Sermons on Hagar In The Wilderness:

Calling In The Wilderness

Contributed by Michael Hopkins on Feb 17, 2013

A sermon for the first Sunday of Lent

Luke 4:1-13 Deuteronomy 26:1-11 Romans 10:9-13 I’m told that it’s impossible to be hungry in the desert because of the sand which is everywhere. Today our readings take us into the desert, or the wilderness if you prefer (the words are the same in the Greek and Hebrew). Why is this ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:1-13

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A Man In The Wilderness Series

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Aug 12, 2014

Jesus wasn’t not only led into the desert to have communion with the Father, according to Matt.4.1, He was brought to this dry place to be “tempted.”

A Man in the Wilderness (Lenten Season Series: 1 of 7) Matt. 4.1-11 March 16, 2014 Chester FBC, Chester, IL Dr. Mike Fogerson, speaker Introduction: A Matt. 4.1-11 (Have the congregation read this text as a responsive reading here or at an earlier time in the service.) B Jesus wasn’t ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Grace In The Wilderness

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 28, 2013

There is hope for the children of believers, if they will but put their trust in God.

GRACE IN THE WILDERNESS. Jeremiah 32. The LORD speaks of Israel's time after her deliverance from Egypt as a “time of espousals,” when she was “holiness to the LORD” (Jeremiah 2:2-3). This may seem a little surprising, since we know that the forty years wandering in the wilderness were a ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 32:1-44

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Wilderness Shout

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Dec 30, 2013

John the Baptist and all of God’s people have a mission to prepare the way.

John 1:19-34 “A Wilderness Shout” INTRODUCTION There is a story of two Scandinavian pastors, Ole and Sven, who served congregations across the road from each other. They decided to put up a sign one day warning people that the end was near. The sign read, “Stop, The End is ...read more

Scripture: John 1:19-34

Denomination: Lutheran

Whining In The Wilderness Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Jun 28, 2013

We need to stop complaining and cry out to God, depending on him to meet our most important needs of this journey. That we don’t just rely on leaders to connect us with God but rather we are all responsible for having our own relationship with Him.

(Exodus 15:22-27) So Moses/God led them into the desert for three days without water. Experts say that in a warm dry environment like that, 3 days would be the upper limit of survival without water. So these people would be very near death when they came upon this watering hole. And imagine their ...read more

The Wanderers In The Wilderness.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Apr 30, 2022

Having no hope, and without God in the world. Ephesians 2.12.

THE WANDERERS IN THE WILDERNESS. Psalm 107:1-9, Psalm 107:43. This Psalm is a call to thanksgiving to the LORD, “for He is good: for His mercy endures forever” (Psalm 107:1). The writer longs that those whom the LORD has redeemed, whom He has redeemed from the hand of enemy - out of the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 107:1-9, Psalm 107:43

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Wandering In The Wilderness

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 22, 2022

The Children of Israel had been told by the LORD to go up and possess the land that God had promised to Abraham and his descendants. DID THEY DO IT? We need to look at three things, Let’s look at-

I. THE REPORTS Before going in and actually possessing the land, God told the Children of Israel to send in 12 spies to search out the land. Once they spied out the land, they were to come back and give a report on what they had found. Look at Numbers 13:1-2 “And the LORD spake unto Moses, ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 1:26-33

Denomination: Baptist

The Wilderness And The Cave.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Mar 28, 2022

We are never alone.

THE WILDERNESS AND THE CAVE. 1 Kings 19:1-15a. I. The Wilderness of Dissent (1 Kings 19:1-8). It is hard when we stand out in the crowd, but Christians are different. The Bible names us a ‘peculiar people’ - called out of darkness into His marvellous light (1 Peter 2:9). Privileges carry ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Out In The Wilderness

Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Jan 13, 2016

GOD KNOWS WHO’S SPIRITUALLY FIT FOR BLESSINGS AND WHO’S NOT, BUT NO ONE IS EXEMPT FROM A WILDERNESS EXPERIENCE, THOUGH WE HAVE DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES WE ALL HAVE ONE OR MORE.

Out In The Wilderness Exodus 13:17-21 THERE WAS TWO WAYS FROM EGYPT TO CANAAN. ONE WAY WAS ONLY A FEW DAYS JOURNEY; THE OTHER WAS MUCH FURTHER. THE WAY THAT GOD CHOSE WAS THROUGH THE WILDERNESS AND THAT WAS THE WAY GOD CHOOSES TO LEAD MANY OF US. GOD KNOWS WHO’S SPIRITUALLY FIT FOR ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 13:17-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Voice In The Wilderness

Contributed by Dr. Phillip Paschal on Oct 17, 2019

We are Witnesses

A VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS MATT. 3:1-3 1. THE TEXT. THIS TEXT OPENS WITH THE PERSON OF JOHN THE BAPTIST, PREACHING IN THE WILDERNESS. a) WHILE ALL OF US ARE NOT CALLED TO PREACH, WE ARE ALL CALLED TO PROCLAIM THE GOOD NEWS OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. b) JOHN’S MESSAGE WAS TWOFOLD. ONE, HE WAS ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

A Voice In The Wilderness

Contributed by Steven Buhr on Sep 11, 2021

A look into what John the Baptiser's purpose was, and what our purpose is today

A Voice in the Wilderness January 26th 2020 Luke 3:1-20 • In general, do people like to be told that what they are doing is wrong? • Wrong according to whom? Who determines right and wrong? Who says one’s ways are the right ways and another’s are bad? • How do they respond? Good, bad, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

A Word In The Wilderness

Contributed by Cleavon Matthews Sr. on May 11, 2008

God’s word transcends our wilderness experiences.

A WORD IN THE WILDERNESS Psalm 63:1-11 By Cleavon Matthews December 9, 2007 INTRODUCTION The seasons of life are transitory moments. The video recordings of our migration are captured on the memory sticks of our mind. Our personal narrative is no fable or fairy tale. We are not living a ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 63:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Wilderness Lessons

Contributed by Dean Rhine on May 13, 2008

Lessons from the wilderness wanderings

Lessons from the Wilderness - 2/13/05 - Exodus 15+ Turn with me in your Bibles today to Exodus 13. As we have been looking at the Old Testament together, we are reminded that these lessons in these first books of the Bible are very relevant for us today. This was the Bible that Jesus knew and ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Table In The Wilderness Series

Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Sep 8, 2011

From a biblical perspective, the wilderness is where a lot of people die, but it is also the place where a lot of people have accelerated spiritual growth, because of the high spiritual protein foods God serves in the wilderness.

A Table in the Wilderness PPT 1 Today I want to talk about a table in the wilderness. We are going to leave our John the Baptist series and take a little trip down a sidepath this AM. I connect this message to our current series by simply noting that John the Baptist was to be a forerunner for ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:24

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Wilderness Years Series

Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on Dec 2, 2022

Yahweh protected David throughout the wilderness years and for the most part, David relied on Yahweh and put his loyalty to Him above all other considerations. However, there is one glaring moment when David decided to go it alone ---- with disastrous consequences.

December 03, 2022 The stories of the Wilderness Years cover 9 chapters in 1 Samuel. Here are the highlights. After Jonathan and David parted, David fled to Nob, where the Tabernacle resided. He went to see Ahimelech, the high priest. Ahimelech was surprised to see David and asked why he was ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 23:14-15

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist