Sermons on Wait For His Son:

The End Is In Drawing Near 1 Peter 4:7-11 Series

Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Apr 24, 2015

Believers have been waiting for the return of Christ and that time is drawing near when God will send the Son to bring His children home. That return will not only Glorify God but it will reestablish God's dominion over all the earth.

Title: "The End is In Drawing Near" Big Idea: Peter is bring to a close God's message to the pilgrims and therefore we are to be mindful of that the end is near. The End of all things, The End of sorrow and even more important The End of Waiting. Believers have been waiting for the return of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:7-11

Denomination: Baptist

Like Father Like Son Series

Contributed by David Welch on Sep 20, 2007

First of a series on the characteristics of God as our father.  This message deals with likeness and the passing on of His DNA to believers.

“Kingdom Kids” Part 1 Introduction Since Father’s Day is coming up in four weeks I thought we would take a short break from 1 John to further explore the wonder of God as our father. Fathers play a vital role in any society. Since we explored the passage in 1 John about being children of God and ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:3-7

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

The Prodigal Son Lesson 2 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jan 11, 2024

God is glorified not just by being recognized as the Father, but He wants you to rejoice with Him in His benefits.

A. The Prodigal Son Prodigal, adj. (1) wasteful, reckless, or extravagant, (2) giving into desires or weaknesses, (3) spend resources unnecessarily, i.e., spend thrift ~Webster B. Picture of the Younger Son To illustrate the point further, Jesus told them this story: “A man had two sons. The ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-21, Luke 15:25-32

Denomination: Baptist

This Is My Son The Chosen One

Contributed by William Baeta on Mar 3, 2007

“Our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Saviour from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body” Phil. 3:

Theme: This is My Son, the Chosen One Text: Gen. 15:1-12, 17-18; Phil. 3:17-21, 4:1; Lk. 13:31-35 The first thing we usually know about a person is his or her name. We all know the significance of names in our culture and everyone here automatically receives a name that depicts the day on which ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:17-21

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Two Sons Face To Face PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 20, 2023

Explores Jesus' compassion, authority over death, and involvement in our lives, emphasizing our great need for Him and His greater response to our needs.

Welcome, beloved family of faith, to this blessed gathering where we come together under the umbrella of God's grace, to seek His wisdom, to find comfort in His promises, and to grow in our understanding of His word. It is in these moments of collective reflection that we draw closer not only to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:11-15

Topics: Replaced Death, Life

Why Did God Have To Kill His Son To Forgive Me? Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 1, 2021

Why did God have to kill His Son for me to obtain forgiveness. Why couldn't God have simply forgiven me without that sacrifice?

OPEN: Dick Van Dyke once told a story about a preacher who was showing his 4 year old son a picture of Jesus. But the man didn’t want his son to get the wrong idea and so he said: “But son… it’s not really Jesus. It’s just an artist’s impression of Jesus.” The boy looked closely at the picture and ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Don’t Look In His Eyes!

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 27, 2011

He has patiently been waiting - longing since the foundation of the world for you to look into His eyes, and melt in love before Him.

Sermon: Don’t look into His eyes! Introduction Power points of Jesus’ eyes, face looking at us: (Make the following statements as you progress through slides 1-7) Don’t look into His eyes if you don’t want revival! Don’t look into His eyes if you don’t want to change! Don’t look into His eyes if ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:2

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When God Keeps Us Waiting

Contributed by Chanon Mullens on Oct 19, 2006

God Answer’s Prayer: According to His Time and Will

• Have you ever desired a more perfect prayer life? The Bible is emphatic in that God Does Answer Prayer! • Examples of answered prayer: a. The Israelites were desperate; Moses prayed and water turned sweet. b. Hannah sought a child and Samuel was born c. Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Sons, Sin, Swine, And Starving Souls

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 28, 2009

World Hunger Sunday: The younger son found that physical hunger starved his soul; the elder son found that spiritual hunger hardened his heart; the Father hungers for all of his children’s needs.

When I read the Gospels, I know that Jesus must have been a Baptist, and the twelve disciples must have been the Deacons of the First Baptist Church of Galilee. Must have been! Do you know why? Because there is all this talk about eating! Everywhere you turn in the Gospels, there are stories ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Baptist

Son Sets You Free Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Aug 5, 2022

True freedom does not consist in the word “freedom,” but in relationship to Jesus Christ, through abiding in His Word, and being His disciple. We will meditate from this passage on three realities. Admit who you are, admire who Jesus is, and advocate what Jesus does.

Text: John 8:31-41 Theme: Son Sets You Free Greetings: The Lord is good and his love endures forever. For the first time, John puts the word freedom for salvation. But the teaching on freedom offended Jesus’ hearers, they thought they have always enjoyed freedom though they lived under Roman ...read more

Scripture: John 8:31-41

Denomination: Methodist

Sharing In His Suffering Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Nov 5, 2016

Through our relationship to Christ we share in the fellowship of suffering in general and we Share in His Suffering through: 1) The Father in Suffering (2 Cor. 1:3-4), 2) The Son in Suffering (2 Cor. 1:5-6) & 3) The Saints in Suffering (2 Cor. 1:7)

In his book (and now feature movie), The Insanity of Obedience, Nik Ripken tells about meeting Dmitri in the former USSR. Born of Christian parents, Dmitri found himself and his family living under communism in an area where the nearest church was a three-day walk away. He started teaching his ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:3-7

Denomination: Other

His Wondrous Name Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 8, 2021

This most important child ever born on this planet was named by his true Father in heaven. Gabriel came to Mary and said to her in Luke 1:31, "you will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus."

Corrie Ten Boom is one of the best known names in the 20th century. But many do not know that Corrie had more than one name. In 1977 a group of several hundred Christian Indians honored her in Flagstaff, Arizona, by giving her an Indian name. Tom Claus, a Mohawk and president of the group, ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:1-7

The Son Of Man Will Return As Judge

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Dec 1, 2005

2nd End Time/Last Judgment(B) - When the Son of Man returns as Judge everyone will hear his voice and the believers will live forever.

THE SON OF MAN WILL RETURN AS JUDGE John 5:24-29 - November 6, 2005 – 2nd Sun. of End Time / Last Judgment Dear Fellow-Redeemed and Saints in the Lord: In today’s text Jesus is very early in His ministry. Because of that, there are still many questions that the people had concerning Jesus’ ...read more

Scripture: John 5:24-29

Denomination: Lutheran

His Time, His Way, His Power

Contributed by Mike Hullah on Jun 7, 2022

God understands us we think, until a roadblock, appears in our pathway. We can then begin to question ourselves and God. Did He really say this, is it for me? This sermon helps us know His Time, His Way, His Power.

His Time. His Way, His Power Genesis 18:10-14 Then the LORD said, "I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son.” Now Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent, which was behind him. Abraham and Sarah were already old and well advanced in ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 18:10-14, Genesis 12:2-3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Be The Church: Watch, Wait, & Worship

Contributed by Jonathan Meyer on Nov 15, 2017

Jesus speaks of our need to prepare for His return. We are encouraged to live lives of worship and devotion to God as we watch and wait for the Bridegroom. (This is part of our lectionary-based series for November 2017, "BE the Church.")

Last Sunday we had a gender reveal party to find out if we’re having a boy or a girl in April. I was so convinced it was a boy, based on how different the first trimester had been this time around. But then, with friends gathered around, we popped a large black balloon with question marks all over ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:1-13, John 14:2-3, Amos 5:18-24

Denomination: Lutheran