Sermons on Built To Last:

The Rapture Of The Church Series

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Feb 11, 2016

This sermon deals with the Rapture of the church. It briefly describes the various Rapture Theories, along with going into further detail on the Pre-Tribulation Theory. But the most important element is not the theory, but whether or not we're ready.

The Book of Revelation The Rapture of the Church Revelation 4:1 The concept of the Rapture has captivated the minds and heart of the church like few doctrines have, mainly because most people believe that we are in the last of the last days, and we don’t see our world lasting much longer. ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 4:1

Denomination: Foursquare

Esther, Part 2: For Such A Time As This (Esther 4-10) Series

Contributed by James Jackson on Oct 2, 2023

#39 in "66 in 52: A One Year Journey Through the Bible"

#39: Esther, Part 2: For Such a Time as This Good morning! Please open your Bibles to Esther Chapter 4 Last week we began talking about the Book of Esther. It’s the only book in the Bible that never mentions God, or talks about faith, or prayer, or miracles—all the things we see in other books ...read more

Scripture: Esther 4:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

Seek Not Great Things For Thyself

Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Mar 5, 2003

As Christians, living in this materialistically oriented society, we need to consider the word of God delivered by Jeremiah to Baruch, his scribe: "Seek Not Great Things for Thyself!"

SEEK NOT GREAT THINGS FOR THYSELF "Baruch, this is what the Lord says: ’I will destroy this nation that I built. I will uproot what I planted. Are you seeking great things for yourself? Don’t do it! But don’t be discouraged. I will bring great disaster upon all these people, but I will protect ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 45:4-5, 1 Chronicles 4:10

Denomination: Baptist

Military Veteran Funeral Message

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 25, 2002

Paul compares our bodies to tents, a familiar image for soldiers who yearn for homecoming.

Funeral message for a Military Veteran Poem: “The muffled drum’s sad roll has beat the soldier’s last tattoo; No more on life’s parade shall meet that brave and fallen few. On Fame’s eternal camping ground, their silent tents are spread; But glory guards with solemn dignity the bivouac of the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:1-10

Denomination: Congregational

Living For Jesus

Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Feb 13, 2005

Living for Jesus involves being a living epistle, a living sacrifice and a living stone in the "spiritual house" that is His Church.

LIVING FOR JESUS “And He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.” 2 Corinthians 5:15 LET US TAKE NOTE OF THE TRUTHS TAUGHT IN THIS VERSE 1. Christ died for all. “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:15

Denomination: Baptist

Now Faith

Contributed by Anthony Smith on Oct 14, 2003

Useing Now Faith to defeat the enemy.

Now Faith is, by Rev A.R. Smith Hebrews 11:1, Now faith is, the substance of things hoped for, the evedence of things not seen. Introduction; We see many people expecting things to happen tomorrow. I hear it every day when I ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-23

Denomination: Pentecostal

03 Liberated By Hope. Series

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jul 14, 2008

Using HOPE in our lives ❶ Seize Unbelief ❷ Admit Fear ❸ Redirect Thoughts ❹ Attitude of Praise ❺ Confident Trust ❻ Resting in His Word

1 Sam 30:1-6 Someone has said that if you could convince a man there was no hope, he would curse the day he was born. Hope is an indispensable quality of life. Dusk was falling on the Saturday before Christmas in 1927 the S-4 submarine (S-class submarines, were the first class of submarines built ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Open The Door, The King Is Coming!

Contributed by C Vincent on Aug 12, 2009

How God wants to live in the Church and show His glory

Open the Gates and the Doors, the King is coming! Psalm 24 After the incident when the cart stumbled the ark was taken to Obed-edom = blessing The presence of the Lord was there in the ark Slide 1 the ark of the covenant was to be carried with poles by the priests We can try to move God with ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 24:1-10

Denomination: Assembly Of God

That’s Why

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Aug 14, 2010

Are our churches where they need to be today no no no there is to world in the church

THAT’S WHY Its so sad how many people have gone back on the Lord today. I was talking to some preacher friends the other day, about how the church is falling off how people don’t have the Lords work in their hearts like they use to. Backsliding ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:13

Denomination: Baptist

Funeral Sermon For Loretta Dyer

Contributed by Jerry Thorpe on Mar 27, 2009

Funeral for Loretta Dyer

THE FUNERAL OF LORETTA DYER PROCESSIONAL: (Song-One day at a time) TEXT JOHN 3:16 For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. SHALL WE PRAY The text today is called the golden text of the ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: Church Of God

Prime Time Christianity Part 1 Series

Contributed by Terry Jones on Nov 8, 2008

In the series Prime Time Christianity, Pastor Terry will look at our impact for Christ in the world around us with some help from this seasons more popular prime time Television Series. In this introduction we will be challenged to consider this our prim

In the next few weeks Network Television will be scrambling for your audience as they launch the season premieres of numerous television series. Again this year Reality Television is flooding the airways and cable lines. By far, I think ABC has something going in their line up. I mean look ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:11-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Patriarch's Faith: A Pilgrim's Faith Series

Contributed by Chad Bolfa on Aug 5, 2008

Study through the eleventh chapter of Hebrews; This passage is a picture of the great faith of believer’s, the faith of God’s pilgrim’s on the earth.

Letting your faith do the walking part V The Patriarch’s Faith: A Pilgrim’s Faith Hebrews 11:13-16 Introduction We have come to Part five in our Series, Letting your faith do the walking. Tonight as we consider this passage we look at the “The Patriarch’s Faith: A Pilgrim’s Faith.” As we saw last ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:13-16

Denomination: Baptist

God Does Not Cheat: Christmas 2020 Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 25, 2020

Even in these troubled days, as in every century of the Church’s existence, we are renewed in the Holy Spirit given by Jesus.

Christmas 2020: God Does Not Cheat Every Christmas, especially in troubled times, we are naturally tempted to see images of the little Christ Child in the manger, surrounded by His mother and father and shepherds and lambs and calves and we try to imagine ourselves in our own infancy, hopefully ...read more

Scripture: Titus 2:11-14, Philippians 2:6, Luke 2:1-7

Denomination: Catholic

A Thankful Life

Contributed by Cesar Datuin on Mar 5, 2015

Another year has passed and it's time to be thankful for all the blessings we had the whole year. It is perfect time to understand an attitude of thankfulness within us. This message tries to know a deeper meaning of each attitude.

A Thankful Life Psalms 100:4 “Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.” Intro: It’s another year has passed and there are a lot of things that we need to thank. We may think of other people who blessed us or even ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 100:4

Denomination: Independent/Bible

We Must Examine Ourselves

Contributed by Charles Mallory on Apr 1, 2022

When taking the Sacrament of Holy Communion, we must take an honest inventory of our life through examination, confession and forgiveness. We must take the Sacrament fully reconciled before God and our neighbor.

THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, THE LORD'S SUPPER HAS BEEN THE MOST COMMON FORM OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. THE HOLY SUPPER TAKEN TOGETHER IN THE FORM OF WORSHIP BECOMES THE MEANS BY WHICH WE ARE EMPOWERED TO FULLY GIVE OF OURSELVES. CHRISTIANS CAN ONLY MINISTER ON THE BASIS OF WHAT THEY ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:27-32

Denomination: Free Methodist