Sermons on Awake From Sleep:

From The Wilderness To The Mission Field

Contributed by Paul George on Dec 30, 2003

When Jesus heard that John had been taken into custody He went into Galilee

From the Wilderness to the Mission Field Matthew 4:12-17 When Jesus heard that John had been taken into custody He went into Galilee not only for His own protection, knowing that the Pharisees in Judah were enemies as Herod was John’s and to build upon the good foundation John had laid. God will ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:12-17

Denomination: Holiness

Lessons From The Life Of Job

Contributed by Dennis Cortes on Jan 2, 2004

From the life of Job we can learn valuable lessons on how to deal with suffering in our own lives.

LESSONS FROM THE LIFE OF JOB "Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. You have heard of the steadfastness of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful."(James 5:11) 1. THE MAN JOB. A. Job was a holy man. (Job 1:5, 8; ...read more

Scripture: James 5:11

Denomination: Baptist

The Seven Words From The Cross

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Mar 16, 2004

The Seven Words of Jesus from the Cross are a wonderful commentary in his own words of Forgiveness, Salvation, Love, Atonement, Suffering, Victory and Security.

The Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ is the corner stone of our faith. It is the chosen symbol of the Christian faith. Thank God, we see it now as an empty cross because the seeming tragedy for good and apparent victory for evil was overturned by the power and purposes of God into the triumph of ...read more

Scripture: John 19:26-30, Luke 23:34-43, Luke 23:46, John 19:29-30

Denomination: Baptist

Faith: A Gift From God

Contributed by Kevin Keeling on Mar 19, 2004

Faith: A Gift From God

Faith: A Gift From God. Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. Habakkuk 2:4 Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith. Acts ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8

Denomination: Baptist

A Man Sent From God Series

Contributed by William Morris on Mar 20, 2004

The 1st in a series of message on the life of the Prophet Elijah

Sermon by: Dr. Todd Morris Text: I Kings 17:1 Title: A Man Sent From God Date: February 29, 2004 Introduction: The pages of our Bible are filled with accounts of men who seem larger than life. Men like Moses, David, Daniel, Paul, and others. They all seem to be men who are so far above the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:1

Denomination: Baptist

Lessons Learned From Lepers Series

Contributed by Timothy Archer on Mar 31, 2004

Lessons we can learn from Jesus’ healing of the 10 lepers

Luke 17:1-19 Lessons Learned from Lepers As we continue our study of the book of Luke, we come to one of the more famous stories from this gospel. You probably learned this story in Bible school, the story of Jesus healing the ten lepers. Let’s read this story: Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:11-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Words From Beyond The Grave

Contributed by Stephen Todd on Apr 1, 2004

In this funeral message for a senior saint, I suggested what she might say to those gathered at her funeral.

Funeral Service For Emily Hodolich January 17, 2004 Opening Greetings Prayer Hymn Nearer My God to Thee Scripture Reading Eulogy Hymn How Great Thou Art Message Hymn Amazing Grace Closing announcements and prayer As I bring the message today I want to sugest to you ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-6, Romans 8:18-39

Denomination: Baptist

"From Womb To Tomb And Beyond"

Contributed by Bruce Hindenburg on Apr 12, 2004

An Easter Sunday sermon which talks about the fulfillment that was accomplished through Jesus’ life and death, and the Promise that was given through His resurrection.

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from our risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Christ is risen! (He is risen indeed. Alleluia!) From the womb to the tomb. That’s a phrase that has been bantied about in recent times, especially in our country. Some see it as the way our ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:19-20

Denomination: Lutheran

The Risk Of Running From God Series

Contributed by Keith Walker on May 18, 2004

First of five messages on Jonah. God’s directive was clear and Jonah’s defiance was careless resulting in calamity.

INTRODUCTION There was a trial in Chicago years ago. The famous lawyer, Clarence Darrow, was making his closing arguments and said of one man’s damaging testimony, “Why, a person could as easily believe this man’s testimony as he could believe that the whale swallowed Jonah.” Well, there were some ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

Lessons From The Unfaithful Wife Series

Contributed by Rick Hope on May 21, 2004

This is the first of a two part message concerning the message of the book of Hosea. This deals with the marriage between Hosea and Gomer and how it parallels God’s relationship with Israel and in fact, all Christian believers.

To begin a study on Hosea, we must first understand the meaning of the word “minor prophet” which is how Hosea was classified. A minor prophet was only assigned that classification based on the length of his book. It had nothing to do with the weight of his message or the length of time that he ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 1:1-11, Hosea 1:1

Denomination: Baptist

And The Land Rested From War Series

Contributed by Winson Butler on May 25, 2004

Every Christian needs to examine the importance of perserverance. As Winston Churchill said to a graduating class of young cadets, "Never give up..." There’s a high cost to giving up and giving in!

"And the Land Rested From War..." Dr. E. Winson Butler Joshua 11:23 kjv (pg 199 OT white pew Bible) Introduction I. illus. A few nights ago, President George Bush addressed our country. In his own words he said, "We must stay the course..." i.e. now is not the time to question, leave or ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 11:23

Denomination: Baptist

Seeing From The Very Least

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 5, 2004

Dramatic monologue, done as if Paul himself were preaching, with references to all of the Pauline corpus. P A U L equals Pray, Avoid, Understand, Love. Next to last sermon for this pastorate.

Caris kai eirene, carix kai eirene. Jesous cristos soter kurios. En Cristw, en cristw. Here! You challenge me? You challenge my presence and my right to speak? Am I not an apostle?! Am I not, though born of the wrong parents, nonetheless one whom God has chosen to proclaim His unsearchable ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:7-13

Denomination: Baptist

Life From God's Perspective

Contributed by Charles Salmon on Jun 15, 2004

Our world is doomed for destruction, but God has other plans. Glory awaits God’s children. Lessons we need to remember.

Life From God’s Perspective Rom. 8:18-25 INTRO.: We consider Solomon the wisest man to live before Jesus. He wrote the Book of Ecclesiastes, a book of meditations on the meaning of life. He had, to the best of his ability, researched the meaning of life from every angle. Then, he sat down to ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:18-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What To Expect From God

Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 17, 2004

A message of assurance of God’s involvement in the life of man.

WHAT TO EXPECT FROM GOD Psalm 62:5-6 I. EXPECT SALVATION (Psalm 62:6). A. Many people lack a salvation that saves to the uttermost. They profess to be Christians but continue in their old ways. B. With the Psalmist, we should expect a salvation that forgives ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 62:5-6

Denomination: Baptist

From The Ashes, The Rise Of Isreal

Contributed by Anthony Smith on Jul 1, 2004

God shall save Isreal and restore a rightious Nation on the Earth.The destruction of Gog & Magog.

From the Ashes The rise of Israel. God will take a nation from ashes to Glory. Israeli military intelligence chief Aharon Zeevi was quoted Wednesday as saying Tehran might have the bomb by 2008 if the international community does not halt Iran’s march to acquiring ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal