Sermons on Spiritual Stones:

How To Jump Start Spiritual Growth - 2 Peter 1:9a Series

Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Jun 16, 2025

Is there anything more frustrating than those stubborn character flaws that you can't change? You’ve tried everything—prayer, accountability, discipline—but the changes never last. Peter shows us the surprising path to lasting change.

2 Peter 1:8 For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 But if anyone does not have them, he is nearsighted and blind, and has forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:9

Growing In Godliness: A Blueprint For Spiritual Transformation (2 Peter 1:5-8) Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Mar 14, 2024

In 2 Peter 1:5-8. In this passage, the apostle Peter outlines a blueprint for spiritual growth and maturity, offering practical steps for believers to cultivate godly character. Let us delve into this scripture to discover how we can be transformed by truth and grow in our relationship with God.

Growing in Godliness: A Blueprint for Spiritual Transformation Introduction: Today, we delve into the transformative wisdom found in 2 Peter 1:5-8. These verses provide a blueprint for spiritual growth and maturity, guiding believers on the path to godliness. Let us explore each virtue listed by ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:5-8, Matthew 7:24-27, James 2:26, Romans 5:3-4, 2 Timothy 2:22, John 13:34-35, 1 John 4:7-8  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

It Is Written PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 4, 2025

True satisfaction comes not from physical needs but from seeking God through prayer and His Word, which alone nourishes and sustains our deepest hunger.

There’s a kind of hunger that a full pantry can’t fix. You know the feeling. You stand in front of an open refrigerator—food everywhere—yet your soul still feels thin. Our bodies crave calories; our hearts crave a word from God. In a world of buzzing phones and bulging schedules, the deepest ache ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:4

Topics: All You Can Eat, Spiritual Hunger

P.t.s.d. Praise Through Satan's Door

Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Sep 29, 2014

Enter into his gates with Tahanksgiving and into his courts with praise is not just entering into God's kingdom.

P.T.S.D. “PRAISE THROUGH SATAN’S DOOR” By Bishop M.L. Maughmer, Jr. SCRIPTURE :- Psalms 100:4 "Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise be thankful unto him and bless his name". Understand that this scripture is a principal. It tells us how we ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 100:4

Denomination: Apostolic

(What You Need Is An Upgrade)

Contributed by Derrick White Sr on May 2, 2017

SPIRITUAL GROWTH

John 15:1-7 (KJV) 1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. 2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. 3 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. 4 Abide ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Guardian Angels Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Dec 9, 2020

Angels surround you when you’re alive, and they accompany you when you die, carrying you into the very presence of God Himself, so ask God to open your eyes and don’t be afraid.

Several years ago, Philip Bump, a technology writer for The Atlantic, wrote an article about Santa’s Christmas Eve workload. He calculated the number of Christian children in the world and the geographic distribution of those children around the globe. After factoring in all the nuances of time ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 6:8-23, Psalm 34:7, Psalm 91:11, Psalm 68:17, Matthew 18:10, Acts 12:15, Luke 16:19-31  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical Free

From The Shadows A New Day Dawns Series

Contributed by Dan Cale on Mar 24, 2005

This is the fourth in a series but can be used stand alone. It looks at the bright new morning that dawns to dispel the shadows of the cross. A stone rolled away, a tomb standing empty, and a promise fulfilled.

Shadows of the Cross Pt 4 From the Shadows a New Day Dawns Luke 24:1-12 It was early dawn – the sun not yet above eastern horizon. Three women make their way quietly toward the tomb of Jesus. As they make their way down the road their eyes might have been called again to a hilltop called Golgotha ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:1-12

Denomination: *other

Putting A Finger On Life

Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jun 11, 2013

God's finger wrote His laws on tablets of stone. God still puts His finger on life through His Word. How is it that His Word points the way to life?

“Putting a Finger on Life” Ps. 19:1-14 You graduates have completed a major chapter of your life – which deserves congratulations and celebrations. Hopefully you’ll have an ample supply of both. But the end of one chapter also signifies the beginning of another. If you had ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 19:1-14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Knowing God’s Plan

Contributed by Norman Bernad on Oct 1, 2020

Look at this building. This is a beautiful place. Somewhere before every stone and wire and window and wall, there was a plan. Everything here reflects the plans that someone thoughtfully worked through and laid out.

Knowing God’s Plan 1. Acts: 9: 1-6 2. Isaiah 55:8 Plans are important! Look at this building. This is a beautiful place. Somewhere before every stone and wire and window and wall, there was a plan. Everything here reflects the plans that someone thoughtfully worked through and laid out. Others ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 55:1-8, Acts 9:1-6

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Spirit And His Gifts 1

Contributed by John Gaston on Aug 10, 2015

Tonight we’re going to examine the Spiritual Gifts. We're going to take a few minutes and give a brief overview of these gifts, their differences, and their importance. We're especially looking at the Revelation Gifts.

THE SPIRIT & HIS GIFTS 1 Cor. 12:8-11 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: WHAT’S A MIRACLE? 1. A devout cowboy lost his favorite Bible while he was mending fences out on the range. Three weeks later a cow walked up to him carrying the Bible in its mouth. 2. The cowboy couldn't believe his eyes. He took ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:8-11

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Caution - Church Under Construction

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Oct 2, 2023

Based on 1 Corinthians 3. A message about building a healthy church - using the extended metaphor of construction.

Title: Build The Church – Be The Church Text: 1 Cor 3:5-17 Homiletical subject: What does it take to build a healthy and growing church? Homiletical complement: it takes all of us, using all of our gifts, with all of our heart, in the power and partnership of Jesus Christ, who is Lord of the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:1-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Waking Up

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Oct 10, 2004

Three great awakenings: 1. Awakening from spiritual death. 2. Awakening from spiritual dullness. 3. Awakening from spiritual deafness.

For a long time I knew that the Christian life was a matter of having a relationship with God, but I also often thought of it as a list of rules to be kept. I wasn’t sure how to maintain a relationship with God, but it was clear to me what it meant to keep the rules. If I did well, I was in ...read more

Scripture: John 11:38-44

Denomination: Methodist

Shrinking Camels - Good People Have Little Chance In The Kingdom Of God

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jul 27, 2010

Being good, will not make you a spiritual man or a spiritual woman. Good people don’t go to heaven. Good people are not spiritual people.

Who is the rich man? Who is the rich man in this passage this morning? YOU are the rich man. You are the rich man in this passage this morning. To us, when we read this passage, to us, the rich man is always someone who has more money than we do. As a result, we are able to step outside the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:17-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Wake Up And Fight For Your Life!

Contributed by C Jordan on May 22, 2012

Jesus came to give us life, but we are at war. Therefore, we must wake up and fight for our life.

WAKE UP AND FIGHT FOR YOUR LIFE! OPENING FUNNY STORY: As the coals from our barbecue burned down, our hosts passed out marshmallows and long roasting forks. Just then, two fire trucks roared by, sirens blaring, lights flashing. They stopped at a house right down the block. All twelve of us raced ...read more

Scripture: John 10:10

Denomination: *other

Chameleon - You Are Chosen Premium Sermon

Contributed by PRO Premium on Oct 9, 2023

This sermon explores the concept of being chosen by God, emphasizing the responsibility of spreading His goodness to others, supported by personal anecdotes and biblical references.

Tell a story of a time that you were playing sports growing up and you were picked for the team. Or picked for a group of some kind. The reason you were picked is because you had something valuable to bring to the group...You were of value to the team that picked you. The reality today is, God ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:9-10

Topics: Chosen By God, Spiritual Influence, Proclaiming Goodness

Sermon Series: Chameleon