Sermons on jesus the carpenter:

On Christ The Solid Rock I Stand

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jul 10, 2024

Today I want to preach a sermon about hope.

Illus: Makes me think of an elderly man lay dying in his bed, close to his last breathe...but suddenly he smelled the aroma of his favorite chocolate chip cookies floating up the stairs. He gathered all his remaining strength and lifted himself from the bed. Leaning against the wall, he slowly ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

"Oh How He Loves You And Me!”

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Sep 30, 2021

Today I am preaching from a song that many of us like to hear. There is one part of the lyric that I really like, it goes like this, “O HOW HE LOVES ME. OH HOW HE LOVE YOU!”

It is an awesome thought to think that the God of this vast universe loves us with a jealous love. Oh How He Loves us! Illus: Many of us can remember when we were in grammar school and we started loving the opposite sex for the first time. Before we men grew into that area of our life if the ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

God Vs. Pharaoh, Round 1 (Exodus 5:1-23) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Nov 30, 2021

Pharaoh seemingly wins round 1. And Moses challenges God about this, and calls on Him to fix that.

This morning, we find ourselves working in Exodus 5. Before we jump in, I just want to help you in two different ways. First, one of the things I have to do, for biblical stories to hit me the way they should, is try to put myself in the shoes of people involved in the story. And I assume you ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 5:1-23

Will Yahweh Be A Big God, For You? (Exodus 9:1-12) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Dec 31, 2021

When we were kids, we knew the right answer, and lived the right answer. Now, though? Yahweh is The One Who Decides What Happens Next.

Let me start this morning, by asking two questions. These aren't rhetorical. Feel free to answer: Up to this point in Exodus, what plagues have we seen? (1) The Nile, and every body of water, turn to blood. (2) Frogs, everywhere. (3) Flies. (4) Gnats. And when we focus on Yahweh, what ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 9:1-12, Psalm 95:6-11, Isaiah 55:6-12

Psalm 139 - Search Me Series

Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Aug 22, 2022

This sermon focuses on God's intimate knowledge of us, and how that knowledge should impact how we live our lives.

A little movie trivia. I want to see if anybody remembers a movie that was filmed in 1966. A movie called “Fantastic Voyage”. It starred Stephen Boyd and Raquel Welch. I think I even found the movie poster. This movie was filmed during what they would call the Cold War Era. We weren’t ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:1-24

Denomination: Christian Church

The Sacrifice Of Fools Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Mar 31, 2023

Look past religion, rulers, and riches to the Lord to find real joy in life despite its hardships.

Ron Blue tells the story of a wealthy father, who took his son on a trip to the country to show his son how poor people can be. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family. On their return from the trip, the father asked his son, “How was the ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 5:1-20, Deuteronomy 23:21

Denomination: Evangelical Free

This One Thing

Contributed by Andy Stanley on Dec 20, 2012

There is one thing that based on what’s going on in your life that if you could figure it out and do it, it would leave you in a much better place a year from now.

So you could go home now. We’ve kind of got it all set up for you. You know what to do. Hey thanks for being here. One of the things I struggle with at the beginning of every year is how long do you say Happy New Year. I tend to go into like February so I’m just going to try and say it ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 6:1-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Source Of My Hope

Contributed by Mike Hays on Sep 30, 2001

In confusing times of tragedy and loss like many Americans are facing at the present time, it is hard to make sense of it all. The Psalmist gives us encouragement to seek understanding and confidence in the "sanctuary" of God’s presence.

The Source of My Hope Psalm 73 I heard on the news this past week that one of the outcomes of what has happened since the September 11th attack on America has been a rush on bookstores around the country. The sale of Bibles is up and that is good news. Alongside of this good news is the report that ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 73:1-28

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

National Sin, Discipline, And Deliverance

Contributed by Frank Gallagher on Nov 30, 2000

God delivers the pivot of born-again believers who faithfully follow Him.

NATIONAL SIN, DISCIPLINE, AND DELIVERANCE (Judges 2:11-20; Lev. 26:14-39)) [HTTP formatted version of this sermon is located at http://members.aol.com/abidingitw/national.html] Today we’ll look at the topic of national sin, God’s discipline of a nation, and His deliverance when they confess ...read more

Scripture: Judges 2:11-20, Leviticus 26:14-39

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Flood (Part I) - Evidence For The Flood Series

Contributed by Eddie Snipes on Dec 8, 2000

Part 1 of this two part series examines the scientific facts that support the flood. The goal of this message is to give confidence to our faith and show the accuracy of scripture.

The Flood (Part I) – Evidence for the flood *** Note the original message uses graphics. To see the graphical version or to download it as a Word document, go to http://www.exchangedlife.com/Sermons/gen/the_flood.htm *** We have looked at the events leading up to the flood – the departure from God ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 7:18-21, Psalm 104:6-9

Denomination: Baptist

Giving Birth To The Promise

Contributed by Danielle Jeremiah on Oct 14, 2001

This sermon take us through the life of Abraham and Sarah as they travialed to recieve the child promised by God

Giving birth to the Promise Genesis 18:9-1 Title-Giving Birth To The Promise Text: Genesis 18:9-15, Genesis 21:1-2 We as people of God or people in general have a problem with waiting. We want what we want, when we want, how we want and why we want it and it always has to happen at the time when ...read more

Denomination: Disciples Of Christ

When Faith Falters Series

Contributed by Patrick Mead on Jun 9, 2004

How to keep your faith from faltering

How to Keep Your Faith From Faltering Genesis 12:10-13:4 Introduction One of my favorite Hymn writers is Fanny Crosby. Though she was blind, Fanny Crosby wrote over eight thousand hymns. There is a great story behind how she came to write the Hymn titled All the Way my Savior Leads Me. Story ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Care For One Another Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Mar 18, 2003

In order for the church to function as it was designed, each of us must be committed to care for one another. We’re in this together so we might as well learn to like each other

Care for One Another Did you make any New Year’s Resolutions this year? If so, how many have you broken? One of the best ways to keep a resolution is to set some low standards. People magazine reported last year about the goals of some members of the Hollywood crowd. Singer Michelle Branch ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:14-26

Denomination: Baptist

A Man's Home Is His Castle

Contributed by Chris Talton on Jul 25, 2003

This is the first sermon in a series on Esther. It focuses on control. We can’t control life or anything about it. But we can yield control to God.

Esther 1 July 27, 2003 “A man’s home is his castle” INTRODUCTION A rather weak-willed husband who was having some trouble getting his wife to submit to him went to a psychiatrist to get some help. He was advised by the psychiatrist to assert himself. "You don’t have to let your ...read more

Scripture: Esther 1:1-22

Denomination: Baptist

Truths About Sin

Contributed by Charles Wall, Jr. on Aug 26, 2003

Sin will take you further than you want to go; keep you longer than you want to stay; and cost you more than you want to pay.

Michael Kalman, a dermatologist issues a word of warning to those in our country who constantly strive for that golden brown suntan, "Today’s deeply tanned beauties are tomorrow’s wrinkled prunes." In thinking about sin, sin is kind of like getting a suntan. It may look great today, it may be ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:7

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance