Sermons on footprints in the sand:

Grounded In Christ Series

Contributed by Vic Folkert on Jun 9, 2020

Some miss the gate. Some lose their way, by false teaching, counterfeit spirituality, or not putting beliefs into practice. Some are grounded in Christ, and stand firm in the storms of life!

Healthy Disciples: GROUNDED IN CHRIST—Matthew 7:13-27 Read Matthew 7:13-14. This is troubling. We know that many people in the world are not interested in eternal life with Christ as Lord and King, and that troubles us. Jesus implies, however, that many who claim to be Christians might not be ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:13-27, Colossians 2:6-7

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Get Your Weather Report Here

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Dec 5, 2006

1- We must interpret the times, not the seasons 2- We must beware of the yeast, not the bread 3- We must cling to the rock, not the sand

INTRO.- ILL.- It was autumn, and the Indians on the remote reservation asked their new Chief if the winter was going to be cold or mild. Since he was a new Indian Chief in a modern society, he had never been taught the old secrets, and when he looked at the sky, he couldn’t tell what the weather ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:1-20, Matthew 17:1

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Obedient To Jesus?

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Sep 24, 2006

Are we being obedient to Jesus (building our house on the rock) or are we being disobedient (building on sand)? What does obedience mean? This is a challenge to be obedient.

Danger! Keep out. Beware of the dog! Don’t talk to strangers. Follow me. Make sure you’re home by midnight! Failure to comply will have consequences. Jesus brings the Sermon on the Mount to an end with a warning. Jesus does not beat around the bush. He is not woolly. He does not waffle. He is not ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:24-29

Denomination: Anglican

Complete Joy

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jun 9, 2014

1. Life's Little Irritations 2. Possibility of Joy 3. Fullness of Joy 4. Joy Robbers 5. Restoring Joy 6. Dump the Sand

Complete Joy 1 John 1:4 (AV) — 4 And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full. – Charles Dickens wrote the novel "Nicholas Nickleby", about a young man who must support his mother and sister after his father dies. He wants to be rich but his Uncle Ralph, thinks ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:4

Denomination: Baptist

The Kingdom Jesus Built Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 2, 2024

Jesus was born to be a King... but what was the Kingdom He came to build?

A man told about growing up on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. He often spent hours on the beach creating intricate sand castles and he said he could build whole cities with his hands every day. But one year (for several days in a row) there was a group of bullies that came down to beach and ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 7:13-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Getting Out Of The Pit

Contributed by Alan Hughes on Oct 9, 2004

If you were sinking in quick sand, what would you do: Pray for help? Yell at God? Figure out an escape? Give up? Look for help?

Getting Out of the Pit Psalms 40:1-10 October 6, 2004 PM Icebreaker: If you were sinking in quick sand, would you: (a) Pray for help? (b) Yell at God? (c) Figure out an escape? (d) Give up? (e) Look for help? 1 I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry. 2 He ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 40:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

"Who Do You Think He Is?"

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 8, 2002

Jesus draws a line in the sand, one the Pharisees couldn’t miss, and one which forces us to commit ourselves as to who we think Jesus is.

“Who Do You Think He Is?”, Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts Author Salman Rushdie authored a book critical of Islam, back in the 80’s, The Satanic Verses, and has been under a death sentence for blasphemy ever since, a judgment imposed by the Ayatola ...read more

Scripture: John 8:42-59

Denomination: Congregational

Wedding Ceremony For Danielle Spurgeon And Chris Kaufman

Contributed by Steve Greene on Apr 11, 2018

In a world where this is so much confusion on the subject of marriage, this biblically based ceremony includes a full transcript including vows, exchange of rings, and a meaningful sand ceremony.

On behalf of both the Spurgeon and the Kaufman families, I want to take this opportunity to thank you all for being here. I know that it means a great deal to Danielle and Chris to have you all here with them on this very special occasion. Most of us are familiar with the creation story found in ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:22-33

Denomination: Nazarene

Built Well. Pt1

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Jul 13, 2023

Spurgeon writes, “No star gleam as brightly as those which glisten in the polar sky. No water tastes so sweet as that which springs amid the desert sand...

Built Well. Romans 8:1-2, 5-6TPT You’ve heard people use the expression, body by Ford, or body by Chevy. How about body by Holy Spirit. Listen to the apostles Pauls announcement of a forgiving, loving Savior: Romans 8:1-2, 5-6NIV Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:1-2, Romans 8:5

Denomination: Pentecostal

Let's Talk About The Weather

Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Aug 27, 2023

So many people are worried about the carbon footprint, worried about how we are causing climate change and greenhouse gases affecting the atmosphere. Let’s talk about how God is trying to tell us something.

Let’s Talk about the Weather By Bishop Melvin L. Maughmer, Jr. SCRIPTURE: - Genesis 8:2 says, “As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease”. Job 37:9–14 says, “Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: And cold out of the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 8:2, Job 37:9-14, Luke 12:48, Isaiah 26:9, Deuteronomy 29:23-27, 2 Peter 3:3-7, 2 Chronicles 7:14  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Apostolic

Good Ol' Summertime

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Jul 28, 2008

It’s a time for resting and relaxing, a time for the cabin and the campground, a time to bask in the surf, sun, and sand; but... does God have any plans for us this summer?

Dakota Community Church July 27, 2008 Good Ol’ Summertime Ah the glory that is the Winnipeg summer, the bright sunshine, the long evenings, the campgrounds and cabins bustling with anxious activity after the long shut in, everywhere you look life is inexplicably pushing to the surface … I ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 32:1-23

Denomination: Mennonite

The Lesson Of Agitation: Pearl

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Dec 20, 2023

We have a basic trust that good comes out of bad. Whatever agitates us could bring us to the heart of heart. Are we building on sand or building on the rock?

AGITATION: WALKING THROUGH THE PEARLY GATES… By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com ( YouTube: Wade Hughes) *Agitation: anger, very worried, upset, a state of anxiety, nervous, to stir up, disturbing, restlessness, to argue, quickly frustrated. Severe agitation can be a mark of ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:21, Matthew 13:45, 1 Corinthians 14:38

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Where Should We As A Nation Put Our Trust?

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 2, 2022

When a man is lost in the desert, he may experience a mirage. That is, he may look out over the sands, and in the distance see what appears to be a lake, shimmering in the sun.

His goal is to get to the lake and obtain water to satisfy his thirst. As he travels toward the “lake”, the lake seems to maintain it’s distance, or at some point just disappears. IT WAS A MIRAGE! Such an experience only brings disappointment and tragedy to the individual who believes the mirage is ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 118:8-9

Denomination: Baptist

Wedding Ceremony

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Sep 8, 2010

A wedding ceremony I gave when I married my daughter and her fiance. I used the blending of sand to represent the blending of two lives which blend into one marriage.

Dan and Kimberly, you have come together today to give thanks for, and to participate in, God’s wonderful gift of marriage. Marriage was meant to endure all things, and is never to be taken for granted, but to be held in high esteem at all times. EPHESIANS 5:22, tells the woman to submit unto ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:22

Denomination: *other

The Spirit Of The Law Part 4

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 7, 2023

Let's discuss wrong judgment, right judgment and God's judgment in Matthew 7.

As we continue the Sermon on the Mount and the Spirit of the law, Jesus explains wrong judgment, right judgment and God’s judgment in Matthew 7. Wrong Judgment Should Christians severely judge others or unfairly find fault? Don’t judge, so that you won’t be judged. For with whatever judgment you ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible