Sermons on Waters Of Mara:

The Great Commission Series

Contributed by Scott Jewell on Aug 17, 2016

In English class, we've been given five questions to answer in every circumstance. How does answering those questions help us understand the marching orders we've been given in the Great Commission?

In 1944, Lt. Hiroo Onoda of the Japanese military was commissioned to guerilla warfare with squad of 4 in a remote island of the Phillippines. From the end of WWII, various leaflets and propaganda pieces were dropped onto the island to notify Onoda that the war was over, but he was sure it was a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"I Am With You"

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Jan 11, 2016

God shares with Israel that He is the one who created you. protects you, ransoms you, and delivers you.

Isaiah 43:1-7 I want to begin today with this illustration author unknown. Two Days We Should Not Worry There are two days in every week about which we should not worry; two days which should be kept free from fear and apprehension. One of these days is Yesterday with ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:1-7

Denomination: Methodist

The Eunuch Who Was Cut-Off From God

Contributed by Bryan Beverly on Aug 22, 2014

This text teaches us that we are not whole unless we are connected to God through Jesus Christ.

26Then an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This is a wilderness road.) 27So he got up and went. Now there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of the Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, in charge of ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:26-40

Denomination: Baptist

Denied: The Twist

Contributed by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid on Mar 22, 2015

The feeling of denial kills the spirit as much as the act---without Christ Jesus. JESUS SAVES us all from the death and destruction.

DENIED: THE TWIST by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (March 22, 2015) “So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple”, (St. Luke 15:33), King James Version (KJV) [Those denied discipleship]. Greetings In The Holy Name Of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:33

Denomination: Friends

Your Hope Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Mar 31, 2015

This is the 7th sermon in the series "Don't Be Discouraged". Your hope is found in Jesus.

Series: Don’t Be Discouraged [#7] YOUR HOPE 1 Peter 3:13-22 Introduction: Each week, I hear about different people in our Church who are sick, tired, sick and tired, etc…; and most weeks I’m in all 3 of those categories. It is difficult to live in this body in this world and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:13-22

Denomination: Baptist

Pruning Of Your Heart

Contributed by Roy Fowler on May 1, 2021

Understanding Love in the context of the original Greek. Wonderful story about someone that Loves and abides in God. Then understanding what God does for us because he loves us.

Sermon Title: Pruning of your heart. Scripture Text: 1 John 4:7,8,15; Acts 8:26-40; John 15:1-8 Illustration by song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epArSqlMQ-E God’s love can be explained by knowing about “the love/agape feast”. The agape feast is explanation of God’s Love. (1) A love ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:26-40, John 15:1-8, 1 John 4:7-8

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Available

Contributed by Derrick Strickland on Feb 20, 2016

The power of your greatest potential hinges on one simple thing. Are you available to God?

INTRO: 1. Few understand the level of the Oppression the children of Israel faced at the hand of the Midianites - Prisoners in the Promised Land. a. Problem was not the Midianites b. Problem was not the world around them. c. The Problem was that the Children of Israel had ...read more

Scripture: Judges 7:1-7

Denomination: Pentecostal

Testify To The Light

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Dec 18, 2023

A sermon for the third Sunday of Advent, Year B

December 17, 2023 Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church John 1:6-8, 19-28 Testify to the Light Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. I saw a PBS show a few weeks ago about Dark Sky Preserves. They’re part of the greater Dark Sky ...read more

Scripture: John 1:6-8

Denomination: Lutheran

Sermon On The Pace Of Life

Contributed by William Meakin on Jul 7, 2023

The pace of life has been said to represent the speed at which changes and events occur.

Kosuke Koyama, a Japanese theologian once remarked: “Love has its speed. It is a spiritual speed. It is a different kind of speed from the technological speed to which we are accustomed. It goes on in the depth of our life, whether we notice or not, at three miles an hour. It is the speed we walk ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:24-25, John 17:17, Isaiah 40:31, 2 Timothy 4:7

Sermon On Conquering The Mountains Of Life

Contributed by William Meakin on Dec 19, 2022

A mountain is described as a large natural elevation of the earth’s surface which rises abruptly from its surrounding levels.

Barry Finlay, a Canadian-born author and mountain climber once remarked: “Every mountaintop is within reach if you just keep climbing.” Revelation 21:10 confirms: “And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great, high mountain, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:20, Isaiah 53:1-12, Isaiah 54:10, Galatians 6:9

Tired? Rest In Me

Contributed by Lorraine Greeff on Nov 17, 2022

Spiritual tiredness, emotional tiredness, physical tiredness, mental tiredness, which one affects you, Jesus stated that He was tired.

TIRED? REST IN ME I AM TIRED, I AM EVEN TIRED OF GETTING TIRED, HELP LORD I AM TIRED, how many of you can say that you are tired, I mean really tired? I want you all to think of a time in your life when you were completely exhausted, that moment when your tank was empty, depleted and had nothing ...read more

Scripture: John 4:4-6, Matthew 11:28-30, Isaiah 40:31

Denomination: Charismatic

Genesis Chapter One Series

Contributed by Tom Shepard on Nov 19, 2022

These are thoughts on Genesis Chapter One. In his work, "What does every Bible chapter say..." John Hunt gives an overview of each chapter of the Bible. It is my intention to do the same thing here.

GENESIS CHAPTER ONE OVERVIEW Overall what is happening in this chapter is creation of all the world and everything we know in the universe. Joseph Benson’s Commentary (1857) Says: We have three things in this chapter: (1) A general idea of the work of creation, Genesis 1:1-2. (2) A particular ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When God Speaks Series

Contributed by Ricky Tuttle Thd on Jun 2, 2023

When you pray, do you expect to hear from God?

“When God Speaks” Genesis 26:1-6 When you pray, do you expect to hear from God? We often pray and when we do it is a time of request and asking God for blessings or direction. But do we ever expect to hear an answer? We should! Genesis 25:7-8 “And these are the days of the years of Abraham’s ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 26:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

No Shortcuts

Contributed by Perry Greene on Jul 18, 2025

Do the right thing. There are no shortcuts when serving God.

No Shortcuts Late one night, a man had gone to a party and had too much to drink, so he decided it would be best to walk home. He found a shortcut through a poorly lit cemetery and, in the darkness, stumbled into an open grave. He repeatedly tried to climb out, but the walls were too slippery, and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Major Events At The Cross Series

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Nov 27, 2024

John was an eyewitness of the crucifixion, and he closed his account of the crucifixion by saying “the man who saw it has given testimony, and his testimony is true…that you also may believe.”

The most significant event in history is the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. We are saved by His death. Because He died, we live. But there IS a condition. We have to believe, and it’s the necessity for belief that John stressed throughout his gospel. He was an eyewitness of the crucifixion, and ...read more

Scripture: John 19:16-37

Denomination: Baptist