Sermons on Man Of The Gap:

Give Thanks To God Series

Contributed by Steve Meenho Kang on Nov 13, 2022

If we withhold the expression of our gratitude, we create a gap in the relationship. And if it goes on for too long, it actually damages relationships. This is true for any relationship, including our relationship with God.

Give Thanks to God Give Thanks Part 1 Luke 17:11-19 Today, we are starting a new message series, Give Thanks. As we approach Thanksgiving, we want to prepare our hearts for gratitude toward God. If you know anything about the history of Thanksgiving, you know that it began as a really small ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:11-19

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Carpenter And His Timber Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Dec 14, 2008

Just as this amateur carpenter used rejected timber to repair a door and inserted misfit timber into a cabinet gap, so God uses rejected people and misfit churches to build the Kingdom.

I love to watch buildings take shape. I guess it’s the frustrated engineer in me, because that is what I would be involved with if the Lord had not, some fifty years ago, told me to build churches and souls instead of structures. But I love to see buildings take shape. There is a special joy in ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Go! And Wait With Purpose: Bridging Ascension And Pentecost - Acts 1:4-14 Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on May 6, 2025

How do we bridge the gap from Ascension to Pentecost? The answer is: we wait. We wait with purpose—waiting in prayer and expectation, just as the early disciples did.

Go! And Wait with Purpose: Bridging Ascension and Pentecost – Waiting in Prayer and Expectation Introduction Today, we stand in the gap between two monumental events in the life of Jesus and His Church. The Ascension of our Lord, the moment when Jesus physically ascended into heaven, leaving His ...read more

Scripture: John 16:7, Matthew 28:19, 1 Thessalonians 5:17, Romans 8:26, Luke 24:49, John 14:16-17, Matthew 28:18-20, Philippians 4:6-7  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Who Will Fight This Philistine ? Series

Contributed by Ervin Kimrey on Aug 10, 2007

God is looking for a few good men to fight the Philistine’s of our day. Someone who will trust God, stand in the gap and throw the Rock at the enemy. Who will fight this Philistine, will you ?

WHO WILL FIGHT THIS PHILISTINE #1 God’s man Text: (1 Samual 16: 1-13) I. A MAN CHOSEN BY THE FATHER (1 Sam. 16:1&12) A. A chosen leader B. A chosen servant C. A chosen solider (in the Lord’s army) II. A MAN ANOINTED BY THE FATHER (1 Sam. 16:13 a&b) A. David’s anointing was ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Separated From God

Contributed by Jerry Flury on May 14, 2004

Man’s greatest problem is separation from God. Because man is separated from God, he does not experience the abundant life found in having a personal relationship with God.

SEPARATED FROM GOD ISAIAH 59:1-2 INTRODUCTION: Life is filled with a great many problems. Often when these problems seemingly become overbearing we hear the question asked, “Where is God?” The truth is that this question points at the very heart of man’s greatest problem – separation from God. ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 59:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

O Little Town Of Bethlehem

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Dec 23, 2012

In forty brief words, Micah tells the story of a very special town. Though his words may be brief, they contain a wealth of spiritual truth. The Story Of Bethlehem is a special story that needs to be told and retold. Especially in these days.

For those not familiar with an Anglican Service; there are four Scripture Readings before the Sermon. The Scripture Readings for this day were: Micah 5: 2-5; Psalm 80:1-7; Hebrews 10:5-10 and Luke 1:39-55. (This Message was reworked December 2015). In 1865, ...... shortly after the Civil war,.... ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20, 2 Samuel 23:14-16, Isaiah 53:1-6, Matthew 2:1-12, Micah 5:2-5  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Anglican

The Silent Man Who Spoke Not A Word – Message John 11 Lazarus Part 1 Series

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jul 11, 2022

Two men in the bible are called Lazarus . The interesting thing about these two men is that both were dead. Dead men don’t speak; they are silent – or are they? Both men spoke from the grave in a very special way. Both are unique. We look at both but mainly Lazarus from John 11.

THE SILENT MAN WHO SPOKE NOT A WORD – Message John 11 LAZARUS Part 1 THE CHARACTERS OF JOHN’S GOSPEL Today we are looking at a very interesting but important episode in the Gospel of John. It takes up most of one chapter and a bit of the next. The character we are studying is known as ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31, Matthew 19:24, 1 Timothy 6:17, James 2:6, Luke 23:42-43, 2 Corinthians 5:8, Ephesians 4:8, John 11:1-5, Luke 10:38-42, John 12:1-7, John 11:6-16, 1 Corinthians 15:51  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Don’t Believe Everything You See Series

Contributed by Chris Anderson on Mar 11, 2023

Message 5 in an expositional series through Paul's "second" letter to the church in the ancient Greek city of Corinth where he defends his apostleship and corrects serious doctrinal errors within this young church.

