Sermons on Downs Syndrome:

The Way Up Is Down Series

Contributed by Steve Miller on Jun 4, 2007

In the Christ’s Kingdom the Way Up is Down: To be the greatest you must become the least, and to be a leader you must become a servant.

The Way Up is Down Matthew 20:20-28 Series: Vertigo: Discovering Your Direction through Service: 1.The Way Up is Down 2.Firm Footing 3.A Little Does a Lot 4.Inside Out Written by Steve Miller, as part of the NRHC Carolina Network (pastor@centergrovebc.org) Introduction: Do you know how if feels ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:20-28

Denomination: *other

Tearing Down The Wall Series

Contributed by Ron Murphy on Mar 20, 2007

Jesus "had to go through Samaria." Why? To teach us that walls must come down, if we are to enter the harvest.

Introduction: I. If you are a subscriber to the Bucks County Courier Times, you may have seen this article in the Tuesday edition. A. The article deals with a survey that was conducted at Council Rock High School. 1. Now, correct me if I am wrong, but is not Council Rock High School like the ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-26

Denomination: Methodist

Nailing Down Patience Series

Contributed by Ken Alford on Nov 8, 2001

Patience remembers the ownership of God on the project at hand, and digs deep to please the Lord in whatever is undertaken for Him. If it is His work, it has His results and His guarantee, but it requires our faithful patience to continue when logic, conv

September 17, 2000 -- AM NAILING DOWN PATIENCE (Habakkuk 2: 1-3). INTRODUCTION: (1) In the book of Habakkuk we are looking at seven stakes of stability. We are nailing down the loose ends at Family Baptist Fellowship. Last week we placed the stake of holiness as it related to understanding the ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 2:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Pulling Down Strongholds

Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Mar 5, 2013

What is a stronghold? Where does it come from? How do we pull it down?

Pulling Down Strongholds 2 Corinthians 10:3-7 What is a Stronghold? In worldly parlance a Strong hold = fortress For our purposes today… A sin or a sinful attitude that is fortified or strengthened until you can’t overcome it Sin – evil action or habit Sinful attitude - a ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:3-7

Denomination: Baptist

Tearin' Down The Wall

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Mar 14, 2013

Jesus came to break down the wall of separation. Does that wall still exist in your heart? Allow God to break it down now!

Tearin' Down the Wall Ephesians 2:11-22 When the Berlin wall came down it was a monumental event, but nothing compared to the wall which came down in v. 14. v. 14 both = Jew and Gentile. v. 13 'But Now'. What a contrast when Jesus comes on the scene. v. 17 'which were afar off' = Gentiles. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:11-22

Denomination: Baptist

Pulling Down Strongholds Series

Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Mar 18, 2013

3rd in the series of sermons that discuss winning the battle Paul spoke of in Romans 7:15

Pulling Down Strongholds 2 Corinthians 10:3-7 What is a Stronghold? In worldly parlance a Strong hold = fortress For our purposes today… A sin or a sinful attitude that is fortified or strengthened until you can’t overcome it Sin – evil action or habit Sinful attitude - a ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Refuse To Come Down

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Mar 19, 2013

THis message brought healing to many. About hard times: "If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, then you got a problem.  Everything else is inconvenience. " ~ Robert Fulghum

Refuse to Come Down 2 Kings 1: 1-10NLT We are truly living in one of the most crucial hours of American history. Ominous clouds of fear and doom seem to be gathering over our nation. About hard times: "If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 1:1-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Up And Down The Ladder

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Apr 15, 2013

To be a real success in life, we need to climb down the ladder of success, just as Jesus did when He humbled Himself. (this sermon uses a ladder on the stage)

Up and Down the Ladder Philippians 2:1-11 January 20, 2013 (this sermon uses a ladder on stage. This is not an original idea, but I can't recall where I heard of this.) We’re always trying to get ahead. There's always a ladder to climb (get ladder) and the higher up the ladder we go, the ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Living Daddy Down

Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 9, 2012

You blew it. It was a mistake. Others saw it. Humiliated. Shamed. The laughing stock. Now what? It is time to live daddy down!

Living Daddy Down I. Text - Numbers 16:1-7, 16-35 Getting on his high horse one day, Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, along with a few Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram sons of Eliab, and On, son of Peleth—rebelled against Moses. He had with him 250 leaders of the ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 16:1-35

Denomination: Pentecostal

Bogged Down And Out

Contributed by Dave Clark on Nov 12, 2012

When we get stuck in life, God helps us (often through others).

Bogged Down and Out Psalm 40:1-11 Rev. David J. Clark The Psalm talks about getting stuck. “I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the desolate pit, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure.” I ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 40:1-11

Denomination: Disciples Of Christ

A Heart That Sits Down Series

Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Nov 13, 2012

A Harvest festival sermon on avoiding anxiety

[This sermon was preached at an all-age outdoor harvest festival at the local allotments] [props required - toy bird with a small watering can and a spade; flower in a pot, knitting needle and knitting and pair of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34

Denomination: Anglican

Coming Down The Mountain Series

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Oct 19, 2007

It’s nice to have a bright, shining, mountaintop experience, but what happens when we descend back to regular life? [Post-transfiguration teaching] Link inc. to formatted text, audio, & PowerPoint.

Coming Down the Mountain Matthew 17:14-21 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/ComingDown.html This great chapter shows us Jesus in His glory [last time], as well as Jesus in His power. It’s nice to have a bright, shining mountaintop experience, but what happens when we descend back to regular life? ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:14-21

Denomination: Baptist

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

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

Touch....down....worship

Contributed by Kraig Pullam on Feb 15, 2014

The posture of an unnamed woman in an innumerable crowd becomes the portrait of a worshipper who moves the heart of God.

I. Touch (If I may touch) To see this woman you need to look low. Look down. That’s where she lives. Low to the ground. Low on the priority list. Los on the social scale. She’s low. Can you see it? Her hand? Gnarled. Thin. Diseased. Dirt blackens the nails and stains the skin. Look ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:25-34

Denomination: Baptist