Sermons on Wake Up Call From God:

A Call For Praise

Contributed by Guy Glass on Dec 6, 2011

A simple devotional on praise for God

Psalm 33:1-22 Sing joyfully to the LORD, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him. 2 Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre. 3 Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy. 4 For the word of the LORD is right and true; he is ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

A Call To Work Series

Contributed by Timothy Darling on Nov 6, 2008

As Haggai called Judah to work on the Temple, so we are called to work on our Temple, the Temple that is comprised of God’s people.

A call to work Haggai 1 The symptom Zerubbabel the governor was facing an economic crisis. He was watching the decline as surely as politicians and leaders are watching it today. The reasons were different. Today we have a crisis in banking and high financial institutions. Zerubbabel’s crisis ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 1:1-15

Denomination: Mennonite

Draw Near #3 Lessons From The N.t. Series

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Mar 9, 2006

James 4 shows 3 things we need to do in order to DRAW NEAR to God: Clean up! Humble down! Behave yourself!

Drawing Near #3 Lessons from the New Testament James 4 SCRIPTURE READING: James 4:7-10 INTRODUCTION: An anonymous theologian wrote these wise words: “God is great, and therefore He will be sought: He is good, and therefore He will be found.” This is the third week I’ve been talking ...read more

Scripture: James 4:7-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Called To Thanksgiving

Contributed by Robert Massey on Nov 27, 2002

The author of this psalm shares several aspects of why God’s people need to be thankful and also how that thanks should be given.

I remember as a child, roughly about this time every year, one of the most popular books every published would be sent to our house. (Remember I’m speaking as a child). By this I mean the Sears and Roebuck Christmas catalog. As a child, I thought that there was nothing like the Sears catalog. I ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 100:1-5

Denomination: Church Of God

Up And Down And In And Out

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 12, 2009

Calverton Baptist Church, Silver Spring, MD: Worship involves four dimensions: UP toward God, our help; DOWN from our pride; IN toward a caring unity; and OUT toward a world in need.

When I was in college, I had a math professor who would write a problem on the board, and then with a few deft strokes of his chalk, write the answer: X equals 12. Somehow, no matter what the problem, it seemed as though X always equaled twelve. But how did he get that? From long and complex ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

Stepping Up

Contributed by Stephen Hammond on Jun 20, 2013

Father's Day Sermon designed to challenge men to STEP UP and be the man of God, the husband and the father that God desires them to be.

STEPPING UP FATHER’S DAY 2013 Proverbs 14:11-16 The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish. There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death. Even in laughter the heart may ache, and joy may end in grief. The faithless ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 14:11-16

Denomination: Pentecostal

Faith That Steps Up To The Challenge

Contributed by Richard Tow on Dec 14, 2017

Three faith lessons from the live of Caleb. His example instructs us on how to face the challenges in our lives. God identified three things about Caleb that distinguished him from the crowd and explains God's blessings on him.

Intro In Numbers 13 we are introduced to a man named Caleb. He was the leader of the tribe of Judah when Moses sent the tribal leaders into the Promise Land to explore it in anticipation of invasion. Follow with me as we read Num. 13:17-20 “Then Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 14:7-14, Joshua 15:16-19

Denomination: Charismatic

Mail Call - Thyatira Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Mar 23, 2012

A series of messages from Jesus to the 7 churches in Revelation 2-3.

Church at Thyatira Revelation 2:18-29 March 11, 2012 If you were going on a vacation — would you go to Elgin, Illinois; Erie, Pennsylvania; or Flint, Michigan? They don’t sound like overly attractive towns; you wouldn’t choose them for your honeymoon. If you were to go there, ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:18-29

Denomination: Baptist

Lift Up Your Head

Contributed by Michael Petty on Oct 28, 2004

A sermon of encouragement to believers and lost a like to find hope in times of discouragement and life’s struggles.

Lift Up Your Head Psalm 3 I. Introduction Have you ever found yourself at a point in life where you were so beaten and so discouraged that good news and encouragement were just no where to be found? Well if I have just described where you are today, then you are in luck because ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 3:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Lessons From Joseph (Father's Day 2022)

Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Jun 20, 2022

Through the life of Joseph, men today can learn several lessons about how to be a good father (and a good disciple). These lessons include living a life of faithfulness, willingness, and obedience.

Lessons from Joseph Matthew 1:18-25 and 2:13-23 Introduction – HAPPY FATHER’S DAY! - Through the life of Joseph, men today can learn several lessons about fatherhood -- I’ll be the first to admit that aside from God, no one has it all figured out -- Fatherhood can be an adventure – and yet ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25, Matthew 2:13-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When The Brook Dries Up

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Aug 21, 2003

We’ve all been in a place where the "brook" dried up and God moved us on to another place. There are many lessons to be learned beside the brook.

A. INTRODUCTION “And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, ‘As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.’ And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, ‘Get thee hence, and turn ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:1-9, 1 Kings 17:24

Denomination: Baptist

"Listen Up"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jul 9, 2002

To respond actively and concretely is to be within the pupose and plan of God.

Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 “Listen up” By: Rev. Kenneth E. Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA Corporations spend hundreds of millions of dollars every year producing t-v commercials with the hope that people will watch and listen to their commercials and be persuaded ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-23

Denomination: United Methodist

Are You Fired Up For Jesus? Series

Contributed by David Dykes on Apr 10, 2003

Jesus desired to bring a burning, exciting, dynamic presence of God in the lives of people. God’s fire is dazzling and powerful and can work wonders in your life.

Are You Fired Up for Jesus? Luke 12:49-50 by David O. Dykes INTRODUCTION Sometimes sermons can be too long. A bishop spoke in Chapel at Yale University. He spoke for 15 minutes on how the Y in Yale stood for “Youth” then for another 15 minutes about how A stood for “Ambition,” the L stood for ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:49-50

Denomination: Baptist

Someone Forgot To Call God Again

Contributed by Chaz Brown on Dec 3, 2000

Why do we always seem to forget to call God all the time, unless we are in trouble?

Someone forgot to Call God Again. By Rev. Chaz M. Brown Why is it that we always forget to call God unless we are in trouble? We always forget to call God until there is an accident. We always forget to call God until there is a fire taking someone’s home. WE always forget to call God until ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:32-39

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Called To Be Saints

Contributed by Scott Spencer on Sep 17, 2011

The Bible reveals that there is a plan. It is God's plan. And it is His plan for us. God does have a wonderful plan for your life. It is called the Plan of Salvation, or the Gospel. Gospel means "good news." The good news of God is that He has a plan for

Called To Be Saints Romans 1:5-7 Through him and for his name's sake, we received grace and apostleship to call people from among all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith. And you also are among those who are called to belong to Jesus Christ. To all in Rome who are loved by God and ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:5-7

Denomination: Calvary Chapel