Sermons on Waters Swallowed Us:

Toiling

Contributed by Jerry Smith on Feb 6, 2014

What are you toiling with today?

Question: What are you toiling with today? “Toiling” : Doing arduous or unpleasant work; effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; Taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; Difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:45-52

Denomination: Independent/Bible

"Getting Out Of The Boat"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Oct 14, 2014

A sermon about trusting Jesus.

Matthew 14:22-33 "Getting out of the Boat" I'm trying to remember if it was in KidzJam or Sunday school. It was one or the other. I was tucking Mary Ellen into bed on a Sunday evening and I asked her what she had learned in, again, either KidzJam or Sunday school. And she told me this ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33

Denomination: United Methodist

God Is With Us - Always Series

Contributed by Allan Quak on Jan 1, 2019

When we fall into a rut, or feel that our efforts are not worth God’s attention, God comes alongside as and reminds us that He is with us. Which means we shouldn’t get stuck in the moment and allow that to be the focus – we need to look beyond the moment to what God is doing.

Jexit - Judah Comes Home God is With Us - Always Haggai The last time we focussed on the returned exiles we discovered that they were in a bit of a rut in their spiritual lives. The sacrifices had started to happen as the alter was in place. But there was no temple building as the temple ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Lead Us Not Into Temptation Series

Contributed by Ed Gratton on Aug 12, 2018

Ninth in a series on the Lord's Prayer

1 Lead Us Not Into Temptation Matthew 6:9-13 Here are 3 stories to start us off today: One time a young man went to confession. And he began, “Bless me Father for I have sinned...Father, I’ve had bad thoughts...” Well the priest said, “Did you entertain them, son?” And the young man said: “No, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13

Denomination: Christian Church

Noah Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Aug 29, 2017

When life is at its worst God is at His best

ENGAGE Contrary to what some teach, Jesus never promised us that if we would follow Him we would have an easy life. So as we gather here this morning, it’s pretty likely that all of us are experiencing some kind of difficulties or trials in our lives – obviously some much more severe than others. ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

He Cleanses Us Series

Contributed by Stephen Georgeson on Oct 21, 2013

God loves us and shows it to us in many ways throughout the Old Testament, Gospels and Epistles. This sermon deals with how Jesus shows His love for us by cleansing us.

So the story we read today in Mark, also recorded in Matthew 8 and in Luke 5, is a wonderful example of Jesus’ love for the unlovable. All throughout Scripture we see that God has a tender sensitivity for the outcast, the hurting, the sorrowful and the desperate. I said last week how He is ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:40-45

Denomination: Baptist

God Invites Us

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Oct 10, 2017

What is our response to God’s wedding invitation? What kind of clothing does God require?

Prelude, Purpose & Plan What is our response to God’s wedding invitation? What kind of clothing does God require? What are we doing with the opportunity God has placed before us? Let’s see that our invitation to salvation has a twofold responsibility. Let’s look at the Parable of the Wedding ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14, Revelation 19:7-10

Denomination: Baptist

Using Our Gifts

Contributed by Delray Lentz on Oct 31, 2023

• Today is Fathers’ Day and I suspect most churches in America are hearing a Fathers’ Day sermon today. • There’s nothing wrong with that! • However, Cross Pointe Church is not most churches.

Yesterday, I watched a video of the metamorphosis of a butterfly. As a youth, I learned of the 4 stages: The egg- layed in a host plant The caterpillar-breaks out of the egg, eats the eggshell, feeds on the host plant The cocoon-hangs on the host plant and forms a cocoon, then emerges as a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:4-11, Ephesians 4:11, Romans 12:3-8

God Uses The Willing

Contributed by Wendell Blackburn on Feb 17, 2005

The Faith and willingness of Rahab to be used by God!

GOD USES THE WILLING!! Joshua 1 & 2 God sometimes uses people that you wouldn’t think That He would use – LIKE ME!!! OR someone that you think is not a Saint!!!! I guess if you are already good in the eyes of the Lord Then you couldn’t be the witness He sometimes looks for! After Moses Died - ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Service Or Serve-Us? Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Nov 10, 2011

Even within the churc we fall prey to the temptation to look after ourselves. Too often it is about what we get over what we give.

1. Mark Twain once said that the only one who likes change is a baby with a wet diaper. That may be true, but change is inevitable. 2. Examples of change Service Stations have become Gas stations or Convenient stores – once full-service; now, self-service Grocery stores – bag and carry ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:24-30

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Heartbeat With Promise For Us Series

Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Jun 11, 2012

Jesus Heart Beats with Promise for us.

His Heartbeat: A Heartbeat with Promise for Us March 18th, 2012 INTRODUCTION On Saturday, July 23, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, PBS's ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Veteran ROADSHOW Asian Arts expert Lark Mason identified a collection of five late 17th- or early 18th-century Chinese carved rhinoceros horn cups. ...read more

Scripture: John 10:10

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Jesus, The Creator, Is With Us Series

Contributed by Larry Brincefield on Jun 9, 2005

Advent Series

Sermon Preached by Rev. Larry C. Brincefield at Belleview Church of the Nazarene on November 28, 2004 Title: Advent 1: Jesus the Creator With Us. Text: John 1:1-14 Introduction 1. God is sitting in heaven when a scientist prays to Him and says, "God, we don’t need you anymore…. Science has ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-14

Denomination: Nazarene

Talent Used Or Wasted

Contributed by Mark Perryman on May 31, 2007

What are we doing with what god has given us?

INTRO: Movie – Papillion Story (prison delusions, court guilty of the worst crime) (crime: wasted life!) D.L. Moody once said, “The measure of a man is not how many servants he has, but how many men he serves.” TITLE: Talent Used or Wasted TEXT: Matt. 25:14-15 (READ) I. The Talent ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:14-15

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Revive Us Again Series

Contributed by Richard White on Sep 18, 2003

We want God in America again. We want God to revive our land, we must first be revived personally.

Revive Us Again 2 Chronicles 29:1-36 Two weeks ago we began a series talking about bringing America back to God. We vowed here that day that we want God in America again. We said we want REVIVAL to sweep our land. Once a man asked an evangelist “how can we have ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 29:1-36

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Immanuel -God Is With Us Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Aug 7, 2008

Jesus came to overcome those who are opposed to God. So we can have confidence, not in our own ability to overcome those who oppose the gospel, but in the God who sent his only Son as both a sign of his love for us and as the means by which that love coul

There are times when we find it hard to trust God to look after us. There are times when we think our situation is so bad there’s no way out. There are other times when we think we know the best solution to our problems so we don’t bother to ask God for help. All three of those statements were ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 7:10-16

Denomination: Anglican