Sermons on Mountaintop Experience:

Experience The Joy Of Peace

Contributed by Dana Chau on Dec 23, 2002

Learn how to have peace with God, peace with others and peace of mind

Experience the Joy of Peace If you’ve been here the last four weeks, you would have learned some very practical and eternal truths for experiencing a life of joy. We talked about how joy is a matter of our spirit, the part of us that relates to God. We need to know, joy requires effort and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:14

Denomination: *other

Net Breaking Experience

Contributed by Camillus De Almeida on Feb 23, 2004

The Lord wants you to have a "Net Breaking" Experience rather than a "Neck Breaking" Experience!

FIVE KEYS TO A NET BREAKING EXPERIENCE Are you having a “neck breaking” experience? “We have toiled all night but caught nothing” Lk. 5: 5; Jn. 21: 3 Do you want a “net breaking” experience”? “When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break.” Lk. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"The Lazarus Experience"

Contributed by Phil Anderson on May 31, 2004

Taking a challenge from the raising of Lazarus to obey the Lord and to do all He calls us to do in order for us to "come forth" spiritually.

“The Lazarus Experience” John 11:38-45 JN 11:38 Jesus, once more deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance. 39 "Take away the stone," he said. "But, Lord," said Martha, the sister of the dead man, "by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there ...read more

Scripture: John 11:38-45

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Experience, Obedience, Fulfillment Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 6, 2004

As the conclusion of a series on the "Experiencing God" discipleship course, and for Christ the King Sunday and a stewardship emphasis. The only way one can experience God is to obey Him and wait for the grace of fulfillment.

The time comes when it is no longer good enough to know about something; you want to experience it directly. The moment comes when it just does not satisfy to have only an arm’s length relationship to something. The only thing that will satisfy is a first-hand, up close and personal, immediate ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:11-29

Denomination: Baptist

Experience Complete Forgiveness Series

Contributed by Stephen Pattison on Mar 14, 2005

From the trials, models for handling our sin, guilt, and shame.

“Experiencing the Passion” Series Sermon 2: “Experience Complete Forgiveness” (From the trial scene) – March 12/13, 2005 My preaching partner old me about an old guy he talked to recently. This guy is nearing the end of his life and he is struggling. He is haunted by his sin – decisions ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Experience Ultimate Wholeness Series

Contributed by Stephen Pattison on Mar 22, 2005

The sermon weaves a chapter of Max Lucado’s "He Chose the Nails" with reflections on freedom from sin and more.

“Experience the Passion” Series “Experience Ultimate Wholeness” (The Cross) March 19/20, 2005 ** This sermon weaves a chapter from Lucado’s "He Chose the Nails" with reflections on freedom from the conseguences of sin and ultimate wholeness. (Max Lucado: He Chose the Nails) “What would have ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Understanding Your Experiences Series

Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Feb 21, 2007

Using Rick Warren’s SHAPE acronym to help understand how God gives positive and painful experiences in our life to shape our ministry.

We are in the last week of our series “Created to be God’s Masterpiece.” Our key passage has been Ephesians 2:10, “For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so that we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” We have been exploring over the last four weeks ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28

Denomination: Methodist

Easter - Experience It!

Contributed by Brian Black on Apr 12, 2007

An Easter sermon challenging people to not just acknowledge and celebrate Easter, but to experience the life changing power of the resurrection.

Easter means different things to different people. For some it’s about bunnies and eggs – completely secular. For others, it’s about family get-togethers – represents comfort and the warmth of home. And to a few, it’s just another day – completely atheistic . . . God is not involved. But to ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:5-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Life-Changing Experience

Contributed by Mark Perryman on May 31, 2007

Have you experienced God?

INTRO: I reflect back to my life-changing experience that turned me from a young man headed in the wrong direction to a child of God. (Changes, thoughts and the way I looked at life changed, like night and day). Met my old college baseball coach a couple of years ago. Told him I was a minister and ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-9

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Mountain Top Experience

Contributed by Curt Cizek on Sep 15, 2007

We sometimes have spiritual highs and we’d like to maintain them but we have to stay grounded in reality and do the work of Jesus - communicate the Gospel to a lost and dying world.

Mountain Top Experience – Promise Keepers – Share your story with a neigbhor How did you respond after this experience? I wanted to stay. Can’t stay though. Problem with staying on the mountain top - No blasted good to anyone else 1. We are up so high that can’t connect with anyone else – we ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:1-13

Denomination: Lutheran

#8: A Whale Of An Experience Series

Contributed by Archie Luper on Jul 7, 2007

I heard the story of a lady that went to church one day and got into a discussion with a very cynical man. He spoke in kind of a mocking tone about the miracle stories in the Bible. She took all of it she could and finally began to defend the inspiration

I. INTRODUCTION Today we’re going to study one of the most amazing revivals in history. The revival that took place at Ninevah under the preaching of the prophet Jonah. I heard the story of a lady that went to church one day and got into a discussion with a very cynical man. He spoke in kind of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Out Of Body Experience

Contributed by Brian Buriff on Jul 10, 2007

Medical-death related "out of body" experiences, heaven/hell glimpses, and a look at remembering "your Creator before the silver cord is loosed...". A practical life-application message.

Eccl 12:6 "Remember your Creator before the silver cord is loosed…" I. OTHER VERSIONS "before the silver cord is severed" (NIV) "before the silver cord is snapped" (RSV) "before the silver cord is broken" (NASB) II. WHAT IS THIS SILVER CORD? A. “Cord” = chebel (kheh’-bel); a rope (as ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 12:6

Denomination: Church Of God

Experience Pure Love Series

Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Mar 19, 2004

Christ’s death is a statement of extreme love and the power to bring that love into our own experience

If you’ve seen it you know of its power. If you haven’t you’ll be touched by the extreme depth of the movie The Passion of the Christ. You can see it as a tremendous art film with stunning camera shots, well-planned flashbacks and powerful metaphors. You can also become drawn in and become part of ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:3-8, John 3:16

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A Mind Blowing Experience!

Contributed by Cathy Mangum on Mar 19, 2004

This sermon deals with the results of our faith and trust in God.

A MIND BLOWING EXPERIENCE! Acts 12:5-11 Acts 12 5So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him. 6The night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries stood guard at the entrance. 7Suddenly ...read more

Scripture: Acts 12:5-11

Denomination: Church Of God

Experience Complete Forgiveness Series

Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Mar 23, 2004

The serious nature of sin is the reason why Jesus died. It’s deadly consequences he’s taken on himself

POOF! I’ve just made you the presiding judge of the universe. That’s the good news. Now you have to decide if you will grant this person forgiveness. All they ask is for mercy and the chance for a new beginning with the help of Jesus? (Show series of slides of recent people in the news). If ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:5, Acts 8:26-35

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed