Sermons on The Long Haul:

No Long Faces Allowed!

Contributed by Russell Veldman on Oct 19, 2000

This sermon lifts out three markers for the Christian life from Philippians 4:4-9.

“No Long Faces Allowed!” Philippians 4:4-9 October 10, 1999 Introduction Can you pick a Christian out of a crowd of people? Maybe not, unless the crowd in doing something clearly wicked and there is one person who is not participating, which might suggest that they are a Christian. But ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:4-9

Denomination: Methodist

The Long Way Home

Contributed by John Blair on Oct 18, 2000

INTRODUCTION: When I was in the 6th grade, I remember very plainly that there was a certain boy who had one goal in life.

INTRODUCTION: When I was in the 6th grade, I remember very plainly that there was a certain boy who had one goal in life. That was to chase me down and try to beat me up—he lived for this. One day my sister came to meet me at lunch and told me that she heard there was a plan for this boy to ambush ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 13:17-22

Longing For Jesus' Return Series

Contributed by Clark Sneed on Dec 16, 2005

Exegetical; hard times cause us to long for Jesus’ return, which in turn prepares us for the Second Coming.

Author: J. Clark Sneed Date: 18 December 2005 Title: Longing for Jesus’ Return Text: Luke 17:22-27 Dominating Theme: Preparation Thrust: Be prepared. “And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and you shall not see it. The ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:22-27

Denomination: Baptist

The Long Way Home

Contributed by Charles Scott on Dec 17, 2007

The Flight into Egypt by the Holy Family reminds us that that our spiritual journey home is a long one, often through dangerous territory and requires reliance on God to be successful.

THE LONG WAY HOME MATTHEW 2 13—21 THE LONG WAY HOME Sometimes, when we were young, we used to take the long way home, just to enjoy the scenery and the companionship. Christmas is about a lot of things, but it is at least about getting back home. We sing about it: “I’ll be home for Christmas, if ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:13-21

Denomination: Anglican

The Blessings Of A Long Life Series

Contributed by Roger Thomas on Feb 16, 2007

The 23rd Psalm is one of the most beloved in all of Scriptures, especially of those with a few miles on the odometer of life. I suspect that the older a person gets the more he falls in love with the psalm. I think I know why!

Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO Family Classics Series The Blessings of A Long Life Psalm 23 Introduction: The 23rd Psalm is one of the most beloved in all of Scriptures, especially of those with a few miles on the odometer of life. I suspect that ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6, Psalm 23:1

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Long Road To Revival

Contributed by Douglas Turner on Jul 24, 2008

Samuel saw a mighty revival in his day, but we will never see a mighty revival in our day until we understand the ways of God. Our nation, our state, and our community are in serious spiritual crisis!

The Long Road to Revival 1 Samuel 6:13-15; 7:2-17 During the days of the prophet Samuel, the people of Israel had gone through a difficult time. The Ark of the Covenant, which was the symbol of the presence of God, had been captured by a foreign army. It was a crushing blow by their bitter ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Live Long And Prosper Series

Contributed by Roger Thomas on Jul 20, 2006

An analysis of what it means to have a healthy soul-life.

True Spirituality Series Live Long and Prosper! 3 John 2 Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO “Live Long and Prosper!” All the Trekkies here today know those words. I don’t quite have the dexterity to give the proper hand signal. Those words became ...read more

Scripture: 3 John 1:2

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"Remember The Long Way!"

Contributed by Kevin Smith on Oct 25, 2005

This sermon talks about the importance of not forgetting where we came from...

Deuteronomy 8:1-10, 18-20 Awww come on and praise the Lord up in this house. God bless you as you are seated in the presence of the Lord. Ushers you may admit the door and let the worshippers in. Amen. This chapter of Deuteronomy is a powerful piece, and it’s pregnant with possibility. That’s why ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 8:1-20

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Long Day's Night

Contributed by Donnie De Loney on Jul 14, 2006

Jacob’s Wrestling match with the man of God how it changed Jacob to Israel.

Jacob the Wrestler Genesis 32:22 – 32:32 Today we’re going to look at Abraham’s grandson, Jacob. Unlike Abraham, who has a reputation for being a Godly man and doing the right thing, we must use different words to describe Jacob; words like shyster, liar, manipulator, cheater, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-32

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Great Longing Of God

Contributed by Matthew Grise on Dec 29, 2008

God longs for the full devotion of his people.

INTRODUCTION We now return to our study of the book of James entitled: Living the Real Life: Cultivating a Faith that Works. Remember as we were working through the letter we were identifying the different ways James says that true, genuine, saving faith reveals itself. We have seen everything from ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Long-Awaited Gift

Contributed by Daniel Haas on Dec 30, 2008

Make sure you try and wait and when the time has come, hopefully the Holy Spirit calls you to be like a prophet to someone and give him or her a new direction and bring him or her to the God of Israel.

Glory for the people Israel - On the 1st day of Christmas my true love gave to me A Partridge in a Pear Tree - On the 11th day of Christmas my true love gave to me Eleven Pipers Piping - 12 Days of Christmas Song - 11th Day: 11 Pipers piping, the 11 faithful Apostles - Total of 12 Apostles ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:21-40

Denomination: Congregational

Longing For The Presence Of God

Contributed by James Roberts on Dec 13, 2009

Israel longed for God's presence as do we today.

LONGING FOR THE PRESENCE OF GOD Isaiah 64:1-12 INTRODUCTION: Solomon was one of the greatest figures in Israel’s history. He was richly blessed of the Lord, yet it is said of him in 1 Kings 11:4: For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 64:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

The Long Way Home

Contributed by Malcolm Coby on Feb 22, 2010

This sermon is a directive to help you find where God wants you to be.

THE LONG WAY HOME Date: Sunday, July 20, 2008 Scripture Text: Exodus 23:20-31 Purpose: Home is where you belong. Where do you belong? Are you there yet? This sermon is a directive to help you find where God wants you to be. Sermonic Selection: Coming Home I. Introduction A. Home 1. ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 23:20-31

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Deep Longing For God Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 18, 2010

Do you have a heart that longs for God? Do you want to see Him, to be with Him, to enjoy Him forever? The psalmist expresses this blessing in 3 beatitudes.

A Deep Longing for God Psalm 84 1. We rejoiced to hear that the trapped Chilean miners were rescued this past week. An AP article summarizes matters: SAN JOSE MINE, Chile – The miners who spent 69 agonizing days deep under the Chilean earth were hoisted one by one to freedom Wednesday, their ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 84:1-12

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Long Way Home

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Apr 24, 2011

Notice in both stories, as the shepherd, and then the woman made the right decision to search- the angels of God rejoice over ‘one’ lost sinner! Easter Sunday Morning- with 2 new decesions.

A Long Way Home Text: Luke 15:1-3 Then all the tax collectors and the sinners drew near to Him to hear Him. 2 And the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, “This Man receives sinners and eats with them.” 3 So He spoke this parable to them, saying: When going on ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-3

Denomination: Pentecostal