Sermons on Golden Image:

Cracked Cisterns And Living Water

Contributed by Patty Groot on Sep 2, 2025

This sermon explores Jeremiah 2’s image of cracked cisterns and the fountain of living water, reminding us that faith was never meant to be contained or controlled but to flow with the living, moving grace of God.

Let me start with a confession. I’m not much of a handyman. I try. I really do. I have a toolbox, I watch the YouTube videos, and I stand in the aisle at Lowe’s like I know what I’m doing, but often, I end up calling someone more competent to fix whatever I broke in the process of trying to fix ...read more

Scripture: John 7:38

We Reject Plan A And God Effects Plan B, Which Is Sweeter

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 19, 2024

The Father sent His Son as His perfect image and as the perfect human to take our death upon Himself so that He might earn for us His own eternal life.

Friday of the 33rd Week in Course 2024 The Book we call “Revelations” is surely one of the most complex literature items ever written or read. Yet these words have within them a sure picture of the reality of God’s plan. To state that plan simply: God created humans in His own image and gave ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 10:8-11, Luke 19:45-48

Denomination: Catholic

What Is Man Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Dec 9, 2022

Every human being is God’s creation. A person made in His image. Only when we are properly related to God can we experience the fullness God intended for us.

It is said that Socrates was obsessed with one central aim in his search for wisdom: To know himself. The basic question is what is man? This is a legitimate question. When a young man leaves home traveling aimlessly in search of “finding himself” he is looking for the answer to an important ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:26-28, Psalm 100:3

Denomination: Baptist

Molded

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Dec 5, 2011

To mold means to “guide or influence the growth or development of somebody or something”. This is what God seeks to do with every believer. He wants to make and mold us into the image of his son Jesus. But this process is often a difficult one to endure.

MOLDED INTRODUCTION: To mold means to “guide or influence the growth or development of somebody or something”. This is what God seeks to do with every believer. He wants to make and mold us into the image of his son Jesus. The question is-how well is that molding process going? ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 18:1-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Rising To The Occasion Series

Contributed by Mark Armstrong on Nov 21, 2010

Talk 6 in series. How the gospel shapes our relationship with the world. Dealing with a divisive person.

It hasn’t been all good news for QANTAS lately. There was the A380 incident with an uncontained engine failure. Other incidents include another engine failure, smoke in the aircraft, a bird strike and one aircraft hit by lightening. These incidents have hurt the QANTAS brand and how the ...read more

Scripture: Titus 3:1-15

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Thy Will Be Done Series

Contributed by J Bernard Taylor on Jul 25, 2020

What I hope is that all of us will get from these series of sermons is a new awareness and appreciation and that it not be a bunch of words we repeat without thinking.M

What I hope is that all of us will get from this series of sermons is a new awareness and appreciation for the Lord’s Prayer. I hope it just won’t be a recitation of a bunch of words. Most of us can repeat the Lords’ Prayer without even thinking of what we are saying. We can almost repeat it ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:10, Matthew 6:9

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Dare To Be A Daniel

Contributed by Christopher Arch on Sep 20, 2025

Introduction to the book of Daniel

Title: “Dare to Be A Daniel” Scripture: Daniel 1:1-2 Type: Expository Series Where: GNBC 9-21-25 Intro: The times in which we are living require Christians to be heroic if they are going to make a difference in our culture as well as our world. As we have recently witnessed with appalling ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 1:1-2

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Fruit Of Faithfulness

Contributed by Jenny Franklin on May 6, 2025

We are going to look at some aspects of God’s faithfulness, see how Jesus lived out that faithfulness, and talk about how our faithfulness can reflect the nature and character of God.

