Sermons on Open Eyes:

Heart-Eye Coordination

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 9, 2011

Our ability to see clearly is dependent on the condition of our hearts, which are made and kept pure through Scripture, worship and prayer.

How many of you wear glasses? I’ve worn mine since I was seven years old. I was able to wear contact lenses for about 20 years but after about 40 they don’t work so well. And even contacts with the new technology, entails juggling with reading glasses, since I have to wear bifocals. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:8, Matthew 6:22-23

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Sermon On The Eye Of The Storm

Contributed by William Meakin on Sep 1, 2024

Storms in life, whether they be meteorological or personal, frequently materialize in today’s world.

Ralph Waldo Emerson, an American essayist once remarked: “Say thank you! I want to hear you say it now. Out loud. 'Thank you.' You're saying thank you because your faith is so strong that you don't doubt that whatever the problem, you'll get through it. You're saying thank ...read more

Scripture: John 16:33, Proverbs 3:5-6, Proverbs 10:25, Psalm 50:15

My Fathers Eyes

Contributed by Delray Lentz on Sep 6, 2024

Did someone see Jesus in you this past week?

Raise your hand if you enjoying making things. Making a mess, doesn’t count! Making food. Story of Forever Young. Making things out of wood or metal. Some enjoy making things out of paper, or out of cloth. When was the last time you made something out of thin air? Today’s word is found in: Genesis ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:26-31

Your Lying Eyes Series

Contributed by Delwyn Campbell on Dec 20, 2019

Our current circumstances do not set the parameters for God’s faithfulness. His Word, as He engages our ears with His exceeding great and precious promises, is the measure of His faithfulness.

Your Lying Eyes Rev. Delwyn Campbell / General / Advent / Kingdom of God; Trial; Criticism; John the Baptist; The coming of the kingdom and the Son of Man / Matthew 11:2–15 16 April 1963 My Dear Fellow Clergymen: While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:2-15

Denomination: Lutheran

Jesus And His Eyes! Series

Contributed by Larry Vollink on Jan 23, 2021

The eyes of Jesus saw people dying, and He saw a city rejecting Him, and He wipe away all tears, when we get to Heaven.

AS a teenager, I will never forget when our Sunday School class toured our church pastor's study room. He pointed to the picture of Jesus, behind the desk, just the face with some dark tones, and looked very old. He said to the class, "Now, want you to keep your eyes on the eyes of Jesus, ...read more

Scripture: John 11:35

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Having The Eyes Of Jesus!

Contributed by Tony Abram on Feb 11, 2020

IN THIS OUTLINE WE SEE THAT WHEN JESUS WOULD SEE THE NEED HE WOULD BE MOVED NOT WITH PITY BUT WITH COMPASSION. PITY IS NOT COMPASSION, PITY IS AN EMOTION BUT COMPASSION IS THAT PLUS COMPASSION DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THE SITUATION

HAVING THE EYES OF JESUS! (Mat 9:35 KJV) And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. 9:36 But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:15-21, Luke 10:33, Matthew 9:35

The All-Seeing Eye.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jun 19, 2022

Blessed to be chosen by the LORD.

THE ALL-SEEING EYE. Psalm 33:12-22. This passage begins with a beatitude: PSALM 33:12. “Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom He hath chosen for His own inheritance.” In ancient times, it was only Israel who had such a relationship with the LORD. Not that ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 33:12-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Through The Eyes Of Jesus Series

Contributed by Dr. Jonathan Vorce on Jan 19, 2019

How many times have we missed the obvious because we had tunnel vision? This message today will focus on us asking God to help us see things through the eyes of Jesus.

LUKE 7:24-50 INTRODUCTION: How many times have we missed the obvious because we had tunnel vision? This message today will focus on us asking God to help us see things through His eyes. I. JESUS DISRUPTS THE PHARISEES OPPOSITION A. Jesus vindicates John the Baptist, His cousin. 1. Jesus begins ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:24-50

Denomination: Church Of God

Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder

Contributed by Hoggan Tevis on Sep 24, 2018

Christ alone can clean you

Scripture: Colossians 1:21-23 21 And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled 22 in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight—23 if indeed you continue in the faith, grounded and ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:21-23

Denomination: Other

Embracing The Eye Of The Storm

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Sep 9, 2017

A unique look when the storms of life come like a hurricane.

Since the moment I willingly chose to give my life to Jesus and become a Christian, I have continued to experience an ever deepening holy dissatisfaction with spiritual mediocrity. That has been the primary impetus for me to earnestly desire to draw closer to God’s majesty - yearning for more of ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 1:4, Hosea 2:14, Acts 17:27-28, Job 38:1, Nahum 1:3, Psalm 13:1-2, Amos 5:20  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

John The Eye Witness

Contributed by John Gail on Mar 4, 2016

This sermon introduces 1 John, 1st chapter and the Christians responsibility to know and tell a lost and dying world about a wonderful Saviour.

JOHN THE EYEWITNESS TEXT: 1 John 1:1 – 10 Introduction: I. John tells his readers why he writes this letter. A. John wants his audience to know that his reasons are because he witnessed the life of his subject. Illustration: Do You Know Him? In The Gift of Janice, Max Wylie, novelist ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Keeping An Eye Out

Contributed by Robert Tallent on Feb 24, 2019

We must ever be on our guard against satan, especially when everything is going according to plan

Keeping An Eye Out Neh 7:1-4 1. Always keep watch vs 1 The number one rule in boxing, Always keep your guard up It doesn't matter if the walls are up, the enemy is still on the prowl ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 7:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Heart-Eye Coordination Series

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Nov 24, 2022

"To an impure heart, God cannot be seen anywhere; but to a pure heart God is to be seen everywhere.” -- Charles Spurgeon

How many of you wear glasses? I’ve worn mine since I was seven years old. I was able to wear contact lenses for about 20 years but after about 40 they don’t work so well. And since I got cataract surgery and don’t need glasses for distance, I’m using reading glasses – so I have to take them on and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:8

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Eyes Like Jesus

Contributed by Jack Russell on Mar 24, 2020

Like Jesus, Lazarus would die and rise again. Jesus knew the reason for his sickness, and he knew the outcome. But still, he wept. Why?

Eyes of Jesus In one of her short stories, writer Annie Dillard has a scene in which a family is sadly gathered at a grave to commit a loved one's body to the earth. At one point, the minister reads the familiar words from I Corinthians 15, "Where, O Death, is thy sting?" Upon ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-45

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Keep An Eye On The Sky

Contributed by David Dunn on Sep 9, 2025

Jesus’ return is certain and imminent. Because the day and hour are unknown, we must live in constant readiness—watching, working, and hoping.

Introduction – A Promise to Return During the darkest days of World War II, General Douglas MacArthur faced what seemed like an impossible situation. In the Philippines, his forces were badly outnumbered, surrounded, and under constant attack. The President of the United States ordered him to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:42, John 14:1-3, 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, Titus 2:13, 1 John 2:28  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist