Sermons on The Rock Of Ages:

1 Shattered Commitments Series

Contributed by Roberta Karchner on Feb 21, 2020

Here in Lent we explore stones. We begin today with the shattering of the commitment between God and God's people. Let us take up our stones and walk to the freedom of Easter and the rolling back of the stone.

Exodus 32 =:1--24 NRSV When the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered around Aaron, and said to him, “Come, make gods for us, who shall go before us; as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 32:1-24, Exodus 19:5-7, Exodus 20:1-21, Psalm 62:1-2, Exodus 31:18  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Transformed By Truth: A Call To Joyful Worship - Psalm 95:1-2 Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Nov 20, 2024

God's truth, found in His Word, transforms us to worship Him with joy, gratitude, and wholehearted devotion.

Transformed by Truth: A Call to Joyful Worship - Psalm 95:1-2 Introduction Good morning, church! Today, we are diving into a beautiful psalm of praise that not only celebrates the greatness of our God but also calls us to a life transformed by His truth. Psalm 95:1-2 says: "Come, let us sing ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 95:1-2, Deuteronomy 32:4, Ephesians 2:8-9, Psalm 103:2, James 1:17, Hebrews 13:8, Lamentations 3:22-23, Romans 10:9  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Heart Attack (Part 1 Of 4) Series

Contributed by Greg Cooper on Oct 4, 2001

Rising above a broken heart to live in the joy of the Lord.

Title: Heart Attack Text: Psalms 25:17 Psalms 25:17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my distresses. Intro: How many here today would say that you have suffered from a broken heart. This scripture describes how you may have felt or how you are feeling today. You may be ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 25:17

Denomination: Pentecostal

King David’s Theme Song Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Sep 2, 2022

We will look at King David’s Theme song. This song has extremely high praise of God and is filled with metaphors. Some of the metaphors describe God as, a Rock, a Fortress, deliverer, refuge, shield, salvation, strength and lamp.

You probably can sing a television theme song, and someone could name that tune right away. The theme song identifies the show. Even when the older shows are gone their theme song live on. If any of us sang Gilligan’s Island or Beverly Hillbillies, then the rest of us could sing along. Do you ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 22:1-51

Denomination: Baptist

How Will The World End? Series

Contributed by Coz Von on Jun 11, 2016

Matthew 24: There will be wars, rumors of wars, pestilence and earthquakes, all these are the beginning of sorrows, but the end is not yet: So what is the difference between tabloid sensationalism and the Bibles predictions - and How will the world end?

...there’s a serious side to the end of the world. Several years ago a cover story on Newsweek announced, “Doomsday Science: New Theories About Comets, Asteroids, and How the World Might End.” By “how the world might end,” scientists mean the extinction of the human ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:8-13, Revelation 6:14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Am What I Am By The Grace Of God

Contributed by Dr. Jeremy Simpson on Mar 11, 2007

This Psalm was written by David when he was at the heighth of prosperity and power, about the middle of his reign as King of Israel. This is the Psalm of the warrior, and David gives God the credit for every victory. He acknowledges that the Lord alone

I AM WHAT I AM BY THE GRACE OF GOD - PSALM 18 Introduction: The title of this lesson comes from the book of I Corinthians 15:10 where Paul wrote, “But by the Grace of God I am what I am....” It will be impossible for us to cover the entire Psalm in detail in one lesson, but we do want to deal ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 18:1-50

Denomination: Baptist

The Presence Of God Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on May 18, 2022

God hid Moses in the cleft of the rock and covered him there with his hand. Moses sees only the afterglow which God leaves behind him, but still, this suggests faintly what the full brilliance of His presence is.

Do you have too many irons in the fire? The expression too many irons in the fire originated from the blacksmithing trade. If a blacksmith had multiple irons in the fire at once, it cooled the fire and none of the pieces of iron would get hot enough. If the blacksmith had one iron in the fire it ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 33:12-23

Denomination: Baptist

Our Way Out Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Nov 22, 2014

1) The Assets of Liberty (vv. 1–4), 2) The Abuse of Liberty (vv. 5–10), and 3) The Application of Liberty (vv. 11–13).

