Sermons on Coming Upon:

When God Comes Near Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Sep 6, 2007

People reach out in crisis. Those who reach out to God find that He comes near. God’s nearness has its effects upon the saved & the sinner alike.

ISAIAH 33: 13-17 A FUTURE FOR THE FAITHFUL God here promises to come near and deliver His people from the destruction of their enemies. This great deliverance is not enacted from afar but by Him coming near in authority and power and making Himself known. This presence ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 33:13-17

Denomination: Baptist

Casting Your Cares Upon Him Series

Contributed by Ed Taylor on Apr 21, 2008

Humbly cast your cares, soberly resist the devil, and confidently stand in God’s grace.

1. It’s been my prayer that we all gain a greater love & appreciation for Pastor Peter. a. He loves Jesus and because of that love he loves the flock! b. Writing to those scattered, hassled believers in the first century, he encouraged & exhorted them. c. And through Him, the Holy Spirit has ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:5-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Impact Of Christ Birth Upon The Family

Contributed by Gary Welling on Dec 23, 2009

Christ birth impacted family present and future.

CHRISTMAS EVE-THE IMPACT OF THE BIRTH OF CHRIST UPON THE FAMILY. I love Christmas Eve! All of the hustle and bustle is over, all the scurrying around for last minute things. All the scheduled events of the Christmas season have already happened, and it is time to come to church and celebrate ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Take My Yoke Upon You

Contributed by Darren Sirmans on Jan 4, 2011

Its Gods desire that our soul has rest.

Matthew 11:29 The same pain that Jesus felt are you willing to feel it if that’s what he wants? Trials will make you stronger if you go through them; I’m not talking about surviving them; I’m talking about going through them with his faith alive and active. When we go through trials with his ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:29-30

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Call Upon The Lord-Part 4 Series

Contributed by Kiruba Stephen on Apr 19, 2022

Personal testimony by Pastor Kiruba Stephen- How God answered her earnest prayers.

So from then, we were able to go to church, and have birthday parties. That’s why Saturday we have thanksgiving. That’s why we are able to go to meetings. We are able to be with people. Before, we were all by ourselves. We couldn’t even go to a park. But, God is so faithful. He can go, he can go ...read more

Call Upon The Lord Part 1 Series

Contributed by Kiruba Stephen on Apr 11, 2022

Today’s message is Call upon the Lord and in Part 1 by Kiruba Stephen, we’ll learn what our Heavenly Father will do in return when we seek Him with all our hearts, diligently.

You know how God is; if you ask Him for one pen, He will give you the best golden pen. He always gives you the best. He always gives you more than you can ask or imagine. That’s who God is. If we can know the character and the faithfulness of God; then we will be ever grateful to Him. ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:6, Psalm 34:15

May The Lord Smile Upon You! Series

Contributed by Jose Gomez Sr. on Jul 26, 2004

Second part of Pastor Gomez? sermon on "The purpose driven life".

We were planned for God?s pleasure, (Giving God pleasure is called Worship) *John 4:23-24 "But an hour is coming, and now is, when the worshipers shall worship the father in spirit and in truth; for such people the father seeks to be His worshipers. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must ...read more

Scripture: John 2:23-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Cast Thy Bread Upon The Water

Contributed by David Johnston on Apr 29, 2007

The very reason that many Churches are spiritually bankrupt is because they have drained the spiritual resources without putting anything BACK INTO THE WORK OF GOD!!!

Cast Thy Bread Upon the Waters Eccl. 11:1 1 Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days. 2 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth. 3 If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 11:1-6

Denomination: Pentecostal

Co-Dependent Upon Undependable People

Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Dec 13, 2009

The text indicates that all of these people we all of these different issues were at the mercy house and had not the desire to help a fellow bretheren out. It is my position, that many of our ministries are a clear representation of this particular incide

Co-Dependent upon Undependable People John 5: 1-8 After athis there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus bwent up to Jerusalem. 2 Now there is in Jerusalem cby the Sheep Gate a pool, ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Cast Your Bread Upon The Waters Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Nov 26, 2010

In today's lesson we are urged not to be paralyzed by our lack of knowledge but to use every opportunity to work boldly but wisely for the glory of God.

Scripture In his quest to find out how to live a meaningful life the writer of Ecclesiastes urges his readers not to be paralyzed by their lack of knowledge but to use every opportunity to work boldly but wisely for the glory of God. Let us read Ecclesiastes 11:1-6: 1 Cast your bread upon the ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 11:1-6

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Building Your House Upon The Rock

Contributed by Shane Brown on Apr 18, 2016

A teaching about the Christian believer building their life upon the solid foundation of God's Word

We are in treacherous times, and more than ever before we need to get our lives completely lined up with the Word of God. We need to get all of our ducks in a row, and connect all of the dots and keep them connected. We are in the last of the last days and time is getting ever so short. The trump ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:21-27

Denomination: Charismatic

Jacob Worshipping Upon His Staff

Contributed by Bo Dunford on Nov 2, 2020

Jacob was a man whose whole life had been changed by the grace and mercy of God.

HEBREWS 11:21 “JACOB WORSHIPPING UPON HIS STAFF” A) Jacob was a man whose whole life had been changed by the grace and mercy of God. * He began his life as a deceiver, stealing the birthright of Esau – Later on, he was converted as he wrestled all night long with the Angel of the Lord ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:21

Denomination: Baptist

Casting Your Cares Upon The Lord

Contributed by Bishop Prof. Julius Soyinka on Feb 5, 2022

Whatever cares and worries we have in our lives as believers, we should hand them over unto the Lord, and He will handle them for us.

CASTING YOUR CARES UPON THE LORD Study Text: 1 Peter 5: 6 - 8 Introduction: - These verses do not promise that God will fix or remove all our concerns all the times . Instead, they give us assurance in knowing that He cares for us, which is why we can cast our cares on Him. - God ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:6-8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Those Who Wait Upon The Lord

Contributed by Bob Ashcraft on Jul 30, 2002

So many Christians today miss blessing after blessing because they do not wait upon the Lord. There is a timing in God that we must learn to flow in.

INTRODUCTION - Jas 1:3 - patience is a product of faith - Gal 5:22 - patience is a fruit of the Spirit - The Bible teaches that we should be patient with one another - But there is a different kind of patience - "waiting on the Lord" - We are conditioned by the world to "get it now" - The church ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 37:7-11, Isaiah 40:28-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Let The Light Shine Upon Us

Contributed by Craig Condon on Jan 30, 2015

In the Anglican Church, we do not have altar calls, spelled “A-L-T-A-R”, but Jesus always issues an altar call, spelled “A-L-T-E-R”. He calls on us to change our lives for a better fit. He calls on us to change habits that drag us down.

John 1:1-17 is John’s version of the nativity story. It doesn’t begin with shepherds and angels and a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes lying in a manger. John’s nativity story takes us back to the beginning of creation and time, and it echoes the creation story in Genesis. In ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-17

Denomination: Anglican