Sermons on Manna In The Wilderness:

Surviving In The Wilderness Series

Contributed by Antonio Torrence on Dec 10, 2000

This sermon is about enduring personal trials and tribulations in our personal wilderness.

Mark, the evangelist, begins his gospel in the wilderness. According to him, the good news of salvation does not begin with mysterious angels proclaiming peace but the good news begins in a dry, desolated place inhabited by wild beasts and demons. And that is the message of our text - the promise ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:1-13

Denomination: Lutheran

Glory In The Wilderness Series

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 30, 2010

Glory in the Wilderness (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: Matthew chapter 4 verse 1-11. Quote: • Oscar Wilde who once said that: • “He could resist everything except temptation.” Quote: • An old cartoon had the two characters looking at each other; • The caption below them said: “How come ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Brethren

Renewed In The Wilderness

Contributed by Anne Benefield on Feb 19, 2008

The power of Lent is in the wilderness of letting go and disengaging with the world so that we can reconnect to God.

Introduction: The temptation of Jesus in the wilderness is a pivotal event in His life. It is recorded in Mark, Luke, and Matthew. This week we read Matthew’s account. It comes right after Jesus is baptized by John in the Jordan and before His formal ministry begins. Hear now the word of the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Wondering In The Wilderness

Contributed by Ivan Casteel on Feb 26, 2007

TO CHALLENGE CHRISTIANS TO LIVE FOR AND WALK WITH GOD

PP0815 DATE WANDERING IN THE WILDERNESS! Deuteronomy 2:1-7 De 2:1 Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the LORD spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many days. (Notice that statement “into the wilderness” They went into the wilderness ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 2:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

The Wilderness Of Regret

Contributed by Chew Chew on Nov 3, 2006

What caused the Israelites to depart from the land of blessing and wander in the wilderness of regrets?

Title: The Wilderness of Regret Text: Numbers 13:25-33; 14: 1-4;26-38 Introduction The Israelites during the time of Moses was living in a privilege time and hour. After being enslaved by the Egyptian God was about to use Israel in a mighty manner. 1. Their coming out of Egypt was the ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 13:25-33

Denomination: Pentecostal

Wilderness Witness Series

Contributed by Jim Drake on Nov 25, 2008

Today, we’re looking at the ministry of John the Baptist. You may think of his ministry as being a long time ago and happening in a place far away… but the fact is, Jesus has called you to the same kind of ministry today.

Just a few days after Christmas 2002, a man walked into a Baptist mission hospital in the Middle Eastern country of Yemen. He calmly sat in the waiting room with his pink slip that told security he was a returning patient. He sat patiently and quietly waited there with the other patients. Then ...read more

Scripture: John 1:19-37

Denomination: Baptist

Driven To The Wilderness Series

Contributed by Jeff Simms on Oct 31, 2004

To example what God teaches Moses through his wilderness experience

Driventowilderness SBC Philippi 10/24/04 Driven To The Wilderness Exodus 2:15-25 Primary Purpose: To look at what God was trying to teach Moses through his years in the wilderness These passages represent the second 40 years of Moses life, from age 40 to age 80. In the beginning of the story ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 2:15-25

Denomination: Baptist

The Road To The Wilderness

Contributed by Jim Kane on Apr 30, 2006

Second sermon for Lent 2006

(The introduction to this sermon was dramatic reading from the Lenten Series, ‘The Lenten Road,’ published by The Center for Creative Communication for the Parish. © 2004) (1) Look at this photo for a moment. It’s magnificent! It’s majestic! It’s appealing! It’s warm! It’s sunny! What a beautiful ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

Wilderness University Series

Contributed by Sheldon Boyd on Nov 30, 2004

In this message we learn that real spiritual growth takes place during the most difficult periods of our lives. This is part 3 in a 9 part series.

MOSES: FROM DOUBT TO DELIVERANCE WILDERNESS UNIVERSITY Sunday September 22, 2002 Scripture Reference: Exodus 2:15-25 Intro. A. Today is a special day for us at Cornerstone. We have just dedicated ____ children. As young as these children are it may seem difficult to think of the time when ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 2:15-25

Denomination: Holiness

Asaph's Wilderness

Contributed by Dan Cale on Feb 12, 2005

This message deals with wilderness experiences in life and how Asaph the praise leader of Israel dealt with them.

Asaph¡¦s Wilderness Psalm 77 Tonight I want to talk to you about the wilderness. The wilderness is a place of Spiritual Dryness ¡V of emptiness that takes the soul. Asaph who wrote this psalm was in the wilderness. Asaph - was the worship leader for Israel. A famous and skilled musician King ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 77:1-20

Denomination: *other

Carcases In The Wilderness

Contributed by Mark Sparks on Feb 22, 2005

This sermon warns about the danger of not growing in Jesus and living in disobediance to the Lord using the Isrealites as an example.

CARCASES IN THE WILDERNESS Hebrews 5:11-14 Hebrews 3:7-19 . Hebrews 3:7-19 7 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, "Today, when you hear his voice, 8 do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, on the day of testing in the wilderness, 9 where your fathers put me to the test and saw my works for ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 3:7-19

Denomination: Church Of God

Voices In The Wilderness

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Sep 29, 2005

are you a voice for God

Intro: a man had a hot dog business in a downtown area that had done very well for many years. His son came back from college with an economics degree and decided to help his dad with his business. First he said, your old cart with wheels needs to be up-graded, so they bought a very expensive new ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:1-11

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Walking In The Wilderness Series

Contributed by Tim Diack on Jan 21, 2013

In a time of famine, Elimelech and his family run from God to the land of God’s enemies, and pay a steep price as they do what seems right in God’s eyes. How will we respond in the time of our own “famines?”

Walking in the Wilderness - Ruth 1:1-5 - January 20, 2013 Series: From Heartache to Hope – The Redemption of Ruth - #1 Some years ago I was given, as a gift, a copy of the New Testament. I truly appreciate the thought that went into that gift, and the heart with which it was given, but ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-5

Denomination: *other

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 Voice In The Wilderness

Contributed by Rodger Tidwell on Dec 3, 2012

that there are some similarities about John’s mission and the church’s mission today that would be beneficial for us to consider.

A VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS When we think of a wilderness, we think of words like seclusion, isolation and perhaps sparsity. I believe these words would be appropriate in describing not only a wilderness in the natural sense but also one in the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:10-11

Denomination: Church Of God