Sermons on Waters Made Bitter:

Mothers, Graduates, & Bath Water

Contributed by Michael Stover on May 13, 2008

A Mother’s Day Sermon that also focuses on Graduates . Lessons that Jesus’ Mother can teach us.

Opening: Remember the words of our mothers today: Play fair. Don’t follow the crowd. Listen to your father. Stop whining. Don’t cross your eyes, they may stick. Don’t do that! You may poke your eye out. Wash your hands before eating. Take a bath. Remember to wash behind your ears! ...read more

Scripture: John 2:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Can You Walk On Water?

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Apr 11, 2011

PENTECOST 12 (A) - Can you walk on water? Our human doubt rages against divine faith. Faith will finally hold fast to Jesus.

CAN YOU WALK ON WATER? (Outline) August 15, 2010 - Pentecost 12 - MATTHEW 14:22-33 INTRO: Our world only offers hope in earthly things. We can become all too comfortable with our earthly blessings. We gather money and possessions and can feel all too happy, safe, and secure. We hear ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33

Denomination: Lutheran

Evangelism At A Local Watering Hole

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Mar 9, 2020

Who can spread the Gospel? Let’s see that the Gospel is spread by ordinary people who have had an encounter with Jesus. Let’s examine the woman at the well in John 4:5-42.

Who can spread the Gospel? Let’s see that the Gospel is spread by ordinary people who have had an encounter with Jesus. Let’s examine the woman at the well in John 4:5-42. An Unbiased Savior John 4:5-9 Eventually he came to the Samaritan village of Sychar, near the field that Jacob gave to his ...read more

Scripture: John 4:5-42

Denomination: Baptist

Water Is Thicker Than Blood

Contributed by Michael Koplitz on Jun 2, 2021

Water is what brings Christians together. Our baptism by water makes us all family. The bonds of the branches to the vine should be stronger than blood bonds.

The old saying that “blood is thicker than water” was being upended in this narrative. In this case, one can say that water is thicker than blood. Water is referring to the initiation rite of baptism. At that ceremony, the person being baptized with water becomes a member of the Christian family. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 3:31-35

Denomination: United Methodist

"walking On Water"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jun 8, 2021

Will we reach out to a lost and broken world?

“Walking on Water” Matthew 14:22-33 In Hebrew thought, water represents much more than a physical reality. Whether it’s the sea with its great depths, a relentless river that is overflowing or sudden flash-flooding there is something about the threat water poses to human life. Throughout the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33

Denomination: United Methodist

The Grand Promise Of Living Water

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Jul 20, 2021

Jesus freely proclaimed his message of salvation to all. His grace is free, it is effectual in its operation, and its results are abiding, elevating, purifying, and saving power. By Faith we receive the grace of God, and our soul lives.

Jesus delayed his coming to the feast of Tabernacle because his hour was not yet. Although his brothers attempted to push him forth, Jesus understood his assignment. Jesus arrived and stayed in the background till the fitting moment, and then he came boldly forward to deliver one of the freest and ...read more

Scripture: John 7:37-39, Proverbs 18:4, Isaiah 58:11

Denomination: Methodist

Water, Life And Divine Forgiveness Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 9, 2023

Jesus was on earth to forgive our sins and raise us to divine status.

Third Sunday of Lent 2023 Take a moment as we settle down from a very long Gospel, close your eyes but stay awake. Think of the best person you know who is not a relative. This person, man or woman, is honest, self-controlled, just to a fault, and cheering to everyone. The best person you know. ...read more

Scripture: John 4:5-42, Romans 5:1-8, Exodus 17:3-7

Denomination: Catholic

Water Walking In The Storms Of Life.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jun 27, 2023

Jesus is an ever present help in the day of trouble.

WATER WALKING IN THE STORMS OF LIFE. Matthew 14:22-33. MATTHEW 14:22-24. Jesus told the disciples to get into a ship and go to the other side of the lake while He dismissed the people. Then He went into a mountain to pray. By the time evening had come, the ship was in the midst of the lake, and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When The Well Is Looking For Water

Contributed by Dr. Jwt Spies on Mar 28, 2024

When the well is looking for water

In word one there is a request (Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.)   In word two he gives a promise to a thief (To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.)   In word three he gives an order he said (Woman, behold, thy son! And then he said to the disciple Behold, thy ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:28

Denomination: Baptist

Living Water: A Divine Encounter PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 26, 2024

This sermon explores Jesus' transformative love that breaks social boundaries, offers abundant blessings, and bridges divides, using the story of the Samaritan woman as an example.

Welcome, dear family of faith. I stand here today, humbled and overjoyed, to share the message of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. It is a message of love that breaks boundaries, blessings that flow like living water, and a bridge that connects us all through divine love. Let's start by immersing ...read more

Scripture: John 4:7-15

Topics: Jesus' Love, All

Revival Through The Whisper Of Water SermonCentral

Contributed by SermonCentral on Sep 10, 2023

A sermon inspired by the metaphorical language of Job 14:7-9, illustrating how a seemingly dead tree can spring back to life at the mere 'whisper of water'. God calls us to be carriers of this life-giving water.

Today, I want to share a message inspired by the poetic language found in Job 14:7-9. In this passage, Job speaks of a tree that appears dead and without hope, but miraculously comes back to life at the "scent of water." This imagery reminds us that God wants us to be like water carriers, bringing ...read more

Scripture: Job 14:7-9

Topics: Encouragement, Hope, Revival

Sermon On Beside The Still Waters

Contributed by William Meakin on Jul 10, 2024

Still waters are defined as a part of a stream where no current is visible.

William Butler Yeats, an Irish poet, writer and dramatist once remarked: “We can make our minds so like still water that beings gather about us that they may see, it may be, their own images, and so live for a moment with a clearer, perhaps even with a fiercer life because of our quiet.” Psalm ...read more

Scripture: John 14:26, Psalm 121:1-8, Romans 6:23, Proverbs 16:3

A Soul In Drought Or A Watered Garden

Contributed by Chris Swanson on Dec 27, 2022

This passage of Scripture is an admonition to share with the needy. Are Christians so dry today that we cannot point others to the only One who can give the true water to those in a dry land?

What things can get dry? • Potted plants • Garden • Dehydrated foods • Animals • Man - physical What happens when something is in the state of being dry? • Parched • Shrivels • Wilts • Withers • Dies What to do with things that are dry? • Make wet • To soak • Rehydrate • David prayed while ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 58:11

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Jesus Promises Living Water PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 6, 2023

This sermon aims to explore the themes of God's promise of living water, the division caused by unbelief, and the hope of eternal life, as illustrated in John 8: 37-39.

Good morning, family. It's wonderful to see all of you gathered here today in our Father's house. We're going to dive into a passage from the book of John today, specifically John 8: 37-39. Our focus will be on three themes: The Promise of Living Water, The Division of Unbelief, and The Hope of ...read more

Scripture: John 8:37-39

Topics: Division, Unbelief

A New Righteousness Part I

Contributed by Monty Newton on Mar 10, 2020

Jesus defines the new righteousness by redefining sin itself: beyond the concrete act, sin begins with the intention of the heart. (Michael Card - The Gospel of Identity, P. 57)

Title: A New Righteousness Part I Text: Matthew 5:21-26 Thesis: Jesus redefines the new righteousness by redefining sin itself: beyond the concrete act, sin begins with the intention of the heart. (Michael Card, Matthew – The Gospel of Identity, P. 57) Introduction This week I read a story ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:21-26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational