Sermons on Heaven Bound:

Temple Dedication (1 Kings 8)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jun 20, 2025

What can we learn from the temple's dedication by Solomon? Let's look at 1 Kings 8.

How did Solomon dedicate the temple to the Lord and bless the people to His service? Who does the temple ultimately picture? Let’s begin in 1 Kings 8. How did Solomon bring the sacred box containing the engraved stones of the covenant, the ten commandments, into the temple? Then Solomon assembled ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Lamb's Book Of Life

Contributed by Mitchell Leonard on Jul 11, 2025

A sermon on who will enter the safety of Heaven

Revelation 21:10-27 Years ago Rachel and I had the opportunity to take a tour of the Mega Caverns below Louisville Kentucky this last week. These are old limestone mines. Geologists say it is the hardest limestone on the face of the earth. This limestone was mined in layers so as you look up ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:10-27

Denomination: Baptist

The Lost Choir Series

Contributed by David Dunn on Nov 5, 2025

Heaven’s harmony begins on earth; worship is surrender that turns broken lives into instruments of praise, restoring the lost choir of creation.

The Theology of Sound Before there was melody, there was meaning. Before the first vibration, there was a Voice that knew what it wanted to say. The music of the universe didn’t start with randomness — it started with intention. That Voice was not a sound wave traveling through space; it was the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:14, Revelation 14:3, John 1:14, Philippians 2:10, Psalm 150:6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Building The Temple (2 Chronicles 3)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Nov 5, 2025

How did the temple picture God's plan?

Did the temple picture God’s plan of salvation and the temple in heaven? How can we now serve the living God? Let’s begin in 2 Chronicles 3. What did the exterior of the temple look like on Mount Moriah? Solomon began to build the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord had ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

A Greater Reality Youth Sermon

Contributed by Youth Sermons on Aug 17, 2023

As followers of Christ, we have a greater experience of the kingdom of heaven than those who lived before Jesus, because we have the forgiveness of sin, Christian community, an indwelling Holy Spirit, and the mind-blowing beauty of the gospel story.

Hey everyone! Today, we're going to talk about how we, as followers of Jesus, have an even greater experience than John the Baptist. Yeah, you heard that right! We have some amazing advantages that people before Jesus could only dream about. So, let's dive in and see what this is all about. But ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:2-11

Topics: Kingdom Of Heaven, Gospel, Forgiveness Of Sin

Home For Good Series

Contributed by James Jackson on Dec 7, 2025

#7 in "God Wins: The Message of Revelation"

Good morning. Please open your Bibles to Revelation 21. I read an interesting stat this week. According to the American Automobile Association, 119 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles between Christmas and New Year’s. Nearly a third of our entire population will be on the move — ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

God's Glory (Psalm 19)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jan 13, 2026

Do we appreciate God's glory?

Do the heavens reveal God’s glory? Does the Bible reveal even more about God, exposing even our hidden sins? Let’s look at Psalm 19. Without a spoken word do the heavens reveal a designer who has marvelous glory? Heaven is declaring God’s glory; the sky is proclaiming his handiwork. One day ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Too Late Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Feb 15, 2026

This is the 59th Sermon from the Gospel of Luke Series, "Jesus- Son Of Man".

Series: Jesus- Son Of Man [#59] TOO LATE Luke 16:19-31 Introduction: Over the past 4 weeks, I’ve had the difficult task of officiating 3 funerals. Each 1 served as a stark reminder that life is unpredictable and incredibly fragile. None of us knows how much time we have left — whether it’s ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Baptist

The Holy Mountain (Psalm 87)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Feb 15, 2026

What does Zion picture?

Does Zion picture a humble God, our eternal hope, our rebirth, our true citizenship, the springs of our heavenly blessings? Let’s begin in Psalm 87. A Psalm by the sons of Korah; a Song. (WEB) Why did God choose Zion, a humble hill, to love more than the highest mountains? Are we born from Zion ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Missed Opportunities

Contributed by Robert Stoneburner on Mar 6, 2014

As Christians we are bound to fail. Peter and John walked by one man laying near the gate called Beautiful countless times. In time they provided for the man physically and spiritually.

Romans 8:28 28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. If you were here a couple of weeks ago you heard me preaching somewhat hard concerning the poor job done by Christians as a whole in completing the Great ...read more

Scripture: 3 John 3:1-10, Romans 8:28

Denomination: Baptist

Provoking Thoughts From 1 John (15 Of 16)

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 10, 2022

One of the difficulties the Lord Jesus had in dealing with mankind was getting people to accept Him for Who He was.

He could have solved that problem by making us all robots. All He would have to do then is push a button and make us believe on Him as our Savior. Illus: That would be a bit like a young man pulling a gun on a beautiful young lady, pointing it in her face, and saying, “Tell me that you love ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:6-8

Denomination: Baptist

Graveside Of A Believer

Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Oct 27, 2004

Going to Heaven

A Simple Man - Jr McHan 49 1. A Time to Go to Heaven Death is as natural as rain. God planned it this way. Eccl 3:1-11 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Revelation 12.7-17 Series

Contributed by Alan Mccann on Mar 1, 2016

War in the heavens

Revelation 12 verses 7-17 If you can cast your mind back to September last year when we began this journey through Revelation together - I said to you that some people approach Revelation as if it was written in a linear and chronological manner. I put to you that a better way to view the book is ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 12:7-27

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

I Am Always With You God Series

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Dec 20, 2012

The Psalmist tells us what it means to always be with God. 1- We are held by God’s hand 2- We are guided by God’s counsel 3- We are taken into God’s glory

INTRO.- Always in his presence, always in God’s presence. Does this remind you of anyone? Genesis 5:21-24 “When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah. And after he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters. ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 73:23-28

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Be Led By The Spirit

Contributed by Jeff Van Wyk on May 25, 2013

We need to be open to the leading of God’s Spirit. We can so easily be bound by religion and follow rules that are either man-made or man-interpreted.

Be led by the Spirit Romans 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. Peter was bound by religion and in order for him to be open to change, God showed him a vision of unclean animals that descended from heaven. God told Peter to eat the unclean animals, but ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:14

Denomination: Charismatic