Sermons on Lay Down My Life:

Inside Out And Upside Down

Contributed by Adrian Pratt on Feb 21, 2001

The radical inversion of things that Jesus suggests!

" INSIDE OUT, UPSIDE DOWN” Reading: Luke 6: 17-26: Preached at Fayetteville Presbyterian Church on February 11th 2001 Inside out and upside down. What on earth was Jesus talking about in todays lesson. Blessed are the poor? Happy are the hungry? Fortunate are the tearful? I have yet to meet ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:17-26

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Down But Not Out (Part 2) Series

Contributed by Rick Brown on Feb 15, 2008

Remembering what God does for us in the midst of suffering

DOWN BUT NOT OUT (PART 2) 1 CORINTHIANS 1:1-11 BRBC 2/10/08 INTRO: TEACHER GIVING A LECTURE TO HIS STUDENTS ON STRESS MANAGEMENT. HE RAISED A GLASS OF WATER AND ASKED THE AUDIENCE, "HOW HEAVY DO YOU THINK THIS GLASS OF WATER IS?" ANSWERS RANGED FROM 12OZ TO 30OZ. "IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT THE ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

The Lord Is My Strength And My Shield

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Jul 26, 2015

To show that GOD is my Strength and my Shield, my heart greatly rejoice and with my song will I praise Him.

I. EXORDIUM: Is the LORD your Strength and your Shield? Yes. Psalms 28:7 II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that GOD is my Strength and my Shield, my heart greatly rejoice and with my song will I praise Him. IV. TEXT: Psalms 28:7 The Lord is my Strength and my ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 28:7

Denomination: Pentecostal

This Is My Father's World Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 19, 2009

The simple truth for today is don’t take for granted what you can’t live without. Or it can be rephrased by saying, Don’t be careless with what you can’t replace. I find that we often take a lot of things for granted in life, we don’t care for them and we

This is My Father’s World Genesis 1:31, Psalm 24:1, Romans 8:19-21 We’re going through Seven Simple Truths About LIFE which was precipitated by my son Luke turning 13. In the Jewish faith, 13 was considered to be the age of adulthood for young men. It may not be so true today with maturity rates ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:31

Denomination: Methodist

Arise, My Child! Series

Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Jul 13, 2014

For Christians, death is merely a passage to life by faith in Christ only! When Jesus encounters people who need Him two things happen: 1) He willingly goes to where they are and, 2) they do whatever it takes to come to Him. We should live the same way!

Arise, My Child! Mark 5:21-43 Introduction - Jesus is demonstrated in this book as a “servant” -- Key verse: Mark 10:45, “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” - Last week we ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:21-43

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God Brings Down The Proud Series

Contributed by Reuben Bredenhof on Apr 10, 2022

In the church's fear and struggle, feeling hard-pressed and helpless, she can be encouraged. We know that the proud of the earth will not endure forever. The violent will not prevail. God is on his throne: He is the great judge and our faithful Saviour.

The world has seen many cruel tyrants and dictators. Sometimes these powerful men live out their days to the fullest, enjoying all the glories of their position right to the end, then dying in comfort. But many end in humiliation and defeat. The great Napoleon spent his last years in exile on a ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Double Down To Defeat Discouragement

Contributed by Charles Mims on Sep 22, 2012

We have the world figured out, the wind is at our back, and something goes wrong that deflates us. It's an age old problem, with an age old solution. We need to double down on God, and defeat that demon of discouragement.

Doubling Down against Discouragement September 21, 2012 Nehemiah 4:1-23 (Background Passage) Nehemiah 4:10-14 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) 10 In Judah, it was said: The strength of the laborer fails, since there is so much rubble. We will never be able to rebuild the wall. 11 ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 4:1-23

Denomination: Baptist

My Shepherd

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 4, 2015

My Shepherd

Psalm 23 My Shepherd 1. A Testimony of Sovereignty - The Lord is My Shepherd. Isaiah 45:21 Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6

Denomination: Holiness

Living In An Upside Down World Series

Contributed by Paul Sterrett on Apr 4, 2013

Introductory Message to a series on 1 Thessalonians focusing on the foundation of our faith despite the uncertain times in which we live.

LIVING IN AN UPSIDE DOWN WORLD 1 Thessalonians 1:1; Acts 17:1-9 INTRODUCTION How does a person live for Jesus Christ in a society where his faith is constantly under attack—where he can be ostracized or blacklisted for openly professing that he is a Christian?...How can you raise children ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:1

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Ones The Wolves Pulled Down!

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Sep 6, 2005

Be strong and don’t lag behind for the wolves are watching and drooling!

The Ones The Wolves Pulled Down! Garth Brooks had a song awhile back called Wolves written by Miss Stephanie Davis. In it he speaks of thinking about the ones the wolves pulled down the morning after he drove heifers to lower ground during a bitter January with ten-foot drifts and wind that had ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:15

Denomination: Baptist

Turning The World Upside Down Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Oct 15, 2008

Exposition of Acts 17:1-15 regarding the second missionary journey in Thessalonica and Berea

Text: Acts 17:1-15, Title: Turning the World Upside Down, Date/Place: NRBC, 10/12/08, AM A. Opening illustration: our baseball team turns the world upside down every time we play B. Background to passage: Having been freed with some dignity after being so spitefully treated (1 Thess 2:2) our ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

The Lord Is My Strength And My Shield

Contributed by Bishop Prof. Julius Soyinka on May 24, 2024

When we put our trust in the Lord, we can be rest assured that He will give us strength and divine protection and divine help in difficult situations.

The Lord is my Strength and my Shield: Study Text: Psalms 28: 6 - 8 Introduction: - David was facing challenging times, and he brought his troubles before God. - But, as he usually did, David ended with a note of trust and commitment to God. - David was a warrior. And he understood the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 28:6-8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Slow Down And Shut Up Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on Nov 5, 2005

24th in series on Joshua. This is about jumping to conclusions about someone else’s faith, and how it’s much safer not to speculate.

Joshua 22:1-34 – Slow Down and Shut Up (NOTE: I draw heavily on Brian McLaren’s A New Kind of Christian for this message. And the reference I make to Pentecostals are towards the Jesus-only variety, not the Trinitarian varieties.) Maybe you have heard the poem called The Cookie Thief, by ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 22:1-34, Joshua 22:11-34

Denomination: Baptist

My Praise

Contributed by Prophetess Jodi Lynn on Sep 24, 2011

This is a message about the importance of a praise!

ISAIAH 38 THE STORY OF HEZEKIAH GOD SAID YOU ARE ABOUT TO DIE HEZEKIAH TURNS HIS FACE TO THE WALL AND STARTS SAYING GOD I HAVE WALKED BEFORE YOU WITH A PERFECT HEART AND IN TRUTH NONE OF THESE THINGS MOVED GOD GOD IS NOT MOVED BY OUR NEED OR OUR MOANING. WE CAN TELL GOD ALL DAY ABOUT OUR NEEDS HE ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 38:1-20

Denomination: Pentecostal

Pulling Down Strongholds In Believers

Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Sep 23, 2019

In this message we will demonstrate from a prominent example of a believer with a stronghold, the pain strongholds cause, and strategies for breaking strongholds.

Pulling Down Strongholds in Believers PPT 1 Sermon Title Intro: In this message we will demonstrate from a prominent example of a believer with a stronghold, the pain strongholds cause, and strategies for breaking strongholds. PPT 2 Main Text Ac 8:13 And even Simon himself believed; and after ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 22:42-43, Mark 3:27, 2 Chronicles 32:1-8, Acts 8:13, Acts 8:23  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal