Sermons on awake from sleep: showing 181-195 of 207,449

The Lingering Gloom Of Sleeping In The Bed We Made Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 13, 2016

Our personal choices have consequences, some of them long-term. The choices groups or nations make also have consequences. Provoking God’s long-term discipline is a miserable experience, and sometimes the righteous have to experience it/w the unrighteous.

The Lingering Gloom of Sleeping in the Bed We Made (Psalm 74) 1. A blogger out west writes, “Today, I was hiking, and four miles away from my car and civilization, I tripped over a rock into a cactus. I used duct tape, which ripped all the hair off my arms and legs but ignored the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 74:1-23

Denomination: Independent/Bible

I Can Sleep When The Wind Blows

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jul 8, 2005

A sermon for the 9th Sunday after Pentecost Proper 11 The parable of the weeds and wheat

9th Sunday after Pentecost Proper 11 Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 "I can sleep when the Wind Blows"   24 ¶ Another parable he put before them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field; 25 but while men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-43

Denomination: Lutheran

I Can Sleep When The Wind Blows

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Nov 4, 2002

A Sermon for the 25th Sunday after Pentecost Proper 27 The Parable of the 10 Maidens

25th Sunday after Pentecost Proper 27 Matthew 25:1-13 "I can sleep when the wind blows."     1 ¶ "Then the kingdom of heaven shall be compared to ten maidens who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. 3 For when the foolish took their ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:1-13

Denomination: Lutheran

How Can You Sleep At A Time Like This?

Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Apr 7, 2015

Please read this message prayerfully, It's not just a sermon but A wake up call to the church that God loves so much, (There is no time for playing church).

So the ship master came to him and said and him what meanest thou o sleeper? Arise, call upon by God, if so be that God will think upon us that we perish not. Now let's lay the foundation for this word. Who was Jonah? Jonah was a true prophet of God Jonah heard the voice of God Jonah knew the ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

How To End Your Day With God And Sleep Sweetly

Contributed by David Leach on May 6, 2015

How to end your day with God and sleep sweetly

Will your day end in fellowship with God? Are you still right with God walking in total forgiveness and free from care? Or did one of these things happen during the day to separate you from God? Did somebody do or say something or not do something that offended you? Did you do something or say ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:26-27

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Great Jail Breaks - Part I

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 7, 2000

No time for sleeping.

The year was approximately AD 47. Apart from the stoning of Stephen thirteen years before, the infant church had enjoyed almost a decade and a half of relative peace in which to grow. When many believers had scattered to their homelands following Stephen’s stoning, the gospel had gone with ...read more

Scripture: Acts 12:6-8

Denomination: Orthodox

Basic Training 08 Series

Contributed by Greg Carr on May 8, 2012

A 10 week study on the book of Romans to help every Christian be all they can be.

Welcome back to Basic Training. We have 2 weeks remaining in our study of the book of Romans after today. Prayer Father, Open my eyes so I can see Your truth. Open my ears so I can hear Your voice. Open my mind so I can understand Your Word. And open my heart so I may receive all that You want ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:1-14

Denomination: Pentecostal

Wake-Up Call Series

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 22, 2011

When God calls, don't hit the snooze button.

Probably the hardest part of writing a sermon is the beginning. If I don’t catch your attention right away, I could lose half of you. Now, some of you listen to everything I say regardless, and some of you - and I know who you are - sleep through all my sermons - but I do try to set the ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:1-6

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Dads Disarming Distractions Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Jun 13, 2016

In connection with Father's Day, this lesson points out that Jesus IS going to return. As preparation Dads (all of us) must make two key decisions: 1. Stay Awake and 2. Dress Appropriately. These decisions benefit our children as well as ourselves.

1. Use iPad and iPhone as distractions -- pretend to be reading email, texts, and receive a phone call from "Mom" to show how we can be distracted from our focus 2. Staying Focused Men are notorious for being distracted. Most of us could qualify for having ADD -- Attention Deficit Disorder. I ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 16:15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

It Is Time To Wake Up!

Contributed by Ralph Lassiter on Sep 16, 2012

Remaining asleep when work in the kingdom is required is not acceptable to the Lord and is dangerous to us spiritually and to our communities. The time to wake up is now.

Text: Matthew 13: 24 – 26; Romans 13:11-12 Sleep is an essential to life. Amen? • Part of our daily life cycle of waking, work/school/play, eating, sleeping – start over No magic number for the number of hours of sleep needed, although we do know that babies need up to 18 ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-26

Denomination: Baptist

The Blessing Of Revelation Part 4 Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 27, 2002

THE BLESSING OF STAYING AWAKE FOR CHRIST!

The Blessings of Revelation part 4 SERMON 4 -TOPIC III - THE BLESSING OF STAYING AWAKE FOR CHRIST! -- REV: 16:15 "Behold, I come like a thief! Blessed is he who stays awake and keeps his clothes with him, so that he may not go naked and be shamefully exposed." INTRODUCTION This scripture of ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:1-7, Revelation 16:15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Awakening - Easter Sunday

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 9, 2012

Jesus rose triumphant over the grave so that we could live fully awake and in response, He asks us to awaken to Him, His Kingdom, His power, His purpose, His will.

Awakening April 8, 2012 Easter Sunday For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then we will see face to face. Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known. (1 Cor 13:12, NRSV) Yesterday I went for a brief walk, having been sick these past few days I was feeling ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:12

Denomination: Baptist

The Subject We Avoid Talking About Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jul 20, 2017

A study of the Gospel of John 11: 1 – 57

John 11: 1 – 57 The Subject We Avoid Talking About 1 Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 It was that Mary who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. 3 Therefore the sisters sent to ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-57

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

How It All Began Series

Contributed by Michael Buckingham on Aug 8, 2011

A Study on the first book of Genesis, and how the world came into being.

Genesis Chapter 1 1In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 2And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. 3And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. 4And God saw the light, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-19

Denomination: Baptist

Preached To Death

Contributed by Boomer Phillips on Mar 11, 2022

In this account, Eutychus attended church in order to worship God, but he wound up dying right there in the preaching service! Do you think that you could trust God, or His Son, Jesus Christ, in a situation like this? Paul did!

At my first pastorate, during the middle of a funeral service, the floor to the sanctuary gave a loud pop like lightning striking, and then it fell about six to eight inches! The floor later had to be completely replaced. At another church where I pastored, the ceiling fell in; and of course, the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:7-12

Denomination: Baptist