Sermons on Debris Thrown Up By The Sea:

"Come Up Hither"

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Apr 11, 2013

John was called to come up hither, he encountered the event on the lords Day, he encountered the world of the Divine, He encountered the eternal-ness of God, he encountered worship, and he encountered Christ, we to are called to come up hither.

Come Up Hither Rev 5:11-14 1. First thing I notice is the Day these events Happen "The Lord's Day" A. Rev 1:10On the Lord's Day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet, B. The Lords Day is the Day Christians Meet Acts 20:7On the first day of ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 5:11-14

Denomination: Methodist

Get Cleaned Up Series

Contributed by Jon Miller on Mar 1, 2011

This message comes from a study of the book of Exodus and is geared towards seekers because it shows how we can be cleansed from our sin in Christ Jesus.

Get Cleaned Up Exodus 30:17 Every parent has probably said these words and sometime in their life if not thousands of times “Kids come in and get cleaned up for dinner” There is an old saying that we all know that goes like this “Cleanliness is next to godliness.” we ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 30:17-21

Stand Up For Jesus Series

Contributed by Jon Miller on Mar 2, 2011

This message is part of a series on the book of John. The focus of this message is to show how believers can take a stand for Jesus in a world that is sitting down.

Stand Up, Stand Up John 15:18-27 Two weeks ago the well known evangelist Franklin Graham was dis-invited to say a prayer at the pentagon. Military officials ask Graham not to come on the national day of prayer because Muslims working at the Pentagon might be offended by Grahams presence because ...read more

Scripture: John 15:18-27

On Not Giving Up On The Family

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Mar 3, 2011

Baptists have a distinctive history, with some soaring moments and yet with some dismal ones as well. There is much to correct, but the good news is that we remain committed to missions and evangelism.

Takoma Park Baptist Church, Washington, DC, Feb. 4, 1996 They came out of nowhere. From small villages and obscure city streets, from backwoods farms and hard labor coal mines; from workingmen’s cottages, but not from the plantations, and from the ranks of domestics and cooks, but not ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:7-10

Denomination: Baptist

Jerusalem Lifted Up Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 1, 2012

The Council envisioned a humanity integrated, not split apart, and entirely in the image of Christ

Monday of First Week in Advent 2012 Gaudium et Spes When Roman general Titus stood on Mount Scopus in March of the year 70 AD, and looked toward the rebel city of Jerusalem, he learned by experience what many before him had known. Like Sennacherib and Nebuchadnezzar, Antiochus and Herod, he saw ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 2:1-5

Denomination: Catholic

Time To Grow Up

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Jan 20, 2013

Salvation is a life changing event. When a person receives the gift of salvation the Bible states that they have become a new creation and have been born again.Too many have remained infantile and need to grow up.

Time to Grow Up Hebrews 5:12-6:3 Salvation is a life changing event. When a person receives the gift of salvation the Bible states that they have become a new creation and have been born again. 1 Corinthians likens the life of a born-again believer to laying a foundation and then building upon ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Beat Up Church Series

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Aug 8, 2011

The Church at Smyrna is a church which received no criticism from the Lord but much abuse from both the culture and the "congregation" (those who ’say’ they are Jews)

The Unveiling The “Beat Up” or “Bloodied” Church Revelation 2:8-11 * From my observation we live in an increasingly violent culture. Hardly a day passes when we don’t hear of someone being killed or attacked. An honest look at our entertainment would indicate that America has bought into ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:8-11

Denomination: Baptist

Reined In And Ramped Up Series

Contributed by Tim Diack on Sep 7, 2011

Who are the meek? What is meekness all about? Why is it the meek that inherit the earth? Meekness cries out "Not my will but yours be done!" It bows the knee to God and doesn't look back. The meek do not ask, "How can I be served?" but rather, "How c

Reined In and Ramped Up - Matthew 5:5 - August 7, 2011 Series: Kingdom Life – A World Turned Upside Down #3 Over the last several weeks that we have been together we’ve been looking at the Sermon on the Mount; specifically, at the Beatitudes as found in Matthew chapter 5. I will ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:5

Denomination: *other

Growing Up Spiritually

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Aug 1, 2012

Q&A: What would truth be without love? Puffed up knowledge. However, truth mixed with love becomes a powerful spiritual mixture that will convert the helpless and the hopeless. Doctor RT. Kendall was asks the question: “What is the number one reason p

Growing Up Spiritually Ephesians 4:14-16NLT Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won’t be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth. 15 Instead, we will speak ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:14-16

Denomination: Pentecostal

Its A Set-Up

Contributed by Charles Maceo Holsey on Aug 14, 2012

This sermon deals with how the world attempts to set-up Christians and how the resurrection of Jesus liberates after being set-up by the world.

2 Chronicles 18:1 - 3 (NRSV) 1Now Jehoshaphat had great riches and honor; and he made a marriage alliance with Ahab. 2After some years he went down to Ahab in Samaria. Ahab slaughtered an abundance of sheep and oxen for him and for the people who were with him, and induced him to go up against ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 18:1-29

Denomination: Methodist

Lifting Up Jesus Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Aug 20, 2012

The story of Jesus doesn’t end with His ascension. In the scriptures His story continues in the lives of the disciples, and today the story goes on in our lives. The primary assignment of the Church is to lift up Jesus. We are not a social or political

Lifting Up Jesus Acts 8:1-13 Introduction The story of Jesus doesn’t end with His ascension. In the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

It Is Time To Wake Up!

Contributed by Ralph Lassiter on Sep 16, 2012

Remaining asleep when work in the kingdom is required is not acceptable to the Lord and is dangerous to us spiritually and to our communities. The time to wake up is now.

Text: Matthew 13: 24 – 26; Romans 13:11-12 Sleep is an essential to life. Amen? • Part of our daily life cycle of waking, work/school/play, eating, sleeping – start over No magic number for the number of hours of sleep needed, although we do know that babies need up to 18 ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-26

Denomination: Baptist

Come Up Hither Series

Contributed by Martin Holland on Oct 19, 2012

At the end of the Church age there is prophetic truth taught and that is there will be a rapture and John describes it here.

Come Up Hither Revelation 4:1-3 Chapter 1 speaks of the past and 2 and 3 is this present age so everything from chapter 4 and on primarily speaks of future events. Rev. 4:1 After this (after the church age) Mention: Rev. 1:19 John was told to write the things which he hast seen, the things which ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 4:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

The Wake Up Call

Contributed by Bret Bone on Oct 29, 2012

Our country is in the worst financial shape that it has ever been in? In 1970 we were 2.5 trillion dollars in debt…today Oct. 28th 2012 we are 16.8 trillion. In perilous times like this the only answer that makes any sense is to seek out shelter from th

A young mother was surprised by her 7 year old son one morning. He had gotten up early and made her coffee and taken it to her in bed. As she willingly drank what was the strongest tasting cup of coffee in her life. When she got to the bottom of her cup she noticed there were three of those ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:1

Up And Down The Ladder

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Apr 15, 2013

To be a real success in life, we need to climb down the ladder of success, just as Jesus did when He humbled Himself. (this sermon uses a ladder on the stage)

Up and Down the Ladder Philippians 2:1-11 January 20, 2013 (this sermon uses a ladder on stage. This is not an original idea, but I can't recall where I heard of this.) We’re always trying to get ahead. There's always a ladder to climb (get ladder) and the higher up the ladder we go, the ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-11

Denomination: Baptist