Let me open up today by offering a little pastoral wisdom. If you ever get to the place where you start thinking things like, “I just have too much joy in my life,” OR, “I don’t know what to do with all this happiness inside of me,” here is a pro-tip. Get on Christian Twitter. Because Christian ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"Living Dogs And Dead Lions"

Contributed by Jerry Depoy on Apr 7, 2008

There are five men in this text that I do not want to be: The Sensuous Man, The Survivor Man, The Society Man, The Social Man, and the Status Man! I want to be the Spiritual Man!

Title: “Living Dogs and Dead Lions” Introduction: Did you take the time to read the text? If so, pretty depressing, right? You have to keep in mind that Solomon is writing this text from the view point of the natural man “under the sun.” Reread verse three. If you take God, Heaven, and ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 9:3-11

Denomination: Baptist

Part 6 - Genesis 18:16-33 - Crashed And Burned! Series

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jul 12, 2010

In Genesis 18:22 there is still HOPE for Sodom as Abraham stands in the gap. God's righteousness as well as His justice walked towards Sodom that day while His grace conversed with Abraham.

Part 6 - Genesis 18:16-33 - CRASHED AND BURNED! CRASHED AND BURNED! All my computer files from the last 10 years gone! No full back-ups so no way of retrieving it all. It seems I have lived the last 10 years on the ASSUMPTION that computers last forever, just keep adding data to them. Not so! ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 18:16-33

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

From Jerusalem To Antioch

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Aug 18, 2010

A contrast of Jerusalem and Antioch, Peter and Paul, and law and grace -- How God bridged the gap and sent the good news around the world! Link inc. to formatted text, audio, PowerPoint.

From Jerusalem to Antioch Galatians 2:1-14 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/Jerusalem2Antioch.html We have seen that the Lord Jesus Christ communicated the gospel directly to Paul. Was it the same gospel that the other apostles had received from the lips of the Lord? We will see the oneness of the ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 2:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

The Gospel Of John: An Introduction Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Dec 31, 2021

Arguably with no other book, is there a larger disconnect between academic, scholarly understanding, and the way the church reads it. The intro is designed to bridge part of that gap, and explain my own approach to John.

First of all, a note on my approach: This series uses a literary/narrative approach to John, along the lines proposed by scholars like Adele Berlin, Frank Kermode, Robert Alter, or Charles Talbert, to name just a few. I assume that the author/narrator of John-- who I call "AJ"-- had ...read more

Scripture: John 9:22, John 12:42-43, John 16:1, John 2:23, John 6:66  (view more)  (view less)

The Woman Left Back Series

Contributed by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid on Jan 6, 2020

Greetings In The Holy Name Of Jesus Yahshuah, My sisters and brothers, I come to you, during a time when heaviness of heart

The Woman Left Back by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (January 6, 2020) “Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” (Hebrews 13: ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:5, Numbers 11:14, 1 Corinthians 14:35, Philippians 4:11, Genesis 28:15, 1 Timothy 6:6, Numbers 23:19-20, Hebrews 3:9, 1 Corinthians 10:13  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Friends

Don't Fret Warrior

Contributed by Timothy Gardner on Jan 4, 2005

Man’s anger is foolishness

Scripture Readings: Psalm 37:8, Proverbs 16:32, James 1:19, Proverbs 19:11 Sermon Idea: Man’s anger is foolishness. Sermon Type: Topical Sermon Introduction: As I was finishing my scripture study for this particular sermon a pop-up window came up on the bottom right corner of my laptop screen. ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 37:8

Denomination: Salvation Army

"a Crypt-Tic Tale:" The Rich Man And Lazarus

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Aug 27, 2023

We’ve been looking at a series of parables from Luke’s gospel that have been leading to one of the most profound parables of them all; the story the rich man and Lazarus, or what I’m calling, “A Crypt-tic Tale.” Its moral is to listen to God now or regret if for eternity.

Parables to Live By “A Crypt-tic Tale: The Rich Man and Lazarus” Luke 16:19-31 Watch on YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-HKUffZoBI Over the last several months, we’ve been looking at a series of stories told by Jesus to an eclectic group of individuals; from tax-collectors to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31, Hebrews 9:27, Matthew 25:41

Denomination: Foursquare