Sermons on Did Maverick Trevillian Die:

Self-Humbling - Matthew 6:16-18 Series

Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Oct 19, 2024

Fasting is never commanded in the NT, yet all the godliest people in the Bible did it. If it is important, why isn't it discussed in the epistles? If it is not important, why did Jesus do it? And why did he promise reward if we do it?

Matthew 6:16 When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. 17 But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, 18 so that it will not be obvious to men ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:16-18

Destination - The Cross

Contributed by Bill Burress on Apr 15, 2011

The death of Jesus was pre-arranged as to when, where, and how He would die for us. This message describes how those events were filled exactly.

I owe this message to the teachings of Gary Johnson and thank him for sharing his vast knowledge. “Destination - The Cross” The other day I was reading letters to God from little kids and I felt this one was ...read more

Scripture: John 12:30-33

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Total Death

Contributed by Bob Ashcraft on Nov 19, 2001

One big problem with Christianity today - everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die. True Christianity call for a total death to ourselves.

Total Death  One big problem with Christianity today…  Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.  Physically and Soulically Col 2:6 – 3:17 6 As you have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, 7 rooted and built up in Him and established in ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Someone Took Our Place

Contributed by Arnold Anoya on Aug 8, 2007

We come to live and death ends our work. But Jesus came to die to give us real life. The innocent takes the punishment of the guilty.

“But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through Him. For if, when we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:8-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Dying Well

Contributed by Clement Okusi on Nov 11, 2013

My father died recently in his sleep. People commented that's a nice way to die. Made we think about dying well.

Sermon 1563 ‘Dying Well’. 15th Jan 2012 Overview: Introduction: A). As many of you know my Father passed away 2 weeks ago & last Thursday was his funeral in Colchester where he lived / very powerful time & we honoured him. 1). Seems like he passed away in his sleep / many ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-2

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Embracing Grace: Living And Dying In Faith SermonCentral

Contributed by SermonCentral on Sep 12, 2023

Exploring the final words of Christ, this sermon illustrates how we should live and die in faith, akin to a child falling asleep in their father's arms.

Today, we gather to reflect on the last seven sayings of Jesus Christ. These profound statements not only reveal how Jesus lived but also teach us how to face death with childlike trust in our Heavenly Father. In His final moments on the cross, Jesus demonstrated the ultimate act of surrender and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:46

Topics: Grace, Faith

The Education Of A Prophet (Pp) Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on May 9, 2008

God had a lesson for Jonah to learn, did he learn it?

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • As we left Jonah in chapter 3, we see that Jonah had a successful revival meeting in Nineveh. • Jonah’s message was preached and the people heard and were convicted that they needed to heed the message to the point of repentance. • A happy ending to the story right? It ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

When The Fire Goes Out

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jun 14, 2025

When the fire goes out, darkness prevails. Many have become spiritually dry, ineffective, and cold because they’ve allowed the fire to die.

WHEN THE FIRE GOES OUT By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Leviticus 6:12-13 Supporting Texts: 1 Samuel 3:1-3, Revelation 2:4-5, Matthew 25:1-13, 2 Timothy 1:6, Hosea 6:1-2 INTRODUCTION: God commanded in Leviticus 6:13 that the fire on the altar must never go out. This instruction was both ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 6:12-13

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Burn The Plow And Roast The Cow Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 8, 2021

Why did God choose Elisha to be Elijah's understudy? What characteristics did God admire in this man that we can copy?

OPEN: The story is told of a University professor who told his class he was going to prove that there was not a God. Then he looked up at the ceiling and shouted, “God if you are real, then I want you to knock me off this platform. I’ll give you 15 minutes!” He kept taunting God… 5 minutes went ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:11-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

When Jabez Prays Series

Contributed by Ricky Tuttle Thd on Sep 15, 2023

What do we know about Jabez and why did he pray; perhaps more importantly is why did it end up in the Bible?

“When Jabez Prays” 1 Chronicles 4:9-10 Perhaps one of the most noted prayers is the “Prayer of Jabez.” A book was written by Bruce Wilkinson in 2000 and had over 9 million copies sold. I will not attempt to make a book out of this nor have I read the book; I just know it’s out there. What do ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 4:9-10

Denomination: Baptist

Doing The Will Of God: The Greatest Sense Of Purpose

Contributed by Bishop Prof. Julius Soyinka on Jan 14, 2024

The purpose for which God sent His Son to die for us is to guide us to live and walk in obedience to His will here on earth as it is being done in Heaven.

Doing the Will of God: The Greatest Sense of Purpose. Study Text: John 4: 31 - 34 Introduction: - Jesus laid down for us a perfect example of what our priority and sense of purpose in life should be: Doing the Will of God. - If you have truly met with God, your greatest desire and sense of ...read more

Scripture: John 4:31-34

Denomination: Pentecostal

Lament Over Jerusalem Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jan 10, 2015

Jesus' lament over Jerusalem as set forth in Luke 13:31-35 shows us Jesus' loving determination to die in Jerusalem for his people.

Scripture Jesus is still on his way to Jerusalem from Galilee. He only has a few months left to live. He knows that he is going to Jerusalem to pay the penalty for people’s sin by his death. He will sacrifice his life in order to reconcile sinners with a holy God. Along the way Jesus is ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:31-35

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Sons Or Slaves? (Trinity Sunday 2024)

Contributed by John Williams Iii on May 23, 2024

Did you notice what Paul did in this text? Paul speaks about the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit as he reminds that if we are God’s children, then we are also heirs---joint heirs because we are adopted sons and daughters of God through what Jesus did for us on the cross.

SONS OR SLAVES? Text: Romans 8:14 – 17 Rom 8:12-17 So then, brothers and sisters, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh— (13) for if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. (14) ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:12-17

Denomination: United Methodist

Jesus Said

Contributed by Jeffery Clemens on Mar 22, 2004

A chronological look at what Jesus said as written by John, leading to the question "are you 100% sure you will go to heaven when you die?"

JESUS SAID: JOHN 5:1-14 1 AFTER THIS THERE WAS A FEAST OF THE JEWS, AND JESUS WENT UP TO JERUSALEM. 2 NOW THERE IS IN JERUSALEM BY THE SHEEP GATE A POOL, WHICH IS CALLED IN HEBREW, BETHESDA, HAVING FIVE PORCHES. 3 IN THESE LAY A GREAT MULTITUDE OF SICK PEOPLE, BLIND, LAME, PARALYZED, WAITING ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-14

Denomination: Methodist

Let Us Test Him With Insult And Torture

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 19, 2024

Here and in other sources we see that there was at the time of Jesus a current of thought imagining that the Messiah, or some other righteous man, would die for the sins of the people.

Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Course 2024 About fifty years before the birth of our Savior Jesus, an unknown Jew, probably living in Egypt because of the dispersal of Israelites by Assyria and Babylon, wrote what is called the Book of Wisdom. It’s written in Greek in the style of the Hebrew wisdom ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:30-37, Psalm 54:3-7, Philippians 2:1-11, James 3:16-18, James 4:1-3  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Catholic