Sermons on Story Telling:

Your Anger Is Clue To Your Anointing And Assignment Series

Contributed by Martin & Elder Nedra Wilson on Jan 21, 2004

Our story today begins with what seems to be the worst thing that could happen to Moses. Moses has killed a man!

{Thank God for a Hearing ear & a receiving heart} Exodus 2:11-15 Jeremiah 1:4-5 As we begin part 3 of this message we find Moses is a grown man. After being placed in a basket in set in the river by his sister at his mother’s command, Moses has now grown up and is living in Pharaoh’s house. ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 2:11-15

Denomination: Apostolic

Free From Condemnation

Contributed by Tim Gibson on Nov 23, 2000

Based on the story of the woman caught in sin this sermon shows the nature of true and false guilt and how Jesus deals with it.

(1) INTRODUCTION: Condemnation comes through being GUILTY. In this story the woman was openly guilty, the Scribes and Pharisees were guilty at heart - Their consciences condemning them (Rom 2:15 cf. Ex 31:18). God uses guilt to save us, Satan abuses guilt to trap and destroy us. Two Types ...read more

Scripture: John 8:3-11, 1 John 3:20-21

Denomination: *other

Extreme Makeover: Old Testament Edition

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Sep 28, 2007

We have a wonderful picture of grace here; the story of an obscure man with a name not only hard to pronounce, but with a terrible meaning.

Passage: 2 Samuel 9:1-13 Intro: Back in the 50’s, there was a TV show called “Queen for a Day.” PP Show the picture of it. 1. today it is “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”, where people get a new house. 2. these gifts are given for people in terrific need, and it is great. 3. it is ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 9:1-13

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Hurting Person's Guide To Recovery: Test All Spirits!

Contributed by Doug Koehler on May 8, 2009

This is a story about an individuals great trials and what God says to her, to us, to restore us and give us hope.

1 John 4: 1-11 (12-21) Remember: Greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world. One day Sara Jones woke up and felt completely lost. For weeks she was heading down a path full of sorrow, loneliness and ultimate insecurity but, up until this day she was able to hold onto some sort of ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:1-6

Denomination: Lutheran

Jesus--Dispeller Of Darkness

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 20, 2009

The story of blind Bartimaeus reveals a number of correlations with the condition of the lost sinner. This message points out some of those correlations.

JESUS— DISPELLER OF DARKNESS Text: Col.1: 12; I Pet.2: 9; Luke 18: 35-37 Intro: In the days of Christ, to be blind was to experience not only physical darkness, but personal destitution as well. Such was the case of the blind man that Christ encountered near the city of Jericho. From the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:35-37

Denomination: Baptist

Daniel Chapter 11a Series

Contributed by Darren Rogers on Jan 11, 2009

Proof that God’s Word is perfect - history is His Story... Only an Omniscient God could predict the future with such accuracy

Daniel – Chapter 11a Chapter 11 Outline I. A Chronology of Atheistic kings (11:2-20) a. 4 Persian Kings (11:1-2) b. 1 Powerful King – Alexander (11:3-4) c. 2 Perverse Kings – South & North (11:5-9) 1. The Egyptian Prince (11:5) 2. The Egyptian Princess (11:6) 3. The Egyptian Protest ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 11:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

Today Salvation Has Come To This House

Contributed by Gary Stebbins on Sep 14, 2010

A look at the story of Zaccheus and how he encountered the Living Christ. Zaccheus became a vessel of silver and gold in the hands of the Lord.

Today Salvation has come to this House Introduction Last week started with- Mtt 16:13-17 Peter- standing in the physical presence of Jesus- but his understanding- did not come by- natural senses. His understanding- who Jesus was-came by revelation- today, each person needs that same ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: Charismatic

Voices In The Night

Contributed by Jon Sullivan on Mar 22, 2010

There are four distinct groups found in the nativity story and each group represent a different truth about the birth of God's Son

VOICES IN THE NIGHT INTRODUCTION: It seems appropriate to me that in a world where Christmas has become more and more commercialized that the eve of the birth of our savior will fall on a Sunday this year. In the midst of ALL the hustle and bustle of preparations for the many celebrations that ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Beauty Queen

Contributed by Roger Nelmes on Jan 29, 2008

We use the story of Esther to show how God has placed potential in all of us from the inside out.

Beauty Queen Text: Esther 1 - 9 “Beauty is skin deep, but ugly goes all the way to the bone. Beauty fades, but ugly holds it’s own.” (L. D. Streiker, An Encyclopedia of Humor, Hendrickson Publishers, @1998) ASK: Who are some women that you would say are beautiful? - Esther 2:15 says “. . . ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

David's Great Sin Series

Contributed by Dan Proctor on Jan 16, 2013

From this story I believe we can learn how to avoid prideful rebellion against God and His Word.

David’s Great Sin 2 Samuel 24, 1 Chronicles 21 Introduction: 1. What if I were to ask you, “What was David’s great sin”, what would you say? Your answer would probably have something to do with his adultery with Bathsheba or his murder of Urriah. Actually it was neither ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 24:1-25

Denomination: Bible Church

Reach Out And Touch

Contributed by Joanna Beveridge on Feb 1, 2013

An amplified story of the woman with a haemorrage and how we too can be cured if we just reach out and touch Jesus.

Her bleeding began after the birth of her fourth child. That, of course, was normal. What was not normal was that it did not stop. That was 12 years ago. Twelve years is a long time. It’s a long time even when life is good and the years slip gently by, but if you are poor, or ill, or ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:25-34

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Esther: A Beauty Queen In Service Of The King Of Kings

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Jun 1, 2014

The true story of Esther illustrates truth about Jesus' ascension: God reigns over all for the benefit of his people.

The Miss Universe competition is in its 62nd year now. How many winners of that competition can you name? None? That’s what I thought. And yet every Christian should be able give the name of at least one beauty queen: Esther. She is well known to Bible readers as the woman who saved her ...read more

Scripture: Esther 6:1-14

Denomination: Lutheran

Filled With The Holy Spirit

Contributed by Donnie De Loney on Apr 29, 2014

The Day of Pentecost the Holy Spirit was given to believers who asked Him. Some instances of individuals receiving and their person story.

Filled with the Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost ACTS 2:1-4 ( NIV) 2 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-4

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Mission Impossible?

Contributed by Nickolas Kooi on Oct 3, 2019

This story looks at and applies Jesus' teachings in Luke 17:1-6 alongside the experience of Corrie Ten Boom.

There were many things that were once thought to be impossible, but are now considered to be quite common and ordinary. The idea of man landing on the moon or going to space was once thought to be impossible, but that notion was shattered in the 1960s. The idea of people surviving heart ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:1-6

Denomination: Lutheran

What Are You Doing For God And Humanity? (A Case Study Of Esther And Mordecai)

Contributed by Pastor Amos Dele Dada on Jun 11, 2020

The story of Esther and Mordecai is a classic narrative of lessons for our generation on how to make it in life or how to make it in a foreign land.

“Mordecai the Jew became the prime minister, with authority next to that of King Xerxes himself. He was very great among the Jews, who held him in high esteem, because he continued to work for the good of his people and to speak up for the welfare of all their descendants. “Esther 10:3. The story ...read more

Scripture: Esther 2:21-23

Denomination: Pentecostal