Sermons on War In Heaven:

The Believer's Hope

Contributed by Kelvin Mckisic on Mar 2, 2024

Characteristics of the believer’s hope...our hope is based on a living person, that person being Jesus Christ.

Australian aborigines pictured heaven as a distant island beyond the western horizon. The early Finns thought heaven was a distant island in the faraway East. Mexicans, Peruvians, and Polynesians believed they went to the sun or the moon after death. Native Americans believed that in the afterlife ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-5, 1 Thessalonians 5:7-10, Hebrews 6:19, 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Third Sunday Of Easter, Year B- The Physicality Of The Resurrection

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Mar 15, 2024

Incarnational spirituality

A mother proudly told her pastor: “My teenage son has finally learned one bible verse: It’s Luke 24, verse 41, from today’s Gospel, where Jesus says to his disciples, “Have you anything here to eat?” Literally, in the Greek, it’s “anything edible,” so they looked around, and most likely gave him ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:35-48

Denomination: Catholic

I Am The Way, The Truth, And The Life (John 14:1-6) Series

Contributed by James Jackson on Mar 17, 2024

#7 in What's In a Name? The I Am Statements of Jesus

Good morning! Please open your Bibles to John 14. We are seven weeks into our series on Jesus’ I AM statements in the gospel of John. Week one we talked about how God revealed Himself to Moses at the Burning Bush as “I AM.” That’s God’s personal name.. Jehovah, or Yahweh as it’s often translated. ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-6, Revelation 21:16

Denomination: Baptist

From Every Nation, Tribe, People, And Tongue

Contributed by Doug Fannon on Nov 16, 2021

This message preceded the dedication and send off of all the shoeboxes this congregation prepared for Samaritan's Purse Operation Christmas Child. All Scripture references are from the NASB.

These shoeboxes, packed with much love and prayer, will be shipped out quite literally to the ends of the earth. In the past we have had shoeboxes, that we have packed, to the Philippines, Madagascar, Burkina Faso, Mali, Nigeria, Central African Republic, Cameroon and many other places. Where ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 7:9-12

Denomination: Baptist

Behold I Show You A Mystery

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Nov 28, 2021

A funeral message about eternal life in Christ

“Behold, I Show You A Mystery.” (1 Cor 15:51-52) Introduction; News of __________ illness and the journey of treatment has been on our hearts and in our prayers these last two years. Our family wishes to convey our love and prayers to the entire family circle. as Solomon wrote, “a woman ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:51-52, John 11:25, 1 Corinthians 15:1-8, 1 Corinthians 15:35-57

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Smart Investing Series

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Nov 24, 2022

Make a deliberate investment decision to spend your time, money, effort and attention on the things that last. And what lasts? Loving God, and loving your neighbor.

Last month I had the fun of deciding how to invest the profit of the sale of my New Jersey house. And it was fun, and I think I’ve made good choices. But my track record is nothing to boast about. When I cashed in a chunk of my IRA for the down payment on that same house, I told my broker that I ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-21

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

#5 We Believe In Man’s Need For Salvation Series

Contributed by Doug Fannon on Aug 7, 2022

Man, left on is own, is prone to evil. Man stand condemns and in need of saving. All scripture quotes are from the NASB.

Sometimes we need to step back and re-examine what it is that we believe. Many take our faith for granted, we tout the cultural narrative and claim we have read the Bible when in fact all we do it quote other people who claim to quote the Bible and we fail to have read it for ourselves. We claim ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:9-18, Romans 3:23, Romans 7:14-25, Romans 8:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

Riches Without Understanding Series

Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Aug 15, 2022

The focus of this sermon is on the idea that accumulating riches and fame on this earth has no lasting value while accumulating treasures in heaven has value in both this life and the life to come.

Good morning. If you have your Bibles with you, please open up to Psalm 49:1. While you are looking that Psalm up, I have a music trivia question. Does anybody like country music? A lot of people. Has anybody ever heard of the country group called The Gatlin Brothers? More than I thought. ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 49:1-20

Denomination: Christian Church

Something Completely Different

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Sep 17, 2023

When God intervenes to bring life out of death, we have to let him do it his way.

How many of you remember Monty Python? The British comedy group in - I think - the 70's which used to transition between their skits with “And now for something completely different....” And it always was pretty strange. Part of their appeal was that their humor was so totally off the wall, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 20:27-38

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Living In Safety

Contributed by Colin Mcgeer on Jul 28, 2023

Psalm 91 cannot protect you. Living in God and God in you is your safe place. Your protection is to abide in Christ constantly. Abide in His presence. Forever remain in the secret place.

I have seen cars, homes, and businesses with a sticker or poster with the words, “Psalm 91 Protects this property” Psalm 91 can protect nobody; the God of Psalm 91 is our safe place. Psalm 91:1-2 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 91:1-11, John 1:14, John 16:7, Acts 1:4-5, Hebrews 9:7, Colossians 1:26-27, Romans 16:25, Colossians 3:3, Psalm 139:7-10  (view more)  (view less)

His Powerful Name; His Awesome Promise

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 5, 2023

We look forward at the end of our lives to participating in a New Creation, the very Kingdom of God and of His Christ, the Kingdom of Heaven.

Saturday of the 22nd Week in Course 2023 The overall impression one can get from this very brief Gospel from Luke is that the Pharisees have nothing better to do on the Sabbath than find fault with how other Jews keep Shabbat. In this case, it was not a violation of Torah to eat the grain on ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:21-23, Luke 6:1-5

Denomination: Catholic

Tout Ce Que Tu DÉlieras Sur La Terre Sera DÉliÉ Dans Les Cieux Series

Contributed by James Dina on Jan 18, 2022

Dieu entendra les cieux, et ils entendront la terre. Nous avons le privilège de délier sur terre lorsque nous remplissons certaines conditions - Nous devons obéir complètement au commandement de Dieu, L'OBÉISSANCE PARTIELLE EST UNE RÉELLE DÉSOBÉISSANCE

TOUT CE QUE TU DÉLIERAS SUR LA TERRE SERA DÉLIÉ DANS LES CIEUX "Et je te donnerai les clés du royaume des cieux : tout ce que tu lieras sur la terre sera lié dans les cieux, et tout ce que tu délieras sur la terre sera délié dans les cieux." ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:12, Revelation 3:3-4, Titus 2:7-8, Mark 7:35, Matthew 16:19  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Todo Lo Que Desates En La Tierra, QuedarÁ Desatado En Los Cielos Series

Contributed by James Dina on Jan 18, 2022

Dios escuchará a los cielos, y ellos escucharán a la tierra. Tenemos el privilegio de desatar en la tierra cuando cumplimos ciertas condiciones - Debemos obedecer el mandamiento de Dios completamente, la OBEDIENCIA PARCIAL ES DESOBEDIENCIA REAL.

TODO LO QUE DESATES EN LA TIERRA, QUEDARÁ DESATADO EN LOS CIELOS "Y te daré las llaves del reino de los cielos; y todo lo que ates en la tierra, quedará atado en los cielos; y todo lo que desates en la tierra, quedará desatado en los cielos" (Mateo 16:19). "Y ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:12, Revelation 3:3-4, Titus 2:7-8, Mark 7:35, Matthew 16:19  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Kahit Ano Ang Luwag Mo Sa Lupa Ay Malawag Sa Langit Series

Contributed by James Dina on Jan 18, 2022

Diringgin ng Diyos ang langit, at diringgin nila ang lupa. Dapat nating ganap na sundin ang utos ng Diyos, bago tayo marinig ng Langit. PARIAL OBEDIENCE AY ACTUAL DISOBEDIENCE

KAHIT ANO ANG LUWAG MO SA LUPA AY MALAWAG SA LANGIT “At ibibigay ko sa iyo ang mga susi ng kaharian ng langit: at anomang iyong talian sa lupa ay tatalian sa langit: at anomang iyong kalagan sa lupa ay kakalagan sa langit” ( Mateo 16:19 ). “At pagdaka'y nangabuksan ang kaniyang mga tainga, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:35, Revelation 22:21, Hosea 2:21, Proverbs 13:3, Matthew 16:19  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Transcendent Beauty Of God

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Jan 29, 2022

Beauty reveals God in the external manifestation of His presence and the quality of His greatness, authority, dignity, preeminence, power, perfection and majesty - A multi-part message.

Beauty is the possession and characteristic of God and is one of the qualities which are distinctive of Him. It emphasizes the form in which He reveals Himself in the external manifestation of His presence and the quality of His greatness, authority, dignity, preeminence, power, perfection, and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 29:11-13, Psalm 113:4-6, Genesis 9:13, Song of Songs 5:16, Isaiah 42:5, Psalm 72:19  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational