Sermons on Steadfast Rock:

Balaam's Story PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 21, 2023

This sermon explores the story of Balaam, highlighting the dangers of straying from God's path and the importance of remaining steadfast in faith. Key

Good morning, beloved family of God. It is a blessed day, isn't it? A day filled with the promise of God's love and the assurance of His mercy. Each day we wake up is another opportunity to bask in His grace, to live out His word, and to grow in His wisdom. Today, we gather here, not just as ...read more

Topics: Obedience, Greed

Come This Far By Faith PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 21, 2023

This sermon explores the power of unwavering faith, steadfast service, and fulfilled gospel promises, encouraging believers to persevere in faith. Key

Beloved congregation, we are gathered here today beneath the shadow of His wings, in the sanctuary of His love, and in the fellowship of His grace. We are here, not as strangers in the land, but as sons and daughters of the living God—knitted together by the thread of His mercy, bound by the cord ...read more

Topics: Serving, Well

Samuel PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 26, 2024

This sermon explores Samuel's unwavering faith and obedience to God, encouraging believers to emulate his steadfastness and submission to God's will.

Welcome, dear friends, to our shared sanctuary of faith and fellowship. We gather here, in this hallowed space, united by our love for the Lord and our desire to know Him more deeply. As we gather in His name, let us prepare our hearts to receive His word, for it is through His word that we grow in ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 12:2

Topics: Samuel's Faithful Service

Promises For Those Who Trust PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 18, 2025

God intimately sees, hears, and cares for us in every trial, offering steadfast love, comfort, and deliverance to the brokenhearted and trusting.

Some of us walked in today with a smile that hides a storm. Bills on the table, biopsy on the calendar, battles in the soul. Others carry a quiet ache—an empty chair at dinner, a friendship gone cold, a door that never opened. If you feel overlooked, unheard, unseen—hear this: the God who flung ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 34:15-22

Topics: Promises, God's Faithfulness

Not Ashamed

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Feb 24, 2011

While every wicked thing imaginable is coming out of its closet,it’s time that the people of God came out from underneath the rock, stood on the Rock, and let it be known where they stand. Link inc. to formatted text, audio, PowerPoint.

Not Ashamed Romans 1:16 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/NotAshamed.html Am I a soldier of the cross, a follower of the Lamb, and shall I fear to own His cause or blush to speak His name? [old hymn] When every vile and wicked thing imaginable is coming out of its closet, I think it’s time ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:16

Denomination: Baptist

Inseparable Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Aug 9, 2011

Nothing--absolutely nothing--can separate us from God's love.

Romans 8:26-39 “Inseparable” INTRODUCTION Love comes in many shapes and sizes. At times is appears as a box of chocolates and a bouquet of flowers. Love is sometimes seen as patiently waiting while one’s significant other tries on several outfits, or going to an action ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:26-39

Denomination: Lutheran

Drawing Lines In The Sand

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Dec 26, 2010

The Incarnation of Jesus Christ drew a line in the sands of time. Jesus Christ is the separation of "old" and "new." As we celebrate His coming we also look forward to a new year and are encouraged to draw lines in the sand.

Drawing Lines in the Sand Philippians 3:13-14 Introduction: The Incarnation of Jesus Christ drew a line in the sands of time. The birth, life, ministry, death, and resurrection of Christ are the "turning points" in world history. It is interesting to note that the purpose of the BC / AD dating ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:13-14

Denomination: Baptist

The Gift Of Love Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Mar 20, 2012

Jesus tells us there are real consequences in our lives. He tells us this so that we can see the contrasts, look clearly at our lives, appreciate the gracious gift of God as a gift of love and live in fearless confidence of that love.

John 3:14-21 “The Gift of Love” INTRODUCTION Traveling in foreign countries it becomes apparent to the observant tourist that there are basically two different types of travelers. There is the traveler who packs his or her country in the suitcase and brings the country on the ...read more

Scripture: John 3:14-21

Denomination: Lutheran

Christ Lives In Us

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Nov 13, 2009

Pentecost 9 (C) - Christ lives in us which is both a divine mystery and also our glorious hope.

CHRIST LIVES IN US (Outline) August 2, 2009 -- PENTECOST 9 -- Colossians 1:21-28 INTRO: Everyone loves a mystery. The more that we hear, read, and study God’s word the more we begin to understand the mystery of Scripture revealed. Scripture holds many mysteries that are not always ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:21-28

Denomination: Lutheran

I Hope So!

Contributed by Larry Turner on Jan 21, 2014

Hope is described in the dictionary as a "feeling" that all will be well. But the hope found in the Bible is an "assurance" that all will be well.

This past Monday marked the one year anniversary of my Mom’s passing. She had some very unique sayings such as, “Raise the window down. You have your shirt ront-serd- outers. (wron side out).” Although a simple woman, she loved drama. She always had her ears perked to catch the ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11

Denomination: Foursquare

The Abundant Christian Life

Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Jan 27, 2018

A Sermon examining the kind of life Jesus wants us to live.

The Abundant Christian Life John 10:10 In the western panhandle of Texas is a small town named Texline. It had an ostentatious beginning in the late 1800s as a thriving center along a new railroad line. Within a few years, though, most of the shops had closed and the town’s population shrivelled ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Are You Using All Your Resources? Series

Contributed by Alis Cerrahyan on Jul 31, 2019

Our God who is not bound by space or time has closed every gap there is by sending Jesus, his only begotten Son to this fallen place; just so we'll have every resource we could possibly need in order to conquer all obstacles. Either we are for the Lord or we are not! It is as simple as that!

God did not make us to be a part of this demanding lifestyle, to struggle through it and to be swayed by its complexities, and to be buried eternally without even a trace of our spiritual identity. If this is what we think life is all about; we really don't know a thing about God's ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 14:12-14, 1 Peter 5:8, Matthew 16:2

The Christ Hymn

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 13, 2013

The Lordship of Jesus, the sufficiency of His Person, and the adequacy of His work; and its implications in our lives.

THE CHRIST HYMN. Colossians 1:15-29. Paul emphasises the deliverance which Jesus wrought on our behalf (Colossians 1:13), and the fullness of what He has accomplished on the Cross (Colossians 2:10). In Him we have “redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins” (Colossians 1:14). I. ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:15-29

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God's Enduring Love

Contributed by Richard Tow on Jun 1, 2017

Message uses God's dealings with Israel to teach about the love of God.

God’s Enduring Love Jeremiah 31:3-4 Richard Tow 8/21/16 Intro Our text this morning is Jer. 31:3-4. “The LORD has appeared of old to me, saying: ‘Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you. 4 Again I will build you, and you shall be rebuilt, O ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 31:3-4, Psalm 137:4, Romans 5:8, Ephesians 1:3-6, Malachi 1:2, Lamentations 3:22-24, Hebrews 12:5-6, Psalm 126:1-3  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

Standing Strong In Perilous Times

Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Jun 15, 2022

“Weak in the knees” means to become so nervous or powerfully affected that it is difficult to stand. When sorrow grips your heart, and sadness weighs you down are you able to do as the Bible says having done all to stand – stand.

Standing Strong in Perilous Times By Bishop Melvin L, Maughmer Jr. OPENING: - The phrase “Weak in the knees” means to become so nervous or powerfully affected that it is difficult to stand. To be overcome with or caught off guard by something that causes you to almost fall. When we watch the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:1, 1 Corinthians 15:58

Denomination: Apostolic