Sermons on I Am From Above:

Keep Jesus Above The Break Up

Contributed by Darren Sirmans on Jan 17, 2011

This sermon will help those who are down in the diatasis. You can only find a way out through Jesus, and only him alone.

Revelation 22: 12 - 16 We can do all things entirely even when the world is crumbling from erosion all around us. The wear and tear cannot stop us from surviving, because Jesus is not dead, the ravages of time have not the victory over the living. Although we are under the decomposition, in us, ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 22:12-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Set Your Mind On Things Above

Contributed by Marc Heatherington on May 18, 2021

Colossians 3 tells us to set our minds on things above. The goal of this sermon is to give people an idea of the things above that would should focus on. Faith is the hope of things unseen. What are those unseen things? What are the things above?

Set your Mind on Things Above Colossians 3:1-3 By Marc Heatherington “If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-3, Romans 5:2

Denomination: Baptist

Trusting God Above Worldly Wealth

Contributed by Unknown Bennett T Cortez on Mar 30, 2013

Trusting in worldly riches defines worldly destinies but trusting in God guarantees heavenly treasures.

How rich is rich? According to a survey of people who out to know, the answer is $1 million to $5 million in assets, Investment managers Neuberger & Bergman sponsored the survey of people who stand to give or receive inheritances in assets of $500.000. Paradoxically, 55% of those whose assets ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Keeping Your Head Above Water

Contributed by Larry Campbell on Sep 22, 2002

This sermon is to encourage and help everyone that is going through very trying times.

v.23 - Jesus had gone alone into the mountain to pray after being with a great multitude of people (5000 men not including all of the women and children). Public prayer is good at times but the most intimate prayer is the one you have with God when you are alone. We all need to have time with God ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:23-32

Denomination: Baptist

Set Your Heart On Things Above

Contributed by William Baeta on Aug 2, 2013

“If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God” Col. 3:1-3.

Theme: Set your hearts on things above Text: Eccl. 2:18-23; Col. 3:1-11; Lk. 12:13-21 The daily routine for the average adult is sleep, eat, work, exercise and relax and occassionally a minute or two when they remember to pray. Is this how God expects us to live? This is the world’s ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Set Your Hearts On Things Above Series

Contributed by William Baeta on Aug 24, 2019

“Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” (Luke 12:15)

Introduction: The theme for today’s sermon is “set your hearts on things above”. Jesus, the perfect man, could only carry out His mission because He set His heart on things above. He is our example and according to the Scriptures He set His heart on the joy of being seated at the right hand of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-21

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Single Most Important Secret To Keep You From Falling Away

Contributed by Coz Von on May 12, 2014

I am Growing in leaps and bounds,but not commited enough, knowlegde can set you free but knowledge can condemn you as well as a lack of groath & commitment. will I be lost because I draw too close to be able resist anymore - Is the narrow road too narrow?

As I draw closer to God, God in turn draws closer to me. I've been growing constantly as a result of this relationship. I am Growing in leaps and bounds, at a steep and steady pace: I am falling and growing at the same time, but should I fail, I will be lost, right? How bad would it be if I love ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:26-27

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Pray For The Wisdom That Comes From Heaven

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Sep 22, 2005

Pentecost 18(B) - Pray for the wisdom that comes from above since worldly wisdom produces selfish lives but God’s wisdom produces spiritual living.

PRAY FOR THE WISDOM THAT COMES FROM HEAVEN James 3:13-4:6 - September 18, 2005 - Pentecost 18 Dear Fellow-Redeemed and Saints in the Lord: There are many people in the Old Testament and New Testament who stand as examples for believers today. One example is Solomon--we probably remember ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Things Above Vs. Everyday Idolatry

Contributed by Dr. Abraham Obadare on Jun 12, 2025

Once we used to live in worldliness, but our lives in Jesus are now different. This means we are dead to the old lifestyle and are now alive in Christ.

Reviewing Col. 2:9-23, we realize that in Christ: Dwells all the fullness of the Godhead (verse 9), being the head of all principalities and power (10) We are complete (verse 10) We were circumcised spiritually – without hands, cutting off the works of the flesh – sin (verse 11) We died and ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:9-23, Galatians 2:20

Denomination: Pentecostal

Make Yourself Heard Above The Crowd

Contributed by Craig Condon on Oct 24, 2015

Can you imagine a mother hearing her baby cry and just ignoring it? No way! A mother will do whatever she can to find out what her baby wants or needs and tend to that need. Can you imagine God knowing that we have a need and ignoring it? Not a chance!

Good morning boys and girls! How many of you have a little brother or a little sister? How about a puppy or a kitten? How do they get attention when they want something? They whine or cry when they are hungry, thirsty tired or wet. For example, babies don’t care if they are home or in a ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:46-52

Denomination: Anglican

Christ Crowned Above All Things Series

Contributed by Michael Goodfellow on Nov 11, 2006

The tension between the subjection of the world to Christ and the world in which we currently live

One of the great concerns in our Christian state is when Scripture speaks in a way that describes a world we don’t quite live in yet. The author to the Hebrews today begins talking partly about a current circumstance, but he also talks about what he calls a world to come. And for us many times we ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 2:5-9

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Go! And Know His Name: Encountering The Great "i Am" Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on May 3, 2025

“I AM WHO I AM.” This declaration introduces us to the Tetragrammaton—the four Hebrew letters YHWH—representing God's personal name.

Go! And Know His Name: Encountering the Great "I AM" Exodus 3:13–15 (NLT): “But Moses protested, ‘If I go to the people of Israel and tell them, “The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,” they will ask me, “What is his name?” Then what should I tell them?’ God replied to Moses, ‘I ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:13-15, Isaiah 43:10-11, Leviticus 22:32, John 8:58, John 14:6, Romans 5:8, Romans 10:9, Mark 10:45  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Faith & Works

Contributed by John Stevenson on Oct 18, 2000

I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul.

I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul. So go the words of W. E. Henley in his well-known Invictus. There is something intensely individualistic and ego-affirming in the idea that you make your own way. We would all like to think that we can pull ourselves up by our own ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-10, Mark 10:17-27

Mountains To The Left Of Me, Desert To The Right; Here I Am...

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 20, 2000

You've trusted Him to stand between you and your sin; can you now trust Him to stand between you and your circumstances?

...stuck in the middle with you." Exodus 12:41 has to be one of the most amazing verses of the Bible. Listen to that verse, and see if you can catch why I would say that. “And it came about at the end of four hundred and thirty years, to the very day, that all the hosts of the Lord went out ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 14:1-14

Denomination: Orthodox

What Can I Learn From A Mom

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on May 17, 2009

Spiritual Lessons which moms can teach.

What I can learn from a Mom Matthew 20:20-23 READ “Things moms teach us”. * Mothers teach us about foresight: "Make sure you wear clean underwear in case you’re in an accident." * Mothers teach us about logic: "If you fall out of that tree and break your neck, don’t come ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:20-23

Denomination: Baptist