Sermons on Cup Of Water:

When Bitter Waters Turn Sweet

Contributed by Dr. Jonathan Vorce on Mar 28, 2020

Our message today focuses upon the fact that no matter how bitter things may seem, there is hope through the Cross of Jesus Christ.

Exodus 15:22-26 • A Message of Hope, Faith, and Encouragement • This stop on Israel’s journey through the wilderness, was their first stop between the Red Sea and Mount Sinai where God visited Israel and gave them the Law of Moses. I. Setting the Scene A. The children of Israel had just left ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 15:22-26, Psalm 30:5

Denomination: Church Of God

Feeding Five Thousand And Walking On Water

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 22, 2018

Hunger in the wilderness and wind at sea BOTH can kill: but the Rescuer comes.

A. THE FEEDING OF THE 5,000. John 6:1-15. It was now nearly a year since Jesus had cleansed the Temple in Jerusalem, and Passover was fast approaching (John 6:4). Jesus and His disciples had tried to withdraw from the throng in Galilee, and sought some rest and relaxation in the Golan Heights: ...read more

Scripture: John 6:1-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"Woman At The Well & Living Waters”

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Oct 3, 2021

In October, we’ll be looking at a series of messages to get us ready for our Welcome Back series on Resetting Our Lives. Today’s message looks at the Woman at the Well and the Living Water God provides in this resetting process.

GET READY FOR THE RESET “Woman at the Well & Living Waters” John 4:1-30 Watch at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nskXHSfaD54 With the pandemic and its high mortality rate coupled with a worldwide financial crisis and social upheaval, there seems to be an understanding and agreement among ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-30, John 7:37-39, Revelation 22:1

Denomination: Foursquare

Walking On Water, But There Is Much More To This Miracle.

Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on Aug 14, 2017

There is much more to the miracle of Jesus walking on the water. It is story of how our lives are determined and directed by God; a story preparing us to meet with him in all eternity.

This sermon was delivered to Holy Trinity in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland on the 13th August 2017 (a Scottish Episcopal Church in the Dioceses of Glasgow and Dumfries). 1 Kings 19:9-18 Psalm 85:8-13 Romans 10:5-15 Matthew 14:22-33 Psalm 19:14: Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of our ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33, 1 Kings 19:9-18

Denomination: Episcopal

Cast Your Bread Upon The Waters Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Nov 26, 2010

In today's lesson we are urged not to be paralyzed by our lack of knowledge but to use every opportunity to work boldly but wisely for the glory of God.

Scripture In his quest to find out how to live a meaningful life the writer of Ecclesiastes urges his readers not to be paralyzed by their lack of knowledge but to use every opportunity to work boldly but wisely for the glory of God. Let us read Ecclesiastes 11:1-6: 1 Cast your bread upon the ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 11:1-6

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Peter Teaches Us To Walk On Water

Contributed by Charles Mallory on Aug 11, 2023

Peter's attempt at walking on water shows us two powerful lessons about our own faith!

FAITH REQUIRES FEARLESSNESS! FAITH CALLS FOR US TO PUT AWAY OUR FEARS AND TO EMBRACE RADICAL OBEDIENCE SO THAT WE CAN TAKE OUR FIRST STEPS AWAY FROM “SELF” AND HEAD IN THE DIRECTION GOD WANTS TO LEADS US. FAITH EXPECTS US TO ABANDON SELF, HUMAN UNDERSTANDING, LOGIC, DOUBT, AND DISTRACTIONS. OUR ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33, Hebrews 1:11, Jeremiah 32:27, Hebrews 13:5, Exodus 3:14, 1 John 1:9, Luke 19:10  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Free Methodist

"A Well, A Woman And Living Water” Series

Contributed by John Newton on Mar 5, 2023

There is a lot to learn from Jesus' encounter with the Samaritan woman by the well

Just outside the city of Nablus on the Palestinian West Bank is the village of Balata. In the late 1980s and early 1990s it was the site of the major rioting that is now infamously known as the First Intifada. All told, that violence led to the deaths of more than a thousand people. Perhaps less ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-42

Denomination: Episcopal

Red Heifer Water (Numbers 19)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Nov 22, 2024

What does the ashes of a red heifer mixed in water have to do with baptism and Jesus? Let's look at Numbers 19.

Is death the ultimate result of sin? Do hatred, verbal abuse, lust, lying, ignoring the needy and greed ultimately cause our own destruction? Does cleansing us from sin involve someone dying for us? Is this dramatically pictured in the water mixed with the ashes of a red heifer? Let’s review ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

A Tree, A Fish, Some Bread And Water

Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Jan 25, 2025

Learning to be obedient and fruitful in the Presence of Jesus.

Scripture: Mark 11:12-14, 20-22; Jonah 1:17; Mark 6:38-44; John 2:1-11 Theme: Obedience – Working With God Title: A Tree, A Fish, Some Bread and Water Mark 11:12-14; 20-22 12 On the following day, when they came from Bethany, he (Jesus) was hungry. 13 And seeing in the distance a fig tree in ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:17, Mark 6:38-44, John 2:1-11, Mark 11:12-14, Mark 11:20-22  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Nazarene

Peter Walks On Water Lesson 2 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Aug 13, 2025

Jesus leads us to face a storm to strengthen our faith.

A. INTRODUCTION: MATTHEW 14:22-33 “Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away. And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. Now when evening came, He was alone there. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33

Denomination: Baptist

Turning Water Into Wine Lesson 2

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Nov 4, 2025

What can we apply to our life from this miracle?

1. When did the miracles happen? On the seventh day. Day 1: “The Pharisees question John the Baptist” (1:19-28). Day 2: “The next day John saw Jesus coming” (1:29). Day 3: “The next day John stood with two of his disciples” (1:35). Day 4: “The day following . . . Jesus found Philip” ...read more

Scripture: John 2:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

The God Who Stirs The Waters For Healing Series

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Oct 12, 2025

God is the source of divine healing, and when He stirs the waters, every affliction bows to His power.

THE GOD WHO STIRS THE WATERS FOR HEALING By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: John 5:1-9 Key Verse: “For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.” — ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-9

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Sermon On A Bridge Over Troubled Water

Contributed by William Meakin on Jan 7, 2026

"A Bridge Over Troubled Water" is a metaphor for hope through connection or faith.

Devon Eaton, the author of “A Book I’ll Never Write,” once remarked: "My world's an eternity of total eclipse / And I call it my personal apocalypse.” Matthew 24:29-31 reminds us: “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 6:23, 2 Samuel 14:14, Genesis 1:2

Rivers Of Living Water (John 7)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on May 29, 2025

Why do people either love or hate Jesus? Let's look at John 7.

What kind of teacher was Jesus, cautious and weak or bold and confronting? Let’s look at John 7. Did members of Jesus’ own family believe in Him? Do we have doubters in our families? After this, Jesus traveled throughout Galilee, because he didn’t want to travel in Judea, since the Jewish leaders ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Christ At The Well And In The Desert: Living Waters

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 5, 2026

Almost instantly we’ll recognize that Moses was neither wise nor forward-looking.

Third Sunday of Lent 2026 Today’s Gospel from St. John is so striking and so long that one could ignore the other readings. That would be short-sighted, because the preparatory lessons really help us to understand better that incident between Jesus and the “woman at the well.” It’s one of those ...read more

Scripture: John 4:5-42

Denomination: Catholic