Sermons on Divide The Waters:

Get Out Of The Boat

Contributed by David Johnston on Jul 25, 2007

IT takes FAITH to step out upon the water. But before you can have a “walking on water experience: YOU HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE BOAT!!!!

Get out of the boat Matt. 14:28-29 28 And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. 29 And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. What a wonderful experience for Peter. This was ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:28-29

Denomination: Pentecostal

Beginning To Sink

Contributed by Clay Gentry on Aug 19, 2013

The story of Peter walking on the water and beginning to sink provides excellent lessons for us to prevent us from beginning to sink in the trouble waters of life.

There are two sights in human life which fill the heart with profound sorrow. The first sight is that of a person who has sunk amid the troubled waters of life. It is the one whose once youthful face is no more because of rough, hard living. It is the person who had a good raising, who wore good ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33

Denomination: *other

Jesus' Love For All PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 24, 2024

This sermon encourages Christians to embody Christ's boundless love, grace, and inclusivity, breaking boundaries and bridging divides in their daily interactions.

Welcome, dear friends, to this blessed gathering, where we come together, as one family under God, to share, to learn, and to find comfort in His divine words. Today, we have before us a passage from the Gospel of John, a passage that holds a profound message of love, grace, and inclusivity. A ...read more

Scripture: John 4:7-15

Topics: Inclusive Love

Baptized - A New Identity Series

Contributed by Larry Lewis on Sep 10, 2016

There are three types of baptism mentioned in the Bible. This 2nd sermon in our series focuses on water baptism. We explore why water baptism is so crucial in the life of the believer.

Read Luke 3:21-22 , Romans 6:1-11, Galatians 3:27 • Last week started a three week series entitled ‘Baptized’, where we are studying God’s word to gain a deeper understanding of the reality of Baptism in the Bible • Last week we spent most of our time ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:21-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Rediscover Love Series

Contributed by James Jackson on Dec 21, 2020

Love breaks down every barrier that divides us. Nothing illustrates that better than the Christmas story itself.

Rediscover Love 1 John 4:7-16 Good morning. Please turn in your Bibles to 1 John 4. While you are finding 1 John, let me tell you a story. There were once two old farmers. Their farms shared a property line, and for generations their families had lived next to one another. Both farms benefitted ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-16, 2 Corinthians 5:14-21

Denomination: Baptist

I Thirst

Contributed by Ken Henson on Apr 17, 2014

Water is a thematic element in the Gospel of John. Jesus baptised in it, turned it to wine, used it as a metaphor of life, used it to heal, walked on it, and washed His disciples feet with water. Yet on the cross He needed water, and He got none.

I Thirst In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. The first order of creation, even before God proclaimed, “let there be light”, there ...read more

Scripture: John 19:18

Denomination: *other

Sermon On The Great Seas Of Life

Contributed by William Meakin on May 31, 2024

The sea is defined as a great body of salt water that covers much of the earth.

William James, an American philosopher and psychologist once remarked: “We are like islands in the sea, separate on the surface but connected on the deep.” Psalm 95:5 confirms: “The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land.” The sea is defined as a great body of salt water ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:10, Psalm 104:25-26, Zephaniah 3:17, Romans 5:8

Names Of God: Jehovah-Rophe, God Our Healer In The Bitter Waters Of The Wilderness Series

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Aug 17, 2022

Then Moses led the people of Israel away from the Red Sea, and they moved out into the desert of Shur. They traveled in this desert for three days without finding any water. 23 When they came to the oasis of Marah, the water was too bitter to drink.

"Then Moses led the people of Israel away from the Red Sea, and they moved out into the desert of Shur. They traveled in this desert for three days without finding any water. 23 When they came to the oasis of Marah, the water was too bitter to drink. So they called the place Marah (which means ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 15:22-27

Denomination: Salvation Army

Part 32 - What Should We Do When The Flood Waters Rise? Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 23, 2025

When the flood waters rise... 1. Remember God’s help (vs. 1-2). 2. Rely on God’s help (vs. 1-4). 3. Request God’s help (vs. 5-14). 4. Rejoice in God’s help (vs. 15).

Great Prayers of the Old Testament Part 32: What Should We Do When the Flood Waters Rise? Psalm 144:1-15 Sermon by Rick Crandall (Prepared September 23, 2025) BACKGROUND: *Today we will study one of the many great prayers in the Old Testament. Anyone who has read much of the Bible knows that the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 144:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

Saul's Spear & Water: A Lesson In Faith And Divine Sustenance

Contributed by Michael Hobday on Aug 11, 2024

In the story of David and Saul, we see how earthly weapons and resources can fail, but the Word and Spirit of the Lord never do. Today, we'll discover how faith in God sustains us in our battles, just as David trusted in God's protection and guidance.

Greetings in the Precious Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! It’s a joy to gather with you today, and as we come together, we find ourselves in a time when people all around the world are speaking about faith in God. Faith is something that resonates deeply within us, and while it can be ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:2, 2 Timothy 2:13, Romans 10:17, 1 Samuel 26:12, 1 Samuel 26:23, 2 Chronicles 20:15, Jeremiah 17:8  (view more)  (view less)

Jesus Walking On Water - A Lesson In Faith Amid Life's Storm Series

Contributed by Antonio Manaytay on Jul 14, 2024

This miracle, recorded in Matthew 14:22-33, not only demonstrated Jesus' divine power but also conveyed profound spiritual lessons for His disciples and for us.

Good morning, beloved brothers and sisters in Christ. Today, we gather to reflect on one of the most remarkable events in Jesus' ministry—His walk on water during a storm. This miracle, recorded in Matthew 14:22-33, not only demonstrated Jesus' divine power but also conveyed profound ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33

Denomination: Pentecostal

God's Construction Plan Series

Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Jul 22, 2018

Jesus brings down the dividing walls of prejudice. As believers brought into the family of God, what unites us is greater than what divides us. We belong to something much greater than ourselves. And we glorify God through our unity.

God’s Construction Plan Ephesians 2:11-22 The September 29, 2006 edition of “Our Daily Bread” documents Julius Caesar’s invasion of the south coast of Britain in 55 BC. He met resistance from warring Celtic tribes, but a century later, Roman control had extended all the way north into what is now ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:11-22, Genesis 12:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

“america’s Ancient Covenant With The God Of Israel” Series

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on May 20, 2015

We spent last Sunday morning learning what a covenant is and what being in one means. 1 It means to bind, cut, divide (the way Abraham cut/divide the animals on presumably an altar before God) the binding is the people of Israel to God.

America’s Fork In The Road: Keeping or Cutting Covenant Series (Based up Perry Stone & Bill Cloud’s book, America’s Controversy with God’s Covenant) “America’s Ancient Covenant with the God of Israel” March 15, 2015 Chester’s FBC, Chester, IL Dr. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:11

Denomination: Baptist

The Wicked And Righteous Contrasted Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Nov 18, 2022

Psalm 1 lays out the great theme that we hold up in the Christian life. The contrast of two types of people. The one who follows God’s law which is the way of blessedness. Standing opposite of this is the one who follows the way of wickedness whose end is judgement.

I was driving though the mountain range of Colorado when I saw a sign posted that said this was the Continental divide. This Continental divide is a fascinating this. Two raindrops can fall from the same cloud. If one drops on one side of the Continental divide and the other on the other side, they ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Wings Of The Spirit

Contributed by James Groce on Mar 31, 2002

As the literal translation informs us, the Hebrew sense of the moving of God’s Spirit upon the face of the waters is understood as the Spirit fluttering as with wings, over the waters.

------------------------------ Genesis 1:1-3 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-3

Denomination: Pentecostal