Sermons on Sheep Gate:

Let It Rain!

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 27, 2003

Thesis: We need to cry out to God and ask Him to open the flood gates of Heaven and send his rain to us.

Let it rain! Thesis: We need to cry out to God and ask Him to open the flood gates of Heaven and send his rain to us. Scripture Texts: James 5:16b-18 “…The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did ...read more

Scripture: James 5:16-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Until The Lord Returns (Easter 2014)

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Oct 28, 2014

I believe that the hinge of all of history is found at a lonely outcrop of rock just outside the Damascus Gate at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.

Easter 2014 Until the Lord Returns April 20, 2014 Introduction: A I believe that the hinge of all of history is found at a lonely outcrop of rock just outside the Damascus Gate at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. 1 The sight is a skull-shaped cliff called Calvary & just a stone throws away from that ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:11

Denomination: Baptist

Preparing For War Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 29, 2023

If Christians are called to go to war against the gates of Hell, what role does "going to church" play in the conflict?

About 20 years ago, a man received a call from his mother while deployed in Iraq. It was the weekend, and she asked if he had to work on Sundays. He replied “Mom, we have to work every day… it’s a war.” (Jeanice Shelley, Reader’s Digest 2/08 p. 50) Last Sunday we talked about the fact that we are ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:41-47

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Surprising Answers To Prayer

Contributed by Mark Haines on Jul 23, 2001

An inductive message using biblical narrative to encourage Christians to turn to God in prayer because he will answer them.

Purpose: to be the Holy Spirit’s second witness calling God’s people in my care to cooperate with God in order to receive answers to their prayers. Response: Individuals will ponder Jesus’ question to the man by the pool of Bethesda – "Do you want to get well?" If they do they can come to the ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-8, Acts 12:1-19

Denomination: Wesleyan

Night Is Coming

Contributed by Gary Stebbins on Sep 28, 2010

Jesus declares that He is the light of the world. As He approaches a blind man, the disciples want to know who has sinned, but Jesus is busy with the Father’s work knowing that the night of the cross is approaching.

Night is Coming John- major theme- Jesus Christ is the incarnate Word. He is God- He left heaven/took on- body of a man. He who was all God became all man-remained all God Jesus- made seven statements that speak of who He is- I AM the Bread of life I AM the Light of the world I AM the Door of the ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-5

Denomination: Charismatic

The Good Shepherd Does Not Fleece His Flock Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Aug 8, 2012

As Good Shepherd, Jesus seeks our good. He does not act like the predators (Thieves and Robbers) who want to profit off of their followers. He leads us where we need to go.

1. The Camden, Maine, Herald ran 2 photos on the same page: one was a picture of Camden’s city council and city manager; the other was of a flock of sheep. Enter Murphy’s Law. As fate and humor would have it, the captions were accidentally reversed. So, under the picture of the sheep, ...read more

Scripture: John 10:11-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Lost And Found

Contributed by Troy Borst on Jun 21, 2007

God loves the lost. God loves the found. Who do you know that is lost and needs some spiritual direction? How much effort are you placing in your life in spreading the Gospel?

LOST AND FOUND LUKE 15:1-10 #lostandfound SEGMENTED NARRATIVE 1 I want you to imagine a very busy shopping center. Perhaps it is your favorite mall. Maybe it is even Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving and there are sales after sales and the shopping center is wall to wall people. It is ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:8-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Going Out And Coming Home Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 23, 2010

The Christian experience of Christ and of worship is an unique celebration of the going out of creation and the coming home of redemption.

Monday of 30th week in course 25 Oct 2010 The Spirit of the Liturgy Today’s Gospel is ideal for reflection on true worship and the Jesus-centered vision of the Christian Sabbath. The God of the Sabbath, who became human, restored the meaning of the Sabbath as a day of liberation, a day of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:10-17

Denomination: Catholic

Jesus & The Father Are One Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Feb 23, 2009

Jesus continues His shepherd sermon in this passage but He also advances another teaching. Jesus makes the declaration that He & the Father are one. It is clear that persons must recognize Jesus as being one with the Father or else reject Him entirely.

JOHN 10: 22-30 JESUS & THE FATHER ARE ONE Jesus continues His shepherd sermon in this passage but He also advances another teaching. Jesus makes the declaration that He and the Father are one. It is clear that persons must recognize Jesus as being one with the Father or else reject Him ...read more

Scripture: John 10:22-30

Denomination: Baptist

Luke 15: 1- 10 ~ The Lost

Contributed by William D. Brown on Oct 29, 2012

In this chapter Jesus illustrates His love and concern for sinful men and women. The Pharisees and scribes murmured because Jesus showed such love and kindness to sinners, there's always people around that will make light of those that want to tell oth

Luke 15: 1- 10 THE LOST 10-27-12 In Luke 15: the Lord gives three parables; three stories to do with things that become lost. In this chapter Jesus illustrates His love and concern for sinful men and women. The Pharisees and scribes ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-10, Luke 15:1-32

Denomination: Baptist

What Kind Of Lost Are You

Contributed by Johnny Byrd on Oct 18, 2017

We all have been or know someone who is lost

Luke 15:3 and 8 and 11 1. This is all the same story, Jesus is teaching us something about the lost state of people 2. Lost Sheep a. Knows its lost but cannot connect to the good sheperd b. Is often scared and wondering c. Is out side of the will of God but just needs help and support to find ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

God’s Lost & Found Department

Contributed by John Gaston on Jun 13, 2016

Luke 15 could aptly be called the Lost & Found chapter of the Gospels. Looking at the similarities & contrasts of these 3 stories – the Lost Sheep, the lost Coin and the lost Son.

GOD’S LOST & FOUND DEPARTMENT Luke 15:1-32 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: CAUGHT IN THE ACT 1. There are times when we start to look down on someone else, and we find that we ourselves are guilty of the same things. 2. A third-grade teacher had three boys named William in her class. Because she ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-32

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Jesus Our Savior

Contributed by David Dewitt on Apr 25, 2014

A study of Jesus through the book of Luke

Jesus Our Savior Selected Passages from Luke Series: Exploring the New Testament Community Bible Experience March 2, 2014 Morning Service You may not recognize the name Arland D. Williams Jr. but he is a great American hero. Arland Williams was traveling from Washington D.C. on Florida air flight ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-7

Denomination: Church Of God

Prodigal Son Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Nov 19, 2012

Allow Jesus Christ to love you, to carry you safely home, and to welcome you to eternal life with God!

We worship God not only through songs but also through the listening and learning from the Word of God. The theme for the Holiday Folk Fair is “Celebrating the Culture of the Story”. Many stories are told of course because there is something to learn from them. In God’s Word, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-24

Denomination: Independent/Bible

" Cain And Abel." Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Aug 17, 2018

The Divine blessing—“God blessed them and said to them, ‘Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground’"

September 10, 2013 Commentary on the Book of Genesis By: Tom Lowe Lesson I.C.1: Cain and Abel. Gen. 4.1-8 (KJV) 1 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. 2 And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-8

Denomination: Baptist