Sermons on Down:

"Breaking Down The Walls" Series

Contributed by David Henderson on Dec 22, 2015

Place is not a barrier to worship. Place is irrelevant. We do not worship a place. We worship in spirit. This is not referring to the Holy Spirit; this refers to the heart. We must worship with the heart.

5 Priorities of the Church “Breaking down the Walls” John 4:1-26 I am reminded of a young boy who asked his mother if she could remember the highest number she ever counted to. She said well really can’t remember so why don’t you tell me what the highest number is you have ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-26

Denomination: Baptist

Lay Them Down

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jun 5, 2015

Freedom is not found in discarding the yoke of Christ; it's found in losing our own burden. It's not found in discarding his authority; it's an amazing truth that freedom is found under the yoke of Christ.

Opening illustration: All of us enjoy receiving invitations—to a meal, a wedding, or a concert. Usually, when the invitation is printed on a little card, there are cryptic letters written at the bottom: RSVP. We know what those letters mean. They are an abbreviation of a French request to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:25-30

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Way Down Is Up

Contributed by John Gullick on Jun 9, 2015

A sermon that looks at the dynamics of Mark chapter 3 20 - 35 and attempts to show how often in the Christian life in order to go up we need to go what the world considers as down.

2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1 Mark 3:20-35 In 1982, David Pawson was invited to speak in New Zealand. His had a reputation as a bible teacher, so people the people of Wellington were surprised when he said that he had a prophecy. He carried two burdens that God had given him for our nation. One burden ...read more

Scripture: Mark 3:20-35

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Knock Down, Not Out Series

Contributed by Russ Adams on Aug 14, 2015

We are call to be faithful, not successful

August 9, 2015 Church Planting Knocked Down, Not Out Acts 14:8-20 Opening words: In 1858 the Illinois legislature--using an obscure statute--sent Stephen A. Douglas to the U.S. Senate instead of Abraham Lincoln, although Lincoln had won the popular vote. When a sympathetic friend asked Lincoln ...read more

Scripture: Acts 14:8-20

Denomination: Methodist

Getting Down And Dirty Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 16, 2015

How do you fight to win against sin? There are at least 4 principles we need to know if we're going to overcome sin in our lives.

OPEN: One man told about the time, when he was a boy, that a bully used to demand his lunch money every day. He wrote: “Since I was smaller, I would give it to him. But then I decided to fight back. I started taking karate lessons, but the instructor wanted $5 a lesson. That was a lot of ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Strife Tears Down

Contributed by Michael Cotie on Mar 17, 2014

We should be working in accordance to the Spirits leadership not out of Strife. Strife tears down Love and Peace build up.

Title: Strife doesn’t tears down 03/23/14 Introduction: In the movie back to the future the Biff was George McFly’s boss. Biff was a taker and a bully he didn’t know how to treat anybody with compassion, but all of that changed the night of the night of the Enchantment under the ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 15:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

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

Up The Down Side

Contributed by Dr. Amen Howard on Jul 31, 2014

It takes tremendous effort to make it to the top. Well, sometimes that’s the way it is for believers.

At times we may feel as though we’re going up the down side in life. Someone might say, “What are you talking about?” Let me give an example. Have you ever tried to go up and down the escalator? You might take two steps forward and fall back four steps. What should you do ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 34:18-19

Denomination: Pentecostal

Lord Came Down!

Contributed by Bala Samson on Jun 2, 2014

The words “the Lord came down” sent a shiver up my spine!

Lord came down! Numbers 12:5 “Then the LORD came down in the pillar of cloud and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam. And they both went forward.” The words “the Lord came down” sent a shiver up my spine! We live in a world where morality is ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 12:5

Denomination: Pentecostal

Seven Steps Down

Contributed by Kevin Barron on Nov 10, 2013

A look at the steps Naaman had to take to be healed

SEVEN STEPS DOWN 2 KINGS 5:1-15C OCTOBER 13, 2013 TWENTY FIRST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST, YEAR C FARM HILL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, HARRISBURG, AR INTRO. Pat Summerall died earlier this year. We probably remember him the most for working in the broadcast booth with John Madden, calling NFL games on ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-15

Denomination: Methodist

Breaking Down The Walls

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 28, 2013

Church, in the final analysis, defines a people who are in the world but not of the world - ministering to the world.

BREAKING DOWN THE WALLS. Ephesians 2:11-22. Church. A building or a people? Churches. Buildings constructed over supposed holy sites, in which various forms of worship take place. Some of these original citadels have disappeared, their walls removed to build alternative edifices. The problem ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:11-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Fall Down And Surrender

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Apr 11, 2012

Several were saved and life's changed through the preaching of this word. The only deliverance, the only escape is Jesus; Jesus Christ changes all odds!

Fall Down and Surrender Exodus 12:12-14NKJ  ‘For I will pass through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the Lord. 13 Now the blood shall be a ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 12:12-14

Denomination: Pentecostal

Defining Deviancy Down

Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Apr 25, 2012

Though true that sin is "out there, it's just as true that sin is "in here."

Defining Deviancy Down TCF Sermon March 18, 2012 In 1993, a Democratic senator from New York wrote an essay for a educational journal. In this article, Daniel Moynihan argued that: “the amount of deviant behavior in American society has increased beyond levels the community can ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:18-32

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus Sat Down Series

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 10, 2011

A sermon on Hebrews 1:1-3 on how we have a better message and a better messenger compared to the Old Testament (Outline and several thoughts come from Jack Peters http://www.expositoryechoes.org/)

HoHum: Betty Botter bought some butter, "But," she said, "this butter’s bitter. If I bake this bitter butter, It will make my batter bitter. But a bit of better butter - That would make my batter better." So she bought a bit of butter, Better than her bitter butter, And she baked it in her ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 1:1-3

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Bringing Down The Roof Series

Contributed by Tim Diack on Aug 22, 2012

Often times we think our greatest need is one thing when God knows that it is another. Follow the journey of one man and discover your greatest need in his story!

Bringing Down The Roof - Mark 2:1-12 - July 22, 2012 (Baptism Service) It’s not uncommon today to hear people say something like this, “If God would just reveal Himself, if He would just do some miracle for me to see, then I would turn to Him and believe.” People are looking ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:1-12

Denomination: *other