Sermons on Heaven Our Hope:

Matthew 8:1-4 - Part 1 - When My Worship And His Willingness Collide! Series

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Feb 20, 2010

IT'S A COLLISION OF WORSHIP AND WILLINGNESS, OF SURRENDER AND SOVEREIGNTY. As I bow before Him as my Lord and Master, and articulate to Him what only He can do in my life, Jesus says "I am willing" and another mountain is moved.

Matthew 8:1-4 - Part 1 - WHEN MY WORSHIP AND HIS WILLINGNESS COLLIDE! I was a big kid in primary school. I matured before most other boys, and towered above them. Most kids stayed away from me. It didn't help when at 14, I grew a beard. Further alienation, this time from my teachers who thought I ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:1-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Be Careful How You Treat A Brother

Contributed by Joe Mack Cherry on Jun 20, 2022

Obadiah is the smallest book in the Old Testament but contains some powerful lessons. This study is intended to be an overview of the book

Obadiah: Be Careful How You Treat God’s Children By Joe Mack Cherry I. Introduction A. Facts 1. Obadiah is the shortest book in the OT 2. Obadiah means “worshipper or servant of Yahweh” 3. He doesn’t tell us anything about himself. 4. Scripture refers to 11 people with the name ...read more

Scripture: Obadiah 1:1-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

End Church Corruption

Contributed by Michael Koplitz on Jul 6, 2022

Jesus wanted to end the corruption of the Temple leaders. Is the same thing happening today? Whenever a group of humans creates an organization eventually corruption seeps in. However, this is preventable.

End Church Corruption John 2:13-23 Rev. Dr. Michael H. Koplitz John 2:13 The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 And He found in the temple those who were selling oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables. 15 And He made a scourge of ...read more

Scripture: John 2:13-23

Denomination: United Methodist

Sermon On Philosophy & Wisdom

Contributed by William Meakin on Jul 14, 2022

Philosophy is defined as the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline.

Confucius, an ancient Chinese philosopher once remarked: "The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come. When in a state of security he does not forget the possibility of ruin. When all is orderly, he does not forget that disorder may come. Thus his person is ...read more

Scripture: James 1:5, Proverbs 1:7, Proverbs 3:13-18, Proverbs 19:20

Being A Radical

Contributed by Michael Koplitz on Jul 26, 2022

Reform is what Jesus was looking for. He was called a radical. The Pharisees took notice of what He was doing. Corruption was destroying Judaism. Is it happening to Christianity today? When humans create an organization eventually corruption sneaks in.

Being a Radical John 4:1-6 Rev. Dr. Michael Harvey Koplitz John 4:1 And Jesus knew, that the Pharisees had heard; that he made many disciples, and baptized more than John. 2 Yet Jesus himself did not baptize but his disciples. 3 And he left Judaea, and went again into Galilee. 4 And in going, he ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-6

Denomination: United Methodist

Your Position In Christ Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Feb 7, 2022

The priesthood of the believer. We all have positions of priests. We all have direct access to God. And it goes on. Christians are God’s own people. You are a special possession of God.

Do you remember the television show called Fantasy Island? For a fee of ten thousand dollars they would arrange a weekend of your fantasy to come true. That sounds pretty good. But God can do better than that. He will give you beyond what you ask or think. Not for a weekend but for a life and even ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:4-12

Denomination: Baptist

Fruit Of The Spirit Part 2

Contributed by Jed Smith on Feb 19, 2022

In my last message, we went over 4/9 fruits of the Spirit, in this sermon, we will go over examples of people producing the fruit of the spirit.

Galatians 5:22-23 "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law." My first one is an example of Joy. Philipians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Death Of Moses Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on May 6, 2022

Moses is great, but he taught us one is coming worthy of greater honor. God used a tiny baby drawn from the water to deliver Egypt. One day God will send the messiah, Jesus Christ to deliver His people from sin.

Deuteronomy 34 is the section of the Pentateuch (first 5 books of the Bible written by Moses) that Moses did not write because Moses could not have written the section about his own death. This section is attributed to Joshua. Moses died at the age of 120 years old. Read Deuteronomy 34 It took ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 34:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Josiah: The Last Good King Until Jesus Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 28, 2022

Rather than continue in his father’s footsteps, Josiah, with help from Hilkiah the high priest, determined to do the right thing. We are right to do the right thing, even if judgment is around the corner.

Josiah: The Last Good King Until Jesus! (2 Chronicles 34:1-35:27) 1. A man came home from work and found his three children outside, still in their pajamas, playing in the mud, empty food boxes and wrappers strewn all around the yard. The door of his wife's car and front door to the house ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Fight Or Love? (What Happened In Gethsemane)

Contributed by Michael Koplitz on Apr 5, 2022

There is a lesson in Mark 14:43-52 that every Christian should learn. Love can only conquer all if the impulse of violence and fleeing is dealt with.

Fight or Love? Mark 14:43-52 Rev. Dr. Michael H. Koplitz 43 Immediately while He was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, came up accompanied by a crowd with swords and clubs, who were from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. 44 Now he who was betraying Him had given them a ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:43-52

Denomination: United Methodist

Dead Church Wake Up! Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Jan 23, 2022

When a church has a good reputation, much activity and past accomplishment it does not guarantee a spiritually alive church.

George Barna in his book Turnaround Churches, profiles thirty churches that were about to die and made a turnaround. He compares dying churches to the Sears Catalogue. For about 100 years Sears was the symbol of mail order catalogue business. They introduced their mail order catalogue in 1894. For ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Fasting For Revival And Evangelism Lesson 5 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Nov 15, 2021

God pouring Himself on His people.

A. INTRODUCTION 1. “Come with fasting, weeping and mourning, don’t tear your clothing in grief, tear your hearts instead . . . then . . . I will pour out My Spirit upon all people” (Joel 2:12, 28, NLT). 2. Definition of revival: “God . . . pouring Himself on His people.” Revival verse: ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:10, Joel 2:12, Joel 2:28

Denomination: Baptist

Sermon On Bitterness

Contributed by William Meakin on Sep 7, 2022

Bitterness is defined as anger and disappointment at being treated unfairly.

Jagadish “Jaggi” Vasudev, better known by the honorific title “Sadhguru,” an Indian yoga guru and proponent of spirituality once remarked: “To forgive does not mean to forget. To forgive means not to carry any bitterness in you, because that destroys your life.” Ephesians 4:31-32 reminds us: “Let ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:23, Romans 3:14, Matthew 6:14-15, Job 7:11

The Epiphany Of The Lord

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Dec 8, 2018

Allowing oneself to be invaded and rearranged by objective value is what makes life worth living.

The Epiphany of the Lord is when Christ was made known to the magi, who represent all the nations. Today, when we say that someone has had an epiphany, we mean that the person has had a moment in which they have achieved a realization, an awareness or a knowledge of something. An AHA! MOMENT, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Catholic

Isaiah's Revelation

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 6, 2015

Isaiah's Revelation

Isaiah 6:1–13 I. Isaiah's Revelation - He was a Man Who Saw God (1) In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, 1. The Glory of His Person (6:1) I saw also the Lord 2. The Glory of His Power (6:1) sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, 3. The Glory ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-13

Denomination: Holiness