Sermons on flip side: showing 46-60 of 58,300

Choosing Sides

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Dec 4, 2023

No matter who or what you are committed to, if Christ is not put first, all the other allegiances suffer as well.

A few years ago, my sister played the female lead in a community theater production of a play called “Pack of Lies.” It was about a couple whose neighbors across the street were suspected of espionage; the British Secret Service asked their permission to establish a surveillance on them from the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 19:1-7, 1 Samuel 20:30-34, 1 Samuel 20:36-37

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Taking Sides

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Aug 6, 2023

In the battle between good and evil, God and Ba’al, the only safe place to be is squarely behind God.

Everybody loves a contest. Why else are people going to see the Buccaneers play the Vikings next Sunday? From Project Runway to the Kentucky Derby, from Jeopardy to the World Cup, we enjoy seeing experts duke it out. And we like seeing underdogs win, too. People still remember the “Miracle on Ice” ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:20-21, 1 Kings 18:30-39

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Other Side PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 5, 2023

This sermon explores finding hope in desperate circumstances through Jesus' transformative power, as demonstrated in the healing of the demon-possessed man in Luke 8:26-39.

Good morning, dear brothers and sisters in Christ. Today is a day of hope, a day of faith, and a day of love. Today, we gather here to share in the Word of God, to grow in His wisdom, and to feel His divine presence among us. We are here to learn, to understand, and to apply His teachings in our ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:26-39

Topics: Assignment

Pick A Side PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 15, 2023

This sermon encourages self-examination and humility, urging believers to prioritize spiritual richness over worldly wealth and to make purposeful choices that honor God.

Good morning, dear family of Christ. Isn't it a joy to gather together in the house of the Lord, to lift up our hearts in praise and our minds in learning? We gather not just as individuals, but as a community, united by our shared love for our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Today, we are turning ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:17-18

Topics: Choose God

Being On God's Side Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jun 26, 2018

It’s more important for me to be on God’s side than it is for God to be on my side

ENGAGE How many of you here this morning would like for God to be on your side? I think that most of us would answer that question yes – at least at first. But this morning, I’m going to ask all of us to consider that question more carefully and perhaps as we do that, by the time we finish this ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Sunny Side Sermon I: Always Keep On The Sunny Side Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Jul 1, 2020

In our fallen world, there is a dark troubled side yet a bright sunny side - which presents to each of us a choice: succumb to Satan's strategy of despair, or, stay on the winning side with Christ our Lord and overcome the world.

KEEP ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF LIFE To hear Garrison Keillor of Lake Woebegone tell it, there are two sides of life – “a dark, troubled side, and a bright, sunny side”. Says he: When we do meet up with the darkness and ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 12:7-12

Is God On Our Side?

Contributed by William Nelson on Oct 5, 2001

As we consider going to war, we’ll find that God is on the side of those who trust Him and have faith in Him and who humble themselves and repent of the sin in their lives.

In the Fall of 1938, as war was again threatening Europe, Irving Berlin decided to write a song emphasizing peace. Pulling a little known composition off the shelf, that he had written twenty years earlier, he made a few alterations to reflect the current state of the world. Then, on Armistice ...read more

Scripture: Micah 6:6-8, 2 Chronicles 7:14

Denomination: Baptist

Living On The Now Side

Contributed by Johnny Carver on Dec 17, 2001

This sermon deals with the difficulties of having to walk by faith.

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1 – 12 Title: “Living On The Now Side” Introduction: To understand the 13th chapter of 1 Corinthians we need to know some things about the city of Corinth. Corinth was the most important city of all Greece in Paul’s day. Its wealth was fabulous. Men spent their days ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-12

Denomination: Pentecostal

Whose Side Are You On

Contributed by Wayde Wilson on Jan 21, 2002

Do you want God to be on your side?

Let me ask you a question: Do you want God to be on your side? That’s a pretty easy question to answer. I wouldn’t be surprised if we all unanimously responded, “Yes!” Who wouldn’t want the only all-knowing, all-powerful God on their side? Romans 8:31 - “If God is for us, who can be against us?” ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 15:2, 2 Chronicles 14:11

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Warm Side Of The Door

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jan 6, 2001

Every door has two sides. Jesus has introduced us to the warm side.

In his commentary on Paul’s letter to the Romans, Dr. Francis Schaeffer points out that chapters 1-4 tell us why we must be saved, and tell us how we can be saved. Then chapters 5-8 of Romans assume that we are now Christians, and in them, Paul explains what the Christian life is all about. So ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:1-2

Denomination: Orthodox

The Lord Is On Our Side Series

Contributed by Paul Apple on Jul 1, 2001

BECAUSE THE LORD IS ON OUR SIDE, WE ESCAPE BEING DEVOURED BY OUR ENEMIES

BIG IDEA: BECAUSE THE LORD IS ON OUR SIDE, WE ESCAPE BEING DEVOURED BY OUR ENEMIES I. (:1-2) THE LORD MAKES THE DIFFERENCE IN ANY BATTLE As powerful as David was, he had a large number of close calls where it was clear that only the protection of the Lord had enabled him to escape with his ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 124:1-8

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Who Is On The Lord's Side?

Contributed by Robert Travis on Jul 1, 2001

Moses had the courage of conviction.

WHO IS ON THE LORD’S SIDE? (Exodus 32:19-26) And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses’ anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount. And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 32:19-26, Exodus 32:26

Denomination: Baptist

Are You On The Lord's Side?

Contributed by Maurice Brown on Mar 14, 2001

The Importance of making a definite decision to follow Christ.

Introduction A. One of the Greatest Questions in the Bible is found in Ex.32 1. Asked by Moses when he came down from the Mountain with 10 commandments. 2. What he saw angered and infuriated him! And no wonder... 3. God’s People were worshipping a ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 32:19-26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Dirty Side Of Ministry Series

Contributed by Antonio Torrence on Feb 6, 2003

In order for the church to reach the lost in the world, it must first reach the lost within the church.

"The Dirty Side Of Ministry" Mark 1:21-29 By Reverend A. LaMar Torrence, Cross of Life Lutheran Church In his words concerning the tragedy of the “Columbia” explosion, President Bush said of the seven astronauts, “These astronauts knew the dangers, and they faced them willingly, knowing they had ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:21-29

Denomination: Lutheran

Getting To The Other Side

Contributed by Jeffery Richards on Aug 2, 2002

This message deals with trials and tribulations that we face in life.

GETTING TO THE OTHER SIDE Matt 8:18-32 F. B. Meyer explained it this way: “A bar of iron worth $2.50, when wrought into horseshoes is worth $5. If made into needles it is worth $175. If into penknife blades it is worth $1,625. If made into springs for watches it is worth $125,000. What a ‘trial by ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:18-32

Denomination: Baptist