Sermons on Strangers Pilgrims:

Why Should I Live My Life In Fear And Reverence Of God? Series

Contributed by Chad Bolfa on Oct 23, 2008

The Apostle Peter in this passage is reminding those believers to whom he is writing to be sure live there lives in fear and reverence of God; likewise we will also today learn that same lesson.

Why Should I live My life in Fear and Reverence of God? 1 Peter 1:17-21 Introduction Too many Christians of our day seem to be totally unconcerned with the need to be “conformed to the image of Christ” as Romans 8: 29 speaks of. Rather, they seem to think that they can live pretty much as they ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:17-21

Denomination: Baptist

I Am The Door Series

Contributed by Alan Mccann on Apr 25, 2005

Jesus is the way into the fold and He calls us by name to follow.

I AM THE GATE JOHN 10 VERSES 1-10 I don’t know about you but I cannot tell one sheep from another. If I look at a flock of sheep all I see are sheep. But the shepherd when he looks sees not a flock but individual sheep. Each one is different to him, distinct. Each one he will tell you has a ...read more

Scripture: John 10:1-10

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Hearing God's Word

Contributed by Ian Lyall on Nov 16, 2005

Nehemiah’s reading of the Law to the returned exiles produced a spiritual revival. In today’s materialistic world, do we not need to hear God’s Word afresh

Nehemiah 8 highlights the fact that after reconstruction there is a great need for reinstruction. We must learn to see life from God’s perspective. We need to change the way we think about ourselves and about life. All of us have been greatly affected by the philosophy of the world, much more than ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 8:9-18

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Persevering Faith

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Jan 5, 2014

John 3:36 says, “He who believes (present active tense) in the Son has everlasting life...” The difference between dead faith and genuine saving faith is that saving faith is a persevering faith. Consider the characteristics of a persevering faith

Persevering Faith Hebrews 11:39-12:3 Faith is synonymous with belief and trust. There is however a difference between genuine saving faith and spurious, superficial, disingenuous faith. This difference is crucial. Intellectual assent, a head belief or knowledge does not save. James 2:19 tells us ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Awaking From Sleep And Arising From The Dead

Contributed by Bishop Prof. Julius Soyinka on Apr 27, 2018

Somebody that sleep and the one that is dead have something in common: they have both lost control of conscious activities and have become insensitive to things happening around them.

AWAKING FROM SLEEP AND ARISING FROM THE DEAD Study Text: Ephesians 5: 1 – 17 Introduction: - We live in a hard, dark world, a world that is dominated and driven by sin. In the midst of that darkness and depravity, God has redeemed a people. - He has redeemed a people that He expects to be ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:1-17

Denomination: Pentecostal

All's Well That Ends Well Series

Contributed by Thomas Black on Feb 2, 2005

I believe that Abraham’s life closes well; and demonstrates for us a bit of the art of dying well which for a Christian demands living well.

"Ars Moriendi" is Latin for "the art of dying" or "the art of dying well". Specifically it refers to a common visual art practice common in the 16th century. Pictures would be carved into wood and then inked and press printed hundreds of times into books. Few of the books contained many words - ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 25:1-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Glorious Hope Of A Believer Even In Death

Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Nov 3, 2002

This sermon is about the glorious hope of a believer even in death namely Rest,Reward,Rejoicing.Re-union,Resurrection ,Residence and Redeeemer.

THE GLORIOUS HOPE OF A BELIEVER EVEN IN DEATH ******************************************* OUTLINE 1. REST 2. REWARD 3. REJOICING 4. RE-UNION 5. RESURRECTION 6. RESIDENCE 7. REDEEMER THE MESSAGE THE GLORIOUS HOPE OF A BELIEVER EVEN IN DEATH ******************************************* 1. ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:21

Denomination: Pentecostal

Life & Death

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 3, 2015

Life & Death

Numbers 23 v 1 - 12 Life & Death 1. Balaam's Danger He was A Tempted Man Num. 22:7 And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak. What shall it profit a man? 2. ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 23:1-12

Denomination: Holiness

Faithful And Obedient Abraham Series

Contributed by Pastor Randall Timblin on Nov 4, 2017

An illustration of the obedience that Christians should have by looking closely at the life of Abraham

Hebrews 11:8-10 Sometime after the destruction of Babel; after speech had been confused by God; God chose Abram (Abraham) to the the Father of all Nations. God disrupted his day by instructing Abraham to leave his home. Up to this point, Abraham was a pagan, living in Ur; a sinful city of sorts. ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:8-10, Genesis 12:1-3, Genesis 12:7-9, Genesis 13:3-4, Genesis 12:4-5, Genesis 14:21-23, Genesis 13:14-16, Genesis 15:4-6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: *other

How To Live As Exiles

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 25, 2019

Seek the peace of the place in which you find yourselves, for in its peace you shall have peace.

HOW TO LIVE AS EXILES. Jeremiah 29:1-7. For forty years Jeremiah had been warning Judah and Jerusalem to submit to the LORD by submitting to Babylon. The prophet had been accused of treason, threatened with death, and put in the stocks. Now the inevitable had begun to happen. In ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Remember Series

Contributed by Grant Adams on Jun 20, 2024

Memory can be a blessing or a curse. When our life changes we can experience confusion, comfort, and or compassion.

I. I See Confusion in our Hearts When a Loved One Dies. 1. The word, “if” in verses 21 & 32. a. Friends said it in verse 37. b. No doubt we have said it, “if only.” 2. But the “ifs” do not enter into God’s timing & God’s Word. a. Hebrews 9:27, It is God’s appointed time. b. Ecclesiastes ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:12-15, John 11:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

What Is Faith?

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jul 22, 2022

A main theme of the book of Hebrews is faith. Was the Gospel also preached to ancient Israel? What was missing?

A main theme of the book of Hebrews is faith. Was the Gospel also preached to ancient Israel? What was missing? “For we also have had the good news proclaimed to us, just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, because they did not share the faith of those who obeyed.” ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Boundary Markers: Noble Truths That Set Us Apart Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 8, 2006

True Christians do not always see everything the same way, but we stand up for certain non-negotiable truths.

Boundary Markers: Noble Truths That Set Us Apart (I Peter 1:17-21) 1. Sometimes people who do not know the Lord appoint themselves as spokesman for us. 2. Have you ever heard a lost person accuse you of being unChristlike because you would not give them their way? 3. Or have you heard claims ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:17-21

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Remember What You’ve Got Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jun 28, 2020

Paul tells us that before we became Christians, we had nothing of value. What did Paul tell us we had that makes a difference in our lives?

OPEN: The year was 1905. There was a baseball game between the Rhyolites and Beattys in Salt Lake City. The batter stepped up to the plate and hit a ground ball toward First Base - but it struck a small rock and shot off at an angle. Fortunately the 1st baseman (William Giffiths) easily fielded ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:11-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"End Of Times" What I Believe And Why. Part 7 "The New Heaven And The New E Series

Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Jul 26, 2011

God had promised Abraham a land forever and David a throne forever

So far we have look at the Rapture, The Tribulation, Armageddon/Christ Return , The Millennium and also answered some Questions , and last week The Great White Throne Judgment and now the last part, The New Heaven And The New Earth. Isaiah 65:17 For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:13

Denomination: Baptist