Sermons on Rivers In The Desert:

Crossing Over

Contributed by Peter Baumgartle on Oct 30, 2024

JOSHUA 3:1 Early in the morning Joshua and all the Israelites set out from Shittim and went to the Jordan, where they camped before crossing over.

CROSSING OVER Can you think of a day that you waited for with great anticipation? Christmas morning? A Family Vacation? Your Wedding Day? Maybe it was a day that you anticipated with great excitement. Maybe it was day you anticipated with great anxiety (The fear of the unknown, like the day ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 3:1-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Fruit Of The Vine Series

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Oct 30, 2002

Jesus is the source of life, and His life within you is for one purpose-THAT YOU MIGHT BEAR FRUIT. We need to ask ourselves 2 questions: 1. Are we connected to Christ, and 2. If we are in Christ, then how much fruit is there in our lives?

· In Hampton Court near London, there is a grapevine which is about 1,000 years old. This grapevine has one root which is at least two feet thick, and some of the branches are 200 feet long. Despite its age the vine produces several tons of grapes each year. Although some of the smaller branches ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-8, 1 John 5:11-12

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Don't Let The River Take What You Pursued God For Series

Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Jan 30, 2014

Week 2. In week one we focused on the call of God that is ever upward and forward. In this message we backtrack a little and endeavor to make sure the enemy doesn't steal, nor do we lose, things God has deposited in our life. Losing your cutting edge.

Don't Let the River Take What You Pursued God For PPT 1 Series Title Gods best version of me PPT 2 Todays Message Title We began our series last week talking about how God's call is always forward, and you will remember I used the example of a cars gears and asked are you in park, neutral, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 6:1-7

Denomination: Pentecostal

Farewell Timothy Series

Contributed by Alan Mccann on Mar 28, 2006

How to deal with desertion, loneliness and imminent death

2 Timothy 4 verses 9-22 Last words are important. In every film where someone is dying there are usually dramatic words of instruction passed on to the living. We hold on to last words as being precious and important. I know the last words my grandfather said to me a few days before he died. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:9-22

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Meeting God In The Backside Of Your Wilderness

Contributed by Dm Schnur on Mar 20, 2001

God comes near in our desert experiences

Ex 3:1-5, 12; 18:5 verse 1 - “... he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Mt. Horeb.” I) Explain Text – vs 2-5 A) We talk about deserts, wildernesses, valleys, mountains in our experiences. B) Deserts, wilderness, valleys - scarey places (Give ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:1-12

Land Of Milk And Honey Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Nov 27, 2012

The Jewish people take pride in being "Desert People." One of the main reasons is the dependence on God and identity they formed while in the desert. We all have desert experiences that create that dependence and a new identity in us. This lesson begins t

1. Conflict between Ranchers and Farmers ¨C Always a conflict A Texas rancher met up with a Wisconsin dairy farmer. The two men began talking about their land and the milkman told the cattleman that he operated his business on 125 acres. The Texan scoffed at such a small parcel of land. He said, ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Better Sacrifice

Contributed by Terry Hovey on Apr 4, 2025

At the very heart of both the Jewish and Christian faiths is something that troubles many people today. At the heart of our faiths is blood, rivers and rivers of blood.

The Better Sacrifice Heb 9:23-10:25 At the very heart of both the Jewish and Christian faiths is something that troubles many people today. At the heart of our faiths is blood, rivers and rivers of blood. Now in ancient times, animal sacrifice was a common ingredient in the vast majority of all ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

Lion Attack Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on Aug 8, 2015

Responding as godly people when Satan attacks.

“You are aware that all who are in Asia turned away from me, among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.” [1] Asics has produced an amusing ad. Two Xhosa men are walking and talking. “I’m no longer interested in Sandra Bullock,” says one. “It’s like in the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:15

Denomination: Baptist

Getting Ready Series

Contributed by Ralph Juthman on Feb 25, 2012

A yielded heart will take us through the river that leads to the Promised Land.

COURAGEOUS LIVING P.4 Getting Ready Joshua 3 INTRODUCTION For every challenge that God gives us there will always be a corresponding obstacle to challenge our faith. As followers of Jesus it is imperative to identify the challenge, then make a choice. Will we move forward in faith and overcome the ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 3:1-17

Denomination: Pentecostal

Praying To Change

Contributed by David Butcher on Jan 27, 2007

PRAYER:- What are we praying for, personal success or the desert blossoming?

James 5:16b-18 NLT The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and wonderful results. 17 Elijah was as human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain would fall, none fell for the next three and a half years! 18 Then he prayed for rain, and down it poured. The grass ...read more

Scripture: James 5:16-18

Denomination: Pentecostal

What Can We Learn About Backsliding? Lesson 29 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Mar 29, 2017

God uses desert experiences to prepare us for service

A. SETTLING FOR THE GREAT BACKSLIDE: Numbers 13, 14 1. Israel was within sight of the Promised Land. “It truly flows with milk and honey…” (13:27). 2. The people wanted to walk by sight. “Every one of you came near to me and said, “Let us send men before us and let ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 14:1-36

Denomination: Baptist

Merciful, Merciful And Gracious Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 30, 2025

We confess our sins with true repentance and determination not to sin again, and we are forgiven. Freely. That is God’s self-definition. He needs nothing from us, no. His love for us is constantly being thrown back in His Holy Face by us sinners, but He keeps summoning us to be loved.

Fifth Sunday of Lent 2025 On this Fifth Sunday of Lent, which some of us grew up knowing as “Passion Sunday” or the first Sunday of the Passion, the Church is getting really serious about the identity and mission of Jesus as Christ/Messiah. Isaiah speaks for God, declaring “Remember not the former ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 22:24, Isaiah 43:16-21, Psalm 126:1-6, Philippians 3:8-14, John 8:1-11  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Catholic

The Spongebob Religion

Contributed by Joseph Bachman on Jan 7, 2006

Don’t just sit in the ocean but jump in the river

The Sponge bob Religion Pastor Joe Bachman 10/16/05 Ps 78:15-16 15 He split the rocks in the wilderness And gave them abundant drink like the ocean depths. 16 He brought forth streams also from the rock And caused waters to run down like rivers. NASU This morning I want to talk to you about ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 78:15-16

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Transformation At The Jordan

Contributed by Andrew Dixon on Dec 2, 2025

The Jordan River that was overflowing miraculously parted for the Israelites, in that same River Jordan Naaman was healed of his leprosy, and Jesus was baptized in the same river. Miracles will happen in our lives when we too can trust God fully, and obey His Word implicitly.

Today’s meditation is based on Joshua 3:13, “When the priests who carry the Covenant Box of the LORD of all the earth put their feet in the water, the Jordan will stop flowing, and the water coming downstream will pile up in one place." (GNB) These are the words that Joshua received from God ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 3:13, 2 Kings 5:8-11, 2 Kings 5:13-14, Acts 2:38, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:15  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Other

That Burning Bush Experiwence

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on May 7, 2017

Sometimes in life we get stuck in a desert;We need a Burning Bush Experience

That Burning Bush Experience Illus #1: The children of Israel were in bondage in Egypt. They were multiplying so fast the Pharaoh made a law that every male child must be thrown in the river and drown Lets go to the Word of God to continue this story Text: Exodus 2 1-10 A man from the Levi tribe ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 2:1-10

Denomination: Pentecostal