Sermons on Gone Fishing:

How To Be Used By God

Contributed by Don Hawks on Feb 26, 2002

Learn about your life’s mission and then do it!

(Power Point presentation and audience outline available for $10 Contribution to my church’s worship fund and to cover shipping) "Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! It is amazing to think about. Your workmanship is marvelous... You were there while I was being formed... You saw me ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:14-16, Job 10:8, Job 10:8-10

Denomination: Methodist

Sounds Fishy To Me Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Nov 11, 2010

A study of chapter 1 verses 1 through 17

Jonah 1: 1 – 17 Sounds Fishy To Me 1 Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2 “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before Me.” 3 But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-17

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

A Child's Ministry

Contributed by Norris Harris I on Feb 13, 2003

The Challenge facing the church today is: IS THERE A PLACE FOR OUR CHILDREN IN MINISTRY? IS THERE A LAD HERE WITH GIFTS TO OFFER? IS THERE A GIRL HERE WHO HAS GIFTS TO OFFER? Well, let’s see as we approach our Target Text.

“I will give my voice to the Lord. All the words I bring, all the songs I sing, I will give them to the Lord. I will give my hands to the Lord. All the things they do will be good and true, I will give them to the Lord. I will give my heart to the Lord. All the things I love are for Him above, I ...read more

Scripture: John 6:9

Denomination: Baptist

Learning To Be Content Series

Contributed by Keith Walker on May 19, 2004

Examines the difference between a coveting heart and a contented heart.

INTRODUCTION I like cartoons. Dennis the Menace has been a favorite for a long time. One comic strip has a picture of Dennis looking at a catalog and saying, “This catalog’s got a lot of toys I didn’t even know I wanted.” The Wizard of Id has a comic strip where one monk is putting up a sign on the ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:17

Denomination: Baptist

All You Need

Contributed by Pat Cook on Nov 26, 2003

Mark 6:52 connects the miracles of walking on the water and the feeding of the multitudes with this conclusion: Jesus is all you need.

Mark 6:45-52 – All You Need Bob heard a rumor that his father, grandfather and great-grandfather had all walked on water on their 21st birthdays. So, on his 21st birth-day, Bob his good friend Brian headed out to the lake. "If they did it, I can too!" he insisted. When Bob and Brian arrived at ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:45-52

Denomination: Baptist

Risky Faith

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on May 6, 2005

Faith we all have it but sometimes we have faith in th wrng things. Church people tend to have safe faithand take few risk for the kingdom.

Risky Faith Hebrews 11:1-8 I have been thinking about faith this week. I started thinking about people, that I know that have faith. The first group that comes to mind are the ones that I have sat with at the hospital. The ones that say, “I’m Ready!” Their only question is why do I have ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-8

Denomination: Congregational

The Miracle With A Purpose

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 30, 2023

Jesus challenged the disciples to solve an impossible situation because He wanted to test them, to see if they would turn to Him and to God for help. We can trust God to do immeasurably beyond what we ask or imagine.

Matt 14:13-21 - The Miracle With A Purpose Jesus did many miracles in the course of His ministry but the feeding of the 5000 is the only one recorded in all the 4 Gospels (Matt 14, Mark 6, Luke 9 and John 6). • All four writers find it significant enough to record it down. It was likely so ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:13-21, John 6:5-6, Ephesians 3:20

Denomination: Independent/Bible

14 Stages Of The Pilgrimage Journey Of The Christian Series

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on May 24, 2024

We’re going to piece together the different pictures we created into a depiction of the Christian life from the moment we first find salvation in Jesus, to the moment we pass into the next life.

Growing up my mother’s favorite New Year’s Eve tradition was to start and finish a puzzle. The puzzles were big and difficult. We would race against the clock, trying to complete it by midnight. Even though we were all working together, the puzzle would take hours to finish. We watched the clock ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:9-11, 2 Corinthians 3:17-18, Philippians 3:8-11

Denomination: Salvation Army

Resurrection Of Hope

Contributed by James May on Mar 27, 2005

The Risen Savior has given us a new hope for a better life and for eternal life.

RESURRECTION OF HOPE Sunday, March 27, 2005 – AM (Easter) John 20:11 – 21:25 John 20:11, "But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulcher…" Last week we began a journey through the Word of God with four messages that would bring ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Devil Made Me Do It

Contributed by Rick Kallstrom on Jan 28, 2003

This is a message about overcoming struggles, not the struggles that we face from without, but the struggles that we face from within, and winning the battle over temptation.

This morning we are going to be talking about overcoming struggles, not the struggles that we face from without, but the struggles that we face from within – today we want to talk about winning the battle over temptation. A mother told her son that he was not allowed to go swimming that day. ...read more

Scripture: James 1:12-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus Feeds The Five Thousand Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Apr 12, 2014

The miracle of Jesus feeding the five thousand in Luke 9:10-17 will teach us that all we really need is Jesus.

Scripture There are only two miracles that are recorded in all four of the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. One miracle is Jesus’ resurrection from the dead, and the other miracle is Jesus feeding the five thousand (Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:30-44; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-15). The ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:10-17

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Discipline Of God Series

Contributed by David Welch on May 21, 2018

Message 2 in our Jonah series focusing on God's discipline of Jonah's refusal to obey the call.

Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch Jonah Series #2 “God disciplined Jonah” Review Jonah teaches us both about God and ourselves. We learn about the love of God, the sovereignty of God, the forgiveness of God, the persistence of God. God’s name appears 32 times in 4 short chapters. We learn ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:4-17, Hebrews 12:3-11

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

What A Day

Contributed by Mark Perryman on May 31, 2007

You think you had a bad day

INTRO: Have you ever had a day that was so busy that you wish it would end? I remember when I worked in the accounting field. There were days I would dread what would come once a month (reconcile). That’s where you would find all the mistakes over the previous month. I remember on one ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:12

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Backslider On A Bumpy Boat

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 29, 2008

Those who backslide and rebel against God are in for a rough ride, as depicted by the story of Jonah, God’s stubborn prophet. But repentance will set everything right, and put us on course once again.

Backslider On A Bumpy Boat Text: Jonah 2: 1-2 Intro: The Book of Jonah is considered to be one of the Minor Prophets. It is a relatively short book, containing only four chapters, 48 verses, and 1,321 words. Yet it holds great truths that can readily be applied to Christians of any age. This ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 2:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

Praying Like The Prodigal Prophet

Contributed by Christopher Arch on Aug 21, 2021

This is from a series on prayer.

Title: Praying Like the Prodigal Prophet Scripture: Jonah 2 Type: Expost/series on prayer Where: GNBC 8-23-21 Intro: Charlie Chaplin was the first movie actor in America to attain superstar status. He was the king of the silent movie era in the early 20th century. He was most famous for ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 2:1-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible