Sermons on Heavens And The Earth:

Funeral Sermon

Contributed by Ken Pell on Mar 17, 2012

A funeral sermon for a believer.

Funeral Sermon Rev. 14:13 Then I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them.” Intro: I have a friend whose grandmother ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 14:13

Denomination: Nazarene

To Die Is Gain.

Contributed by Keith Peters on Jul 9, 2011

The wonderful things a committed believer gains at death.

For me to Live is Christ, To Die is Gain Philippians 1:19-23 INTRO: In our passage Paul was struggling between desires; 1) To go on the heaven and be with Christ. 2) To stay here on earth to be with loved ones. I suppose that every Christian eventually faces such a struggle. You see there are ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:19-23

Denomination: Baptist

Heavenly Living

Contributed by Ken Pell on Feb 27, 2012

God’s ideal of community in not something we simply wait to happen at some future point – it is a something we strive to create here and now.

HEAVENLY LIVING Rev. 21 Big Idea: God’s ideal of community in not something we simply wait to happen at some future point – it is a something we strive to create here and now. INTRODUCTION I must make a confession to you this morning. While engrossed in the exegesis for Rev. 21 I ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:1-27

Denomination: Nazarene

The Road Less Travelled

Contributed by Rick Burdette on Jan 29, 2018

Traveling Companions, Heaven and Hell, Eternity

FOLLOWING JESUS INTO THE UNKNOWN 2018 - The Road Less Travelled February 4, 2018 Matthew 7:13-14 (p. 679) Introduction: I’m not sure how many funerals I’ve done in 38 years of ministry, but it would be in the hundreds. I’ve done biker’s funerals, golfer’s funerals, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:13-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Good Employer Series

Contributed by Kevin Brady on Sep 13, 2021

The owner of a vinyard pays all of his workers the same amount. How can this be fair? The motivations of the employer are explored within the cultural context of the first century.

The Good Employer (Matt. 20:1-16) Harvest time. The morning sun burned just below the hillside and backlit the ancient vines rising up from the even more ancient earth. The ground was parched and packed. Only the grapes held the promise of moisture, the pulp near bursting through their skins. A ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16

A Sermon From Hell

Contributed by Thomas Mccracken on Feb 14, 2012

Hell is a literal place that most preachers shy away from preaching in this current "seeker-sensitive" church culture of ours for fear of offending, and to ensure religious correctness and church growth. In our text we find a man preaching from Hell.

A Sermon from Hell Luke 16:19-31 Introduction: On an airplane a pastor opened his Bible to the story of Jonah and began to study. The man sitting next to him glanced at this pastors reading selection and commented, “Surely you do not believe that a man was actually swallowed by a whale and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Baptist

The Big Show (Hix)

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Sep 25, 2011

Have you ever watched a magician on T.V. and they did a trick and it look so real, but you know that it was not real, it was a illusion. That’s the way it is with some peoples lives, their life is just an illusion!

Matthew 7:21-23-“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:21-23

Denomination: Baptist

Fourteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year B: Country Music, I Aint Leaving You, Thorn

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Jun 4, 2024

then I realized that God uses not just our gifts, but our thorns too

Country music often tells stories about real life problems, thus the joke, “What do you get when you play country music backward?” You get back your wife, your dog, and your truck. One song tells about a man taking his beloved wife, whom he truly loves, to his 10th High School reunion, where he ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:7

Denomination: Catholic

The Pursuit Of Excellence: "Finishing Life Well" [part Three]

Contributed by Reverend Cooper Mcwhirter on Sep 27, 2016

Life on earth as an offering to God

Sermon Preached at Grace Community Church (EPC) Sun City Grand, Surprise, AZ Sunday, May 1, 2016 by the Reverend Cooper McWhirter The Pursuit of Excellence: “Finishing Life Well!” [Part Three] 2 Timothy 4:6-8 In the sermon outline it mentions how each of the apostles suffered for ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:6-8

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Respecting Human Ecology Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 6, 2010

The real problem with environmental movements is that they begin with the earth, not with God's image and earth's steward--human beings.

March 8, 2010 Caritas in Veritate The role of prophet is not and should not be an easy one. Human beings are, because of our fallen condition, rebellious and resistant to change. When someone tells us we are on the wrong path, we reflexively become defensive. “Who is he to tell me what I ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:24-30

Denomination: Catholic

Paul's Progressive Pilgrimage For 2022

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Dec 30, 2021

Paul has a zeal that he wants us to mimic - in his drive to be with Jesus in heaven.

12.31.21 Philippians 3:12-14 12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. 13 Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:12-14

Denomination: Lutheran

The Groaning Tent Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 21, 2011

An Eternal DWELLING Awaits Us in Heaven.

The Groaning Tent (2 Corinthians 5:1-10) 1. There is a lot in life for which we should be thankful. Thankfulness is a habit. 2. One minister had developed this habit well and took seriously the call to be thankful. People noticed that, no matter what happened, he was thankful. 3. One day a ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:1-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Glimpse The Glory Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Nov 21, 2009

If we glimpse the glory ahead for every believer, we’ll be able to carry the cross today when times are hard.

Three store owners shared adjacent storefronts in the same building. Times were tough. In hopes of picking up sales, the owner of the shop at one end of the building put a sign over his front entrance that said, YEAR-END CLEARANCE!!! At the other end of the building, another owner responded ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:1-13

Denomination: Evangelical Free

A Coat Of Many Colors - #4 Light Blue Series

Contributed by Ronnie Thrower on Oct 9, 2013

This is study about the different color’s that could have been used in Joseph’s coat. Hopefully through this study, we can get a better understanding of the message Jacob (Israel) was imparting to Joseph.

This is a series of sermons on the coat of many colors – Free Power point is available through E-Mail retssi@bellsouth.net Several Illustrations, points, and the main idea for this series of sermons dealing with the coat of many colors was from James May’s sermon, “A Coat Of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

No One Is Excluded By Love

Contributed by Dr John Singarayar Svd on Sep 9, 2020

Why then do we often complain as rivals and competitors of one another as the parable states?

No One is Excluded by Love Isaiah 55:6-9, Philippians 1:20-24, Philippians 1:27, Matthew 20:1-16. Reflection Dear sisters and brothers, Let us listen to the text for our reflection today from the Gospel of Matthew (Matthew 20:1-16): “Jesus told his disciples this parable: “The kingdom ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 55:6-9, Philippians 1:20-24, Philippians 1:27, Matthew 20:1-16

Denomination: Other