Sermons on Down Time:

Casting Down Imaginations

Contributed by Gbemisola Fafowora on Oct 11, 2021

In the world we are living today there is a lot of things going on that brings into our mind vain imaginations.

We are living in a world that is rapidly changing and as the world is going through a process of change, we the body of Christ need to put on the whole armour God according to Ephesians 6: 11 - 18 that we may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 1 Peter 5:8 Records this amazing word ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:3-6, 2 Timothy 1:7

Denomination: Pentecostal

Getting Down To Business Series

Contributed by Paul Decker on May 3, 2002

Jesus was about God’s business (so should we).

GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS Luke 2:41-52 S: Celebrate Jesus Th: Priority Pr: JESUS WAS ABOUT GOD’S BUSINESS. ?: How? How did he do it? KW: Concerns TS: We will find in our study of Luke 2:41-52 three concerns of Jesus that show us how to be about God’s business. The _____ concern of Jesus that ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:41-52

Denomination: Baptist

Heaven Came Down

Contributed by Ethan Muse on Apr 2, 2004

A sermon on the Old Testament teaching of the Sanctuary from the story of the woman with the issue of blood touching Jesus.

This is my adaptation of a sermon by Pastor Henry Wright If you have your Bibles, turn with me please to Mark 5:25-34. In case you think I’m not preaching on the Sanctuary, I am. It’s all in Mark 5; you just missed it the last time you read it. Mark 5:25-34. “And a certain woman, which had an ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:25-34

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Casting Down The Fortress

Contributed by Duke Jeffries on Oct 18, 2000

A. JOSHUA 5:13-15 1.

A. JOSHUA 5:13-15 1. Joshua meets the "c __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ of the L __ __ __ ' __ h __ __ __" a. The "a __ __ __ __ of God?" b. the pre - I __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ Christ? 2. Exodus 3:1-5 a. another "parallel experience" with M __ __ __ __ for Joshua b. still more e __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ...read more

Let's Nail This Down

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 20, 2004

Ordination sermon for Victor Oke. Do not nail down peer group approval; nail down the promises of God to strengthen, help, and uphold you in ministry.

“Who has roused a victor from the east, summoned him to his service?” Brother Oke, I warned you a month ago, at the ordination service for Gloria Grant, that I would probably use your name as the basis for your ordination message. The name “Victor” is so full of spiritual possibility! And so, ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 41:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Olympic Or Smack Down

Contributed by Christopher Lanham on Feb 17, 2005

Is your prayer life real or just an exaggerated production?

Genesis 32: 22-32 Olympic or Smack Down? Prosper CRC: Falmouth, MI April 8, 2001 PM On a Thursday night not to long ago I caught a few minutes of WWF Smack Down, trying to get a current picture of what comes to mind when the word wrestling is mentioned. It has been quite a few years since I ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-32

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Down Into The Land Of Slavery Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 28, 2014

God had planned this trip to Egypt for centuries. But why choose that pagan land? Why not someplace else?

OPEN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLc81CS7TY4 (We turned the video's sound down as I explained the artist and artwork that was being shown). I’m not much for modern art, but this particular piece of artwork intrigued me. It’s the work of the renowned French artist Bernard Pras. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:13-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Laying Down The Law Series

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jul 3, 2008

What would happen if we got back to the basics and tried to live by the 10 Commandments? Oh, the revival that would sweep our nation, our churches, and each of our hearts! Link inc. to formatted text, audio & video, PowerPoint.

Laying Down the Law Intro. to the Ten Commandments Exodus 20 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/LayingDownLaw.html In The Gospel and the American Dream, historian Bruce Shelley writes, “In one hand Liberty holds the torch of freedom and in the other the tablet of law. The torch challenges the forces ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

Down A New Path Series

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Nov 27, 2012

This sermon wrestles with two questions: "Are God's promises conditional or unconditional?" and "Are God's OT promises for his church today?"

Down a New Path Aug 28, 2012 Is 42:13-16 Intro: Last Sunday we began a look at a little section in the middle of the book of Isaiah, chapters 40-44. We took a closer look at some of the promises of God, and this morning we are going to look at a few more. But before diving in, I wanted to ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 42:13-16

Denomination: Baptist

Reaching Down To Save

Contributed by Fred Mueller on Jan 26, 2002

Jesus descended to our level in his baptism in order to elevate us to life.

The Reformed Church of Locust Valley Epiphany Sunday January 13, 2001 Mt. 2:1-12 “Reaching Down to Save” “Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him, saying, ‘I need to be baptized by you, and do you come ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:13-15

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Coming Down The Mountain

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jun 15, 2020

A question asked, a healing wrought, the Cross taught, taxes paid by a miracle.

COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN. Matthew 17:10-27. Peter, James, and John had been in the mountain with Jesus. There they had seen Moses and Elijah, talking with our transfigured Lord (cf. Matthew 17:2-3). It is apparent from Peter’s desire to build temples that the three disciples on the mountain ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:10-27

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Down By The Dry Riverbed Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jul 31, 2025

The crossing of the Jordan by Israel to enter the Promised Land is an intriguing story. But what can it mean to us?

Back in the 1920’s the US Govt began talking about controlling the flooding of a river in the West called the Colorado. They intended to build the largest dam ever constructed in the US, and they also wanted this dam to supply electricity and a stable water supply to the growing population in the ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Upside-Down Christianity

Contributed by Joe Burke on Dec 23, 2006

It’s all about Jesus!

UPSIDE-DOWN CHRISTIANITY I tend to live life as if I am the action hero of this great epic that centers on me and my personal life. It’s all about me and my plans, my future, my family, my hopes, my dreams, my difficulties, my pains, my sicknesses, my church, my group, my community, etc. I know ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:16

Denomination: Catholic

Zacchaeus, Come Down!

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Mar 25, 2014

This is more than a cute little Vacation Bible Schools story.

Zacchaeus, Come Down! Luke 19:1-10 Introduction Many of us can remember the Vacation Bible School song about Zacchaeus. “Zacchaeus was a wee little man, a wee little man was he.” We remember that the song tells us that he climbed up into a sycamore tree “for the Lord he wanted to see”. We also ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Passing Christianity Down Series

Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Mar 2, 2016

First message in an exposition of First Timothy that gives the setting, background and purpose of Paul's first letter to his son in the faith, Timothy

PASSING CHRISTIANITY DOWN AN EXPOSITION OF FIRST TIMOTHY Copyright 2004 by Bob Marcaurelle freesermons@homeorchurchbiblestudy.com First Timothy Sermon 1 A. The Faith Passed On (1:1-3) PASS IT ON! PASS IT DOWN! “Paul- an ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:1-3

Denomination: Baptist