Sermons on They Died In The Wilderness:

Want To See God More Clearly? Open Your Ears!

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Jul 27, 2014

God reveals himself to us through his Word so that we understand that a wilderness with God is better than a paradise without him.

I want to start this morning with an eye test. If you’re wearing glasses, take them off. Cover or close one eye and look at the eye chart (projected onto the wall). How far down the chart can you read? Now try your other eye. If you can make out the letters right above the red line at the ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 33:12-23

Denomination: Lutheran

Because God Will Lead You PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 27, 2023

Even in our moments of confusion and fear, God is present, guiding us and asking for our trust, just as He did with Moses in the wilderness.

Good morning, church family! You know, there are moments in our lives when we feel like we're in a wilderness. We're confused, lost, and maybe even a bit frightened. But that's often when God speaks to us most clearly, guiding us and asking for our trust. Today, we'll be diving into the story of ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:1-9

Topics: Trust, God's Plan

The Lord's Hands PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 21, 2023

Explores Jesus as our compassionate provider, emphasizing God's sovereignty and our trust in Him to meet our needs, even in life's wilderness.

Good morning, beloved family of faith. It's a joy to gather with you today, and I am grateful for the opportunity to share God's Word with you. We are here to worship, to learn, and to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. In our time together, we are going to focus on a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:13-21, Mark 6:32-44, John 6:14

Topics: Provision, Healing, Trust

Creation And Baptism PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 16, 2024

This sermon explores the continuous relevance of the gospel in our spiritual journey, from salvation to sanctification, using Jesus' baptism and wilderness experience as a guide.

Good Morning, beloved family in Christ. It's a joy to be with all of you today, gathered in the warmth of fellowship and the light of His Word. We're here, not by chance, but by divine providence, united in our love for the Lord and our desire to grow closer to Him. Today, we are going to open the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:9-15

Topics: First Week, Lent

Why Satan Hates A Good-Looking Woman (Revelation 12:1-17) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Jun 30, 2023

Satan is a four-time loser, and he takes out his frustration on the church. The church lives in the wilderness, like Hagar, until Jesus returns.

Today, we have the privilege of working through Revelation 12. This chapter is going to have a different feel, than much of what we've read so far. We've gotten used to working with symbols, and images, and not taking things literally. And that hasn't changed. But what's ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 12:1-17

Surrounded By Something Better

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Mar 13, 2002

Funeral message for Gary Pervall, Air Force veteran who died of the effects of Agent Orange.

Being surrounded is threatening. Even when what surrounds you is not dangerous, you still feel threatened. How do you feel if you are closed in? Suffocated if there is too much of anything surrounding us. I know of people, for example, who don’t like to be in a small room; they get ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Message Of God For The Unsaved Church Goer

Contributed by Joseph Wallis on Jan 22, 2002

Sermon from Ecc. chapter 8 on a unsaved man who went to church then died suddenly.

THE MESSAGE OF GOD TO THE UNSAVED CHURCHGOER TEXT - Ecc.8:10 "And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy..." Read vs. 1 - 14 INTRO. - Solomon had gone to a funeral. He apparently knew the person well enough to go to ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 8:10

Denomination: Baptist

When Not To Give Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 24, 2003

Ananias & Sapphira died because of the way in which they gave their offering... what did they do wrong?

OPEN: (I opened with an old Camp Song which I sang at the beginning of the sermon) Ananias and Sapphira got together and conspired a plot to cheat the church and get ahead They knew God’s will but didn’t do it tried to cheat the Holy Spirit Peter prophesied and then they both dropped ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

I Will Save The Unity Of Our Church Series

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Dec 30, 2003

The sermon introduces the series and stresses the importance of protecting the unity of the church that Christ died to give us.

Somerset Membership Covenant I Will Save the Unity of Our Church Ephesians 4:3 January 4, 2004 Intro: A. [illustration] A visitor to a mental hospital was astonished to note that there were only three guards watching over a hundred dangerous inmates. He asked his guide, “Don’t you fear that ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Speaking The Sure Truth Series

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Apr 6, 2004

How the centurion and the soldiers said, "surely he was the Son of God," after Jesus had died.

April 9, 2004 Matthew 27:45-54 From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land. 46 About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?”—which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” 47 When some of those standing there ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:45-54

Denomination: Lutheran

Funeral

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Nov 17, 2008

Funeral for a committed Christan woman who died at the age of 98 after a lifetime of service for God.

It won’t surprise you, I’m sure, to know that most of what we’re doing today was under Nat’s clear direction. I regularly encourage people to write down what they’d like to have happen at their funeral and she’s one of the few people who have actually done it. So the hymns, some of the prayers, the ...read more

Scripture: John 6:35-40

Denomination: Anglican

One God. Part 2 Series

Contributed by Anthony Smith on Jul 10, 2006

By refusing to believe in the One Faith, you have dis-honored God, And likewise made an enemy.

One God. Part 2 We have seen in part 1, that God is self sufficient and has the ability to do as His will dictates. In Part 2 we will look at the second part of our message, One Faith. Eph ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:2-6

Denomination: Pentecostal

Don't Fall For A Different Gospel

Contributed by Greg Johnson on Apr 13, 2008

Stephen did not fall for a different Gospel. He was a Christ follower. He lived and died for Christ.

This message is an edited version of a sermon given at Loving God Fellowship. Copyright © 2008 Loving God Fellowship, Inc. http://www.LovingGodFellowship.org . Click to have messages emailed to you as they are made available. You are encouraged to share this message with those you know that are ...read more

Scripture: Acts 7:55-60

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Wings Of Refuge

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 11, 2010

Funeral message, for Ekerete Akpaete, Nigerian, who died suddenly in the arms of his infant daughter.

Takoma Park Baptist Church, Washington, Dc, March 25, 2000 To experience great loss is difficult enough. To experience that loss in a far country, with few who understand, few who are close, is even more difficult. And when that loss means that those who depend on you will need you even more, ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 2:11-12

Denomination: Baptist

No Regrets

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Oct 3, 2013

The rich man dies and leaves his self with eternity and many regrets that will haunt him forever.

Don’t Have Regrets Luke 16:19-31 Many jokes link regret to the choice of a mate. (According to one, a woman inserts an ad in the classifieds: "Husband ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Methodist