Sermons on Put Down:

Walls Come Tumblin' Down

Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 14, 2009

We run into many walls we cannot seem to get past: estrangement, grief, illness. The way past those walls is described as Sabbath, symbol, silence, and shout.

When you are up against a wall, there will be more than one way to deal with it. There will be the conventional way. And there will be the creative way. When you are up against a wall, there will be a way to break it down that costs a whole lot less than the usual way. All of us remember Mark ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 6:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

The World Turned Upside Down Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Apr 5, 2009

An adaptation of the Seder service: Jesus turns upside down all our common values: sorrow for slavery becomes sorrow for sin; common issues become community; and wandering becomes salvation, all through the Cross.

When great crowds gather in city streets, it is either for a celebration or for a revolution. Throngs do not come together without a purpose; they come together either to celebrate a great occasion or to agitate for what they want. They come to see evidence of a world turned upside down. In ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

Let The Walls Come Down Series

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Oct 25, 2008

From a human perspective it was an unconquerable city. Improbable? No, impossible! Impregnable. And each of us have a walled city in our lives. Link inc. to formatted text, audio & video, PowerPoint.

Let the Walls Come Down Joshua 5:13-6:20 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/LetTheWalls.html The children of Israel have moved: • From the wilderness of worry to the promised land of peace. • From the wilderness of wandering to the promised land of progress. • From the wilderness of despondency to the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Laying Down The Water Pot

Contributed by Ken Crow on Dec 28, 2010

As we read the story in John Chapter 4 of the lady at the well it becomes evident that she had became in her past a victim of circumstance.

Laying Down The Water Pot John 4:28-30 (King James Version) Pastor Ken Crow 28The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men, 29Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ? 30Then they went out of the city, and came ...read more

Scripture: John 4:28-30

Denomination: Church Of God

The Down Side Of Super Sized

Contributed by Bobby Mcdaniel on Feb 6, 2010

Learning, like David, to be God-focused as we tackle the Goliaths in our life.

1. Introduction a. In today’s world we are constantly forced to face the issue of size. (1) A marketing ploy of McDonald’s in the past was “Would you like to super size that,” where for just a few cents more you could get an extra large serving of French fries and an ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:1-54

Turning The World Upside Down Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Oct 15, 2008

Exposition of Acts 17:1-15 regarding the second missionary journey in Thessalonica and Berea

Text: Acts 17:1-15, Title: Turning the World Upside Down, Date/Place: NRBC, 10/12/08, AM A. Opening illustration: our baseball team turns the world upside down every time we play B. Background to passage: Having been freed with some dignity after being so spitefully treated (1 Thess 2:2) our ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

Shalom. Bring Down The Walls

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Jul 15, 2015

There are walls which divide gender men and women. There are walls of social status that divide the affluent and the poor. Walls are all around us. And for many these walls bring a sense of comfort, and protection. Updated July 2018.

For those not familiar with an Anglican Service there are four Scripture readings prior to the Message. Today's assigned readings are: 2 Samuel 7:1-14; Psalm 89:20-37, Ephesians 2:11-22, and Mark 60:30-34, 53-56. Robert Frost's famous work, ...The "Mending Wall": ...is a wonderful poem ... full of ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:11-22

Denomination: Anglican

Get Down Here Now

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Nov 28, 2009

Get Salvation free and clear right here.

GET DOWN HERE NOW Luke 19 1And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. 2And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich. 3And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

The Giant That Brought Down David Series

Contributed by Johnny Creasong on May 3, 2010

David brought down Goliath, but a bigger giant brought David down. How can we deal with temptation?

THE GIANT THAT BROUGHT DOWN DAVID 1 CORINTHIANS 10:13 1 Corinthians 10:13 “No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:1-4

Denomination: Church Of God

Get Down To Go Up

Contributed by Perry Greene on Oct 10, 2011

God honors a humble spirit rather than a boastful one.

A mild mannered young man came into a counselor’s office ready for a divorce. He complained that his bride was so bossy that she was driving him off the wall. He wanted things to change, immediately. The counselor told him that he needed to build his self-esteem and that this would take time. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Handling The Ups & Downs Of Life Series

Contributed by Patrick Nix on Mar 14, 2011

I used to like roller coasters, but last summer, I got off of a roller coaster and didn't care if I ever rode one again or not. Up. Down. Up. Down. Round and round. Then we exited right where we got on. It's too much like life. Life is full of ups and dow

I used to like roller coasters, but last summer, I got off of a roller coaster and didn't care if I ever rode one again or not. Up. Down. Up. Down. Round and round. Then we exited right where we got on. It's too much like life. Life is full of ups and downs, yet most of the action is an illusion ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 15:1-27

Denomination: Baptist

The Enemy Walks Up And Down!

Contributed by Bala Samson on Mar 5, 2013

This message comes as a caveat for one and all! God removes His protection, when we remove Him from our life! Are you there?

The enemy walks up and down! 2 Kings 17:5 “Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years. 6 In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria.” This message comes as a ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 17:5

Denomination: Pentecostal

Tearing Down And Rebuilding Worldviews Series

Contributed by David Taylor on Feb 20, 2014

Being an Authentic Follower of Jesus: Tearing Down and Rebuilding Worldviews

Being an Authentic Follower of Jesus: Tearing Down and Rebuilding Worldviews Luke 15:1-10 July 26, 2009 I want to talk to you today about worldviews. A worldview is the lens with which you see, understand, and interpret the world. In this passage, Jesus addresses two different groups of people ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Tearing Down And Rebuilding Worldviews

Contributed by David Taylor on Feb 27, 2014

Being an Authentic Follower of Jesus: Tearing Down and Rebuilding Worldviews

Being an Authentic Follower of Jesus: Tearing Down and Rebuilding Worldviews Luke 15:1-10 July 26, 2009 I want to talk to you today about worldviews. A worldview is the lens with which you see, understand, and interpret the world. In this passage, Jesus addresses two different groups of people ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What's Weighing You Down?

Contributed by Kelly Benton on Jan 29, 2013

To share that we need to unload un-needed weight from our lives and hand it over to Jesus.

I Believe in life we have many things that weigh us down and more times than not, they are things that we can easily let go of but we tend to hold on to them with dear life, weighing ourselves down so much that moving forward is non-existent and almost unachievable in our minds. Today I want to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:28-30

Denomination: Other