Sermons on Gopher Wood:

Telling God What To Do

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Dec 29, 2013

We get angry and disappointed with God, failing to see His purpose in life's hurts. We can learn to trust His will.

Have you ever been angry at God? When people ask God to “damn” something, they’re usually making a strong point without breaking dishes. Deep down inside they’re disappointed with God, though their expletive is usually not a prayer at all. It is, however, a way of telling ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 74:1-12

Denomination: Congregational

(A Cure For A Troubled Heart)

Contributed by Derrick White Sr on May 15, 2017

BECAUSE WHEN YOU HAVE A TROUBLED HEART –YOU CAN`T THINK STRAIGHT A TROUBLED HEART WILL KEEP YOU UP ALL NIGHT LONG AND YOU CAN BUY MEDICINE OVER THE COUNTER FOR EVERYTHING EXCEPT A TROUBLED HEART

John 14:1-3 (KJV) 1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

We Need The Fear Of God Back

Contributed by Roger Culwell on Aug 7, 2018

We need the fear of God back in the church and America again!

Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding. [ The short version, we are lacking the fear of God, in the church and the world for who he Love's he Chasen's Hebrews 12:6, for we have to many spoiled children, who were not punished, by ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Tools In The Master's Hands: Pencil, Rock

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 24, 2022

HAVE WE CONSIDERED WHAT STORY ARE WE WRITING TODAY. I use a #2 lead pencil and a rock with the words make today count. Let us rewrite our future.

TOOLS IN THE MASTER’S HANDS… PENCIL, MAKE TODAY COUNT… By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (I give each person a #2 Pencil and a small stone that has “MAKE TODAY COUNT” written on it.) Proverbs 27:17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 27:17, Proverbs 27:19, Ephesians 5:15, John 1:1

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Sermon On Light & Darkness

Contributed by William Meakin on Mar 27, 2022

Light and Darkness, in many respects, exist also in our personal lives.

C. JoyBell C; an author of books on poetry and literature that have been described as relating mainly to the mysterious, the philosophical and the esoteric once remarked: “The dance between darkness and light will always remain - the stars and the moon will always need the darkness to be seen, the ...read more

Scripture: John 1:5, Ephesians 5:8, 2 Corinthians 6:14

The Final Hours Of The Lord Jesus - From Gethsemane To Golgotha Series

Contributed by Donald Whitchard on Jul 19, 2021

Chapters 14-15 of Mark's Gospel gives us an account of the final hours in Jesus' life as he faced hostility, mockery, torment, and the agony that would be placed upon Him as He stayed on the cross for the sake of our sins.

It was not long after the Lord Jesus presented His prophetic discourse on the Mount of Olives that the drama of the crucifixion began to fall into place. At what is referred to as the "Last Supper", He told His disciples that the bread and wine they had consumed was a symbol of His ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:32-42, Mark 14:43-50, Mark 14:66-72, Mark 15:21-32

Denomination: Baptist

Babylon's Fall (Revelation 18)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Nov 11, 2020

Let’s now take a look at the fall of Babylon, the end of a corrupt world political and religious system, in Revelation 18.

Let’s now take a look at the fall of Babylon, the end of a corrupt world political and religious system, in Revelation 18. Revelation 18:1 And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. This important event, the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Fourteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time , Year A; 14th Sunday, Cycle A-- Different Yokes For Different Folks

Contributed by Paul Andrew on May 13, 2020

It is an act not of juggling balls on a stage, but of carrying eggs from a barn.

A yoke is a wooden frame fitted on working animals to evenly balance the load on each individual animal and allow them to work as a team. Jesus wears the yoke and we are yoked to him. A teacher read to her class the text, “My yoke is easy.” “Who can tell me what a yoke is?” she asked. A boy ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:25-30

Denomination: Catholic

A Homily For Christmas Eve Candlelight Communion Service

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Dec 17, 2020

The Jews ask at Passover: :what is the most important day of they year? How does the Christian answer this?

A Homily for Christmas Eve Candlelight Communion Service “And this shall be a sign unto you; you shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.” (Luke 2:12) We have now come to the evening we celebrate the greatest gift ever given. We remember on this holy evening the birth ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:12, John 6:35-54

Denomination: Independent/Bible

We Are All On A Journey, Don't Get Lost

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 20, 2015

We are all on a journey to somewhere? Do you realize there is more to life than your destination. How about your ATTITUDE? How will your attitude affect your journey?

WE ARE ALL ON A JOURNEY... THERE IS MORE TO A JOURNEY THAN JUST YOUR DESTINATION. By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com THE JOURNEY? THE DESTINATION? On April 18, 1995, 20,000 people gathered to hear that JOE MONTANA was announcing his RETIREMENT AFTER 16 SEASONS AS QUARTERBACK in the NFL. ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:1-4

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Two Pathways Series

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jun 2, 2014

Performance-based religion is not the Gospel. In both the OT & NT redemption comes via grace apart from works.

Introduction: “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood and I took the one less traveled by” wrote Robert Frost. There are two roads before us and only one leads to Heaven. Which one is it--the road of good works or faith? Works will get us lost in the woods. When we realize that none of ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:1-14

Denomination: Congregational

The New Self

Contributed by Daniel Austin on Jul 31, 2010

What does a New Self in Christ look like? The New Self is Sacrificial; The New Self is a Servant; The New Self is Sanctified; The New Self is Spirit-led

The New Self 060709 PM Text: Colossians 3:9 - 10 Introduction I think we can easily find Christians who don’t seem to be different from the rest of the world. I bet it would be difficult to pick them out as Christians at a party or a ball game. This is part of the reason that the world views ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:9-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Be A Pencil In God's Hand

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Dec 8, 2014

The pencil may not be worth much until it falls into the right hands. The pencil in the hand of a poet? An artist? Allow yourself to be a pencil in the hand of God.

BE A PENNCIL IN THE HAND OF GOD... By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.co. Isaiah 54:2 Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes; I. HEADS YOU WIN, TAILS YOU LOSE... IT ALL DEPENDS ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 54:2

Denomination: Assembly Of God

United In Faith, United In Christ

Contributed by Craig Condon on Aug 11, 2015

We have to set aside our sinful nature if we want to be united in Christ. We have to go back to the beginning of our Christian mission and purpose before we can move forward.

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Sound familiar? In 1 Corinthians 1:10-17, Paul addresses a problem that still exists today. That problem is the lack of unity in the Christian church. The Corinthian Christians were divided into factions based on who had baptized them instead of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:10-17

Denomination: Anglican

Nine Fruits: Gentleness Series

Contributed by Ryan Loyd on Oct 28, 2015

A series on the Fruit of the Spirit: Gentleness

Galatians 5:22-23 (NIV) 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Introduction: Gentleness, the KJV word is of course, Meekness I think Gentleness is an easier word for us ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Denomination: Pentecostal