Sermons on Genesis 17:17-21:6:

Settling For Less Than The Best?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on May 17, 2004

It is easy to settle for less than our best before God. God has a beautiful plan and purpose for your life, we must learn to apply our heart and obey God’s word to reach our potentential!

SETTLING FOR LESS THAN THE BEST ... The lesson of ZOAR? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com TEXT: Gensis 19:12 ---23 Romans 8:28 When I was little my older brother and I decided we had enough at home and we discussed running away. So my older brother and I informed our Mom of our ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 19:23, Romans 8:28

Denomination: Assembly Of God

A Father Used By God

Contributed by Joseph Mcculley on May 18, 2007

This is a Father’s Day sermon based up Abraham, and why God called him to be the "father" of the nation of Israel.

Gen. 18:19 A Father Used by God Intro: Today is "Father’s day". A day in which we want to honor someone very special. Today, I would like for us to look at one of the main fathers in the entire Bible. He is an O.T. character who due to his faith the entire world received a blessing (the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 18:19

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Soul Searching

Contributed by Ron Hicks on Jun 2, 2007

Wouldn’t you agree with me, that it is a great tragedy to sit idle in our little Christian box and let people die in sin and go to Hell without an attempt to rescue them?

SOUL SEARCHING Gen 18:16-33 16 And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way. 17 And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; 18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 18:16-33

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The "Be"-Attitudes Of Prayer

Contributed by David Brockhouse on Aug 3, 2007

From our earliest memories of kneeling by the bed to recite, "Now I lay me down to sleep..." pray has played an important role in our lives. If you’ve forgotten the "who, what, when, where, why and how" of praying, here are some helpful "Be-Attitudes" tha

From our earliest memories of kneeling by the bed and saying, “Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take. If I should live another day, I pray the Lord will guide my way,” followed by the customary “God bless” list: ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 18:20-32

Denomination: Lutheran

Knock, Knock. Who's There?

Contributed by Jonathan Campbell on Aug 6, 2007

Homosexuality is trying to break down the door of society. Will you let it in?

1. THE MEN OF THE AREA (a) Their aim "They called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them". Homosexual rape. One of the fastest-growing crimes in England. (b) Their argument "This one fellow came in to ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 19:1-29

The Sad Thing About Sodom

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 7, 2007

"The Sad Thing About Sodom" was the fact that there was one child of God there who should have been a witness and testimony of the one true God who could change their lives, but he was too backslidden to help.

THE SAD THING ABOUT SODOM Text: Gen.19: 27, 28 Intro: The ancient cities of Sodom and Gomorrah shall forever live in infamy. The very mention of their names brings to mind thoughts of hellish depravity and horrible destruction, the latter being the result of the former. They stand in biblical ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 19:27-28

Denomination: Baptist

Why Are You Laughing Series

Contributed by Charles Cockroft on Aug 12, 2007

Doubting God is nothing to laugh about.

Genesis 18:1 And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; 2 And he lift up his eyes and looked and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground, 3 And ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 18:1-15

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Abraham Teaches True Christian Character

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Aug 12, 2003

PENTECOST 9(C) - Abraham teaches true Christian characters as he weclomes the Lord and follows God’s Word.

ABRAHAM TEACHES TRUE CHRISTIAN CHARACTER GENESIS 18:1—14 AUGUST 10, 2003 GENESIS 18:1-14 1The LORD appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat of the day. 2Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 18:1-14

Denomination: Lutheran

Philip: Eight Months Wages

Contributed by Jeff Simms on Aug 24, 2003

The Lord molds and tests our faith, so He can use us.

Philip: Eight Months Wages John 6:5-15 Primary Purpose: God molds our faith, so that He can work through us. Years ago, I was a member of a church that had a group called the "Power Team" come. They are a group of very strong men who do acts of great strength and they also share a good ...read more

Scripture: John 6:5-15, Genesis 18:9-15

Denomination: Baptist

Persistent Prayers Prosper

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Aug 25, 2003

PENTECOST 10(C) - Believers learn that persistent prayers prosper as Abraham pleads and pleads and the Lord hears and listens.

PERSISTENT PRAYER PROSPERS GENESIS 18:20—32 AUGUST 17, 2003 DEUTERONOMY 18:20-32 20Then the LORD said, "The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous 21that I will go down and see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. If not, I ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 18:20-32

Denomination: Lutheran

Laughing Out Loud At God

Contributed by Bill Bowdle on Sep 14, 2003

If we adopt the Abraham/Sarah pattern of abandoning trust in divine promises, and choosing our preferred detours, and if we laugh at the promises of God, we invite catastrophe, and ensure that God will have the last laugh.

Laughing Out Loud at God!!?? REV. BILL BOWDLE Armstrong Chapel United Methodist Church 09/14/2003 (If you use material from this message, please attribute the quote to the above source, together with the URL web site address as listed in your browser window) [Note: material is formatted by ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 17:15-17

Denomination: United Methodist

"And Lot Sat..." By Dr. Winson Butler

Contributed by Winson Butler on Oct 6, 2005

You don’t drown by falling into the water; you drown by staying there. This is just what happened to Lot. Let’s examine why together!

PREACHED @ DINSMORE BAPTIST CHURCH Dr. E. Winson Butler 2005 (free tape available upon request) INTRODUCTION "And Lot sat..." That’s all that has to be said. Just "sitting..." almost cost Lot his own life. His story is a familar one. Abraham earlier had given Lot a choice and he took it! The ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 19:1

Denomination: Baptist

El Shaddai - The God Who Satisfies Series

Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Oct 24, 2005

A message on the name El Shaddai - the God Who Satisfies.

Hello I Love You El Shaddai – Gen. 17 Intro: This weekend 40+ men from WHFBC went to PK. Upon arriving, our men set out to find seats and I stayed at the entrance for the drivers. While waiting, I suddenly noticed a blur moving rapidly and uncomfortably toward me. Un-nerved this guy yelled in ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 17:1-27

Denomination: Baptist

Laughing At God's Promises

Contributed by Bradford Robinson on Oct 28, 2005

Sometimes God’s promises are so amazing they are hard to beleive! Yet God does the amazing.

In the movie “It Could Happen to You” which is said to be loosely based on a true story, Nicolas Cage plays a cop who stops in to a diner and doesn’t have enough money to give a tip to the waitress, so he makes an unbelievable promise. He says that he has a lottery ticket and if he wins, her tip ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 18:7-15

Denomination: Methodist

Sarah Laughed

Contributed by William Hayes on Apr 26, 2006

A meditation on Biblical themes joined by the word laughter.

I had a terrible thing happen a few weeks ago when I was taking a service in a wee church (that shall remain nameless) in the country. I had got to that stage in the service where I was leading people in the prayers of confession and as I was just about to finish a particularly sombre bit about ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 18:1-31

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed