Father's Day:Preach on God's example

SermonCentral Logo SermonCentral Logo Sermon Central
Sermons
Free Sermons and Sermon Outlines for Preaching :

Sermons on 1 Thessalonians 4:13:

showing 16-30 of 360
Filter Results
Close Filters

Scripture

Clear Scripture Filters

Rating

Date

Denominations

  • Show more

Language

Structure

Sermon Type

Audience

Popular Preaching Resources

New Sermon Series Now Available

Everything you need for your next series

AI Sermon Generator

Generate sermon ideas with a safe, secure tool for solid preaching.

Biblical Sermon Calendar

Customizable sermon manuscripts for verse-by-verse preaching

Sermon Research Assistant

Free custom sermon in 5-10 minutes!

Topical Sermon Calendar

Preach with creativity and impact throughout the year

Funeral Sermon Generator

Create a personalized, heartfelt funeral sermon

Sermon Kits for Preaching

Faithful to the Finish

Peter's final call to a young and growing church

Grace and Glory

A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter

Entrusted

Gifts, risk, and the return of the King

  • Try PRO

    Confident Preaching

    Try PRO free and preach with confidence when people need it most.
    Free to start now
  • Shawn Drake avatar

    The Great Round-Up Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Aug 23, 2002
    based on 47 ratings
     | 5,146 views

    This is the 4th sermon in the series "The Kingdom Is Near". This sermon ask the question, "What will Jesus find when He returns?"

    Sunday Morning, August 25, 2002 Bel Aire Baptist Church (Round-Up Sunday) Series: “The Kingdom Is Near” [#4] SLIDE 1 (Show this slide as soon as I get up to preach) SLIDE 2 THE GREAT ROUND-UP Matthew 24:36-44 Introduction: 1. On this “Round-Up” Sunday we have tried to “round-up” people to come ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Charles Salmon avatar

    The Return Of Jesus

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Mar 23, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,441 views

    Jesus will return, He will raise His people from the dead, and we need to live such lives as will prepare us for His arrival.

    The Return of Jesus I Thess. 4:13-18 INTRO.: Before Jesus ascended to Heaven, He promised to return. After He left, the promise was repeated. Acts 1:1-11. Later, there arose confusion about this basic gospel teaching. There were those who feared it would never happen. Others believed He would ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • James May avatar

    Funeral Message For Gayle Pearson

    Contributed by James May on Sep 19, 2006
    based on 13 ratings
     | 9,670 views

    Funeral message and graveside statements for a 54 year old man who had a heart attack.

    Funeral Message for Gayle Pearson September 19, 2006 We are here to honor the life of Lawrence Gayle Pearson. As I have listened to the eulogy and the letter written by his children, and I have spoken with some of the family members, I have come to know that Gayle was not always what he appeared ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Raymond Shockley avatar

    Comfort One Another

    Contributed by Raymond Shockley on Oct 17, 2006
     | 6,644 views

    With the approach of the Coming Tribulation, there is Comfort for us in Spirit and the Promises of Jesus.

    TEXT - 1 Th 4:13KJV But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. {14} For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. {15} For this we say ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Doug Warren avatar

    Descriptions Of The Rapture Series

    Contributed by Doug Warren on Aug 19, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 6,301 views

    Deals with the Suddenness, the Sounds, the Scenes and the Security related to the event known as rapture

    Recently CNN had their religion editor defining and describing for the general public what some "extreme" (their words) groups were calling the "end of the world as we know it." I thought it amazing that although slanted, there were scriptures and definitions of end time happenings showed over ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Hamby avatar

    Five Questions Concerning The Rapture Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Sep 12, 2006
    based on 49 ratings
     | 16,727 views

    #2 in series - Five questions concerning the subject of the Rapture.

    “Amazing Prophecies of the End Times” Lesson # 2 “The Rapture” In 1995 the book “Left Behind” by Jerry Jenkins and Tim LaHaye appeared; which was a fictional account in which millions of Christians are carried away instantly into heaven. ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Chris Appleby avatar

    Final Instructions - How To Be A Gospel Church Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Nov 2, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,431 views

    How to be a gospel church; how to live lives that are appropriate for people who are waiting for Christ to return to take us to be with him forever.

    We’re going to be thinking today about how to be a gospel church; how to live lives that are appropriate for people who are waiting for Christ to return to take us to be with him forever. Last week you were reminded that even if we don’t know exactly when Jesus will return, he is coming and that ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Anglican

  • Ken Sauer avatar

    "What Happens When I Die?"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Nov 5, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 5,788 views

    A sermon for All Saints Sunday.

    “What Happens When I Die?” 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Revelation 7:9-17 By: Rev. Kenneth E. Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA www.parkview-umc.org What happens when I die? Certainly this question has been plaguing human kind since the Fall. Living in broken ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Guy Caley avatar

    With A Shout Series

    Contributed by Guy Caley on May 5, 2006
    based on 25 ratings
     | 5,355 views

    4th in the series "Left Behind: 1 & 2 Thessalonians."

    1 Thes 4:13-18 Illustration: Thanks for the Memos from NPR’s show “What do You Know.” Usually these memos contain quite a bit of confusion (http://www.notmuch.com/Features/Memos for examples) The occaision of Paul’s letter to the Thessalonians is a bit of confusion about the Lord’s return—they ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • David Azbell avatar

    Death:not An End

    Contributed by David Azbell on May 28, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,834 views

    A look at 1 Thess 4:13-17. Ofering comort in a time of mourning.

    Death comes in many forms and have differences in the suffering prior to the death. Some die suddenly and tragically, some go more slowly and with more prolonged suffering. One things is for certain, we shall all die. We do not know how, when, or where, we do however know the why. We are told why ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Roger Thomas avatar

    Another Kind Of Grief

    Contributed by Roger Thomas on Jun 13, 2005
    based on 30 ratings
     | 6,724 views

    Why Christians can face the grief of death differently than those who have no hope.

    Another Way to Grieve 1 Thessalonians 4:13 Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO Note how this little verse tells us something we already know, something we all ought to know, and something we all can know. First, we all know grief. If we haven’t, we ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Dave McFadden avatar

    The Hope We Have In Christ

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Nov 30, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 11,149 views

    The hope we have in Christ sustains us in the face of death.

    Paul says that those of us who know Christ, "do not sorrow as those who have no hope," Though we face times of sorrow, Paul tells us, we will face them differently because of the hope we have in Christ. While the world thinks of hope in terms of "wishful thinking," the Bible speaks of hope as a ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jonathan Twitchell avatar

    Article #15 - Second Coming Of Christ Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Twitchell on Dec 7, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,992 views

    Fifteenth in a sixteen-part series on the Nazarene Articles of Faith, this sermon looks at our hope in the future coming of Christ.

    Article of Faith #15 - Second Coming of Christ Date: Sunday, September 26, 2004 Author: Rev. Jonathan K. Twitchell Today we come to the fifteenth article of faith in the Church of the Nazarene. We’ve been studying together this summer learning about the Nature of God, the nature of our sin, ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Bruce Ferris avatar

    "Where Is The Hope When Death Knocks On The Door?”

    Contributed by Bruce Ferris on Aug 19, 2005
    based on 184 ratings
     | 28,296 views

    You and I are created in God’s image. God loves us and knows what worries us the most. He knew in eternity past, we would worry about death, life after death and the death of our love ones.

    “Where Is The Hope When Death Knocks on the Door?” “And He shall wipe away every tear from their eyes, and there shall no longer be any death; there shall no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain, the first things have passed away. And He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jerry DePoy avatar

    "Perhaps Today"

    Contributed by Jerry Depoy on Aug 30, 2005
    based on 30 ratings
     | 4,174 views

    Jesus could come "Perhaps Today." Three emotional responses to the doctrine of the rapture of the Church... It should scare you, it may shame you, and it also should brings you great solace!

    >Title: >"Perhaps Today!" > >The rapture of the Church may take place todays! Perhaps today! What is the rapture? > Jesus had made this promise to his disciples. "I will come again and receive you into my house." These verses, in the book of First Thessalonians, tell us the same thing. ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist