Sermons on Hold Up:

Cleaning Up What I Messed Up PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 27, 2023

Highlight the transformative power of repentance, the joy that comes from forgiveness, and the blessing of salvation.

Good morning, brothers and sisters! It is a pure delight to see each and every one of you here today, ready to dive into the abundant grace and mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ. Charles Spurgeon once said, "Repentance is a discovery of the evil of sin, a mourning that we have committed it, a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Topics: Salvation

Lift Jesus Up, Lift Him Up! PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Mar 14, 2024

This sermon explores glorifying God in our lives, trusting Him in difficult times, and understanding the transformative power of death through Jesus's sacrifice.

Good morning, beloved family of God, and welcome. We gather here today, not as strangers, but as a fellowship of believers, united by a common faith and a shared love for our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Isn't it wonderful to know that we are part of a community that transcends the boundaries of ...read more

Scripture: John 12:20-33

Topics: Glorify God

Suit Up 2 Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 18, 2017

We as Christians need to recognize that we are in a spiritual war for the souls of our family, for ourselves and for our community. We need to suit up! If we don’t suit up and enter the fight we will lose everything! We may not see the war with our natura

Video Introduction: Clip from Glory before the men go into battle wingclips.com Sermon Series: Suit Up! Thesis: We as Christians need to recognize that we are in a spiritual war for the souls of our family, for ourselves and for our community. We need to suit up! If we don’t suit up and enter the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Standing Up Under Pressure Series

Contributed by Allen Kemp on Feb 4, 2007

How believers can resist pressure from the outside and from within to compromise our theology and morals.

Intro-comparing the Ephesus church, orthodox but with out love, vs. Pergamum and Thyatira, compromise and tolerance. How do we feel when we Jesus described as “He who has the sharp, double-edged sword”? It’s a nice feeling if we know that Jesus is fighting for us against our enemies. And that he ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:12-17

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Baby That Never Grows Up

Contributed by Derek Joshua E'lon Sr. on May 9, 2003

God can use the simplest things to help us to understand His Word. We are going to take a look at what happens to babies in their first year of life. Then we are going to compare that baby’s life with a born again believers.

I Corinthians 3:1-3 says, “And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto , even as unto s in Christ. (2) I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able. (3) For ye are yet : for wheras there is among you ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

When God Shows Up Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Feb 2, 2024

We live in both a physical realm and a spiritual realm. So, depend on the Spirit to empower and lead you in all aspects of your life.

WHEN GOD SHOWS UP Text: Acts 14:1-7 Introduction 1. Illustration: Early in my ministry, my mentor was a Pastor named John McEwen. At the time, Tina and I were attending his church, and there had been some trouble in the church. One day, I went and sat in his office and told him that I was dumb ...read more

Scripture: Acts 14:1-7

Denomination: Methodist

Have You Given Up?

Contributed by Mike Rickman on Oct 3, 2009

Do we really believe that Jesus is coming back soon?

October 4, 2009 Morning Worship Text: Matthew 24:1-14 Subject: The Imminent Return of Christ Title: Have You Given Up? One of the most talked about topics in the church today is the mountain of evidence that seems to be getting higher and higher each day, that the return of Jesus for His church ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:1-14

Denomination: Assembly Of God

3: Building Up The Church Series

Contributed by Stephen Aram on Oct 24, 2019

Do you neglect your soul all week, then come to church, expecting to be filled up? Or do you nourish your soul all week and come to build up others?

The Bible is full of different images to try to explain what the church is like and how it works. For example, the Apostle Paul often talks about the church as a building. But he didn’t mean a building made of wood or brick or stone. He meant a figurative building in which the members of the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:11-16, 1 Peter 2:5, Romans 14:19, Ephesians 4:29, Proverbs 12:18, Proverbs 15:4, 1 Thessalonians 5:11, 1 Corinthians 14:26  (view more)  (view less)

"seeing The Lord"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on May 25, 2021

A sermon about allowing God to hold a mirror up to our souls.

Isaiah 6:1-8 “Seeing the Lord” Our Scripture Lesson for this morning begins in verse 1, saying: “In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord…” For us it might be like saying: “In the year that President Kennedy was shot.” “In the year that Martin Luther King Jr. was gunned down.” “In ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8

Denomination: United Methodist

I Messed Up… But God Cleaned Me Up! PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 10, 2025

God’s mercy meets us in our deepest failures, offering forgiveness, cleansing, and restoration when we honestly confess and turn to Him with humble hearts.

If you’ve ever sat in the quiet and felt the ache of regret—the kind that whispers, “How did I end up here?”—you’re in good company. If you’ve replayed a conversation you can’t unsay, a click you can’t undo, a glance that went too far, a promise you didn’t keep, you’re not alone. The Bible doesn’t ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:1-13

Topics: Sin, Confession

1. Down Is Up Series

Contributed by E. True Neilson on Nov 26, 2022

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Scripture: Luke 1:46-53, Luke 3:4-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Never Give Up PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 29, 2025

Jesus meets our deepest needs with forgiveness and healing, responding to faith—both ours and others’—with love greater than we can imagine.

If you listen closely, you can almost hear the shuffle of sandals and the rustle of robes in that little house in Capernaum. The room is stuffed shoulder-to-shoulder with people who showed up hungry for more than bread. They want words that mend, a voice that understands, a touch that makes all ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:1-12

Topics: Faith, Perseverance

Growing Up Is Hard To Do Series

Contributed by Rodney Coe on Feb 13, 2015

An introduction to James that challenges us to grow up in our walk of faith.

Growing Up is Hard to Do James 1:1 The history books paint Hernando Cortez as a ruthless explorer. He conquered the Aztecs, Mexico and Cuba. On February 10, 1519 he said this; “We are on a crusade. We are marching as Christians into a land of infidels.” We start today a sermon ...read more

Scripture: James 1:1

Denomination: Baptist

I Was Made To Be Up There

Contributed by Pastor Dempsey Daniels on Dec 31, 2002

Made For The High Places

“Made For The High Places’ Philippians 3:12-14 Introduction : A Danish philosopher gave a powerful lesson in a story concerning wild geese. He tells us that the geese came and went with the seasons as their ancestors had done for centuries. One day some of the geese, on their annual trip, landed ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:12-14

Denomination: Baptist

Give Up And Go

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 25, 2002

Three things we must give up in order to grow up in God.

7, July 2002 Dakota Community Church Give Up & Go! Introduction: What you are willing to walk away from often determines what God will be able to lead you to. Question: Are you holding onto weights? - Un-believing boy/girl friend. - Church tradition. (We don’t lift our hands in our ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:16-19, Numbers 11:1-6

Denomination: Mennonite