Sermons on Wide And Narrow Gates:

Wrong Turns, Wrong Roads, And Dead Ends

Contributed by T. Michael Crews on Dec 2, 2006

An Exposition of 1 Sam. 28:3-25

Wrong Turns, Wrong Roads, and Dead Ends 1 Sam. 28:3-25 A man and his wife had just moved to town, and he was coming home from his first day at work. As he’s driving down the highway, his cell phone rings, and it’s his wife. “George, I just had to call you and tell you to be careful. I just heard ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 28:3-35

Denomination: Baptist

Are We Really Living In The End Times?

Contributed by John Stensrud on Dec 12, 2001

A sermon that shows many signs that we are sooner rather than later going to see the Second Advent of Jesus Christ

Are We Really Living in the End Times? Matthew 24.3-8; Daniel 12:1-4 Preached at Immanuel Baptist Church of Elgin, Illinois on November 25, 2001 By Pastor John Stensrud Last week, I promised to get into the nitty-gritty of biblical prophecy. And so I shall. But first, I think that if I took a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:3-8, Daniel 12:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

A Study Of The Book Of Revelation, 7: Ch 8-9, 7th Seal, Aka The Trumpets Series

Contributed by Bob Faulkner on Jun 18, 2015

Deeper and deeper into the mystery being unveiled. This is not an elongation of history but an in-depth look at the final judgments already uncovered. Seems that all this is happening within 3 and 1/2 years.

The First Six Trumpets and the three woes aka: the 7th seal (8, 9, 10:1-7, 11:15-19) A break (8:1-6). All 7 trumpets are part of the 7 seals. In fact it appears as though they can all be found in the 5th and 6th seals. The catastrophes of the first four seals are now intensified. The fraction ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Are We Really Living In The End Times?

Contributed by John Lowe on Dec 31, 2014

Ever since Jesus ascended back to heaven, His return has been eminent. Ever since that day, you could have said, “Jesus can return at any moment.” God wants His children to live like they expect Jesus to return at any time.

8/20/2005 12:29 PM Are We Really Living in the End Times? Matthew 24:3-8; Daniel 12:1-4 Today, I want to get into the nitty-gritty of biblical prophecy. And so I shall. But first, I ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:3-8

Denomination: Baptist

Lift Up Your Heads! See The King Of Glory!

Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Mar 28, 2010

How dare we lift up our heads, sinners that we are? Jesus answers that as he rides into Jerusalem. Parts: A. How can we dare to? Only because his blood washes us clean. B. How do we? By seeking him as our mighty Hero.

Text: Psalm 24:1-10 Theme: Lift Up Your Heads! See the King of Glory! A. How can we dare to? Only because his blood washes us clean B. How do we? By seeking him as our mighty Hero Season: Lent 6c -- Palm Sunday Date: March 28, 2010 Web page: ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 24:1-10

Denomination: Lutheran

The Sad Thing About Sodom

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 7, 2007

"The Sad Thing About Sodom" was the fact that there was one child of God there who should have been a witness and testimony of the one true God who could change their lives, but he was too backslidden to help.

THE SAD THING ABOUT SODOM Text: Gen.19: 27, 28 Intro: The ancient cities of Sodom and Gomorrah shall forever live in infamy. The very mention of their names brings to mind thoughts of hellish depravity and horrible destruction, the latter being the result of the former. They stand in biblical ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 19:27-28

Denomination: Baptist

Signs Of The Second Coming Of The Lchrist

Contributed by Donnie De Loney on Oct 18, 2014

An examination of what the Word says about the Rapture of the Church.

Signs of the Second Coming of Christ Matt. 24:32-35 (NIV) 32 “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. 33 Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it[e] is near, right at the door. 34 Truly I ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:32-35

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Holding On To My Faith Part 3 Series

Contributed by Gregory Newhouse on Jan 13, 2022

We get weary sometimes in waiting for the promises of God to materialize. Our faith must have the right direction, because the results of our faith will always be determined by the direction of our faith.

Intro: So far in the last two weeks we have talked about the importance of our faith. We started our study back in Romans chapter 4 dealing with one of the most incredible examples of faith, Abraham. While looking at him we discovered in week 1 that our faith must have duration, because we get ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

The Church Of Philadelphia Series

Contributed by Vernon Risner on Mar 5, 2021

Lessons learned from the Church of Philadelphia. Sermon notes, power point, and video clips available upon request.

(TAB) Have you ever been betrayed by someone you love? When I think of betrayal I think of a scene in one of my favorite movies – (TAB) Braveheart. William Wallace (played by Mel Gibson) is fighting for Scotland to be free from the tyranny of England. Their only hope is if all the Scottish ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:7-13

Denomination: Baptist

Rejoice! Why? Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Nov 25, 2004

We are often told that we are to rejoice as Christians but you ever wonder: Why?

Well we are almost through the prophets, both major and minor. And you’ll recall from earlier messages that the designation Major and Minor has nothing to do with the importance of the Prophet or his message, instead it is indicative of the length of his message. And most of these guys had a ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 3:14-17

Denomination: Wesleyan

Suffering Series

Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Dec 10, 2003

3 certainties about suffering

2 Thessalonians 1:5-12 Suffering Introduction In Paul’s introduction to the second Thessalonian letter, he thanked God for their growing faith and love, and for their patience and faithfulness in times of trial and persecution. I have made mention on several occasions that the Thessalonian ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 1:5-12

Denomination: Baptist

In Spirit & In Truth Series

Contributed by David Flowers on May 11, 2010

Part 5 in series, Love Never Dies, this message examines what it means and does not mean to worship God in spirit and in truth.

In Spirit & In Truth Love Never Dies, prt. 5 Wildwind Community Church David Flowers April 25, 2010 Well, this past week has been like almost every other week in prepping the sermon – leaving me wishing that instead of one sermon per chapter, I could do three/four sermons per chapter and ...read more

Scripture: John 4:19-26

Denomination: Free Methodist

Old Testament Challenge: David And Goliath Series

Contributed by Wes Humble on Apr 22, 2010

Old Testament Challenge: David and Goliath

The Courage of David A few weeks ago we talked about Moses and his answering God’s call in his life. Today we are going to talk about courage with yet another Old Testament personality but I want to revisit Moses for a moment. What would have happened had Moses tried to figure out what ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:1-52

Denomination: *other

Our Principle Assets(2023)-2

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jul 10, 2023

2 of 7. Paul & Sosthenes opened their letter to the Corinthian church by informing them of their most important spiritual assets. The local(our) church has important spiritual assets. But What are some of those spiritual assets? A Principle Asset of the Christian church is...

Our PRINCIPLE ASSETS-II—1Corinthians 1:2-?(:1-9) ATTENTION: Congaree National Park is located around 10 miles southeast of Columbia SC. It’s a little over a 2 hr. drive from here.—We have plans to go there sometime in the near future. There are certain aspects of the park that are appealing to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:2, 1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

A Fantastic Discovery - Peters Confession.

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 24, 2010

A Fantastic Discovery - Peters Confession. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: Matthew chapter 16 verses 15-23. (1). Background: (a). Geographically. • Jesus and his disciples are in the region of Caesurae Philippi. • Caesarea Philippi lies about twenty-five miles Northeast of the Sea of Galilee. • This region was outside the domain of Herod ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:15-23

Denomination: Brethren