Sermons on Close The Book:

Recession Part 2 Series

Contributed by Shawn Williams on Aug 13, 2009

This message is to teach you how to close the door on fear, by strengthening your faith in God and solidifying your confidence in His Word.

Recession: This is not the Time to Fear 2 Timothy 1:7 John 16:33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. 1Pe 4:12 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Saul - The Bible's Tragic Hero

Contributed by Neil Richardson on Mar 12, 2008

Saul, man’s kind of king, came so close and yet so far from being God’s man.

Saul- The Bible’s Tragic Hero (Bridge Lane Chapel, 25/08/02, am) Hymns Readings 1. Psalm 51 2. 1 Chronicles 10 3. Hebrews 12:12-24 Intro- The Tragic Hero Greek tragedy (Aristotle) components: • Unity of time, place and action • Inspire horror and pity • Man of greatness with tragic flaw • Ends in ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 10:1-14, 2 Chronicles 11:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

Forgive Us Our Debts

Contributed by Carl Allen on Apr 16, 2008

Christ gave this perfect patter for prayers we are to offer to the Father. We are to do our part to study it closely and follow it correctly.

Forgive Us Our Debts Matthew 6:12 Intro Christ gave this perfect pattern for the prayers we are to offer to the Father. We are to do our part to study it closely and follow it correctly. There is a very significant conjunction in this perfect pattern of prayer. The word “and” links the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:12

Denomination: Baptist

None Can Oppress You!

Contributed by Bala Samson on Aug 1, 2015

The moment you start walking close with God through consistent prayer, fasting and reading of His Word, the devil would flee!

They dare not touch you! Psalm 105:14”…he allowed no one to oppress them….” After giving water baptism for two young girls in our church, we returned home and I was not able to come out of that anointing! Yes, I felt the presence of God in a mighty way at the place of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 105:13-16

Denomination: Pentecostal

Signs Of A Dead Church And The Cure

Contributed by Mark Wooley on May 22, 2019

Churches are closing at a alarming rate in America.. Why are they dying? The Lord gives us a picture of a Dead church and gives us the solution

I like Murder Mystery’s. And before you get mad and leave the church because you are thinking that I am promoting violence. I like them because I want to solve the mystery or who did it before the show reveals it. And the key is the Autopsy – It usually reveals the cause of death which gets you ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

What Are You Doing In Sodom? Series

Contributed by Paul Barreca on Feb 19, 2012

Sodom represents the allurment of the world. It proved deadly for Lot, and it will just as surely destroy our lives if we venture close to the world.

Our passage gives us a powerful lesson concerning worldliness. The key question from Genesis 14, “how close can you get to sin before it corrupts you?” The key verse, is Genesis 14:12. There we learn that while Lot first “pitched his tents near Sodom, now we read that Lot was ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 14:1-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Enduring Soldier

Contributed by Victor Ramlall on Nov 21, 2011

Our life for Christ is in many ways required to closely parallel that of a soldier who is committed to his calling in discipline, obedience and loyalty.

It was indeed a moving ceremony to witness the graduation of recruits as they are recognized as Marines! The new Marines were thrown together, to live together, enduring together, tolerating each other, supporting each other, working together and striving to that day when they are finally ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:1-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Judas Series

Contributed by Rick Boyne on May 12, 2020

Third message in a 7 sermon series. Judas shows us just how close a person can get to Jesus and not be a Christian.

Journey to the Resurrection Judas March 15, 2020 Morning Service Easter 2020 Series Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: Judas shows us just how close a person can get to Jesus and not be a Christian. Focus Passage: Matt 26:14-16, 21-25, 47-50 Supplemental Passage: And ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:14-50

Denomination: Baptist

An Enemy Within (1 Samuel 18)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 14, 2025

How often do we find an enemy who is close to us? Let's look at 1 Samuel 18.

Will faithful servants of God have enemies even from within? How should we treat them? Let’s begin in 1 Samuel 18. Did Jonathan and David become the best of friends? As soon as he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

When Doubt Is Called Proof

Contributed by David Dunn on Sep 27, 2025

True prophets invite testing; a claim that denial proves authenticity is a closed loop and never the biblical measure of God’s voice.

Opening – The Self-Proving Prophet Let me start with a single, startling sentence: > “One proof I have that I am a prophet of God is if you deny that it is so.” Let it sink in. It sounds clever at first, like a riddle that wins no matter how you answer. If you agree, the claim is ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 8:20, Matthew 7:15-20, 1 John 4:1, Acts 17:11, John 10:37  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

But If From There PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 24, 2023

God wants to be found and is always close to us, and we must continually seek a deeper relationship with Him through wholehearted pursuit.

Ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, it's truly wonderful to see all of your smiling faces today as we gather to worship and seek the Lord together. Have you ever felt like God is distant or hard to find? Well, I have some incredible news for you today: God wants to be found and He is closer ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 4:29

Topics: God's Presence

In The Beginning..

Contributed by Segun Omole on Oct 5, 2012

In the beginning God.. I have looked closely @ this part of the verse for a while now and there are few points that I believe would be important to note from it.

In the beginning God.. I have looked closely @ this part of the verse for a while now and there are few points that I believe would be important to note from it. 1. There is always a beginning for everything in life- In the beginning..assures me that everything I see around me were not in existence ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1

Denomination: Pentecostal

What’s The Purpose?

Contributed by Thomas Swope on May 18, 2018

A study in the book of Numbers 6: 1 – 27

Numbers 6: 1 – 27 What’s the purpose? 6 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When either a man or woman consecrates an offering to take the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself to the LORD, 3 he shall separate himself from wine and similar ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

False Reports

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Mar 28, 2018

A study in the book of Exodus 23: 1 – 33

Exodus 23: 1 – 33 False Reports 23 “You shall not circulate a false report. Do not put your hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. 2 You shall not follow a crowd to do evil; nor shall you testify in a dispute so as to turn aside after many to pervert justice. 3 You shall not show ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

How Ya Doin

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Mar 3, 2019

A study in the book of Nehemiah 1: 1 – 11

Nehemiah 1: 1 – 11 Hey, How ya doin’?? 1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. It came to pass in the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the citadel, 2 that Hanani one of my brethren came with men from Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews who had escaped, ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 1:1

Denomination: Calvary Chapel