Sermons on You Are My Rock:

Do What You Are Told!

Contributed by Jay Mcphearson on Sep 26, 2003

"The obedience we give to Christ is the obedience of faith"

Intro: During the winter of 1940 Josephine Kuntz’ husband, a house painter and textile worker, was temporarily unemployed because of the weather and a seasonal lay-off. It was a difficult time for the family. They literally had no money. Their eighteen month old daughter, Rachel, was recovering ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:22-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Do You Love Me?

Contributed by Paul Decker on May 27, 2007

We are to serve the Lord well.

DO YOU LOVE ME? John 21.15-25 S: Service Pr: WE ARE TO SERVE THE LORD WELL. ?: How? KW: Requirements TS: We will find in our study of John 21.15-25 two requirements we should meet in order to serve the Lord well Type: Propositional The ____ requirement is a… I. RIGHT RELATIONSHIP ...read more

Scripture: John 21:15-25

Denomination: Baptist

This Is What You Really Need

Contributed by Bobby Brewer on Jan 25, 2023

The day after feeding the 5,000 the people are hungry again and seek out Jesus for a number of reasons. Jesus will use the opportunity to share with them what they really need, not temporal food for biological life but "true bread" for everlasting life. Specially, they need Him.

Message: Bread of Life part 1 John 6:22-35 Theme: Digesting Truth Date: Jan. 22, 2023 Text: Jn. 6:22-40 On the next day the crowd that remained on the other side of the sea saw that there had been only one boat there, and that Jesus had not entered the boat with his disciples, but that his ...read more

Scripture: John 6:22-35, Deuteronomy 18:15-18, John 6:14-15

You Need To Grow Up Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Dec 12, 2005

#10 in a series on Hebrews. This sermond gives three marks of spiritual immaturity.

A Study of the Book of Hebrews Jesus is Better Sermon # 10 “You Need To Grow Up!!!” Hebrews 5:11–6:2 Tim Hansel tells the story in his book “Holy Sweat” that a close friend of his was asked back to his ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Love: The Foundation For Pentecost

Contributed by Russell Metcalfe on May 6, 2021

"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this shall all men know that you are My disciples, if you have love one for another."

May 27, 1990 AM  Lesson (I John 4:7-21) Text- John 13:34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this shall all men know that you are My disciples, if you have love one for another. INTRODUCTION 1. This is ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-21, John 13:34

Denomination: Nazarene

How Will You Meet The King?

Contributed by Bo Dunford on Mar 13, 2002

Four ways to meet the King of Kings.

2SAM.19:15 "HOW WILL YOU MEET THE KING?" * This chapter finds David returning to Jerusalem after a forced exile caused by Absolom his son. * Absolom is now dead & King David is returning to retake his rightful place on the throne-Israel. * David’s return finds the people of Israel in various states ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 19:15

Denomination: Baptist

What Are You Doing Here?

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 7, 2000

God won’t let us sit in our caves, OR, come in with us.

I want to begin by asking you a question. Are you in a cave? What I mean by that is, is your personal world made up of walls; job, family, friends, hobbies, recreation? It can also be not so much a physical thing; but, is your cave made up of fears, doubts, complacency, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:9-14

Denomination: Orthodox

You Have A Role To Play

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 23, 2004

1. You have a vision to receive. 2. You have a job to perform. 3. You have a person to become.

One of the blights of the theory of evolution is that it not only devalues God and attempts to ignore him, but that it also devalues human beings — looking on them as mere animals driven by desire and instinct. One of the glories of the Christian faith is that it not only exalts God, but also has ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:9-10

Denomination: Methodist

You Were Made For A Mission Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Sep 13, 2003

One in a series on Rick Warren’s Purpose-Driven Life book. Our mission is to drive with others toward a destination. But between invitation and destination there is hesitation, born of diversion, dissension, and dissipation.

People who are on a mission move; people who are on a mission let nothing stop them. They are not distracted by side issues, they focus all their energies on getting their mission accomplished. People who are on a mission do whatever it takes to get to their goal. But people who are not on a ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 22:16-21

Denomination: Baptist

How Would You React?

Contributed by Scott Spencer on Jul 9, 2014

When things get difficult, how do you react? Keeping a cool head is relatively easy whenever things are going smoothly. But what happens when the unexpected occurs?

How would you react? Mark 14:10-11, 27-31, 43-47, 66-72 10. Then Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went off to the chief priests in order to betray Him to them. 11. They were glad when they heard this, and promised to give him money. And he began seeking how to betray Him at an ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:10-72

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Seeing Yourself Through His Eyes Series

Contributed by Steve Malone on Feb 14, 2020

So many of us for various reasons when we look at ourselves the image is distorted, but when we see ourselves through the eyes of the Father's love (when we make our Maker our mirror) that distortion is driven away.

Seeing Yourself Through His Eyes #20/20 Vision Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:14-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Are You Thankful Enough To Be A Servant?

Contributed by Dave Preece on Nov 22, 2006

I shared this sermon a couple of Sundays before Thanksgiving, on the day of a church Thanksgiving dinner.

Are You Thankful Enough . . . To Be A Servant Romans 1:14 NKJV, NLT Philippians 2:5-8 KJV, NIV I always like to open up with something funny. So here it goes. Some of you have probably heard the original version of this joke ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:14

Denomination: Church Of God

When You Feel Abandoned

Contributed by Perry Fowler on Sep 26, 2024

Emotional abandonment is a powerful feeling. It makes us feel like we are unwanted, forgotten, left out, and ignored. We often feel this way when we feel that we are cut off from God or unnecessary to God. What does God call me to do when I feel distant and and abandoned by Him?

One of the greatest rescue stories in history occurred in 2010; 33 miners were trapped underground in a copper mine in Chile when suddenly the shaft collapsed and they were buried alive deep in the earth. They were under 770, 000 pounds of rock. They were frightened, hopeless, and awaited their ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:10-16

Denomination: Baptist

Do You Know Him?

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Nov 7, 2014

More of an exhortation type proclamation on who Jesus is. The better we understand Him, the more we will be able to trust Him, and the more we will be able to surrender to Him.

As Christians, we are always energized when we see others coming to Christ and surrendering their own wills over to His will for them. But as glorious of a thing as that is, it is also the main reason why more people do not come to Christ: Because they would have to surrender their own wills to ...read more

Scripture: John 19:28-30

Denomination: *other

Whom Will You Meet In Heaven? Series

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Nov 7, 2022

There is so much speculation about heaven but we have very little to go on in the word. People express the hope of heaven being a reunion and we look at that. Whom do you want to meet in heaven? That is what we will consider here. Heaven could be very close.

Whom will YOU meet in heaven? INTRODUCTION Talk to Christians about heaven and what that will be like, and you have so many variant answers. That is normal, for none of us knows any details and a lot of what we think is more in line with our own assumptions. What will you do there? Will we ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:21, John 12:20-21, Matthew 10:37, 2 Corinthians 5:6-8, Psalm 116:15, Psalm 31:14-15  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational