Sermons on Open Eyes:

Christmas Through The Eyes Of A Child Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Dec 19, 2010

Christ came at Christmas to clean up our mess.

Christmas Through the Eyes of a Child Mark 10:13-16 Rev. Brian Bill 12/19/10 One Christmas morning, the Reverend Jones announced to his congregation, “My good people, I have here in my hand three sermons...A $50 sermon that lasts five minutes, a $20 sermon that lasts thirty minutes, and a $5 ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:13-16

Denomination: Baptist

Becoming Great In God's Eyes Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Mar 10, 2012

True greatness does not come from what you get but from what you give.

Becoming Great in God’s Eyes Luke 22:24-28 Rev. Brian Bill 3/11/12 When I woke up on Wednesday I smelled what I thought was the scent of teriyaki coming from the kitchen. Since it was my birthday I figured Beth was doing some early preparation for a special supper. But as I reached for my ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:24-28

Denomination: Baptist

The Eyes Of Yahweh Are Upon You

Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Jan 28, 2015

We were wandering in the wilderness of sin, but God led us into the promised land of salvation. There is an enemy to drive out before we can take possession The enemy is indwelling sin or the old nature

The Eyes of Yahweh Are Upon You Deuteronomy 11:1-28 Key Verse “The eyes of the Lord thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year unto the end of the year.” Verse 12 This verse is referring to Canaan... the promised land... “ a land that God careth for.” For ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 11:1-28

Denomination: Baptist

Seeing Through The Eyes Of Jesus

Contributed by Mark Roper on Dec 12, 2009

Jesus sees faces and lives and situations and struggles and hurts.

SEEING THROUGH THE EYES OF JESUS A BURGLAR STALKED the neighborhood watching for homes left unguarded by people leaving for vacation. He watched as a family loaded their suitcases into their car and departed. He waited until dark and then approached the front door and rang the bell. There was no ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:35-37

Denomination: Church Of God

Favor Found In God's Eyes Series

Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Oct 28, 2009

How our permissive will can make us provoke God to anger.

Favor Found in God’s Eyes Noah did not find favor in the eyes of men; they hated and persecuted him, because both by his life and preaching he condemned the world: but he found grace in the eyes of the Lord, and this made him more truly honourable than the men of renown. Let ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 6:8-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

More Than Meets The Eye Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Feb 23, 2009

8th in a series from Ecclesiastes. We need to base what we think about God on His Word, not on what we observe in this world.

In 1984, James Ealy was convicted in the 1982 brutal murders of 33 year old Christine Parker, her two children and one grandchild. Two years later, the Illinois Appellate Court overturned the conviction - even as justices acknowledged Ealy almost certainly was guilty. They said police had arrested ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:16-22

Denomination: Baptist

We Are The Apple Of His Eye

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Feb 14, 2016

To show that GOD kept us as the apple of His eyes. GOD remembers who we were and what is our present status with Him.

I. EXORDIUM: Are you precious in GOD's eyes? Yes. So precious that I am kept as the apple of His eye. II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers/unbelievers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that GOD kept us as the apple of His eyes. GOD remembers who we were and what is our present status with Him. IV. ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 32:10

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Little Man In His Eye

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jun 28, 2019

A study in Psalm 17: 1 - 15

Psalm 17: 1 – 15 The little man in His eye 1 Hear a just cause, O LORD, attend to my cry; Give ear to my prayer which is not from deceitful lips. 2 Let my vindication come from Your presence; Let Your eyes look on the things that are upright. 3 You have tested my heart; You have visited me in the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 17:8

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

You Are The Apple Of My Eye Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jul 12, 2020

This message looks at what it means to be the Apple of God's Eye

You are the apple of my eye! Have you ever heard that expression? Probably not recently in common usage, but maybe in an old movie or a historical novel. There was actually a song that made the charts by that name in 1956. It was sung by Frankie Valli and the Four Lovers. The group later ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 17:6-9

Denomination: Wesleyan

Make A Covenant With Your Eyes

Contributed by Bola Folakemi Praise on Apr 6, 2020

The eye is the channel that communicate ideas ( either good or bad) to the rest of your body. The rest of your body or the remaining four senses takes action according to what your eye sees.

1 I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a young woman. 2 For what is our lot from God above, our heritage from the Almighty on high? 3 Is it not ruin for the wicked, disaster for those who do wrong? 4 Does he not see my ways and count my every step? 5 “If I have ...read more

Scripture: Job 31:1-6

Denomination: Pentecostal

Compassionate Eyes And Active Hands

Contributed by Fr. Rian Adams on Sep 14, 2020

Proper 13, Year A. The multiplying of the fish and the bread. Jesus calls for compassionate eyes to SEE needs, and active hands to meet the needs.

Compassionate Eyes and Compassionate Hands: Proper 13 Year A Matthew 14:13-21 Intro: Imagine the amount of compassion you can have if you walk a day, just a day, in someone else’s shoes. Imagine the ways you could pray for someone if you experienced their continual struggle for 24 ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:14-21

Denomination: Episcopal

Keep Me As The Apple Of The Eye Series

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Aug 19, 2021

In this psalm, like many of the psalms of David, we find him in some serious trouble.

In this psalm, like many of the psalms of David, we find him in some serious trouble. However, David was a great man, and the one thing that determines greatness in people’s lives is how they go about solving their problems. Wouldn’t it be nice to have someone that we can take our problems to ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Ascension Through The Eyes Of Jesus Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on May 13, 2018

This is the 7th sermon in the Easter Season series "Through The Eyes Of Jesus".

Series: Through The Eyes Of Jesus [#7] THE ASCENSION THROUGH THE EYES OF JESUS Acts 1:1-11 Introduction: Today officially ends the Easter Season. On Thursday, the ascension of Jesus into Heaven was celebrated. The ascension is the last, individual, event of the earthly Ministry of Jesus. It is ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

"Keeping Our Eyes On The Prize” Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Jan 21, 2019

Christians need to manage what God has entrusted to them with their eyes on eterinty.

As I share with you a second message in a four sermon series on Living the Generous Life, I want you to know that I consider it a great thing that the Lord would allow me to share with you what He has to say about the subject of giving. I say this for at least three reasons: 1) It puts me in good ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-24

Denomination: Baptist

Fix Your Eyes On Jesus

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Mar 9, 2022

In this account, Jesus’ disciples neither totally believed nor totally disbelieved His power to rescue them. We can’t ride the fence. We must keep our eyes fixed only on Jesus before we can expect to see Him work in our life.

Os Guinness tells us in his book In Two Minds, “To believe is to be ‘in one mind’ about accepting something as true; to disbelieve is to be ‘in one mind’ about rejecting it. To doubt is to waver between the two, to believe and disbelieve at once and so be ‘in two minds’.”(1) This morning we are ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33

Denomination: Baptist