Sermons on First Place:

Sowing In Hard Places

Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Aug 6, 2012

SOWING BY ITS VERY NATURE IS ABOUT GETTING WHAT YOU WANT TO HAVE, NOT WHAT YOU ALREADY HAVE. You sow into dirt because you want strawberries. Three principles that show how hard sowing can be: The principle of death; delay; and the principle of deceit.

Sowing in Hard Places How many of you have heard a preacher somewhere tell you that you want to sow your seed into good soil so that you can receive a good harvest? Makes sense that we should sow our seed into the best soil possible doesn’t it? No farmer in his right mind sows seed into bad soil. ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 11:6

Denomination: Pentecostal

Our Place Of Safety

Contributed by James May on Jan 23, 2005

God is our refuge; an ever present help in times of trouble.

OUR PLACE OF SAFETY Sunday, January 23, 2005 - PM Psalms 46:1-7, "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 46:1-7

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Put In The Place Of... Series

Contributed by Tony Mccreery on Sep 8, 2007

The 2nd in a series going through all Christ endured leading up to the Cross. The series ends Easter Sunday with the Glorious Resurrection

Last week we began paving the way to Easter. We started to look at one of the 15 things they did to our Lord. As we continue down that road, let us look at the second thing they did to our Lord. Last week we talked about the fact that they arrested Jesus. They arrested the great I am! After ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:15-26

Denomination: Baptist

Who Will Take Their Place

Contributed by Zera Young on Jan 7, 2010

This is a challenge to All Pastors, Sunday School teachers and Children of God. Please read and let me know if you agree or disagree.

Who will take their place Joshua 1: 1-6... 2nd Kings 2: 9-14...Acts 7: 54-60 & ch 8: 1a One by one, God is calling home His Saints....They have had a place in the house of God, they have been faithful to what God has called them to do, they have been obedient to God, walked with Him, and ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:1-6

Who Will Take Their Place

Contributed by Zera Young on Jan 7, 2010

This is a challenge to All Pastors, Sunday School teachers and Children of God. Please read and let me know if you agree or disagree.

Who will take their place Joshua 1: 1-6... 2nd Kings 2: 9-14...Acts 7: 54-60 & ch 8: 1a One by one, God is calling home His Saints....They have had a place in the house of God, they have been faithful to what God has called them to do, they have been obedient to God, walked with Him, and ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:1-6

Finding Your Place Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on May 10, 2009

How do you get a sense of well being, identity and purpose? Is it by how you feel inside and how you compare to others outside? Paul gives us some wonderful advice on how to deal with this as a member of the body of Christ.

Last time we talked about how to respond to God’s mercy—by making ourselves available to God by putting ourselves on the altar as a living sacrifice, shunning the molding of the world on our character externally, while embracing the transformation of our character internally by the presence of the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:3-8

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Living In A Windy Place

Contributed by Monty Newton on May 9, 2008

If you want to catch the wind of God’s Spirit, you a hve to be where the wind blows.

Title: Living In a Windy Place Text: Acts 2:1-21 Thesis: If you want to catch the wind of God’s Spirit, you have to be where the wind blows. Background for the Message: We have just concluded the Season of Easter and now we begin the Season of Pentecost. On the Church Calendar, Christ is ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Trouble At A Place Of Revelation

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 19, 2014

The enemy of our souls tries to snatch away the words of our confessions of faith while they are still in our mouths, robbing us of our newly received blessing.

TROUBLE AT A PLACE OF REVELATION. Matthew 16:21-28. The place was Caesarea Philippi (Matthew 16:13): a place of revelation, and a place of decision. Which of two realms will we choose? Which of two religions? Who is it that we are following? Jesus asked the disciples, ‘Whom say ye that I am?’ ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:21-28

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

No Place To The Devil (Hix)

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Oct 9, 2016

There are two institutions that God has established and ordained….Marriage and the Church! Satan has, Satan does, and Satan will attack these two institutions! That’s why we need to protect them, pray over them, guard them!

Ephesians 4:25-Therefore, putting away lying, "Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor," for we are members of one another. 26 "Be angry, and do not sin": do not let the sun go down on your wrath, 27 nor give place to the devil. 28 Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:25-32

Denomination: Baptist

Is There A Place Of Eternal Punishment?

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Apr 15, 2016

“Is there a place of eternal punishment?”, “Is hell real?”. If so, why does one go there? What can one do about it? What has God done about it? And what should our response be?

Is There a Place of Eternal Punishment? 2 Thessalonians 1:5-10 In the 1800s, doubts about the reality of Hell began to arise among professed Christians, spreading rapidly into the 20th and 21st centuries. The great English Baptist pastor Charles Haddon Spurgeon observed this growing disbelief in ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 1:5-10

Denomination: Baptist

The Worst Place To Die

Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Nov 28, 2015

A sermon examining the danger of dying "in your sins".

THE WORST PLACE TO DIE John 8:21-29 (Antioch Baptist Church: Sunday Morning, May 25th. 2025) Death is not a subject that we enjoy thinking about. However, despite efforts by doctors, rescue workers, and other medical professionals worldwide, the global death rate remains constant at 100 ...read more

Scripture: John 8:21-30

Denomination: Baptist

Safety In The Secret Place Series

Contributed by Myron Leach on Jun 21, 2017

This message was inspired by recent events that have occurred. It provides insights on how to cope and realize the assurance and hope that as believer in Jesus Christ, we have a place of safety.

Safety in the Secret Place Psalm 91:1 (KJV) 1He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. All of us have moments in our lives that we have felt exposed to experiences that we did not want to be in and have longed for it to just be over. I ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 90:1

Denomination: Pentecostal

Corruption In High Places Series

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Oct 19, 2014

Corruption in high places - PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info

SERMON BODY: Accusation – Lawlessness Practiced (vs 1-5) Condemnation – Lawlessness Punished (vs 6-8). Vindication – Righteousness Praised (vs 9-11) SERMON OUTLINE: Ill: • Victor Hugo, wrote a number of very well-known novels; • These include, ‘The Hunchback ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 58:1-11

Denomination: Brethren

Even The High Places! Series

Contributed by John Crisp on Aug 9, 2014

Each point can be and probably will be a sermon in a series, at least for me: Israel was laid to waist, and Edom was saying to everyone that would listen we have the land that God had promised someone else NOW it is OUR possession how did this happen?

Ezekiel 36.1.3 – even the high places… 1 Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD: 2 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 36:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Your Place In Christ

Contributed by Nnaemeka Durueke on Jun 23, 2016

YOU ARE SEATED WITH THE KING OF KINGS IF YOU ARE BORN AGAIN

YOUR PLACE IN CHRIST MAIN TEXT: COLOSSIANS 3:3-4 “For ye are dead and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ who is our life shall appear then shall ye also appear with Him in glory”. ROMANS 6:8 Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:3-4

Denomination: Pentecostal