Sermons on Temple Door:

Save Your Sheep

Contributed by David Dunn on Dec 4, 2025

A call to reject restored sacrifices and shadows, embracing Christ’s finished work through the torn veil and shepherding believers toward the true Lamb.

There was a moment in ancient Israel every family knew too well. A father would step into the small pen behind the house. His children would stand at the doorway, quiet, watching. He would kneel among the gentle, wool-covered shapes and place his hand on one particular lamb—soft, innocent, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:51, Hebrews 10:18, John 1:29, 1 Peter 2:5, Colossians 3:1  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Rescued By The Lamb, The Good Guys Win.

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 24, 2024

All the incidental stuff like Gog and Magog and the Beast and the Great Whore of Babylon will not matter then, because they will have been among those rolled up in the great Rug of Evil and thrown into the flaming pit.

Friday of the 34th Week in Course 2024 Probably a few metric tons of ink have been spilled over the generations as scholas and preachers tried to make sense of the Revelations of St. John. But a few things in this murky and often confusing part of God’s Word come through to us quite clearly. The ...read more

Scripture: Luke 21:29-33, Luke 21:28, Revelation 20:1-4, Revelation 20:11-15, Revelation 21:1-2  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Catholic

A Passion For The House Series

Contributed by Emile Wolfaardt on Jul 12, 2009

God is looking for those who have a passion for His House, for those who have a zeal for His House, for those who are in love with His House - those who share His heart for His house.

Journeying with John, It’s a Trip (JWJ-12) A Passion for The House John 2:12-25 Before becoming president Teddy Roosevelt was a Sunday School teacher. One day a boy came in with a shiner, and Teddy asked him what had happened. He said another boy was tormenting his sister, so he took a swing at ...read more

Scripture: John 2:12-25

Denomination: *other

The Torn Veil

Contributed by Les Buttolph on Apr 17, 2023

Jesus became the Living Veil replacing the now torn Temple Veil

One of my early understandings in the Navy was that the Admiral’s door meant no entry. PERIOD. You didn’t cross the threshold without approval. His office was even in a special security area that required authorization just to be in that area. Even with such authorization, no matter how important ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:45-54, Hebrews 10:19-24

Denomination: Methodist

The Work Of God Thrives

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jan 21, 2024

If it is not growing, the work is not His and you may as well shut the doors.

So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase. 1 Corinthians 3:7 KJV Psalms 127:1  A Song of degrees for Solomon. Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:7, Psalm 127:1

Denomination: Baptist

A Christian Approach To Jehovah`s Witnesses

Contributed by Eric Sellgren on Nov 19, 2001

WHAT TO DO WHEN THEY STAND AT YOUR DOOR

In 1973 there were 67,500 Jehovah`s Witnesses in Britain. In the year 2,000 there were 126,000 of them, an 87% increase in 27 years. America has seen a similar rise in their numbers to nearly a million last year. The Christian Church needs to be aware that this sect, recovering from the failure of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:1-11, Acts 1:7-8

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

The Power Of Praise

Contributed by Mark Baker on Jan 2, 2009

Praise opens the Door for God’s deliverance.

Acts 16: 22. Then the multitude rose up together against them; and the magistrates tore off their clothes and commanded them to be beaten with rods. 23. And when they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to keep them securely. 24. Having received ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:22-31

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Getting Started, Part 1 Series

Contributed by David Taylor on Mar 6, 2014

Open Doors Getting Started, part 1

Open Doors Getting Started, part 1 Col. 4:2-6 September 29, 2013 Take out a piece of paper and write down a couple of dates, the year in which you were born, then three dashes and then at the end of those dashes, write down 20_?_, which represents the date of your death and we don't know when ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 4:2-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Gospel Is Narrow, Part 5 Series

Contributed by David Taylor on Mar 6, 2014

Open Doors The Gospel is Narrow, part 5

Open Doors The Gospel is Narrow, part 5 Luke 13:22-30 October 27, 2013 As we started this series, I said that we have no control over when we die but we have lots of control over what we do with the days God has given us. So the psalmist prayed, 'teach us to number our days that we may get a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:22-30

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Thanksgiving 2010

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jan 14, 2011

A grateful heart of thanksgiving opens many doors.

A. INTRODUCTION: LUKE 17:11-19 1. “Gratitude is the least remembered of all virtues, and is the acid test of character.” 2. A grateful heart of thanksgiving opens many different doors. a. Service, Dr. Clate Risley. b. Friendship. c. Promotion. 3. Thanksgiving is a relative response. Some are ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:11-19

Denomination: Baptist

Kingdom And Chaos - Saul's Jealousy

Contributed by Brady Boyd on Mar 7, 2019

Jealously is a door that invites the enemy into our lives.

Kingdom and Chaos 1st Samuel 18 – Saul’s Jealousy March 10, 2019 1 Samuel 18:5-11 NIV Whatever Saul sent him to do, David did it so successfully that Saul gave him a high rank in the army. This pleased all the people, and Saul's officers as well. 6 When the men were returning home after David ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 18:5-11, James 3:14-16, Proverbs 24:17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Discipline Is The Master Key Series

Contributed by Joe Warren on Feb 2, 2025

Discipline is the master key that unlocks the door to greatness.

Discipline is the master key that unlocks the door to greatness. 24?Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win! 25?All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

Can I Really Know The Future? Series

Contributed by David Henderson on Jun 2, 2014

If you are a student of the scripture you cannot ignore the study of prophecy. Billy Graham has said that the most neglected teaching in the church today is the 2nd coming of Jesus Christ. There are several reasons for the absence of this teaching…

“Can I really know the Future?” Matthew 24 In 1898 Morgan Robertson wrote a book titled the wreck of the Titan. In the book Robertson tells the story of a hug ocean liner that struck an iceberg and sank in the middle of the ocean. Now you may be thinking already that this sounds a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:1-42

Denomination: Baptist

"time To Clean House"

Contributed by David Henderson on Oct 27, 2020

Jesus knew what it meant to clean house. On the first day of Holy week Jesus came into the temple and saw that the temple was being misused.

“Time to Clean House” Matthew 5:8 and 1st John 1:9 Perhaps when you were growing up there were certain jobs or chores as some call them that you had to do… • If the yard needed to be mowed-that was you • If it was time for the dishes to be washed or dried-it was your turn • Maybe it was making ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:8, 1 John 1:9

Denomination: Baptist

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