Sermons on Courts Of Heaven:

The Creator Comforts Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jan 10, 2022

The Prophet begins with the sharp contrast between the failure of the past & the hope of the future. Israel is to be comforted in the assurance that her trial has ended, & her sin has been purged. What great news!

ISAIAH 40: 1-2 [ADVENT I SERIES PART I] THE CREATOR COMFORTS [Psalm 23] How majestic is the second part of the Book of Isaiah! The new section opens by stirring the people of God with the promise and hope of redemption and restoration. The Prophet begins with the sharp contrast between the ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

The Doorkeeper

Contributed by John Gaston on Dec 5, 2018

We are to be Doorkeepers: loving the House and Presence of God, and opening the doors of the Kingdom of Heaven to those without knowledge. As Doorkeepers, we're to go in and bring others with us.

THE DOORKEEPER Ps 84:1-10 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. A little girl and her older brother were visiting their grandfather's farm – their first time out of the city. The older brother decided to play a trick on his younger sister. He told her that he had just seen a man-eating chicken. 2. ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 84:1-10

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Hell, Some Facts From The Bible!

Contributed by Tony Abram on May 26, 2012

We live in an age when most churches and Christians no longer believe in hell. Yet the Lord Jesus spoke more of it then heaven. Today we speak more of heaven and less of hell. In this sermon outline we are using mostly the words of Jesus in sharing what h

HELL, SOME FACTS FROM THE BIBLE! We live in an age when most churches and Christians no longer believe in hell. Yet the Lord Jesus spoke more of it then heaven. Today we speak more of heaven and less of hell. In this sermon outline we are using mostly the words of Jesus in sharing what hell is ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

22. The Kingdom Parables – The Sixth – The Pearl Of Greatest Price – Part 2 Of 4 Series

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Nov 28, 2025

We cover a lot of ground in this message. Christ is the Merchant who left heaven’s precious glory behind to purchase this priceless Pearl. We look at so many aspects from the formation of the pearl, and Christ and His Church, and confirming scriptures. Lots of points here.

22. The Kingdom Parables – The Sixth – The Pearl of Greatest Price – Part 2 of 4 This most interesting Parable, most misunderstood, is a delight to study because of the deep truth that comes from it. In Part 1 we saw that the Merchant Man is Jesus Christ who gave up all He had (and ALL that was ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:45-46, Ephesians 5:25-27, 2 Thessalonians 3:5, Romans 8:39, Romans 3:9-12, Romans 6:23, Ephesians 2:8-9, Isaiah 55:1, Isaiah 55:7, 2 Corinthians 8:9, Luke 19:10, 1 Corinthians 6:20, 1 Peter 1:18-19, Genesis 2:21-23, Revelation 19:7, Ephesians 5:23, Ephesians 5:25-30, Ephesians 5:32, Matthew 16:18, Revelation 19:7-8  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Millennium And Final Judgment Series

Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on Aug 2, 2024

Satan is chained by circumstances. He has had no access to Heaven since his banishment and he can’t tempt anyone on earth because there is no one to tempt. The wicked are dead and the redeemed are in heaven. He just gets to wander around muttering to himself for 1000 years.

August 03, 2024 The Battle of Armageddon results in total destruction. The earth resembles a vast battlefield – a desolate wilderness. The chaotic scene before John resembles Palestine during the Exile: Jeremiah 4:23-26 - I looked at the earth, and it was formless and empty; and at the ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 4:23-26, Matthew 19:28, 1 Corinthians 6:2-3, 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, Hebrews 11:35-40  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

God Is

Contributed by Samuel M on Aug 12, 2024

A young man had a dream in which he visited heaven. In heaven, this young man was taken to an auditorium. In that auditorium, he witnessed God seated on a throne with a scribe standing next to him. Nearly 2000 people were in this auditorium and each of them had a prayer request.

A young man had a dream in which he visited heaven. In heaven, this young man was taken to an auditorium. In that auditorium, he witnessed God seated on a throne with a scribe standing next to him. Nearly 2000 people were in this auditorium and each of them had a prayer request. Each person ...read more

The 12 Secrets For 100% Answered Prayers Series

Contributed by Olu Mike Omoasegun on May 31, 2016

People do things not knowing why they do them. Prayer is something people do without realizing what it means to pray. Knowing the meaning of prayer, the function of prayer, the power of prayer, and the truth of prayer bring about 100% answers to prayers.

Secret Number One: DISTINGUISHING THE MEANING OF PRAYER He who has the spirit of prayer has the highest interest in the court of heaven. And the only way to retain it is to keep it in constant employment. Apostasy begins in the closet. No man ever backslid from the life and power of Christianity ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Greatest Question Ever Asked Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Nov 24, 2006

Many people have a wrong understanding of how to get to heaven. This message seeks to answer the question, "What must I do to get saved?"

Scripture There are many great questions that have been asked in Scripture. But, I would like to suggest that the greatest question ever asked is found in Acts 16:30. It is the question the Philippian jailer asked Paul and Silas. After there had been a violent earthquake, the jailer thought that ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:30

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Forgive Us Our Debts Series

Contributed by Dwight Davis on Jun 1, 2002

Many will fail to enter the gates of heaven because they are shackled to this world by chains of unforgiven sins--not necessarily theirs..

“ Forgive Us Our Debts” Picture if you will; a man sitting all alone in a darkened prison cell. His elbows propped on his knees and his head resting in his hands. The man’s name is Charles Preston, and he has been on death row for the last seven years of his life for his part in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35, Matthew 6:9-15

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Warning! Straddling Can Be Hazardous To Your Health

Contributed by Jerry Flury on May 7, 2002

Keeping one foot in the world and one foot in heaven just does not work. There is a danger in being uncommitted to Christ.

WARNING! STRADDLING CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH! I KINGS 18:17-21 INTRODUCTION: A woman getting onto a sky lift was given instructions that the moment the lift’s chair touched her backside she was to sit down and lift her feet from off the ground. Instead when the chair came against her she ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:17-21

Denomination: Baptist

The Perfect Portrait Of Paradise Is Painted For You

Contributed by Joel Pankow on May 17, 2001

john paints a perfect picture of heaven - it’s security, it’s foundation , and it’s contents

May 20, 2001 Revelation 21:10-14,22-23 10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God. 11 It shone with the glory of God, and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper, ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:10-23

Denomination: Lutheran

Food For The Journey

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Aug 29, 2002

Our success and fulfillment is in our service and Jesus, the bread of heaven, gives us the food that we need for the journey.

FOOD FOR THE JOURNEY Text: First Kings 17:19 "The familiar orange box and the slogan "The Breakfast of Champions" have become more than just advertising symbols. They have become a metaphor for sports greatness and success. Many athletes, at the pinnacle of their success, have shared their ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:19

Denomination: United Methodist

How To Approach God Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Feb 8, 2001

Introduction to a study of the Lord’s Prayer and an examination of the first six words, "Our Father who art in Heaven."

A Study of the Lord’s Prayer Lesson # 1 Introduction : How to Approach God Almost all of our prayers begin by rushing into a series of petitions in which we pour out to God our problems, our needs, our irritations. This only reinforces the focus of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:2-4, Matthew 6:9-13

Denomination: Baptist

Enoch-God Pleaser

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 31, 2001

Enoch was a man who walked so closely with the Lord that one day they just walked off together to Heaven

Enoch – God Pleaser! Thesis: Enoch was a man who walked so closely with the Lord that one day they just walked off together to Heaven. Series: God’s Heroes of the Faith Introduction to series: Over the next few months we will be exploring the Heroes of the Faith found for us in Hebrews 11. We ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 5:21-24, Hebrews 11:5-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

David's Cry For Holiness

Contributed by Jon Earls on Feb 13, 2003

David cry’s out for Holiness in these verses. He answers the all important question, "Who will make it to heaven?"

David’s Cry for Holiness I. The Prayer for Holiness. (v. 3) A. Shows that holiness is hunger. Matthew 5:6 “Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.” If any of us ever want to succeed in our Christian life we are going to have to hunger and ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 24:3-5

Denomination: Holiness