Sermons on Doubly Dead:

Sonrise In Mourning Brings End To Grave Problem!

Contributed by Dennis Marquardt on Oct 18, 2000

Easter sermon, the resurrection of Christ.

"SONRISE IN THE MOURNING BRINGS AN END TO A GRAVE PROBLEM" TEXT: Luke 24:1-53 INTRO: We like to avoid the subject of death. Young people live as though it doesn’t exist, middle age people think it only happens to other people, and elderly people try avoid the obvious nature of death by using ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:1-53

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Saturday Is Not The End

Contributed by Dennis Lawrence on Apr 13, 2001

What a horrible Saturday Jesus’ disciples had, not understanding that Sunday, and His resurrection, were just ahead!

Saturday is not the End April 14, 2001 Saturday can be quite an ‘in between day’ for people. As they live their lives, it’s the day between the end of the five-day working week, and Sunday- the real day off. It’s often the day for errands to be done and for catching up on everything that wasn’t ...read more

Scripture: John 11:21-26, Matthew 28:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Eternal Life: Fact Or Fiction?

Contributed by Tony Fox on Dec 12, 2000

We cannnot afford to be wrong on this subject.

Eternal Life: Fact or Fiction? 03/19/2000 (1John 5:11-13) RPBC a.m. Let Him In A little girl began to learn all of the traditional fairy tales, like Goldilocks and the Three Bears and the Three Little Pigs. Her mother and father taught her the familiar Bible stories as well. The little ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Creeping Things

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Sep 7, 2006

Challenging message about mixing worship with worldliness.

Ezekiel 8:1-12 KJV And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in mine house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord GOD fell there upon me. [2] Then I beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 8:1-12

Denomination: Pentecostal

They Had Hung Out With Jesus Series

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Jun 24, 2006

Hanging out with Jesus is the wat people can see Jesus on you. Peter and Johe let the HS lead them in word and deed.

They had “hung out” with Jesus Acts 4 1-31 Last week we heard the first half of the story. We heard about a crippled man that had sat near the gate called Beautiful for close to 40 years. Peter and John are going up to the Temple and stop and heal this life long beggar. He goes with them into ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:1-31

Denomination: Congregational

"Wise Guys"

Contributed by Michael Walker on Dec 29, 2003

When He becomes born in you, you see things through His eyes. Your talk changes. Your friends change. Your interests change. You become a “Wise Guy”.

"Wise Guys!!!” - Matt. 2:1a, 12b - " Now when Jesus was born… they departed into their own country another way” The story: (Matt. 2: 1 – 12) Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, Saying, Where ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Pentecostal

I Believe In The Resurrection Series

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jul 20, 2003

1. The resurrection of Christ is more than a story. 2. It is the core doctrine of the Christian faith. 3. It is the distinguishing mark of Christianity.

In one of the great novels by George MacDonald, a Scottish writer from the 1800’s, an agnostic questions a young clergyman and asks, “Tell me honestly, do you really believe one word of all that? Did you ever notice how these Christian people, who profess to believe that their great man has ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:3-20

Denomination: Methodist

Eye Opening Prayer

Contributed by Jim Drake on Jan 12, 2007

Just as Paul did for the Ephesian churches, we should pray to have our eyes opened to the fullness of who Jesus Christ is.

1. Introduction (1:15-18) 2. The first eye opening petition is that the church might know the grace of Christ. (18a) 3. The second eye opening petition is that the church might know the glory of Christ. (18b) 4. The third eye opening petition is that the church might know the greatness of Christ ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23

Denomination: Baptist

Why We Don't Fear Death Series

Contributed by Roger Thomas on Feb 16, 2007

We can face death with confidence because Christ faced it for us and arose victorious.

Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO What Happens When A Persons Dies? Why We Don’t Fear Death Hebrews 2:14-15 Fear is a natural response to death. It was then. It is now. Those first Christians had every reason to be afraid on that first Easter ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 2:14-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Steadfast And Unmovable

Contributed by Robert Bravo on Jul 1, 2007

As believers in Christ what should our responce to the ressurection be?

STEADFAST AND UNMOVEABLE 1 Corinthians 15:51 - 58 (NASB) 51Behold, I tell you a mystery; we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed, 52in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:51-58

Denomination: Nazarene

Looking Good: Just One More Thing

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 14, 2009

Dinosaurs look good in the museum, but their bones are really disconnected, are not together, and are dry as dust. The church must learn to connect, to unite, and to be exciting, as God wills.

Dinosaurs fascinate me. Those ancient beasts which once upon a time roamed this planet, foraging for food and terrorizing smaller creatures. You’ve seen them on the late movies, enormous reptiles, roaring and raring up on their hind legs, grabbing the pretty girl between those giant jaws and ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Turned A Funeral Into A Celebration

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Jun 30, 2008

Jesus made it clear in His teachings that you are not really ready to live until you have faced the reality of death.

Jesus Turns a Funeral into a Celebration (Theme for this message came from "Outflow" by Sjogren and Ping) Luke 7:11-17 Can you imagine the shock of the widow of Nain and the crowd surrounding the funeral procession when Jesus walked up and stopped the procession? Jesus saw the widow and had ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:11-17

Denomination: Free Methodist

Our Kinsman-Redeemer Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on May 7, 2015

It is this word which describes Boaz that is at the center of the Book of Ruth and points directly to Jesus Christ which is the point of our time together today… Jesus Christ is our Kinsman-Redeemer.

BOOK OF RUTH: “OUR KINSMAN REDEEMER” RUTH 1:1-4:22 INTRODUCTION The Book of Ruth in the Old Testament is one of my favorite books in the entire Bible. It is a short historical story with a simple divine plot which speaks directly to our lives today. I find the people to be real as ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

If Scripture Is Inspired...

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jul 29, 2010

Paul revealed to Timothy that Scripture is a gift of God’s inspiration. What Christian tenets arise from the gift of God’s inspiration? If “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God,” then We must Believe...

If SCRIPTURE is INSPIRED... VBS Theme verse: 2Tim. 3:16a--“All Scripture is given by inspiration of God...” 2Pet. 1:20-21—“knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16

Denomination: Baptist

Believing Is Seeing

Contributed by Paul Decker on Apr 15, 2007

Belief in Jesus brings clarity to our lives.

BELIEVING IS SEEING John 20.19-31 S: Resurrection C: Belief Pr: BELIEF IN JESUS BRINGS CLARITY TO OUR LIVES. TS: We will find in our study of John 20.19-31 where our relationship with Jesus begins. Type: Inductive I. PEACE (19-20) II. MISSION (21-23) III. UNBELIEF (24-25) IV. WORSHIP ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-31

Denomination: Baptist