Sermons on The Prophets:

The Night Of Self-Imposed Misery

Contributed by John Dobbs on Oct 4, 2023

One of the first stories we learn as children is the story of Jonah and the Big Fish. But the story about Jonah that we remember is seldom the whole story.

JONAH’S NIGHT OF SELF-IMPOSED MISERY But the Lord said, “You have been concerned about this plant, though you did not tend it or make it grow. It sprang up overnight and died overnight. And should I not have concern for the great city of Nineveh, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:10-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

There's Oil In This Press!

Contributed by Robin Dinnanauth on Oct 23, 2025

Crushing Produces Anointing

Crushing Produces Anointing and this revelation comes from Isaiah 61:3 where the prophet declares that God will give His people beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness. This is not poetry alone—it is a prophetic promise for each and ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 61:3

Servant Of The Lord PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 19, 2023

The sermon's main point is to inspire faithfulness in serving God, like Obadiah, even in hostile environments, trusting in God's power in difficult circumstances.

Good morning, Church family. We've got a rich and challenging message today, drawn from the life of a relatively unsung hero in the Old Testament. We're going to be diving into 1 Kings chapter 18, verse 3. This Scripture focuses on a man named Obadiah, who served God faithfully in one of the most ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:3

Topics: Hostile Environments

The Great Day Of The Lord PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 2, 2024

This sermon explores God's passionate commitment to His people, promising restoration, joy, and blessings, as revealed in the book of Zephaniah. Key

Good morning, dear friends. It's a joy to gather together, to find ourselves in the comforting embrace of fellowship and the shared pursuit of understanding God's Word. We are here, not by accident, but by divine appointment. We are here because there is a message, a divine whisper that is meant ...read more

Scripture: Zephaniah 3:9-20

Topics: Joy, Blessed

The Transformation Of Christ PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 10, 2024

This sermon explores the Transfiguration in Mark 9:2-9, encouraging believers to seek wisdom and guidance from God's Word and live lives that glorify Him.

Welcome, dear family of faith. We gather together today, not as strangers, but as brothers and sisters in Christ, united by His love and grace. We come together to celebrate the Word, to find comfort in its wisdom, to seek answers within its pages, and to draw strength from its promises. We are ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:2-9

Topics: Greatness, Company

It Is Time To Mourn

Contributed by Thomas Swope on May 22, 2019

A stud in the book of Jeremiah 8: 1 – 22

Jeremiah 8: 1 – 22 It is time to mourn 1 “At that time,” says the LORD, “they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of its princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves. 2 They ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 8:8

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Jesus Our High Priest (Part 2) Series

Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Nov 20, 2025

Jesus is the High Priest who made the once and for all sacrifice

Jesus: Prophet, PRIEST, King Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 11-09-2025 Aslan is on the Move This past weekend, the Goose and I started the “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.” I’ve wanted to read this to her for years and now she’s old enough to follow the story and ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 1:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Bring Out A Blind And Deaf People! (Isaiah 43:8-15) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on May 17, 2024

God's (exilic) people are currently blind and deaf, which makes it hard for them to be good servants. God encourages them to change that-- to "acknowledge" and "trust" Him, and understand that God is He Who Remains.

My daughter is wrapping up a in interesting class right now on how to be an effective teacher for students with special needs. There are students who are disruptive. There are kids who struggle to focus, and learn. There are also kids who have disabilities, of one type or another. With these ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:8-15, Isaiah 42:16

The Transforming Power Of Prayer Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 8, 2004

Habakkuk chapter 3 reveals what happens when we stop complaining and allow the Holy Spirit to speak to us through prayer. The truth is prayer always changes us not God.

The Transforming Power of Prayer – Habakkuk part 4 Thesis: Habakkuk 3 reveals what happens when we stop complaining and allow the Holy Spirit to speak to us through prayer. The truth is prayer always changes us not God. Scripture Text: Habakkuk 3:1-19 (NIV) 1A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet. On ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 3:1-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

For A Cup Of Cold Water, Eternal Life!

Contributed by Todd Schäve on Jun 30, 2002

Jesus is addressing the hospitality the Jews or lost would show when receiving his disciples into their homes. The disciples are taking the gospel “...to the lost sheep of Israel” (v.6), and as they go, they are proclaiming that “...The kingdom of heaven

For a Cup of Cold Water, Eternal Life! Matthew 10.40-42 <> Todd A. Schäve, pastor/teacher Introduction: 1. In our passage this morning, Jesus is addressing the hospitality that the Jews or lost sheep of Israel show when receiving his disciples into their homes, as the disciples take the gospel ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:40-42

Denomination: Baptist

Why In The World Did You Come To Worship Today?

Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Feb 22, 2001

Why in the world do we come to worship, when there are movies to watch, games to go to, and web pages to surf?

In a television program I watch, there is an episode in which the minister stood up before the congregation. It was a vast sanctuary -- but it was almost empty. The minister looked out upon all of the empty seats and surveyed the 4 lonely people in the congregation -- one young man, ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-9

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A Moment Of Indiscretion

Contributed by Ira Sandefer on Jul 15, 2004

It is easy to make a stupid mistake or blunder or even to have a moment of indiscretion, but disobedience is a choice.

Context: I Kings 13:11-34 Introduction The word “Indiscretion” means, according to the Universal Reference Library Encyclopedia, “Rashness, imprudence, an unwise act, or a blunder”. The word “blunder” means “a stupid mistake: a serious error; to make a bad mistake from stupidity or ignorance, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 13:11-34

Denomination: Church Of God

Life In The [stand] Fast Lane Series

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Nov 25, 2002

How can I stand as a godly person with discernment in a society that does not recognize spiritual success?

November 24, 2002 1Now when it was reported to Sanballat, Tobiah, to Geshem the Arab and to the rest of our enemies that I had rebuilt the wall, and that no breach remained in it, although at that time I had not set up the doors in the gates, 2then Sanballat and Geshem sent a message to me, ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 6:1-19

Denomination: United Methodist

Buillding Walls Will Never Make Better People!

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 10, 2003

We look at building walls of seperation in the church, are we to be better or bitter?

BUILDING WALLS WILL NEVER MAKE BETTER PEOPLE! By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I was a member of THE YOUNG AND RESTLESS in the ENERAL HOSPITAL in the city of DALLAS. I was waiting to see THE DOCTORS. They told me I was at THE EDGE OF NIGHT. My illness was serious. Suddenly I realized ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:18, 1 Kings 19:4-14

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Cave Time

Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on May 28, 2006

Nobody likes the cave experience, but when you learn what it can produce it makes it a whole lot easier There really is a blessing in the cave.

CAVE TIME 1 Kings 19:9 And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah? Why do we find Elijah ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-18

Denomination: Pentecostal