Sermons on Awake From Sleep:

From Glory To Rat Hole

Contributed by Gary Regazzoli on Dec 26, 2003

Saddam Hussein made the humilating transition from palace to rat hole out of necessity. Jesus did it for love

Christmas – From Glory to Rat Hole - 2003 • About 9 months ago it was the toppling of a statue that focused the world’s attention on Iraq, this past week it was the real thing • dramatic footage of Saddam Hussein being manhandled by an American doctor as he was subjected to a medical examination ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11

Denomination: Christian Church

Chalam' To Dream Series

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Feb 21, 2022

Did you know that you’ll spend about 1/3 of your life sleeping? Yes, we all spend massive amounts of time, in the night usually, passed out, face smashed against a pillow, unconscious.

Did you know that you’ll spend about 1/3 of your life sleeping? Yes, we all spend massive amounts of time, in the night usually, passed out, face smashed against a pillow, unconscious. And eventually when we reach REM sleep, we begin to experience dreams. Some of us will remember many of our ...read more

Scripture: Job 33:15-16, Genesis 28:10-15

Denomination: Salvation Army

I Got A Story To Tell Somebody Series

Contributed by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid on Nov 20, 2019

Greetings In The Holy Name Of Jesus Yahshuah, As I laid awake in the wee hours of the early morning, waiting on my ...

I GOT A STORY TO TELL SOMEBODY by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (November 20, 2019) “Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For thou ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:28

Denomination: Friends

Awakened By A Pagan Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 9, 2021

All it takes for many pagans to become children of God is a faithful prophet who will awake at their rebuke; pray for their preservation, and begin to proclaim the person of Christ.

Jonah and Paul were alike in that they were both commissioned by God as missionaries to the Gentiles, and both were alike in their desire to go to Spain. Both of them had the experience of being on a storm tossed ship with pagans. These superficial similarities, however, become material for a ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:4-6

Abstaining From Worldly Associations

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Nov 23, 2011

Paul taught that the corrupt ways of the world was totally incongruent with the life that is in Christ. The Apostle Paul asks some searching questions to point out the absurdity of Christians trying to straddle the spiritual fence in their daily life.

Abstaining from Worldly Associations Text: 2 Cor. 6:14, 17-18 Intro: Though Second Corinthians 6:14 & 15 “…are often applied to various sorts of alliances (e.g., mixed marriages, improper business associations), Paul’s primary association was probably ecclesiastical." Though the principles ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:14-18

Denomination: Baptist

Journey From Darkness To Light Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Apr 5, 2013

For five weeks we have going on a fast paced journey through the Bible and it all culminates today. If you've been watching the Bible miniseries you've seen many of the major stories of the Bible and you have probably noticed that this series was targeted

For five weeks we have going on a fast paced journey through the Bible and it all culminates today. If you've been watching the Bible miniseries you've seen many of the major stories of the Bible and you have probably noticed that this series was targeted not so much at people who know the Bible ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-18

Five Questions From God

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Sep 26, 2003

Many people think they will grill the Lord with questions when they stand before Him. Here are five questions God asks.

Summer 2004 Dakota Community Church Five Questions From The Mouth Of God Have you ever wanted to ask God a question face to face? - Why did this happen? - Where did I go wrong? - What are next weeks’ 649 winning numbers? - What am I here for? I had a friend once who was hardened toward the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:8-12, Matthew 14:25-33

Denomination: Mennonite

Embrace Productive Rest Youth Sermon

Contributed by Youth Sermons on Sep 5, 2023

To redeem our time like Jesus, we must embrace the God-designed rhythms of rest that are surprisingly productive for our goals and our souls.

You know how we're always on the go, right? School, homework, sports, clubs, chores, friends, family... it's like we're always running a marathon. But have you ever noticed how Jesus, in the Bible, was always taking time to chill out? Let's look at Mark 6:30-32. The disciples were super busy, just ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:30-32, Mark 3:1-4

Topics: Work-Life Balance, Mindful Relaxation, Efficient Breaks, Restorative Sleep

New Mercies I See

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Jan 11, 2011

Paul shares with us each day as we look forward we awake to new mercies each day.

New Mercies I see as I look forward Eph 3:1-12 Origin of The New Years Resolution began 153 BC. January 1 was a fixed new year’s day for the Roman calendar. Romans has mystical god named Janus basically this is where we get the name of the month January. Janus had two ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:1-12

Denomination: Methodist

Feeling The Burn From The Story

Contributed by Matthew Morine on Jul 10, 2008

It is so common, it is so known, that we forget about the transformational power of the story of Christ. It is a sermon of allowing the story to burn again.

BURNING OF THE HEART THEME: DEEPING FAITH THROUGH A LOVE OF THE STORY. TEXT: LUKE 24:13-33 It was an hour and a half from the center of Dallas-Fort Worth. It was in a small little Texas town. The building was an old school house that was moved to function as a church building. It was my ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-33

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Finding Freedom From Yourself Series

Contributed by Steve Malone on Feb 3, 2021

One of the greatest obstacles to you finding freedom in a world that seeks to bind you…. IS YOU!

Finding Freedom From Yourself One day Jesus left the crowds to pray alone. AND BTW MGCC - that is a really good thing to do at times. To leave the noise and the crowd (yeah, they’ll be fine without you) and to get alone with God. IN FACT – for some in this room that is exactly what you need to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:18-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Finding Freedom From Fear Series

Contributed by Steve Malone on Dec 29, 2020

In this message God's truth will empower us to find freedom from FEAR.

Finding Freedom From FEAR OKAY… MGCC – let’s do this, let’s kick off our brand new series, UNDERSTAND – there are ‘many’ things in this world seeks to bind, control, enslave and imprison us, Things like… Guilt, shame, anxiety, religion, the opinions of other people, fear, anger, bitterness, ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:1, John 8:31-36, Matthew 8:23-27, Matthew 10:26-30

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Liberty In Jesus Series

Contributed by Larry Turner on Jul 15, 2012

Jesus said " So if the Son sets you free, you are truly free." This sermon teaches on 9 freedoms that we have in Christ.

This month I have been talking about our rights to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”. I have also made the comment that we are not truly independent but very much dependent on God, our potter. Today I want to discuss “liberty”. We will begin by looking at the ...read more

Scripture: John 8:31-36

Denomination: Foursquare

Redeemed From The Curse! Pt. 3 Series

Contributed by Mark Baker on May 27, 2005

Our complete redemption from the curse.

We have talked about the curse of the law as described in the 28th chapter of Deuteronomy. However the first curse that came upon man was the curse of spiritual death. Genesis 2:17. "but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Construction Of Kingdom: Wisdom Of A Woman

Contributed by J. Ritter Jr on Oct 18, 2000

Introduction A young minister was losing his congregation to sleep during a rather dry sermon.

Introduction A young minister was losing his congregation to sleep during a rather dry sermon. To revive those napping in the pew, he said, I lived with a woman for over 17 years that was not my wife. The sleepy heads in the pew quickly woke up. He then said, She was my mother! A visiting ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 25:18-35