Sermons on Them That Go Down Into The Pit:

When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Go Fishing...

Contributed by John Nadasi on Jan 20, 2005

A message addressing the reality of time catching up to our rural church. This is an initial call to embrace a paradigm shift within church and society. In order to speak to a new generation, we have to be willing to find new methods of communication.

Matthew 4:12-23 Paonia United Methodist Church January 23, 2005 “When the going gets tough, the tough go fishing” Can you remember back to when I gave you a message that Began with the words… Life is complicated? Well, this morning starts off with a similar statement. Life is rough. It ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:12-23

Denomination: Methodist

Preparing Our Community: How To Pray For Them Series

Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Nov 13, 2003

Reaching out to new people demand that we pray for them first and foremost

During a recent church service in one of the “nicer” neighborhoods of Portland some visitors came to worship. They weren’t dressed like the rest of the folks. They had robes, neat but not spotless. The men wore beards and sandals and the women or headscarves. Their skin wasn’t milk white, in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37, Leviticus 19:33-34

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Holy Suitcases, Things Christians Carry With Them

Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Mar 7, 2013

The writer of Hebrews tells us that there are things that accompany our Salvation.

Holy Suitcases Things Christians Carry With Them Hebrews 6:9-12 Intro: Ray Stevens, a country singer who is also known for his comedy, had a hit song back in 1992. The name of the song was the Mississippi Squirrel. In the song he told the story of him carrying a squirrel to church. He had the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 6:9-12

Denomination: Baptist

Go Ahead And Dream, "The Impossible Dream"

Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Oct 2, 2011

God has never forgotten about the dreams you have locked away in your heart. You may have all but given up hope of them ever coming true in your life, but God hasn’t!

Go ahead and Dream The Impossible Dream What Do You Want to be, When You Grow Up? That’s a question that has been asked down through the years, to many a child, And the answers, sometimes are surprising aren’t they? only limited by the child’s imagination. I’m sure, we can all remember some of ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:20-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Faith Factor - Go Get Your Blessing! Series

Contributed by Charles Jones on Jun 26, 2012

When God called the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt, it was not His plan to make them wander in the wilderness for forty years. He intended for that generation of His people to immediately receive their promised inheritance.

THE FAITH FACTOR - GO GET YOUR BLESSING! We are all familiar with the story of Moses and the children of Israel. After Moses led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt, they spent forty, very difficult years wandering in the desert before they could enter the promised land. The Bible presents us ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 78:41

Denomination: Pentecostal

Why I Do Not Want To Go To Hell

Contributed by David Radcliff on Mar 12, 2016

Jesus taught that Hell was a place to be feared. “And fear not them which kill the body, but fear Him who is able to destroy both body and soul in Hell.” Matthew 10:28.

WHY I DO NOT WANT TO GO TO HELL Matthew 25:41-46 Jesus taught that Hell was a place to be feared. “And fear not them which kill the body, but fear Him who is able to destroy both body and soul in Hell.” Matthew 10:28. I. I DO NOT WANT TO GO TO HELL BECAUSE IT IS A REAL PLACE. It ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:41-46

Denomination: Baptist

The Death Spiral Or The Life Spiral

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Jan 16, 2014

Life is not going into circles. Like the threads on a screw, we either are spiraling up or down,

The Death Spiral or the Life Spiral? Ecclesiastes 3:16-4:3 Last week, the word “time” dominated the Preacher’s thought. We learned that though at first it seemed like the Preacher was on the right track from our Christian point of view, this was not the case for Him. God had his ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Journey Up And Down The Mountain With Jesus

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Feb 27, 2003

what Jesus transfiguration meant to him and his disciples - straight forward stuff so don’t expect anything flashy

March 2, 2003 Mark 9:2_9 After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone. There he was transfigured before them. His clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone in the world could bleach them. And there appeared before ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:2-9

Denomination: Lutheran

"Be Not Ye Therefore Like Unto Them”

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jan 3, 2022

Most mothers have known the pain of having to place their babies in a day-care facility for the first time and knowing they would have to be away from them for eight or nine hours while they went to work.

Illus: Recently one mother, who had to do this with her first baby, explained that she began to cry as she wrapped that little eight-pound boy up in his warm blanket to get him ready for the day-care. She said that throughout the day she was constantly wondering what he was doing. Jesus knows ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Father Forgive Them For They Know Not What They Do

Contributed by Eric Bland on Jun 16, 2003

First of the seven last words of Christ on the cross.

Word #1- ?Father forgive them; for they know not what they do? Luke 23:34 In Gods Holy Word there may be at times when reading through the scripture that it seems like we have no hope. There may be times when it appears that God is very upset and wants nothing to do with us. But you know what ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:34

Denomination: Baptist

Why Did God Call Them Out

Contributed by Tim Larrimore on Apr 17, 2008

WHY WE ARE TO WORSHIP GOD.

WHY DID GOD CALL THEM OUT? Text: Ex. 5:1-10 Intro: When you get serious about serving God Pharaoh always makes it harder on you. Verse 7-10 You want to serve God but now you have to work overtime. SO WHY DID GOD CALL THEM OUT? LET’S LOOK AT WHAT GOD DID NOT CALL THEM TO DO. 1. GOD DID NOT ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 5:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

When Life Slaps You Down

Contributed by Mitchell Leonard on Jan 25, 2025

A sermon to adults on the importance of truth.

1 Kings 22 1/26/25 a.m. When Life Slaps you Down There’s kind of a new sport now. It’s called Power Slapping. Pull it up on Youtube and you can watch it. NOT NOW!!! Put your phones away, you can watch it later when you get home. It’s kind of like boxing but more ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Tearing Down 4 Wall Theology

Contributed by Dwight Hord on Apr 13, 2013

A message for the churches of today. Take your ministry to the streets.

TEARING DOWN 4 WALL THEOLOGY TEXT: ACTS 3:1-11 BY PASTOR DWIGHT HORD Into: I am sure everyone sometime in life has missed out on a great opportunity. We miss out on some fun or great adventure because we weren’t available to take a phone call or we were at the wrong place at the wrong ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical Free

When The Roll Is Called Down Yonder

Contributed by Bruce Lee on Jun 4, 2025

One of the main beliefs that all Christians agree upon is that there is life after death.

When the Roll is Called Down Yonder “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. 20 At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores 21 and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Greatness In God's Upside Down Kingdom

Contributed by Don Schultz on Mar 3, 2005

What is greatness? The opposite of what we think. We’re so thankful that God is "great" in this way.

Matthew 20:17-28: GREATNESS IN GOD’S UPSIDE-DOWN KINGDOM Once there was the president of a large corporation. He was a powerful man – when he said “jump” people would ask, “How high?” Everyone was below him, and everyone had to answer to him. And this job came with nice benefits – a fancy ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:17-28

Denomination: Lutheran