Sermons on Dead End:

What Kind Of Tree Are You?

Contributed by Chris Summers on Jun 24, 2005

What branch are you on now in life? Are you produceing fruit?

What kind of tree are you. Good morening everyone. What kind of tree are you ? Kind of a strange question isn’t it. What kind of tree am I ? Have you ever looked back in your life and looked at the things that you have done and looked at what you could have done ? ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day Series

Contributed by Jerry Smith on Nov 26, 2007

Learn the story behind the writing of the famous carol and the points of application from the message of the carol

Everyone loves the Christmas carols! Today I am starting a series of messages based on the stories behind the writing of the carols, and the message in the carols themselves. Take your hymnal and turn to hymn 98. The first carol we shall study is “I heard the bells on Christmas Day”. Look down ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:14

Denomination: Baptist

Death: The Last Enemy

Contributed by Antonio Silveira on Feb 16, 2012

We see a lot of movies about ghosts, afterlife, spirits, vampires, underworld creatures. People have a need to fantasize about what happens after we die. Let us see what the bible tells us.

1 Corinthians 15:26 - The last enemy to be destroyed is death. Death is the last enemy for a number of reasons 1. It is the final thing we will all have to face when we get to the end of our lives 2. It's the last step of our journey on Earth 3. It's our graduation day for the Heavenly life 1. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:26

Denomination: Baptist

From Bitter And Better Ii Series

Contributed by Jeremy Poling on Apr 21, 2012

Troubles will make you better if you do not allow it to make you bitter.

Exodus 1:14 begins with the phrase, “And they made their lives bitter…” • According to the Strong’s Concordance the root word used for “bitter” can also mean “stronger.” • As a matter of fact, according to the Bible Reader’s ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 1:14

Denomination: Pentecostal

From Praise To Persecution Series

Contributed by A. David Hart on Oct 3, 2007

This sermon is to remind us that people can praise our work one moment, then persecute us the next.

FROM PRAISE TO PERSECUTION Acts 14:8-20 As we looked at these very scriptures on last week, it was moved in my spirit that the Lord was not through with the text. Last week we saw these great men of God taking the gospel message into the cities of Derby and Lystra. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 14:8-20

Denomination: Baptist

He That Has An Ear

Contributed by Joel Lopez on Aug 24, 2008

Revelations letter to the seven churches and how they apply to us.

He that Has an Ear Rev 3:22 Rev 2:1-3:22 God cares for the church. Just as the Lord knew about each of these seven churches and their precise situation, the Lord knows and cares about you current spiritual state. In the second thru third chapter of the book of Revelation, Christ praised ...read more

Denomination: Apostolic

The Church - Hope For The World

Contributed by Paul Barreca on Sep 23, 2012

As economic, political and international troubles mount, remember that the Church of Christ posesses the only hope for this hopelessness world.

The Church POSSESSES the only HOPE for a world in TROUBLED TIMES. The church has been entrusted with the Gospel, and the Gospel is the only hope to change people's hearts.. Faith Bible Church was established 75 years ago. We are coming close to that anniversary celebration. 1937 was similar to ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Grandfather In My Bones

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Jun 21, 2014

The missionary asked, "Why did you take something that didn't belong to you?" The native replied, "It wasn't I who stole. It was grandfather in the bones!" The Old Man... The Grandfather In My Bones is buried at Baptism

For those no familiar with an Anglican Service four Scriptures are read proceeding the Message. Today's Readings are: Genesis 21:8-21; Psalm 86:1-17; Romans 6:1-11; and Matthew 10:24-39 In the 14th century,..... in the land now known as Belgium, .......there was a duke by the name of...... Raynald ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:1-11

Denomination: Anglican

The Last Mite Is The Last Straw

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Nov 11, 2014

Most of us have heard the story of the widow's mite.Is there more to this story than first appears?

The Last Mite Becomes the Last Straw Luke 21:1-5 Introduction The Parable of the woman’s mites has been a popular preaching text for over 2,000 years. It has been used as an example of total commitment to the Gospel. It is certainly true that God expects complete and total devotion to Him ...read more

Scripture: Luke 21:1-5

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Putting Faith To The Test

Contributed by Craig Condon on Jun 3, 2016

Are you willing to go where God sends you and speak and act in his name? It all boils down to a matter of trust.

Have you ever had an occasion where you thought that your faith was being tested, especially in unusual circumstances? If so, you’re not alone. Sometimes God uses unusual circumstances to test a person’s faith. For example, in 1 Kings 17:8-24 he told Elijah to go to an unlikely ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:8-24

Denomination: Anglican

People Who Scare The Devil Out Of Me

Contributed by Scott Thomas on Oct 25, 2013

These people are not in the spook house, but they are those who Rejects the Salvation, Resists the Spirit, Robs the Savior, Refuses to Submit, and Rebuts the Scripture.

People Who Scare the Devil Out of Me Jeremiah 5: 2-13 Intro: 1. We live in a day where people say one thing, and then do the opposite. “they swear falsely – no truth in them” 2. The majority of people do not know God or the ways of God and live ungodly. 3. They have ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 5:2-13

Denomination: Baptist

Death - The Last Enemy Series

Contributed by Antonio Silveira on Apr 30, 2011

Most people want to get to heaven. The problem is that there are many different religious organizations in the world today and they all tell us a different story on what we must do to be saved. And they will all have some scriptures to back up what they c

1 Corinthians 15:26 - The last enemy to be destroyed is death. Death is the last enemy for a number of reasons 1. It is the final thing we will all have to face when we get to the end of our lives 2. It's the last step of our journey on Earth 3. It's our graduation day for the Heavenly life 1. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:26

Denomination: Baptist

Blessed Is The Man

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on May 9, 2018

We all want to be blessed. How does one come to be blessed?

Blessed is the Man Psalm 1:1-6 The influence of the first Psalm has been great for the better part of 3000 years. We are not sure when it was written, but it could go back to the times of David. Theologians are undecided if it is a separate psalm as well. Some hold it to be the introduction to the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:1-6

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Resurrection

Contributed by Michael Mays on Aug 27, 2021

How does (or should) the reality of "resurrection" affect our lives and our interactions with those around us?

I. Intro: In 2014 there was a TV show called “Resurrection” in which people from a small town who had died as much or more than a generation ago begin reappearing and reintegrating back into their society... or seemingly at least until they accomplish something. It was a fascinating look at ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-58

Our Eternal King Series

Contributed by John Dobbs on Apr 2, 2016

Revelation 1 gives us a revealing of the King that lives forever.First in a series of messages looking at King Jesus through the Apocalypse.

King Jesus Reigns: Our Eternal King Revelation 1:4-8 Introduction Easter is Passed, the Resurrection is now a living history. Read: John 20:19-25. In this after-Resurrection meeting of disciples we see: The witnesses of Jesus’ work in their lives and The wonderers who just can’t ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 1:4-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