Sermons on Rich Prospers:

"everyone Wants To Go To Heaven But No One Wants To Die"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Oct 17, 2022

A sermon about discipleship and the kingdom of God.

“Everyone Wants to Go to Heaven, but No One Wants to Die” Mark 10:17-31 It has been written that, “It is the desire for God which is the most fundamental appetite of all, and it is an appetite we can never eliminate. We may seek to disown it, but it will not go away. If we deny that it is there, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:17-31

Denomination: United Methodist

Cuando El Amor Cruza Todos Los Puentes Series

Contributed by Dr John Singarayar Svd on Sep 19, 2025

Cada día elegimos si construimos puentes o muros.

Título: Cuando el amor cruza todos los puentes Introducción: Cada día elegimos si construimos puentes o muros. Escritura: Lucas 16:19-31 Reflexión Queridos amigos, Hay algo en cada historia que nos transforma. Jesús lo sabía. Contaba historias que se grababan en ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Other

Kapag Tinawid Ng Pag-Ibig Ang Bawat Tulay Series

Contributed by Dr John Singarayar Svd on Sep 19, 2025

Araw-araw pinipili namin kung gagawa ng tulay o pader.

Pamagat: Kapag Tinawid ng Pag-ibig ang Bawat Tulay Intro: Araw-araw pinipili namin kung gagawa ng tulay o pader. Banal na Kasulatan: Lucas 16:19-31 Pagninilay Mahal na mga kaibigan, May isang bagay tungkol sa isang kuwento na nagpabago sa atin. Alam ito ni Jesus. Nagkuwento siya ng mga ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Other

Jesus' Offer: To Eat With You, From Inside Of You (Revelation 3:14-22) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Oct 21, 2025

Rather than chase wealth, and focus on wealth, chase a deeper relationship with Jesus, of mutual indwelling.

Today, we wrap up the part of Revelation, where Jesus has John writing to the angels to the churches. Jesus has clear expectations, and high expectations, for his churches. Every church has its own spirit-- its own angel-- who is responsible for that church. And some angels, and some churches, ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:14-22

Money Series

Contributed by Steven Spillman on May 2, 2008

“The wealth of the rich is their fortress; the poverty of the poor is their destruction.” (Proverbs 10:15 NLT)

Money Ooh boy. We could spend a while on this one. We will, as a matter of fact. We’ll be on this for a few weeks. Money isn’t a comfortable subject for Christians. Privately, we don’t have much of a problem with it at all. Who doesn’t like money? But publicly, we traverse the subject like we’re ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:31-34

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Promises

Contributed by Lou Nicholes on May 27, 2005

Israel prospered under King Jeroboam’s leadership by gaining military and economic strength. However the more prosperous the nation became the more they used their income for building more altars for idol worship (v.1). It is often the same today. More we

THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PASSAGE: Satan promises the best, but pays with the worst; He promises honor and pays with disgrace; He promises pleasure and pays with pain; He promises profit and pays with loss; He promises life and pays with death. (Donnie Martin - Sermon Central) Israel prospered under ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 10:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

Patience In Pain Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Aug 31, 2017

God says to the wealthy, wicked oppressor: Weep for your miseries are coming. But He says to you and me who have trusted His Son: Wait for your Master is coming. Don’t quit. Don’t complain, and don’t lose your cool, because Jesus is right at the door!

Once upon a time, there was kindergarten teacher in Texas, who was helping one of her students put on his cowboy boots. He asked for help, and she could see why. Even with her pulling and him pushing, the little boots still didn't want to go on. By the time they got the second boot on, she had ...read more

Scripture: James 5:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Wait Control Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Sep 4, 2012

Patience is one of those "essentials" to our walk with God. It may come in a variety of ways, especially through trials and troubles. The troubles with riches and the rich leads to patient endurance.

1. Shingles One fella walked into a doctor's office and the receptionist asked him what he had. He said, "Shingles." So she took down his name, address, medical insurance number and told him to have a seat. Fifteen minutes later a nurse's aid came out and asked him what he had. He said, ...read more

Scripture: James 5:7-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Best Barn Of All

Contributed by Lisa Skogsrud on Aug 20, 2019

We can avoid the problems in The Parable of the Rich Fool by building a "discipleship granary" to store the riches of God's grace that are ours in Jesus Christ.

Sermon Luke 12:13-21 for Pentecost +8C, August 4, 2019 I don't know where the time has gone, but here we are in August, and the summer is more than half over! The days are still hot enough, but you've noticed the nights getting longer already, haven't you? The short growing season we ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-21

The Whole Shebang Series

Contributed by Byron Harvey on Feb 5, 2007

Second in a series on the riches of having a personal relationship with Christ, from Ephesians 1.

It’s been over 60 years since Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Ray Bolger, and a bright-eyed little girl named Judy Garland led us down the road paved with yellow bricks and into the land of Oz. All the actors are dead and gone, now, but the story of the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion, the Scarecrow, and the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:2-3

Denomination: Evangelical Free

All-Sufficient God

Contributed by Rudolf E. Y. Mensah on Dec 3, 2023

You can continue to trust God to meet you at the point of your needs. God is more than enough for you.

OASIS WORD DEVOTIONAL Verse Of The Day: And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.~Philippians 4:19 Columnist: Rudolf E. Y. Mensah, ©Oasis WordBank Reference: 01122302 ALL SUFFICIENT In Hebrew, El Shaddai means “the All-Sufficient One,” or ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:19, Genesis 17:1

Denomination: Charismatic

"God's Got A Plan!"

Contributed by Kevin Smith on Dec 4, 2004

God has a plan for our life.. A plan to prosper us, and not to fail us, EVEN in the hardships of life!

I. INTRODUCTION: In this particular text, the prophet Jerimiah has sent a letter to the exiles that Nebachunezzer had exiled from Jerusalum to Babylon concerning what they should do while in exile, as well as the promises he had made them during & before the exile, and for when they came out of ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11

Denomination: Pentecostal

Taking You Out To Bring You In

Contributed by Selwyn Robins on Aug 10, 2010

How God will take you out of a situation/condition in order to bring you into a place more prosperous.

“Taking You Out to Bring You In” Deliverance Genesis 19:17 Intro Genesis 18 (summary) We are at the time of our father Abraham in the land of Mamre where the Lord our God has appeared unto him with two angels. They were brought out of the dust and dirt into a clean, sanctified home to sit. In ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 19:17-22

Denomination: Charismatic

Longhorns, Unicorns, And Other Horns Series

Contributed by Peter Baumgartle on Jul 14, 2015

Key verse: Because of rebellion... It prospered in everything it did, and truth was thrown to the ground. - Daniel 8:12

"In the third year of King Belshazzar's reign, I, Daniel, had a vision, after the one that had already appeared to me." - Daniel 8:1 This was a hard one. The chapter ends with Daniel telling us that this vision left him exhausted and physically ill. He confessed that this vision was beyond ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 8:1-27

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

When Hedges Fail Series

Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Jul 11, 2018

Series introductory message. Spiritual hedges protect, promote prosperity, and bring us into alignment with God's purposes.

When Hedges Fail PPT 1 Series Title Next 4 weeks we are going to looking at: When Hedges Fail - several passages When Your Way is Hedged In - book of Hosea When the Hedge doesn't work - Isaiah 5 Job's Hedge of Protection - Job PPT 2 Message Title I want to begin by defining what I mean by a ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:1-6

Denomination: Pentecostal