Sermons on Ascended:

Clean Hands And Pure Hearts Series

Contributed by Mark Opperman on Nov 9, 2015

What kind of people will be allowed to enter heaven? Those whose hearts are right with God! Those who have been changed on the inside by their encounters with the living God! Those whose lives reflect the character of Jesus!

Clean Hands and Pure Hearts Context: Jesus has just warned of false teachers/prophets whose hearts would be revealed by the fruit in their lives. He spoke about the inward life as opposed to outward appearance. 1 Samuel 16:7: “The LORD does not look at the things people look at. People look ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:21-23

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Heaven - Part 1 Series

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Nov 11, 2015

This sermon makes an attempt to define Heaven as it is described in the Holy Bible but all of the words and images are inadequate.

Heaven … what will it be like? Do you want to go to heaven? A SS teacher asked this question to his kindergarten class and all but one boy raised his hand. The teacher asked the boy why he didn’t want to go to heaven. The boy replied that he did want to go to heaven but he thought the ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 5:1-14

Denomination: Nazarene

How To Know If You Are Growing As A Christian?

Contributed by Glenn Narvaez on May 13, 2014

All truths are parallel. If there is physical growth, there is also an spiritual growth. We need to grow them both. How to know if you are growing in your relationship with God? What are the milestones we need to achieved to say we are growing spiritually

HOW TO KNOW IF YOU ARE GROWING AS A CHRISTIAN? By Ptr Glenn Narvaez We all like to look at babies. We love them whatever their color, size or shapes, boy or girl. They take away our exhaustion whenever we see them. They are great stress reliever. But however cute or lovely they maybe, we would ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:41-47

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Pentecost: Birthday Party Or Memorial Service?

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on May 19, 2014

Has Pentecost become a dim memory of God's past dealing with the church?

Pentecost: Birthday Party or Memorial Service? Acts 2: 1-41 Introduction Today is Pentecost Sunday on the church calendar. In it we remember the birth of the church when the Holy Spirit descended from heaven and came upon the believers in Jerusalem. In many Schools today, children will cut out ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-41

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Butler, A Baker, A Jailhouse Breaker

Contributed by Steven G. Thompson on Jun 2, 2014

Joseph is Imprisoned but God provides a "means of escape" through the Butler; Be mindful, for there is also a Baker in the prison. He cannot help because his outcome is death. Some people around us are only clutter.

A Butler, A Baker and a Jail-House Breaker Genesis 41:9-14 In to each life some rain must fall. Fact is though; you don’t necessarily have to be a wrong doer or be the one to cause your rain or your storm. ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 41:9-14

Denomination: Baptist

We Have The Power

Contributed by Matthew Blau on Jun 4, 2014

We Don't need to wait around. We are not powerless. With the Help of the Holy Spirit, we can still Make Disciples of all Nations!

We have the Power Batteries, without them, cars don’t move. Cell phones remain silent. Flashlights remain dark. Hearing aids are useless. When we flip the switch we expect something to turn on. How that happens, we really don’t care. That is unless we flip the switch and nothing ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-20

Denomination: Methodist

The Study Of Luke And John Series

Contributed by Dr. William D. Poovey on Jul 24, 2015

The Study Of Luke and John

The Study Of Luke and John 2 Timothy 3:16 (KJV) 16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: Luke The third book in the New Testament is Luke. Luke contains twenty-four chapters. It is one ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16

Denomination: Foursquare

Perfect Mediator: Jesus As The Great High Priest (Week 2) Series

Contributed by John Romeo Verastigue Etis on Aug 11, 2015

The significance of God’s sovereign plan of salvation as revealed in the Old Testament, which is fulfilled by Jesus Christ in the New Testament. In this lesson, we will learn who Jesus is, as a Perfect Mediator who became the Great High Priest.

Read: HEBREWS 4:14-16 (English Standard Version) Today, we are now on our 2nd week of our series Past Perfect. Last week, we tackled about Jesus as the Perfect Redeemer. He was the promised Passover Lamb in the Old Testament. And the today, we’ll be talking about Jesus as the High Priest, ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:14-16

Denomination: Christian Church

Faith, Hope And The Resurrection

Contributed by Craig Condon on Aug 18, 2015

Jesus gives us salvation, but only if we repent and are baptized in his name. The Holy Spirit gives power to God’s people, the end times are here, the Messiah has come and a message of salvation must be preached.

The reading from Acts 2:14, 22-32 is part of the first sermon ever preached. It was in response to the disciples’ speaking in tongues on the Day of Pentecost. When the disciples spoke in tongues, some people in the crowd thought that they were drunk. Peter stated that this was not true ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:22-32

Denomination: Anglican

"God Has Come To Help His People."

Contributed by Paul Johnson on Sep 4, 2015

Words of Assurance given at a funeral of a young man who I did not know.

Grace and peace to all who have gathered this morning to remember, reflect and rejoice as we celebrate the life of Mr. J.R. Reid Franklin. This is a time to mourn because the earthly journey of someone so young has come to an end. But this is also a time to rejoice because to depart from the body ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:11-16

Denomination: Methodist

A Bed Of Easter Lilies

Contributed by David Roth on Sep 15, 2015

Easter B. Christ’s resurrection sets us free from death and the grave, and so we are assured of the resurrection to come.

Mark 16 “A bed of Easter Lilies” Easter (B) J. J. Alleluia. He is risen. He is risen, indeed. Alleluia. May the words of my mouth, and the meditations of our hearts, be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, our Rock and our Redeemer. Amen. “A bed of Easter Lilies” It ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:1-8

Denomination: Lutheran

God's Hand On Us

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Apr 10, 2013

I. EXORDIUM: Do you believe the One who promised to you is powerful, willing and able? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show GOD's Hand is on us. IV. TEXT: Ezra 8:31b (New Living Translation, Second Edition) We b

I. EXORDIUM: Do you believe the One who promised to you is powerful, willing and able? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show GOD's Hand is on us. IV. TEXT: Ezra 8:31b (New Living Translation, Second Edition) We broke camp at the Ahava Canal on April 19 and started off to ...read more

Scripture: Ezra 8:31

Denomination: Pentecostal

Upreach Inreach Outreach

Contributed by Greg Nance on May 4, 2013

Acts 1-2 tell us God's story of our beginnings and reveal a lot about God's intention for all time. Here we explore briefly, three aspects or our relationship with God that these two chapters express.

(Read Acts 1-2 with slides showing the story unfolding) These first two chapters of the book of Acts give us the earliest events of our church… His church that we are added into by God when we are saved. As a lesson today from these scriptures that tell us our story of our beginnings in ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Welcome Demotion

Contributed by Cohss Spiritsong on Aug 13, 2013

What happens when God deals what seems like a demotion, but ends up in the promotion of the Kingdom.

A Welcome Demotion Pastor Leslie A. Rutland-Tipton 1. Allow God’s diversions and demotions a. Philip had been in Jerusalem evangelizing with the apostles. They were seeing thousands upon thousands come to Christ each day, and God was doing great miracles among them. They were enjoying the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:26-40

Denomination: *other

The Exalted Christ

Contributed by Steve Klein on May 19, 2015

Philippians 2:5-11 teaches that, although Jesus existed in the form of God, He humbled Himself to obey His Father and die on the cross. Because of this, God the Father has exalted Jesus above every name and reign. All are obliged to give homage to Him!

The Exalted Christ Intro: The level of glory and majesty Jesus experienced on earth as a man was not what it had been before His incarnation, nor what it would be after His resurrection. John 17:5 gives us a glimpse of the difference before, during and after His earthly life -- "And now, O ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:5-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