Sermons on pagan temples: showing 781-795 of 47,913

God, Our Indwelling Strength

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Jan 22, 2014

To show that CHRIST is inside of us both the Wisdom and Power of GOD for us.

I. EXORDIUM: Is CHRIST dwelling inside of you? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that CHRIST is inside of us both the Wisdom and Power of GOD for us. IV. TEXT: Hebrews 6:18 (Amplified Bible) 6:18 This was so that, by two unchangeable things [His promise and His oath] ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 6:18

Denomination: Pentecostal

Fig Trees And Phonies

Contributed by Scott Spencer on Apr 27, 2014

Is there more than merely an appearance of Christianity about us? Is there real substance to our lives as believers? Is there real fruitfulness for Jesus Christ?

Fig Trees And Phonies Mark 11:11-26 11 Jesus entered Jerusalem and came into the temple; and after looking around at everything, He left for Bethany with the twelve, since it was already late. 12 On the next day, when they had left Bethany, He became hungry. 13 Seeing at a distance a fig ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:11-26

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Can I Really Know The Future? Series

Contributed by David Henderson on Jun 2, 2014

If you are a student of the scripture you cannot ignore the study of prophecy. Billy Graham has said that the most neglected teaching in the church today is the 2nd coming of Jesus Christ. There are several reasons for the absence of this teaching…

“Can I really know the Future?” Matthew 24 In 1898 Morgan Robertson wrote a book titled the wreck of the Titan. In the book Robertson tells the story of a hug ocean liner that struck an iceberg and sank in the middle of the ocean. Now you may be thinking already that this sounds a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:1-42

Denomination: Baptist

God's Imperfect Home

Contributed by Keith Ferrell on Jan 3, 2014

A brief look at our bodies, the temple of God's Holy Spirit, and the need to take care of our spiritual, physical, and mental health.

God’s Imperfect Home “All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. Foods for the stomach and the stomach for foods, but God will destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for sexual ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

An Unfair Trade

Contributed by David Roth on Mar 9, 2015

Lent 3 (B) Christ made an unfair trade, exchanging His life for our sin and guilt. Therefore, we live not in what we deserve but in His free grace and mercy.

J. J. May the words of my mouth, and the meditations of our hearts, be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, our Rock and our Redeemer. Amen. “An unfair trade” “It’s not fair!” It’s a cry heard throughout schools, home, and playgrounds across the country. ...read more

Scripture: John 2:13-25

Denomination: Lutheran

Things Aren’t Always What They Seem To Be

Contributed by Craig Condon on Mar 25, 2015

We must make our brothers and sisters in Christ (as well as the lost) feel the real need to be a part of the worshipping community. If we are persecuted for our work, we can take comfort in the knowledge that in the end God will fashion eternity.

Two gas company servicemen, a senior training supervisor and a young trainee, were out checking meters in a suburban neighborhood. They parked their truck at the end of the alley and worked their way to the other end. At the last house a woman looking out her kitchen window watched the two men as ...read more

Scripture: Luke 21:5-19

Denomination: Anglican

Angry

Contributed by John Mccormack on Apr 7, 2015

THIS STUDY ADDRESSES TWO SIDES OF ANGER.

ANGRY? OBSERVATION: PROVERBS IS A COLLECTION OF WISE SAYINGS AND PRACTICAL PRINCIPLES TO LIVE BY. THE WRITINGS DIRECT YOU TO A WELL MANAGED LIFESTYLE. WISDOM ALWAYS GIVES RESPECT TO GOD. THIS STUDY ADDRESSES ANGER FROM A POSITIVE AND A NEGATIVE ASPECT. INTERPRETATION: PROVERBS 25: ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 25:21-22

Denomination: Baptist

Where Does God Live? Series

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on May 3, 2015

Stephen's Acts 7 defense before the Jewish leaders is a masterful theological treatise on the presence of God. But it was a message with ominous implications to these power-hungry leaders. Stephen's message has applications to us today 2000 years later.

