Sermons on Rough Roads:

The Emmaus Road

Contributed by Jerry Owen on Apr 6, 2024

traveling from despair to hope

THE EMMAUS ROAD Luke 24:13-35 Have you ever been to Emmaus? Lana and I have been there a few times. And I believe that most of you have been there to. If you haven’t been there yet, pack your bags there’s a road trip just ahead. Where is Emmaus? It’s the place where dreams go to die. It’s ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-35

Denomination: Baptist

Road To Revival

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 25, 2024

All of us have fallen, and our fall is not something in the past. It is something very much present right now. It is personal for each one of us. All of us come to a point when we want that which will be harmful to us.

Opening illustration: A few years ago, a story in a National American Magazine described a couple who “adopted” two wolf puppies. They discovered the wolves, while making a movie about the caribou in Alaska. They took them to their home, raised them, gave them the kindest treatment, and for a while ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Road To Somewhere PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 30, 2023

To explore the concept of living with purpose, using the story of the Road to Emmaus from the Gospel of Luke as a guide, and viewing each day as a new beginning.

Good Morning, Church! Today, we'll be journeying together on the road to somewhere. We'll be exploring the idea of living with purpose, through the lens of a fascinating passage from the Gospel of Luke, specifically, Luke 24:13-35. I think John Piper puts it best when he says, "God created me—and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-35

Topics: Purposeful Walk

The Fork In The Road Series

Contributed by Ian Whitmore on Aug 1, 2024

In life we all have choices. We make over 12 million choices in a year. Which means in an average lifetime you will make over one billion decisions. There are only a few decisions that can change your eternity. Living the righteous life brings life, but living the wicked life brings destruction

Text: Psalm 1 DT: Living the righteous life brings life, but living the wicked life brings destruction The average person makes 35,000 choices in a day. Which means that in a year we make around 12.7 million decisions. Some of them are small every day decisions that we can make in a snap ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Road To Rest

Contributed by Terry Hovey on Feb 19, 2025

Jesus calls us to come and rest in Him. That word "Come" is a call to all who are weary and heavy-laden to come to Him. It's a compound word that means "here" and "come"--so, Jesus is giving His call to "Come here", to "Come here to Me!"

The Road to Rest Matthew 11:25-30 John Bunyan's classic analogy of the Christian life, Pilgrim's Progress follows the journey of the main character named Christian as he travels from the City of Destruction to the Celestial City, which describes the spiritual journey of a Christian towards ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:25-30, Matthew 19:28

Denomination: Methodist

The Road To Emmaus Series

Contributed by Louis Mare on Apr 23, 2025

That morning when the sun rose, the Son Jesus Christ rose also. But the thing is this that moment was not witnessed by crowds, it was not celebrated with trumpets, there was no crowd of people shouting. It happened quietly, but in that quietness everything changed.

Well good morning newlife, it is great to see you today at our sunrise service this morning as we celebrate the son that has risen. You know as we gather here early this morning, the world around us is waking up, the sky as you can see is changing from night to dawn. The sun is breaking through ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-35

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Road Trip

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Jun 23, 2025

a brief sermon on our vacation Bible School the previous week.

Road Trip Joshua 1:9 1. God is with us on the Journey • God told Abraham Sarah to leave their country • , "Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you. 2"I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:9

Denomination: Methodist

Rocky Road

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 28, 2025

The first step in our becoming ambassadors for Christ is to accept that the road of Christian discipleship is often a rocky one.

Ambassadors get VIP treatment: first class seats and free champagne, red carpets and limos, valet parking and 24-hour room service. Ambassadors get interviews with world leaders and press mavens. An ambassadorship is a class act, the apex of the diplomat’s career, the privileged crown on a lifetime ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Romans Road

Contributed by Steven W. Satterfield on Aug 24, 2025

NASB

3:23 for all [a]have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. 5:8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 10:9-13 9 [a]that if you ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:23

Denomination: Vineyard

One For The Road

Contributed by David Dunn on Sep 16, 2025

God meets us when the journey is too long and provides grace for every step, but His grace is never permission to remain the same; it is power to move forward in joyful obedience.

Introduction – When the Trip Feels Too Far Have you ever started on a trip and realized part way through that you just didn’t plan for how long or how hard it would be? Maybe you packed light for a hike and then found the trail twice as steep as the guidebook said. Maybe you took a family ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 14:24-26, Matthew 19:8, Acts 17:30-31, Romans 12:2, 1 Peter 1:15-16  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

On The Road Again

Contributed by David Dunn on Sep 24, 2025

Jesus meets us on the road, reveals Himself at the table, and speaks peace in our locked rooms, sending us Spirit-empowered witnesses.

(Seeing Jesus on the Road to Emmaus) Part 1 – Opening Picture Would you open your Bible with me to Luke chapter 24, beginning at verse 13. Picture the scene. It is the afternoon of the day of Jesus’ resurrection. Jerusalem is still buzzing with Passover pilgrims, but the joy of the festival has ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-35, Revelation 3:20, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, Psalm 34:18

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Cross Roads PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 2, 2023

Explores finding hope in God's promises during times of hardship, emphasizing trust, patience, and reliance on God's divine power.

Welcome, dear friends. We gather here today, bound by our shared faith, our shared hope, and our shared love for God's word. We come together, not as strangers, but as a family. A family brought together by God's grace, and held together by His love. Today, we turn our hearts and minds to the book ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 16:6

Topics: Understanding

The Romans Road PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 2, 2023

This sermon explores our sinful nature, God's unconditional love, and the path to salvation through faith, emphasizing God's patience and His timeline.

Good morning, family. I'm so glad to see each and every one of you here today. You know, there's a quote by Randy Alcorn that has been rattling around in my mind these past few weeks. He said, "Grace never ignores the awful truth of our depravity; in fact it emphasizes it. The worse we realize we ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:23, Romans 3:10-12, Romans 6:23, Romans 5:8, Romans 10:8-9, Romans 10:13  (view more)  (view less)

Topics: Salvation

The Road To Resurrection PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 29, 2024

This sermon encourages believers to truly know God, not just about Him, and to find joy, energy, and contentness in serving and sharing Him.

Good morning, my dear family in Christ. It is a joy to be here with you today, sharing in the love and grace of our Lord, Jesus Christ. We gather here not just as a congregation, but as a family, bound by the blood of Christ, united in His love, and empowered by His Spirit. Today, we are going to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:5-6

Topics: Journey, Resurrection

It’s Getting Rough Out Here

Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Feb 20, 2011

Describes the Mandate for us to go out as sheep in midst of wolves who have a appetite, advantage and allurance, but no shepherd. Preaching the Kingdom Is near

It’s Getting Rough Out Here Matthew 10: 1, 5-8,16  1And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. 5These twelve ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:1-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational