Sermons on Memories Of Heaven:

Kingdom Of Heaven (Part 6) Series

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Aug 31, 2015

What is clearly revealed here is that doing the will of God must ultimately find expression in following Jesus. You cannot do God’s will and not follow Christ. Apart from allegiance to him by faith, there is no salvation.

Opening illustration: One dark and stormy night, a gang of thieves broke into a jewelry store, but they were on a mission with a difference. They didn't steal a thing. But they carefully went round the whole shop and switched all the price tags. Then they left. The next day, the staff came in, and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:23-30

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Kingdom Of Heaven (Part 7) Series

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Aug 31, 2015

What does the desire to be number one indicate from our faith perspective? Whether it is the USA? A congregation, or an individual? Is it wrong to try to be the best at something?

Opening illustration: One of our favorite teachers in elementary school was my third grade teacher, Miss Titus, an “old school” teacher who maintained a strict sense of order in class but who genuinely cared about each of us. On the first day of school she asked us to line up for lunch ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:1-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Kingdom Of Heaven (Part 8) Series

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Aug 31, 2015

If you have never received Him as your Savior, then you are lost and must be born again. If, however, there has been a time in your life when you bowed as a sinner and called on Jesus by faith, confessed your sins and received Him into your life ...

Opening illustration: There was a much lesser wedding couple of years ago. William and Kate have invited 40 kings and queens, 50 members of the royal family (Not Fergie), 60 governors general and Commonwealth prime-ministers, 200 members of the government, Parliament and diplomatic corps. But also ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:2-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Kingdom Of Heaven (Part 9) Series

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Aug 31, 2015

Are you ready to meet your Lord of lords and King of kings? If you aren’t, will you be challenged today to pursue to get right and ready to meet your Savior, Lord and King whenever He turns up?

Opening illustration: Articulate my early arrival for my marriage ceremony and the people from the bride’s side were not ready and waiting at the church gate for welcoming the guests from the bridegroom’s family. On a similar note my youngest brother-in-law arrived 3 hours late during ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:1-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Kingdom Of Heaven (Part 10) Series

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Aug 31, 2015

Jesus is coming again. You can’t avoid standing before Him in judgment. Well if Jesus were to return today, and if it was your time to give an account to the Lord, what would be the outcome? Would you hear commendation or rebuke?

Opening illustration: Several years ago, Donald Trump said this in an interview: "I'll be 36 next year and I've done everything I can do. Sometimes I think it was a mistake to have raced through it all so fast. What's the next level up? The grass isn't always greener … I work, and I don't ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:14-30

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Good News About Heaven

Contributed by Gordon Weatherby on May 5, 2013

God has great news of those who are his own. The fulfillment of that will be seen in heaven.

GOOD NEWS OF HEAVEN DORN RIDGE FEBRUARY 17, 2013 Audio Link to sermon: http://chirb.it/rFfgdK INTRODUCTION: 1.) The very opening verse of the Word of God begins: "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." 2.) Over the course of the next two chapters Genesis reveals details of ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Three That Beareth Record In Heaven

Contributed by Ron Freeman, Evangelist on Oct 19, 2017

To establish there are three that bear record in heaven; the Father, the Word and the Holy Spirit regarding the truth. It is the Spirit's witness that has granted unto us the "message of salvation, and the hope of eternal life."

INTRODUCTION Outline. 1. The Father Beareth Record in Heaven 2. The Word Beareth Record in Heaven 3. The Holy Ghost Beareth Record in Heaven Remarks. 1. John the Apostle writes: “And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. For there are three that bear record in heaven, ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:6-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

When Lucifer Left Heaven

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 18, 2019

Everybody ought to know who Jesus is.....and everybody ought to know who Satan is, too! What does the Bible say about the Enemy of our soul?

WHEN LUCIFER LEFT HEAVEN I Peter 5:1-11 Dr. Larry Petton ________________________________________________________________________________ SCRIPTURE TEXT – I PETER 5:1-11 1 To the elders among you, I appeal as a fellow elder and a witness of Christ’s sufferings who also will share in the glory ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What If You Miss Heaven?

