Sermons on Natural River:

Jesus’ New Directive For Forgiveness Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Sep 2, 2017

Our Lord comes through crisp and clear on how we are to deal with hurt and abuse. For one thing, our Lord specifically forbids retaliation. Our natural tendency is to want to get even, but that’s just the opposite of what Jesus taught.

Capernaum Lesson: Jesus’ New Directive for Forgiveness Matthew 18:21-35 Bible Reading: Matthew 18:21-35 21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Till seven times? 22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, until seven times: but, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35

Denomination: Baptist

Walking In The Spirit~ No Other Life

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Oct 25, 2016

The consistent way to overcome the sinful desires of our human nature the flesh, is to live step by step in the power of the Holy Spirit as He works through our spirit. Walking each moment faith by faith in God's word under the spirits control assures...

Walking In the Spirit~ No Other Life Galatians 5:16-18NKJB I once read of a little boy who used to escape his bedroom after being punished. He would crawl out of his bedroom window down an old fruit tree to the ground. One day, his father told him that he was going to chop down the ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:16-18

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Punk In Me

Contributed by Jim Caswell on Nov 22, 2016

Under the right circumstances even the best of us will will say no to God and let our "punk within us" take over. Only Jesus can deal with the "punk" in me. God makes a way to deal with our sinful nature through a child at Christmas.

Title: The Punk In Me Date: 11/27/16 Place: BLCC Text: Matthew 1.18-21, John 1.9-14, Colossians 1.19,27 CT: Only Jesus can deal with the punk in me. [Screen 1] FAS: I had the privilege to sit and listen to Max Lucado back in October down in Pigeon Forge. He opened with a story that many of us can ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-21

Denomination: Christian Church

A Remedy For Wretchedness

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jun 28, 2015

Paul desperately wants to be delivered from the influence of indwelling sin. He struggles, as do we all, with his corrupt nature. Through Christ we overcome and make progress...yet the more we grow, the more in touch we are with our faults.

Do you ever feel like a hopeless mess? The Apostle Paul sure did. In Romans 7 he berates himself for his shortcomings: “What a wretched man I am!” Paul's problem was a serious condition. Sin enslaves; it takes over. Jeremiah writes that the human heart is “desperately ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:14-25

Denomination: Congregational

We’re In The Same Boat

Contributed by Clarence Weaver Sr on Oct 2, 2013

We all have experience natural storm and spiritual storms, but no matter who you are, we will all experience both of those storms. So, we are in the same boat when it come to the storms in life. Jesus will bring peace to our storms.

We’re In The Same Boat Mark 4:35-41 Elder Clarence Weaver Introduction In Mark 4, Jesus making a new departure, he was no longer teaching in the synagogue; he was teaching by the lakeside. He had made the orthodox approach to the people; now he had to take unusual methods. We do well to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:35-41

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Just Around The Corner – Is Victory!

Contributed by John Gaston on May 28, 2018

You’re PREDESTINED TO GLORY! You have a future so bright, so awesome, so wonderful that your mind can’t even conceive it! God has put his overcoming nature within us; we are going to win!

JUST AROUND THE CORNER – IS VICTORY! 1 John 5:4-5 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. One day a big Hulk of a guy got onto a bus. Standing 6'8" tall and built like a wrestler, with arms hanging down to the ground, he glared at the driver and said, "Big John doesn’t pay!" 2. Naturally, the bus ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:4-5

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Full Of The Holy Spirit

Contributed by Richard Papafio on May 29, 2018

When a man is full of the Holy Spirit he honours the true nature of God and lives as such. Like Stephen emulated Christ by asking for forgiveness for his killers from God at the point of death. He was able to because He was full of the Holy Ghost

May the peace of the Lord be with you. Topic: FULL OF THE HOLY GHOST Acts 7:54-60 King James Version (KJV) 54 When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth. 55 But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw ...read more

Scripture: Acts 7:54-60

Denomination: Charismatic

Altering Your Anger Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jun 10, 2013

Anger is caused, trained & maintained by learned reactions or interactions with life. Though a state of arousal can be bio-chemical in nature what we do with our heighten state is a conditioned response. Anger is a choice that becomes shaped by one’s resp

[Resolving Life Issues Series] EPHESIANS 4: 26-31 ALTERING YOUR ANGER Anger is an intense emotional reaction sometimes expressed in open behavior and sometimes remaining mostly an unexpressed feeling. Anger is not only emotional it is biochemical as well. Anger triggers the human bodies ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:26-32

Denomination: Baptist

Look Beyond The Fact! Series

Contributed by Bright Adeyeye on Oct 27, 2019

When we see things in the natural, we may think, “Nothing good can come from this.” But what happens, when we look at the same picture with “the eyes of faith? It's time to look beyond the facts.

LOOK BEYOND THE FACTS! Genesis 1:1-3. (NKJV) "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. 3 Then God said, “Let there be light”; and ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-3, Numbers 13:33, 2 Corinthians 4:18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Majestic Voice Of God - Outline

Contributed by Brian Harvison on Mar 12, 2025

Psalm 29 is a beautiful hymn of praise to God for His power and majesty revealed voice in nature. It is a great opportunity to reflect on the sovereignty of God and the power of His word. It also includes His promise, for His people; He will give them strength and peace.

Have you ever stood in awe of the natural world? The mountains, the oceans, the storms - each displays the power and grandeur of our Creator. Psalm 29 is a poetic call to worship, celebrating the splendor of God's power, especially as revealed through storms. David attributes the power of the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

It Wasn't The Stone — It Was The Anointing! By Pastor Joseph Ondu

Contributed by Joseph Ondu on Jul 23, 2025

Goliath was a mighty warrior, a giant over 9 feet tall, armored with bronze. David was a shepherd boy, inexperienced in war, young. In the natural, David did not stand a chance against Goliath. But David was carrying something that Goliath did not have the anointing of God.

SERMON TITLE: "IT WASN'T THE STONE — IT WAS THE ANOINTING!" Main Text: 1 Samuel 17:45-50 "David said to the Philistine, ‘You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:45-50

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Passage Through The Night

Contributed by Tarran Dookie on Nov 4, 2024

God is light and light is inherent in God. The nature of God is opposite to darkness. Believers are children of the day and not of the night. God will test every man's work in the crucible of the night. May we not be found wanting but make the passage through the night in victory.

THE PASSAGE THROUGH THE NIGHT (by brother Tarran Dookie) WHENCE CAME DARKNESS AND THE NIGHT? Gen 1:1-5 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Study Of The Feasts Of The Lord Series

Contributed by William Akehurst on Sep 8, 2025

The Feasts of the LORD are GOD’s appointed times (moedim). They are prophetic in nature, and they reveal GOD’s redemptive plan. Each feast points to JESUS (Yeshua) as Messiah; His conception, birth, ministry, death, resurrection, the sending of the Spirit, and His future return.

STUDY OF THE FEASTS OF THE LORD with respect to the CHRIST William Akehurst, HSWC Scriptures: Leviticus 23:1-44, Leviticus 23:5, Exodus 12:1-30, John 1:29, 1 Corinthians 5:7, Leviticus 23:6-8, 1 Peter 2:22, Psalm 16:10, Leviticus 23:9-14, 1 Corinthians 15:20, Leviticus 23:15-22, Acts 2:1-4, ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 23:1-44, Leviticus 23:5, Exodus 12:1-30, John 1:29, 1 Corinthians 5:7, Leviticus 23:6-8, 1 Peter 2:22, Psalm 16:10, Leviticus 23:9-14, 1 Corinthians 15:20, Leviticus 23:15-22, Acts 2:1-4, Jeremiah 31:33, 2 Corinthians 3:3, Leviticus 23:23-25, 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, 1 Corinthians 15:52, Leviticus 23:26-32, Hebrews 9:11-14, Zechariah 12:10, Romans 11:26, Leviticus 23:33-43, Zechariah 14:16, Revelation 21:3, 1 Thessalonians 5:1-10, Matthew 24:32-35, Psalm 90:10  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How To Love God's Way | Devotional | Romans 12

Contributed by Narinder Choranji on Sep 9, 2025

Our love is usually conditional, It's a natural re-action to love the lovely. However, according to the Bible how should we love others. Here's an outline to discuss how to love God's way.

It is so easy to talk about God's love, it's like no other, from everlasting to everlasting, new every morning and nothing can separate us from God's love. Our love is usually conditional, we give as good as we get, we love those who are nice to us or just nice in general. It's a ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:9-21, John 13:34-35

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Language Of Faith

Contributed by Clement Manenga on May 25, 2024

It’s important for us to understand that faith has a language. If we want to be people who walk in faith and believe God for things that goes beyond the natural realm - beyond our 5 senses, then we must learn to operate in the language of faith.

The Bible in 2 Kings chapter 5, introduces us to two characters: the little Jewish slave girl and Naaman the Syrian army commander The Jewish slave girl, could be a former servant of the prophet Elisha. The Bible does not mention the name of the girl. All we know about her is that, she was a slave ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-3

Denomination: Charismatic