Sermons on Burning Temple:

You Are The Temple

Contributed by John Gullick on Nov 15, 2017

A sermon that shows how our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit

1 Corinthians chapter 6 19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. I was once visiting Chicago and came across one of those men with a ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Temple Builders Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Apr 21, 2022

If you want to build a lasting, vibrant church that perseveres, then start with the right foundation—Jesus Christ. Build a quality structure on that foundation—build up fully devoted followers of Christ. And maintain that structure with unity, godly wisdom, and teamwork.

A New York family bought a ranch out West where they intended to raise cattle. Friends visited and asked if the ranch had a name. “Well,” said the would-be rancher, “I wanted to name it the Bar-J. My wife favored Suzy Q. One son liked the Flying W, and the other wants Lazy Y. So we're calling ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:10-23, 1 Corinthians 2:2

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Visitng The Temple

Contributed by Fred Mueller on Jan 4, 2001

Jesus’ visit to the Temple as a boy. The sermon focuses on getting it right on the inside. Also, a new year’s theme.

The Reformed Church of Locust Valley Christmas 1 December 31, 2000 Luke 2:41-52, Col. 3:12-17 “Visiting the Temple” Can you remember what it feels like to walk into a vast, monumental building? Think of some of the places you’ve been. If you grew up in the country, can ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:41-52

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Measuring The Temple

Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000

Introductory Comments 1.

Introductory Comments 1. This evening we come back to our study of the book of Revelation. As we have seen all along, there are various views on the meaning of many passages and events. I have limited my studies on writings that present the Reformed point of view. Not just because we are reformed ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 11:1-6

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Temples Of God Series

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jun 3, 2002

A sermon based on the temple of God (adapted from an outline by Croft Pentz and a few Sermon Central sermons)

1 Corinthians 3:16-17 Temples of God 6/2/2002 Introduction: Billy Graham in his book, World Aflame, tells a story about Dwight Eisenhower. During his term as president, he was vacationing in Denver. It came to his attention that a six-year old boy named Paul Haley was dying of an incurable cancer. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:16-17, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Church And The Temple Series

Contributed by Darian Catron on Jul 25, 2015

We are the Church and we are the Temple. The Church is not a building we come to. The Church is people, people called out of darkness. We do not come to a Temple to offer animal sacrifices. We come together as the Church to offer ourselves to God.

SERMON TITLE- “The Temple and The Church” SERMON SERIES or OCCASION- Final Words DATE- July 26, 2015 LOCATION- Shelbyville Christian Church INTRODUCTION: Illustration/Story/Quote/Statistic- (Quoted from Barna Group “Americans divided on the importance of Church) What, if ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:5-17, 1 Peter 2:9, Romans 12:1

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

- Debate In The Temple Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Feb 23, 2015

The Pharisees try to trap Jesus by questioning his authority, by asking about taxes paid to Caesar, the resurrection and which Law is greatest. Jesus rebuts all their attacks. But the battle isn't over. Satan continues his attacks on us today.

Sermon by Rev George Hemmings During my time at Ridley, one of the highlights was the debates. Sometimes there’d be big debates in class, as we tried to wrap our heads around big theological ideas. But the really great debates were the ones the student body organized. Two small teams of ...read more

Denomination: Anglican

The Temple Of God

Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Sep 30, 2007

You are God’s Temple, designed to give glory to him.

Title: The Temple of God Text: 1 Corinthians 3: 10 – 17 MP: You are the legacy of Jesus Christ. Be worthy of that. FCF: Christ is the foundation and His Word the materials that are the building blocks of our life. Outline: April 18, 1906 – San Francisco Earthquake / Valencia Hotel / Fire ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:10-17

Denomination: Baptist

The Barren Temple

Contributed by Claude Alexander on Jan 29, 2017

The fruitless fig tree and its meaning.

Mark 11:12-11:24 We’re going to look from the scriptures at two of Jesus Christ’s most misunderstood actions. The two actions I’m talking about are: (a) Jesus Christ’s cursing of a fig tree and (b) his action of driving out the money changes from the Jewish temple. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:12-24

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Haggai, The Temple And Jesus, The Messiah Of The Temple

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 14, 2025

The picture being evoked is the fulfillment of the whole destiny of Israel, in whom all the nations of earth would be blessed. That was the promise to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

Friday of the 24th Week in Course 2025 The prophecies of Haggai are among the shortest in the OT, but because the author is careful about the historical notes in the book, we know a great deal about them. The second year of King Darius I Hystaspes, in our dating system, is 520 B.C. The prophecies ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:18-22, Psalm 43:1-4, Haggai 2:1-9

Denomination: Catholic

The Barren Temple Series

Contributed by Timothy Peck on Mar 12, 2003

Christ’s cursing of the fig tree and "cleansing" of the temple caution us about living our lives by mere appearances and trusting in anything other than Jesus.

Appearances can be deceiving. I was reminded of this several years ago when I was waiting in line at a McDonalds with two of my sons. A guy came into McDonalds who looked really suspicious. He had long hair, tattoos everywhere, several body piercings, and he just looked scary. This guy seemed to be ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:12-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Chapter 45 Tower Of Shechem Burned Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Jan 18, 2021

The tower of Shechem is where the elite of Shechem lived. It was part of the Temple of Baal-berith, and though we don’t know its location relative to the city, we do know that it served as the fortress to which the leaders of Shechem fled from the onslaught of Abimelech.

Chapter 45 Tower of Shechem Burned [Judges 9.46-9.49] Scripture: Judges 9:46-49 (KJV) 46 And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith. 47 And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered ...read more

Scripture: Judges 9:46-49

Denomination: Baptist

Cleansing The Temple

Contributed by James May on Apr 13, 2003

Why did Jesus go first to the Temple and then begin to cleanse it? What does he need to cleanse from our temples?

CLEANSING THE TEMPLE The shouts of Hosanna still rang loudly in ears of the citizens of Jerusalem on that first Palm Sunday. A large gathering of people were on hand to see Jesus as he rode into the city as the King of Peace on the back of a colt. Jesus continued down the dusty streets while ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:17, Matthew 21:10-14

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Debate In The Temple

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Oct 18, 2000

Thw Question of Jesus Authority following the cleansing of the temple

The story is told of a ship’s captain during the war who was sailing along on a dark night and saw a light on a collision course. So he got his signaller to flash a message: "Alter your course 10 degrees south." The reply came back "Alter your course 10 degrees north." The captain then signalled ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:27-33

Denomination: Anglican

The Temple Incident

Contributed by David Petticrew on Mar 16, 2003

Jesus actions in the temple demonstrate that we have a responsibility to reach out and not just to make things comfortable for ourselves.

The story we read today is an interesting one. It’s one that doesn’t really fit with the picture of Jesus that we usually think about. How does a loving Jesus, who goes around teaching good morals, fit with this violent figure who disrupts a market place, stops temple worship and causes chaos. If ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:12-25

Denomination: Holiness