Sermons on Many Waters:

Looking At The Church Lesson 1

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Oct 23, 2025

Jesus: "I will build My church."

A. WHAT FUTURE DID JESUS SEE? “I will build My church” (Matt. 16:18). 1. An entity, He begins – “I will.” 2. Didn’t exist then or in Old Testament. 3. Continuous development – “Be building.” 4. Uniquely Jesus’ possession – “My.” 5. He would gather them into an assembly. 6. Victory “all the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:18, Matthew 18:20, Matthew 18:15-17

Denomination: Baptist

Give Us This Day, Part 2 Series

Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Jan 11, 2026

John unpacks the marvelous miracle of Jesus walking on the water from a totally different perspective than what Matthew does (who includes Peter also walking on the water). Why did one disciple include this and why does another leave it out?

John, Part 23 Series: Give Us This Day, Part 2 John 6:16-21 - Continuing in John with sermon series: “Give Us This Day” (5 parts) -- Purpose: To examine the command (in discipleship) to follow Him (obediently) -- Understand: In order to grow it requires us to dig; comes from a desire for ...read more

Scripture: John 6:16-21, Matthew 14:22-33, John 1:14, Exodus 3:14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Ninth Sunday After Pentecost

Contributed by Michael Tkachuk on Aug 10, 2014

While Jesus was praying on the mountain, the disciples were in a boat trying to cross the sea. Jesus approaches the boat walking on water. They thought it was a ghost and it frightened them until Jesus spoke up.

Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Our Gospel reading this morning talks about the apostles’ struggle with fear as a raging storm tosses their boat like a cork on the churning sea. Now fear could be a good thing or it can be a bad thing. It can cripple us or it can be a lifesaver. Someone once ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-34

Denomination: Catholic

The First Miracle Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Jun 28, 2017

This wedding is a picture of another wedding that is coming. Jesus began His ministry at a wedding and He will end it at another wedding. At the Marriage Supper of the Lamb, the Church will be presented to Him as a bride.

Harmony of the Gospels -AD 27- Cana of Galilee The First Miracle John 2:1-10 In the eleventh verse of this chapter it says, “This beginning of miracles did Jesus.” From this we know that this was His first miracle. And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of ...read more

Scripture: John 2:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Rely On Christ

Contributed by Neal Gracey on Jan 17, 2015

Friends, how many times have you finally arrived to the surface of a drowning situation only to realize that - it wasn't you who was doing the work, but God?

Happy "Christ-Reliant" Saturday, Everyone! What kind of person do you want to be when the going gets tough? Do you want to be a person that can work your own plan to get your best outcome? Are you the kind of person that would rather be "self-reliant" because you want to determine your own ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-36

Denomination: Baptist

He Comes To Rescue

Contributed by David Roth on Feb 6, 2015

Proper 14 (A) Christ comes to us and saves us.Therefoer we may be confident that we are safe in Christ despite all trouble.

J. J. May the words of my mouth, and the meditations of our hearts, be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, our Rock and our Redeemer. Amen. “He comes to rescue” Our Gospel today is a familiar one, one we have read many times during our lives. We may even recall hearing it as a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-32

Denomination: Lutheran

Fountains Free Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Apr 2, 2014

Shepherds live(d) a harsh life in the Negev. Water was key to the survival of the flock. Living water was key.

1. Superman Vs. Batman There was an interesting article in Time magazine some time ago. It was about Superman -- and it seems this superhero has fallen on hard times lately. Even though, as a cartoon character he is the icon of DC comics he trails behind Batman in popularity. At DC Comics, Jim Lee, ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 2:4-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Flow Series

Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Aug 2, 2022

The focus of this sermon is on Jesus proclaiming at the last day of the Feast of the Tabernacles that soon Living Water (i.e., the Holy Spirit) will be flowing to the people, and whether that the promise is still applicable to us today.

Good morning. Did everybody get a bottle of water when they came in? Don’t you think that was nice of us to give you water? How many of you would have preferred an air conditioner? We are going to take an offering right now for the air conditioning. Actually, the good news is we have ...read more

Scripture: John 7:37-44, Isaiah 44:3

Denomination: Christian Church

Spiritual Blessings

Contributed by Monte Brown on Oct 10, 2012

Life is like a ship sailing across the waters of life, sometimes the water is calm, sometimes the water is choppy, sometimes the water is filled with debris, and sometimes the water has hidden rocks.

Introduction Life is like a ship sailing across the waters of life. • Sometimes the water is calm. • Sometimes the water is choppy. • Sometimes the water is filled with debris. • Sometimes the water has hidden rocks. This morning I would like us to examine verse 1 in ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:3

Denomination: Baptist

Providence & Victory (Exodus 17)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Aug 22, 2024

Did God provide for Israel? Did God give them victory? Does Jesus provide living water and victory over death? Let's look at Exodus 17.

Did God provide for Israel’s necessities? Did God provide victory over Israel’s enemies? Does Jesus provide a source of water giving eternal life? Does Jesus have ultimate victory over the last enemy of all, death? Let’s look at Exodus 17. Did the Israelites lose faith and complain about their ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Worthless Clouds Without Water Carried By The Changing Winds –jude 1 Verse 12 Series

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Aug 16, 2022

Jude continues his description of the false teachers using metaphors to describe them. This follow on from hidden reefs and we now have empty clouds without water, useless in promise and leaving bitter failure. Many people are left hurt, and without hope, and fleeced and betrayed.

WORTHLESS CLOUDS WITHOUT WATER CARRIED BY THE CHANGING WINDS –Jude 1 verse 12 In our last message we were looking at these false teachers Jude was battling when he urged his readers to contend for the faith. They had to be positive, and a lazy and don’t care less approach would achieve nothing. ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:12, Ezekiel 34:1-8, Zechariah 11:15-17, Acts 20:28-30, Deuteronomy 32:9-10, 1 Peter 5:7, 1 Corinthians 12:25, Ephesians 4:14, John 4:13-15, John 7:37-38, Hebrews 10:22, James 3:11-12, Revelation 7:17, Revelation 22:1  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

He Taught Them Many Parables… (The Parable Of The Net) # 3

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 15, 2022

This is a fascinating parable the Lord used in teaching something He wanted men to know about the kingdom of heaven.

Many of the things we hear about the kingdom of heaven today are not the truth. For example, many ministers today, if they do not come out and preach it, they imply that if you live a good moral life and attend church frequently, when you die you will go to heaven. But the fact is, the Bible ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:47-51

Denomination: Baptist

He Taught Them Many Parables… (The Thief And The Servants) # 19

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 14, 2022

As we look at the coming of the Lord as a thief in the night, the emphasis is on the element of surprise.

For example, a thief does not call the home that he plans to enter and say, “About one O’clock this evening I plan to arrive.” When he enters a home, he wants the element of surprise to be on his side.And the Bible tells us in Matthew 24:36, “But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:35-40

Denomination: Baptist

A Man Called Philip - Moving In The Miraculous And Baptizing In Water Series

Contributed by Bruce Morrison on Jun 10, 2003

God set precidents through the lives of two deacons, Stephen and Philip, that remain in the church to this day.

Water Baptism Series #3 - A Man Called Phillip - Moving in the Miraculous & baptizing in Water Bible Text: Selected passages from the Book of Acts chapters 6 and 8. Philip - a deacon In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Grecian Jews among them ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:1-40, Acts 6:1-7

Denomination: Independent/Bible

How To Keep Your Head Up In High Waters Series

Contributed by Toby Powers on Jan 25, 2006

Noah watched the whole world get flooded, but he was able to keep his head up in high waters. How do you keep your family, church, and Christian life afloat in a generation like that of the days of Noah?

From the Desk of Pastor Toby Powers Truth Baptist Church Bremen, GA HOW TO KEEP YOUR HEAD UP IN HIGH WATERS Gen 6:11-18, 22 Intro: The creation of God had rebelled against the creator, and God sovereignly chose to destroy the earth. Still Noah found grace in the eyes of God, and God gave him the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 6:11-22

Denomination: Baptist