Sermons on Sinking Situation:

When God Is Distant - Mark 15:34 And Psalm 22 Series

Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on May 30, 2024

What can you do when God is far away? You cry out to him and receive no comfort, no strength, it just seems like your prayers bounce off the ceiling. That actually happened to Jesus, and when it did, he quoted a psalm that teaches exactly what to do in times like that.

Mark 15:34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?"--which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" Introduction What can you do when God is far away? You cry out to him and receive no comfort, no strength, it just ...read more

Scripture: Mark 15:34, Matthew 27:46

Confidence In God's Control And Choice Series

Contributed by Peter Toy on Feb 13, 2019

The God who is in control is the God who chooses us. This is the sixth and final sermon in a series on the Book of Haggai.

Confidence in God's Control and Choice - Haggai 2:20-23 The God who is in control is the God who chooses us. Have you ever had that dream when you're driving a car and suddenly you lose control? The steering wheel comes off in your hands, the gas pedal sticks and the brakes don't ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 2:20-23

Denomination: Baptist

Why Settle For 2nd Best

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jun 21, 2018

A study in the book of Numbers 32: 1 – 42

Numbers 32: 1 – 42 Why settle for 2nd best 32 Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of livestock; and when they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, that indeed the region was a place for livestock, 2 the children of Gad and the children of Reuben ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Give Me Eyes To See

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jun 28, 2018

A study in the book of Deuteronomy 3: 1 – 29

Deuteronomy 3: 1 – 29 Give Me Eyes To See 3 “Then we turned and went up the road to Bashan; and Og king of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei. 2 And the LORD said to me, ‘Do not fear him, for I have delivered him and all his people and his land into your hand; ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

The Beast, His Armies And False Prophet (Land Beast) Are Defeated Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Jul 3, 2018

The day of Jehovah has finally come. The Bible refers to this event as “that day,” and also as “the great day.” God is setting the stage and preparing for the Millennium, the glorious reign of peace on earth.

Tom Lowe 9/5/17 Book of Revelation Commentary Lesson: IV.D.2: The Beast, His Armies and False Prophet (Land Beast) are Defeated (Revelation 19:17-21) Revelation 19:17-21 17 And I saw ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 19:17-21

Denomination: Baptist

Whose The Strong Man Now?

Contributed by Ernie Arnold on May 23, 2018

This sermon focuses on two main points 1. The Supernatural is Real 2. Jesus Is the Stronger Man (Messiah - Son of God)

Scripture: Mark 3:20 - 27 (reading Mark 3:7 - 27) Call to worship - Psalm 138 Theme: "You are the Son of God" This sermon focuses on two main points 1. The Supernatural is Real 2. Jesus Is the Stronger Man (Messiah - Son of God) INTRO: Grace and peace from God our Father and from ...read more

Scripture: Mark 3:7-27, Mark 3:20-27

Denomination: Nazarene

Pharisees Question Commandments Series

Contributed by John Lowe on May 24, 2018

Here is a discourse that Christ had with a Pharisee-lawyer, about the great commandment found in the Law (that is, the laws given by God to His people Israel). In this passage, our Lord gives us what is known as “The Great Commandment."

-Tuesday- Jerusalem Pharisees Question Commandments Matthew 22:34-40 (focal passage), Mark 12:28-34 Matthew 22:34-40 34 But when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. 35 Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and saying, 36 ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:34-40, Mark 12:28-34

Denomination: Baptist

Lessons From The Wilderness

Contributed by Dean Rhine on Jun 19, 2018

Lessons we learn from the time the Jews spent wandering in the wilderness

Lessons from the Wilderness - 2/13/05 - Exodus 15+ Turn with me in your Bibles today to Exodus 13. As we have been looking at the Old Testament together, we are reminded that these lessons in these first books of the Bible are very relevant for us today. This was the Bible that Jesus knew and ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Crushed Church

Contributed by Dean Rhine on Jun 19, 2018

The church at Smyrna

The Church at Smyrna: A Crushed Church -- Revelation 2 -- 1/17/10 Turn with me this morning to the book of Revelation. We want to continue on today, looking at the question, “What does God think of His church?” Here in Revelation 1, we find the disciple John, living on an island off the ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:8-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Passing Through Series

Contributed by Gordon Pike on Aug 8, 2021

The "crisis" at the border is not a Republican or Democrat problem, a conservative or liberal, progressive or libertarian problem … it is a “human” problem … and my goal today is to get you to stop thinking of this as a political issue and start looking at it from a Christian perspective.

Since this service started, 60 immigrants have showed up at our southern border. By the end of this service, 190 more will have joined them. Roughly 250 people show up at our southern border every day in the hopes of either legally or illegally entering our country. We have a big problem. ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 11:1-9, Acts 17:26-27, Acts 10:34-35, Revelation 7:9-10

Denomination: United Methodist

The Day God Showed Up--In Person! Series

Contributed by James Wallace on Aug 18, 2021

How did God approach us so that we would desire a relationship with HIm? The events of Palm Sunday demonstrate how God approaches us so that we would be willing to come to Him, and trust Him with our lives.

This morning, we are experiencing a divine coincidence. It just so happens, as you all know by know, that this morning we are celebrating and remembering Palm Sunday—the day when the pilgrims to the Feast of the Passover cut off palm branches to hail and welcome the King of Israel, Jesus of ...read more

Scripture: John 12:12-19, Matthew 11:29, Zechariah 9:9, Psalm 118:26, Daniel 9:26-27  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Bible Church

Who Cares? Series

Contributed by Gordon Pike on Aug 22, 2021

Has our prosperity made us so oblivious and so apathetic that we are no longer willing to leave our pleasures long enough to protect and heal the nation that so many others have sacrificed to give us? Even if America has reached that point, we Christians must rise above the apathy around us.

[NOTE: The beginning of this sermon is referring to flooding that occurred where I live in western North Carolina.} Wow! What a week, amen? Life can come at you from out of nowhere and turn on a dime, can’t it? Last Sunday we gathered here to worship and had no idea how our little corner of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-5, 1 Timothy 6:17-19, Malachi 3:10, Romans 13:1, 1 Timothy 2:1-3  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: United Methodist

The God Of Circumstances Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Feb 21, 2022

Trust in the providence of God when you can't feel the presence of God.

Recently, someone posted a picture of me and my second-grade classmates. In case you’re wondering, I’m the burly and buff looking guy on the top left (next to the star). I noticed I’m not smiling which goes along with my thug-life, tough-guy image. This picture reminded me of an alarm system my ...read more

Scripture: Acts 23:12-35

Denomination: Baptist

Three Marks Of True Disciples (John 11:55-12:11) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Feb 22, 2022

Martha, Lazarus, and Mary each model a discipleship verb. Together, they paint a picture of a true disciple.

Two weeks ago, everything changed in the gospel of John. Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, in the full sight of a large group of Judeans. And when the Judeans saw this, "many" gave their allegiance to Jesus. In an instant, they moved from being stubborn, and hard-hearted, and ...read more

Scripture: John 11:55-57, John 12:1-11

Idolatry And Falsehoods

Contributed by Dennis King on Feb 22, 2022

Many of us associate idolatry as simply worshiping a false god. Would it surprise you to read that within the King James Bible and the New King James Bible the words “False Idol(s)” never appear together?

Idolatry and Falsehoods Many of us associate idolatry as simply worshiping a false god. Would it surprise you to read that within the King James Bible and the New King James Bible the words “False Idol(s)” never appear together? Certainly, there are many verses concerning idols, graven images, and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:11, 2 Timothy 1:5, Ephesians 5:5, Colossians 3:5

Denomination: Baptist