Sermons on holding firmly: showing 211-225 of 79,292

And We Hold Our Peace

Contributed by Michael Stark on Feb 4, 2023

What responsibility do we bear to our world as followers of Christ?

“There were four men who were lepers at the entrance to the gate. And they said to one another, ‘Why are we sitting here until we die? If we say, “Let us enter the city,” the famine is in the city, and we shall die there. And if we sit here, we die also. So now come, let us go over to the camp ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 7:3-11

Denomination: Baptist

Grab Hold Of The Horns Of The Altar

Contributed by Chris Swanson on Oct 19, 2022

One son to succeed to the throne. Another son was chosen.

Adonijah was David's 4th son and the logical choice to succeed to the throne. He was half-brother to Solomon. Adonijah and Joab (the general) planned to take the throne. However, David declared Solomon the king. Joab and Adonijah went to the altar for safety, but judgment had come. Joab feared ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 2:28-31

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Holding Onto Your Hope

Contributed by J Bernard Taylor on Mar 20, 2022

A mentee of mine recently wrote me asking what should he do because he had lost hope.

A mentee of mine recently wrote me asking what should he do because he had lost hope. He claimed to be a devoted Christian who loved God with all his heart. But he had lost hope. We hope for many things in life.We have little control over all the things we hope for. I hope to get a better job. You ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:17

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Holding The Ropes For The Next Generation

Contributed by John Gaston on Mar 13, 2018

Acts records the breathtaking story of Paul's escape from Damascus, being lowered down the city wall in a basket. This aid to a new bold believer by fellow Christians is a symbol of how the church must disciple and aid new believers, missionaries, etc.

HOLDING THE ROPES FOR THE NEXT GENERATION ACTS 9:23-31 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: IDEAS OF RELIEF 1. When their car broke down in the desert, John, Paul, and Tim the Aggie decided to go their separate ways. 2. John took the radiator out of the car so he would have some water for the way. Paul ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:23-31

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Deliver And Hold Them Back

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Mar 22, 2018

To show that we as a child of GOD and messengers of GOD, need to deliver people from their sins and hold them back to eternal life by telling them the gospel.

I. EXORDIUM: Are you in a mission? Yes. Matthew 28:19-20 Every CHRISTian believer has a mission, and that is the Great Commission. Matthew 28:19 Go then and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Matthew 28:20 Teaching ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

When Uncertainty Takes Hold Series

Contributed by Allan Quak on May 8, 2020

The exiles in Babylon where in a place of uncertainty because they were receiving mixed messages about the future plans of the Lord. Jeremiah reminds the exiles that, in the middle of uncertainty, God has a plan for peace and a strengthening of our personal relationship with God.

Jesus Is Still Sovereign Jeremiah 29:11-14 When Uncertainty Takes Hold There is a situation that is written about in the book of Jeremiah that speaks very specifically into our lives in this COVID-19 moment. The historical setting is the time when the nation of Judah is taken into exile by ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11-14

Denomination: Baptist

What Are You Holding Back

Contributed by Walter Troup on Apr 13, 2019

What keeps you from giving everything to God? Check out two sets of people who were following Christ and made two different decisions about their lives, causing two different outcomes.

This morning I want us to look at two sets of people: one set held nothing back from God, and God used them to change their world and ours too. The other set, not so much. Because they kept something back from God, their lives came to a quick end. Before we look into the lives and circumstances ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47, Acts 4:1-20, Acts 5:1-11, 1 John 2:15-17, 1 Timothy 6:7, Matthew 10:39  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Matthew Called, Holds Reception Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Jul 12, 2017

Matthew, Mark and Luke record the call to discipleship of Matthew the tax collector, who became an apostle, and who wrote the Gospel that bears his name.

Harmony of the Gospels -AD 27- Capernaum Title: Matthew Called, Holds Reception (Hosea 6:6) Matthew 9:9-13, Mark 2:13-17, Luke 5:27-32 Matthew, Mark and Luke record the call to discipleship of Matthew the tax collector, who became an apostle, and who wrote the Gospel that bears his name. He ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:9-13, Mark 2:13-17, Luke 5:27-32

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Hold's All Together

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 13, 2017

Scripture teaches Jesus holds it all together and science confirms it.

Jesus Hold's All Together The Bible tells us that Jesus "is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:15-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"Holding On To The Freedom We Have”

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Apr 2, 2020

Paul begins chapter 5 to the Galatians with a clarion call to not lose their freedom. I begin with a quote from President Reagan: “If we lose freedom here, there, is no place to escape." a quote from Kent Hunter in his book “Who Broke My Church” wrote...

In Jesus Holy Name March 29, 2020 Text: Galatians Series Galatians 5 Redeemer “Holding on to the Freedom We Have” May the grace and mercy or our risen Lord bring comfort to you in these days of “sheltering in”. Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:1-10

Denomination: Lutheran

It's Got A Hold On Me

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Apr 25, 2017

Temptation

It’s Got a hold of me and won’t let go Illus: Can you see him running, he is running with all his might. Look at the beads of sweat popping out on his forehead. Each step that he takes is labored; he is exhausted from the struggle. Can you see the fear in his eyes as he looks back over his ...read more

Scripture: Judges 16:1-21

Denomination: Pentecostal

Take Hold Of Eternal Life

Contributed by Paul Sizemore on Sep 28, 2016

Jesus has just said, "No one can serve two masters; you cannot serve God and money" (Luke 16:13). Then Jesus goes on to share his parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31). Paul's words to Timothy (I Timothy 6:6-19) support Jesus' claim.

“Take Hold of Eternal Life” Amos 6:1-7; I Timothy 6:6-19; Luke 16:19-31 Proper 21-C, September 25, 2016 All three of the Scripture lessons read in our worship service this morning could easily remind us of that old adage: “You can’t have your cake and eat it too!” ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:6-19

Denomination: Lutheran

What The New Year Holds Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on Dec 29, 2017

The desperate times in which we live provides some of the greatest opportunities to advance the Faith. Now is the time for the faithful to seize the initiative and push back against the night.

“I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until that day what has been entrusted to me.” [1] “X-rays will prove to be a hoax!” So said Lord Kelvin, president of the Royal Society, in 1883. “Louis Pasteur’s theory of germs is ridiculous ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The God Who Holds The Future

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 4, 2024

The future is in God's hands. God is watching over His elect. We are to stay vigilant and faithful to God.

Matt 24:15-28 - The God Who Holds the Future One common fear we have is the fear of the future. We worry about what is to come. • We fear because we do not know what can happen and we are not in control. • The things we worry about may not even happen but the thought of it can rob us of joy and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:15-28

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Stand Firm And Hold Fast Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Aug 4, 2024

The news and letters that were causing the alarm for the church at Thessalonica was that they missed Jesus coming again. But Paul is giving them something solid they can hear and read that will counter all the misinformation.

Have you read something or heard something that really alarmed you? Does everything going on around you these days make you unsettled? Probably you have been alarmed and unsettled. It is that way now, and it was the case for the Christians in first century Thessalonica. Paul is writing them in the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 2:1-17

Denomination: Baptist