Sermons on Silent In The Grave:

The Sleep Of The Lord’s Servant

Contributed by Rodney Johnson Sr., on Sep 29, 2006

This sermon is dedicated to the memory of the late "Pastor Eugene Turner." It reminds us that we too will expire when our work is finish.

My best friend. My big brother. My confidant. My encourager. My mentor. My listening ear. I’ve come today to bid the servant of God farewell. We often spoke about this day. So providence had decreed that I preach his funeral. He has lived his eulogy. Pastor Turner was a friend of mankind. A gentle ...read more

Scripture: Acts 13:36

Denomination: Baptist

A Visionary View Of Remembrance Sunday Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Nov 11, 2023

Today we gather on this Remembrance Sunday to reflect upon the sacrifices made by those who gave their lives for our freedom. It is a day to remember and give thanks.

A Visionary View of Remembrance Sunday Today we gather on this Remembrance Sunday to reflect upon the sacrifices made by those who gave their lives for our freedom. It is a day to remember and give thanks. The Bible tells us in Psalm 105:1-8: "Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim His ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 105:1-8, Galatians 5:1, Deuteronomy 31:6, Galatians 5:13, 1 Peter 2:17  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Return To The Mount Of Olives

Contributed by Bruce Lee on Mar 30, 2015

Holy Week or Easter or even the Sunday after Easter. The Easter story is not just about the death, crucifixion, burial and resurrection of Christ. It is ultimately about the Second Coming of Christ.

Return to the Mount of Olives “And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called the Mount of Olives.” Luke 21:37 Intro: Today we are going to talk about the Return to the Mount of Olives. Just east of the Holy City of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 21:37

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Meaning Of Life

Contributed by Sean Smuts on Jan 17, 2004

A Funeral Sermon

The Meaning of Life… (Everett Gaskill) Adapted from Sourcebook of Funerals “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.” Lord of all creation, we have rejoiced at a time of birth; today we cry at a time of death. Our hearts have soared at a time of dancing; now ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-11

Denomination: Mennonite

Abortion -Murder In Disguise

Contributed by Gregory Thomas on May 12, 2001

THREE ANSWERS TO THREE COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT ABORTION. WHAT IS YOUR VIEW - WHAT IS GOD’S VIEW. ON TIME ANSWERS FOR AN AGE OLD PROBLEM.

MURDER IN DISGUISE COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS (1) WHAT IS ABORTION (2) WHO CHOOSES ABORTION (3) WHY IS THERE ABORTION (1) WHAT IS ABORTION ABORTION IS THE ENDING OF A PREGNENCY BEFORE BIRTH AND A PREGNANCY BEFORE BIRTH AND RESULTS IN THE DEATH OF THE ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 94:20-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

On Guard, Alert And Praying

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Dec 2, 2006

Facing difficult times by being prepared and praying for the return of Christ.

Luke 21: 25 – 36 – On Guard, Alert and Praying Intro: It was a dark, cold, rainy evening in the fall of 1916. A family was gathered in the old log house that had served as the family homestead for many decades. A young couple with four small children was on their way to that same house in a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 21:25-36

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A Celebration Of God-Given Opportunity

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 24, 2015

Hannah was seeing beyond the circumstance of the birth of Samuel to something of its significance.

A CELEBRATION OF GOD-GIVEN OPPORTUNITY. 1 Samuel 2:1-10. The Song of Hannah is a song of reversals. It was a celebration of a God-given opportunity through the birth of a child. Yet it is not only a personal response to one particular situation: it is a response which all of God’s people are ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 2:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Death, The Last Enemy

Contributed by Rodney Johnson Sr., on Jun 27, 2012

God will one day destroy death, our last enemy.

“DEATH, the LAST ENEMY” Introduction: The first mention of death occurs in the book of Genesis directly from the mouth of God. (Gen. 2:16-17) And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:26

Denomination: Baptist

When Life Does Not Work Out

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Sep 2, 2013

1. WHAT WE DON’T KNOW 2. WHAT WE DO KNOW 5. Life Ingredients 3. A Phrase Difference Gives A New Focus 4. ALL THINGS 5. Life Ingredients

Our Daily Bread It has a story about a shipwreck. When the sole survivor reached a small, uninhabited island, he prayed for God to rescue him, but help didn't come. Eventually he built a hut out of driftwood for protection from the elements. One day he returned from scavenging for food and found ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28

Denomination: Baptist

Palm Sunday Of The Lord’s Passion

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Feb 17, 2024

At the end of the story, only one trust remains: the trust of the one who handed over himself—literally and sacramentally- for us

In the book Regarding the Pain of Others, the author, Susan Sontag, concludes that seeing news articles and images of war and suffering is necessary so we know what is happening, but it puts us in a position as either "spectator" or "coward," and that both positions are ...read more

Denomination: Catholic

A Savior Then And Now

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Dec 27, 2022

A sermon for Christmas Eve.

December 24, 2022 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Luke 2:1-20 A Savior Then and Now Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. Once again, we join the host of other Christians throughout the world. We celebrate the nativity of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: Lutheran

From The Parade To Being Betrayed Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 27, 2002

Jesus went from being praised on Sunday to being betrayed by Friday.

From the Parade to Being Betrayed! Thesis: Jesus went from being praised on Sunday to being betrayed by Friday. Texts: Luke 19:28-47 28After Jesus had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. 29As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives, he sent two ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:28-47, John 12:12-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God Answers Prayers

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Aug 9, 2019

A study in Psalm 28: 1- 9

Psalm 28: 1 – 9 Thanks for answering my Prayer Lord A Psalm of David. 1 To You I will cry, O LORD my Rock: Do not be silent to me, lest, if You are silent to me, I become like those who go down to the pit. 2 Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry to You, when I lift up my hands toward ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 28:2

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Christmas Through The Eyes Of Heaven

Contributed by Timothy Peck on Dec 26, 2001

Four insights about Christmas from heaven’s perspective from the book of Revelation.

Note: This Sermon was introduced with a drama sketch called "Hung on a Tree" Jesus doesn’t deserve to be hung on a tree. Truer words could not be spoken, that Jesus did not deserve to be hung on a wooden cross to suffer for the sins of the human race. Yet that’s exactly what happened, and in ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 12:1-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Good Grief! Series

Contributed by Larry Thompson on Sep 9, 2003

I preached this message on grief in the Emotion Quotient series on my father’s birthday one week after he had gone to be with the Lord.

THE EMOTION QUOTIENT – PART THREE “Good Grief” Psalm 30 - ©Larry L. Thompson (2003) “I will exalt you, O Lord, for you lifted me out of the depths and did not let my enemies gloat over me. [2] O Lord my God, I called to you for help and you healed me. [3] O Lord, you brought me up from the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 30:1

Denomination: Baptist