Sermons on Heaven And Hell:

A Prepared Place

Contributed by Mike Dubose on May 9, 2008

Jesus has gone to prepare a place for us. What kind of place is he preparing? This sermon illustrates that heaven is a prepared place, a precious place, a populated place, and a permanent place. And it’s only for the person who knows Jesus as the way,

A Prepared Place John 14: 1-7 April 20, 2008 This morning I want us to take a look at a very familiar scripture. Jesus has just had the Passover meal with his disciples (his last meal). He has announced that Judas was going to betray him. He has told Peter that Peter would deny his ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-7

Denomination: Methodist

The War In Heaven Has Become The War On Earth

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 18, 2022

In April of 2009 the Barna survey of 1,871 they asked questions about God, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, Satan, and demons.

When it comes to asking questions about Satan . Four out of ten Christians (40%) strongly agreed that Satan “is not a living being but is a symbol of evil.” Many of these unbelievers tell us the teaching on the existence of satan came from parents who wanted to scare their children into doing good ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 28:11-13

Denomination: Baptist

Matthew 13:36-43 - Hell, God’s Waste Management Centre - Part 11 Series

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Mar 1, 2011

It is a sickly, acrid, repulsive stench that makes you curl your face into an involuntary grimace and hold your nose. In the Valley of Hinnom, outside Jerusalem, refuse is burned continually day and night. Jesus uses it as a picture of Hell.

Matthew 13:36-43 - HELL, GOD’S WASTE MANAGEMENT CENTRE - Part 11 I watch as hell is washed inland with the momentum of an earthquake behind it, a wave of burning cars, buildings and debri. And in its wake the devastation of thousands lost. Earthquake, tsunami, nuclear explosion. In the Valley of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:36-43

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Yes, It Really Is Really Real Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 30, 2009

Considers the reality of Heaven - evidence of it, and why that affects the way we live now

(Show clip from BluefishTV – “Spiritual tots, Colonik’s got ‘em!”) Even if they’re unsure of it, most people want to believe in Heaven, and most people have some concept of it. TIME took a poll 10 years ago, and 81% of the people they surveyed said they believed in the existence of Heaven, where ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:11-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Jesus Tasted Death For Us Series

Contributed by David Dykes on Jan 29, 2018

Part of what heaven will be like for us will be a restoration of authority over God's creation of a new heaven and a new earth.

INTRODUCTION The Book of Hebrews is all about Jesus. From chapter one all the way through chapter thirteen there is a radical focus on Jesus. Hebrews is a study of Jesusology. I just made that word up. I think we should all strive to major in Jesusology. The theme of the book is “Eyes on Jesus.” ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 2:3-9

Denomination: Baptist

The Ultimate Wedding Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 2, 2021

The new heaven and the new earth will be their wedding gift from God. This is the beginning of the most romantic adventure conceivable as this happy couple, perfect in themselves, enjoy together a perfect universe forever.

Romance is the greatest power in the universe. It is the motivating power that will produce the new heaven and the new earth, and it is the power behind much of what has been created in this earth. The spectacular Hilton Hotel chain that goes around the world is a good example. It was not just ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 19:1-9

Always On His Mind

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 7, 2022

"Always On My Mind" is a song originally recorded by Brenda Lee and released on June 12th, 1972, with music and lyrics by Johnny Christopher, Mark James and Wayne Carson Thompson.

• Brenda Lee's version had stalled at #45 on the country charts in 1972. • Elvis Presley first made "Always on My Mind" famous, reaching number 16 on Billboard magazine's Hot Country Singles chart in early 1973. • The song was also recorded by Willie Nelson. Released in the ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:1-4, Revelation 22:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Part 7 - Matthew 11:20-24 - Slow Cooked Or Char Grilled? Series

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jun 18, 2010

Some things in the Bible are just plain difficult to understand. Matthew 11:20-24 is one of them for me. I know, I don’t have to understand everything in God’s Word in order to believe it because I trust in God who knows what He is doing.

Part 7 - Matthew 11:20-24 - SLOW COOKED OR CHAR GRILLED? Are there degrees of hell? I asked my friends recently this question and one of them said, "I believe Hell is a place where the presence of God and Jesus does not exist so it must be a horrible place. However, if there is any fairness to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:20-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Anger Of The Most High

Contributed by Dove Inspirations on Aug 10, 2021

YAHWEH our FATHER also gets angry when we persistently do the things HE has told us not to do. HE is holy and does not tolerate sin. HE warns against sin and says there will be hell to pay.

Most of us have heard over and over again about the love of GOD. We experience it on a daily basis and we know HE is good. Today, let us talk about the anger of The LORD. It is aptly also described as the wrath of the LORD. Imagine it. For sure you never want to experience it. It is a ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 22:31

Those Who Accept The Kingdom Of Heaven Are Like. . . Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Sep 6, 2010

This ties up my summer series on the Kingdom of Heaven and brings us to what we need to do with what we have learned.

I have a confession to make and I hope you don’t think less of me after I’m done; That’s right I love country music. I love listening to the new artists like Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood and Dean Brody and I love listening to the outlaws from the seventies like Willie and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:51-58

Denomination: Wesleyan

Why The Resurrection Of Jesus Christ?

Contributed by Chuck Brooks on Dec 3, 2020

The Bible teaches that before we can really begin to talk about Heaven…before we can really begin to prepare for Heaven…we need to understand the Resurrection.

The No. 1 Best Seller of books on Amazon.com in the category of Christian Living (and now made into a movie) is a book called Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back. It is the story written by the 3-year-old’s father, Todd Burpo, a Wesleyan pastor ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:13-19

Denomination: Independent/Bible

When Jesus Is The Adversary

Contributed by Jim Butcher on May 19, 2017

A look at a challenging passage that indicates that when we refuse Jesus as Savior He will become our Adversary at judgment.

- These verses seem out of place. Why would Jesus end what He was saying here with talk about going to court? It doesn’t really seem to have much to do with the points He’s just made. - When that happens (and it happens at multiple places in the gospels), the temptation is to either presume that ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:58-59

Denomination: Baptist

The Best Is Yet To Come

Contributed by Reggie Corfield on Sep 21, 2004

At the end of a misused life there awaits a place called hell. Wealth or poverty does not determine our eternal state but our relationship with Jesus surely will.

An old mountaineer had lived a full but not exactly saintly life and now was on his deathbed. He summoned his weeping wife. “Sara,” he said, “go to the fireplace and take out the third stone from the top.” She did as he instructed. “Reach in there,” said her husband, “and bring out what you find.” ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Anglican

Radical Obedience Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Feb 18, 2017

Be careful about causing others to sin, be careful about sin in your own life and live out the cause of Christ.

Radical Obedience Mark 9:42-50 Rev. Brian Bill February 18-19, 2017 Did you hear about what happened in California this past week when the spillway around the nation’s tallest dam started eroding so severely that officials warned a 30-foot wall of water could be unleashed on towns below? Around ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:42-50

Denomination: Baptist

Celebrating A Timeless Jesus At Christmas Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Apr 7, 2024

Christmas was just the beginning of a round-trip that Jesus took from heaven to earth and back to heaven. Jesus went from sitting on a throne, to laying in a manger, to hanging on a tree. He went from being a king with a crown, to a baby with diapers, to a criminal on the cross

Christmas kicks off at Cross Church officially today! I hope this is the best Christmas for your family and you have experienced. Now perhaps the best news concerning Christmas came from our friends at Hallmark. Hallmark announced they are really close to developing a second movie ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-5, John 1:12-13, Genesis 1:1

Denomination: Baptist