Contributed by Robert Webb on Aug 5, 2019

If you miss Heaven you must consider that you rejected God’s promise, , His plan for salvation, or you have fallen away from the truth!

We have all had the experience of missing something. If you miss an appointment, you make another one. If you miss a phone call they can call again. If you miss a meal, you can eat later. Some misses are not so easy to correct! If you miss your plane you’re stuck for hours at the airport trying to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:21-23, 2 Peter 1:5-10, John 3:16-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Heaven Doesnt Have A Ghetto Series

Contributed by Bright Adeyeye on Oct 8, 2019

There's no place in this world that can be compared to the glory in Heaven.

HEAVEN DOESN'T HAVE A GHETTO. "In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you." John 14:2. Beloved, our Lord Jesus has gone to prepare a beautiful place for us and He is coming back soon to take us there. Are you ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:4, John 14:2

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Heaven- A Place Like No Other Series

Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 25, 2019

2 things: 1) Talk more about our eternal home- the actual place 2) Who will be in heaven Material adapted from Chauncey Crandall, MD, book entitled, "Touching Heaven"

HoHum: Heaven is a wonderful place, filled with glory and grace, I wanna see my Savior’s face, cause heaven is a wonderful place, I wanna go there! WBTU: Like an exciting move trailer, God’s Word previews this place and our future, whetting our desire for the real thing. And though what we are ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:1-27, Revelation 22:1-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A New Heaven And A New Earth

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Nov 24, 2019

A lot of our focus is the here and now, because we want to serve Jesus faithfully here and now. But John's picture of our future in Revelation 21 inspires us to keep the faith and fight the good fight, because we know what tomorrow brings!

November 24 Sermon - Revelation 21:1-8 - New Heaven and New Earth If you’ve been here for the past number of weeks I hope you’ve enjoyed the look we’ve had at the churches of the book of Revelation. I’ve done a quick rat-a-tat-tat practical overview of the lessons to those churches and to ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:1-8, Romans 8:19-22, 2 Peter 3:10-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Heaven, Hell And The Walking Dead Series

Contributed by Robert Butler on Oct 25, 2021

Heaven and hell has been placed on us by a perfect, love and just Father.

Last week we began a three week Halloween series we’re calling - Heaven, Hell and The Walking Dead. It’s a series to answer three of the most asked questions by Christians and non-Christians: what happens after we die. As we talked about heaven, we learned that Heaven is a real place where Christ ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:23, Luke 16:28, Matthew 25:30, Matthew 24:51, Matthew 22:13, Matthew 13:42, Matthew 8:12, Mark 9:44-48, Romans 3:23, 1 John 1:5, Matthew 25:41, Psalm 18:30  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Tug Of Heaven Is Growing Stronger Series

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Sep 21, 2022

If you are walking at a distance from the Lord, then the tugging on you is worldly based The world tugs on the carnal Christian. They who walk closely with God, welcome God’s tugging. The message looks at heaven's tug to be home with the Lord. We also look at death.

THE TUG OF HEAVEN IS GROWING STRONGER INTRODUCTION “When you feel the tug on the line, pull it up.” That order could fit many situations but it would be effective for raising ore in a bucket from a mine shaft. One below fills the bucket, and when the tug is felt then the one above pulls up the ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:20-25, Psalm 31:15, Revelation 1:17-18, Psalm 116:15, 2 Corinthians 5:5-9, Hebrews 11:8-10  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

There Will Be No Hot Shots In Heaven - Outline

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Aug 28, 2020

We tend to look to celebrity preachers and sensational events. We need to reconsider that attitude.

Proposition: You must humbly worship God! I. Because of our state. 1:30-31 A. We are saved by grace. 30 B. He has given us everything. 31 II. Because of our example. 2:1-3 A. Paul forsook his ability. 1-2 B. Paul understood his responsibility. ...read more

Denomination: Baptist