Sermons on Sailors Society:

Overcomers: Who Are They? Series

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 14, 2009

This message dealing with what the Apostle John had to say about overcomers is a topical introduction to the subject of our victory in Christ anchored on I John 5:4-5.

OVERCOMERS (Part 1): WHO ARE THEY? Text: I John 5:4-5, Rev. 2-3 Introduction: A recent article in the San Antonio Express News spoke about the amazing phenomenon of designer tennis shoes which has taken the younger generation by storm. The new status symbol is the special name-brand high-top ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:4-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Freedom And Forgiveness Are Never Free - Memorial Day 2012

Contributed by Cameron Bottema on May 27, 2012

Memorial Day Service 2012.

Sermon Central.com video “Under God” Tomorrow is Memorial Day 2012. Tomorrow, all across the country people will revisit the burial sites of loved ones who have died. On Tuesday one will be able to drive past any given cemetery and be able to notice the beautiful array of colorful ...read more

Scripture: John 15:13

Denomination: Friends

Life Is Too Short To Be Little (Angry)

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Jan 6, 2012

A sermon focusing on the anger of Jonah. Anger is one of the chief emotions that men have to battle.

Jonah 4:1-4 KJV But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry. [2] And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:1-4

Denomination: Pentecostal

No Hiding Place

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Apr 18, 2010

Achan discovered the reality that sin has no hiding place and carries with it dire consequences not only for the offender but that are widespread. One man’s sin can destroy a family, a church, and even a nation.

No Hiding Place – Joshua 7:1-12 Introduction: The actions of a few can have positive or negative consequences for hundreds. This is powerfully illustrated in the life of a man named Achan. His attitude may have been the same as many today: what I do is nobody’s business but mine. Achan ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 7:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Memorial Day

Contributed by Scott Jensen on May 31, 2010

Memorial Day is often celebrated to recognized the sacrifices made by our military servicemen. Jesus made a similar sacrifice.

It’s 3am on a cold winter day. Patchy snow covers the landscape as Loudspeakers overhead blare telling everyone to get to their places. Surrounded by sandbags, concrete barriers and roughly 10,000 soldier, sailors, airman and marines, Bagram Air Base has flipped a switch and turned from a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 21:5-19

Denomination: Lutheran

Why Have Church? Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 1, 2020

Why do we do church? What is our goal and how do we accomplish that goal?

A man once told about his school’s Spring Break Trip to Italy. When they visited Rome they entered St. Peter's Basilica, the 2nd largest church in world. The tour guide explained, "This church is so large no man on earth could hit a baseball from one end to the other. Not Lou Gehrig. Not ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:38-42

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God Of Salvation

Contributed by Simon Bartlett on Jul 11, 2021

God wanted to spare the people of Nineveh. He didn't want them to face his judgement. But first, he had to save his servant Jonah. Being inside a big fish in the depths of the sea wasn't Jonah's real problem.

Today we’re continuing our series in Jonah. My first talk was titled ‘God of compassion’. Nineveh, the capital of Assyria, was wicked. God described it as wicked and historians tell us that Assyria was wicked. It wasn’t just a little bit wicked. One historian of the Middle East wrote that ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Power Of God

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Feb 25, 2022

God is Omnipotent. When we say God is Omnipotent, we are talking about one of the attributes of God.

This particular attribute means HE IS ALL POWERFUL! Illus: A young boy, traveling by airplane to visit his grandparents, sat beside a man who happened to be a seminary professor. The boy was reading a Sunday school take-home paper when the professor thought he would have some fun with the lad. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8

Denomination: Baptist

This Is No Time To Sleep!

Contributed by John Gaston on Jun 25, 2018

Today we’re going to look at the danger of sleeping spiritually. The scriptures indicate three reasons THIS IS NO TIME TO SLEEP: we're in a storm, we're in the presence of the enemy, and Jesus needs us now!

THIS IS NO TIME TO SLEEP! INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. God has a funny sense of humor. He made US didn't he? I heard a story of how God made a young minister’s sermon come alive. 2. While a student at Bucknell University, he was invited to speak at a church in New Columbia, Pennsylvania. The ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:11-12, Jonah 1:3-15, Judges 16:18-21

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Let Your Light Shine

Contributed by Andre King on Dec 27, 2016

The Pharos of Alexandria was one of the Seven Wonders of The Ancient World. Christians, like that great light, are to be conspicuous signs for others to find their way "home" to God,

• “THE EXTREMITY OF THE ISLE, PHAROS, IS A ROCK WHICH HAS UPON IT A TOWER CONSTRUCTED OF WHITE MARBLE WITH MANY STORIES AND BEARS THE SAME NAME AS THE ISLAND. • THIS WAS AN OFFERING BY SOSTRATUS OF KNIDOS, A FRIEND OF THE KING’S, FOR THE SAFETY OF MARINERS, AS THE INSCRIPTION SAYS; FOR SINCE THE ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:14-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Throne Room Of God Series

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Feb 18, 2016

We are going through the Book of Revelation. Today we'll be looking at Revelation chapter four and the throne room of God. We'll look at heaven, the 24 elders, the Godhead, and the four living creatures and their praise of God.

The Book of Revelation “The Throne Room of God” Revelation 4 I find it interesting that today is Super Bowl Sunday. The reason why is because what we’re going to be looking at over the next several weeks is kind of like one of those programs you pick up when you go to a sporting ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 4:1-11

Denomination: Foursquare

Jonah: The Non-Profit Prophet Series

Contributed by David Nolte on Aug 29, 2018

CHAPTER ONE OF jONAH DESCRIBING HIS CALL AND HIS RESPONSE

A man and his wife were figuring how much money they could save by putting in a garden. The wife said, “With this garden we’ll be able to save over $300.00 by not purchasing canned vegetables.” The husband said, “Yes, and after buying this new tiller, these garden tools and all these expensive ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Revelation Of Jesus Christ – Chapter 18 Series

Contributed by Tom Shepard on Aug 11, 2016

This is a verse by verse look at chapter eighteen of the book of Revelation.

The Revelation Of Jesus Christ – Chapter 18 I. Things Which Thou Hast Seen – Rev 1 II. Things Which Are – The Church Age – Rev 2-3 III. Things Which Are To Come – Rev 4-22 A. The Throne Of God – Rev 4 B. The Seven Seals Book – Rev 5 C. The First Six ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 18:1-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"i Call It Like I See It" --Jesus Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Jun 4, 2025

Today we must see that even those entrusted with the Kingdom can lose their focus and fail to produce the fruit in the Master’s Vineyard.

Background to passage, Matthew 21:33-45: Remember this is the last week of Jesus’s life (and with conversations like this, it’s not surprising). Do know that everything happened just as God foreordained from before the foundation of the world. Jesus has been challenging the Jewish leaders from ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:33-45

Denomination: Baptist

For God So Loved Nineveh

Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Dec 29, 2017

Title: For God So Loved Nineveh or Jonah's Mulligan Jonah's story reveals to us 1. God's Amazing Mercy and 2. The Awesome Power of True Repentance!

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-10; Mark 1:14-20 and Psalm 62:5-12 Theme: Mercy/Repentance/New Life Title: For God So Loved Nineveh or Jonah's Mulligan Jonah's story reveals to us 1. God's Amazing Mercy and 2. The Awesome Power of True Repentance! INTRO: Grace and peace from God our Father ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-10, Mark 1:14-20

Denomination: Nazarene