Sermons on Jesus Death:

A Great Reconciliation

Contributed by Gerald Steffy on Sep 25, 2009

The death of Christ makes a great reconciliation with God possible so we can live a life of faith.

A GREAT RECONCILIATION—Colossians 1:19-23 Proposition: The death of Christ makes a great reconciliation with God possible so we can live a life of faith. Objective: My purpose is to challenge the saved to appreciate this great reconciliation and to challenge the unsaved to trust Christ as Savior ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:19-23

Denomination: Baptist

Hating Your Life Series

Contributed by Glenn Durham on Sep 17, 2008

God glorifies the Messiah through death both to give life to his people and to honor those that die.

Scripture Introduction John’s way of telling the story of Messiah has provided many opportunities to focus on him both as prophet (the very Word of God in human flesh) and as priest (the sacrifice for the sins of the people). In today’s text, Christ as King is the focus. 500 years ...read more

Scripture: John 12:12-26

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Isaiah Predicts Christ's Suffering For Us

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Mar 10, 2014

Hundreds of years before Christ came, Isaiah recorded the event of Jesus' sacrificial suffering, death, and resurrection.

Isaiah Predicts Christ’s Suffering for Us Isaiah 53:1-12 Introduction When Jesus walked with two of His disciples on the road to Emmaus in Luke 24, He asked them why they did not believe what the prophets had spoken about Jesus, that Jesus would suffer and then enter into His glory. He ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:1-12

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Where Is God In All This?

Contributed by Carl Greene on Sep 11, 2008

Sermon for a suicide... a 49 year old man. Using Psalm 22: vs 1-5, 9-11, 27-31 and 1Corinthians 15: 35-38, 42-44, 50-58

Invocation Gently sustain us, O Lord, through this day of sorrow and loss. In our time together, may we honor (NAME) . May we sense your Spirit with us. May your Spirit bring to our hearts your merciful and compassionate comfort. Amen. Welcome On behalf of the (NAME) family, thank each of you for ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 22:1-31

Denomination: Methodist

Don't Wait Too Late

Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Jul 18, 2023

Although this is a funeral message it can be easily adapted to any Church setting

TITLE: DON’T WAIT TOO LATE SCRIPTURE: REVELATION 14:13 / REVELATION 20:12-13 I will miss Brother Stephon as well as many of us that spend time caring for this Church. Brother Stephon grew on us, and we became comfortable seeing him around the Church working and doing anything we called upon him ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 14:13, Revelation 20:12-13

Denomination: Baptist

Avoiding The Spiritual Cliff

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Jan 2, 2013

We must use God’s solution to avoid the spiritual cliff.

Avoiding the Spiritual Cliff December 30, 2012 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: We must use God’s solution to avoid the spiritual cliff. Focus Passage: Hebrews 10:23-31 Supplemental Passage: Now if any man builds on the foundation with gold, ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:23-31

Denomination: Baptist

How Can Heaven Be Happy? Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Mar 31, 2021

A short study of Heaven and why Christians should look forward to it.

We live in a world full of different ideas about Heaven. World religions have all kinds of forms of it - Hinduism teaches that it’s what happens for the person who finally escapes reincarnation. Mormonism teaches that we’ll all eventually become gods and each have our own planet to populate. ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-3

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Funeral Stanley Walkup

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Oct 13, 2025

Funeral for a Godly man.

Friends, we have gathered here to praise God and to witness to our faith as we celebrate the life of Stanley Walkup We come together in grief, acknowledging our human loss. May God grant us grace, that in pain we may find comfort, in sorrow hope, in death resurrection. “Precious in the Sight of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 116:15

Denomination: Methodist

John 14:1-6

Contributed by Roger Haugen on Sep 4, 2001

Funeral Sermon for a faithful man in his eighties after lengthy heart problems

Funeral Sermon 4 June 2001 John 14:1-6 Rev. Roger Haugen Let not your hearts be troubled; believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And when I go to prepare a place for you, I ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-6

Denomination: Lutheran

How To Die Lesson 34 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Mar 29, 2017

No one can do your work that God has for you.

1. Know your “age.” How to finish your years. “And he said to them: “I am one hundred and twenty years old today. I can no longer go out and come in” (Deut. 31:2). “Methodists die well” – John Wesley 2. Use your birthday. “This day” ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 31:2-14

Denomination: Baptist

When You Least Expect It

Contributed by Donald Carpenter on Sep 11, 2003

This message was preached during a memorial service surrounding the events of September 11, 2001.

Introduction: Recently I looked up September 11 in reference book that highlighted important dates. The book, written in 1970, had many events and notes of interest for almost every day in the calendar. I was surprised to find that September 11 had no special significance recorded in that ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:36-51

Denomination: Baptist

Three Truths

Contributed by Matthew Smith on Sep 25, 2002

An expository sermon of Hebrews 9:27

Introduction: I’ve been looking forward to this day for a several weeks now. In fact, Friday after lunch I went over to Beck’s Place and got my haircut. And so I’ve got a fresh haircut and what I hope to be a fresh sermon! In all sincerity, I pray that today God will speak to your heart and ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 9:27

Denomination: Baptist

Best Of All, God Is With Us

Contributed by Ken Sauer on May 1, 2025

A sermon of comfort for those who fear.

“Best of All God Is with US” Psalm 23 Donald Barnhouse was the pastor of Philadelphia’s Tenth Presbyterian Church when his wife died and left him with two young daughters to raise alone. While he was driving to his wife’s funeral he realized that he needed to say something to explain what was ...read more

Denomination: United Methodist

Suffering

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Sep 7, 2021

A sermon on suffering after the death of one of our members. Possibly suitable for a funeral

Suffering - Read 2 Corinthians 4:7-18 As you know, we have been going through Genesis. I was looking forward to the next couple of weeks. I was planning on preaching 4 sermons around the life of Abraham. I dug books out of my library. I ordered one, I thought I had and couldn’t find. I went to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:7-18

Denomination: Baptist

Life Beyond Death And Man’s Future Destiny Series

Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Jan 25, 2013

Is Heaven Real? Is Hell Real? Is there Life after Death? Is there Eternal life? What delivers us from the fear of death? Every single day, some 80,000 people die on Earth. In another 90 years, nearly everyone who's on Earth today will be gone. It can ha

Life beyond Death and Man’s future destiny “And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment”(Hebrews 9:27ESV) Is Heaven Real? Is Hell Real? Is there Life after Death? Is there Eternal life? What delivers us from the fear of death? A wise man ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 9:27

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational