Sermons on Burning Your Bridges:

"Were Not Our Hearts Burning?"

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Aug 9, 2007

Easter message based on the conversation between Jesus and two men on the road to Emmaus.

“Were Not Our Hearts Burning?” Luke 24:13-35 Easter Sunday, April 8, 2007 We come here each Sunday and we sing about Jesus, we pray to Him, we read about Him and listen to sermons about Him, and I hope we go out of here loving Him a bit more. But for the average person in the seats, does it ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-35

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Burning Bush: Attentive Hearts

Contributed by Vance Elzinga on Sep 11, 2002

A sermon based on the Burning Bush story which looks at what it means to have hearts that are attentive to God.

20000326a - Exodus 3.1,f. The Burning Bush Attentive Hearts Story of a native American in NYC hearing cricket; crowd hearing coins drop. The point is not just listening; it’s WHAT! / TRUTH! Turn Aside [3.1-3] Moses’ first step was a detour. It was a decision to pay at-tention. (We get so ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:1-10

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Keeping The Spiritual Fire Burning

Contributed by Bishop Prof. Julius Soyinka on Aug 12, 2015

Every believer needs to keep the spiritual fire burning in order to prevent spiritual death and rusting out.

KEEPING THE SPIRITUAL FIRE BURNING Study Text:— Gal 3: 1-3 Introduction: - The Christian life should not only begin strong, but it should also finish strong . - How many of you, after beginning the Christian life strong, are in danger of rusting out? 2Ti 4:7: I have fought a good fight, ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:1-3

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Bush That Didn't Burn!

Contributed by Ivan Casteel on Feb 26, 2007

TO MAGNIFY THE GLORY AND GRACE OF GOD

PP0811 DATE THE BUSH THAT DIDN’T BURN! Ex 3:1 Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb. 2 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Koran Burning And All That!!!

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Jun 24, 2012

To trust God to mete out justice when facing persecutions!!!

THE BURNING ISSUE Want to become an international celeb in a jiffy? Go no further than aping the dubious, provocative style of “Pastor” Terry Jones of Dove World Outreach Center Gainesville who was hell-bent on burning Koran on Sept 11 (for obvious ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:43-48

Denomination: *other

Feeling The Burn From The Story

Contributed by Matthew Morine on Jul 10, 2008

It is so common, it is so known, that we forget about the transformational power of the story of Christ. It is a sermon of allowing the story to burn again.

BURNING OF THE HEART THEME: DEEPING FAITH THROUGH A LOVE OF THE STORY. TEXT: LUKE 24:13-33 It was an hour and a half from the center of Dallas-Fort Worth. It was in a small little Texas town. The building was an old school house that was moved to function as a church building. It was my ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-33

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

28. When Ziklag Burns Series

Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Oct 15, 2025

Spiritual lives don’t collapse because God failed us — they collapse because we chose to navigate outside His will.

When Ziklag Burns October 15, 2025 Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship www.mycrossway.org 1 Samuel 30 Introduction: From Ashes to Anointing On January 13, 2012, the Italian luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia set out on a routine voyage off the coast of Tuscany. She was built to ...read more

Denomination: Brethren

Eyes That See, Hearts That Burn

Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Sep 16, 2006

Why do we have "Holy Communion?" This is a sermon in the Reformed tradition that answers that in three ways -- Obedience, Remembrance and Enlightenment (or nurture).

In a little while we will participate in the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper. Holy Communion. The Eucharist. On one level, this meal might seem like a reminder of some of the snacks we’ve had elsewhere -- like the cookie and juice we were given by our first grade teacher and like the bag of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-35

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Burning Bush & Our Ministry

Contributed by Michael Hopkins on Aug 30, 2005

Exposition of the Burning Bush, and linkage to Ministry of all believers mentioned in Romans and Matthew

In the church where I grew up, a 1950s building, the most dominant visual feature was a huge stained glass window depicting a Burning Bush. There was a cross on the back wall of the Church, like there is here/in the United Reformed Church here, but the visual image that stuck in my mind, and I ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:1-15

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

What Burns You Up? Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 17, 2002

We have a choice: we can either learn from the real Jesus of Scripture, or the Jesus we’d prefer to believe in.

What Burns You Up? (John 2:13-22) Introduction 1. Imagine attending a church service in 50A.D.. The small congregation of Jewish believers has opened up the meeting for sharing, and one a man about 60 stands up to share…. 2. I came to believe in Yeshua last year, though I met him in the Temple ...read more

Scripture: John 2:13-22

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Opened Eyes, And Burning Hearts

Contributed by Jacob Holmes on Nov 25, 2002

What happens with Divinity,and humanity unite.

Opened Eyes, and Burning Hearts. Unaware of the reality of the resurrection of Christ, two men embarked on a two hour journey, that was interrupted by the son of God himself. They spake as if he were just another prophet, and believed as if he were still dead, all the while, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-36

Denomination: Church Of God

Cast Alive Into A Burning Hell

Contributed by Rodney Johnson Sr., on Jul 25, 2011

Hell is Real. We should proclaim the gospel with a great sense of urgency. All who reject Christ will suffer the torment of hell.

The bible says the following concerning hell: Dan. 12:2 says that some will rise to everlasting life and others to everlasting contempt. Matt. 25:41 declares that hell or the lake of fire was prepared for the devil and his angels Rev. 19:20 says that the beast and the false prophet were cast ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 19:20

Denomination: Baptist

How To Keep The Fire Burning Series

Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Nov 11, 2010

As the priest were every morning to put wood on the altar, that the fire might never go out; so we, who are called to be kings and priests unto God, should daily kindle the flame of in our hearts. How do we keep our hearts burning for God?

I. KEEP THE FIRES BURNING WITH A HEART CONVERSING WITH THE SAVIOUR (32) A. Prayer is a SHEER Necessity B. Prayer is a SERIOUS Activity II. KEEP THE FIRES BURNING WITH A HEART COMMITTED TO THE SCRIPTURES (32) A. Let us EXALT THE NATURE of the Word of God (I ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:32

Denomination: Baptist

When Facing Midnight Danger Lesson 8 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jul 20, 2023

Your fasting bridges the gap between your pain and God’s provision.

“But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s chains were loosed.” Acts 16:25-26 “At ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:25-26, Matthew 25:6

Denomination: Baptist

Worship: Your Future Decided Series

Contributed by Grant Van Boeschoten on Sep 19, 2007

What the nation of Israel worshiped determined their future. Sermon begins with Moses at the Burning bush and ends with the people at Mount Sinai.

Worship: Your future decided Grant van Boeschoten September 16, 2007 James Michener, writing in his book, The Source, tells the story of a man named Urbaal, who was a farmer living about 2200 B.C. He worshiped two gods, one a god of death, the other a goddess of fertility. One day, the temple ...read more