Sermons on To Die Is Gain:

( The Testimony Of A Man Who Considered Himself A Dead Dog )

Contributed by Derrick White Sr on Jun 27, 2020

NONE OF US IS GOING TO DIE UNTIL GOD `S PURPOSE ,PLAN AND PROMISES ARE FULFILL IN OUR LIVES

(GW) 2 Samuel 9:6-8 6  When Mephibosheth (son of Jonathan and grandson of Saul) came to David, he quickly bowed down with his face touching the ground. “Mephibosheth!” David said to him. “Yes, sir,” he answered. 7  “Don't be afraid,” David told him, “I will certainly show you ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 9:6-8

Denomination: Baptist

Free To Be The Bride Of Christ Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Jul 3, 2020

Paul’s point in this text is that the only way to be released from the Law was to die to it, and to be united to Christ.

SET FREE TO BE THE BRIDE OF CHRIST Text: Romans 7:1-6 Introduction 1. Illustration: Evangelist Fred Brown used three images to describe the purpose of the law. First, he likened it to a dentist’s little mirror, which he sticks into the patient’s mouth. With the mirror he can detect any cavities. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:1-6

Denomination: Methodist

Paradise

Contributed by Alvan Lewis on Apr 15, 2019

What happens right after we die? The answer lies in something Jesus said from the Cross.

Paradise Luke 23:32-43 Most of us don’t know when death will sweep us away. Only once in my ministry did I know a person who knew the year of his death. Fred came to me in January 2008 and told me he was going to die that year. I was taken back because he seemed to be in great health, he was sane, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:32-43

Denomination: Anglican

The Day Peter Was An Idiot: Missing The Necessity Of The Cross

Contributed by Fr. Rian Adams on Sep 14, 2020

The sermon is when Peter rebuked Jesus for suggesting he would die on the cross. Proper 17, Year A

The Day Peter Was An Idiot: Missing The Necessity of the Cross Proper 17 – Matthew 16:21-28 Intro: Since February of this year, the People’s Republic of China has removed and destroyed over 900 crosses from Christian churches. If that wasn’t enough, to display a cross on a place of worship is a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:21-28

Denomination: Episcopal

Pastor's Conference

Contributed by Jacob Brimm on Apr 21, 2021

This is a message I preached at a pastor's conference for uplifting, encouraging, and guiding the pastor's to fight the good fight well!

Pastors Conference Focus Verse: Psalms 73:24 – “You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me up in glory.” Fellow pastors, we have a special call placed upon our lives. The Word of God tells us that anyone who “aspires to be an overseer, desires a noble work” (1 Timothy 3:1). We ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 73:24, 1 Timothy 3:1, 1 Corinthians 11:1, Psalm 119:105, Philippians 1:21  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

He'll Be With Us Forever Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 2, 2026

Heaven will come down and God will dwell with us forever. What can that mean to us, and what hope can we gain from that truth?

OPEN: A four-year-old boy asked his mother, “Mommy, when do I get to go to Heaven?” She responded, “Well, when you die or when Jesus comes back again.” The boy’s eyes got really big and he said, “Comes back? You mean He was here before?” (Celeste Gregg, California, Christianity.com 7/22/09) ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:1-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"Living Dogs And Dead Lions"

Contributed by Jerry Depoy on Apr 7, 2008

There are five men in this text that I do not want to be: The Sensuous Man, The Survivor Man, The Society Man, The Social Man, and the Status Man! I want to be the Spiritual Man!

Title: “Living Dogs and Dead Lions” Introduction: Did you take the time to read the text? If so, pretty depressing, right? You have to keep in mind that Solomon is writing this text from the view point of the natural man “under the sun.” Reread verse three. If you take God, Heaven, and ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 9:3-11

Denomination: Baptist

Our Identity In Christ

Contributed by Mark Roper on Nov 26, 2007

Many Christians gain their identity more from their family background, work or human relationships than they from who they are in Christ.

Our Identity in Christ Ephesians 1:13 Our Identity in Christ We live in a world that is full of people who are lost… where many believe that they simply don’t fit in. We live in a world were many people are searching for a sense of belonging to someone or something… We live in a time ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-13

Denomination: Church Of God

Perfect Covenant Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Apr 7, 2008

4th in series (Section 3) in Hebrews. This message focuses on the new covenant we have gained through Jesus.

God Made a Perfect Covenant Marriage is a gift from God When it is right – it is incredibly exhilarating and impossible to describe. But when it is wrong – it is excruciatingly painful and hopelessly beyond endurance. When it is right – marriage is a kind of heaven on earth and when it is wrong ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:1-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Homosexuality Series

Contributed by Gregg Barbour on Apr 2, 2007

Help students gain an understanding of what the Bible has to say about Homosexuality in the 1st sermon in the Untouchables Series

Pastor Ted was the founder and senior pastor of a 14,000 member church in Colorado Springs, who, in November, was accused of homesexual sex and drug use by a male prostitute named Mike Jones. Pastor Ted immediately denied those accusations, and later admitted that many of them were true. In a ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 18:22

Denomination: *other

Dealing With Disappointment

Contributed by Joseph Barraclough on Jan 5, 2007

A look at Elijah’s struggle with disappoinment and the reasons for the struggle, as a means for us to gain heavenly perspective and emotional deliverance/stability.

Text: I Kings 19:1-18 Introduction: Sir Alexander Mackenzie, an early fur trader and explorer, accomplished a magnificent feat when he led an expedition across Canada from Fort Chippewyan on Lake Athabasca to the Pacific Ocean. His incredible journey was completed in 1793, 11 years before the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-18

Denomination: Pentecostal

Model For Unity

Contributed by Duane Smith on Sep 29, 2008

This message is intended to stress the need for unity and provide instruction on how we can gain and keep it: in the church and family.

MODEL FOR UNITY Acts 11:1-18 INTRODUCTION: A. How many of you have ever built a model? 1. There are all kinds: a. Cars & Trucks b. Military vehicles & Trains c. Planes & boats 2. At present I am working on a ship, the HMS Bounty. a. There are many reasons a ship can become ...read more

Scripture: Acts 11:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

The Work Of Reconciliation - Chancing One's Arm Series

Contributed by Duane Smith on Jul 26, 2009

To help us gain a wonderful picture of reconciliation found in Christ and encourage us to be about the ministry of reconciliation given to the church.

FOR THE LOVE OF CHRIST A MESSAGE SERIES FROM COLOSSIANS The Work of Reconciliation – Chancing One’s Arm, Col 1:19-29 INTRODUCTION: A. The oldest Christian site in Ireland is said to be St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin. (Slide Of St Patrick’s) 1. It is a beautiful edifice as you can see ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:19-23

Denomination: Baptist

Spiritually Alive Or Dead In Sin?

Contributed by Richard Papafio on Jan 20, 2019

You are either being led by the Spirit in you which is great gain and profitable or by the body which is fatal and a loss to you

May the peace of the Lord be with. Topic: *SPIRITUALLY ALIVE OR DEAD IN SIN?* Romans 8:9-10 King James Version (KJV) 9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:9-10

Denomination: Charismatic

Sermon On A First-Hand Experience

Contributed by William Meakin on Sep 13, 2022

First-hand experience is defined as information or experience gained or learned directly, rather than from other people or books.

Agatha Christie, a renowned British writer of detective novels once remarked: “The first time you do a thing is always exciting.” Matthew 28:18-20 reminds us: “And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:33, Romans 5:5, James 3:17, Acts 13:3