Sermons on Getting Closer To Jesus:

Getting Ready

Contributed by Steve Malone on Mar 29, 2004

In this text Paul tells us 3 things about the second coming. (1 Thessalonians pt - 5)

“Getting Ready For The Second Coming” 1 Thessalonians Part Five 4:13-5:11 A new preacher had just begun his sermon. He was a little nervous, and about ten minutes into the talk his mind went blank. He remember what they had taught him in seminary to do when a situation like this would arise- ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Get The Life

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Sep 11, 2001

Do you want real life?

This passage is a comparison of the life that the devil has to offer, verses “The” life that Jesus wants us to have. Thief  His main purpose is to steal. (Our joy, our life in Christ, our salvation)  He will kill and destroy in the process of stealing these things.  A ...read more

Scripture: John 10:10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Getting Big

Contributed by Keith Broyles on Nov 5, 2007

How big are we? This doesn’t mean how big are we in a physical way. How big are we spiritually? Are we big enough to be a person that God can use?

In 1988 Tom Hanks stared in a wonderful movie titled Big, though Hanks is not the main character, Josh, at the beginning or the end of the movie, he is for most of the picture. David Moscow plays Josh at the beginning and end and wants more than anything to be “big.” The boy is at a fair ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: Methodist

Get Lit.

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Feb 13, 2022

The world’s longest-lasting light bulb has been burning in a Livermore, California, fire station since 1901. That’s 121 years that the bulb has been in operation with over 1,000,000 hours of use.

Getting Lit. 1 John 1:1, 5-7AMP The world’s longest-lasting light bulb has been burning in a Livermore, California, fire station since 1901. That’s 121 years that the bulb has been in operation with over 1,000,000 hours of use. As Paul Harvey would say, “Here’s the rest of the story.” The bulb ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:1, 1 John 1:5-7

Denomination: Pentecostal

Get Truth Premium Sermon

Contributed by PRO Premium on Oct 9, 2023

The sermon emphasizes the importance of seeking truth from the word of God, reflecting on our relationship with the Bible, and incorporating its teachings into our daily lives.

Today we are in week three of our series “Collide.” In week one, we laid the foundation for standing firm on the word of God, the only truth we can find in this world. Then in week two, we talked about the first thing God desires out of our lives once we initially learn to stand firm in our faith, ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 23:23

Topics: Truth In Scripture, Biblical Wisdom, Living The Truth

Sermon Series: Collide

It Gets Better

Contributed by Paul Decker on May 1, 2005

God gives us a new beginning.

IT GETS BETTER! I Corinthians 15:35-49 S: Death and resurrection C: New bodies come at death Pr: GOD GIVES US A NEW BEGINNING. ?: How? KW: Contrasts TS: We will find in I Corinthians 15:35-49 three contrasts that show how God gives us a new beginning. Type: Propositional The ____ contrast is ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:35-49

Denomination: Baptist

Get On The Road

Contributed by Darren Rogers on Dec 30, 2007

Often time God tells us to do something and we fail to listen and we fail to obey

Acts 8:26 – 40 Previous to this In Verses 5 - 12 Philip had been involved in the revival at Samaria. It was a huge success. Unclean spirits cast out, sick healed, and multitudes of people were coming to faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and being baptised. The revival was big news, as soon as they ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:26-40

Denomination: Baptist

Getting Ready

Contributed by Fred Mueller on Nov 27, 2004

This sermon takes us from the preparations for Christmas to God’s preparations for the incarnation. It is an Advent sermon forcusing on what God did in the fuillness of time and how God is getting us ready today.

Hillsborough Reformed Church at Millstone Advent I November 28, 2004 Is. 2:1-5, Mt. 24:36-44 ¡§Getting Ready¡¨ I was in Kmart yesterday and was pleased to see a giant heap of boxes of candy canes. I was pleased because I like to have a box of them on hand in my study for when people come to see ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 2:1-5

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Getting It Right Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Apr 27, 2010

This is the 13th sermon in the series "Royalty". This is also an Easter Sermon.

Sunday Morning April 4, 2010 Bel Aire Baptist Church Series: “Royalty” [#13] GETTING IT RIGHT 2 Chronicles 34:1-35:19 Introduction: I often think about days like today and wonder why we make them more important than others. I wonder why we dress differently, do ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Getting Started Series

Contributed by Dan Cale on Apr 17, 2010

Finding Wholeness in a Broken World Pt 2 - this message about the woman at the well helps people understand that to be whole we have to confront and respond to our brokenness.

Finding Wholeness in a Broken World Pt 2 – Getting Started John 4:7-26; 39-45 “I just want someone to help me.” Those were the words that started this series in my heart – as the words of a young man echoed the words of so many others. Into the brokenness of this world the ...read more

Scripture: John 4:7-45

Denomination: *other

Get Ready! Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Oct 8, 2020

To get ready for Christ's soon return, be aware of the times, prepare for the trip, and care for each other.

Doug Mendenhall wrote a parable that gives us all something to think about: Jesus called the other day to say he was passing through and [wondered if] he could spend a day or two with us. I said, “Sure. Love to see you. When will you hit town?” That's when Jesus told me he was actually at a ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:2, Revelation 6:12-14, Revelation 16:16, Revelation 6:12, Revelation 9:1-11, Revelation 13:5, Revelation 12:6, Revelation 11:2-3, Joel 2:1-11, Revelation 16:10, 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Get A Life! Series

Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Apr 21, 2009

You are raised to newness of life, so as John Owen once said, "be killing sin or it will be killing you."

Get A Life! Text: Ephesians 2:4 – 7 By: Ken McKinley (Read Text) Someone once said that the English language has more clichés and slogans than any other language, especially the English used in the United States. We use all sorts of catchy phrases to get our point across and sometimes those ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:4-7

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Getting Into The Game

Contributed by Barry Hidey on Jan 12, 2001

I compared the Baltimore Ravens and Coach Billick plans with Pauls three essentials in Phil 3 - Priority, Plans and Attitude. Preached it before the Raven’s beat Tennessee

Getting Into The Game! Philippians 3:7-16 I have a confession to make; one of the reasons that I was glad about being sent to Bel Air, MD was that I was returning to Baltimore football territory. Grew up with colts, watched Johnny Unitas throw his last touchdown pass at memorial stadium. It was ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:7-16

Denomination: Methodist

Getting It Into Gear Series

Contributed by James Stewart Jr. on Dec 17, 2003

This Message deals in the area of Sloth. This is the Sixth message in the series.

• Intro; have you ever heard of an animal called the Sloth? This I an animal that does absolutely nothing, if threatened it emits a low plaintive cry, but this hardly ever happened since it seldom comes to the ground and rarely is ever in danger. Most people have more in common with this creature ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 19:15, Proverbs 20:4

Denomination: Pentecostal

Get It Done PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 2, 2024

This sermon encourages trust in God's promise to complete His work in us, emphasizes our role in this process, and advocates for total surrender to His will.

Good morning, beloved family of God. I am so grateful to see each of you here today, gathered in this sacred space, united by our shared faith and the love of our Lord. Today, we are here to contemplate and reflect upon a profound truth found in the book of Philippians, a truth that speaks to the ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:6

Topics: Completion, Christ