Popular Today A New Song (Fresh Start)

SermonCentral Logo SermonCentral Logo Sermon Central
Sermons
Free Sermons and Sermon Outlines for Preaching :

Sermons on pick your cross: showing 91-105 of 201,612

Filter Results
Close Filters

Scripture

Rating

Date

Denominations

  • Show more

Language

Structure

Sermon Type

Audience

Popular Preaching Resources

New Sermon Series Now Available

Everything you need for your next series

AI Sermon Generator

Generate sermon ideas with a safe, secure tool for solid preaching.

Biblical Sermon Calendar

Customizable sermon manuscripts for verse-by-verse preaching

Sermon Research Assistant

Free custom sermon in 5-10 minutes!

Topical Sermon Calendar

Preach with creativity and impact throughout the year

Sermon Kits for Preaching

I Desire Mercy Not Sacrifice

Experiencing the mercy of God in our lives

Ready & Faithful

Looking to Jesus for help now and hope in the future

Why Suffering?

Help your church understand God's plan in pain

  • Try PRO

    Confident Preaching

    Try PRO free and preach with confidence when people need it most.
    Free to start now
  • Stephan Brown avatar

    Take Up Your Cross

    Contributed by Stephan Brown on Mar 24, 2004
    based on 45 ratings
     | 4,627 views

    Inspired by "The Passion of the Christ" demonstrates how because of Christ’s suffering our life is not our own--and we must die to self, sin, and this world.

    Take Up Your Cross Having recently seen the movie the Passion of the Christ several times, I’ve been reflecting on the meaning of the Passion. Of course, I know that the purpose of Christ’s death was to bring forgiveness of sin. But at the same time, I wondered what the purpose could be in ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Eric Vertein avatar

    Cross Reference Your Pastor

    Contributed by Eric Vertein on Apr 28, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,378 views

    If you hear something in the sermon that you aren’t quite sure is true, how do you get a second opinion? Cross Reference your pastor with God’s Word.

    Acts 17:1-12 5th Sunday of Easter – A April 24, 2005 Acts 17:1-12 When they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue. 2 As his custom was, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Helen Allen avatar

    Take Up Your Cross

    Contributed by Helen Allen on Mar 12, 2006
    based on 19 ratings
     | 8,512 views

    The storms and trials of life are part of the process of God building us into his kingdom.

    Imagine a situation where a homeless man is begging on the streets of London. A well-dressed man in a stretch limo pulls up next to him and offers him a job as vice-president of his company. You might think that sounds like a fairy tale; but that is exactly what God has done for us. We don’t ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Bruce Willis avatar

    Your Unique Journey To The Cross Series

    Contributed by Bruce Willis on Dec 20, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,217 views

    This is the third sermon in a series on "The Journey To The Cross" which deals with brokenness from the perspective of The Exchanged Life."

    As we continue to move on down the path of “Your Unique Journey to the Cross,” I want to share with you just a little of the theological and Scriptural foundation for what I’m trying to communicate to you. So let’s call this first half of the sermon: I. POSITION verses CONDITION I could call ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Phillip Wright avatar

    Take Up Your Cross

    Contributed by Phillip Wright on Jul 22, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 7,764 views

    Just what does the Lord expect of us?

    Take Up Your Cross Luke 9:23-26 Rev. Phillip A. Wright Introduction: This morning we are going to look at one of the better known verses in Scripture. “Take Up your Cross.” Today we will look at the entire passage and dig out just what Jesus is saying and not saying. Attention: Jesus used this ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Richard White avatar

    Take Up Your Cross Series

    Contributed by Richard White on Mar 22, 2012
    based on 6 ratings
     | 9,719 views

    Does not sound very appealing in winning people to Christ. WE understand in dying we gain.

    Take up the Cross Luke 9:23 Not a Fan series In church planting we employ several marketing tips from the business world. One of the biggest marketing tips is to have a great slogan. Make your product so appealing the public will see that they cannot live without it. Lets see how that works I ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Einar Kristoffersen avatar

    Take Up Your Cross

    Contributed by Einar Kristoffersen on Sep 9, 2008
     | 5,274 views

    To live the christian life

    TAKE UP YOUR CROSS Matthew 16:24-27 24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. 25 "For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. 26 "For what will ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Daniel Austin avatar

    Take Up Your Cross

    Contributed by Daniel Austin on Sep 9, 2010
     | 3,863 views

    To seek after God, to follow His ways, means we must believe that His is – ever present, all knowing, all powerful.

    Take Up Your Cross ACT up part 3 12/27/09 AM Text: Luke 9:34-35 INTRODUCTION We began this month considering “our year in review”, the need to examine ourselves to ensure we are in the faith of Jesus (2 Corinthians 13:5.) We have learned there is great value in examining ourselves and ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Mark Aarssen avatar

    Take Up Your Cross

    Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Oct 5, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,744 views

    Trying to do things in our own strength can result in disappointment and frustration. But when we give our burdens to Christ the cross we are carrying is lighter.

    Take Up your cross Isaiah 53 Mark 8:27-38 I remember hearing a radio broadcast of Dr. James Dobson. He was retelling a story about his son Ryan who was about three years old at the time. Little Ryan had gotten up early one morning before his Dad and Mom. He managed to climb up onto the kitchen ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Alan Perkins avatar

    Take Up Your Cross

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Apr 7, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 19,598 views

    Following Christ means following him to the cross.

    There are basically two kinds of sermons on the Christian life. The first type of sermon views the Christian life as a kind of puzzle to be solved, with the message going something like this: Life is full of hardships, and frustrations, and obstacles. But if you do this one thing; if you ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Henderson avatar

    Take Up Your Cross

    Contributed by David Henderson on Dec 22, 2015
     | 6,276 views

    A cross is much more than a piece of jewelry.

    Take Up Your Cross Scripture: Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me." Mark 8:34 (NIV) (Hold up one of the crosses.) You know what this is, don't you? Of course you do, it is a ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • I. Grant Spong avatar

    Take Up Your Cross

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Feb 24, 2021
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,432 views

    As people run headlong into a world going nowhere, escaping reality in their hedonistic lifestyles, are we ashamed of Jesus and His words? Are we ashamed of suffering as Christians? Let’s look at Jesus’ countercultural instructions in Mark 8:31-38.

    Prelude As people run headlong into a world going nowhere, escaping reality in their hedonistic lifestyles, are we ashamed of Jesus and His words? Are we ashamed of suffering as Christians? Purpose Let’s see the value of taking up our cross and denying ourselves. Plan Let’s look at Jesus’ ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Dr. Fred W. Penney avatar

    Take Up Your Cross

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Mar 22, 2021
     | 4,457 views

    This expository message from Mark 8:31-38 is about Jesus' call to discipleship - to take up our cross and follow him.

    Title: Take up Your Cross Text: Mark 8:31-38 Subject; How does Jesus define discipleship? Complement; Jesus says it means that you too take up your cross. Big idea: “True disciples don’t just wear a cross around their necks - they put it on their shoulders.” Introduction – we are moving toward ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Lanny Smith avatar

    Take Up Your Cross Series

    Contributed by Lanny Smith on Mar 14, 2022
     | 1,803 views

    What does it look like to deny ourselves, take up our cross and follow Jesus?

    [IMAGE] Philippine Passion Play - practice of literally crucifying people (voluntarily). The practice began in 1962 after a popular play about Jesus’ death. One man, Ruben Enaje, (as of 2019) had been hung on a cross 33 times. Many men and women have voluntarily submitted to temporary crucifixion ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Take Up Your Cross thumbnail

    Take Up Your Cross Youth Sermon

    Contributed by Youth Sermons on Sep 5, 2023
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,022 views

    Jesus calls us to take up our cross, which means embracing the pain, loneliness, and partnership that comes with following Him. The journey may be difficult, but the reward is worth it.

    Today, we're gonna talk about something taking up our crosses, and I've got a cool object lesson to help us understand it better. But first, let's dive into the message. You know, life can be pretty hard sometimes, right? Jesus actually told us that we'd face some tough times. Check out what He ...read more

    Scripture:

    Topics:

  • Previous
  • 1
  • 2
  • …
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • …
  • 13440
  • 13441
  • Next