Sermons on Eye Of Sauron:

El Roi: Making Sense Of God Seeing Us

Contributed by Jessica Linde on Jul 21, 2025

By looking at the story of Hagar and how she gives God the name El Roi ("God who sees"), this sermon’s ultimate goal is to highlight that God being able to see us is not an indication of Him wanting to surveil us; rather, it's an indication of His boundless compassion and mercy on us.

Who here has ever read George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984? Or maybe seen the movie version of it with John Hurt…? Right, so for those of you who may not know (or need a refresher), Orwell published his work 1984 in the year 1949, and it’s really a speculation (perhaps a warning) of what the year ...read more

God's Got His Eye On You

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Oct 24, 2005

The fact that God has his eye on us is a reason to be both careful and joyful.

“I’ve got my eye on you!” Those words can be intimidating can’t they? Especially if they come from someone in authority like a school principal or the boss at work. If people like that say they have their eye on you, be careful! If you do something they don’t like, you’ll be in big trouble. On the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 33:13-22

Denomination: Lutheran

An Eye For An Eye Series

Contributed by Bill Lyle on Apr 5, 2007

A study in 1st Peter

An older sister was sitting next to her younger brother in Church one Sunday morning unsuccessfully trying to keep him still and quiet. Finally she said, “I wish you would calm down.” “I can’t”, he said, “it’s just so boring.” With that his sister turned and said, “It’s supposed to be ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:8-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Eye For An Eye Series

Contributed by Alexander Clark on Nov 30, 2012

How hard is it for you to not seek revenge when another person does you wrong? Jesus tells us in Matt.5:38-42 that we are to Love More, Give More, Do More, and Trust More, are you willing to take a stand for the kingdom of God?

Eye for an Eye Matthew 5:38-42 Intro: Review the Sermon on the Mount Revenge = Getting even Scripture: Matthew 5:38-42 38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’39 But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:38-42

Denomination: Church Of God

Eye For An Eye

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Mar 25, 2022

What does the bible say about vengeance and retaliation?

Eye for an Eye Matthew 5 Good Morning Church Please turn with me to the book of Matthew chapter 5. What does Jesus have to say about the attitude of an eye for an eye? What does He says about Vengeance and retaliation. The attitude of getting even for every wrong that has been done to you or ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:43-48

Denomination: Nazarene

An Aye To An Eye For An Eye? Series

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Jul 10, 2014

Should we avenge ourselves?

An Aye to an Eye for an Eye? Matthew 5:38-42 The Bible indeed teaches “an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth”. In this, Jesus is quoting the Scripture. Seeing that we have established that we have already established in our study on the Sermon on the Mount that what Jesus is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:38-42

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Eyes Series

Contributed by Jordan Muck on Sep 6, 2016

The seven things God hates.

Series: Seven Week: 1 Passage: Proverbs 6:16-19 Title: The Eyes Interesting Statement: “The face is the mirror of the mind, and eyes without speaking confess the secrets of the heart.” Jerome Introduction: The writer of Proverbs chapter six outlines a “six/seven” pattern ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 6:16-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Eye Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Aug 30, 2022

Jesus has just noted that the eye is the body's lamp. A healthy eye perceives light and transmits that information to the body. In a poetic sense, a functioning eye floods the body with light. Light allows a person to see and operate in the world according to what is true.

The Eye (22) "The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, (23) But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness! Jesus has just commanded His listeners to stop stockpiling treasure on ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:22-23

Denomination: Baptist

One Eye; Two Eye. Good Eye; Bad Eye Series

Contributed by Guy Glass on May 21, 2024

What we see with our eyes is important as a follower of Christ

ONE EYE; TWO EYE. GOOD EYE; BAD EYE MATTHEW 6:22–24 “THE EYE IS THE LAMP OF THE BODY. IF YOUR EYES ARE GOOD, YOUR WHOLE BODY WILL BE FULL OF LIGHT. 23BUT IF YOUR EYES ARE BAD, YOUR WHOLE BODY WILL BE FULL OF DARKNESS. IF THEN THE LIGHT WITHIN YOU IS DARKNESS, HOW GREAT IS THAT DARKNESS! 24“NO ONE ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:22-24

Denomination: Baptist

Your Eyes, God's Eyes

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Oct 14, 2003

A sermon for the 19th Sunday after Pentecost Proper 24 Servant

19th Sunday after Pentecost Proper 24 Mark 10:35-45 "Your Eyes, God’s Eyes"   35 And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came forward to him, and said to him, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you." 36 And he said to them, "What do you want me to do for you?" 37 And they ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:35-45

Denomination: Lutheran

Jesus Eyes: People Eyes

Contributed by Roger Thomas on Feb 17, 2007

Others saw misfits and trouble makers. Jesus saw sheep without a shepherd. How we see the people around us

Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO Jesus Eyes--People Eyes Mt 9:9-11; 9:35-38 Introduction: Look around right now? What do you see? We all know that it is possible to hear and not listen. We can all see but not see. We have looked for something, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:35-38

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Eyes On The Prize

Contributed by Kelvin Parks on Jun 11, 2006

This morning, we are going to see from the Scriptures that life is a race to be run.

EYES ON THE PRIZE Preached by Rev. Kelvin L. Parks Maine Street Baptist Church Brunswick, Maine 04011 11 June 2006  Prayer  Thanksgiving Scripture: Philippians 3:13-14 (KJV) [v.13] Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:13-14

Denomination: Baptist

The Inner Eye

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Mar 26, 2004

Faith is always based on evidence although it may not be in the form of scientific data. Here are examples of reasonable evidence of God’s power.

The Inner Eye Hebrews 11:1-10 WITHOUT FAITH WE CANNOT FULLY ENJOY and appreciate the blessings of life. While sightseeing out West on a bus tour, a cynical old man criticized the beauty of every national monument—the Grand Canyon, the Pained desert, the Petrified Forest. Finally, the bus driver ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-10

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Eyes Of Christ

Contributed by Scott Carmer on Apr 3, 2006

In all seasons of the year, we need vision correction. We are too often farsighted, or shortsighted, or just plain blind to the reality of God’s kingdom.

The Eyes of Christ Isaiah 9:1-2, 6-7 April 2, 2006 There were two Marines who boarded a train together, one a young man not too long out of recruit training and the other, his commanding officer. They sat across the aisle from a pretty young woman and her grandmother. It was evident that the ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:1-7

Denomination: Methodist

Whose Eyes?

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Apr 3, 2006

Whose eyes do you look through?

It is very difficult to be a policeman for many reasons but it is really rough at the scene of a crime or an accident when he has to interview witnesses. Sometimes the testimonies are so divergent and contradictory that you would wonder if some of the people were actually there when the event ...read more

Scripture: Judges 17:6

Denomination: Baptist