Sermons on Pick Up Your Cross:

You Gotta Get Up

Contributed by Eric Keller on Dec 27, 2010

An exciting short message about getting up on Christmas morning!

YOU GOTTA GET UP! Luke 2:8-16 VIDEO: Christmas Excitement Boy excitedly opening up Christmas present. I. GOTTA GET UP CHRISTMAS MORNING! A. How many of us remember eagerly waiting for Christmas morning? B. As kids we can’t sleep on Christmas Eve C. But we know when we wake up there’s going to be ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-16

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Get Up And Look Again!

Contributed by Johnny Knight on Jan 26, 2010

It takes time for a: -Vision... Provision...Revival...Blessing...to come through.

GET UP AND LOOK AGAIN! Text: Habakkuk 2:1-3 “I will stand on my watch and set myself on the rampart, and watch to see what He will say to me, and what I will answer when I am reproved. Then the Lord answered me and said: ‘Write the vision and make it plain on tablets, the he may run who ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 2:1-3

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Stir Up The Gift Of God

Contributed by Raymond Smith on Jan 25, 2008

Our Lord is seeking people who will press into what He has for us. Fully equipped and ready for every good work.

Stir up the gift of God Reading: 2 Timothy 1:1-12 There has been for the past few months, a particular challenge: (1) To be heroes of the Lord. (2) To the men in particular, to be mighty men. Here in this gathering, I believe that our Lord is seeking people who will press into what He has ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:1-12

Denomination: Pentecostal

Step One; Sign Up Series

Contributed by Keith Tankersley on Mar 31, 2009

When we join a sports team, start a new job, or join with a group of people, we wear the "colors." On a job, you may have to wear a uniform, have a dress code, or wear a name tag or badge. This identifies who you are "loyal" to. Baptism tells the world wh

Seek First; Step One Matthew 3:13-17 I. The Coronation vs.13 a ceremony marking the investment of a monarch with regal power through, amongst other symbolic acts, the placement of a Crown upon his or her head. Where the monarch is anointed. A. Why did a sinless Jesus have to be baptized? 1. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:13-17

Denomination: Baptist

What’s Up With Worship

Contributed by Guy Glass on Mar 5, 2012

DO WE COME TO CHURCH BECAUSE IT’S A HABIT? WE COME BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO. THE END RESULT IS THAT THE EVENT IS IMPORTANT, NOT WHAT WE ARE DOING AT THE EVENT. SO, WE SLOWLY AND INCREMENTALLY SLIP INTO A “GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS” KI

WHAT’S UP WITH WORSHIP INTRODUCTION: TRADITIONALLY, EVERY SUNDAY AFTER CHURCH OUR FAMILY OUT TO DINNER. THIS EVENT HAS BECOME HABITUAL; IT IS EXPECTED. IN FACT THERE IS ALMOST A MUTINY IF THERE IS EVEN THE HINT OF NOT GOING OUT. THE PLACE IS NOT IMPORTANT, THE EVENT IS IMPORTANT. SOMETIMES, JUST ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 23:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

"Tearing It Down To Build It Up!"

Contributed by John Colbert on Aug 4, 2015

The sermons that I have listed are 30 to 40 minute sermons. I have only listed the points and a couple of comments under each point of each sermon to give the preacher a remembrance which the Holy Spirit can lead on and speak through the man of God.

Midweek Manna/Tearing it down to build it up! Nehemiah 2:13 And I went out by night through the Valley Gate to the Serpent Well and the Refuse Gate, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem which were broken down and its gates which were burned with fire. ( Nehemiah 2:12-14) Today the church is ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 2:13

Denomination: Baptist

"We Can Look Up"

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Sep 7, 2015

WE can look up because Jesus comes to our place, we can bring stuff to him, he pulls us to a side, and he opens things in our lives.

“We can Look Up” Mark 7:31-37 1. Notice Jesus comes to a place . Jesus will come to our place if we believe vs 31 31Then Jesus left the vicinity of Tyre and went through Sidon, down to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis • What hinders Jesus from coming to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:31-37

Denomination: Methodist

Up From The Mire To Choir

Contributed by Rodney Johnson Sr., on Dec 20, 2012

God will incline His ears to human suffering no matter how hopeless the case may be.

