Sermons on Paradise Lost:

Regaining Hope When It Seems Lost Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Feb 15, 2006

Last of a five part series frm 1 Peter about finding hope for our lives.

Read 1 Peter 4:7-11 Background The end of all things is near… (V.7) • Letter probably written by Peter in mid 60’s AD • By then Christians were beginning to undergo persecution by Nero • Peter sees what is happening and thinking back to the words of Jesus believes that the return of Jesus is ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:7-11

Denomination: Baptist

Have You Lost Your Savor

Contributed by Monte Brown on Jan 22, 2007

Christ called Christians the salt of the earth, even though Christians shall be treated with contempt they still become blessings to the world.

Matthew 5:13 "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.” Salt = sodium chlorine. Purpose to enrich, to preserve. Salt plays an important part in the Old ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13

Denomination: Baptist

How A King Lost His Crown

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Feb 7, 2007

the events that led to Saul losing his anointing and position in God

Intro: the bible is full of sad stories about people who failed God. The Word of God is full of biographies of men and women who missed the mark. One of these people is King Saul. We find his story of failure in I Samuel chapter 13 and 15. He started off so good, but ended up so wrong. By looking ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Have You Lost Your Mind

Contributed by Billy Ricks on Nov 1, 2007

It is high time that we as Christians lose our minds . We are challenged in this letter of thankfulness to the Philippians to take on the transformational thinking, and attitude of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Intro: I’m always gripped by stories of people who have managed to develop a different mental attitude than that commonly held by those around them: The poor man who refuses to think poor The sick woman who focuses on what she can do rather than her handicap Such people display the kind of ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11

Denomination: Baptist

Have You Lost Your Passion?

Contributed by Robert Bravo on Jul 1, 2007

Sometimes we can be Christians for so long that it is possible we might lose our passion for God. We need to get a fresh passion every day.

Phil 3:1-16 says: Philippians 3:1 - 16 (NIV) 1Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord! It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you. 2Watch out for those dogs, those men who do evil, those mutilators of the flesh. 3For it is we who are the ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:1-16

Denomination: Nazarene

Christmas - The Final Hope Of A Lost World

Contributed by Joo-Ching Chng on Jan 1, 2008

Christmas is God final dealing with mankind.

Theme: Christmas Text: Galatians 4:1-7 Proportional Statement: Christmas is the final hope of a lost world. 1.Christmas is when God sent forth His Son into the world, Gal 4:4 a.God’s birth into the world b.God’s expression in Jesus c.God’s final dealing with man 2.Christmas is when God sent forth ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:1-7

Denomination: Pentecostal

Looking The Lost In All The Wrong Places

Contributed by Robert Kerr on Jul 20, 2004

Ask yourself the Questions; Where did Jesus look? Then ask; Where should I look? Finally; How should I look?

LOOKING FOR THE LOST IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES Text: Luke 15:3-10 Intro: There was a song some time ago entitled "looking for love in all the wrong places" People do need love, but are often looking in the wrong place for it. The bible says "God is Love" we know the most loving one in all creation ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:3-10

Denomination: Baptist

Looking For What's Lost, Part I Series

Contributed by Timothy Archer on Jan 29, 2004

Jesus teaches us about how we should respond to the "sinners" of this world.

I. “He welcomes sinners!” A. In Luke 14, we saw Jesus’ call to discipleship, how he called people to give themselves completely to the Lord. He ended his call by saying, “He who has ears, let him hear.” B. The “sinners” heard and responded. These were the outcasts of society, those who were ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Looking For What's Lost, Pt. Ii Series

Contributed by Timothy Archer on Feb 10, 2004

In the story of the Prodigal Son we learn lessons for the prodigals and for the "faithful sons."

Looking for What’s Lost, Part II Luke 15:11-32 Continuing our study of Luke, we find ourselves in Chapter 15. I want to invite you to be turning there. We previously looked at the first part of this chapter. Jesus was being criticized by some of the Jewish leaders because he was eating and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Has God Lost His Voice? Series

Contributed by Jason Pettibone on Apr 22, 2002

How do we hear from the Lord?

Has God lost His voice? I called Ruth Rupprecht on Thursday afternoon. “I hear Dave’s heart is OK.” “That’s right,” she replied, “There were no obvious blockages discovered during the angioplasty. God healed him.” You might have thought my immediate thought would have been, “Praise God.” ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:9-18

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Seeking The Lost, For All The Wrong Reasons

Contributed by Gerry Pratt on Apr 30, 2002

There are those who may go about to convert lost souls....but not with the proper motive that God wants us to be moved by.

I think that we all have done some things with the wrong motives in our hearts. A. When we were little, we didn’t misbehave if we at all thought that there might be a reward coming. 1. We were actually phonies...we weren’t being good because we loved and honored our ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:15-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Our God: The Patron Of Lost Causes

Contributed by Karl Eckhoff on Jun 6, 2002

It’s easy to identify others as "lost causes". It’s not nearly so easy for us to see ourselves this way. Nevertheless that’s exactly where we need to be, where we’ll want to be; for empty of all our righteousness we cling to Christ and find life.

Pentecost 3 A Matthew 9:9-13 Our God: The Patron of Lost Causes 06/09/02 Speaking of Lost Causes, take a listen to these stories. In New Orleans, a man broke into a home and stole, some jewelry and took the home owner’s season tickets to the New Orleans Saints. The police arrested him the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:9-13

Denomination: Lutheran

Can A Saved Person Ever Be Lost?

Contributed by Julian Silva on Jan 24, 2003

How a Christian can know for a fact that he or she is saved according to the Scriptures.

I. Scripture Introduction: 1 John 5:11-13 Body: Many times we have heard individual christians say, "Oh, God, at last in heaven, save us!" If we’re ever going to get to heaven, we’re going to have to get saved right here! That indicates that this individual does not know whether he or she is ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:11-13, John 1:12

Denomination: Baptist

Experiencing Loss Without Becoming Lost Series

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 3, 2004

Seeking the Lord’s guidance during times of loss and grief.

YOUNG GIRL AT COVENANT HOUSE WITH PAINT CAN OF MOTHER’S ASHES Some years ago I read the story of a young girl that came what became well known as Covenant House here in L.A…. “She came to our front door Tuesday morning, dressed in dirty rags, holding a little aluminum paint can in her arms. ...read more

Scripture: John 11:32-36

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Future: Won By Some, Lost By Others

Contributed by Cornelio Castillo on Aug 10, 2004

The roles of human and Divine will in determining the future.

THE FUTURE: A Race Won By Some, Lost By Others Joshua 23 How many of you, young people of today will one day in the future, find yourselves sitting in a dark corner of your rented and very small room, looking at your 3 hungry but sleeping children and wondering about the source of their food for ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 23:1-16

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed