Sermons on Lightning Strikes:

A Coat Of Many Colors - #1 Amber Series

Contributed by Ronnie Thrower on Oct 9, 2013

This is study about the different color’s that could have been used in Joseph’s coat. Hopefully through this study, we can get a better understanding of the message Jacob (Israel) was imparting to Joseph.

This is a series of sermons on the coat of many colors – Free Power point is available through E-Mail retssi@bellsouth.net Several Illustrations, points, and the main idea for this series of sermons dealing with the coat of many colors was from James May’s sermon, “A Coat Of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Living In Sunday

Contributed by Troy Borst on Oct 12, 2013

They were living in a Saturday full of no hope and no purpose and no answers. We, too, can easily get stuck in living with a Saturday state of mind—no hope, no courage, no plans... This particular SUNDAY was Resurrection Day a day of love, life, hope!

LIVING IN SUNDAY THE STORY CHAPTER 27 / Matthew 27:62-28:10 INTRODUCTION… Some People Live for Certain Days (P) Each of us has something in common… we all are slaves to time and we experience life on a day in and day out basis. We give the days specific names so we can help mark the ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Unveiling Of Jesus Christ

Contributed by David Kosobucki on Oct 18, 2013

This book, more than any other, led me to the Lord almost 40 years ago, so it has a gigantic place in my heart and my story of faith. Here is a look at the first chapter, which begins a series that will take us through the entire Apocalypse.

The Unveiling of Jesus Christ Revelation 1 I began reading the book of Revelation almost 40 years ago, before I had even put my faith in Jesus Christ. We had a large, old, fancy Bible in the house and I began reading it, prompted by some music I was listening to that had a few biblical references. ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 1:1-20

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Praying For Rain Series

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 19, 2016

Sometimes it is harder to get the rain going that it is to have it stopped. Elijah had to labour in his prayer for rain.

ELIJAH—A MAN OF LIKE PASSIONS 10 Praying for Rain TEXT: 1 Kings 18:41-46 1 Kings 18:41-46 KJV And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain. [42] So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:41-46

Denomination: Pentecostal

How Does God Know All Things? Series

Contributed by Keith Foskey on May 25, 2014

Orthodox Christians have always held that God has absolute and exhaustive knowledge of everything, including the future. But how is He certain about the future?

Sometimes, there are statements made in the Bible which are very meaningful, yet easy to overlook. I believe that this passage in the Sermon on the Mount is one such statement. Jesus is telling us something about the nature of God in this passage which is so sublime that it should cause our ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Wisdom Is Calling. Are We Listening? Series

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Mar 6, 2015

Our text reveals much about wisdom; what it is and from where it comes. 1- Wisdom calls from along life’s way 2- Wisdom speaks trustworthy things 3- Wisdom fears the Lord 4- Wisdom produces good fruit

INTRO.- Normally we think that wisdom comes with age, but not always. Sometimes it comes from the mouths of children. · Patrick, age 10, said, “Never trust a dog to watch your food.” · Michael, 14, said, “When your dad is mad and asks you, "Do I look stupid?" don’t answer ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 8:1-11, Proverbs 8:1

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Mountain Top Experience Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 25, 2020

Why did Jesus lead Peter, James and John up on the Mountain? And why would God make it so they could see Moses and Elijah speaking with Christ that day?

The story in our text today is recorded in Matthew, Mark and Luke and I believe it’s the source of the phrase “A Mountain Top Experience. So, over the past week I went searching for stories and quotes about Mountain top experiences, and I stumbled on this comment: “The Outing Club is hosting world ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:1-8, Mark 9:2-8, Luke 9:28-36

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Satan - What We Know

Contributed by Jenny Franklin on Nov 10, 2020

The Bible tells us quite a bit about Satan.

