Sermons on Down In The Water:

Lesson 49: Preach With Balance Series

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on May 9, 2018

How can we teach our congregations to balance Christian essentials with non-essentials? How can we overcome bigotry on non-essential doctrines, while still maintaining our preference.

Lesson Goal Introduce some basic elements of balanced preaching. Lesson Intro In Acts 20:27 Paul informs the the church of God in Ephesus that he had preached to them the whole counsel of God. Most preachers that do not have a structured annual preaching plan are guilty of over-preaching their ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Run To The Lord! Series

Contributed by Kevin Broyhill on Sep 25, 2024

When life feels overwhelming and when the storms rage, there is one place we can always run to—the Lord. Stop striving, stop running to the wrong places, and instead, run to the One who holds all things in His hands.

Run to The Lord! Psalm 46 Introduction: We all face troubles in life. You face the, I face them… everyone faces them… saved and unsaved alike. Job 5:7 – “…man born of woman is of few days, and full of trouble.” Truth = as long as we live in a fallen world we are going to face troubles… when ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Shepherd Of My Soul

Contributed by Cesar Datuin on Mar 5, 2015

God is the Shepherd of our soul. This message tries to understand a deeper meaning of God being a Shepherd for His own sheep, His children.

Shepherd of My Soul Psalms 23:1-6 Introduction: Psalm 23 is undoubtedly one of the best-known passages in all the Bible. Most of us learned it as children and it continues to be a comfort to those who are dying, or those who have lost loved ones. Maybe it’s so well-loved because it is so ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Dig Another Well Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Nov 11, 2020

When trouble comes, just remember the promises of God and persevere.

On Saturday, May 21, 1927, a New York evening paper contained an expert’s elaborate demonstration of the impossibility of flight across the Atlantic Ocean. The funny thing is, on the first page of that very same paper, was the headline flung across the top in gigantic letters: “LINDBERG HAS ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 26:12-35, Proverbs 16:7, Romans 5:8, Romans 5:10

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Bigger The Giant The Greater The Victory

Contributed by Spencer Miller on Apr 20, 2013

A giant is anything in your life that stands between you and where God wants you to be.

15-17 War broke out again between the Philistines and Israel. David and his men went down to fight. David became exhausted. Ishbi-Benob, a warrior descended from Rapha, with a spear weighing nearly eight pounds and outfitted in brand-new armor, announced that he’d kill David. But Abishai son ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 21:15-22

Denomination: Baptist

One Voice

Contributed by Scott Maze on Nov 21, 2010

This is a sermon on the need for an awakening from Isaiah 63:15-64:4.

I speak on the need of a spiritual awakening. I am simply calling this ONE VOICE. My hope is to be flooded by a river of God’s grace. My desire is to see God open the windows of heaven and send us a flood of His grace like the flood He sent upon the earth in Noah’s day. Only instead of water, we ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Set For Restoration-2 Series

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Dec 5, 2017

2 of 4. God restored/renewed/rededicated Israel as His covenant people. God’s people must be restored. But How or What can bring it about? A Setting for spiritual restoration is...

SET For RESTORATION-II—Joshua 5:2-12 God restored/renewed/rededicated Israel as His covenant people. God’s people must be restored. How can God’s people be restored? What can bring restoration to God’s people? 4 settings for spiritual restoration. Ps. 147:3— “He heals the brokenhearted And ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 5:2-12

Denomination: Baptist

Is There Hope For Broken Pots?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 27, 2002

Jesus can turn our littleness and despair into new life and new hope!

BROKEN POTS still have a purpose! By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr Kyfingers@aol.com TEXT: 1 CORINTHIANS 1:27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of this world to confound the things which are mighty. 28 And the base things of the ...read more

Scripture: John 6:9-10, 1 Corinthians 1:27-29

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Plant The Seed?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on May 6, 2002

We ponder Nehemaih and some of the obstacles he faced.

PLANT YOUR SEED Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com TEXT: Nehemiah 1:4 And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven. Nehemiah 2: 18 Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:7-9

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Nine Fruits: Kindness Series

Contributed by Ryan Loyd on Oct 28, 2015

A series on the Fruit of the Spirit: Kindness

Galatians 5:22-23 (NIV) 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Introduction: Momma and the Toast
A Sunday School teacher asked her class if they knew the ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Denomination: Pentecostal

Christ's Pierced Side Series

Contributed by Ron Tuit on Apr 3, 2015

On Good Friday when Jesus died on the cross, the soldiers did not break his legs but pierced his side.

Christ’s Pierced Side John 19:32-34 John 19:17-37: Carrying his own cross, he went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha). 18 Here they crucified him, and with him two others--one on each side and Jesus in the middle. 19 Pilate had a notice prepared and fastened ...read more

Scripture: John 19:32-34

Denomination: Baptist

Faith In The Storm

Contributed by Dean Meadows on Aug 9, 2010

This sermon teaches us that we are to have faith even in the storms in our life.

Faith even in the Storm 8/8/2010 Matthew 14:22-33 Some people are afraid when a storm comes. I personally am not one of them. My cats though will hide under the bed when a bad storm arises. I heard about a little boy who when he heard the storm outside so he called to his mother and asked if he ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33

Denomination: *other

Healing: What's In It For Me? PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Mar 11, 2024

This sermon explores the transformative power of faith in God's ability to heal, emphasizing our reliance on Christ's strength rather than our own.

Good morning, beloved family in Christ. It is yet another blessed day that the Lord has made, and as we gather in this sacred sanctuary, let us rejoice and be glad in it. Today, we find ourselves standing on the precipice of a profound revelation, a revelation that has the power to transform us, to ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-15

Topics: Healing

The Lord Is My Shepherd

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jun 26, 2015

Addressed to both children and adults.

THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD. Psalm 23:1-3. When King David was a boy, he used to look after his father’s sheep - so he knew what he was talking about when he spoke of the LORD as his shepherd. As we all know, a “shepherd” looks after sheep. David led the sheep, but the LORD led David. Yet one day ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Matter Of Grace

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Mar 9, 2011

We are saved by grace through faith.

A Matter of Grace January 17, 2010 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: We are saved by grace through faith. Focus Passage: Romans 5:18-6:4 Supplemental Passage: Ephesians 2:8-9 Introduction: When Billy Graham was driving through a small southern town, ...read more

Denomination: Baptist