Sermons on tombstones:

Finish Well Series

Contributed by Ray Pritchard on Sep 5, 2003

Finishing well doesn’t happen by accident. Today we march to battle in the name of the Lord. The day of rest comes later.

Finishing Well II Timothy 4:6-8 Just before his team left the locker room to play for the national championship of college football at the Fiesta Bowl last January, Jim Tressel, head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes, gathered his team for one final talk. After going over the game plan, he asked ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 2 Timothy 4:1-12

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Life's Dimensions

Contributed by Bruce Howell on May 15, 2001

An attempt to answer the question posed by James in 4:14, "What is your life?"

Life’s Dimensions James 4:13-17 13 Now listen, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money." 14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and ...read more

Scripture: James 4:14-18

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Reality Of Hell Series

Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Apr 6, 2011

We see from the words of Jesus that hell is real, it is bad, it is eternal and it is avoidable.

THE REALITY OF HELL Perhaps you’ve heard the story about the message one man left on his tombstone. It said, “Consider, young man, as you walk by, as you are now, so once was I. As I am now, you soon shall be, so prepare, young man to follow me.” That sounded pretty profound, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-28

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Better Off Dead Series

Contributed by Travis Markes on Aug 30, 2011

A sermon series on Job

“God is Good…All the time!” Am I Better Off Dead? Job 2:1-10; 3:11, 20-26 Am I Better Off Dead? Here’s the answer: YES and NO–it all depends. If you’re a Christian, yes, heaven is preferable to life, but you don’t get to set your departure time. If ...read more

Scripture: Job 2:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

The Graveyard Series

Contributed by David Rumley on Apr 16, 2009

THE GRAVEYARD: Finding the purpose of Palm Sunday and becoming Dead to sin but Alive in Christ

THE GRAVEYARD Finding the purpose of Palm Sunday: Dead to sin, Alive in Christ Romans 6:1-11 1 What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? 2 By no means! We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? 3 Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:1-11

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Eternal Homecoming

Contributed by Chris Gowen on Sep 10, 2007

The saints of God looked forward to that blessed homecoming, but there is another homecoming for those who reject Christ.

Luke 16:19-31 19 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: 20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, 21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31, Revelation 21:1

Denomination: Baptist

Our Anxious Longing

Contributed by Ben Mandrell on May 15, 2008

We have an anxious longing for "Glory."

Christianity 101: Our Anxious Longing Romans 8:18-27 Englewood Baptist Church Sunday morning, May 4, 2008 Read the scripture. Today, as we recognize our graduates, I am reminded of the present sufferings these students have been facing. For four years, their lives have been filled with ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:18-27

Denomination: Baptist

Grace: The Answer For My Debt Series

Contributed by Rick Burdette on Feb 5, 2014

Grace, Forgiveness, Redemption

Ephesians 2:1-10 August 21, 2022 Introduction: When I lived in Louisville, almost every Friday for 10 years, “The Price Is RIGHT” was part of my day. I’d try to make it into Lexington by 11 a.m. so I’d get to watch the show with my brother Sam and my mother – and then the 3 of us bid ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Coat Of Many Colors - #4 Light Blue Series

Contributed by Ronnie Thrower on Oct 9, 2013

This is study about the different color’s that could have been used in Joseph’s coat. Hopefully through this study, we can get a better understanding of the message Jacob (Israel) was imparting to Joseph.

This is a series of sermons on the coat of many colors – Free Power point is available through E-Mail retssi@bellsouth.net Several Illustrations, points, and the main idea for this series of sermons dealing with the coat of many colors was from James May’s sermon, “A Coat Of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Promises, Promises, And All Of Them True

Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Jul 13, 2017

A look at the first chapter of the book of Exodus.

Chapter One PROMISES, PROMISES – AND ALL OF THEM TRUE! Ex. 1:1-22 Intro: 1. Years ago I was minister of outreach at Calvary Hill Baptist Church. The Pastor was Bro. Ralph Gossett. He was a great man of prayer and every now and then, he would sing a special, it was always the same song, ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 1:1-22

Denomination: Baptist

What Are You Working For? Series

Contributed by Peter Kelly on Aug 25, 2021

Series #10. How one views their work for the Kingdom is the topic of this sermon.

Have you ever thought about your priorities, if they are what they should be? I have heard a good way of prioritizing what they should be is to remember the acronym J-O-Y (Jesus, Others, Yourself) Let me give you an example of a good and a bad set of priorities. Jimmy Johnson divorced his wife of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:9-15

Dealing With Contradictions

Contributed by Barry O Johnson on Jun 8, 2021

As Christians, we live in world that is foreign to us. We live in a world that contradicts the life that Jesus lived - a life that He said we could also live. This message examines the reasons why we face contradictions in our lives and how to deal with them.

In the Gospels, Jesus uses a method of teaching known as parables to communicate principles about the kingdom of God. A parable compares two things by placing them side by side. By using parables, Jesus compares the unfamiliar, the kingdom of God, to the familiar, nature and life experiences. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:15-21, John 17:20-23, Mark 11:22-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Walking Into The Sunset Series

Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Aug 17, 2006

Part 2 of the series looks at the life of Enoch. 5 key points demonstrate how Enoch was set apart in his life of faith.

WALKING INTO THE SUNSET Big Faith Series-Part 2 Hebrews 11:5-6; Genesis 5:21-24 Sunday, July 23, 2006 Pastor Brian Matherlee Introduction I was sitting by the ocean when a man and his sons came by. The father was a tall man and one son was an older teen while the younger son was no more than ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:5-6

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Making Of A Memory

Contributed by Richard White on Sep 13, 2003

Lets make history together.

THE MAKING OF A MEMORY JOSHUA 4:4-7 Ill: Bob, good man with a bad memory. He meets up with a friend he hasn’t seen in years. He greets his friend Bill saying, “Remember what a bad memory I had? Well I and my wife went to this seminar and now I have a great memory.” Bill says to him “Really ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 4:4-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Way Home

Contributed by Mike Richardson on May 16, 2001

There is only one true way home and that is throught the doorway of death. One day we all must journey home.

II Cor. 5:1-2, 8 “The Way Home” INTRO: There was a little girl who walked to her house through the cemetery every day after school. She loved to feel the breeze in her hair and to watch the birds. Sometimes she just threw herself on the rich, green grass, and watched the clouds turn into ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:1-2, 2 Corinthians 5:8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational