Sermons on Be Prepared:

Lesson 3: Preparation For A New Step Of Faith

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Aug 31, 2012

How to Prepare for a New Step of Faith

Series: Learning Victory From Joshua Dr. Elmer Towns Lesson 3: Preparation For A New Step Of Faith July 29, 2012 A. YOUR ATTITUDE BEFORE ACTIONS 1. Act on what God has told you. “Arise, go over this Jordan . . . to the land which I am giving ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 2:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Entering Into Destiny

Contributed by Bishop(Dr) Sola Adetunji on Jan 25, 2013

Entering into your God given Destiny is not automatic.You need to exert your strength and do whatever is in your power to do.

Entering Into Destiny Destiny is like pregnancy. The joy is not in getting pregnant, rather the rejoicing is in giving birth. Just like there are people who get pregnant but are never able to deliver successfully, there are a lot of people with glorious destiny without the ability to give ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 37:3

Denomination: Pentecostal

Entering Into Destiny

Contributed by Bishop(Dr) Sola Adetunji on Jan 25, 2013

Entering into your God given Destiny is not automatic.You need to exert your strength and do whatever is in your power to do.

Entering Into Destiny Destiny is like pregnancy. The joy is not in getting pregnant, rather the rejoicing is in giving birth. Just like there are people who get pregnant but are never able to deliver successfully, there are a lot of people with glorious destiny without the ability to give ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 37:3

Denomination: Pentecostal

Unexpected!

Contributed by Lynn Malone on Dec 7, 2015

John the Baptist was an unexpected person bringing an unexpected message at an unexpected time. A communion sermon for Advent.

Every one of us has certain expectations at Christmas. We expect to buy gifts and we expect to receive gifts. We expect the lights and the colors and the sights and the sounds of the season. We expect to eat a lot! We expect long lines in the department stores, and apparently this year more than ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:1-6

Denomination: Methodist

Learn To Face Solemn Days

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 13, 2017

There are 3 solemn days we all face... Are we ready to face these difficult times?

LEARNING TO FACE SOLEMN DAYS... By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com SOME THINGS IN LIFE COME BY INSTINCTS? BUT MOST OF LIFE IS LEARNED BEHAVIOR? Jeremiah 12:5 If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Heaven Is Better By Far!

Contributed by Mark N. Posey on May 4, 2015

Heaven is better than anything we have here on earth. What are those things that make us hungry for Heaven?

SERMON: Heaven is “BETTER” by far! TEXT: Philippians 1:23, “…having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.” 1. Better MULTITUDE – Hebrews 12:22-24. 2. Better MANSION – John 14:1-3. 3. Better MORTALITY – 1 Corinthians 15:53-58. 4. ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Hope Series

Contributed by Russ Barksdale on Nov 28, 2018

Our hope is in His comfort. Our hope is in His preparation. Our hope is in His presence.

Advent: HOPE Isaiah 40:1-5 Advent ( Latin adventus, Greek parousia) : appearing, arrival or official visit. Romans 15:13 Psalm 33:20-22 Isaiah 40:31 Our hope is in His comfort vv.1-2 2 Corinthians 1:3-5 If God’s comfort is not enough for you, then no one else’s will be either. Our ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Here I Com Ready Or Not!

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Dec 6, 2017

Ready? Prepared? Plans? Proceed? Persist? Luck is where preparation and readiness meet opportunity. Renewal helps us stay ready? Wish we all been ready?

READY, HERE I COME, READY OR NOT… By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com READY? ARE WE READY? Do we have time to write our will? Matthew 24:44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh. Linda and I had a friend? Doris was a wonderful lady? ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

A Passion For God And The Church

Contributed by Jack Smithwick on Dec 6, 2011

This sermon demonstrates the value of study and training to be effective in church ministry

A Passion For God 2 Tim 2:15 There was a man who lived in the Los Angelus area. He was out of work at the moment and he often sit outside watching jets and other airplanes land at the Los Angelus airport. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:15

Denomination: Nazarene

Ready Or Not

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Jun 16, 2011

Following up on His teaching in Matthew 24, Jesus gives an illustration from normal life about being ready for His coming or not.

Passage: Matthew 25:1-13 Intro: The crisis in Japan has kind of faded into the background for us, though not for them. 1. fears of “the end of the world” have faded, as they invariably do. 2. other disasters, like tornados in SE. 3. but when we think about the end of the world, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:1-13

Denomination: Evangelical Free

It’s All About The Shoes! Series

Contributed by James Parker on Jun 18, 2011

This morning we are going to learn something that some women already know, It’s all about the shoes! Let’s look at this as we have with the other pieces. we will determine first what Paul is speaking about. What are these shoes that the soldier would wear

We have spent the last few weeks taking some time to study the whole armour of God. This spiritual armour is given to us because we are in a battle. It is not a battle of flesh & blood, it is a spiritual battle therefore the equipment we need is not of aphysical, but a spiritual nature. Paul who is ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-18

Denomination: Baptist

The Time Has Come Series

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Oct 19, 2011

In our text, Paul gives us the lowdown on death; when and what to do. 1- Death reaches all 2- Death requires preparation 3- Death reveals our future

INTRO.- People say there are only two certainties in life. What are they? Death and taxes. ILL.- A woman named Shirley from Beverly Hills had a heart attack and was taken to Cedars Sinai hospital. While on the operating table, she had a near-death experience. She saw God and asked, "Is this ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:6-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Don’t Be A Moron (Like Me) And Miss The Banquet!

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Nov 14, 2011

A first-person narrative on the Parable of the Ten Virgins.

Your pastor thought of giving me a name like Marsha or Morgan but it’s better that you just remember me as “moron” for that is what Jesus called me and that is what I am. Because of my short-sightedness and sloppy preparation I wound up missing a scrumptious wedding banquet. You ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:1-13

Denomination: Lutheran

What Happens At Death? Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Dec 2, 2013

Death is just a sleep, one will wake up to something great or something grievous!

Please open your Bibles to 1 Thessalonians….. Look at v7-8 of Chapter 1 with me…. The Thessalonians 2000 years ago were good loving Christians! The Thessalonian Christians were an example for others to follow! But did that mean that the Thessalonians have reached their full maturity ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Waiting On The Lord In Tarsus (Part 1) Series

Contributed by Dan Proctor on Feb 6, 2013

The apostle Paul had to go through a “waiting” time periods After fleeing Jerusalem in Acts 9:30, Paul was sent to his hometown of Tarsus. Why did Paul have to wait patiently in Tarsus? What was God’s purpose?

Waiting on the Lord in Tarsus Acts 10 Introduction: 1. One of the hardest things in life to do is to wait. Our fleshly human nature despises waiting. 2. Yet, waiting is a vital part of the Christian life. Over and over again we see examples of this in the Bible. Here are just a ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:1-48

Denomination: Bible Church