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  • Richard Futrell avatar

    What Is Hell?

    Contributed by Richard Futrell on Oct 7, 2010
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    Scripture describes God as both an all-consuming fire (Hebrews 12:29) and an illuminating light (Psalm 119:105; 1 John 1:5). Both the rich man and Lazarus saw the same reality: God in all His blazing glory. One expereinced heaven; one expereinced hell.

    Intro Many people believe that Christianity is one, big, fat lie. It must be, they assume, because they see so much injustice in this world. They say, “How can there be a God if He allows so much evil to exist?” Even in the Bible we find complaints about injustice in this world. ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Failure Of The Resurrection! Series

    Contributed by David Smith on Oct 10, 2010
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    There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man's table. Moreover, even the

    I don't know how many of you were at this year's annual 'Smith Lecture', but it was a good night - highly stimulating and intellectually challenging - and afterwards Ange and I got into a discussion over dinner where she made the comment that the older she got the more impressed she was at how ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Gregg Bitter avatar

    Angels Carried Him To Abraham's Side

    Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Oct 12, 2010
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    The rich man and Lazarus had quite different lives and quite different deaths. What does this teach us about where to look for happiness?

    Text: Luke 16:19-31 Theme: Angels Carried Him to Abraham's Side A. Beware the alternative B. Find comfort in the promise Season: Pentecost 19c Date: October 3, 2010 Web page: http://hancocklutheran.org/sermons/Angels-Carried-Him-to-Abraham_s-Side-Luke16_19-31.html Grace and peace to you ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Mike Fogerson avatar

    Heaven Part Three

    Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Dec 14, 2010
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    Before Jesus, where did the souls of those who believed in God go after death?

    I Introduction A Before the resurrection of Jesus, where did the souls of those who believed in the God of Israel (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, etc.) go after they died? 1 When people died under the Old Covenant of the Law, the Bible describes as “gave up the ghost” and were “gathered ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Chris McCarthy avatar

    Pride And The Poor In Spirit

    Contributed by Chris Mccarthy on Jan 11, 2011
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    This series is a study of the seven deadly sins contrasted with solutions found in the Beatitudes from Matthew 5. This second sermon uses the popular stories of the Prodigal Son and the Rich Man and Lazarus to contrast being proud against being poor in sp

    Pride and the Poor in Spirit Seven Sins and Solutions THE STORY IS TOLD OF A MAN WHO HAD A DREAM IN WHICH AN ANGEL showed him two doors — one marked Heaven and the other Hell. Curious, the man went to the door marked Hell. Inside he saw an unhappy sight. Twelve emaciated people sat around a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "It's Not My Problem"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Aug 12, 2010
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    Have you ever felt as if no one cared about you? Have you ever experienced that deep dark chasm of utter alone-ness? We are, indeed, our brother and sister’s keeper! And Jesus makes this fact very clear in our Gospel Lesson this morning.

    Luke 16:19-31 “It is Not My Problem” By: Rev. Ken Sauer, Pastor Of East Ridge United Methodist Church, Chattanooga, TN As a child, Alice Gahana survived two concentration camps during the Holocaust… …an amazing feat, indeed! Asked what she remembered most, she replied, ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Donnie De loney avatar

    Five Minutes After We Die

    Contributed by Donnie De Loney on Feb 18, 2010
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    This sermon is a Biblical picture of life after death. For the Saved-Heaven...For the unsaved-Hell

    Five Minutes after we DIE! Luke 16:19-31 Illust. The Church of England issued a theological report on Hell in the opening months of 1996. While not suggesting that everyone would eventually wind up in heaven, the Anglican ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Ted Brassard avatar

    Message From A Lost Soul

    Contributed by Ted Brassard on Jul 24, 2009
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    This is the only sermon ever preached from Hell

    WHAT MAY SEEM TO BE GOOD OUTWARDLY, MAY BE UTTERLY CORRUPT IN THE SIGHT OF GOD (v.19, 22b, 23a) "clothed in purple and fine linen” – color of royalty and cloth of the rich Isaiah 64:6 "..we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousness are as filthy rags;" “fared sumptuously every ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Dr.W.Samuel Legon avatar

    A Visit With People In Hell

    Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Aug 1, 2009
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    Hell is real miss it through Christ

    A VISIT WITH PEOPLE IN HELL Most people think that people in hell have no feelings. This is far from right ,people who go to hell have emotions and many other qualities that make them know where they are and why they are there. Luke 16:19 There was a certain rich man, which was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    Saved From Hell

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Aug 6, 2009
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    Many pastors do not want to preach on HELL fearing they’ll not appear relevant. It’s pressure from the culture to not speak anything negative. Apparently we have begun to deny hell. There’s an assumption that everybody’s going to make it to heaven somehow

    Opening illustration: Video of ‘HELL’ from center of the earth. Introduction: Many pastors do shy away from the topic of everlasting damnation. "It’s out of fear they’ll not appear relevant. It’s pressure from the culture to not speak anything negative. I believe we’ve begun to deny hell. There’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Richard Cook avatar

    The Four Flames Of Hell

    Contributed by Richard Cook on Aug 20, 2009
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    This sermon depicts Hell as a very real place

    Luke 16:19-31 -- “There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:” “And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,” “And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Chris Surber avatar

    At The Gate

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Sep 25, 2009
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    What Lazarus is at the gate of our house? How do we move from pride to compassion?

    At The Gate, Luke 16:19-31 Introduction Isn’t light self-revealing? Do we need to stand out in the street and shout to those who pass by, "That’s the sun," as we point to it in all its brightness? The sun is self-revealing in the same sense that Jesus Christ was and is the Light of the world. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Stephen Funderburk avatar

    The Great Gulf Fixed

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Sep 30, 2009
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     | 16,189 views

    it is impossible to change in eternity, no preacher, no prayer over your life, no good words spoken will get someone out of hell, there is a great gulf fixed

    Intro: if you have a Pastor or Preacher who has convinced you there is no hell or eternal punishment, I have one thing to say, He is a liar, a false prophet, and the truth is not in him. Luke 16:16-31 gives us the account of Lazarus and the rich man. They both live, they both die, they both are ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Dennis McConnaughhay avatar

    What's Next? What Happens After We Die Series

    Contributed by Dennis Mcconnaughhay on Aug 31, 2009
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    What’s Next? What Happens after we die? Heaven is Awesome! Hell is Awful! Part 1 of 7

    INTRODUCTION Organ music background… Pall bearers bring out casket and position. Show their respects. Walk off platform. PAUSE. Dennis Enters!!! 1. Did you really think I was in this casket? I’ll often do some things to make the point – nope, not this time! Even I have my ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Rodney Kelley avatar

    Amazing Discoveries On The Other Side Of Eternity

    Contributed by Rodney Kelley on Sep 14, 2009
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    Where you spend the other side of Eternity will be based on whether you’ve accepted Christ on this side of Eternity.

    Intro. A Few weeks ago, I preached on facing the Border, and how Enoch was translated, raptured, to live with God forever. We are facing the border. You may doubt the times, or you may be looking vigorously for the Lord to come, but nothing changes that we are all facing eternity sooner than we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist