Sermons on Upper Class:

Listening To Last Words

Contributed by David Zachrich on May 19, 2025

Before Jesus departed from His disciples to return to heaven, after His crucifixion and resurrection to pay for the sins of the world, He offered several final messages that were – and still are – important.

Revelation 21:1-6,12-20 Last words … Friends in Christ, When children leave home after high school or college, words are shared between parent and child to express love. When a loved one passes, if there is an opportunity, last words are shared are also shared to express love and gratitude. ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:1-6, Matthew 28:16-20, John 14:1-6

Denomination: Lutheran

Ten Arguments For The Historical Jesus

Contributed by John Gaston on May 28, 2025

Gary Habermas in his book, The Historical Jesus, gives at least 10 evidences. As part of my Apologetics series, I have abbreviated and rewritten them to fit front & back on one piece of paper.

TEN ARGUMENTS FOR THE HISTORICAL JESUS 1. MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT SOURCES. The existence of multiple independent sources – the four Gospels, Paul’s letters, and other early Christian writings – that attest to the historical existence of Jesus. There wasn’t just one witness to Jesus, but a large number ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:3-7, Philippians 2:6-11

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Living Sacrifices

Contributed by Michael Blitz on Jan 10, 2026

Paul reminds us that the Christian life is a full-life response to God’s mercy, calling us to present ourselves as living sacrifices to Him. True worship means daily renewal, humility, and unity within the Body of Christ.

Living Sacrifices We began our epistle lesson with a “therefore,” and if you’ve been in church long enough, you probably have heard the therefore lesson. It comes up a lot in Paul’s epistles. Whenever there is a Therefore, you have to find out what came before the lesson, because the Therefore is ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-2

Denomination: Anglican

The Joy Of Sainthood

Contributed by Michael Stover on Oct 18, 2000

The Position of Sainthood A.

The Position of Sainthood A. Inclusive 1. Salute Îevery saint in Christ Jesusâ 2. In Christ Jesus 3. Not just those revered of old D. Identity 1. John 1:12, "But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name" 2. 1 John 3:1, ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:20-23

Denomination: Baptist

Handling Disappointments At Christmas

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Dec 14, 2001

This sermon deals with the reality that Christmas brought disappointment to the lives of the participants in the first century and still does the same for us today.

Handling Disappointment At Christmas GNLCC 12/16/2001 Isaiah 7:13-14 Luke 1:26-38 Text Matt 1:18-25 Everything about the way the world celebrates Christmas gives the impression of a wonderful time of joy, fun, excitement, and happiness. The lights are beautiful, Santa is a jolly old ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25, Isaiah 7:13-14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Thinking Clearly About Our African Spritual Heritage

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Mar 4, 2005

This sermon was preached on Black History Sunday and it highlights people of color in the bible and challenges the stereotypes we have of Africans as people and of African history.

Thinking Clearly About Our African Spiritual Heritage 2/27/2005 As we go through our sermon series on thinking clearly, one of the ones that got left out was thinking clearly about our African Spiritual Heritage. We’ve decided to put this one in. Why do we need to think clearly here. ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 10:6-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

God's Great Joy

Contributed by Kelvin Parks on Oct 31, 2004

Have you ever laid in the bed at night and your problems have gotten so bad that it even seems like the darkness of the night has even turned its back on you.

Preached on 31 October 2004 at Living Stone Baptist Church Standish, Maine [v.1] I will extol thee, O Lord; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me. [v.2] O Lord my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. [v.3] O Lord, thou hast brought up my soul from ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 30:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Letting The Inside Out

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jul 5, 2003

This Is A Pentecost Day Sermon Dealing With Letting The Holy Spirit On The Inside Of Us Manifest Himself On The Outside Of Us.

Letting The Inside Out NLF Pentecost 6/8/2003 2 Chronicles 34:1-18 Acts 1:1-8 Let’s suppose for a moment that you were in a room with hundreds of bags hanging overhead. All of the bags say the same thing on the outside. All of the bags look just like each other. All of the bags are ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:12-17, Acts 2:1-14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Tale Of Four Kings Series

Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 21, 2002

Part 3 of 5 of the series, Christmas Perspectives. The Three Magi who sought a "new" king, and the pompous ruler who feared the rumor - these unique perspectives on the birth of Jesus point us to our own hunger and fears for the one who came as a child...

TALE OF FOUR KINGS Part 3 of the Christmas Perspectives Series Matthew 2:1-20 Read at beginning of service: Matthew 2:1-2 (NIV) 1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and asked, "Where is the one who has been born king of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-20

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Scapegoat

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Apr 30, 2007

A message to be preached the week before Easter. It works with the type of the scapegoat in Leviticus.

The Scapegoat Leviticus 16:21-22 KJV And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 16:21-22

Denomination: Pentecostal

My "Other" Life

Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Oct 16, 2002

Our culture of blame influences how we look at others, but the Lord says examine your own heart first.

My “Other” Life TCF Sermon February 7, 1999 A lawyer in San Diego filed a lawsuit against the city because, during a rock concert at a city facility, he was "forced" (that’s the word the news item used) to use the women’s restroom. GET THIS: he also sued the company that SOLD HIM THE BEER! ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Scapegoat

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on May 14, 2012

A message using the scapegoat as a type of Jesus Christ.

Leviticus 16:21-22 KJV And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 16:21-22

Denomination: Pentecostal

"The Only Road To God"

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jun 20, 2008

All roads do not lead to God.

“Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. 7 “If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; from now on you know Him, and have seen Him.” Most of us have heard the historical declaration that, “…‘all roads lead to ...read more

Scripture: John 14:6-7

Denomination: Orthodox

Article 22. The Sabbath And Worship Series

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jan 30, 2010

This sermon looks at the narrower sense of worship upon the Lords day. The call, the centre and the content of Worship on the Sabbath.

Baptist confession of faith 1689. Article 22. Worship and the Sabbath. The essentials of Worship Intrinsic in the heart of every human being is the desire to worship – (that’s why your here today to enter into worship) it’s like a default mechanism in built in every ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Baptist

Faith Of A Foreign Woman

Contributed by Troy Borst on Apr 22, 2013

Bitter Beginnings, Kindness Shown, Redeemer Found, Unexpected Endings

THE FAITH OF A FOREIGN WOMAN CHAPTER 9, “THE STORY” RUTH 1-4 INTRODUCTION We are studying the Bible this year from the beginning to the end. We are watching as God enfolds His Story for us to see. We are seeing how God weaves together lives, purpose, sin, attitudes, mistakes, humble ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