Sermons on Fishing For:

God Of Mission

Contributed by Simon Bartlett on Jul 17, 2021

Talk 2 in my five-talk series on Jonah. Mission is God's mission. In the story of Jonah - and especially in view of what Jesus says about Jonah - we recognize that God is the master strategist in mission and he's breathtakingly creative.

Jonah Talk 2: God of Mission Last week I started a new series on Jonah. My major theme last week was how compassionate God is. At the time of Jonah, the Assyrian Empire was expanding. Historians of the Middle East tell us how cruel the Assyrian rulers were. I spared you the grizzly details. ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-5, Matthew 12:38-41, Luke 11:29-30

Denomination: Baptist

"your Spiritual Nineveh Awaits You."

Contributed by Dr. Jerry Hulse on Sep 28, 2024

Just as the biblical figure Jonah was summoned to the city of Nineveh to deliver a message of repentance, today's spiritual Nineveh represents a population that may lack understanding or awareness of moral and ethical principles.

SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES (Jonah 1:1-4) (1) “Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,” (2) “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.” (3) “But ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-4, Jonah 1:5-7, Jonah 1:8-12, Jonah 1:13-17

Denomination: Pentecostal

Which One Are You?

Contributed by Dan Erickson on Nov 22, 2000

The Bible teaches a solemn and terrible truth about the reality of hell

Two weeks ago there were about a hundred protesters picketing the Second Baptist Church of Houston, Texas. This was a group of Hindus who were upset that the Southern Baptist Convention was encouraging its churches like Second Baptist, which incidentally has over 10,000 members, to make a special ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:47-50

Denomination: Baptist

A God Of Second Chances Series

Contributed by Travis Markes on Nov 10, 2009

Sermon series on the Book of Jonah. Some of my resources come from John Hamby’s sermons as well as Jerry Giffords

“Returning to God” “A God of Second Chances” Jonah 3:1-5 The story is told of a Sunday School teacher who was proud of her lesson for the day. She thought that she had presented the material quite nicely. Summing up, she asked her class, "And what do we learn from the story of Jonah and the great ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

In Case You Missed It The First Time Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jun 6, 2012

A study of the Gospel of Mark 8: 1 – 10

Mark 8: 1 – 10 In Case You Missed It The First Time In those days, the multitude being very great and having nothing to eat, Jesus called His disciples to Him and said to them, 2 “I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now continued with Me three days and have nothing to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:1-10

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Overtime Pay On The Mad Mouse

Contributed by John Beehler on Feb 5, 2004

It’s hard to trust and obey, but man, what a ride!

Overtime Pay on the Mad Mouse I had a job once working as an inventory control analyst in a factory. Like most factories, this one operated round the clock with 3 shifts. I was one of three analysts, 1 per shift. We worked the swing shift. 2 weeks on each shift. I liked 2nd shift, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Hope For The Hopeless

Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Jan 29, 2003

Jesus said he would make us fishers of men, yet we are like Jonah who was called to preach to the people of Ninevah -- we run away as fast as we can!

Jonah 3:1-10 Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time: "Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you." Jonah obeyed the word of the LORD and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very important city-- a visit required three days. On the first day, Jonah ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-10, Mark 1:14-20

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Part 3: Before You Throw In The Towel…” Series

Contributed by Bryan Fink on Feb 2, 2009

To tell people that Jesus is ready for them to try being a disciple again.

Title: Good News for People Living in a Bad News World Part 3: Before you throw in the towel…” Theme: New Starts/redemption Task: To tell people that Jesus is ready for them to try being a disciple again. Text: John 21.1-19 [TITLE SLIDE] A reality show debuted in 2006 called The Contender ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-19

Denomination: Methodist

Launch Out Into The Deep

Contributed by Roger Wilson on Jun 4, 2013

A challenge by Christ to all His disciples both yesterday and today to forget about getting comfortable and getting on with Kingdom work!

LAUNCH OUT INTO THE DEEP Luke 5:1 On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, 2 and he saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. 3 Getting into one of the boats, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-10

Jesus Has A Table Spread

Contributed by Wayne Solomon on Dec 2, 2019

Thanksgiving meals remind us that soon we will be feasting with our Lord at the Marriage Supper of the Lamb.

John 21:9-12 King James Version (KJV) 9 As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread. 10 Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught. 11 Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-12

Denomination: Church Of God

Thanksgiving: Jesus Has A Table Spread

Contributed by Wayne Solomon on Nov 11, 2020

Thanksgiving Service Invitation to the Marriage Supper of the Lamb

Thanksgiving Service Theme: Jesus has a table spread Text: John 21:9-12 King James Version (KJV) 9 As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread. 10 Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught. 11 Simon Peter went up, ...read more

Scripture: John 21:9-12

Denomination: Church Of God

At Your Word Jesus

Contributed by David Carter on Jan 15, 2020

We will obey the voice of Jesus

AT YOUR WORD LUKE 5:4-5 – LAUNCH OUT INTO THE DEEP AND LET DOWN YOUR NETS FOR A DRAUGHT. SIMON SAID, MASTER WE HAVE TOILED ALL NIGHT AND HAVE TAKEN NOTHING NEVERTHELESS AT YOUR WORD I WILL LET DOWN THE NET. JOHN 21: 1-5 – JESUS IS WALKING DOWN THE SHORE OF THE SEA OF GALILEE AND HE SEES THE ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Do You Love Me?

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Apr 29, 2022

To what extent are we willing to love Christ Jesus/

Do You Love Me? John 21: 1 - 19 Intro: It is believed that the gospel of John originally ended with Chapter 20. Scholars believe this because of differences in language and sentence structure. VSS 15 – 19 are viewed as an epilogue to the story. These verses bring everything to a close and ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-19

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Overcoming Temptation Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Sep 16, 2012

Knowing where temptation comes from helps us overcome it.

A man had just started a diet and was having a difficult time staying away from tempting treats. He had to go downtown (or uptown as they say here) and remembered that his route would take him past the bakery. And so he prayed, “Lord, if you want me to stop for a doughnut, let there be a ...read more

Scripture: James 1:13-18

Denomination: Baptist

Healing From Debt

Contributed by Dan Waite on Jan 20, 2006

People are rich in what they ARE, not what they HAVE. In the “materialism” that fills American society and the American church, we have become addicted to debt and don’t mind it’s abuses.

Other sermons can be found at http://lastsermon.blogspot.com/ 1 Timothy 6:6 – 10 Healing from Debt Premise: People are rich in what they ARE, not what they HAVE. Godliness is the truest riches. (Ill.) “Two ardent fishermen met on their vacation and began swapping stories about the different ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:6-10

Denomination: Free Methodist