Sermons on Wilderness Survival:

The Wilderness Between Waterstations - Running The Race.

Contributed by Louis Mare on May 27, 2025

You’re feeling strong, a bit proud even, thinking “I’m good. I’ll take water at the next one.” But then suddenly… The sun beats down, the road stretches out, your legs get tight, the silence kicks in, and your body starts reminding you—you needed that water.

Good morning church and welcome to a unique moment. Today, we're not just speaking to everyday life—we're speaking to the road, the trail, and the race. Let me ask you something: Have you ever run past a water station and immediately regretted it? You’re feeling strong, a bit proud even, ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Wilderness Call (Matthew 4:1) Series

Contributed by Jm Raja Lawrence on Feb 23, 2026

The wilderness is not where God goes to abandon you. It is where He goes to reach you alone. This Lenten season is a divine appointment. Follow the Spirit in.

The Wilderness Call (Matthew 4:1) A Lent Morning Sermon, Day 2 Introduction Most of us spend our lives running from empty places. We fill every quiet moment with noise, every pause with a scroll, every silence with a podcast. We treat emptiness as a problem to solve. But what if God sees it ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1, Hosea 2:14, Matthew 4:2, Luke 5:16, Romans 8:26, Matthew 4:3, Matthew 4:4, Job 23:12, Proverbs 30:5, Ephesians 6:17, Psalm 119:11, Philippians 4:19, Matthew 4:11, Lamentations 3:25, Luke 4:14, Isaiah 40:31  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

If You Can Survive The Process, Progress Is Guaranteed Series

Contributed by Pastor Dempsey Daniels on Jan 8, 2007

Today, the first thing that we must understand is that there are stages to success. The problem with most of us, young and old alike, is that we go through these stages voluntarily blind-folded. We take on this attitude of know-it-all when in actuality, w

If You Can Survive the Process, The Progress is Guaranteed! - Sermon 2 of 4 Deuteronomy 8:18 - But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day. Sermon: Last week we ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 8:18

Denomination: Baptist

Fully Following The Lord

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 5, 2020

Joshua and Caleb's intervention. Moses' intercession.

FULLY FOLLOWING THE LORD. Numbers 14:1-25. Israel had come through so much. The LORD had heard their cry on account of their taskmasters in Egypt (Exodus 3:7), and brought them out with a mighty hand and a stretched out arm (Deuteronomy 26:8), and had parted the Red Sea before them (Exodus ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 14:1-25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Since Jesus Is Divine, Could He Have Sinned When The Devil Tempted Him In The Wilderness?

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on May 13, 2021

A look at what the Bible says about the Temptations of Jesus

"And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry. The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:1-13, Matthew 4:1-11, Mark 1:12-13, James 4:6-7, 1 Peter 5:5  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Ambush

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Mar 3, 2021

Satan often seeks to strike from a hidden position. Whether hidden and concealed or hidden in plain sight Satan seeks to ambush us. We can only be victorious through Jesus Christ.

AMBUSH (2016) Text: Luke 4:1 – 13 As a student pastor, I had my first confirmands for a confirmation class. We were having a session, imitating how some of the very first Christians lived with the threat of persecution, one of the leaders jumped in the door and said with a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:1-13

Denomination: United Methodist

Built Well. Pt1

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Jul 13, 2023

Spurgeon writes, “No star gleam as brightly as those which glisten in the polar sky. No water tastes so sweet as that which springs amid the desert sand...

Built Well. Romans 8:1-2, 5-6TPT You’ve heard people use the expression, body by Ford, or body by Chevy. How about body by Holy Spirit. Listen to the apostles Pauls announcement of a forgiving, loving Savior: Romans 8:1-2, 5-6NIV Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:1-2, Romans 8:5

Denomination: Pentecostal

Flint Knives Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Jun 3, 2024

The physical circumcision of the Israelites recommitting to the covenant, compared to the NT circumcision of the heart

Background to passage: The Israelites have just crossed the Jordan on dry ground, set up the stones for remembrance for the generations, and are preparing for what God has next in his plan for them to inherit the land of promise. Doubt they saw this coming. What does it mean? Why would God ask them ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 5:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

The 4th Temptation

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Mar 5, 2025

A sermon about the temptation to believe God doesn't love us.

