Sermons on Lostness:

Does God Alone Choose Who Gets To Heaven? - Thoughts On Predestination In A Quantum Universe

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Jan 31, 2020

Christians get into endless debates about free will, predestination, losing your salvation vs once-saved-always-saved, getting lost in the complexity of it all.

Quite often, discussions about theological issues boil down to one side pulling out their list of Scriptures proving their doctrine and the other side pulling out their list of Scriptures to prove their contrary doctrine, and most often, it is whoever has the most extensive list that wins. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:13-14, Romans 8:29-30, Ephesians 1:4-11, Colossians 3:12, 1 Peter 1:2, John 15:16, Romans 8:28, John 15:19, 1 Timothy 2:4, 1 Peter 1:23, John 3:3-7, John 10:29, Hebrews 11:3  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Awaking From Sleep And Arising From The Dead

Contributed by Bishop Prof. Julius Soyinka on Apr 27, 2018

Somebody that sleep and the one that is dead have something in common: they have both lost control of conscious activities and have become insensitive to things happening around them.

AWAKING FROM SLEEP AND ARISING FROM THE DEAD Study Text: Ephesians 5: 1 – 17 Introduction: - We live in a hard, dark world, a world that is dominated and driven by sin. In the midst of that darkness and depravity, God has redeemed a people. - He has redeemed a people that He expects to be ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:1-17

Denomination: Pentecostal

Where It All Starts Series

Contributed by Allan Quak on Mar 30, 2016

Jesus deliberately enables Himself to be arrested, showing that He is totally in control of the situation. In doing so Jesus demonstrates that no one who is in God’s family will be lost.

Message John 18:1-27 “Where It All Starts”. For the next 8 weeks, and also on Easter Friday, we are going to focus our attention on the chapters 18-21 of John’s Gospel as we look at the Passion of Jesus and His willingness to give His life for us. We are entering the story at the point where Jesus ...read more

Scripture: John 18:1-27

Denomination: Baptist

Significant Things From Christ

Contributed by Efren V. Narido on Jun 8, 2018

We could have lost or been deprived of many good things in this life, but let us cherish more the precious things we have from Christ.

“While I was with them, I protected them and kept them safe by that name you gave me. None has been lost except the one doomed to destruction so that Scripture would be fulfilled. I am coming to you now, but I say these things while I am still in the world, so that they may have the full measure of ...read more

Scripture: John 17:12-18

Denomination: Baptist

God’s Answer For A Thirsty World John

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Nov 20, 2019

Are we telling people about salvation through Jesus Christ? Or let me rephrase, are we getting out in highways and hedges and sharing the gospel with the lost world?

Sermon. God’s Answer for a Thirsty World John 4:5-26 Introduction: Jesus travel from Judea on his way to Galilee. Jesus is compelled to go through Samaria. We find Jesus being wearied with his journey, sat by the well at Sychar. John gives us important items about the humanity of Jesus. He tells us ...read more

Scripture: John 4:5-26

Denomination: Methodist

Engage (Compassion, From Careless To Caremore) Series

Contributed by Steve Malone on Nov 25, 2019

In this message we talk about how if we want to become the church HE intended that we need to ENGAGE our lost and hurting world with acts of compassion.

ENGAGE – Compassion From Careless To Caremore Jesus (your Savior King) spoke the following words in what many refer to as His inaugural address on the mountainside by the Sea of Galilee. Letting people know who they could be and who they really are in Him. 13 “You are the salt of the earth. But ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16, Luke 10:33-37

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The End Is Near

Contributed by Craig Condon on Jan 24, 2015

Our work is to win lost souls for Christ. We are to do this by spreading the Good News of the Gospel. We can do this work just by talking to our friends.

Do you ever get the feeling that time is passing by quickly? Do you ever feel that you have too much to do and not enough time to do it? If so, then you can probably appreciate the sense of urgency that Paul has in the reading from 1 Corinthians 7:29-31, which we heard earlier in today’s ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:29-31

Denomination: Anglican

Faith In Action: Make More Room

Contributed by Imelda Mesa on Sep 27, 2022

PRETTY EASY TO FOLLOW! If God said it, “100% that it will happen!’ 100% that is it true! The Redeemer is working right where you are to redeem and restore what you lost!

Well, these super-promising words were spoken by the Prophet Isaiah to the Jews, and he was talking about something that would happen to the Jewish nation in the future; that of being exiled in foreign Babylon. Slide 3: Prophets like Isaiah–are men whom God raised as His mouthpiece during the ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 49:19-23, Deuteronomy 18:17-22

Denomination: Foursquare

The Father Is Compassionate And Gracious Series

Contributed by Brady Boyd on Jan 13, 2022

How many of you were the kid who was always spilling and breaking stuff? How many parents have lost their temper over something that was not that big of a deal?

God Is … The Father is compassionate and gracious January 16, 2022 How many of you were the kid who was always spilling and breaking stuff? How many parents have lost their temper over something that was not that big of a deal? Exodus 32:19 NIV So it was, as soon as he came near the camp, that he ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 32:19, Exodus 34:4-7, Psalm 119:68, Exodus 34:29-30, Numbers 6:24-26, Hebrews 4:14-16  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Restoration And Renewal

Contributed by John Tristan Jayme on Oct 30, 2022

... They had seen His hand of judgment upon them when He took them from their promised land and made them captive in Babylon. They lost it.

Thoughts: In the passages from Ezekiel (36: 24-26). God is talking to the people of Israel. The Israelites knew God; they experienced His faithfulness; they knew that they were His chosen people. They had seen His hand of judgment upon them when He took them from their promised land and made ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:4-14

A Man That Lived In The Land Of Uz

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jan 17, 2022

Job was a man that HAD IT ALL, and he was also a man WHO LOST IT ALL. When you HAVE HAD IT ALL, it hurts when you LOSE IT ALL.

Illus: When the great depression hit this country and: • The stock market crashed. • The banks closed. Rich men were rich one day and they were poor as a church mouse the next. It was so unbearable for some, that they leaped from the windows of tall buildings and committed suicide. If you have ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

A Man That Lived In The Land Of Uz

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 29, 2022

Job was a man that HAD IT ALL, and he was also a man WHO LOST IT ALL. When you HAVE HAD IT ALL, it hurts when you LOSE IT ALL.

When the great depression hit this country and: • The stock market crashed. • The banks closed. Rich men were rich one day and they were poor as a church mouse the next. It was so unbearable for some, that they leaped from the windows of tall buildings and committed suicide. If you have never ...read more

Scripture: Job 1:22

Denomination: Baptist

Position Yourself For Restoration

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Sep 30, 2025

Restoration is God’s divine act of bringing back what was lost, stolen, or destroyed, and positioning ourselves rightly opens the door for complete recovery and multiplied blessings.

POSITION YOURSELF FOR RESTORATION By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Joel 2:25-26 Key Verse: “And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you. And ye shall eat in plenty, and be ...read more

Scripture: Joel 2:25-26

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Qualities Of An Intercessor Series

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Feb 18, 2025

To stand in the gap as an intercessor is to be equipped with qualities that reflect the heart of God. Compassion, holiness, persistence, sensitivity to the Holy Spirit, and a heart for the lost and nations are essential in the life of an intercessor.

QUALITIES OF AN INTERCESSOR By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: James 5:16 "The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective." Supporting Texts: Ezekiel 22:30, 1 Timothy 2:1-2, Romans 8:26-27, Luke 18:1-8 INTRODUCTION: Intercessors play a vital role in God’s Kingdom, as they ...read more

Scripture: James 5:16, Ezekiel 22:30, 1 Timothy 2:1-2, Romans 8:26-27, Luke 18:1-8  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Season Of Restoration Is Here

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jun 24, 2025

Restoration is one of the most powerful acts of God. It speaks of God’s ability to bring back what was lost, repair what was broken, and repay what was stolen.

THE SEASON OF RESTORATION IS HERE By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Joel 2:25-27 Supporting Texts: Jeremiah 30:17, Psalm 126:1-6, Isaiah 61:7, Zechariah 9:12, Job 42:10 INTRODUCTION: Restoration is one of the most powerful acts of God. It speaks of God’s ability to bring back what was lost, ...read more

Scripture: Joel 2:25-27

Denomination: Assembly Of God