One amazing part of first person video is watching amazing daredevil accomplishments. Seeing a cyclist, climber or skier using a go-pro camera in first person detail is exhilarating. However, the blooper reels are full of daredevil's who pushed the envelope one step too far and tumbled. Often their ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:1-13

Denomination: Other

"Pausing For The Blessing”

Contributed by Bubot Parago on Feb 21, 2019

it is as if Peter is no longer standing on water but standing on the Word “COME” of our Lord... Peter had a solid rock word on his feet. That is, until he saw the wind. Can you imagine he can see the wind?

In this hurry-up world, fast-paced technologies, waiting for anything can cause us to lose our temper, our patience and our good sense—more frequently than we care to admit! No one enjoys waiting in line. We don’t like waiting at stoplights. We don’t like waiting for dinner. We don’t even like ...read more

Scripture: James 5:7-11

Denomination: Pentecostal

Pick Up Some Extra Stones

Contributed by James May on Nov 14, 2004

David’s 5 stones represented the future victories over the enemies of Israel by the power of the "Rock" in his life. Let us carry some extra stones for our future battles as well.

Pick Up Some Extra Stones by Pastor Jim May One of the most familiar stories found in the Bible is the story of David and Goliath. It’s a story that all of us learned in our earliest days of Sunday School, and it is still a favorite story told to those in our Nursery and Children’s Church. It ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 21:15-22

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Message Left In The Tomb - Easter

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Mar 22, 2005

You won’t find a body, but perhaps some graveclothes, a napkin, the spices...& a SERMON?! It wasn’t graffiti carved in the rock, but it surely was a message, and anyone can find it there today. Powerpoint at website.

The Message Left in the Tomb Various Texts Powerpoint at: http://www.gbcdecatur.org/sermons/MessageTomb.html Said one demon to another: If Christ ever gets out of that tomb, hell help us...all heaven will break loose! Message inscribed on tombstone of Mr. Solomon Peas: This ain’t Peas, it’s ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:23-25

Denomination: Baptist

Vessels Of Glory

Contributed by Riaan De Villiers on Oct 25, 2007

Moses said – “Show me Your glory”. God said – “I will pass before you; - I will call the Name of the Lord before Me; - There is a place beside Me; - Stand upon the rock”.

The Vessels of Glory Exodus 33: 13 – 23 Moses said – “Show me Your glory”. God said – “I will pass before you; - I will call the Name of the Lord before Me; - There is a place beside Me; - Stand upon the rock”. Exodus 34:5 – 8 God proclaimed His Name – Merciful – Gracious – slow to ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Sovereign Stone Series

Contributed by Ron Tuit on May 4, 2013

Paul teaches that God chooses those whom He will save; to those whom He does not save, Jesus becomes a stumbling stone, but to those He chooses He becomes the Rock of Salvation.

“The Sovereign Stone” Romans 9:30-33 We looked at Romans 9, which records many Old Testament references from God’s Word concerning the Sovereignty of God. We saw how the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Just One Word, The Children.

Contributed by John Colbert on Jun 29, 2015

“The Hand That Rocks the Cradle is the Hand That Rules the World “is a poem written by William Ross Wallace in 1865, and it is more practical than people think and even more today.

The sermons that I have listed are 30 to 40 minute sermons. I have only listed the points and a couple of comments under each point of each sermon to give the preacher a remembrance which the Holy Spirit can lead on and speak through the man of God. Just one word, the Children. Proverbs 22:6 ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 22:6

Denomination: Baptist

20/20 Vision—dependence Produces Delight

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Jan 12, 2020

We live in an age of dependency. I feel confidant that though dependency is mentioned a lot these days, usually with a negative spin placed on the word—dependency, it was never meant to be negative, but positive!

20/20 Vision—Dependence Produces Delight Text: Psalm 28:1-9 We live in an age of dependency. I feel confidant that though dependency is mentioned a lot these days, usually with a negative spin placed on the word—dependency, it was never meant to be negative, but positive! In Psalm 28, David ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 28:1-9

Denomination: Pentecostal