FOCAL VERSES: Fruits of the Spirit The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control… Galatians 5:22-23 ESV Abiding in the Vine Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23, John 15:8-10, John 15:4-5, Psalm 119:90, Psalm 145:17, John 5:17, John 5:19-20, Isaiah 11:5, Revelation 19:11, Proverbs 3:3, Deuteronomy 7:9, Psalm 89:33-34, Isaiah 9:6, John 1:14, John 14:6, Ephesians 4:25, Proverbs 12:22, Proverbs 6:16-19, 1 Corinthians 1:9, Romans 3:10, Hebrews 8:12  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Becoming Godly Father's

Contributed by Bruce Landry on May 18, 2004

We will look at words of wisdom from God’s word today in our process of remaking ourselves daily into the image of Jesus Christ and what manner of Father HE wishes us to be.

Becoming Godly Father’s A. Leading Your Family B. Follow God in all your ways C. Learn to Love like God DBF Father’s Day Sermon, 6/15/03 I have already told most of you of my testimony. I did not come from a Godly home, nor did I have a Godly Father. It really wasn’t his fault, because he had ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 24:14-24

Denomination: Baptist

Conformation And Transformation

Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Nov 20, 2002

The world wants you to conform to its thinking and its ways but what is needed is a transformation achieved through the new birth experience. Once achieved, we are to strive to be conformed to the image of His Son.

CONFORMATION AND TRANSFORMATION “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” Romans 12:2 I. Worldly conformation…the “ easy and popular way” “Enter in at the narrow gate; ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:2

Denomination: Baptist

Fearing Fear

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Mar 15, 2010

Delivered 1986. Fear is often a self-fulfilling prophecy, based on our image of a vengeful God. But challenging God is faith-filled, and His response is Jesus, who experiences all that we experience.

The trouble with preparing sermons in a series that lasts several weeks is that I am never quite sure whether I am the only one who knows where we are in that series. I am never quite sure whether you see just four sermons, or maybe you only attend two of the four weeks, or whether you sit with ...read more

Scripture: Job 3:20-26

Denomination: Baptist

Get Connected Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on May 28, 2015

We’re made for connection Why? Because we’re created in the image of God, who is a relational God, and more than anything wants to have a personal relationship with you.

Spiritually Connected Ephesians 2:10-18 Stephen Arterburn and Bill Farrel tell the story of a small boy pleading with his parents for the gifts he wants for Christmas and when he doesn’t think he’s getting anywhere writes a letter to God about the Christmas presents he wanted. "I've ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:10-18

Denomination: Methodist

A Generous Heart Series

Contributed by Stephen Brown on Jan 19, 2016

Why do we give? What does Scripture teach about giving? We serve a giving Father and a giving Son. If we are being transformed into His image, we will be giving as well.

Why do we give? Sometimes we are compelled to give to something we believe in. Sometimes we give because we feel sorry for someone in a less fortunate situation. Sometimes we give because we feel guilty. Sometimes we give because we have some left over. Sometime we just don’t give. What ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-34

Denomination: Baptist

Knowing The Shepherd's Voice

Contributed by Kerry Haynes on May 7, 2017

Jesus gave two images of himself: He is our good shepherd, so we can trust his voice and follow him. And he is the gate, our entry into salvation and ultimate security.

John 10:1-11 Knowing the Shepherd’s Voice In John’s thematic gospel we see different pictures of who Jesus Christ is to us. John included seven “I am” statements, where Jesus publicly identified himself with the great “I am,” Yahweh, the covenant God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the One who would ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 7:17, Romans 8:31-39, John 10:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Victory Over Worries

Contributed by Kamalanathan Francis on Nov 30, 2020

People become victims of GAD as a result of pathological worrying, People worry and people develop worry in two different forms according to research. Worries are stored in our minds as images and in verbal form.

I do not know how you perceive, but to me, anything Bible teaches is not a giving us suggestions but a command. If we have learned to avoid unbiblical practices, our life would be much happier. The first step to finding an answer to your worry is knowing what is a concern and what is a worry. ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 12:25, Proverbs 12:3, Matthew 6:25-32, 1 Peter 5:7, Philippians 4:8  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible