Sermons on Departing From Living God:

Living In The Now Series

Contributed by Timothy Peck on Aug 5, 2003

Instead of living in the future, God wants us to live in the now in light of the future.

During the first Gulf War in 1990 and 1991 I noticed that many pastors in our communities changed their preaching during the conflict. No matter what they’d been preaching about prior to the conflict, it seemed like pastors throughout our nation decided that the conflict in Iraq would be a great ...read more

Scripture: Mark 13:1-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Holy Living

Contributed by Stephen Schwartz on Dec 17, 2001

I should be holy as God is holy - how do I do that?

Holy Living A Scene from Real Life 1 Peter 1:13-2:3 A muscular athlete admitted, “Sometimes I’m not sure I even know how to be a holy Christian. All day long I find myself wondering what I need to do to live for Christ. It’s a lot easier to keep in shape then to be holy.” Most of us are eager to ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

Living In Victory

Contributed by Terry Hovey on Feb 13, 2023

God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, of love, and of a sound mind.

Living in Victory! 2Tim 1:6-8 Before September 9th, 2001, the vast majority of Americans didn’t really have a clue when it came to terrorism. Oh, we had seen the news reports on TV and in the newspapers, but it never really meant all that much to us because we were largely unaffected by it. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:6-8

Denomination: Methodist

From A Boy To A Man

Contributed by John Daniel Johnson on Aug 29, 2018

We are called to grow spiritually from a boy to a man!

Scripture Reference: 1 Corinthians 13:11 & Hebrews 5:13-14 Study Taught at Mount Zion Baptist Church on July 25, 2018 Delivered by Rev. John Daniel Johnson Scripture Text: 1 Corinthians 13:11, “When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1, Hebrews 5:13-14

Denomination: Baptist

The Lord Will Perfect That Which Concerns Me

Contributed by Tesh Njokanma on Nov 19, 2021

The worst thing that can happen to anyone is for the mercy of God to depart from the person. But when the mercy of God is on you and with you, you can be confident, you can be assured, that God will certainly perfect ALL that concerns you.

Our text for today’s message is Psalm 138:8 which says ‘The Lord will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy, O Lord endures forever; do not forsake the works of Your hands’. This Psalm is a Psalm of David. When David said the Lord will perfect that which concerns him, he wasn’t praying to God. ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 138:8

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Living Legacy Series

Contributed by Mark Adams on Oct 23, 2015

Sixth in a series on Elisha. Elisha's ministry was to establish a zone of milk and honey in a land of death and bloodshed. Ultimately, God works all things together for good in God's own time. We live as people of the Resurrection.

SLIDE: Cave > Elijah’s ordination of 3 Last view of Elisha’s life, many of the events go back to the early ministry of his mentor, Elijah, finally coming to fruition. I want to begin at a cave. Elijah traveled ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 6:15-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Live Life Like You Were Living!

Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Aug 16, 2020

We have a heritage, we have a future, we also have a destiny! It’s time we stood up collectively together and reclaimed what has been stolen from under our very nose and is rightfully ours!

Live life like you were living! There are a lot of things that excite people in life. There’s music, sports, money excites a lot of people! What gets you going? Why does society become so excited over man made achievements and events in life? Wining an Oscar, or a Super Bowl ring everyone would ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:3-6, Psalm 23:1-3, Isaiah 43:16-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

From A Whisper To A Roar

Contributed by Tamela Walker on May 9, 2017

arise unto the Lord

Looking at the text today one song rested in my spirit that speaks in a whisper but brings a giant roar “ONE VOICE” song by Brandy: “I had a dream, a crazy vision, It may sound strange, this intuition, But it was true beyond description; And somehow I knew that it was real; When I saw: One sky ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:15, Judges 5:12-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Fire From Heaven Series

Contributed by C Jordan on Jul 25, 2010

Jesus wants to baptize His people with the Holy Spirit and fire. It’s time to get ignited, and allow the refiner’s fire to burn away anything in us that’s not of the Lord!

THE SCHOOL OF PRAYER #3: FIRE FROM HEAVEN OPENING TEXT: This summer, we are going to Jesus and saying, “Lord, teach us to pray!” “Now it came to pass, as Jesus was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, that one of His disciples said to Him, "Lord, teach us to pray.” ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:17-40

Denomination: *other

From Terrorism To Triumph

Contributed by Larry Thompson on Jun 29, 2002

In the day of continuing threats of terror facing Americans as well as the world, there is an answer for Beleivers who want to live by "Faith and not by Fear."

From Terrorism to Triumph LIVING IN THE LAND OF THE FREE, NOT, THE LAND OF THE FEARFUL Psalm 91 • by Dr. Larry L. Thompson Introduction: After the shock of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2002 America found herself attempting to recover and move forward. No sooner had we begun then we ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 91:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Jonah: A Word From The Lord

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Jan 1, 2012

A message about receiving and running from the call of God

Note: Thanks to Aldon Johnson and Mike Wilkins (The Run Away Prophet) for their thoughts and ideas on Jonah chapter 1. Title: The Word of the Lord Theme: Show the importance of following God’s Word spoken to us. Text: Jonah 1 Introduction Jonah is mentioned in 2Ki_14:25. He prophesied ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-15

Denomination: Church Of God

Living In His Resurrection Life.

Contributed by Tim Gibson on Nov 23, 2000

From the story of Lazarus raising from the dead what do we learn about the resurrection life of jesus ?

(1) INTRODUCTION: (a) The seven miracles in John’s gospel are signs that point to particular spiritual truths about who Jesus is. Here He is the true life giver - Resurrection life. (b) The Living Dead - Lazarus represents those spiritually dead though physically living (especially carnal ...read more

Scripture: John 11:25-44

Denomination: *other

Preaching From Philippians #3

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 31, 2022

In the last sermon, we dealt with Paul stating that whether he lived or died, his purpose for living was for the Lord Jesus.

When he wrote to the Philippian church, he was in prison. In prison he knew that he faced a capital crime and that he might be executed. If you were in prison and you thought that you might die, what kind of letter would you write? We do not have to guess at what kind of letter the Apostle Paul ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:27-30

Denomination: Baptist

Preaching From Philippians #3

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Dec 28, 2021

In the last sermon, we dealt with Paul stating that whether he lived or died, his purpose for living was for the Lord Jesus.

When he wrote to the Philippian church, he was in prison. In prison he knew that he faced a capital crime and that he might be executed. If you were in prison and you thought that you might die, what kind of letter would you write? We do not have to guess at what kind of letter the Apostle Paul ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:27-30

Denomination: Baptist

#6 Walk In The Light Series

Contributed by Ronald Thorington on Mar 22, 2016

This sermon speaks about how as Christians we need to live a righteous life. We need to walk in love, and not in the darkness of sin. We are live a life much different life from what we were like before we came to Christ.

Walk in the Light 10/4/15 Introduction: How many were able to see the lunar eclipse this last week? Here are some pictures. What causes a lunar eclipse? The shadow of the earth comes across the moon. A spiritual comparison, the world’s darkness of evil can block out the light of ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:1-10

Denomination: Assembly Of God