Sermons on Awake From Sleep:

A Message For When It Is Dark Around You

Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Jan 12, 2016

In the first Lord of the Rings movie Frodo is a given a light to help him when all other lights go out. The text I am preaching on today has been that kind of thing for me in my life, and it can be for you also.

A Message for When it is Dark Around You Lord of the Rings is one of my favorite movie series, there is a line in the first movie that goes like this: The light of Gladriel. [to Frodo] "I give you the light of Eärendil, our most beloved star. May it be a light for you in dark places, when all ...read more

Scripture: Micah 7:8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Educating Our Children To Live In Christ Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 13, 2016

It is necessary for us to teach our children to run the race, and to run to win

Septuagesima Sunday 2016 Year of Mercy Run to win. We stand here together some seventy days before Easter to let St. Paul and St. Matthew and yes the Blessed Trinity all tell us the unvarnished truth: we are all works in progress, sinners becoming saints. We cannot stop running, or run with ...read more

Denomination: Catholic

The Priority Of Prayer

Contributed by John Newbaker on Jan 26, 2016

Where do you turn to when difficulty, sickness, hardship comes into your life? Where do you turn to for wisdom, guidance, comfort? The first place we should turn to is pray.

The Priority of Prayer 1 Thess. 5:17 Where do you turn to when difficulty, sickness, hardship comes into your life? Where do you turn to for wisdom, guidance, comfort? The first place we should turn to is pray. read text This is not the only time in scripture that we find this command. In ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:17

Denomination: Baptist

Do You Have Balance In Our Christian Walk!

Contributed by Tony Abram on Jan 27, 2016

We need to have balance in our christian walk to avoid falling. There is a walk where we can live in victory,

DO YOU HAVE BALANCE IN OUR CHRISTIAN WALK! (2 Tim 1:7 KJV) For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. I. Balance in Christian life and walk. A. It takes two wings to fly. 1. Story of my pet rooster going next door and fighting. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:1-7

Set Thine House In Order

Contributed by Olusegun Ayobami Sanni on Jan 16, 2018

It is good for everybody to put his own house in order, to make sure that things are going on smoothly within your family members

Introduction: It is good for everybody to put his own house in order, to make sure that things are going on smoothly within your family members even when you are alive, many parents has caused confusion among their family members, when they die their children will never be at peace except God ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Share Your Testimony And Tell Your Story.  

Contributed by Lola Olanrewaju on Jan 22, 2018

Testimony is about the wonderful things God has done for us. As we experience the awesome power of God’s divine intervention , we need to be sharing our story so that our testimony will be permanent.

King Nebuchadnezzar said in (Daniel 4:2): "I thought it good to declare the signs and wonders that the Most High God has worked for me."  I think this is a brilliant verse, for someone like king Nebuchadnezzar to declare the goodness of God upon his life. Basically, Testimony is about the ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

One Day At A Time

Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Jan 30, 2018

live each day to the fullest; don't borrow trouble

May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable to you, my Lord and my Redeemer. I have been reading the Bible for more than fifty years. Yet sometimes I feel like I am reading it for the very first time. These words of Jesus that we heard from the Gospel took on new ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:24-34

Denomination: Episcopal

He Will Baptize You With The Holy Spirit

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Jan 30, 2018

John was baptizing and the people knew and understood that but what was this baptism with the Holy Spirit that Jesus was bringing?

(This sermon is in an outline form so you may need to flesh it out a little) Please open your Bibles to Mark 1:1-8 which we will read in a few minutes. Last Sunday when we took a look at this passage of Scripture we talked about three things: 1. Mark was announcing Who Jesus is 2. Mark was ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:1-8, Matthew 22:37-40

Denomination: Nazarene

Time Apart Series

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Feb 13, 2018

Let’s see the value of quiet times apart for meditation and reflection on our lives. We will look briefly at Jesus’ wilderness experience before beginning His ministry, in Mark 1:9-15.

Prelude What does fasting have to do with anything? Why should we take time apart before Easter? What is the purpose of Lent? Purpose: Let’s see the value of quiet times apart for meditation and reflection on our lives. Plan: We will look briefly at Jesus’ wilderness experience before beginning ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:9-15

Denomination: Baptist

Have You Done What You Could?

Contributed by Roger Roark on Mar 15, 2016

Doing your best for Jesus

Mark 14:6-9 6 And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me. 7 For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always. 8 She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:6-9

Denomination: Baptist

Mucky Mud

Contributed by Craig Benner on Jun 1, 2016

What kind of adhesive are using in the building blocks of your spiritual life? Don't look for the easiest way out. Be careful of inferior products that give a quick job, but will not hold up in the long run.

Just Gummy Mud Ezekiel 13:10-16 10 ¶ Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered morter: 11 Say unto them which daub it with untempered morter, that it shall fall: there shall be an ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 13:10-16

Denomination: Pentecostal

He Came To Do God’s Will

Contributed by Dr. David Hallum on Jul 28, 2016

It should be the desire of every Christian to emulate Christ in his obedient compliance to God’s will.

He Came to Do God’s Will Hebrews 10.7-10 Introduction: Now: The subject of obedience seems brings an inner turmoil to young people and hearty amens to the lips of older folks. The older folks will regale us with 'how it was in the good ole days.' It seems that most folks today want to do ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:7-10

Denomination: Baptist

You Can't Take It With You

Contributed by Curtis E. Nester on Aug 10, 2016

Jesus teaches a lesson about covetousness and then illustrates it with the parable of the Rich Fool. How to avoid the destructive effects of covetousness and lay up treasures in Heaven

TITLE: You Can't Take it With You TEXT: Luke 12:13-21 INTRO: One of Aesop's fables tells about a dog who was carrying a bone. He came to a bridge and as he crossed, he saw his reflection in the water. He thought it was another dog with a bone. He opened his mouth to snap at the other dog and the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 12:13-21

Denomination: Baptist

A Life Of Prayer

Contributed by Perry Anderson on Mar 21, 2016

Prayer is not just something we do as Christians, but it's a way of life.

Matthew 7:7-11 7 “Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. 9 “You ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:7-11

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Love Your Enemies, Matthew 5: 43-48; Luke 6: 27-36

Contributed by Damon S Adams on Apr 10, 2016

Towards the end of the Sermon on the mount Jesus gives His disciples the imperative to Love Our Enemies. In this message we consider the Who, What, Why and How of loving our enemies.

Love Your Enemies Matt 5: 43-48; Luke 6: 27-36 Intro – The word ‘disciple’ Gk word in NT appears 270x - means ‘thought accompanied by endeavour’ - it means to ‘adhere to’ to ‘stick to’; ‘follow’ NT 90x. Christian = disciple, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:43-48

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational