Sermons on Spiritual Temple:

Psalms Of The Sons Of Korah - Psalm 42 Part 1

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 15, 2022

The Korahites were the singers and composers in the Tabernacle and Temple. Their Psalms are a rich source of spiritual teaching. Psalm 42 is a Psalm of deep personal feelings where the psalmist has lost his joy and was in a rough patch.

MESSAGE 1 - PSALMS OF THE SONS OF KORAH. - PSALM 42 Part 1 Ron Ferguson ronaldf@aapt.net.au Psa. 42. For the choir director. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. Psa 42 v 1 As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants for You, O God. Psa 42:2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 42:1-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Give Thanks Through Worship Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Sep 6, 2021

Music constituted another demanding part of the worship of the temple and evidently in the early Christians. So, the singing of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual songs play important roles in worship mentioned by Paul in his Epistle to the Ephesians.

Theme: Give thanks thru worship Text: Ephesians 5:18-20 Greetings The Lord is good; his love endures forever. I greet you all in the name of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Today, I would like to share with you the significance of giving thanks to God through worship. It is based on Ephesians ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:18-20

Denomination: Methodist

Keeping People From God Series

Contributed by Ken Henson on Oct 15, 2012

Could it be that it is us who keep people from coming to Jesus? Just like the crowd obstructed the blind beggars from coming to Jesus, or the disciples from letting the children come to Jesus, we as Christians tend to pose obstacles to come to Jesus!

The blind men want to see Jesus. We know from Mark that one of those blind men were named Bartimaeus, and he had been blind all his life. First thing you see when you open your eyes is Jesus. I think that would be a wonderful thing! But we see that the crowd rebukes them. This is like the people ...read more

Denomination: *other

A Prayer For Easter Power Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 14, 2021

God is offering you power and a whole lot of it. The Bible says God makes His power available to you.

Many of you are working to restore kitchens and bathrooms in your homes as water pipes have burst in freezing temperatures from several weeks ago here in Texas. I am so grateful for the kindness I hear from so many of you as you respond to church families in need. You opened your homes and helped ...read more

Scripture: John 13:35, Ephesians 1:19-20

Denomination: Baptist

Pentecost, Then Series

Contributed by Gregg Strawbridge on Apr 12, 2003

Moses saw the glory of the Holy Spirit in the earthly temple, how much is God’s glory evident in the temple made without hands of "living stones." At Pentecost, the Holy Spirit indwelt the new temple, the church of the living God, and his glory is evident

INTRODUCTION Few events have affected modern church history as greatly as the famous Azusa Street revival of 1900-1909, which ushered into being the worldwide twentieth-century Pentecostal renewal. The seventy-fifth anniversary of the Azusa Street revival was commemorated in 1981. There are ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-13

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

And It Was Winter

Contributed by Steve Sheek on Nov 29, 2021

Tree of Life Messianic Congregation Houston. 27 November 2021. We are entering the season of Hanukkah. Yeshua (Jesus) was in the Temple at Hanukkah. All of us experience winter in our lives, but the Lord is walking in the Temple. We need to invite Him into our temple.

20211127 Parsha Vayeshev – And it was Winter Blessing Torah Portion Gen 37:1-8 Haftarah Amos 3:1-8 Brit Chadashah John 10:22-30 The ninth reading from the book of Genesis is named Vayeshev, which means "and he dwelt." The title comes from the first verse of the reading, which ...read more

Scripture: John 10:22-30

Denomination: *other

Consider Your Ways

Contributed by Clayton Beck on Jan 16, 2009

Putting God first!

Consider Your Ways… Haggai 1:2-8… 2 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the LORD’S house should be built. 3 Then came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying, 4 Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 1:2-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Spiritual 'second Wind' [depression / Discouragement / Quitting / Storms] Series

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Sep 20, 2005

The Gulf Coast doesn’t want a 2nd wind, but the Apostle Paul needed a spiritual one, and so do we at times. *3 promises God gave Paul and offers us to help us keep on keeping on. Link included to formatted text, handout, and PowerPoint template.

A Spiritual Second Wind Acts 18:1-11 I suppose all of us at some time or another get depressed, or want to give up and quit. In the heat of a moment we’ll say, "I’ll just leave this job, this church, or this family, and they’ll miss me…they’ll wish they had treated me different!" Often we have ...read more

Scripture: Acts 18:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

When Is Christmas?

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Dec 27, 2023

Solomon built a temple for the Lord to dwell in a special way, and God appeared. How did God appear at Christmas?

12.31.23 1 Kings 8:6–13 (EHV) 6 The priests brought the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD to its place in the inner sanctuary of the house, to the Most Holy Place, under the wings of the cherubim, 7 for the cherubim were spreading their wings over the place for the ark, so that the cherubim ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 8:6-13

Denomination: Lutheran

The Armor Of God: The War & The Enemy

Contributed by Shawn Miller on Jan 12, 2015

An outline of the struggle we have with spiritual forces and how we overcome them.

The Armor of God: The War & The Enemy Ephesians 6:10-12 The Danger is Real Eph. 6:10,11 - “Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.” (KJV) The word ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Time Alone With God Series

Contributed by Jon Daniels on Sep 6, 2020

Sermon based on Mark 1:35 to help believers start or strengthen their daily quiet time

“TIME ALONE WITH GOD” Mark 1:35 FBCF – 9/6/20 Jon Daniels INTRO – Years ago when the western U.S. was being settled, roads were often just wagon tracks. These rough trails posed serious problems for those who traveled on them. On one of these winding paths was posted a sign which read: ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:35

Denomination: Baptist

Why You Should Fast Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 3, 2021

God has designed your growth to happen through spiritual disciples such as Bible study, prayer & fasting, and attending worship regularly.

Many of you love to measure your progress. You can measure your progress in so many areas of your life. Tools are available to measure your Body Mass Index where you assess your body fat. You can measure your carbon footprint so to know your impact upon the climate. Athletes will measure the size ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:11-12, 1 Thessalonians 5:23, Revelation 21:27, Matthew 6:16, Matthew 4:1-4, Hebrews 10:24-25  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

A Timeline Of Restoration Series

Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Jun 25, 2016

A sermon examining the restoration that is possible for those who have turned from the Heavenly Father.

A Timeline Of Restoration Haggai 2:10-19 Chuck Swindoll shared the following story "A few years ago, an angry man rushed through the Rijks Museum in Amsterdam until he reached Rembrandt's famous painting "Nightwatch." Then he took out a knife and slashed it repeatedly before he could be stopped. A ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 2:10-19

Denomination: Baptist

Where Does God Live? Series

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on May 3, 2015

Stephen's Acts 7 defense before the Jewish leaders is a masterful theological treatise on the presence of God. But it was a message with ominous implications to these power-hungry leaders. Stephen's message has applications to us today 2000 years later.

Where Does God Live? Series: Acts Chuck Sligh May 3, 2015 TEXT: Turn to Acts 7 INTRODUCTION Have you ever heard a church referred to as “God’s house?” I’ve often used this term myself, speaking of the importance of being faithful to “God’s house” by ...read more

Scripture: Acts 7:1-60

Denomination: Baptist

A Power House

Contributed by Perry Greene on Aug 3, 2016

This lesson is inspired by Jim Cymbala's "My House Shall Be Called a House of Prayer." Just as the Temple was a place of prayer, the new temple, the church, should be as well.

1. Personal Devotion A man walked up to a vending machine, put in a coin, pressed the buttons labeled, "coffee, double cream, sugar." No cup appeared, but the nozzles went into action sending forth coffee, cream and sugar. After the proper amounts had gone down the drain, the machine turned off. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:15-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