Sermons on Opening Gates:

Look Both Ways Before You Cross PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 19, 2023

To understand and embody God's boundless love for all people, regardless of their earthly status, and to elevate others rather than looking down on them, reflecting His grace and mercy in our lives.

Good morning, church family! Let's get our hearts ready and open to receive today's sermon from Luke 16, the story of the rich man and the poor man, Lazarus. This tale is a powerful reminder of God's elevation of the poor and the danger of looking down on others. Someone once said, "God's love is ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Topics: Rich Man, Poor Man

The Two Most Important Decisions You Will Ever Make Series

Contributed by W F on Aug 13, 2007

The Sermon on the Mount is not just a nice collection ethical rules. There is a clear invitation for you to make the two most important decisions of your life. These are the decisions of a high impact Believer.

"Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it" (Matthew 7:13-14 NIV). Throughout life we have to make a number of very important ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:13-14

Denomination: *other

God Takes Us From Flight To Sight To Delight Series

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Jun 10, 2005

How God used the flight of Jacob to build his faith and encourage his future.

The Flight of Jacob - Jacob Sermon Series # 2 - Genesis 27:41-28:22 Living by faith is really a strange way to live. It’s kind of like trying to talk to your child or husband when he or she is watching TV. The child doesn’t quite grasp everything you’re saying because he or she has his mind in ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Ms. Persia

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Apr 28, 2019

A study in the book of Esther 2: 1 – 23

Esther 2: 1 – 23 Ms. Persia 1 After these things, when the wrath of King Ahasuerus subsided, he remembered Vashti, what she had done, and what had been decreed against her. 2 Then the king’s servants who attended him said: “Let beautiful young virgins be sought for the king; 3 and let the king ...read more

Scripture: Esther 2:22

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Ms. Persia

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Apr 28, 2019

A study in the book of Esther 2: 1 – 23

Esther 2: 1 – 23 Ms. Persia 1 After these things, when the wrath of King Ahasuerus subsided, he remembered Vashti, what she had done, and what had been decreed against her. 2 Then the king’s servants who attended him said: “Let beautiful young virgins be sought for the king; 3 and let the king ...read more

Scripture: Esther 2:2

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

It's Mother's Day!

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Dec 19, 2000

Mother’s Day used to be such an easy Sunday for preachers because we could preach sermons filled with warm, happy illustrations. Well - maybe not for everybody.

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (Revised: 2013) ILL. A man came home from work one afternoon & found his three small children outside, still in their pajamas, playing in the mud. Some of their toys were scattered across the lawn & on the driveway. ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 23:25, Ephesians 4:32

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Astonished By Answered Prayer! Series

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Feb 24, 2016

When Peter was imprisoned in Acts 12, the church in Jerusalem prayed fervently...but not in faith. The results were comical, yet God answered their prayer. This sermons examines the importance of faith in life and especially in our prayers.

Astonished by Answered Prayer! Acts Series Chuck Sligh February 24, 2016 TEXT: Turn in your Bibles please to Acts 12 INTRODUCTION Have you ever been in a really BAD situation? JOKE: Three guys are stranded on a desert island, which was bad enough. Then they find a magic lantern containing a ...read more

Scripture: Acts 12:1-25

Denomination: Baptist

A Life Saved

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Dec 7, 2014

This message focuses on how our responses to circumstances can have a lasting affect on the lives of those around us.

A Life Saved Scriptures: Acts 5:18-21; 12:5-10; 16:11-40; John 21:18 Introduction Last week I spoke to you about the ongoing situation in Ferguson, MO. I shared with you in that message that Rev. Dr. Martin L. King said “Riots are the language of the unheard.” In other words, ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

We Are Living In Perilous Times PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 31, 2025

Trusting God’s presence and help gives us courage and steadiness, even when life feels overwhelming and uncertain, because faith refuses to panic.

Some of us walked in today with hearts that feel waterlogged. Headlines pound like hail on a tin roof. Bills stack up like sandbags at the door. A diagnosis, a disappointment, a detour you didn’t see coming—each one another inch on the flood gauge of the soul. You wonder, “How high will this go? ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 46:1-7

Topics: Hurricane, Disaster

Nine Ways To Bet The Farm Series

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Oct 14, 2002

The joy and excitement of laying it all on the line for Christ.

October 13, 2002 1And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence. 2Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 2:1-20

Denomination: United Methodist

The Glories Of Heaven Series

Contributed by David Scudder on Mar 14, 2010

What will heaven be like? Does it matter to us today what heaven will be like? Today we will get a deeper understanding of what Paul meant when he cried out "Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!" (2 Corinthians 9:15). Explaining heaven to mere mor

Purpose: To describe what the inside of heaven will be like. Aim: I want the listener to glory in heaven so that worldly things are no longer alluring. INTRODUCTION: What will heaven be like? Does it matter to us today what heaven will be like? Today we will get a deeper understanding of what ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 22:1-5

Denomination: Independent/Bible

God-Honoring Ambition Series

Contributed by Andy Flowers on Mar 9, 2009

WOrking hard for the Lord.

Title: God-Honoring Ambition Text: Chapter 2:11-20 God-honoring ambition leads to a life of purpose. Nehemiah 2:11-20 11 So I came to Jerusalem and was there three days. 12 And I arose in the night, I and a few men with me. I did not tell anyone what my God was putting into my mind to do for ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 2:11-20

Denomination: Baptist

The Hand Of God Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Feb 26, 2015

If you want God to use you to build His Kingdom, pray things through; think things through; and then follow through.

In the Christian Reader, Glynn Jensen, from Rome, NY, talks about a cold winter day when his entire family was snug in their warm house. Everyone that is, except for their six-year-old Jonathan, who insisted on playing out in the snow. As Glynn walked by an upstairs window, he noticed Jonathan had ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 2:1-18

Denomination: Evangelical Free

He Deserves Only Your Best

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jul 15, 2018

A study in the book of Deuteronomy 17: 1 – 20

Deuteronomy 17: 1 – 20 He deserves only your best 17 “You shall not sacrifice to the LORD your God a bull or sheep which has any blemish or defect, for that is an abomination to the LORD your God. 2 “If there is found among you, within any of your gates which the LORD your God gives you, a man or ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Dark Tunnel

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Aug 8, 2019

A study in the book of Jeremiah 37: 1 – 21

Jeremiah 37: 1 – 21 No light at the end of the tunnel 1 Now King Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah. 2 But neither he nor his servants nor the people of the land gave heed to the words of ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 37:20

Denomination: Calvary Chapel