Sermons on Strike The Rock:

The Mountain Of Temptation

Contributed by Anne Robertson on Aug 18, 2003

The temptations of Jesus show the pattern of our spiritual growth

THE MOUNTAIN OF TEMPTATION TEXT: Matthew 4:1-11 We have a lot of jokes about temptation... “I can resist anything but temptation,” is a common phrase in all circles...religious and non. I think we do that because we’re nervous. We know it’s not just funny, but true, and maybe by making light ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Methodist

Yet Still I Rise

Contributed by Brenda Jones on Jul 8, 2007

Stand in Faith in the Midst of Suffering

Yet Still I Rise 1 Peter 5:5-9 It’s preaching time, and text as read this morning is taken from the first letter of Peter, and in your leisure please read Chapters 3, 4, & 5. Now, as I meditated on the text, the theme that the Lord had given me is… “Yet Still I Rise!” Yet Still I Rise!” Let us ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:5-9

Denomination: Methodist

When A Believer Fails Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on Mar 13, 2006

A grace-filled sermon about Peter. We all mess up, even though we shouldn’t, and don’t have to, but we do. There’s still hope for us anyway.

Luke 22:31-34; 54-62 – When a Believer Fails Today, as we continue to look at The Life of Jesus, we are looking at a familiar story from Scripture. We are going to look at Peter, in particular, his failure. But what it really a failure of faith? What was it? And are we likely to go through it ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:31-62

Denomination: Baptist

Wisdom = Being In Christ

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Aug 21, 2001

Living and Being in Christ means living in Wisdom

John 6:51-58 Wisdom = Being In Christ   There e is a verse from the first lesson and a verse from,the gospel lesson which will be the focus of our attention this morning, from the first lesson: "Leave simpleness and live, and in the way of insight " And from the gospel "Jesus said "I am the living ...read more

Scripture: John 6:51-58

Denomination: Lutheran

Why Sit Here Until We Die?

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Jan 10, 2005

When you’ve got no other options, surrendering (to God) won’t be as bad as you expect it to be.

THE WINDOW Bible Teaching Ministry of CEDAR LODGE BAPTIST CHURCH Thomasville, NC -------------------------- January 9, 2005 -------------------------- 1Elisha said, “Hear the word of the LORD. This is what the LORD says: About this time tomorrow, a seah of flour will sell for a shekel and two seahs ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 7:1-20

Denomination: United Methodist

A Curtain Call That Brings Down The House Series

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Oct 1, 2012

A story of redemption - God's redpemption of Samson.

“Eyeless, in Gaza, at the mill, with slaves…” (John Milton, Samson Agonistes, Line 41). Each phrase from this poem about Samson drops heavily onto our hearts like the burning tears that must have fallen from Samson’s mother when she found out what had befallen her son ...read more

Scripture: Judges 16:21-31

Denomination: Lutheran

Seeds Among Thorns Series

Contributed by Eric Lenhart on Aug 13, 2010

Keeping priorities in check.

Seeds Among Thorns (Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23) 3rd in a Series on: Parable of the Soils Introduction: USA Today ran an article on October 25th, 1995 that is a great illustration about priorities. It reads… “Ronald Warwick, captain of the luxury cruise ship Queen Elizabeth II, questioned a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-23

Denomination: Church Of God

1 Corinthians: The Church Fully Equipped Through The Message Of Christ Cruc

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Feb 5, 2017

The seemingly simplistic message of Christ crucified is the message through which God brings us to faith in Jesus and makes us fully equipped for life here and hereafter.

How many of you have read “Hatchet” by Gary Paulsen? It’s a young-adult novel about a boy’s quest to survive in the Canadian wilderness after his plane crashes. He’s only armed with a hatchet, and yet that’s all he needs to survive for over a month before ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:1-5

Denomination: Lutheran

Foundational Truth 8 (Wk.9) Series

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Mar 2, 2009

A look at the foundational truths of the Christian faith which must be wholly understood before believers can move on to maturity in Christ. This one focuses on "eternal judgment"

Dakota Community Church January 11, 2009 Foundational Truth 8 (Week 9) Hebrews 5:11-14 We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain because you are slow to learn. In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s ...read more

Denomination: Mennonite

The Shepherd & The Sheep 6 Series

Contributed by Charles La Porte on Jun 5, 2017

Hearing God’s Voice For Breakthrough

The Shepherd & The Sheep 6 Hearing God’s Voice For Breakthrough 1 Chronicles 14:8-12 2 Samuel 5:17-21 Many of us have used a power drill at one time or another… when your drilling and pushing, trying to bore a whole in a piece of wood… You need to put pressure on the drill as you push, and then ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 14:8-12

Denomination: Pentecostal

Tested And Approved

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on May 2, 2019

As we get closer to Easter, We see Jesus being tested in the desert and His victory over temptation.

Tested and approved Luke 4:1-12 Introduction- Last week we looked at finding God in the wilderness of our lives. Those times we need to hear from God but feel like we are in no man’s land and alone. Most live there instead of believing that God wants to speak to us. We can become so use to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:1-12

Denomination: Nazarene

Coronavirus & God’s Protection

Contributed by John Gaston on Feb 26, 2020

Psalm 91 describes God's unqualified protection of His faithful Saints. This psalm lays out the prerequisites for His protection, what He saves us from, and the means He uses to protect us. This is especially necessary in the age of Coronavirus.

CORONAVIRUS & GOD’S PROTECTION Ps. 91:1-16 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. A young man told his friend, “My uncle in Detroit tried to make a new kind of car. He took the engine from a Ford, the transmission from a Chevy, the tires from a Cadillac, and the exhaust system from a Buick.” 2. His ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 91:1-16

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Apostle's Creed: Born, Suffered, Died, Rose For Us Series

Contributed by Vic Folkert on Aug 14, 2019

Jesus entered the flow of history, to bring a pure stream of life into the flow.

APOSTLES’ CREED: Born, Suffered, Died, Arose for Us I want you to imagine with me a dream. In your dream, you are floating down a river, on an inflatable tube. The river is the flow of life, and you are in it. If the river is like the world we live in, what is the river like? As you float down ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:9, Hebrews 2:10, Colossians 2:15

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Door

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Oct 4, 2017

The MEZUZOTH: Come and let us study DOORS in the Bible. This is a wonder lesson as we consider the role of doors in daily life and Biblical times.

THE DOOR By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com TEXT: James 5:9 Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door. There was at one time a tradition of when the married couple first approached the doorway of their new home ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 12:22-24, Deuteronomy 6:4-9

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Never Abandoned

Contributed by John Gaston on Mar 4, 2016

Many people have feelings of abandonment. Perhaps this feeling comes from a childhood event or a traumatic event in our adult years, but the Bible reminds us God will never abandon us! Four reasons.

NEVER ABANDONED Neh. 9:19,31 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: ALONE 1. In the operating room of a large hospital, a young nurse was completing her first full day of responsibilities. 2. "You've only removed 11 sponges, doctor," she said to the surgeon. "We used 12." "I removed them all," the doctor ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 9:19-31

Denomination: Assembly Of God