Sermons on The Ark:

The Danger Of Taking God For Granted

Contributed by Rodney Kelley on Sep 7, 2009

Is our worship all about God or all about us?

Intro. On Wednesday night, we have been studying the book of Revelation. Last Thursday, we looked at the church of Sardis. It was a church that had its orthodoxy, it had a name, but was dead!!! How could that happen to a church? How could this happen to a people. Before our text, let’s ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 6:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Why The Wait Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jan 10, 2018

A study in the book of Genesis 8: 1 – 22

Genesis 8: 1 – 22 Why The Wait 8 Then God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the animals that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subsided. 2 The fountains of the deep and the windows of heaven were also stopped, and the rain from ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

These Are The Days Of Elijah Part 5: David And Worship Series

Contributed by David Petticrew on Mar 16, 2004

Number 5 in a series looking at the imagery in the modern Hymn These are the days of Elijah, looking at David and what worship is really all about.

Introduction BULLETIN: Church information, read only during the sermon. PEW: A medieval torture device still found in most churches. HYMN: A song of praise, usually sung in a key three octaves higher than that of the congregation’s range. CHOIR: A group of people whose singing allows the rest of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 6:1-21, 1 Samuel 4:1-22

Denomination: Holiness

I've Fallen And I Can't Get Up

Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Oct 18, 2010

God will Knock His enemies down. When he does, they can not get up.

TITLE: I’VE FALLEN AND I CAN’T GET UP SCRIPTURE: I SAMUEL 5:1-7 I’ve Fallen and I Can’t get Up this was a catchphrase of the late 1980s and early 1990s popular culture based upon a line from an infamous television commercial. This line was spoken in a television ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 5:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

The Pain Of Idolatry

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Apr 30, 2021

Some people spend their lives propping up dumb idols that consume their time and resources. This message tackles the golden hemorrhoids account and shows how idolatry can be a real pain. We must give it to God to receive healing.

This morning we’re going to look at a passage of Scripture that I have struggled with for many years; one that I have read time and again, and I couldn’t figure out how to apply it spiritually. It’s probably one that many of you have read before and came away feeling perplexed. But lately the Lord ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 5:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Excellence - God's Holiness Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Mar 2, 2016

God is Holy. Leads to our call to be excellent!

Our Holy God February 28, 2016 We’ve been looking at excellence for about 7 weeks now, and for the past 2-3 weeks we’ve talked about Spiritual Gifts. Please, fill out those Spiritual Gift inventories. I’ve received a few back, and it’s great going through them and seeing ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Genesis 15 Series

Contributed by Tom Owen on Apr 23, 2008

Genesis verse-by-verse

Genesis 15 Last week when we left the story of Noah and the flood he and his family were adrift in the ark and at the mercy of the waves. The entire earth was covered with water and the sky was falling with torrential rain. But eventually the rain would stop and rest would come to all. Ah rest. ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 8:1-22

Denomination: Baptist

Bringing Back God's Glory

Contributed by James O. Davis on Dec 6, 2001

How to reveal God’s Glory to people today.

James O. Davis is the founder and president of Second Billion (TM). You are invited to learn more about Second Billion by visiting www.billion.tv. TEXT: 1 Samuel 4:1-11; 2 Samuel 6 TOPIC: Bring Back God’s Glory Theme: How to reveal God’s Glory to people today. BRINGING BACK GOD’S ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 4:1-11

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Flood Part Ii

Contributed by Todd Riley on Mar 27, 2001

an exposition of Genesis 8

Islington Baptist Church March 18, 2001 Sermon text: Genesis 8 Scripture reading: Matthew 24:36-51 The Flood: Part II Last week we began a study of Genesis 6-9. These chapters detail God’s destroying of the earth by means of a world wide flood. Here’s what we learned last week 1. The ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 8:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

The Enigma Of Obed Edom

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Aug 2, 2024

The enigma of Obed Edom, who was a Gittite (a citizen of Gath), and was also a Levite. And on top of that Obed Edom means a Servant of Edom, a kingdom that was an arch enemy to Israel

Story: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson went on a camping trip. They set up their tent and fell asleep. Some hours later, Holmes woke his faithful friend. "Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see." Watson replied, "I see millions of stars." "What does that ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32, 1 Samuel 7:1-12, 1 Chronicles 26:4-8, 1 Chronicles 15:16-24, 1 Chronicles 16:37-38  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Anglican

Genesis Chapter 7: The Beginning Of Judgment And The Preservation Of The Righteous By Pastor Joseph Ondu Series

Contributed by Joseph Ondu on Nov 17, 2025

Genesis 7 calls every believer to be like Noah faithful, obedient, and unwavering so that when the storms of life come, we will be found in the place of safety that God has prepared.

Genesis Chapter 7: The Beginning of Judgment and the Preservation of the Righteous Introduction Genesis chapter 7 marks the unfolding of the divine judgment God had warned about in the previous chapter. The time of mercy and waiting had ended, and the moment of action arrived. While the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 7:1

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Real Lord Of The Dance Series

Contributed by Cesar Verdeflor on Feb 9, 2006

Life is like a dance. The moment you were conceived and as you were growing in your mother’s womb you move your limbs, rhythmically in synchronicity with the other parts of your body—you were dancing.

Life is like a dance. In a dance, we have to learn the basic steps before being considered a good dancer. Learning to dance does not happen overnight. We learn it step by step. So is life. The moment we came out of our mother’s womb we learn to dance. We start learning the basics of life. We start ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 6:1-23

Denomination: Baptist

The Songs Of Ascent – Part 16 – Psalm 132 – What Are The Desires Of Your Heart? Do You Receive Them? Jesus Shall Reign Eternally On David’s Throne Series

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 1, 2024

We examine David’s great desire and our desires. What does it mean, “God will give you the desires of your heart?” We look at God’s dwelling place in Zion; the Lord Jesus who will reign from Jerusalem, that being an everlasting reign – “shall sit upon your throne forever” Psalm 132:12

THE SONGS OF ASCENT – PART 16 – PSALM 132 – WHAT ARE THE DESIRES OF YOUR HEART? DO YOU RECEIVE THEM? JESUS SHALL REIGN ETERNALLY ON DAVID’S THRONE [A]. ALL ABOUT DAVID THE KING AND HIS EVERLASTING KINGSHIP Just a recall here as we near the end of these Songs of Ascent. The psalms were sung ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 132:1-5, 2 Samuel 7:1-7, 2 Samuel 7:12-13, 2 Chronicles 1:7-12, Psalm 37:3-5, Psalm 119:16, Psalm 119:24, Psalm 119:35, Psalm 119:47, Psalm 119:70, Psalm 119:77, Psalm 119:92, Psalm 119:143, Psalm 119:174, Psalm 132:6-11, Zechariah 14:9, Psalm 132:12, Psalm 132:13-18  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Is Your God Wobbly?

Contributed by Michael Stark on Jul 29, 2017

Whomever, or whatever, we choose as our god will either prop us up, or need to be propped up.

1 SAMUEL 5:1-5 IS YOUR GOD WOBBLY? “When the Philistines captured the ark of God, they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it into the house of Dagon and set it up beside Dagon. And when the people of Ashdod rose early the next day, behold, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 5:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

The Flood Ends (Genesis 8)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jun 12, 2024

DNA evidence seems to confirm our descent from Noah's three sons and the historic time of the flood. Let's discuss this in Genesis 8.

Is there evidence for our descent from Noah’s three sons and their wives? Mitochondrial DNA (female) seems to show three main branches, inline with what we would expect from the three wives of Noah’s sons. Recent studies of the number of mutations in Y-chromosome DNA sequence (male) indicate only ...read more

Denomination: Baptist