Sermons on Peter Marshall:

Unwrap The Gift—and Hear Jesus.

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Dec 13, 2020

The scripture says, “Immanuel, God with us.” Unwrap the gift, and allow Him be God with you.” Immanuel is all you need.

Unwrap the Gift—And Hear Jesus. Isaiah 7:14NKJV A wrapped gift could be anything—It could be the best gift money could buy, it could be an engagement ring wrapped in a small package. It could be huge, like a new house with two keys wrapped up in a gift bag. That gift might be heavy, it could be ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 7:14, Psalm 130:4

Denomination: Pentecostal

"Fishing For People"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jan 21, 2015

Why do people not follow?

"Fishing for People" Mark 1:14-20 Do we make it seem too easy? Do we not give enough explanation? Or perhaps, do people have an inkling of how difficult it is, and therefore make the decision to either "put it off," ignore it, or say "No. I refuse to believe it," when in reality the refusing ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:14-20

Denomination: United Methodist

Four Become Fishers Of Men Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Jul 6, 2017

It is very comforting for me to know that He uses simple men like these. They were not super-duper saints and that gives me hope that He may even be able to use a person like me. The important thing is for us to give ourselves to Him.

Harmony of the Gospels -AD 27- Sea of Galilee Four Become Fishers of Men (Psalms 33:9) Matthew 4:18-22, Mark 1:16-20, Luke 5:1-11 This is the record of Jesus’ call to four of His disciples; Peter, Andrew, James and John. -Matthew- And Jesus walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two bretheren, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:18-22, Mark 1:16-20, Luke 5:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

The Servant Jesus

Contributed by Howard Gunter on Jan 30, 2018

Jesus always put His service and ministry above Himself.

Midweek Message/Devotion January 31, 2018 Reading: Mark 1:29-39 The Servant Jesus As we read on in the Book of Mark about this intriguing ministry of our Lord, we begin to learn the true meaning of a humble minister. Jesus has just left the synagogue having taught with the authority of God. He ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:29-39

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Listen: The Other Side Is Calling

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Dec 15, 2014

God's plan is much bigger than just staying in the boat... launch out into the deep... The storms may rage, but there is a work on the OTHER SIDE.

IN MY BOAT, HEAR THE CALL TO THE OTHER SIDE? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com Some of the fodder for this lesson adapted from Wilfredo De Jesus, (Pastor Choco), Chicago, Illinois. I. DO WE UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT? BETWEEN PASSION AND A ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:35-41

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Life After Death Easter 2021

Contributed by Amiri Hooker on Apr 4, 2021

“Life After Death” “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” –Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–68) Acts 10:34-43. The Message

Sermon: The first Easter was a wrecked scene of dispirited disciples in the shadows of an insurrection. This year Easter falls on April 4, the anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King Jr. That early spring evening in 1968 was ten days before the Feast of the Resurrection. In 2021, the second ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:34-43

Denomination: United Methodist

Jesus And His Prayer Life Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Oct 7, 2023

We all need a daily pattern of prayer. Sometimes we also need an extended time of prayer. It means we are following the pattern of our Lord and really making time for solitary prayer a priority along with our corporate time of prayer.

We need to pray. We need to follow the example of our Lord Jesus who made prayer a priority. We will look at the passage of scripture that tells us about when Jesus got up very early and got off by himself to pray. There was a cartoon where one praying mantis was talking with another and said, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:35-37

Denomination: Baptist

Gone Fishing

Contributed by Richard L. Brown on Mar 19, 2026

This is a sermon about trusting God. The first lesson is to trust God when He calls us out to the deep water; The second lesson is Don't Give God Instructions; Just Report for Duty: the third lesson is "God Doesn't Call the Qualified; He Qualifies the Called"

Today we look at Luke Chapter 5. It contains one of the astounding sayings of Jesus, “I will make you Fishers of men.” You see fishing was how Simon Peter and his brother Andrew made their living. As a matter of fact, fishing is one of the oldest professions in the world. Men learned very ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-11, Proverbs 3:1-8

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

What Do You Want On Your Tombstone?

Contributed by Joseph Johnson on Oct 18, 2000

I went to Crown Hill Cemetary Thursday and walked around.

I went to Crown Hill Cemetary Thursday and walked around. Everywhere you look there are grave markers, tombstones, and monuments. As I walked through the cemetary I thought of members of the church whose graves are at crown hill Cemetary, and I thought about some of the words that I and others ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:1-12

Heaven

Contributed by Paul Humphrey on Nov 8, 2006

The greatest thing about heaven does not concern what is there, but rather who is there. Do you thirst for God’s presence?

An elderly couple passed away and found themselves at the pearly gates. Peter was there to welcome them. First he showed them their mansion. The man overwhelmed by the sheer luxury of it all asked, "How much does this place cost per night?" Peter replied, "Sir, this is Heaven, it doesn’t cost ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:1-8

Denomination: United Methodist

Are You Praying So As To Get What You Are Asking For?

Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Jul 21, 2005

Praying for results in His presence

Are you praying so as to get what you are asking for? Acts 12:1-13 5 Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him. Suppose I was to say to you that you could go to the bank tomorrow and could withdraw whatever you are in need of? If I ...read more

Scripture: Acts 12:1-13

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Present Of Ourselves Series

Contributed by Guy Glass on Dec 13, 2006

So, when you think about it, Christmas is about giving and about presents. This brings us to the crux of our message this morning, how do we make a present of ourselves this Christmas? In order to answer this question, we need to take a good look at Sam

THE PRESENTS OF CHRISTMAS The Present Of Ourselves INTRODUCTION: How does the song go, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year…” ? And Christmas really is, or really should be the most wonderful time of the years, eclipsed ONLY by Easter. Christmas celebrates a birth, and Easter a “rebirth”. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:11

Denomination: Baptist

Time For A Break Out

Contributed by Tim Patrick on Oct 30, 2006

This sermon describes the revolution that occurs when God’s people are inspired by the Holy Spirit and break out to be fruitful in God’s service.

Introduction: Several months ago I was reading the words of a college football expert. In this article he said he anticipated certain players, whom he named, to have break out seasons. He described a break out season. A player having a break out season is one who moves to a new level of ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:4

Denomination: Baptist

Fishing And How To Tackle It

Contributed by W F on Jul 3, 2006

A message to encourage listeners to become more active `fishers of souls.’

INTRODUCTION On the Great Barrier Reef off the east coast of Australia, there is obviously an abundance of fish. They are all shapes and sizes. It’s a fisherman’s paradise. There is only one problem, it is a conservation area and no fishing is allowed. Maybe you have experienced the same ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-5

Denomination: *other

When Not To Give Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 24, 2003

Ananias & Sapphira died because of the way in which they gave their offering... what did they do wrong?

OPEN: (I opened with an old Camp Song which I sang at the beginning of the sermon) Ananias and Sapphira got together and conspired a plot to cheat the church and get ahead They knew God’s will but didn’t do it tried to cheat the Holy Spirit Peter prophesied and then they both dropped ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