Where Does God Live? Series: Acts Chuck Sligh May 3, 2015 TEXT: Turn to Acts 7 INTRODUCTION Have you ever heard a church referred to as “God’s house?” I’ve often used this term myself, speaking of the importance of being faithful to “God’s house” by ...read more

Scripture: Acts 7:1-60

Denomination: Baptist

Anna, The Prophetess Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Jan 8, 2022

"She was very old; she had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, and then was a widow until she was eighty-four" (Luke 2:36–37). Anna had been married only seven years when she became a widow, and she remained a widow for the rest of her life.

tom lowe 1/8/2022 Anna, the Prophetess Who was Anna the prophetess in the Bible? I am ashamed that I could not answer that question until I researched this article. I have read the Bible from cover to cover, but I must admit I do not recall anything about her. Furthermore, I have never heard a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:36-40

Denomination: Baptist

Living With Eternity In View

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jul 7, 2021

This sermon deals with recognizing we are a temple that God wants to reside in and that we need the need to use the right building materials to keep the temple holy and the proper foundation to become what God wants us to be in life having our minds fixed on eternity.

Living With Eternity In View By Rick Gillespie- Mobley 6/13/2021 Matthew 7:15-28,1 Corinthians 3:5-17 Have you ever purchased an item that looked great in the package or on the advertisement but when you got it, you said, “this is nothing but a piece of junk, it so flimsy, I want my money ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:15-28, 1 Corinthians 3:5-17

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

From This Day On, I Will Bless (Haggai 2:10-19) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Apr 14, 2022

When we move from being unclean, to clean, God views and treats us completely different. It's then that God's blessings flow.

Haggai's oracle in today's passage, chapter 2:10-19, comes roughly two months after his last one-- and three months after the people have begun rebuilding God's house. Here, again, Yahweh speaks through his prophet to encourage the people. So this is another message, I'm hoping, ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 2:10-19

Consider Your Ways: An Overview Of The Book Of Haggai

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Feb 12, 2021

This is part of a series on the study of the Minor Prophets.

Consider Your Ways: An Overview of the Book of Haggai Introduction As we continue our study on the Minor Prophets, we come to the Book of Haggai. Haggai was one of three prophets who preached to Israel after Judah had returned from the Babylonian Captivity. His ministry predates that of his ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 1:1-15, Haggai 2:1-23, Matthew 6:33, 2 Samuel 7:1-14

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Canaanites Are Defeated Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Sep 8, 2018

What a strange victory! God used two women, a jug of milk, a hammer, a tent peg, and a storm to defeat the enemy!

Chapter 16 Canaanites Are Defeated [Judges 4:12–24] Scripture 12 And they shewed Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam was gone up to mount Tabor. 13 And Sisera gathered together all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people that were with him, from Harosheth of ...read more

Scripture: Judges 4:12-24

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Predicts The Destruction Of Jerusalem Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Jul 17, 2018

As the Lord Jesus was leaving the temple area for the last time before His death, some of His disciples tried to arouse His enthusiasm concerning the magnificence of the temple and the surrounding architecture.

-Tuesday- Mount of Olives Matthew 24:1-3(Focal Passage), Mark 13:1-4, Luke 21:5-7 PART 2: Jesus Predicts The Destruction Of Jerusalem Matthew 24:1-3 1 Then Jesus went out and departed from the temple, and His disciples came up to show Him the buildings of the temple. 2 And Jesus said to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:1-3, Mark 13:1-4, Luke 21:5-7

Denomination: Baptist

Palm Sunday, King Of Kings

Contributed by Greg Van Heukelom on Jun 30, 2020

The next day Christ enters the Temple and Cleans it out---BIG time. Does Christ have some cleaning to do in our life?

April 5th Palm Sunday… Hello I'm pastor Greg of Calvary Reformed Church also chaplain Greg with the 110th wing in Battle Creek Michigan. We know that this week Sunday within the church worldwide Christians Catholic and Protestant Christians celebrate Palm Sunday. It's the time in which ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed