Sermons on winning: showing 2,911-2,925 of 29,462

Heaven Pt-2 Series

Contributed by Brian Menear on Feb 23, 2007

Who will go to Heaven and just how will they get there?

Understanding Heaven Part 2 (All verses unless noted are from CEV) In our last section we looked at why we should want to go to Heaven and the 3 types of Heaven(Sky, Stars, Divine Heaven). In this section we will look at who will be going there and how we will get there. Who will be going ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:10-27

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Game Of Greed

Contributed by Scott Carmer on Jun 25, 2007

There are so many voices out there trying to get us to play the game of greed, but we are much better off if we listen to the voice of God calling us to be content with what we have.

The Game of Greed I Kings 21:1-10 June 24, 2007 Now, this is my opinion. Feel free to agree or disagree. I really believe that network television programming is at an all time low for creativity. We are in an era when it is so expensive to produce programming that network executives are looking ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 21:1-10

Denomination: Methodist

Stay In Contact With Headquarters (Pp) Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Sep 28, 2007

We are to stay in constant communication with headquarters when we are in the battles of life.

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • Spiritual warfare is something that can drain the life right out of us, spiritual warfare can really take a toll on us. Sometimes there are so many small skirmishes going on that we get drained because we have so many little battles to fight. • It can be discouraging to ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:18-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Staying Clean In The Hog Lot Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jul 23, 2010

We live in a hog lot type of world, the longer you are in it, the less you notice it. What can we do in order to not fall into the trap of the world?

INTRODUCTION  SLIDE #1  Isn’t it easy to live for Jesus, to pray, to read His word, to treat others as He wants us to treat them, to live a holy life, WHEN YOU ARE IN CHURCH?  Why does it seem so much easier to live for Jesus when we are at church than when we are in the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:13-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Beginning With The End In Mind

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Nov 19, 2010

This is the end that we must have in mind when we begin anything in the church. Our destination must be a congregation filled with people who are filled with Christ and who are filling the world with his love.

BEGINNING WITH THE END IN MIND Isaac Butterworth The Installation of a New Pastor November 21, 2010 John 15:1-8 (NIV) 1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-8

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Day Will Come Series

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Jul 30, 2009

It begins with God, who created. Humanity, who rebelled. Jesus, who came. And us, who respond with repentance. And then we live lives of hope – hope that “our present troubles are small and won’t last very long.

The Day Will Come Zech 12-13 Nov 9, 2008 Intro: "Hope" is the thing with feathers— That perches in the soul— And sings the tune without the words— And never stops—at all— And sweetest—in the Gale—is heard— And sore must be the storm— That could abash the little Bird That kept so many warm— I’ve ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Lost But Found

Contributed by Zacch Olorunnipa on Aug 21, 2009

From the parables of the lost possessions as told by Jesus, this sermon draws several important messages including a call to unbelievers to get out of their lost status and come to Jesus Christ, and also a challenge to believers to aggressively participat

LOST BUT FOUND Text: Luke 15: 1 – 36 (KJV) By Pastor Zacch Olorunnipa Introduction Losing and finding things is a life long phenomenon even form the Biblical times. For ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-32

Denomination: Pentecostal

Right With God, Or Left Behind? [rapture]

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Oct 20, 2005

We must make sure we are "Rapture-Ready." In Rev. 4:1 the church goes "off the air" because the church goes "IN the air!" Link included to Formatted Text version, Handout, and PowerPoint Presentation.

Right with God, or Left Behind? "Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter" (Rev 1:19). "hast seen" ch. 1: glimpse at glorified Christ, eternity past. "are" chs. 2-3: church age, the present age of Grace. shall be hereafter—begins in ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 4:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Forgetting The Past And Going Forward In 2006

Contributed by Bo Dunford on Jan 25, 2006

Paul lays out some principles concerning our attitude that we can carry with us into the New Year.

PHIL. 3:12-16 “FORGETTING THE PAST AND GOING FORWARD IN 2006” A) There is an old story about a happy little boy who went out into the field wearing a baseball cap ... And in one hand he carried a baseball, and in the other his trusty bat! * His face had a look of tremendous confidence ... ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:12-16

Denomination: Baptist

The Meaning Of Resurrection Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Mar 28, 2005

5th of 5 on life after life. This was preached on Easter Sunday. Credit for the main illustration goes to Matthew Rogers. Sermon Central contributor.

It was a windy but sunny spring day in May of 1986… Matt was a part of the team but the best runner was John Waller. John was somewhat of a living legend at that time in boys track. He was an incredibly gifted runner who had consistently placed in the top 5-10 spots in the mile run at the state ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Moving Beyond Regrets Series

Contributed by Tim Patrick on Jul 10, 2006

In this sermon we learn how to move beyond the regrets and sins of our past.

Have you ever done something you later regretted; (or) have you missed an opportunity that you later regretted; (or) have you said something you later regretted? All of us know the pain of regrets. For some it could be the regret of a broken marriage. For some it could be the regret of an abortion. ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:12-14

Denomination: Baptist

Lost Luxury's Lament

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Dec 23, 2004

Babylon’s fall will incite lamentation on the part of her dependents. A loss of luxury produces lamentation in her constituents. What lamentations come to those who are economically dependent? A lament of the economically dependent is for a LOSS OF...

LOST LUXURY’S LAMENT—Revelation 18:9-19 Babylon’s fall will incite lamentation on the part of her dependents. Lost luxury produces lamentation in her economic dependents. What lamentations come to those who are economically dependent? 3 lamentations of the economically dependent. 1—A lament of ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 18:9-19

Denomination: Baptist

Saying 'yes So You Can Say 'no'

Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 7, 2008

The third of a three-part series, ‘Growing as You Go.’

Slide 1 This is the concluding sermon in the series ‘Grow as You Go.’ The first sermon in this series took us to Moses and his encounter with God. We were told that God had a role, an important one at that, for Moses and it was in line with God’s plan and story and not Moses’ plan and story. In ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 6:1-11

Denomination: Church Of God

Time To End, Time To Begin

Contributed by Bobby Daniel on Jan 7, 2008

Final sermon for 2007, laying foundation for first series in 2008.

Time to End…Time to Begin 2 Timothy 4:7 Intro: When we moved here a little over a year ago and I got my office set up Mrs. Dorothy Smith peeked in one day and said, “I don’t think I’ve seen a pastor’s study with quite that much character before.” My response to her was, “You call it character, my ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:7

Denomination: Baptist

Seven Things You Can Become That...

Contributed by Melvin Newland on May 17, 2015

"Seven things you can become" - These are good things you want to be "That don't necessarily cost money" So we can afford to develop them "That can help meet the needs of others" - And that is important!

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK SEVEN THINGS YOU CAN BECOME THAT DON'T NECESSARILY COST MONEY, THAT CAN HELP MEET THE NEEDS OF OTHERS This sermon is one where the title is much longer than usual. But I think we'll get some good out of it. Let's start by ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37, Romans 12:5-8, John 1:41-42, Matthew 28:19-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