Sermons on those that are nigh: showing 1-15 of 171,910

The End Is Nigh!

Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Jul 30, 2006

A sermon preached at evensong, Winchester Cathedral

The end is nigh! 1 Peter 4:7-14. Winchester Cathedral 30 July 2006 Gosh- what a passage to bring a message to you from! One that starts ‘the end is nigh!’ - This is going to be interesting! - kind of makes me sweat under the collar (as I’m so cautious about this stuff) People can be so wacky ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:7-14

Denomination: Baptist

Draw Nigh Unto God Series

Contributed by Peter Silway on Nov 3, 2014

Draw nigh also means “take up God with you.”Take up his case,take up his burden.draw nigh means take God in to confidence,take him as your only provider.It also means “bringing “God in to your case.

DRAW NIGH UNTO GOD. “Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you.”(James.4:8). Today people are so busy living out their lives, that they don’t find time to have intimacy with Gd. This is the world that is driving man to every corner, keeping him busy. Man works day and night. ...read more

Scripture: James 4:8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Drawing Nigh Unto God

Contributed by Vernon L Caruthers on May 4, 2005

God Wants Us To Come closer to Him in our Personal walk. However, this is a "Holy God" that we are drawing nigh to. Are we really sure that we want to come closer to Him? God alone can see us for what we really are and there is nothing that is hidden from

Drawing Nigh Unto God: Text: James 4:8a " Draw nigh unto God and He will draw nigh unto you....." Introduction: James, the brother of our Lord and the leader of the New Testament church, admonishes this infant church to grow by --- "Drawing nigh unto God." God expects us grow ...read more

Scripture: James 4:8

Your Redemption Draweth Nigh

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Dec 4, 2006

If our religion is going to be more than just performing of obligations we have to ask some hard questions.

"There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on the earth distress among nations confused by the roaring of the sea and the waves. People will faint from fear and foreboding of what is coming upon the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then they will see ...read more

Scripture: Luke 21:25-36

Denomination: United Methodist

No Plague Shallcome Nigh Thy Dwelling

Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Jun 5, 2018

This message talks about the protection we have in God who keeps us out of the way of plagues and disease if we are quick to call on His name and stand on the authority of His word,

June 5, 2018 “No Plague Shall Come Nigh Thy Dwelling” Psalm 91:10 We live in a world where danger lurks around every corner generating fear and anxiety about what might happen. Neighborhoods that were once safe for children to play outside become a target for stray bullets and for drugs. Unheard ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 91:10-16

Denomination: Methodist

A Command For A New Year (Draw Nigh Unto Me And I Will Draw Nigh Unto You)

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Dec 27, 2023

This time of the year we are told that the Palm Readers do their greatest amount of business.

That should not surprise us!!! People are going to them to see what this coming year holds for them. Of course this is a waste of time and money because no man knows what the future holds. Palm reading is a practice that involves interpreting the lines and shapes of one’s hand to predict their ...read more

Scripture: James 4:8

Denomination: Baptist

Close Don't Count

Contributed by Robert Tallent on Jul 19, 2008

To Draw nigh to Christ is our Choice

Close Don’t Count James 4:8. The story is told of a king in Africa who had a close friend with whom he grew up. The friend had a habit of looking at every situation that ever ...read more

Scripture: James 4:8

Denomination: Baptist

Those Bones, Those Bones! (Hix)

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Oct 20, 2012

Eyes seeing, ears hearing, feet walking, mouths talking, but dead without God. Rubbing elbows with the dead, that's why we have jobs, school, and shopping, and doctor appointments, to reach out to those who are dead!

Ezekiel was the Watchmen! Verse 1-2-The hand of the Lord came upon me and brought me out in the Spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it was full of bones. Then He caused me to pass by them all around, and behold, there were very many in the open valley; and indeed ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

To Those That Are Obedient

Contributed by David Richardson on Apr 14, 2004

When can we be assured of blessings? What are they based on? They most assuredly come from God but they are entirely based upon a life of obedience. If you’re looking for blessings, then you should also be obedient to His Word for your life.

To Those that are Obedient I. Introduction Obedience to God is the key to living a life of faith and uprightness before Him. Obedience can be defined as compliance, agreement, submission, respect, duty, conformity, while the opposite of obedience is simply non or dis of all those words that we ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 22:1-24

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Those That Mourn Series

Contributed by Bobby Roger on Jan 30, 2004

series on the Beatutudes

How To Really Be Blessed Series The Beatitudes Matthew 5:1-12 “Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.” (4) I. THE CHARACTER-->Those that are mourning A. One Concern Those that are grieving over death, sickness, tragedy, etc. Certainly God is a God of comfort and would ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:4

Denomination: Baptist

For Those In Quest Series

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Sep 19, 2004

The Bereans show us that a quest becomes noble when: 1. We receive the Good News with eagerness. 2. We examine the Scriptures to see if it is true. 3. We are transformed by the truth.

My favorite part of Paul Harvey is the last segment of the newscast that he calls “For What It’s Worth.” One day he gave this interesting story: “Our For What It’s Worth Department hears from Hershey, Pennsylvania — where the woman in the Mercedes had been waiting patiently for a parking place to ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:1-12

Denomination: Methodist

In Those Days

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Dec 22, 2011

Christmas Eve 11am 2011

Luke 2: 1 – 20 / In Those Days Intro: Christmas is a WASTEFUL time! Think about it! What do you normally do with all the Christmas cards you receive after the holiday? What do you do with the wrapping paper you used to wrap your gifts once it has been torn open? Not to mention the paper ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Blessed Are Those

Contributed by Jerrin Mathew on May 15, 2015

it is all about beatitudes

The beatitudes come from the opening verses of the famous Sermon on the Mount delivered by Jesus and recorded in Matthew 5:3-12. Here Jesus states several blessings, each beginning with the phrase, "Blessed are ..." Each saying speaks of a blessing or "divine favor" bestowed upon a person ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:3-12

Denomination: Catholic

Those Gentiles!

Contributed by Greg Nance on Jul 27, 2013

We Gentiles have been granted repentance by God. This gift is of greater worth than anything this world has to offer. The early church was not excited to open the door of faith to us. What then shall be our response to God's gift of grace?

What to do with those Gentiles!? Acts 11 records when the doors of the church swung wide open to every nation and Peter was called on the carpet for taking the first steps. We look at this today and wonder how they could have missed it. Did not Jesus himself commission them to go into all the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 11:1-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Those People Series

Contributed by Greg Lindsey on Mar 7, 2020

What Jesus Says about What the Church Should and Should Not Be.

And we wonder why it is so difficult for the world around us to separate these two words church and hate. It’s understandable why people in the world around us would not be able to do that. Obviously, we have a lot to talk about today but before we do that we need to make sure that everyone gets ...read more

Scripture: John 4:9-42