“The 4th Temptation” Luke 4:1-13 Who can tell me how many temptations Jesus faces in this morning’s Gospel Lesson? Three, right? That’s the obvious answer. It’s what we have been told or have come to believe. It’s what we just read. First, Jesus was tempted to turn stones into ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:1-13

Denomination: United Methodist

According To The Pattern

Contributed by Terry Hovey on Mar 10, 2025

But He still loves us and wants to be with us. This is why Moses went up the mountain. God called him up to give him some instructions in what needed to happen before He could dwell with the people.

According to the Pattern Exodus 25-27 We serve an amazing God. He is the one and only God of gods, King of kings, and Lord of lords. He is high and lifted up, and His train fills His heavenly temple. There is none like Him, and all of His creation will either bow before Him in love and reverence, ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

The Depths Of God's Love PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 23, 2024

This sermon explores the significance of baptism, the wilderness experience, and the blessings we receive through faith in Christ, emphasizing our great need for Him. Mark & 1 Peter

Good morning, beloved family. As we gather here today, we are united by the same Spirit, the same faith, and the same hope. We are here to celebrate the goodness of our God, to seek His face, and to learn from His Word. Today, we are going to turn our hearts and minds towards the profound beauty of ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:9-15, 1 Peter 3:18-22, Psalm 25:1-10

Topics: Jesus' Wilderness Experience

No Shortcuts

Contributed by Perry Greene on Sep 29, 2025

Christ endured His temptations because there was no shortcut to glory and our redemption.

No Shortcuts Luke 4:1-13 Matthew 4:1-11 (Three categories 1 John 2:16): • Stones to Bread (Lust of the flesh) • Kingdoms of the Earth (Lust of the eye) • Pinnacle of the Temple (Pride of life) I. Turning Stones to Bread A. Memorial Stones – Joshua 4:4-8 (ESV) 4 Then Joshua called the twelve men ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:1-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

We Were Made To Thrive Series

Contributed by James Lee on Dec 7, 2015

I would like to thank Pastor Jerry Shirley for sharing. It has been a blessing as well as a great help as I spend my days caring for my dying father. I kept some of the messages to share even after my Father passed way.

We Were Made to Thrive Acts 20:22-25 Some think being a Christian means living a life as boring as watching paint dry and I’ve known some pretty boring Christians but it’s because they haven’t experienced the Christian life the way God intended it. God never intended for our ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:22-25

Denomination: Baptist

Foolish Vows Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Aug 26, 2014

Ruth proclaims her loyalty to her mother-in-law, Naomi. Her words at first appear foolish. She is not doing what is normal. Yet her loyalty honors God and God moves powerfully as a result of Ruth’s proclamation.

Ruth 1:1-22 “Foolish Vows” INTRODUCTION Coping is an everyday experience and we all have various means of coping. We might call a friend and vent, or go for a long walk. Chocolate is sometimes an effective coping mechanism, as is taking a short break to pursue our favorite hobby. ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Jesus In The Wilderness...its About Jesus And You

Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Mar 8, 2025

For those of us who follow the lectionary, every year we begin the Lenten season with story of Jesus in the wilderness...we will explore how this story reveals a lot about Jesus and also gives us insight into us when we are confronted by wilderness experiences

Every year when we begin the season of Lent….our first Sunday is focused on Jesus in the wilderness…. How do you feel about being in the wilderness? Some enjoy the wilderness….the smells, its beauty, the wilderness isolation away from traffic and people…. Others can live in the wilderness even ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:1-13

Denomination: Lutheran