Sermons on Lifting Up:

God's Wake Up Call

Contributed by Roger Roark on May 23, 2007

Sometimes God gives us a wake up call

God’s wake up call Jonah 1:1-2:10 [openiong] A married couple were on vacation and staying overnight at a motel. They had to get up early the next morning to continue their travel, so they called the front desk for a wake up call the next morning. The front desk called, and the wife got up and ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Facing Up To Our Giants Series

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jun 1, 2007

This is a look at the people of Isreal on the verge of the promise land and calls us to face up to the giants which are all around us with faith in God.

Facing up to our giants Ex 34:10-14 – Num 13: 1-3, 16 -14:9. –Jos: 1-11 Background: God’s promises are being fulfilled after 400 years in bondage Israel has been delivered out of Egypt, God protected them through the parted waters, God had provided with manna and water , leading them ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Up The Creek Without A Paddle Series

Contributed by David Hill on Jul 8, 2004

Overcoming the obstacles to share your faith.

Up the Creek without a Paddle Matthew 4:19 I ONCE LIVE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA…THE BREEZE OF THE GULF…THE SOUND OF THE OCEAN COMING TO SHORE…TOPICAL FLOWERS & TREES IT WAS PARADISE! IT WAS THERE I MET A MAN NAME DON JACKSON A PREACHER WHO HAD RETIRED & LOVED TO FISH. ONE DAY HE INVITED ME TO GO ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:19

Denomination: Baptist

Backing Up Or Going Forward ?

Contributed by Mike Turner on Jul 17, 2004

Too many times, we as believers are backing up when God has said......"Go Forward"

Backing Up Or Going Forward ? Exodus 14:8-13, Phil 3:13-14 Illust. The Joke was on me. Are we backing up or going forward as a church ? How about in your own spiritual life ? Do you ever feel like you take 2 steps forward, and 3 steps back ? This morning I ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 14:8-13

Denomination: Baptist

It's Time To Go Up

Contributed by Jamie Wright on Jul 20, 2004

Many Christians level off at some point in their walk with God. I believe we must always be striving to be more like our Lord. Therefore, we must move up! The scripture calls it going from "glory to glory" I call it mving up from "level to level."

It’s Time to Go Up! Pastor Jamie Wright * Maranatha Fellowship Church * 07-20-03 2 Corinthians 3:18 “But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.” Numbers 13:30 “And Caleb ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Wake Up, O Sleeper!

Contributed by David Hughes on Jul 26, 2004

As we look at the events in the Garden of Gethsemane on the eve of Christ’s crucifixion, I ask "Is the twenty-first century Church asleep?" A sermon to stir the church to pray.

’WAKE UP, O SLEEPER!’ INTRO: I want to begin this morning with a quote: "At a certain meeting of ministers and church officers, one after another doubted the value of prayer meetings; all confessed that they had a very small attendance, and several acknowledged without the slightest compunction ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:36-46

Denomination: Baptist

Deny, Take-Up & Follow

Contributed by Shishir Bhandari on Aug 17, 2004

We must bear in mind that there’s no shortcut to Calvary and to Heaven. There’s only one way, that is denying yourself and following Jesus Christ.

Introduction: Whoever wants to follow the Lord and becomes a disciple pays a great price. As believers we have five callings. First, we were called to salvation. Then we became babes in Christ born with a new spirit of obedience. As we progressed we are called to be members of the body of Christ, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:23-26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Wake Up And Smell The Coffee Series

Contributed by Wesley Bishop on May 14, 2004

This is on the letter to Sardis.

Do your remember the Folgers commercial where that college student named Peter sneaks into the house at Christmas and started making coffee? Everyone in the house soon woke up to rich aroma. The churches of chapter 2 are told to “remember,” “repent,” “be faithful,” “hold fast,” and other things. ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:1-6

Denomination: Wesleyan

Stir Up That Which Is In You

Contributed by Larry Holbrook on Nov 14, 2002

The church, the people of God, need to continually be stirred up afresh.

“STIR UP” Pg. 1 II Timothy 1:1-7 (I) Stirred to Repentance The Church at Ephesus , left their first love (A) Revelation 2:4,5,( Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. 5. Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:1-7

Denomination: Pentecostal

Works: Setting Up Camp Series

Contributed by Chris Kelly on Dec 4, 2002

Learn how each Psalm in the Songs of Ascent (120-134) describe the exciting life of the modern day follower of God as we climb and grow in our relationship with Christ.

Works: Setting Up Camp Series: The Great Adventure, Lessons We’re going to move on this morning in our series on “The Great Adventure”. We’re using the Psalms of Ascent found in Ps. 120-134 to describe for us what we can expect to encounter as we live the Christian life. This morning we’re going ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

I Will Never Give Up

Contributed by Bradford Robinson on Sep 18, 2002

This sermon talks about the need for persistence within the christian attitude.

The other day I got a chance to watch one of my favorite movies, and that is Rocky. It’s a real spiritual movie. As I watched it, I thought, why is it that people love Rocky so much. Was it for his accent? His intelligence? No, it was because of his heart. When Rocky would fight, it didn’t ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Denomination: Methodist

Lord Hold Me Up

Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Sep 26, 2002

A SERMON OF ASSURANCE. SOMETIMES WE NEED TO BE REMINDED THAT GOD STANDS WITH OUTSTRETCHED ARMS, WAITING FOR US TO ASK HIM; "LORD PLEASE HOLD ME UP"

LORD HOLD ME UP INTRODUCTION AT THIS TIME DAVID IS IN GREAT DISTRESS AND IN GREAT DANGER BY THE MALICE OF HIS ENEMIES. BUT BY PRAYER HE ADDEESSES HIMSELF TO GOD. HE PRAYS TO GOD THAT HE BE UPHELD IN HIS INTEGRITY AND BE PRESERVED FROM THE ANIMOSITY OF HIS ENEMIES VERSE 5 DAVID IS PRAYING FOR THE ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 17:5, Psalm 17:8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Living Up To The Lowest Of Lows

Contributed by Dan Borchert on Oct 8, 2002

Rahab, was a prositute. However, she realized who God was and what He was doing and began to follow God. Are we living up to her example?

Living Up to the Lowest of Lows Joshua 2:1-24 Introduction A. Today we are going to do something that we do not normally do in Church B. Were going to openly discuss a prostitute C. Wow, your all looking at me a little funny! D. Seriously though, we are going to look at the life of Rahab E. First ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 2:1-24

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

When The Son Comes Up

Contributed by Darrell Jones on Mar 1, 2003

We have a great many things to look forward to when the SON rises. I’ll share just a few.

Malachi lived in a dark hour of history, many were sick, many backslidden,and discouraged. Job cried out, "When will the morning come"? "Will the Sun ever shine"? "Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh inthe morning." (Psalms 30:5). (1) When The SON Comes Up: Sighing And ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 4:1-6

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Deny, Take Up, & Follow Series

Contributed by Robert Clark on Mar 16, 2003

What it means to deny ourselves, take up our Crosses and Follow our Lord Jesus Christ.

Mark 8:31-38 Jesus Predicts His Death 31He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again. 32He spoke plainly about this, and Peter took him aside ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:31-38

Denomination: Methodist