Sermons on Rivers Of Water:

Understanding Baptism

Contributed by Clay Gentry on Sep 10, 2013

There's a lot of confusion in the religious world regarding baptism. In this lesson, we'll survey the NT teaching on the ancient practice and learn the why's behind doing it.

The words of Ananias in Acts 22:16 are simple to understand. There’s nothing complicated about them. Nothing complex or ambiguous; “And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.” And yet the religious world of today, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 22:16

Denomination: *other

A Picture Of God's Grace

Contributed by Edwin Crozier on Sep 20, 2013

This sermon examines the account of Peter walking on the water to see the true nature of the Grace of God.

Introduction: We all know we are supposed to say God’s grace is amazing, marvelous, wonderful. That’s what the songs tell us. And yet, I wonder when someone will write a song discussing how confusing it is. It must be confusing because I hear all kinds of different thoughts about ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:27-33

Denomination: *other

Truly You Are The Son Of God

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Aug 13, 2014

When life causes battering, the land is distant, and the seems to be against us that is when we can discover He is Truly the Son of God.

“Truly you are the Son of God." Matthew 14:22-33 1. When the storm came they experienced being battered. • Life pounds relentlessly:27But Jesus immediately said to them "Take courage! Jesus appears as Peace • When life is relentlessly pounding Jesus appears in the midst of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33

Denomination: Methodist

That Ain't No Ghost, Buster! Series

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on May 10, 2016

We find our Savior/Disciples once again in a storm on the Sea of Galilee. We’re going to learn today three assurances that this story gives us concerning storms.

10 Amazing Miracles From Scripture Series (3 of 10) “That Ain’t No Ghost, Buster!” John 6.15-21 10/18/15 CFBC, Chester, IL Dr. Mike Fogerson, Speaker Introduction: A John 6:15-21 (NASB) 15 So Jesus, perceiving that they were intending to come and take Him by force to make ...read more

Scripture: John 6:15-21

Denomination: Baptist

Doubt

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Aug 7, 2017

Why do we have so little faith and so much doubt?

Intro, Purpose & Plan Who do we look to for help when we seem to be all alone and in total darkness as life tosses us about? Let’s understand that the One who loves us will come to our rescue. Let’s look at the story of a small boat in a stormy sea in Matthew 14:22-33. Matthew 14:22-23 Go before ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33

Denomination: Baptist

A Disturbed Woman Series

Contributed by Simon Bartlett on Jan 29, 2023

Jesus meets a Samaritan woman at a well. Jesus is absolutely willing to break cultural norms. He is led by scripture. And the meeting brings great results.

We’re in the third talk in our series on ‘Encounters with Jesus in John’s gospel.’ Last week, we looked at a passage in John 3. A man called Nicodemus met Jesus. He was a Pharisee and a member of the Jewish ruling council. In short, he was a very respectable man. Jesus told him that he needed ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-26

Denomination: Baptist

Water To Wine—declaring God's Anointed-1 Series

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Feb 3, 2015

1 of 6. Jesus turned water to wine in order to initiate/call attention to/set apart His public ministry. Where is Jesus heralded as God’s Anointed? or Why turn water into wine? God’s Anointed is heralded on the stage of...

WATER To WINE—Declaring God's Anointed-I—John 2:1-12 Attention: On Stage—The Lion King—2nd highest grossing Broadway musical, pulling in $699.1 Million since 1994. Story of a coming of age reluctant King, threatened by his own uncle, who enviously seeks the king’s ...read more

Scripture: John 2:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Alpha & Omega - The Connection Between Gensis & Revelation

Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Nov 6, 2023

We are standing at the end of the book of Jude the benediction is being given, our heads are bowed, eyes closed, and hands raised, and we are hearing “Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy.

Alpha & Omega The Connection between Genesis & Revelation By Bishop Melvin L. Maughmer, Jr. OPENING: - If I were to say the most attacked books of the Bible were Genesis and Revelation, I believe I would be pretty accurate with that proclamation. These two books receive a lot of criticism ...read more

Denomination: Apostolic

“jesus Defies The Natural Order Of Creation” Series

Contributed by Ron Tuit on Aug 18, 2015

Jesus defies the principles of gravity and space in his fifth sign which is given only to the 12 disciples on the Sea of Galilee. Look for the picture of the Gospel in this sign!

“Jesus Defies the Natural Order of Creation” John 6:16-24 We looked at Jesus’ miraculous feeding of the 5,000 men (probably close to 10,000 people in total) from five barley loaves and two fish. This miracle of Jesus demonstrated His creative power more than any other so far in ...read more

Scripture: John 6:16-24

Denomination: Baptist

Spiritual Blessings

Contributed by Monte Brown on Oct 10, 2012

Life is like a ship sailing across the waters of life, sometimes the water is calm, sometimes the water is choppy, sometimes the water is filled with debris, and sometimes the water has hidden rocks.

Introduction Life is like a ship sailing across the waters of life. • Sometimes the water is calm. • Sometimes the water is choppy. • Sometimes the water is filled with debris. • Sometimes the water has hidden rocks. This morning I would like us to examine verse 1 in ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:3

Denomination: Baptist

Claiming The Blessing Series

Contributed by Gerald Van Horn on Jan 18, 2006

In our text today the children of Israel are confronted with the river Jordan

The Victory Side of Life # 4 Claiming The Blessing by Gerald Van Horn Joshua 3:1-17 In our text today the Children of ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 3:1-17

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Flow Series

Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Aug 2, 2022

The focus of this sermon is on Jesus proclaiming at the last day of the Feast of the Tabernacles that soon Living Water (i.e., the Holy Spirit) will be flowing to the people, and whether that the promise is still applicable to us today.

Good morning. Did everybody get a bottle of water when they came in? Don’t you think that was nice of us to give you water? How many of you would have preferred an air conditioner? We are going to take an offering right now for the air conditioning. Actually, the good news is we have ...read more

Scripture: John 7:37-44, Isaiah 44:3

Denomination: Christian Church

Ninth Sunday After Pentecost

Contributed by Michael Tkachuk on Aug 10, 2014

While Jesus was praying on the mountain, the disciples were in a boat trying to cross the sea. Jesus approaches the boat walking on water. They thought it was a ghost and it frightened them until Jesus spoke up.

Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Our Gospel reading this morning talks about the apostles’ struggle with fear as a raging storm tosses their boat like a cork on the churning sea. Now fear could be a good thing or it can be a bad thing. It can cripple us or it can be a lifesaver. Someone once ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-34

Denomination: Catholic

He Comes To Rescue

Contributed by David Roth on Feb 6, 2015

Proper 14 (A) Christ comes to us and saves us.Therefoer we may be confident that we are safe in Christ despite all trouble.

J. J. May the words of my mouth, and the meditations of our hearts, be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, our Rock and our Redeemer. Amen. “He comes to rescue” Our Gospel today is a familiar one, one we have read many times during our lives. We may even recall hearing it as a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-32

Denomination: Lutheran

The First Miracle Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Jun 28, 2017

This wedding is a picture of another wedding that is coming. Jesus began His ministry at a wedding and He will end it at another wedding. At the Marriage Supper of the Lamb, the Church will be presented to Him as a bride.

Harmony of the Gospels -AD 27- Cana of Galilee The First Miracle John 2:1-10 In the eleventh verse of this chapter it says, “This beginning of miracles did Jesus.” From this we know that this was His first miracle. And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of ...read more

Scripture: John 2:1-10

Denomination: Baptist