Sermons on Lost Opportunities:

Lazy Listening Leads To Being Lost

Contributed by Greg Nance on Dec 28, 2002

Hebrews 5:11-6:12 form the third warning section of this masterful message. Hear and heed and hold on! You don’t even want to think about turning away.

Lazy Listening Leads to Lostness Hebrews 5:11-6:9 Hebrews emphasizes hearing the word over and over. First he tells us that God has spoken his final word through Jesus his Son. Then he tells us that we must pay more careful attention to what we have heard. Next he says, today if you hear his ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 5:11-14, Hebrews 6:1-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Have You Lost Your Song?

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Oct 14, 2003

We tend to lose our song in life and need to get it back.

INTRO.- Have you lost your song? Have you lost your ability to sing? Or it may be that you never had it in the first place. Have you lost your enthusiasm for living? Have you lost your joy for living? ILL.- Listen to the story about Chippie the parakeet. A Texas newspaper carried this story ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:18-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

I Was Lost, But Now Am Found

Contributed by Tammy Garrison on Feb 5, 2002

As we move closer to Easter, this sermon explores the place of repentance in the life of faithful Christians

Bibliography: Finding Christ, Finding Life, Repentance Do you know the story of John Newton? Newton was born in London July 24, 1725, the son of a commander of a merchant ship which sailed the Mediterranean. When John was eleven, he went to sea with his father and made six voyages with him before ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

Very Religious Yet Very Lost!

Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Aug 28, 2004

Ardent religious activity and a high and lofty intellect fall far short of the righteousness God requires.

VERY RELIGIOUS YET VERY LOST! 22 Then Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus and said: "Men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are very religious; 23 for as I was passing through and considering the objects of your worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO THE ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:22-34

Denomination: Baptist

3 Lessons From The Land Of The Lost

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on May 19, 2006

Believers are to be looking for the lost.

3 Lessons from the Land of the Lost Luke 15:4-10 May 21, 2006 FBC, Chester Mike Fogerson, Pastor Introduction: A One difference between Christianity and other world religions. Christianity teaches us that we are lost persons and can not find God by ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:4-10

Denomination: Baptist

Have You Ever Been Lost?

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on May 26, 2006

Evangilistic sermon on John 14:6

John 14:6 Have you ever been lost? In 2005 an Earth quake rocked this world hitting Pakistan and the surrounding countries,causing untold grief to millions of people leaving them displaced. Whole familes were torn in two losing loved ones... One true story which brought joy to my heart was in ...read more

Scripture: John 14:6

Denomination: Baptist

Looking The Lost In All The Wrong Places

Contributed by Robert Kerr on Jul 20, 2004

Ask yourself the Questions; Where did Jesus look? Then ask; Where should I look? Finally; How should I look?

LOOKING FOR THE LOST IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES Text: Luke 15:3-10 Intro: There was a song some time ago entitled "looking for love in all the wrong places" People do need love, but are often looking in the wrong place for it. The bible says "God is Love" we know the most loving one in all creation ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:3-10

Denomination: Baptist

Experiencing Loss Without Becoming Lost Series

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 3, 2004

Seeking the Lord’s guidance during times of loss and grief.

YOUNG GIRL AT COVENANT HOUSE WITH PAINT CAN OF MOTHER’S ASHES Some years ago I read the story of a young girl that came what became well known as Covenant House here in L.A…. “She came to our front door Tuesday morning, dressed in dirty rags, holding a little aluminum paint can in her arms. ...read more

Scripture: John 11:32-36

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Future: Won By Some, Lost By Others

Contributed by Cornelio Castillo on Aug 10, 2004

The roles of human and Divine will in determining the future.

THE FUTURE: A Race Won By Some, Lost By Others Joshua 23 How many of you, young people of today will one day in the future, find yourselves sitting in a dark corner of your rented and very small room, looking at your 3 hungry but sleeping children and wondering about the source of their food for ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 23:1-16

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Regaining Hope When It Seems Lost Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Feb 15, 2006

Last of a five part series frm 1 Peter about finding hope for our lives.

Read 1 Peter 4:7-11 Background The end of all things is near… (V.7) • Letter probably written by Peter in mid 60’s AD • By then Christians were beginning to undergo persecution by Nero • Peter sees what is happening and thinking back to the words of Jesus believes that the return of Jesus is ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:7-11

Denomination: Baptist

How A King Lost His Crown

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Feb 7, 2007

the events that led to Saul losing his anointing and position in God

Intro: the bible is full of sad stories about people who failed God. The Word of God is full of biographies of men and women who missed the mark. One of these people is King Saul. We find his story of failure in I Samuel chapter 13 and 15. He started off so good, but ended up so wrong. By looking ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Have You Lost Your Savor

Contributed by Monte Brown on Jan 22, 2007

Christ called Christians the salt of the earth, even though Christians shall be treated with contempt they still become blessings to the world.

Matthew 5:13 "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.” Salt = sodium chlorine. Purpose to enrich, to preserve. Salt plays an important part in the Old ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13

Denomination: Baptist

The Preacher Who Lost His Head Series

Contributed by David Moore on Nov 4, 2005

An examination of the arrest and martyrdom of John the Baptist, showing that a man may kill the messenger, but not his message.

The Preacher Who Lost His Head Aim: To show how John’s fearless condemnation of Herod and his wife resulted in his death, yet his message lived on. Text: Mark 6:14-29 Introduction: John the Baptist was, of course, the forerunner to Christ, “the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:14-29

Denomination: Baptist

Looking For What's Lost, Pt. Ii Series

Contributed by Timothy Archer on Feb 10, 2004

In the story of the Prodigal Son we learn lessons for the prodigals and for the "faithful sons."

Looking for What’s Lost, Part II Luke 15:11-32 Continuing our study of Luke, we find ourselves in Chapter 15. I want to invite you to be turning there. We previously looked at the first part of this chapter. Jesus was being criticized by some of the Jewish leaders because he was eating and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Looking For What's Lost, Part I Series

Contributed by Timothy Archer on Jan 29, 2004

Jesus teaches us about how we should respond to the "sinners" of this world.

I. “He welcomes sinners!” A. In Luke 14, we saw Jesus’ call to discipleship, how he called people to give themselves completely to the Lord. He ended his call by saying, “He who has ears, let him hear.” B. The “sinners” heard and responded. These were the outcasts of society, those who were ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