Introduction: The Psalmist introduces us to a God who heard him cry from a dark and slimy pit. He encourages the reader to be faithful in prayers at all times and from all places. I. He looked Up (verse 1 He prayed unto the Lord) II. He was shut Up. (verse 2 He prayed from a slimy and dark pit ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Doing Close Up Work Series

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Dec 7, 2011

I. No Soul Is So Lost But The Lord Can Find It II. No Situation Is So Small But The Lord Can Use It. III. No Strength Is So Feeble But The Lord Can Increase It. IV. No Start Is So Small But The Lord Can Magnify It

- You need another lens to do close-up work - Macro lens on water + Without water, you can’t have life! - Water covers about 70% of the Earth’s surface - Mayo Clinic Guideline 8x8 (8 oz x 8 glasses) - An American taking a five-minute shower uses more water than a typical person in a ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-42

Denomination: Baptist

An Ode To The Messed-Up Church Series

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Sep 11, 2020

This passage details the numerous efforts the Paul made to get the Corinthians back on track and the harsh reality that some churches are just a mess.

- Maybe start with the story of Pastor Mark and church “J.” THE SITUATION FOR THIS MESSED-UP CHURCH: 1. Paul handled his ministry there with integrity. - 2 Corinthians 12:11-12, 17-19. 2. Paul sacrificed for them. - 2 Corinthians 12:13, 14b, 15-16. 3. This was not the first time he’d tried ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:11-21

Denomination: Baptist

Get Up And Do It.

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Nov 15, 2020

When ask by God we should get up and do it

ILLUSTRATION: Mother Teresa – So many leaders have the idea that to lead greatly you have to focus on everyone. Mother Teresa took a different approach. She saw the poor. The hurt. The dying. And she knew something had to be done. When you know that there’s that many hurting people out ...read more

Scripture: Judges 4:1-9

Denomination: Independent/Bible

When Jesus Showed Up Series

Contributed by Donald Mcculley on Aug 7, 2019

Jesus showed up, not by chance or by accident but by divine providence. Have you ever wondered why He came when He did? Paul answers our question for us.

WHEN JESUS SHOWED UP GALATIANS 4:4-6 INTRODUCTION: One preacher delivered a sermon on these verses entitled “When God’s Clock Struck”. God always keeps His appointments. God’s timing is always perfect. Someone once said, “He may be slow but He’s always sure.” Jesus showed up, not by chance or ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:4-6

Denomination: Baptist

Clean Me Up, Lord

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 28, 2025

As we commemorate all Christians who have died and are not yet enjoying the Beatific Vision, we look forward to our own passage from this life and our hope that we can quickly be cleansed and admitted to the divine presence.

Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed 2025 One of the important concepts that our culture has lost over the past hundred years is that of an “intergenerational covenant.” We see it peeking through from time to time in the headlines, most recently in terms of our multi-trillion-dollar national ...read more

Scripture: John 6:37-40, Romans 5:5-11, Psalm 23:1-6

Denomination: Catholic

Armored: Geared Up For Life Series

Contributed by Amiri Hooker on Aug 21, 2021

THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST, YEAR B August 22, 2021, this is the Armor, the gear we have been “gearing up for life” throughout the series. So, what are these tools and how do we employ them in our daily lives?

INTRODUCTION As Hitler’s appetite for power and territory grew, his army began to march across Europe. In some cases, the fight could hardly be called a battle. The Evil German Nazi army advanced, with its tanks and with technologically advanced weapons. In some of the underdeveloped nations, ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-20

Denomination: United Methodist

The Ark Brought Up To Jerusalem.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Apr 13, 2024

All our actions should be regulated by the word of God.

THE ARK BROUGHT UP TO JERUSALEM. 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 2 Samuel 6:12-19. No sooner had David been anointed king over all Israel, than the Philistines came up against him. David’s instinct back then was to ‘enquire of the LORD’ as to what he should do (cf. 2 Samuel 5:17-19). And David ‘did as the LORD ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 2 Samuel 6:12-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational