Sermons on Meditation:

A "Sticky" God

Contributed by Jim Kane on Mar 7, 2010

Description – The third message in the 2010 Lenten series and communion meditation for March 7, 2010

Today I begin with a confession. (Sorry, nothing juicy.) Last week I gave you this set of questions to prepare for today’s sermon. (Slide 1) 1. How do times of distress affect my prayer life? 2. How fervent am I in prayer when life is going well? 3. How does distress re-orient my ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:17

Denomination: Church Of God

"The Disciple Whom Jesus Loved"

Contributed by Jerry Depoy on Apr 30, 2008

That Jesus loves me... Five points: This is my identification, indoctrination, meditation, motivation, and my invitation!

Text: John 13:21 When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me. 22Then the disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he spake. 23Now there was leaning on Jesus’ bosom one of his disciples, whom ...read more

Scripture: John 13:21-26

Denomination: Baptist

Perfect Through Suffering

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 17, 2014

We can learn much by meditating on the trajectory from Adam, through Job, to Christ and ourselves.

Good Friday 2014 Blessed Be the Name of the Lord! It all started in a garden. The Lord God, out of love, made a man and a woman, and gave them what today we’d call their operating system: love each other, make lots of babies, and tend the garden. Eat what you’d like, but not from the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 2:9-10

Denomination: Catholic

Prayerful Response To The Senseless Shootings In Parkland, Florida

Contributed by Howard Gunter on Feb 16, 2018

Obviously, this is more a prayer than a sermon. It is inspired during a time of prayer and meditation and worthy of sharing.

" But, O Lord of hosts, You who judge righteously, Testing the mind and the heart, Let me see Your vengeance on them, For to You I have revealed my cause." Jeremiah 11:20 "Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, 'Vengeance is Mine, I will repay.' says ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Hear The Word

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 26, 2013

Hear the Word of God as often as you can, by all means. Faith is built up when you hear the Word. Meditate on it and you shall be blessed.

Amos 8:11-12 11"The days are coming," declares the Sovereign LORD, "when I will send a famine through the land - not a famine of food or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the LORD. 12Men will stagger from sea to sea and wander from north to east, searching for the word of the ...read more

Scripture: Amos 8:11-12

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Practice What You Know Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 20, 2024

Maintain unity and keep the peace. Stay joyful and entrust anxieties to God. Think biblically and meditate on God's Word.

Phil 4:2-9 PRACTICE WHAT YOU KNOW Having urged the believers to PRESS ON and STAND FIRM in the Lord, the example he has set for them, Paul gives some practical exhortations to the church as he ends the letter. • As in other epistles, Paul gives counsel to the needs specific to the church. In ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:2-9, Ephesians 4:1-3, Isaiah 26:3, John 14:27, 2 Corinthians 10:4-5, Romans 12:2  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Scholar Becomes A Saint Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jan 23, 2014

Insight & purity [holiness] result from being "Made Wise By The Word." May we too meditate on God's Word throughout the day and grow in understanding & wisdom.

PSALM 119: 97-104 [The Ministry of The Word Series] MADE WISE BY THE WORD [or A SCHOLAR BECOMES A SAINT] How should we live? Where is the guide to life? Every new car comes with an owner's manual. But where is the owner's manual for us? The psalmist answers in this section that the owner's ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:97-104

Denomination: Baptist

Born Identity: Savior Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Dec 18, 2008

A contextual Christmas Eve meditation on the birth of Jesus from the perspective of the shepherds- based on an article by Doug Greenwald

Born Identity: Savior Luke 2:8-20 When Luke tells us in 2:8 that there “were shepherds in the fields keeping watch over their flocks by night”, he is giving us clues about when Jesus was born and why he was born. Any first-century Middle Eastern villager reading this text would wonder why sheep ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-20

Denomination: Methodist

The Way Of The Righteous

Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on Feb 12, 2025

The godly person’s "delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night.

Psalm 1 is a great doorway to the New Year. Psalm 1 teaches us that there are two ways to do life. This is the Psalm of the two ways, the two destinies. Psalm 1 sets forth the way of the righteous and the way of the ungodly. Verses 1 through 3 tell us about the way of the righteous and verses 4 ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:2

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"the Power Of The Holy Spirit: From Genesis To Pentecost"

Contributed by Jessie Manuel on Jun 6, 2025

As we meditate on this passage, we will uncover the deep biblical roots that connect Pentecost with the foundational truths in Genesis.

Introduction My beloved in Christ, today we gather to reflect on one of the most profound moments in biblical history—the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost recorded in Acts 2:1-21. This event is not only a pivotal point in the New Testament but also the fulfillment of God's eternal ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-21

Denomination: Methodist

The Solemnity Of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King Of The Universe, Year C: A Reflection Or Meditation.

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Oct 28, 2019

“heart speaks to heart” (Cor ad cor loquitur).

A writer arrived at the monastery to write a book about the Master. "People say you are a genius. Are you?" he asked. "You might say so." said the Master, none too modestly. "And what makes one a genius?" "The ability to recognize." "Recognize ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:35-43

Denomination: Catholic

The Word-Centered Life

Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Jun 22, 2021

This sermon addresses the importance of scripture in the believer's life. Specifically it talks about the importance of a Transformative approach to reading the Bible as opposed to an Informative approach.

Good morning. A quick question. By a show of hands, who loves reading scripture? That is good because I need some volunteers to read some passages from today’s sermon. Thanks for volunteering to read, if you were listening, you know that in some sense they are all connected because they speak to ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1, Matthew 4:4, Deuteronomy 32:35, Hebrews 4:12, Psalm 1:1  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian Church

Are You Getting God's Best?

Contributed by Christian Cheong on May 5, 2012

Life change starts with the renewing of our mind. We need to (1) watch what we feed our mind, and (2) not quench the Spirit (1 Thess 5:19) when He prompts, reminds and guides us with the Word of God.

Last week, we talked about surrendering to God because we believe that God has our best in mind. • When we honestly confess our willingness to submit to Him as Lord, He steps in and guides us in ways we do not expect and we will experience His greatest blessings. • We believe it ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-2

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Dilligence

Contributed by Pastor David T. Diskin on Aug 2, 2012

Are you SEEKING God Diligently? If not, Why?

Dilligence Pray. How do you view your service for the Lord? I personally believe there are several categories of Christian workers. Which do you fall in? 1. Christians that never begin to work at all. 2. Christians that begin to work for Jesus but quit very quickly. 3. ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:6

Denomination: Independent/Bible

What’s For Dinner? - Part 1 Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jan 11, 2010

A study of chapter 3 verses 1 through 4

Ezekiel 3: 1 – 4 ‘What’s for dinner?’ - Part 1 “1 Moreover He said to me, “Son of man, eat what you find; eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.” 2 So I opened my mouth, and He caused me to eat that scroll.3 And He said to me, “Son of man, feed your belly, and fill your stomach ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 3:1-4

Denomination: Calvary Chapel