Sermons on dry land:

New Life For Dry Bones

Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Apr 2, 2017

As God brought new life and hope to the dry bones scattered across Ezekiel's valley, God can do the same for us. When there seems to be no way forward, God knows our future. And as we trust him, we get to know God better in the process.

Ezekiel 37:1-14 New Life for Dry Bones When I became a “new cadet,” in basic training at West Point, I had to memorize various items and be willing to recount them at will. One was a paragraph from the 1962 speech of retired 82-year-old General of the Army Douglas MacArthur to the Corps of Cadets, ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-14, Romans 8:10-11, John 11:25-26

Denomination: Baptist

When The Well Runs Dry

Contributed by Mike Hays on Oct 18, 2000

When we are weary and worn-out, there is a well of living waters from which we can draw from to restore our strength.

When The Well Runs Dry Revelation 2:1-6 More than twenty years ago a young man entered college. It wasn't just any college - it was one of the most sterling examples of Christian education in the nation, Wheaton College in Chicago, Illinois. The young man was deeply in love with God and he wanted ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:1-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How Dry I Am

Contributed by C. Scott Ghan on Apr 22, 2003

We’re all thirsty. Many people quench their thirst with poison water. Jesus offers living water

TITLE: ?How Dry I Am? TEXT: Isaiah 55:1-3 If you are thirsty, come and drink water! If you don’t have any money, come, eat what you want! Drink wine and milk without paying a cent. 2Why waste your money on what really isn’t food? Why work hard for something that doesn’t satisfy? Listen carefully ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 55:1-3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Dry Bones, Dead Dreams

Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Feb 22, 2001

How to deal with failure in your life, when you know it’s a failure you should not accept.

by the Rev. Dr. W. Maynard Pittendreigh January, 2001 Sunrise Presbyterian Church Miami Florida Pittendreigh@aol.com Ezekiel, in our Old Testament lesson, stands on the battlefield. The battle is over, and his side lost. The battle has been over long enough for the smoke to have cleared and ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Dry Morsels Or Sweet Relish?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 11, 2002

Often what appears as hopelessness is God’s opportunity to show His stuff!

Dry Morsels or Sweet Relish? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr, Kyfingers@aol.com I have a carrot, an egg, and a tea bag. I asked what does hot water over a period of time do to these three things. The carrot gets soft. The egg gets hard. The tea bag brings out flavor. I have learned that some times, ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 9:4, Romans 9:21, Romans 9:16

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Ezekiel's Valley Of Dry Bones

Contributed by Raymond Smith on Jan 23, 2008

Challenge to respond to what God says and not what our experience says.

Ezekiel’s Valley of Dry Bones reading; Ezekiel 37:1-14 Ezekiel lived in the 6th century BC and was a prophet of the exile under the Babylonians, which had begun under King Nebuchadnezzar, between 598 and 586 BC. He was the son of Buzi and his ministry spans some twenty two years, starting in ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-14

Denomination: Pentecostal

Can These Dry Bones Live? PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 12, 2023

God has the power to breathe new life into our dry, weary, and lifeless situations, offering us hope of a new beginning and a new covenant.

Good morning, lovely people of God. I'm excited to share God's word with you today! Our sermon today is centered on the power of God to restore life, the hope of a new beginning, and the promise of a new covenant. We'll be diving into the book of Ezekiel, chapter 37, verses 9 and 10. Let's read it ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 37:9-10

Topics: Valley, Dry Bones

Dry Bones Live Again PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 14, 2023

Explores our purpose to know God, the power of prophecy, and God's ability to bring life from desolation.

Ladies and Gentlemen, brothers and sisters in Christ, I greet you warmly in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. As we gather in this sacred space, we are reminded that we are not just mere spectators, but active participants in the grand narrative of God's love and redemption. We are not ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 37:4-10

Topics: Power, Tongue

A Starving Belly In The Land Of Plenty

Contributed by Michael Goodwin on Nov 16, 2002

Understanding the importance of feeding on the things of God.

Mount Vernon 11-18-02 A Starving Belly In The Land Of Plenty (Matthew 5:6) Matt 5:6 6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. KJV Introduction: Brothers and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:6, Nehemiah 9:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Better To Die In The Land Of Promise, Than To Live In The Land Of Despair

Contributed by Orvel Barker on Jul 12, 2003

Every promise of God is yes and amen to those who believe it and go for it.

Ex 1:13-16, 3:7, "Better To Die In The Land of Promise, Than to Live In The Land of Despair!" Num 14:3 "Why has the LORD brought us to this land to fall by the sword, that our wives and children should become victims? Would it not be better for us to return to Egypt?" 4 So they said to one ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:7, Exodus 1:13-16

Denomination: Pentecostal

Better To Die In The Land Of Promise, Than To Live In The Land Of Despair

Contributed by Orvel Barker on Jul 12, 2003

Every promise of God is yes and amen to those who believe it and go for it.

Ex 1:13-16, 3:7, "Better To Die In The Land of Promise, Than to Live In The Land of Despair!" Num 14:3 "Why has the LORD brought us to this land to fall by the sword, that our wives and children should become victims? Would it not be better for us to return to Egypt?" 4 So they said to one ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 1:13-16, Exodus 3:7

Denomination: Pentecostal

Claiming Your Canaan Series:this Land Is Your Land

Contributed by Dr. Jwt Spies on Jul 9, 2021

The God you can trust in times like these.

In our society today, there are many misunderstanding, mistakes, mix-ups, misinterpretations, misconstruction, and misapprehension surrounding the Christian life. A trip to the local Bible bookstore confirms this accusation. Because after all the shelves are lined, and filled with books that talk ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

The Long Road To Rest Series

Contributed by David Welch on Jun 21, 2018

Message one in our exposition of Joshua. This is an introductory message and background the the conquest of Canaan.

Joshua Series #1 Journey to the Promised Rest “The Long Road to Rest” Introduction The book of Joshua begins with this historical account. Now it came about after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, that the LORD spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' servant, saying, "Moses My servant ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:7-8

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Land Flowing With Milk And Honey

Contributed by Samuel M on Dec 18, 2024

Israel was a land a flowing milk and honey not because it had big rivers or good physical conditions (as Egypt had), but because it was nourished and watered by dew and rivers of heaven. It was watered by the rain of heaven, whose chief agriculturist is God Himself.

I have said I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt to the land of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, to a land flowing with milk and honey. Exodus 3:17 Israel was a land a flowing milk and honey not because it had big ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:17

Wandering In The Spiritual Desert

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jul 12, 2007

Psalm 42 gives us encouragement in times of spiritual dryness.

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • Have you ever been to the point in your walk with the Lord that just did not seem to be going anywhere? Did you or do you feel like you are wandering in the desert in circles, thirsting for water? • There are times in our lives when we can feel very empty spiritually, we ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 42:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