SATAN LUCIFER 1. Wise and Beautiful Cherub Ezekiel 28:11-15 The word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus (represents Satan) and say to him, ‘This is what the Lord God says; Seal up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. You have ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 12:9, Isaiah 14:12-16, Ezekiel 28:11-19, 1 John 3:8, Luke 10:18, Genesis 3:1-6, Genesis 3:14-15, Revelation 12:4, Acts 16:20, Zechariah 3:1-2, 2 Corinthians 4:4, Ephesians 2:2, Hebrews 2:14, 1 Thessalonians 2:18, Jude 1:9, Mark 4:14-20, John 8:44  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Christ's Entrance Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Nov 27, 2020

In this lesson, we learn about Christ's entrance for his first and second advents.

Today is the First Sunday of Advent in 2020. “Advent” (from the Latin adventus) means “coming,” and it refers to the season immediately before Christmas. In an article for Christian History magazine, Elesha Coffman offers a fascinating history of Advent and Christmas traditions. She writes: The ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 18:15-19, John 14:1-13

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Go With What You Got

Contributed by Dr. Jwt Spies on Dec 26, 2020

What you need God will supply.

From time to time all of us get overwhelmed, we feel inadequate, as if what we have is not enough. Life has a way of saddling us with feelings of disappointment, disillusionment, disaffection, and depression. This seems to be our reality from time to time and sometimes, it seems as if this is ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 4:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Is Our Life

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jan 24, 2021

I was talking with someone a couple of weeks ago and the indirect question was asked, "is Jesus your life or just part of your life"? I thought that was worth pondering. Let's see if we can discover why and how Jesus is our life.

JESUS IS OUR LIFE I was talking with someone a couple of weeks ago and the indirect question was asked, "is Jesus your life or just part of your life"? I thought that was worth pondering. I was talking with another person just recently who was mentioning a video they had watched about ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-17, John 10:28, Ephesians 2:4-6, Romans 8:8-10, Colossians 3:1-4, John 11:25, John 14:6, John 1:1-4, Galatians 2:20, Acts 3:15  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How To Handle The Storms Of Life

Contributed by Jeff Taylor on Mar 24, 2020

It was a storm on the Sea of Galilee, never beyond Jesus' control. But the storms of life can be equally violent; bringing us to a place of helplessness and hopelessness. I'm here to tell you that the one who calmed the storm then is still the One who calms the storms in your life today!

Introduction: Have you ever been in a storm? No, I mean a REAL storm! One where the lightening flashes and you feel the electrical charge from miles away? Or where the thunder crashes so loud, it seems every window is about to shatter? Or the rain falls so heavy that you can’t see a foot in front ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:35-41

The Bush Still Burns

Contributed by J Bernard Taylor on Jul 18, 2020

Moses and the burning is one of the most popular stories of the Old Testament. One of the sermons I preached discusses what it may mean for today.

For the past few weeks except for Palm Sunday and Easter, our sermons have centered on the Book of Genesis, corresponding to our Home Bible Survey Course. In our Home Bible Survey, we are now in the Book of Exodus. We start a series of sermons focused on the Book of Exodus and especially on ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:1-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Bring Your Complaints To God Series

Contributed by David Owens on Aug 24, 2020

There is a difference between grumbling and bringing our complaints to God in lament. In this second step of lament, we learn to bring out complaints humbly and honestly to God, which then transitions us to steps three and four, asking and trusting.

A. I like the story about a man who joined a monastery where the monks were only allowed to speak two words every five years. 1. At the end of five years they were given an audience and could utter their two words. 2. At the end of the man’s first five years, the novice monk simply said, “Bed ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 142:1-2, Psalm 10:1-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Divine Healing

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Oct 29, 2018

This sermon looks at God's divine healing and how we can and are to receive it. It looks at Jesus healing of the lame man by the pool of Bethesda, and then it looks at God's provision for healing.

What We Believe Divine Healing John 5:1-15 When we look at the people around us what do we see? While people are adept at putting on faces and putting up fronts, the truth is that we see people who are hurting. We see people who are troubled and in need of peace. We see lonely people in need of ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-5

Denomination: Foursquare