Sermons on Lift God Up:

Going Up? Series

Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Dec 9, 2009

A sermon on the Rapture

THE END IS NEAR Part 2, Going Up? Sunday, August 9 2009 Pastor Brian Matherlee Years ago I a friend and I were driving to Spartanburg from Southern Wesleyan University to spend the night at the church I was serving in order to catch an early morning flight the next day to San Diego for an ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

Suit Up Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 30, 2020

We're fighting an enemy we can't see... but then we can't see Covid either. World rulers have geared up to fight Covid and will not be satisfied until that enemy is defeated. Are we as committed to defeating our enemy?

OPEN: It was an early morning in Los Angeles, CA several years ago. A motorcycle policeman named Bob Vernon saw a red pickup truck speeding through a stop sign, and he turned on his siren and gave chase. When the pickup pulled over, and Vernon approached the driver’s side door to ask for ID. But ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

You Can Count On Me Like 1, 2, 3...

Contributed by Rainer Reddy on Mar 18, 2015

As God's children, we must be able to help each other out and lift each other up.

Text: Ephesians 4: 29 – 32 “Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37, Luke 10:30-35

Denomination: Charismatic

Revere His Name Series

Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Aug 10, 2025

God commands that we not use His name flippantly or irreverently but to lift it up with our words and lives.

Ten Words to Live By: Revere His Name Exodus 20:7 Patter Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 8-10-2025 Mavine Several years ago, Maxine and I celebrated our twentieth wedding anniversary with a dinner cruise on lake Michigan. It was a beautiful night with wonderful dinner, a jazz ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:7

Denomination: Baptist

Stir Up The Gift

Contributed by Juan Lane on May 15, 2005

God has blessed us in many ways and some have decided to just sit on the blessings of God. We need to use what he has given us.

Stir Up The Gift Scripture Reference: II Timothy 1:6 (KJV) 2 Timothy 1:6 Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands. -We need to stir up the gift that God has blessed us with. -Many people are looking for something new ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:6

Denomination: Pentecostal

Strike Up A Passion

Contributed by Wes Humble on Jan 6, 2003

To be consumed with God and God things through daily servanthood.

Strike Up a Passion Part One: Faithful to his Call: The Submission God is looking for a people full of passion. Christ followers are passionate people. Christ followers are people who burn with a passion to serve God and others. Too often we take the life changing grace that has come to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:10-21

Denomination: *other

Turn The Volume Up? Precedent? God Demands Effort!

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on May 18, 2021

God needs to get our attention to focused on movers, shakers, and ignitors. We must avoid excuses and be doers of the word. Hear God's words.

PRECEDENT… TURN THE VOLUME UP? GOD DEMANDS EFFORT… By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com HAVE YOU EVER TALKED TO YOURSELF? THERE IS A PRECEDENT SET BY A LADY THAT FOR 12 YEARS HAD BEEN VERY SICK AND WEAK. SHE WAS AT THE END OF HER ROPE. 12 YEARS THIS LADY WAS UN-CLEAN. 12 years ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:25-34, Luke 14:18-21, Isaiah 40:29-31

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Gearing Up Series

Contributed by John Huyser on Nov 22, 2022

As we await the weeks highlighting hope, peace, love and joy - why is it instead we feel the burden of regrets, disappointment, and sadness as we enter this season?

Slide 1 Introduction For weeks already, some radio stations made the switch to 24-7 Christmas music. Slow but sure, we see the first signs of Christmas decorations going up along Pontaluna Road. Add to that the first lake effect snowstorm of the season just wrapped up. And with Thanksgiving just ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:28-31

One Anothers #7: "Edify One Another” Series

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Jul 16, 2022

Paul teaches us to do and say everything to edify. What does this mean for us practically? This sermon looks at how believers can build up one another.

One Anothers #7: “Edify One Another” The One Anothers: The Church's "Body Builders" Chuck Sligh July 17, 2022 TEXT: 1 Thessalonians 5:11 – “Therefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also you do.” INTRODUCTION Opening Illus. – One of the most inspiring ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:11

Denomination: Baptist

Going Up In Christ

Contributed by Joe Rowland on Sep 1, 2008

As long as Jesus is with us we will continue to go up with Him. God gave me a dream that Jesus was in a hot air ballom with me.

Going Up In Christ John 12:27-37 27 Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour. 28 Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again. 29 The people ...read more

Scripture: John 12:27-37

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Wake Up

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Aug 12, 2003

It is time for Christians to awken from the slumber of indifference, complacency, and slothfulness in light of Christ’s coming.

WAKE UP! ROMANS 13:11-14 INTRODUCTION: It is amazing how time has changed through the years of my life. Someone wrote: What Happened to Time  When as a child I laughed and wept, time crept.  When as a youth I dreamed and talked, time walked.  When I became a full-grown man, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:11-14

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

The Hope Laid Up For You Series

Contributed by Michael Mays on Apr 26, 2022

In the times and cultures of the Colossian church, hope was a commodity hard to come by. In his letter to them, Paul instructs them where they can find the kind of hope no one can rob from them.

I. Introduction A. There is a story about how the caverns north of Yellowstone National Park were discovered. As the story goes, one of the original explorers was walking along the top of that mountain and fell through a hole, and he dropped down several hundred feet into this cavern and ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:1-8, Romans 5:1-5, Romans 10:17

The 7-Ups

Contributed by John Beehler on Aug 16, 2002

Your attitude determines your altitude

The 7-ups We live in a computerized world. You can do almost anything on a computer now. You can book plane flights, do your banking, order almost anything you could want, listen to music, make presentations, talk to someone halfway around the world, almost ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:6-12, Philippians 4:8-9

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The God Who Makes The Last First Series

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Aug 21, 2025

God has the power to reverse situations, elevate the overlooked, and promote those considered last.

THE GOD WHO MAKES THE LAST FIRST By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Mark 10:31 But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.– Mark 10:31 INTRODUCTION: Life often presents situations where the humble, the overlooked, or the last in line feel forgotten or undervalued. Yet, the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:31, Matthew 19:30, Luke 13:30, James 4:10, 1 Corinthians 1:27  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Assembly Of God