Sermons on Grain Banks:

Salty Christians Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on May 7, 2012

What influences you and what kind of influence are you on others? In the final portion of Mark Chapter 9, Jesus describes a common substance: salt. It is either salty or flavorless. When it comes to you affect on your environment are you salt or unsalt?

Leading up to this portion of Mark 9, Jesus has taken a young child and put them into his arms. Somehow I picture him placing the child in front of Him and wrapping his arms around their front. The disciples can see both the child and the Messiah standing together. That stance of loving protection ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:38-50

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Dream On

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Oct 9, 2011

This is the fourth week of our "Dream Campaign" this week we're talking about dreaming you're dreams again. Maybe it's been lost over time, maybe you feel as though it's too late. Dream on is for you! Before speaking show video from Sermon Spics.com on dr

Dream On Text: Genesis 37:5-11NLT One night Joseph had a dream, and when he told his brothers about it, they hated him more than ever. 6 “Listen to this dream,” he said. 7 “We were out in the field, tying up bundles of grain. Suddenly my bundle stood up, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:5-11

Denomination: Pentecostal

New Year -Goodness Of God

Contributed by Bala Samson on Dec 31, 2018

He watches your efforts, your patience, your steadfastness and God would surely reveal His goodness in a mighty way in His time.

Goodness of the Lord Jeremiah 31:12” You will be radiant [with joy] over the goodness of the LORD—For the grain, for the new wine, for the oil..” Friends! Wish you all a blessed New Year - 2019! May the Hands of the Lord be upon you, your family and all that you do this year! I am excited to ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 31:12

Denomination: Pentecostal

Lessons On Service, Faith And Influence Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Oct 29, 2017

At this point Jesus began to instruct His disciples more fully as the time drew near for going to the cross. The Pharisees had been treating the tax collectors and sinners who crowded around Jesus with contemp. He warns the disciples not to do the same.

Perea Lessons on Service, Faith and Influence Luke 17:1-10 Jesus Instructs His Disciples on Forgiveness (Luke 17:1-2) Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come! It were better for him that a millstone were hanged ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

It All Starts With A Little Seed

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Jun 14, 2018

It is the message and not the messanger.

It All Starts With a Tiny Seed Mark 4:26-34 When Jesus started to face opposition from grous like the Pharisees and Scribes, He started to address the crowds in parables. The purpose of the parable is twofold. On one hand, it is easy to understand the story as it comes from real life. Jesus used ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:26-34

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Faith To Move Mountains

Contributed by Fr. Frank Gough on Oct 27, 2016

Growing your faith in action

In our reading from the gospel today, The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!" And the Lord said, "If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you. Then Jesus speaks about a servant doing ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:5-10

Denomination: Anglican

The Emerging Kingdom Of God

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Jun 16, 2021

A sermon for the Sundays following Pentecost, Year B, Lectionary 11

June 13, 2021 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Mark 4:26-34 The Emerging Kingdom of God Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. The earth produces of itself, first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:26-34

Denomination: Lutheran

Stephen Series

Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on Sep 22, 2023

As the gaze of the Sanhedrin fell on Stephen they saw “that his face was like the face of an angel.” Stephen stood there, unafraid, his face glowing with the peace and calm of heaven.

September 23, 2023 As the church grew, it began to experience growing pains. One source of that pain involved the distribution of food to the Jewish and Gentile widows. The Gentile widows made accusations that they were not getting their fair share of the daily food distributions. The ...read more

Scripture: Mark 13:11, Acts 6:8, Acts 7:1-60

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Sermon On The Aura Of Nostalgia

Contributed by William Meakin on Nov 28, 2024

Nostalgia is defined as a sentimental longing or wistful affection for a period in the past.

Milan Kundera, a Czech-French novelist once remarked: “In the sunset of dissolution, everything is illuminated by the aura of nostalgia, even the guillotine.” Romans 14:5 reminds us: “One person esteems one day as better than another, while another esteems all days alike. Each one should be fully ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:8, Colossians 3:2, Philippians 3:13, Ecclesiastes 1:9

Sermon On The Passion Of Awareness

Contributed by William Meakin on Jan 19, 2025

Awareness is defined as knowledge or perception of a situation or fact.

Henri Frederic Amiel, a Swiss philosopher once remarked: “It is by teaching that we teach ourselves, by relating that we observe, by affirming that we examine, by showing that we look, by writing that we think, by pumping that we draw water into the well.” 2 Corinthians 13:5 reminds us: “Examine ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:19, Habakkuk 2:14, Psalm 119:18-19, Galatians 5:24

At The Feet Of Grace Series

Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 10, 2025

Surrender at the Redeemer’s feet turns our waiting into worship and our uncertainty into the quiet strength of grace.

(When Surrender Becomes Strength) Introduction — The Night of Uncertainty Some nights you lie awake, replaying conversations and questions you can’t answer. You’ve done all you can, and now you wait. That’s where Ruth finds herself in chapter 3 — standing at a crossroads of faith and risk. This ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 91:4, Matthew 11:28, Isaiah 30:15, Philippians 1:6

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Keep Preaching PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 5, 2023

To inspire and encourage believers to answer God's call to preach His Word with courage, commitment, and wisdom, even in the face of a world that may not always want to hear the truth.

Good morning, family of God! Today, we're going to dig into a rich passage from 2 Timothy, one that speaks to the heart of every believer, but especially to those who've felt that call to preach and share God's Word. We're talking about the call to preach, the courage to preach, and the commitment ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:1-4

Topics: Preaching

Answers, Not Appeasement

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 19, 2010

When our needs are real, we want genuine answers, not just appeasements. Look to self-esteem, look to the resources already present, and look to the Lord of victory for real answers.

When you need something, and you ask for it, what do you expect? Do you expect an answer or an appeasement? Do you expect a clear-cut, usable answer to your request, or are you satisfied if you are just told, well, have a nice day? When you need something, and you ask for it, which really satisfies ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 17:14-18

Denomination: Baptist

A River Runs Through It Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Apr 23, 2010

A study of chapter 47 verses 1 through 23

Ezekiel 47: 1 – 23 A River Runs Through It 1 Then he brought me back to the door of the temple; and there was water, flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east, for the front of the temple faced east; the water was flowing from under the right side of the temple, south ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 47:1-23

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

High In Salt Content Part 2

Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 31, 2004

Part 2 of being salty - more Biblical cause-and-effect passages of how others will find God.

Mark 9:50; Luke 14:34 – High in Salt Content – Part 2 A five-year-old lad was watching his mother change the baby. When she overlooked sprinkling the tot’s backside with talcum powder and hurried him into his diaper, the five-year-old reproved her sharply, "Hey, Mom, you forgot to salt him!" Salt ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:34

Denomination: Baptist