Sermons on Zoar:

Is Homosexuality A Sin? How Do We Respond As Christians?

Contributed by Glenn Newton on Jul 11, 2013

Maybe one of the biggest moral issues of our day, and the Bible has lots to say about it. If the church won't respond to this issue, who will?

Is Homosexuality a Sin? What should my response be to those who chose this lifestyle? Pastor Glenn Newton, July 7, 2013 Prayer – I put a question on our sign this week, “How do you decide what is true and false? And for the answer, I put “We use God’s Word”. So this ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:18-32

Denomination: Nazarene

Like Enoch Walked

Contributed by John Lowe on Jul 23, 2014

Adam stood in his own righteousness, and the life he was given was based upon obedience. When he disobeyed his life was forfeited, for the wages of sin is death. But Christ came in His righteousness, having life in Himself, and met all the requirements...

10-25-04 "Like Enoch Walked" “Then Enoch walked with God three hundred years after he became the father of Methuselah, and he had other sons and ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 5:22-24

Denomination: Baptist

Studies In Genesis: Chapters 12 & 13 Series

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Oct 14, 2011

This is a study of the book of Genesis. Genesis and Revelation are two of the most disputed books in the Bible. The premise of this study is the foundation of creation.

Note: When doing a study on a book in the Bible you use a lot of resources. The major influence for me on this study of Genesis is The Genesis Record by Henry Morris. With chapters 12 - 50 we come to a whole different part of the book of Genesis. Everything has begun to change. In Genesis 1-11 ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

From Peace To Destruction Series

Contributed by David Mcbeath on Oct 20, 2011

Abram’s spiritual journey mirrors his eartly journey in the promised land and contrasts with Lot’s spiritual journey. Abram journey’s to peace as opposed to destruction.

INTRODUCTION For those of you who don’t know, I am the oldest of three boys and I grew up in a family that went to church every church every Sunday? Let me just say, most of the time, it wasn’t a piece of cake. My brothers and I would fight our parents about getting ready. Then, my parents ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Remember Lot's Wife

Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Aug 10, 2009

The stories of Noah and Lot are actually opposites. When God destroyed the world in Noah’s day, what agency did he use to bring about the destruction? Water.When God destroyed the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, what was the agency that God used to bring ab

Luke 17:26-32(NIV): "Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man. People were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all. It was the same in the days of Lot. People ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:26-32

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Battle Ready: Suiting Up For Life's Battles

Contributed by Perry Fowler on May 11, 2022

Genesis chapter 14 is often entitled: “The War of the Kings.” In this historical account of Abram's battle with the Kings - we learn a lot about how God wants us to respond to our own.

Genesis chapter 14 is often entitled: “The War of the Kings.” As we rejoin the story of Abram today, you will remember that Abram and Lot returned from Egypt and Lot chose the fertile, well-watered areas of Sodom and Gomorrah; He was making decisions based upon what he saw. He was walking by ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Give And Take Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on May 19, 2016

In order to heal broken relationships, give to the relationship; don’t take from it and get all you need and more from God Himself.

Pastor Van Morris, from Mt. Washington, Kentucky, tells the story of a married couple, who had a fight and ended up giving each other the silent treatment. A week into their uneasy silence, the man realized he needed his wife's help. In order to catch a flight to Chicago for a business meeting, he ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 13:5-18

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Who Is Jesus Really? Part 2 Series

Contributed by Miles Mc Pherson on Dec 12, 2013

This series is designed to help you identify and understand who Christ is as the Bible says.

Let’s turn to Exodus 3, Exodus 3. Let’s do a little quiz. How many books in the bible? How many books in the bible? Everyone say 66. How many in the Old Testament? Everyone say 39. What’s 3x9? So therefore how many books in the New Testament? Very good. So if ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:1-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Looking Out For #1

Contributed by Chris Talton on Jan 22, 2002

By looking out only for himself, Lot suffered the loss of everything.

July 8, 2001 Genesis 13 “Looking out for #1- the story of Lot” part 1 I want to tell you a story this morning. It’s a true story. It’s a story about a man who made bad choices. Every choice that he made was on the basis what he thought was in his best interest. This man had a ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 13:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

Blessing, Division, And Vision Series

Contributed by Eddie Snipes on Feb 24, 2001

God blesses when we get behind the vision He ordains. Division threatens to side track the church from His vision. This sermon looks at the importance of seeking unity, but not at the cost of the vision God calls us to follow.

Blessing, Division, and Vision Genesis 13: 1 Then Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him, to the South. 2 Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold. 3 And he went on his journey from the South as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 15:5-9, Genesis 13:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

The Spiritual Decline Of The Spiritually Inclined Series

Contributed by Patrick Mead on Feb 20, 2006

The destruction of sin upon the life of faith

The Spiritual Decline of the Spiritually Inclined Genesis 19:1-38 Introduction Chapter nineteen of the book of Genesis is an interesting chapter to say the least. It is interesting from the standpoint of a sinful world. It is interesting from the standpoint of God answering the prayers of the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 19:1-38

Denomination: Baptist

A Saved Soul - A Wasted Life

Contributed by Ivan Casteel on Feb 11, 2008

TO POINT OUT THAT A SAVED PERSON CAN WASTE THEIR LIFE.

PP0917 DATE "A SAVED SOUL, BUT A WASTED LIFE" 2 Pet 2:4-8. 2Pe 2:4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; 5 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 2:4-8

Denomination: Baptist

When The Excitement Fades Or Don' Quit

Contributed by Luther Sexton on Jun 13, 2018

Often young Christians will fade away when the excitment leaves. Seasoned saints must stay alert for this themselves.

When the Excitement Fades or Don’t Quit Quitters never win - - Winners never Quit Failures are often stepping stones to success. Winners win because they continue to step. Quitters: Nobody wants to be one; yet all of us have been disappointed by them. Are you a quitter? I suspect that most of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:30-35

Denomination: Pentecostal

Submitting To God In Times Of Famine

Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on Jul 3, 2020

Abraham experienced a crisis of faith. He hesitated to trust God to continue. Every famine is a test from God. Can we wholeheartedly trust and submit to him? That is always the question. God doesn't leave us even when we leave him.

Submitting to God in times of Famine Do you trust in God when the wells are dry? I begin today with a question. Where do you go when you are in a tight place? Of course, if someone in your house is having a heart attack, you would call the paramedics. If you have a fire, you would call the fire ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:10, Galatians 3:8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Settling For Sodom

Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Oct 2, 2017

A message for those who have drifted from their faith.

"Settling for Sodom" Genesis 19:1-16 We recently spent some time with my wife's parents who are both in the 80"s and it reminded me of this story. Two young boys were staying the night at their grandparents' house. At bedtime they knelt beside their beds to say their prayers. The younger brother ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 19:1-6

Denomination: Baptist