Sermons on Rocky Ground:

Hope For The Heartbroken

Contributed by Gary Holt on Sep 6, 2025

I you have a trouble heart, turn that into trust. Trust in Jesus' PRESENCE, Trust in a future PLACE, Trust in Jesus' PROMISE.

“Hope for the heartbroken” John 14:1-3 Have you ever had one of those days when everything goes wrong? ­ It doesn't make any difference how hard you try, ­ it just seems that everything backfires on you? ­ The harder you try, the worse it gets. There are times: ­ when ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-3

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Lord's Prayer - Part 5 - Lead Us Series

Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Jul 26, 2023

The heart of this stanza in the Lord’s Prayer is the distrust of the self. And because I don’t trust myself, I rush into the presence of God as my refuge from temptation.

Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship Hagerstown, MD www.mycrossway.org This is the last message in the Lord’s Prayer. What a fantastic series of messages we’ve encountered in the midst of our series of the Sermon on the Mount. We’ve come to the last stanza in verse 13 “And do not ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:13

Denomination: Brethren

Revelation Study Series 1 - God's Mysterious Plan Fulfilled Series

Contributed by Clayton Beck on Feb 16, 2023

Jesus is alive! Jesus is coming back! Jesus wants you ready for His return!

Revelation Study Series 1 - God's Mysterious Plan Fulfilled 10.03.21 Message… “In the 1960s, the Russians sent the first cosmonaut into outer space. He circled the earth, and when he came back down, he did a press conference and said, “I searched the heavens, and I looked for God, and I did ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 1:1-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Authority Of Jesus

Contributed by Gary Holt on Aug 31, 2024

Jesus is God in the flesh. He wants us to believe in Him and for people to submit to His authority with genuine faith.

“The Authority of Jesus” John 2:18-25 One Sunday a visitor showed up: - to a more formal, liturgical church - than he was used to attending. The church was so quiet you could hear a pin drop: - That made it even more obvious - when this visitor got excited about something the minister said and ...read more

Scripture: John 2:18-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Incompletion Of Conquest Series

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Jan 7, 2022

Here, the Israelites became distracted from their purpose by a desire for worldly gain. They sought a more luxurious existence, with the ease of someone else doing all the work, and they ran from battle and confrontation.

In 1797 the governor of Louisiana granted Daniel Boone ten thousand acres of land in Missouri; however, he failed to make the trip to New Orleans to complete the title. He instead became distracted by an opportunity to be appointed chief of the district of St. Charles.(1) While he was ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 16:9-10, Joshua 17:12-13, Judges 1:27-33, Judges 3:5-8

Denomination: Baptist

Why Are We Here? Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Mar 31, 2021

In answer to the question: Why does God need our worship? Is that our purpose - only to live and praise God?

Question to be asked: Why does God need our worship? Is that our purpose - only to live and praise God? Intro: Why are we here? I hope that by the time we’re done here this morning you don’t leave saying, “Why are we here, again?” I’m driving in Canada some years ago, and every once in a ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:12-14, Isaiah 43:6-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God And Creation

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Dec 7, 2021

Someone has said that Genesis 1:1 is read more than any verse in the Bible. This is especially true in January, since many begin the year with the determination to read the Bible through that year, but often that is as far as they get.

However, if they only read this one verse, it will tell them a great deal about the God of the Bible. This one scripture is considered to be the FOUNDATION which the Word of God is built upon. Since this is the case, is it any wonder that Genesis 1:1 is specifically targeted by those who try to ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-27

Denomination: Baptist

Sermon # 2 - Stand On God's Promises And His Faithfulness Series

Contributed by Andrew Dixon on Jan 18, 2024

Each one of us is a member of God’s body the church. God is building His church and the gates of hell will never prevail against it. Let us stand firm on God’s promised and His faithfulness and be united as a church.

Today, the seventh Sunday after Easter is observed by many all over the world as Pentecost Sunday to commemorate the day when the Holy Spirit of God was made manifest to the disciples and believers in the early church. In order for this to happen we read in Acts 2:1, “When the day of Pentecost ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1, Matthew 16:18, Numbers 22:3, Numbers 23:9-10, Genesis 13:16, Exodus 1:20-21, 2 Timothy 2:13  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Other

Strengthen What Remains

Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Oct 29, 2022

Jesus calls us to live the life we have now. Too often, we are so busy lamenting the past or reaching for the future that we miss what He wants us to do presently.

Strengthening What Remains I. OPENING ILLUSTRATION: Resilience is the ability and the process of overcoming life-challenging and threatening experiences and events. Bouncing back does not happen overnight. The ability to live with what is left after trauma is something that not everyone possesses ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:1-4

Denomination: Pentecostal

Serving God Takes Trust

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Oct 12, 2021

Sometimes what God permits us to lose or endure, points us to the truth that He is all we really need. It's a matter of learning to trust God in the good and in the bad. It's a matter of trusting God and not trusting the things that He provides.

Do you trust God? I mean do you really trust God? Back in 1859 there was a tightrope walker by the name of Charles Blondin. He amazed the world when he walked the tightrope across Niagara Falls. The cable sagged about 60 ft in the middle and formed a sharp slope and the drop below him was ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:7-16

Denomination: Baptist

Holy Heartache - God's Lament For His People (1 Of 15) Series

Contributed by Calvary Callender on Aug 2, 2024

In this message from the first few verses of Isaiah, we learn a vital lesson: even when we lose our way, God's kindness can bring us back and heal us. Isaiah's message asks us to see where we might have drifted from God and reminds us that God's grace is always ready to welcome us home.

Holy Heartache: God's Lament for His People Introduction We took pictures in the fall. Anyone else here have a wife or mom who likes to take pictures at the beginning of the holiday season? We're all dressed up nice, smiling faces, obviously the perfect family. What no one sees is that ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 1:1-9

Denomination: Nazarene

Made For God SermonCentral

Contributed by SermonCentral on Oct 28, 2023

Help the congregation to stand out

Good morning, dear family of faith. As we gather here today, we are united by a common purpose, a shared belief, and a collective journey. We are all followers of Christ, and as such, we are called to be different, to stand out, to be a light in the darkness. Today, we are here to reflect, to ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 2:2-3

Topics: Stand Out

Getting Out Of The Boat

Contributed by Derek Geldart on Oct 15, 2023

While many Christians prefer to stay in their comfortable pews I think it is time to get out of the boat of self-reliance and complacency and with our eyes fixed on the pioneer and perfecter of our faith do whatever He asks for His honor and glory!

Getting out of the Boat Matthew 14:22-36 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 The Britannica Dictionary defines risk as doing something that has the potential to have harmful consequences. There are many things in life that many people consider to be too risky in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-36

Denomination: Baptist

3 A Word-Filled Overcomer Series

Contributed by Kent Kessler on May 26, 2025

So the WORD of GOD is bread, it is a sword, it is God-breathed and profitable – for when we use it in our teaching, and preaching, when we listen to its rebuke, and correction, we can be trained by it in what are the right activities to please God! That is how we overcome!

My youngest has been tearing up his Bible! I walked out into the dining room the other day and there he was, not only reading it, but he had several pens, pencils, markers, maybe even some crayons, I don’t know, but he was underlining, and I noticed more than one color in his Bible. A couple ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

9. Message In 1 Peter – Number 9 - Consider The Suffering Church And Peter’s Teaching On Suffering - How Do We Suffer? (1 Peter 4:13) Series

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Oct 31, 2025

Suffering is a sad fact of our generation. It has always been the case for Christians right from the times of the Roman Empire to today, especially in Africa. Peter opens up the matter of suffering as a Christian and we look at this to draw important lessons from what he is saying.

9. Message in 1 Peter – Number 9 - CONSIDER THE SUFFERING CHURCH AND PETER’S TEACHING ON SUFFERING - HOW DO WE SUFFER? (1 Peter 4:13) “It’s not fair! Why should it be happening to me? Why has God not stopped this? Does God notice what is happening? It doesn’t happen to others - why to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:12, 1 Peter 4:15, 1 Peter 3:17, 1 Peter 2:20, 1 Peter 1:6-7, 1 Peter 2:19, Matthew 13:20-21, 1 Peter 3:14, 1 Peter 3:18, Philippians 2:5-11, John 14:1, John 14:27, Mark 4:35-41, 1 Peter 4:12, 1 Peter 4:13, 2 Thessalonians 3:2-3, Malachi 3:3, Hebrews 12:2, 1 Peter 4:14, 1 Peter 4:16, 1 Peter 4:19, 1 Peter 5:10, 2 Corinthians 4:16-17  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational