Sermons on Wild Waves Of Death:

Tested By The Death Of A Loved One: Lesson 16

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Sep 4, 2013

God tests us by deaths of people we love

A. WHEN FACED WITH THE DEATH OF A LOVED ONE: GENESIS 23:1-20 1. Death visits all: sometimes a loved one, eventually ourselves. 2. Some think we should not show grief because a believer goes to be with the Lord. a. True, they are better off. b. We miss them because they were part of our ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 23:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

Death: Reviled, Revealed, Revered, Reveled”

Contributed by Kenric A. Prescott on Apr 27, 2014

Death is not to be feared because in Christ, he gives us ways to Revile, Reveal, Revere, and Revel over Death.

“Death: Reviled, Revealed, Revered, Reveled” Job 10:1, 18-22 (NKJV) Job 10:1, 18-22 1 “My soul loathes my life; I will give free course to my complaint, I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. 18 ‘Why then have You brought me out of the womb? Oh, that I had perished ...read more

Scripture: Job 10:1-22

Denomination: Baptist

Freedom For Us Who Are Raised From The Death.

Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on May 17, 2014

Because Jesus rose from the dead – so will we. We can look our ancient enemy death, straight in the eye and say, I’m not scared of you. Christians don’t stay in their tombs when they die. Neither are they meant to live in tombs while they are alive.

Word Count: 2604 This sermon was delivered to St Oswald’s in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland on the 20th April 2014 (a Scottish Episcopal Church in the Dioceses of Glasgow and Dumfries). Summary: Because Jesus rose from the dead – so will we. We can look our ancient enemy death, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10

Denomination: Episcopal

How Does The Death Of A Lamb Save Us?

Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on Jan 19, 2014

Do you know why: using our dainty little communion set in our worship, is so superior to the Old Testament services where animals were sacrificed for God? From Genesis to Revelation, we answer that question.

Isaiah 49.1–7; Psalm 40.1–11; 1 Corinthians 1.1–9, John 1.29–42 Summary: Do you know why: using our dainty little communion set in our worship, is so superior to the Old Testament services where animals were sacrificed for God? From Genesis to Revelation, we answer that ...read more

Scripture: John 1:29-42

Denomination: Episcopal

Death Through Adam, Life Through Jesus. Series

Contributed by Kyle Sullivan on Nov 10, 2014

Death through one man and Life through another.

Question: How did we get into this mess? Vs. 12-14 Why is there evil in the world? Vs. 12a “sin entered the world through one man (Adam)…” (NIV) Like Pandora’s Box, once sin entered the world, paradise was lost. Why do people die? Vs. 12b “and death through ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:12-21

Denomination: Baptist

The First Man To Miss Death—enoch

Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Mar 8, 2011

Walking with God leads to heaven

Did you hear about the man who returned home from the grocery store, having bought everything on the list his wife gave him? She began removing items from the bags: one dozen eggs, two bags of flour, three gallons of milk, four bags of sugar, and five cans of cake frosting. His wife said, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 5:21-24

Denomination: Wesleyan

Does The Death Penalty Really Solve Anything?

Contributed by Patrick Nix on Jan 5, 2012

Someone recently posted this question on a social networking site... The Death Penalty: Does it really solve anything? I feel compelled to share the conversation.

Someone recently posted this question on a social networking site... The Death Penalty: Does it really solve anything? I feel compelled to share the conversation. First off - the way the question was posed has automatically skewed the answer with a negative bias. Asking for results-oriented ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 9:6

Denomination: Baptist

Death Through Adam, Life Through Christ Series

Contributed by Rick Burdette on Mar 6, 2013

The Law, Grace, Righteousness

DEATH THROUGH ADAM, LIFE THROUGH CHRIST Romans 5:12-21 (p785) March 3, 2013 INTRODUCTION: Some of my favorite memories in recent years have been mission trips to New Orleans, Joplin, MO. And I am going to share a trip with our amazing students in the Dominican Republic. I love the bonding ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:12-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"...till We Are United By Death." - A Sermon On Faithfulness Series

Contributed by Mark Nichols on May 11, 2009

One of the things we learn from God’s people (the Israelites) is faithfulness to God!

TEXT: Daniel 3 TITLE: “Till we are united by death…” SERIES: Lessons Learned from God’s people (part 5) TOPIC: Lesson learned: FAITHFULNESS TO GOD OCCASION: Burnside Christian Church, May 10, 2009 PROP.: One of the things we learn from God’s people is faithfulness to God! INTRODUCTION: ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 3:1-30

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

When God Signs Your Death Warrant

Contributed by Kenneth Tankersley on Jun 13, 2009

JESUS HAD JUST SAID TO THE UNBELIEVING PHARISEES, (V30)“HE THAT IS NOT WITH ME IS AGAINST ME. IF YOU SHOULD CROSS OVER THAT SPIRITUAL DEADLINE AND TAKE “ONE MORE CHANCE” FOR THE LAST TIME AND FIND YOURSELF FACING GOD’S ETERNAL JUDGMENT. YOU WILL HAVE TO F

WHEN GOD SIGNS YOUR DEATH WARRANT TEXT: MATHEW 12: VS. 31,32 INTRODUCTION: JESUS HAD JUST SAID TO THE UNBELIEVING PHARISEES, (V30) “HE THAT IS NOT WITH ME IS AGAINST ME”. 1 John 5:16 If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 12:31-32

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Foretells His Death A Third Time Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jul 17, 2015

Jesus' passion prediction in Luke 18:31-34 teaches us that what happened to him was in fact a fulfillment of prophecy.

Scripture In his book Future Babble, journalist Dan Gardner explores our obsession with “experts” who claim to predict future events. Gardner relies on the work of Philip Tetlock, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, who produced a massive 20-year analysis of 27,450 ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:31-34

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Evil Embedded In The Structures Of Society Leads To Death Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 17, 2015

The sacrifice of Christ needs to be imitated by the Christian, by loving service and working to put down evil.

Thursday of 2nd Week in Course Joy of the Gospel There is an innate drive in every human, once he has discovered the existence of a transcendent reality, a creative Being who can impact his life, to offer something to that Being. In pagan societies, where the forces of nature, or economics, or ...read more

Denomination: Catholic

A Christian’s Death Brings Rest

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Mar 1, 2015

Funeral Sermon

Six days. That’s all it took. Just six days after Monica was diagnosed with cancer, she breathed her last. I think we’re all still coming to terms with how quickly it progressed. Especially when you consider how Monica had just received a chest x-ray in January and the doctors ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Herod Puts Peter’s Guards To Death Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Apr 17, 2017

The angel must have come and released him during the fourth watch (three to six A.M.), otherwise Peter’s escape would have been discovered by his keepers at the time of the changing of the guard.

June 27, 2014 By: Tom Lowe Title: Herod Puts Peter’s Guards to Death (12:18-21) Scripture (Acts 12:18-21; KJV) 18 Now as soon as it was day, there was no ...read more

Scripture: Acts 12:18-21

Denomination: Baptist

Tested By The Death Of A Loved One Lesson 16 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 22, 2017

Death visits all

A. WHEN FACED WITH THE DEATH OF A LOVED ONE: GENESIS 23:1-20 1. Death visits all: sometimes a loved one, eventually ourselves. 2. Some think we should not show grief because a believer goes to be with the Lord. a. True, they are better off. b. We miss them because they were part of our ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 23:1-20

Denomination: Baptist