Sermons on Smitten Rock:

The Parable Of The House Built On The Rock Series

Contributed by Claude Alexander on Nov 29, 2019

Life consists of the choices we make and is built on the things we do every single day. ? How do you know that your world isn’t just going to fall to pieces when the storm comes in

The parable of the house built on the rock Matt. 7:13-29 Life consists of the choices we make and is built on the things we do every single day. But how do you know if the life you’re building is secure? How do you know that your world isn’t just going to fall to pieces when the storm comes ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:13-29

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Between A Rock And A Hard Place

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Jul 10, 2018

Have you been caught in the middle,feeling like no matter which direction you go, it will not be a good one? This is how the Israelites felt and that is the place that God want to meet us.

Introduction- Good morning, How you ever heard some of these familiar terms? Caught in the middle In a jam Painted in a corner Up the creek without a paddle These phrases let us know that someone is in ‘over their head.” In a mess they will have a hard time getting out of. We have all been ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 14:15-18

Denomination: Nazarene

Doing The Word Is The Solid Rock Series

Contributed by Doug Fannon on Sep 7, 2018

Hearing the word and doing the Word goes hand and hand. If we are doing the Word, Jesus says we are on the Rock.

The Bible has been unchanged for nearly 2,000 years. With estimated total sales of over 5 billion copies, it is widely considered to be the most influential and best-selling book of all time. The Bible does not merely contain the words of God, It is the word of God. We have explored how God ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:24-29

Denomination: Baptist

Moses Struck Out On A Rock Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Jun 25, 2018

Moses not following specifically what God said ended in a severe consequence for him and Aaron!

We continue our study of the Book of Exodus as the Hebrews are freed from slavery in Egypt and headed to the Promised Land of Canaan. God called Moses as the key leader. Why study the Bible? We study the Bible to worship God by learning more about Him and about ourselves as we live life God has ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 17:1-7

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Jesus Is The Way - Our Rock

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Mar 26, 2021

Part 5 of a series looking at how created us in His image, which ultimately leading to the cross.

Jesus is the Way – Our Rock March 28, 2021 What is it that you fully, 100% trust in? Do you trust yourself? Do you trust the economy? Do you trust your family and friends? Do you trust gravity will always work? Do you trust that when you flip the switch, the lights will come on. That when we ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17-21, Romans 10:9-13

Denomination: Baptist

Rock Higher Than Me….

Contributed by Bala Samson on Apr 2, 2021

We need to go the cross that is lifted up when things in our life looks eerie, scary, intimidating and menacing.

Rock Higher than me…. Psalm 61:2”From the end of the earth I call to You when my heart is faint; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.” David pens the above psalm from a place of desperation, anxiety, pain and agony, he tells God ‘take me to the rock that is higher than I.’ During times of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 61:2

Denomination: Pentecostal

Between A Rock And A Hard Place

Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Jun 6, 2021

What to do when you don't know what to do.

“Between a Rock and a Hard Place” Introduction: I believe that the Lord led me to this text this morning because I needed to hear it and there are many others that need to hear it as well. To say that this last year has been a difficult time for many of us is an understatement. There have been ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 14:1-23

Denomination: Baptist

Making The Jail House Rock

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on May 25, 2022

God needs to shake things up in the church and free us from our self-imprisonment.

Making the Jail House Rock Acts 16:16-34 The text we read this morning has been a popular one for Vacation Bible Schools for many years. The cardboard props of the wall of the jail house and the barred windows has “imprisoned” many a child or saint in the skit. someone pulls the string, and the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:16-34

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Chase The Wind Or Stand On The Rock

Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Oct 16, 2021

A life that is built pursuing worldly things is like chasing the wind. But a life built on the Rock which is Christ is the only one that will endure.

Chase the Wind or Stand on the Rock Text: Ecclesiastes 3:1-17 THANKSGIVING AND PRAYER If you will, take your Bibles this morning and open them up to the Book of Ecclesiastes. I’ve been looking a lot at the wisdom literature from Scripture recently, and I don’t know about all of you, but in these ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-17

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Between A Rock And A Hard Place

Contributed by Unknown Bennett T Cortez on Nov 3, 2013

I want to share with you how to survive great difficulty by following three lesson from David’s life concerning, God’s answer, God’s counsel, God’s protection, and God’s refuge, and if we apply these lesson to our lives we can live a victorious life..

Exegetical Idea: God deliver the City of Keilah and David from the hands of Saul and the Philistines. Objective Statement: Every Christian can survive while in great difficulty by following 3 lessons from David’s life concerning, God’s answer, God’s counsel, and God’s ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 23:1-29

Denomination: Baptist

Build Your House On The Rock

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Nov 17, 2013

A profession of faith apart from obedience is worthless.

Scripture One of Jesus’ best-known sermons is coming to an end. Jesus’ Sermon on the Plain is one of the most important sermons in his early ministry. Jesus opened his Sermon on the Plain with a description of the blessings that belong to those who have entered the kingdom of God, and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:46-49

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Between A Rock And A Hard Place Series

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Sep 7, 2021

We have all been caught in the middle and painted into a corner. The Lord works in those times to help us draw close to Him.

Between a Rock and a Hard Place Exodus chapter 14 selected verses Introduction- Good morning, How you ever heard some of these familiar terms? Caught in the middle In a jam Painted in a corner Up the creek without a paddle These phrases let us know that someone is in ‘over their head.” In a ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 14:15-18

Denomination: Nazarene

The Rock Higher Than I Series

Contributed by Paul Dayao on Aug 25, 2025

This message on Psalm 61 shows how a desperate cry from an overwhelmed heart leads us to find divine refuge and unshakeable security on the "rock that is higher than I."

The Rock That is Higher Than I Introduction There are moments in life that push us to the very edge. Moments where we feel distant, isolated, and utterly alone. It may be the end of a relationship, the loss of a job, a daunting medical diagnosis, or a crisis of faith that makes us feel as though we ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Building Your Life On The Rock Series

Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Sep 8, 2025

Many church members will be surprised at the Judgment because they built their lives on faith with no fruit.

Bob Marcaurelle bmarcaurelle@charter.com Matt. 7:24-29; Luke 6:47-4 BUILDING ON THE ROCK OR ON THE SAND The first step in erecting a building is to take a soil sample and see if the ground will support the weight. Jesus concludes His Sermon on the Mount with a spiritual soil sample. You and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:24-29, James 2:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Rock Bottom? Basket Cases!

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 10, 2025

God has a plan and we must learn by faith to trust his plan. Let us look at some BASKET CASES in the Bible. Good ministry needs a nucleus of supporters to help hold the ropes to advance the work. Enlist helpers to advance the torch.

ROCK BOTTOM? BASKET CASES? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes) There is an idiom we can talk about: BASKET CASE. The term BASKET CASE became widely used in WW 1, a Basket case referred to a soldier so wounded that he had no arms, no legs --- If he ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 5:5-11, Exodus 2:1-10, 2 Corinthians 11:33

Denomination: Assembly Of God