Sermons on Natural Eyes:

Keeping Your Eye On The Prize

Contributed by Don Jaques on Jun 5, 2007

Our lives will include many different phases in our spiritual journey. Our job is to keep taking the next step and keep the finish line in our mind.

Last Monday (Memorial Day). 9:00am. I’m standing in my front yard. With a wet suit on. With a swim cap and goggles on my head. With a sprinkler spraying me with water. Across my driveway from where I stood I had my recently purchased road bicycle leaning against the back of my car. A few ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:12-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Keeping Your Eyes Open

Contributed by Ivan Casteel on Feb 26, 2007

INSTRUCTING CHRISTIANS IN THEIR WALK WITH GOD.

PP0807 DATE KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN! Genesis 13:1-18 Ge 13:14 And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward: 15 For all the land which thou seest, to thee will ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 13:14-18

Denomination: Baptist

Eyes That See, Hearts That Burn

Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Sep 16, 2006

Why do we have "Holy Communion?" This is a sermon in the Reformed tradition that answers that in three ways -- Obedience, Remembrance and Enlightenment (or nurture).

In a little while we will participate in the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper. Holy Communion. The Eucharist. On one level, this meal might seem like a reminder of some of the snacks we’ve had elsewhere -- like the cookie and juice we were given by our first grade teacher and like the bag of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-35

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Easter Through The Disciples Eyes Series

Contributed by Jon Miller on Jul 28, 2006

This is part one of a five week sermon series leading up to Easter

The Next 5 weeks we are going to be looking at the Easter story in the Bible As we do we are going to focus on different people who were involved in the actual events that took place 2000 years ago. It was a very busy last week in Jesus’ life, so there is no way that we can look at this last week ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:1-2

Easter Through The Eyes Of Barabbas Series

Contributed by Jon Miller on Jul 28, 2006

This is part two in a five part sermon series leading up to Easter.

When I was working on this sermon series for the Easter season I was thinking on different people that are mentioned in the gospels that either somehow played a part or were an eyewitness to the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. I sent an Email to Kim with all the different titles for ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:15

Easter Through The Eyes Of The Thief Series

Contributed by Jon Miller on Jul 28, 2006

This is part 3 of a 5 part sermon series leading up to Easter

The account of Jesus being crucified with two theifs is recorded in all of the Gospels Matthew says in 27:44, “The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth.” Mark looks at Jesus on the cross with a thief hanging on each side and he quotes an old Testament Scripture ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:39

Easter Through My Eyes Series

Contributed by Jon Miller on Jul 28, 2006

This is Part 4 of a 5 part sermon series leading up to Easter

We have been looking at Easter the past few weeks We have looked at Easter through the eyes of the disciples Through the eyes of Barabbas Through the eyes of the thief Through the eyes of Jesus Today its Easter through my eyes How does Easter affect me. The crucifixation and resurrection of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:3-9

Jesus Spit In His Eyes

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Aug 30, 2006

Jesus still wants to lead people to tranformed lives.

Jesus Spit in His Eyes Mark 8:22-26 Aug. 6, 2006 FBC, Chester Mike Fogerson, Pastor Introduction: And they came* to Bethsaida. And they brought* a blind man to Jesus and implored* Him to touch him. 23 Taking the blind man by the hand, He brought him out ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:22-26

Denomination: Baptist

A God's Eye View Of Abortion Series

Contributed by Steven Haguewood on Jul 25, 2008

One in a series concerning morals and ethics in the USA. With "church attendance" at an all time high, our morals have slipped to an all time low, let’s understand God’s perspective on these matters and be a nation drawn to God again

A GOD’S EYE VIEW ABORTION Text: Psalm 139:13-24 Scripture Reading: Psalm 127:1-5 INTRODUCTION 1. Abortion is a plague that has tormented our society for decades a. Since the Roe V. Wade decision handed down January 22, 1973 humans have had the right from the state to kill their own children b. Our ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:13-24

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Help! Something's In My Eye! Series

Contributed by Tim Hbc on Aug 7, 2008

A humorous picture - the plank of wood in the eye... Christians are often accused of being Judgmental. But the Lord Jesus teaches His people to say NO to Judgmentalism, YES to Humility, and YES to Restoring others.

Intro Steve Martin once said, “Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you do criticize him, you’ll be a mile away and have his shoes.” Now that isn’t the kind of attitude Jesus was talking about! But Jesus does paint a funny picture for us here in Matthew 7: A person ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Here's Mud In Your Eye

Contributed by Deborah Westbrook on Aug 13, 2008

Spiritual blindness comes in many forms, and often we don’t recognize it’s symptoms in us.

3/2/08 John 9:1-7 Here’s Mud in Your Eye (Ephes. 5:8-14) A man born blind is made to see again by the simple touch of Jesus. This thought and Scriptural story has been made into countless sermons, devotionals, and hymns. “For once he was blind, but now he sees” and immediately we all think ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-7

Denomination: Methodist

The Cross Opens Our Eyes

Contributed by Mike Cleveland on Nov 9, 2008

The disciples on the road to Emmaus had their eyes opened when the bread was broken. The songwriter wrote, "at the cross, at the cross, where I first saw the light..." The cross opens our eyes.

Johyn 8. Nicky Cruz was the leader of the toughest gang in New York City. His Satanist parents abused him brutally, so he grew up a hardened man void of love and full of hate. “I wanted to do to others what my mother did to me,” Nicky says. “I used to feel good when I hurt people.” But privately, ...read more

Scripture: John 8:12-30

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Your Seeing Eye Dog

Contributed by Virgil Gibson on Oct 17, 2007

Guided by God’s Spirit into all truth.

YOUR SEEING EYE DOG! John 16:12-13 (KJV) “12 I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. 13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will ...read more

Scripture: John 16:12-13

Denomination: Apostolic

"The Eyes Have It"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Apr 2, 2008

Jesus is with us, do we know it?

Luke 24:13-35 “The Eyes Have It” By: Rev. Ken Sauer, Pastor of Grace United Methodist Church, Soddy Daisy, TN www.graceumcsd.org In their song entitled Eleanor Rigby the Beatles address the loneliness that seems to pervade much of our world. “Ah, look at all the lonely people… All the lonely ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-35

Denomination: United Methodist

Keep Your Eye On The Task

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Apr 20, 2008

A discussion about one possible reason Jesus mentioned for the third time that He would be killed and brought back to life - that they needed to stay focused on the mission of Jesus.

Keep Your Eye on the Task Matthew 20:17-19 April 20, 2008 NOTE: THE ME/WE/GOD/YOU/WE FORMAT USED IN MY MESSAGES IS BORROWED FROM ANDY STANLEY’S BOOK, "COMMUNICATING FOR A CHANGE." A woman was working in her yard with the weed whacker, when she accidentally cut off the tail of her cat. She ran ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:17-19

Denomination: Wesleyan