Sermons on Wheat And Tares:

Honey From The Rock

Contributed by John Gaston on Sep 2, 2023

God prophesied our Promised Land would flow with milk and honey. We look at 1). Amazing facts about honey, 2). Who this promise was made to, 3). What this honey symbolizes, and 4). The origin of this honey.

HONEY FROM THE ROCK Psalms 81:1-16 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. It happened in Saginaw, Texas on Sunday morning. The high school basketball coach was giving his testimony when water started dripping through the ceiling onto the choir. The air conditioning units were in the attic and the condensation ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 81:1-16

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Brotherhood

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Sep 8, 2023

The brother of the prodigal son, the good brother, is jealous.

“It’s not fair!” Avner kicked the kicked the fencepost where the calf now sizzling on the spit had been tethered not an hour before. “It’s just not fair. That brat has been spoiled rotten ever since he was born. I used to think some demon must have switched babies in the crib, how Abba and Eema ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Season Of Creation 3: Psalm 139. God’s Thoughts Are Beyond Our Understanding And That God Wants Good For All He Has Created. Series

Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Oct 6, 2023

You are fearfully and wonderfully made. King David addresses this is Psalm 139. God wants good for all he has created,.

Season of Creation 3 Psalm 139 is a great Psalm, penned by David as he had this revelation of the greatness of God the vastness of God’s abilities and the thoughts of God. King David produced this amazing piece of prose. His is a very personal prayer to the creator of the universe, “O Lord, you ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 16:9, Jeremiah 29:11, Matthew 5:44-45

Denomination: Salvation Army

Mighty Is The God Of The One Who Struggles With God. Series

Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Jun 16, 2024

Jacob and Esau had been at odds their whole lives. Jacob was living in fear of the brother he had deceived out of his inheritance. He didn't have a deep relationship with the God of is father and grandfather. That was all to change.

Mighty is the God of the one who struggles with God. Last week we looked at Jacob and an encounter that he had with God where he wrestled all night, he received a blessing, a new name and an injured hip. He realised that he had been wrestling with God, had survived and as such named the place ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:14-15, Genesis 32:9-12, Matthew 3:11-12, Genesis 28:14-15, Hebrews 11:21  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Salvation Army

Searching The Scriptures Daily Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Jul 3, 2024

Read the Bible every day and let it change who you are so you can become who God made you to be.

SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES DAILY Text: Acts 17:10-15 Introduction 1. Illustration: The Bible is something more than a body of revealed truths, a collection of books verbally inspired by God. It is also the living voice of God. The living God speaks through its pages. Therefore, it is not to be valued as ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:10-15

Denomination: Methodist

Pray Specifically Series

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 17, 2024

Jesus urges us to be specific in prayer (Adapted from Bob Hostetler's book, the Red Letter Prayer Life; chapter 9 of the same title)

HoHum: Read Mark 10:46-52 Bob Hostetler encourages us to think of it this way: Bartimaeus heard the sounds of the crowd approaching from his spot on the roadside near Jericho. He couldn’t see them, however. He was blind. He was a familiar sight to others on their way in and out of Jericho, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:46-52, Luke 11:3, Luke 17:5-6, Psalm 38:9, Luke 22:43, Acts 2:17  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Parables Of The Kingdom – The First - The Sower Or Rather The Soil – Part 4 Of 5 Series

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Aug 1, 2025

We are studying the third soil in the Parable of the Sower and now consider the reasons why the good seed gets choked by thorns. How many of us know someone who walked as a strong Christian but just departed the faith? It is a complex matter and we try to see why that happens.

PARABLES OF THE KINGDOM – THE FIRST - THE SOWER OR RATHER THE SOIL – Part 4 of 5 In the last message we did the seed that fell on the rocky soil, and we also did some of the seed that was choked by thorns. We will finish that choked seed this time. Let us revise the relevant verses from last ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:14, Matthew 13:7, Matthew 13:22, Mark 4:18-19, Matthew 11:28-29, Matthew 6:31-33, Matthew 6:34, 1 Timothy 6:9-11, Proverbs 21:17, Matthew 16:26, Philippians 4:11, Colossians 4:14, 2 Timothy 4:10, 1 Timothy 6:8-9  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

B. Thanksgiving Day. Series

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 27, 2024

November 28th, 2024.

Joel 2:21-27, Psalm 126:1-6, 1 Timothy 2:1-7, Matthew 6:25-33 A). RESTORATION. Joel 2:21-27. The locusts, and their like, had eaten away many years of Israel’s history (cf. Joel 1:4), with devastating results. Not only was the land wasted for the farmers and winemakers, but also the ...read more

Scripture: Joel 2:21-27, Psalm 126:1-6, 1 Timothy 2:1-7, Matthew 6:25-33

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

4 - A New Life In Christ Series

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Oct 6, 2025

Paul gives us a clear look at NEW LIFE - He exposes it, explains it, and emphasizes it.

This week, I read about a man who was selling an old warehouse. The building had been empty for months and needed repairs. Gangs had damaged the doors, smashed the windows, and thrown trash everywhere. As he showed a prospective buyer the property, he took pains to say that he would replace the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Issachar Expressway

Contributed by David Western on Nov 10, 2025

“The Issachar Expressway.” Let’s learn from a group of people in Scripture who understood how to navigate uncharted territory—the men of Issachar—and how you and I can become like them.

This Tuesday we took our daughter and grandbaby down the new Coalfield Expressway to Pikeville. It was our first time driving the new road. Now, I don’t make guarantees very often—after all, I’m an attorney—but I almost guaranteed her that she’d see an elk. Dusk was settling, and I was about 90% ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 12:32

Cómo Crecer Mediante El Sufrimiento

Contributed by Felix Ramirez on Nov 7, 2005

Tres principios básicos para entender el sufrimiento desde una perspectiva redentora.

CÓMO CRECER MEDIANTE EL SUFRIMIENTO 1 Pedro 2:18-25 INTRODUCCIÓN Vivimos en una sociedad donde la búsqueda más grande de los seres humanos parece ser el placer, el bienestar y la comodidad. Por eso, huimos del sufrimiento. Rechazamos cualquier situación que ponga en peligro nuestra seguridad ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:18-25

Denomination: Baptist

A Life Changing Message

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Feb 26, 2001

An exhortation to personal evangelism.

A friend at work told me that if every Christian in the world would witness to one person a day for seven days Christ would return on the seventh day. The premise being, that by doing this the Gospel would be preached in all the world and that would fulfill what the author of this saying thinks ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:15-20

Denomination: Baptist

How Honest Is Your Faith

Contributed by William Noel on Dec 31, 2006

Many Christians Live With Psuedo-Faith ... Pretending Their Faith Is Something That Its Not!

Last Sunday, I was truly blessed. Some of you know, that I was battling with high blood pressure during Sunday School and Church. I had a headache. My vision was a little blurred. And, I felt all-around lousy. Up until last Sunday, I had denied having high blood pressure. · I know high ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:17-29

Denomination: Baptist

Peter's Spiritual Inventory

Contributed by Ken Schlenker on Aug 7, 2002

Mark 14 Peter’s Spiritual Inventory- Six steps to Spiritual Denial and Renewal

Peter’s Spiritual Inventory Introduction In less than twelve hours I went from someone who said, “Jesus I will never deny you” to someone who denied him three times. Over the course of my life I have looked back on it and I say, “How did that happen?” and by God’s grace, I have been allowed to ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Would God Send A Whole World To Hell? Series

Contributed by Alan Braun on Mar 22, 2002

A study on the Book of Romans

Would God Send A Whole World To Hell Rom 1:18-32 18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, 19 because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. 20 For since the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:18-32

Denomination: Baptist