Sermons on Righteous Death:

The Reality Of Death

Contributed by Terry Kennedy on May 25, 2001

Addresses the fact that we are all going to die; one in one persons die! But we do not have to fear death.

“The Reality of Death” Last Monday was Memorial Day the day we pay tribute to those men and women who gave their lives in service of our country. On that same day this church lost a long time member and a wonderful caring woman in Jerry Kelly. Also passing in to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:25-26, Genesis 2:16-17

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Death Into Life Series

Contributed by Doug Johnston on May 30, 2001

Just as Memorial Day reminds us of the advantages the deaths of others in armed struggle have brought us, we must take advantage of Christ’s death and the benefits it brings us.

Memorial Day reminds us fallen heroes still speak. Established in 1868 as a day to honor the fallen soldiers of the just concluded Civil War, Memorial Day has grown into a recognition of all our nation’s war dead and the high price of our freedoms. We must make Christ’s death for us count. The ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

A Death In The Family

Contributed by Michael Treston on Jun 10, 2001

Martyrs for jesus come in many shapes and forms

The scripture we read this morning is quite a grim text isn’t it, but in the eastern orthodox church they use this same scripture to celebrate the end of the Christmas story. In that church, they have set aside the 29th of December as a holy day. A holy day where they commemorate the lives of the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:16-19

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

My Death

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Jul 19, 2001

What has to happen to our old life when Jesus becomes our Savior?

Sunday Morning July 22, 2001 Bel Aire Baptist Church, Hobbs, NM MY DEATH GALATIANS 2:20 Introduction: 1. I imagine you look at this sermon title and think, “he has definitely lost it”. 2. I want to tell you this morning that I have died before and that my death was a good thing. 3. The Shawn ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 2:20

Denomination: Baptist

Death In The Pot

Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Nov 22, 2002

The child of God may possess many wonderful Christian traits but if a single besetting sin in added to the mix the damage to our Christian testimony can be devastating.

DEATH IN THE POT "Then they served it to the men to eat. Now it happened, as they were eating the stew, that they cried out and said, ‘Man of God, there is death in the pot!’ And they could not eat it." II Kings 4:40 I. “And there was a famine in the land.” (v. 38). Elisha ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 4:40

Denomination: Baptist

Death In The Pot Series

Contributed by John Walls on Sep 16, 2001

Practical applications of Miracles in the Bible

2 Kings 4:38-41 Introduction: We will be looking at the four in our miracles thru throughout the Bible series. The main character outside the Lord is the prophet Elisha. As you may recall, Elisha was the man God choose to replace Elijah. Where Elijah’s ministry was marked with great events such ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 4:38-41

Denomination: Baptist

Death Or Glory Series

Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Oct 25, 2004

This series is based on A. M. Hills book "Holiness in the Book of Romans."

Choices are all around us. Some choices force us to decide between two different things. Some don’t. Ice cream machines have allowed those of us who like chocolate and vanilla to get both in the form of “swirl” ice cream. Other decisions aren’t like that. They require an either-or decision. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:5-14

Denomination: Wesleyan

Life And Death Series

Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Aug 17, 2010

How should you and I approach life?

[If you would like to receive a free sermon each week by email, please contact jonrmcleod@yahoo.com.] Three truths about life and death: 1. Life is FLEETING. All is vanity (2:17) “Vanity” (hebel) = “vapor.” “Come now, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 2:12-26

Denomination: Baptist

The Death Of John Series

Contributed by David Moore on Aug 18, 2010

This sermon illustrates that though a messenger may die, his message, if it is Scriptural lives on and continues to make an impact.

The Death of John Text: Mark 6:14-29 Introduction: We opened Mark 6 with the Lord Jesus returning to Nazareth where His mission was met with rejection. We are told that turning from that town He, “went round about the villages, teaching.” You have heard it said that one man’s rubbish is another ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:14-29

Denomination: Baptist

Eating Death Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Aug 30, 2010

Exposition of Heb 2:5-8 regarding Christ and the gospel

Text: Hebrews 2:5-9, Title: Eating Death, Date/Place: NRBC, 8/22/10, A. Opening illustration: B. Background to passage: the writer/author is continuing with his argument about the superiority of Christ over angels, almost like the warning passage was a parenthetical statement. And we get a little ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 2:5-8

Denomination: Baptist

Death To Life! Series

Contributed by Thomas H on Oct 4, 2010

Death to life - what an extreme! In this passage Paul talks about the amazing thing God did for us through Christ for those who follow Jesus - He took us from one extreme to another - from death to life!

Ephesians 2:1-10 Think of extremes. What extremes can you think of? Perhaps of drought and flood at the moment. A few years ago, in 2004, a geographer called Nick Middleton made a series of documentaries titled Going to extremes. During these documentaries, he visited the hottest, coldest, ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

The Death Of A Conscience Series

Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Mar 2, 2009

Herod Antipas provides proof that death is not always physical. Life ends in death twice without Christ.

Mark 6:14-29 The Death of a Conscience And King Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, that John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him. Now King Herod heard of Him, for His name had become well known. And he ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:14-29

Denomination: Baptist

Death By Lying Series

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Nov 25, 2009

Sin kills the soul, the community, momentum and our witness in the world.

Most people don’t really “like” sermons on sin. They don’t like hearing them, and (at least in my case) they don’t really like preaching them. I think that is because judgmental-ism and “holier than thou” attitudes have typically characterized our discussions of sin, and often the end result has ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Death To Self

Contributed by Aaron Johnson on Jul 26, 2008

This work reveals, from scripture, the need to die to ourselves and live life for others.

DEATH TO SELF Aaron Johnson “Die out to self” the old man with the bad breath and thick eyebrows shouted as he pounded his fist through my back. It is the close of a hot, muggy camp meeting night. There is a crowd of people shouting and crying kneeling in the sawdust around the altar. After a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:24-25

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Life Or Death

Contributed by David Trexler on Dec 4, 2007

What if today you could choose between life and prosperity, death and adversity? What would you choose?

Sermon for Luke 14:25-33 September 9th 2007 What if today you could choose between life and prosperity, death and adversity? What would you choose? Today’s gospel reading is quite interesting. It begins with “Now large crowds were traveling with him.” When I read the text for a given week, I ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:25-33

Denomination: Lutheran