Sermons on Lift Up Your Eyes:

Love Lifted Me

Contributed by Michael Vaughn on Feb 28, 2008

The miracle of Jesus walking on the water is very well known by Christians of all ages and denominations, but let’s take a little different look at this section of scripture. Here we will find 3 areas to help us grow in our faith questions during our "sto

Love Lifted Me Matthew 14:22-32 During the season of Lent, we usually focus on what we are giving up. For some it may be candy, or TV, or chocolate, for my 17 year old daughter it is sodas. But this year instead of giving something up, I am going to try to improve something, my workout routine. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-32

Denomination: Methodist

In My Children's Eyes

Contributed by John Scott on May 7, 2007

you can not change what type of mother you had but you can make a difference in the type of mother your child will have

In My Children’s Eyes Text: I Samuel 1:1-20 Introduction: 1. Mother’s Day a. Founded in 1870 by Julia Ward Howe b. Nationally observed/recognized 1872 c. West Virginia was the first to officially recognize it in 1910 d. “The 2nd Sunday in May set aside as Mother’s Day” was signed into existence ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

Love Lifted Me

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Aug 4, 2013

Ebed-Melech- It means…a servant of the lord That could be anyone of us!!!

Jeremiah 38:5-13-Then Zedekiah the king said, “Look, he is in your hand. For the king can do nothing against you.” So they took Jeremiah and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the king’s son, which was in the court of the prison, and they let Jeremiah down with ropes. And in ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 38:5-13

Denomination: Baptist

Quiet Sharp Focus!

Contributed by Bala Samson on Aug 18, 2013

Train your eyes! Let your eyes not meander towards the wrong things! Control!

QUIET SHARP FOCUS! 2 King 2:10”…if you see me as I am being taken from you, it shall be so for you..” “Keep your eye on the ball” is a mantra for many golfers and golf instructors!” Someone said: “Quiet Eye training, as the name suggests, is an attempt to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 2:1-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Great Lift Off Series

Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Mar 22, 2007

Although Jesus completed his earthly ministry and ascended into heaven, His work did not stop there. He commissions His disciples to carry on His work here daily. Are we doing that?

March, 2007 “The Great Lift Off” Luke 24:50-53 Acts 1:6-11 INTRODUCTION: We think of the Ascension as a cosmological event, a space flight, a transfer of a person from earth to heaven; but that is not what it meant to the early church. It meant the TRANSFER of RESPONSIBILITY from Jesus to his ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

Time For A Faith Lift

Contributed by Johann Neethling on Jul 29, 2005

How to respond when we face seemingly insurmountable challenges.

TIME FOR A FAITH LIFT Genesis 18:1-15; Luke 1: 5-25 1. There’s a company on the Internet called Face Lift, aggressively marketing their non-surgical rejuvenating product. Their web page states: • Think about it . . . you can look younger in just 15 minutes. Simply apply our formula, and lift 10 ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 18:1-15

Denomination: United Methodist

Living Up To Your Name

Contributed by Lacell Sherman on Jul 22, 2002

As Christians we should mirror the image of our lord and savior Jesus the Christ.

Scripture: 1 John 4:17 17Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. Romans 8:29 29For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:39, 1 John 4:17

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Living Up To Your Potential

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Apr 9, 2003

Samson possessed great potential for God, but gave into temptations that eventually destroyed him. Why do so many people with great promise fritter away their opportunities? Let us look at the life of Samson to discover how to not waste our God given abil

The Lord gives every person great potential, but few seem to come close to realizing it. Illustration: Samson possessed great potential for God, but gave into temptations that eventually destroyed him. Why do so many people with great promise fritter away their opportunities? Let us look at the ...read more

Scripture: Judges 13:1-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Take Up Your Cross

Contributed by Helen Allen on Mar 12, 2006

The storms and trials of life are part of the process of God building us into his kingdom.

Imagine a situation where a homeless man is begging on the streets of London. A well-dressed man in a stretch limo pulls up next to him and offers him a job as vice-president of his company. You might think that sounds like a fairy tale; but that is exactly what God has done for us. We don’t ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:31-38

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Take Up Your Cross!

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jun 20, 2005

When Jesus talks about us denying ourselves, taking up a cross & following Him – what does He mean? What does the Bible teach about "cross-bearing?"

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (Revised: 2011) This morning I want us to look at a passage of Scripture found in Mark 8:34-35. "Then Jesus called the crowd to Him along with His disciples & said: ‘If anyone would come after ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:34-35, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Make Up Your Mind Series

Contributed by Juan Lane on Sep 5, 2005

Men we need to make up our minds about we we want

Make Up Your Mind (Divorce Series) Scripture Reference: James 1:8 James 1:8 - A double minded man is unstable in all his ways. INTRODUCTION First of all I would like to say that when God ordered me to start this series on divorce I ran just like Jonah. I never wanted to teach on divorce ...read more

Scripture: James 1:8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Take Up Your Cross

Contributed by Stephan Brown on Mar 24, 2004

Inspired by "The Passion of the Christ" demonstrates how because of Christ’s suffering our life is not our own--and we must die to self, sin, and this world.

Take Up Your Cross Having recently seen the movie the Passion of the Christ several times, I’ve been reflecting on the meaning of the Passion. Of course, I know that the purpose of Christ’s death was to bring forgiveness of sin. But at the same time, I wondered what the purpose could be in ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:15

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Is Your Peace A Cover-Up?

Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000

Many people think they have peace but peace can be a coverup of the truth. True peace comes from God.

Introductory Considerations 1. The situation was not a good one for the people of Israel. Many of them, including the prophet Ezekiel had already been carried off to exile in Babylon. The Babylonians had surrounded the city of Jerusalem and laid seige to it. The people were prisoners in their own ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 13:1

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Take Up Your Cross

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jan 10, 2001

What does it mean to "take up" or "bear a cross? What does it mean when someone says, "I want to take up my cross and follow Jesus"?

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK This morning I want us to look at a passage of Scripture found in Mark 8:34-35. "Then Jesus called the crowd to Him along with His disciples & said: ‘If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself & take up ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:34-35

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Take Up Your Cross

Contributed by Shawn Ragan on Mar 30, 2001

We need to take up our cross and follow Jesus

Take Up Your Cross Meridian Church of God Seventh Day March 3, 2001 INTRODUCTION Good Morning… Story: Abraham and Isaac from Genesis 22:1-12 “We see what Abraham was willing to do for God” List of what God has done for me today/this week TAKE UP YOUR CROSS What God has done for us: We have ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:24-26

Denomination: Independent/Bible