4, Matthew 13:5-6, Matthew 13:7, Matthew 13:8-9, Matthew 7:15, Matthew 7:13-14, Matthew 13:9-11, Luke 8:10, John 3:16, Luke 19:10, John 5:40, Matthew 11:28-30, Matthew 13:11-15, Matthew 13:14-15, Isaiah 6:9-10, Luke 11:23  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational