Sermons on Death Nearness:

Everything Will Be Thrown Down!

Contributed by David Smith on Dec 3, 2009

"Jesus said ’Do you see these great buildings?’ Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.’" (Mark 3:2)

It is such an offensive thing to say! Oh, I know that nothing in permanent in this life and that the greatest of our human institutions and heroic achievements will eventually pass and go the way of all flesh, but I really didn’t want to be confronted with that just now!. And though they take our ...read more

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Great Changes

Contributed by William Beard on Feb 27, 2010

Funeral Message for a Christian. (99 years old)

Memorial Service For Mrs. Louise Mills (A 99 year old Christian Lady) February 25, 2010 MESSAGE: Great Changes! We have gathered here today to remember and to celebrate the life of Louise Mills. Louise was the oldest member of Berryhill Baptist Church and she ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:6-7

Denomination: Baptist

The Gardens Of Life

Contributed by Sean Smuts on Dec 8, 2010

A funeral sermon for an elderly woman in one of my congregations

The Gardens of Life Velda Wendel 3-12-05 Before Sermon – Play The Old Rugged Cross & In The Garden Friends and family of Velda Wendel, we are gathered together for a rather sad occasion. The loss of a loved one is never easy nor should we expect it to be. Today, I pray that you will be ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-99

Denomination: Mennonite

What Not To Wear Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jun 14, 2013

Sometimes what we wear does not reflect who we are, it is time for us to make some changes

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • How many of you watch the self-improvement shows on TV? • There is an appeal to those shows for many folks. Some if the appeal is the desire to make some changes in our own lives. • Some of the appeal is seeing others being able to make the changes ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God: Why Did Jesus Have To Die? Series

Contributed by Philip Martin on Apr 13, 2016

Palm Sunday sermon

God: Why did Jesus have to die? 1 Pet. 3:18 1 Pet 3:18, “For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:” 1. Jesus Christ died when he was about thirty-three years old. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:18

Denomination: Baptist

Origins #2: The Fall

Contributed by C Jordan on Nov 28, 2010

If God is good, and He created everything, and the original creation was very good, then why is there death and suffering in the world?

ORIGINS #2: THE FALL (November 2010 – Beausejour Church – Pastor Chris Jordan) → REVIEW: “In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth.” (Genesis 1:1). • Last week we looked at the differences between creation and evolution, and talked about how it is more likely we are here by ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-10

Denomination: *other

What Makes You Alive? Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jan 16, 2011

Week two of our health check series, we are looking at the marks of being dead or alive.

Good, you’re sitting down, I have some bad news for you, some of you are dead. Now it’s not as bad as it sounds, it might be reversible, if we catch it in time. The title and theme of our services from now until the middle of February is “Health Check” and our focus will ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:1-11

Denomination: Wesleyan

He Is With Me Series

Contributed by J.d. Tutell on Jan 24, 2011

Even in the Valley of the Shadow of Death our Shepherd is with us.

Three buddies die in a car and go to heaven for an orientation. They are all asked, "When you are in your casket and friends and family are mourning over you, what would you like to hear them say about you?" The first guy says, "I would like to hear them say that I was a great doctor of my time, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

The Mystery Of Words--- Is No Mystery

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 16, 2016

Few ever learn the power that words can carry. Little words can do great harm and bring danger deep in the heart. Pay back or pay forward?

THE MYSTERY OF WORDS... IS NO MYSTERY? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com FEW PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND THE GREAT MYSTERY OF THE POWER OF THE TONGUE AND WORDS? PONDER WHY? James 3:3 Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body. 4 ...read more

Scripture: James 3:3-6

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Hope In God Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jun 9, 2014

Paul knew what placing everything in God’s hands had done for Him. He wanted others to place everything, their very existence & its priorities & activities in God’s hands also. God proves Himself totally trustworthy to those who place their life in His Ha

2 CORINTHIANS 1: 8-11 [GAINING PERSPECTIVE Series] HOPE IN GOD The hope in God which sustained Paul in his relationship with the Corinthians had to first grow and mature in his own life. Paul had an experience in Asia during a missionary Journey that had caused him to hope only in God. This ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:8-11

Denomination: Baptist

Advance Payment On Adam’s Debt

Contributed by Jon Lipka on Mar 4, 2012

The power of the resurrection was applied early to Lazarus, though Jesus was deeply moved to see the predicament that man had fallen into since creation.

In 1846, former president John Quincy Adams had a stroke. Upon his return to Congress the following year, it was apparent that his health was failing. When asked about his health Adams replied, “I inhabit a weak, frail, decayed tenement battered by the winds and broken in upon by the storms, and ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-45

Denomination: Anglican

Eternal Promises For A Believer

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on May 24, 2013

Believers have the hope of an eternal reunion with Christ and with believing loved ones who have passed away. That’s why Paul exhorted us to “comfort one another with these words” (v.18). Today, encourage someone with the hope that allows us to say “so lo

Illustration: Ben Johnson easily outdistanced Carl Lewis in the 100 meter dash. I will never forget Johnson’s look of triumphant disdain and Lewis’s look of amazement as they crossed the finish line. Johnson’s victory was short lived. The world’s admiration soon turned into revulsion as we learned ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Word

Contributed by Selwyn Robins on May 25, 2013

How the word Destroys and Creates life.

The Word Curse(Prov 18:20-21) "Death and Life are in the power of the tongue. And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof." Last week we finished up the Soul Winner series. Through it we learned the character of the fisherman is a friend, gives/speaks life and rebukes those he/she loves. ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 18:20-21

Denomination: Charismatic

It Is Finished

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Apr 7, 2024

Jesus cried his last words on the cross, "It is finished". The work of redemption is accomplished, the will of the Father fulfilled, and the witness of the Father completed.

John 19:28-30 IT IS FINISHED John 19:28-30 – The Death of Jesus 28After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfil the Scripture), “I thirst.” 29A jar full of sour wine stood there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to his mouth. 30When ...read more

Scripture: John 19:28-30, John 6:38-40, John 1:18, John 17:3-6

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Every Day We Pray Toward The Time Of Our Own Ascension Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 28, 2025

We pray with Mary as the disciples did in the upper room, and do so with souls quieted from everyday concerns, as we await Christ’s summons.

Solemnity of the Ascension 2025 Today we are gifted by God with readings centering on promises and partings. We affirm it every weekend: “He ascended into heaven” and ”sits on the right hand of God the Father Almighty.” The Gospels are not entirely clear, but the tradition of the Church for two ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:1-11, Psalm 47:2-3, Psalm 47:6-9, Ephesians 1:17-23, Luke 24:46-53  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Catholic