Sermons on beatific vision: showing 1,111-1,125 of 25,524

Together We’re Better

Contributed by Craig Condon on Apr 30, 2015

God trusts us to help each other and work together with our brothers and sisters in Christ to do his work in our hurting world. The body of Christ can accomplish great things when we work together to fulfill the mission and vision God has given us.

Several years ago, when I was working for a local lumber mill, the company had a contest where the employees were encouraged to come up with a slogan that portrayed the company’s mission. The slogan was to be used on all of the company’s promotional material. The winning entry was ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-8

Denomination: Anglican

Question It All (Habakkuk)

Contributed by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid on May 11, 2015

God gives us the strength to enter in to the faith of our Lord and Savior Christ Jesus in the midst of seeing the vision of His judgment against us.

QUESTION IT ALL (HABAKKUK) by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (May 11, 2015) “The ...read more

Denomination: Friends

A Journey To Paradise Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jun 22, 2015

In this vision Paul is caught up to heaven & received communications & revelations that he can not make known (CIT). This was to him, & to all who believed his word, a more reliable evidence of the favor of God upon an apostle than anything prior

2 CORINTHIANS 12: 1-6 [GAINING PERSPECTIVE Series] A JOURNEY TO PARADISE Paul now moves to the account of a remarkable spiritual experience which was granted him as an apostle by the Lord. He was reticent to write about this experience but has been forced to substantiate his apostleship. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Disappointed Dreamer Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Aug 20, 2011

Don’t let anything stop you from pursuing your God-given dreams, not rejection nor reversals, because in God’s sovereignty, our setbacks are but stepping stones to success.

Before I get into my message today, I want you to pick a number, any number. Did you pick a number larger than a million? If not, then why didn't you? In 1998, Larry Page and Sergey Brin picked the number one followed by 100 zeroes while they were still graduate students at Stanford ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:1-36

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Get On The Bus: State Of The Church

Contributed by Ken Hubbard on Feb 2, 2010

This is a "State of the Church" address given to encourage a congregation toward forward-thinking.

INTRO * If we're not careful we can spend a lot of time looking backwards at What was * And /or a lot of time looking at What will be... * Religious people do this  The good old days  God bring revival on the verge of revival * Parents do this  Longing for the ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:13-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Prophetic Insights For Cotrm

Contributed by Gary Stebbins on Feb 23, 2010

We serve a living God who wants to interact with His people. This sermon presents prophetic insights for COTRM for this season of time.

Prophetic Insights for COTRM Introduction Began the year- series- Dangerous Church. God is raising the bar for His people (church) … Take the Challenge- (picture) read your Bible fast pray- corporate-Tues/Thur/Sun, MyHop engage in Christian relationships-join-HC serve/give give ...read more

Scripture: Acts 13:36

Denomination: Charismatic

I Thought We Were Finished? Series

Contributed by Jim Drake on Jul 20, 2009

How do you feel when you finish accomplishing a task for the Lord? When you finish that task, does it mean that you’re mission is accomplished? Every accomplishment, every victory, every step along the way is just a step in accomplishing the mission tha

http://brushforkbanner.blogspot.com/ I want to take you for a few minutes back to another scene in biblical history. Think back to the time when Israel first entered into the Promised Land. They had just wandered in the wilderness for 40 years. They stood on the banks of the Jordan and God gave ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 7:1-73

Denomination: Baptist

You Can Clearly See It Series

Contributed by Michael Luke on Apr 27, 2010

Churches that have it have a God-given, God-inspired vision.

SERIES: IT: Finding It, Keeping It, and Sharing It (freely adapted from Craig Groeschel’s It: How Churches and Leader Can Get it and Keep it) “YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE IT” SELECTED SCRIPTURES OPEN Last week, we started a new series called, “IT: Finding It, Keeping It, ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 29:18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Changing Your World Series

Contributed by Greg Surratt on Nov 4, 2009

The thought and desire to be a difference-maker is hardwired into us by our Creator. God wants us to make a difference wherever we are. That’s why, when we do, there is such a huge payoff.

Hey, have you ever just kind of stopped and thought or had the thought go through your mind...I wonder if my life really makes a difference? I wonder if what I do really matters. You know, usually it’s on a birthday that we have those thoughts, isn’t it? Like when you turn the big 3-0, or 4-0, or ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:4-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Wealthy Idiot Series

Contributed by Nicolas Campbell on Jun 11, 2012

Narrative retelling of the rich fool parable.

Nicolas Campbell Narrative Hybrid Outline A. Story about putting your foot in your mouth. B. Linking Statement I. Retelling the Biblical Story A. So we are met with literally a mob of people. There were thousands of people who were trampling over each other to get close to Jesus to hear him ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-21

Denomination: Christian Church

To Live Is Christ

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Sep 18, 2011

How do we balance our own pursuit of meaning and happiness with the call to live as Kingdom people? What role does suffering have in the Christian life and why in the world are we called not only to believe in Jesus but to suffer for him? A little bait an

This dates me, I know, but I can sometimes relate to Charlie Brown in the Peanuts cartoons. Like the one where Lucy is philosophizing and Charlie is listening. As usual, Lucy has the floor, delivering one of her lectures. She says, "Charlie Brown, life is a lot like a deck chair. Some place it so ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:21-30

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Mas Un Viaje Que Un Destino

Contributed by Juan Quintero on Feb 9, 2013

Este Viaje Comienza y Termina con la Gloria de Dios Existimos para la gloria de Dios

CLAVE 1: VIVIMOS EN DIOS (ENTUSIASMADOS) En "theos" Dios en nosotros. CLAVE 2: LA FE ES LA BASE DE NUESTRA VIDA, Es necesario creer, la condición numero uno de los hijos de DIOS ES LA FE. esa FE le lleva a confiar que el DIOS que está dentro de ti, te da la fortaleza, sabiduría, y capacidad para ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Revelation (Part 2) Series

Contributed by Scott Bayles on Feb 28, 2024

In part 2 of this series, explore Revelation 1 and unpack the Advent, Activity, and Appearance of Christ.

(Part 2) Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 10/8/2017 If you weren’t with us last week, we just began an exciting new adventure into the world of Revelation. With all of its prophecies and puzzles, the book of Revelation is easily the most challenging book of the Bible. As I ...read more

Denomination: Christian Church

Only Be Strong And Courageous

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Aug 4, 2019

This sermon is on trusting God to get your sermon back on track. After 6 years, our church had bypassed the Great Commission and we needed to admit where we were, where we failed, and cast a new vision for the future of our church as we sought to relaunch in 5 weeks.

Only Be Strong and Be Courageous Joshua 1:1-11 2 Corinthians 5:11-21 All of us have faced a challenge of some sort in life in which we wondered if we were capable of doing the job. It may have been trying out for a team, going away to school, getting a promotion on a job, enlisting in ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:1-13

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Clean Your Glasses: See The Needs Of Others

Contributed by Fr. Rian Adams on Sep 30, 2019

This is a sermon about Lazarus and the rich man who passed him at his gate. The theme is to clear our spiritual eyes to see the needs around us and act to help the ones in need.

Clean your glasses: Seeing those in need I heard something kind of funny last week about our eyesight changing. When I visited a family member, there was a cartoon clipping on the refrigerator that read, “I don’t stress about my eyesight failing as I get older. It’s God’s way of protecting me from ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Episcopal