Sermons on Heavens Promise:

Filling The Cosmos Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Jun 25, 2009

God populates the earth and the heavens preparing for humans to come on the scene.

“Filling the Cosmos” (Genesis 1:14-25) A. God Forms the Cosmos (vv 2-13) Day 1: He Produces Light Day 2: He Parts the Waters Day 3: He Prepares the Land Well, there is a little more creation work to be done before we are allowed to come on the scene, and God spends the next couple of days setting ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:14-25

Ye Must Be Born Again!

Contributed by David Seeley on Nov 30, 2004

The requirement for receiving forgiveness for sin and a home in Heaven is a new birth.

Text: John 3:1-16 1. Who must be born again? Romans 3:23 “All have sinned and come short of the glory of God” Isaiah 64:6 “But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.” 2. Why ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: Holiness

Spiritual Athletics

Contributed by James May on Sep 24, 2006

6 points to remember as we run this race toward Heaven.

Spiritual Athletics By Pastor Jim May Most of us have watched the Olympics on TV. We have watched as the athletes competed in all sorts of contests. Regardless of their area of competition, every athlete had to pay a high price to get to the Olympics. I know a young man who had such a dream. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:6-8

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Third Down: Honor Series

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Mar 5, 2008

Even if you marriage was made in heaven, it must be maintained on earth.

4 Play: Four Keys to a Winning Marriage Series Third Down: Honor Feb. 17, 2008 FBC, Chester Mike Fogerson, Pastor Introduction: A Valentine, the priest who Valentine’s Day is named for, was martyred for the great and godly institution of marriage. 1 The ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:21

Denomination: Baptist

The Word Of God, Secular Society And The Natural Law Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 12, 2011

By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and the natural moral law.

Monday of 33rd Week in Course Verbum Domini “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” This is one of what the Egyptian hermits used to call “javelin prayers” that the Church has held dear from the beginning. The story we hear in today’s Gospel, which originated in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:35-43

Denomination: Catholic

"When Easy Become Impossible And The Impossible Becomes Easy”

Contributed by Andy Grossman on Nov 18, 2011

Three blessing killers and three things that opens the windows of heaven.

“When Easy Become Impossible and the Impossible Becomes Easy” November 20, 2011 Joshua 7:2-5 2 Now Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth Aven to the east of Bethel, and told them, “Go up and spy out the region.” So the men went up and spied out Ai. 3 When ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 7:2-5

Denomination: Holiness

All These Things

Contributed by Luther Sexton on Jun 5, 2018

Things that will busy your life, but cause you to miss heaven.

ALL THESE THINGS Scripture: Matthew 4:1 -11 I. THE TEMPTATION (to accept all these things). A. Christ was tempted. B. You and I are tempted . Satan offers everyone a version of "all these things." C. Reaction to the temptation? II. THE TASTE (for all these things). A. Christ sought ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Pentecostal

Where I Am You Cannot Come Series

Contributed by Richard Papafio on Sep 28, 2017

Even as we are here on earth our spirits are with Jesus in heaven

May the peace of the Lord be with you. Topic: WHERE I AM YOU CANNOT COME. John 7:33-34King James Version (KJV) 33 Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent me. 34 Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot ...read more

Scripture: John 7:33-34

Denomination: Charismatic

What Do We Recieve From Salvation

Contributed by Matthew Cox on Mar 2, 2014

This sermon is talking about the number one requirement to get into heaven!

1. To become a new person in life you must become saved. 2. Salvation is free to you and I, because Jesus paid the price for us to be free when he went to the cross. 3. Salvation does not mean you will not have hard or rough days, it means you will not suffer forever. SALVATION IS A REQUIREMENT TO ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:20

Denomination: *other

...your Will Be Done... Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on May 19, 2014

What IS God's Will and how can it be done here on earth as it is in heaven?

Sermon Brief Date Written: April 01, 2014 Date Preached: April 02, 2014 Where Preached: OPBC (AM) Sermon Details: Series Title: A Study on the Lord’s Prayer Sermon Title: Your Will Be Done…(Sermon 6) Sermon Text: Matthew 6:9-13 [HCSB] Essence of the Text: Jesus wanted ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13

Denomination: Baptist

Like Father Like Son

Contributed by Sean Harder on Jun 17, 2014

Let's honor our Father in heaven by being like Him

That’s a common saying isn’t it? A lot of the time it’s true to some extent, many of us have traits of our parents whether we want them or not, but we’re rarely exactly them. In the case of Jesus, it’s true that the Son is exactly like the Father. Colossians 1:15, ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-14

The Beauty Of Risk Series

Contributed by Russ Barksdale on Jul 22, 2015

Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven

The Beauty of Risk Matthew 5:10-12 Two prevailing paradoxes emerge from this last beatitude: 1. Peace-making sometimes ends in conflict The conflict that ends in supreme happiness is a conflict based on the Christ-follower’s passionate pursuit of righteousness. Righteousness: ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:10-12

Denomination: Baptist

The Song Of The Thunderstorm

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 4, 2013

See that you refuse not the One who speaks from heaven!

THE SONG OF THE THUNDERSTORM. Psalm 29 - “The voice of the LORD”. 1. The thunderstorm Storm clouds gather over the Mediterranean. The thunder rolls inland over the cedars of Lebanon, and lightning strikes strip the cedars bare. Even the mountains of the North seem to be shaken to their very ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 29:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Ascension Day.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on May 6, 2024

Jesus was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.

ASCENSION DAY. Mark 16:14-20. Jesus appeared to the eleven, and “upbraided them with their UNBELIEF” because they “BELIEVED NOT” them which had seen Him after He was risen (Mark 16:14; cf. Luke 24:36-43). The passage fast-forwards to the Great Commission (Mark 16:15; cf. Matthew 28:19; ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:14-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Great Faith Of The Centurion.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 2, 2025

East and west join Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven

THE GREAT FAITH OF THE CENTURION. Matthew 8:5-11. (Matthew 8:5). Matthew’s Gospel has much about it that highlights the fact that Jesus is the Jewish Messiah. Yet the second healing of the New Testament involved a Gentile. A Roman centurion, in an act of true submissive prayer, brought his ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:5-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational