Sermons on Open Sepulchre:

And The Heavens Opened

Contributed by John Erickson on Jan 11, 2005

At Jesus’ baptism the heavens were opened and there was no longer a separation from God.

SERMON 01/09/2005 And The Heavens Opened Grace and Peace from God our Father and Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Genesis 1:6-8. And God said, "Let there be a dome in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters." So God made the dome and separated the waters that ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:13-17

Denomination: Lutheran

The Open Door Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Dec 10, 2002

Jesus describes Himself as the doorway for our access to God

THE OPEN DOOR JOHN 10:7-10 INTRODUCTION… Model House in Industrial Arts (p) READ JOHN 10:7-10 I. CHRIST IS THE WAY OF SALVATION FOR ALL A. He is the only access to the Father- When Jesus was born, the entire manner of relating to God changed. Who changed it, you ask? God changed it! In ...read more

Scripture: John 10:7-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Open Doors

Contributed by Billy Ricks on May 7, 2005

An open door of opportunity stands in front of all churches waiting on them to walk through in obedience to share Jesus with the world. A sermon to Calvary Baptist Church with an open door to reach a community for Christ.

No one came into this building tonight that did not come through a door. It was either opened for you or you opened it. But to gain access to this building tonight you had to make you way through one of its many entrances. We as Calvary Baptist Church have an Open door before us tonight. We can ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:9

Denomination: Baptist

Wide Open

Contributed by Nate Barbour on Oct 25, 2006

Find out how to open the door to the supernatural in this sermon on Spirit-Led Prayer!

Wide Open Opening the Door to the Supernatural 2/16/05 I. Introduction As a father and his five-year-old son were headed to McDonald’s one day, they passed a car accident. Usually when they see something terrible like that, they would say a prayer for those who might be hurt, so the father ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 33:3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

An Open Door

Contributed by Joey Nelson on Jun 10, 2002

The apostle Paul would call this “An Open Door.” He refers to this thought in his first letter to the Corinthians. Today, we will be equipped in how to know a new opportunity or an open door when we see it and how to make a proper decision.

INTRODUCTION Opening Statement: I remember applying to graduate school back in 1994. I submitted all of the necessary papers and finally received my acceptance letter. I was so excited that June day as I read my letter of acceptance. That letter meant so much to me that I kept it. [Read a portion ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:5-9

The Open Church

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Sep 12, 2002

We come to church not as consumers of religion, but as a community of faith that is open to God, to one another, and to outsiders

The Open Church 1Peter 2:9-10 9But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 10Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:9-12

Denomination: *other

Opening The Book

Contributed by Craige Lebreton on Feb 22, 2006

opening and closing the Bible Nehemiah and Luke

Opening The Book (Pastor Craige LeBreton) In one of the works…published after his death…Ernest Hemmingway… Tells his readers… of his inward experience…during a time… when he had just completed one book…and was trying very hard… to get started on another… He said… that these were…very dark days ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 8:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Opened Doors

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Dec 20, 2004

We need to learn how to make the most of opportuntities to participate in God’s redemptive work.

Shakespeare once wrote: "there is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries." The Latins had a phrase that expressed the same idea: "Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero," which ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 4:2-6

Denomination: Baptist

Open Up Series

Contributed by Adam Deibert on May 7, 2004

The church of Laodecia teaches us that letting Jesus in means letting Him take over. A mere profession of faith in Christ without a change in lifestyle is not enough.

Today our journey is completed. We have arrived at our final stopping point; we will hear the final word of God to the seven churches of the book of Revelation. You know, it seems highly appropriate to me that we make this momentous arrival at the time when the attention of Christians everywhere ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:14-22

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

The Door Is Open Series

Contributed by Wesley Bishop on May 21, 2004

This is on the Letter to Philadelphia

Some places have locked doors where you can’t go. Many businesses have “security doors” to control who can and can’t get in or out. Stores have “open doors” at the front, but closed doors in the back. We are to use the “open” door, not the closed one. Read Revelation 3:7-13. There are some ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:7-13

Denomination: Wesleyan

Open Doors

Contributed by Tony Abram on Dec 19, 2007

Open Doors There are many kinds of doors spoken of in the Bible and there is a spiritual picture found at each door. Some doors we are to walk through and some doors that are open to us can lead to problems. Not every door open before us is of the Lord.

Open Doors There are many kinds of doors spoken of in the Bible and there is a spiritual picture found at each door. Some doors we are to walk through and some doors that are open to us can lead to problems. Not every door open before us is of the Lord. This is why it is so important that we know ...read more

Scripture: John 10:1-10

Open Doors Series

Contributed by Byron Harvey on Nov 23, 2007

I preach expository messages, and this is the eighteenth in my series on the Book of Acts.

“Open Doors” Acts 10:1-33 September 9, 2007 Word association: “opening doors”. Did “Maxwell Smart” come to any of your minds? He does mine; the familiar opening of “Get Smart” featured, of course, Agent 86 doing something that we do now without thinking twice about it. I mean, when the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:1-33

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Open To Obedience Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 6, 2010

Jesus is the true sacrifice which we re-present in our worship; he is a perfect sacrifice of obedience to the Father's will

Monday of 32nd Week in Course November 8, 2010 Spirit of the Liturgy What the New American Bible calls “things that cause sin,” and the RSV translates “temptations to sin,” is the word skandala, which is lousy Greek but good Hebrew. The word “scandal” means a ...read more

Scripture: John 17:1-6

Denomination: Catholic

An Open Door

Contributed by Dan Campbell on Nov 5, 2009

Evidently, Paul is tired. He has already spent more than eight years on his first two missionary journeys traveling from city to city, working tirelessly, preaching the gospel, starting churches, facing opposition, sometimes even having to flee from thos

AN OPEN DOOR 1 Corinthians 16:5-9 Tonight I feel a little bit the way the Apostle Paul felt when he wrote the words we find in 1 Corinthians 16:5-9. After I go through Macedonia, I will come to you—for I will be going through Macedonia. Perhaps I will stay with you awhile, or even spend the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:5-9

Denomination: Assembly Of God

An Open Door

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Nov 22, 2009

A Call to follow God through the doors HE opens and not try to walk through doors which others may open.

An Open Door 1 Corinthians 16:5-9 * When one door closes, another opens, but we often look so long and regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one that has opened for us. -- Alexander Graham Bell * What comes to your mind when hear the term open door? A door is a movable barrier ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:5-9

Denomination: Baptist