Sermons on Academic:

The Resurrection Of Christ Series

Contributed by Jim Kilson on Apr 28, 2014

Part 2 of 4 in a series covering the things of first importance as presented by the Apostle Paul in 1st Corinthians 15

INTRODUCTION: Both friend and enemies of the Christian faith have recognized that the bodily resurrection of Jesus from the dead is the foundation-stone of the Christian faith. The people of the church at Corinth were starting to listen to some who said there is no such thing as the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:3-4

Denomination: Christian Church

Everyone Is Looking -- For Jesus Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Dec 4, 2014

Isaiah gives us a brief description of the coming Messiah. People have been looking for him and to him ever since.

1. Obscurities There is a story about a student at Cambridge University who entered the classroom on exam day and asked the proctor to bring him cakes and ale. The proctor refused, expressing astonishment at the young student's audacity. At this point the student read from the four-hundred-year-old ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:1-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Experienced Travelers

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Dec 29, 2013

Gaining knowledge of Christ means knowing Him intimately through your lifetime.

Experienced Travelers 2 Peter 1:5-9NKJ But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, 6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, 7 to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:5-9

Denomination: Pentecostal

One Mission: Love

Contributed by Alvin Hathaway, Sr. on May 22, 2011

Love will draw you, change you, and save you.

Sunday, January 18, 2009 One Mission: Love Text: 1 John 4: 7 – 12 One Mind in 2009 will be an underlining theme in all we do. Some will say that it is a cute statement, catchy statement, or even a crude statement to that, I will point you to the Book of James in the first chapter you will ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-12

Denomination: Baptist

Visit Of The Wisemen Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Jun 15, 2017

The wise men came to Jerusalem during the time when Herod was king. One thing that Herod did not want was competition. When these wise men showed up in Jerusalem, it created quite a stir and Herod had his curiosity peaked.

-4 BC- Jerusalem and Bethlehem Visit of the Wisemen (Numbers 24:17) Matthew 2:1-12 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem. (Matthew 2:1) The wise men came to Jerusalem during the time when Herod was king. One thing ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Today's Stumbling Blocks Of The Church

Contributed by Michael Koplitz on Aug 17, 2021

Jesus spoke about stumbling blocks in the faith. Oh yes, that includes the church. Does the church have any?

42 "aWhoever causes one of these 1little ones who believe to stumble, it 2would be better for him if, with a heavy millstone hung around his neck, he 3had been cast into the sea. 43 "aIf your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life crippled, than, having ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:42-48

Denomination: United Methodist

Visit Of The Wisemen Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Sep 27, 2018

“Where is the one who has been born King of the Jews? We . . . have come to worship Him.”

Visit of the Wisemen -4 BC- Jerusalem and Bethlehem (12) Visit of the Wisemen (Numbers 24:17) Matthew 2:1-12 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem. (Matthew 2:1) The wise men came to Jerusalem during the time when Herod ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Sermon On Discord

Contributed by William Meakin on Jun 4, 2021

Discord has been discerned as an ineffaceable or essential lack of harmony that evokes resentment, factiousness, or antagonism.

David Takayoshi Suzuki, a Canadian academic, science broadcaster and environmental activist once remarked: “Change is never easy, and it often creates discord, but when people come together for the good of humanity and the Earth, we can accomplish great things.” Romans 12:16-18 reminds us: “Live in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:14-22, Isaiah 5:20, Romans 12:10

Clement Of Alexandria Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Feb 6, 2022

Although Christ, like a human, is made in the *image of God, he alone shares the likeness of God the Father. Christ is both sinless and apathetic (indifferent), and thus by striving to imitate Christ, one can achieve salvation.

Clement of Alexandria Titus Flavius Clemens, also known as Clement of Alexandria, was a Christian theologian and philosopher taught at the Catechetical School of Alexandria. Among his pupils were Origen and Alexander of Jerusalem. Born: Athens, Greece Died: Jerusalem School: Middle Platonism; ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: Baptist

A Message To The Church In Philadelphia Series

Contributed by Larry Grant on Jan 1, 2023

He comes to them with no words of complaint, but only words of praise and words of promise and words of power.

Revelation 3:7-13 (NKJV) A Message to the Church in Philadelphia January 1, 2023 Of our Lord’s seven letters to the churches in Asia Minor, only two did not receive any sort of chastisement or correction. One was the letter to the church in Smyrna and the other is this letter to the church in ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:7-13

Denomination: Baptist

So Help Me God

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Aug 14, 2020

This sermon is about honesty and oaths. (from May 5, 2013).

SO HELP ME GOD Text: Matthew 5:33 – 37 I once heard a comedian tell a joke that had a rhetorical question. If you were a lawyer, his joke may or may not have been funny depending on whether or not the given lawyer or lawyers had a sense of humor. His joke went like this: “How can you tell ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:33-37

Denomination: United Methodist

A King And I

Contributed by Perry Greene on Dec 29, 2015

This is a funeral sermon for a 68 year old Christian who had a true servant spirit.

I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live; and whoever lives and believes in me shall never die. John 11:25 1. Funerals are customs where we attempt to: a. Remember and Honor a loved one b. Comfort and Console a family c. Exalt God even in ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 18:1-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Rainbow In The Clouds

Contributed by Edward Hardee on May 6, 2024

To have a rainbow you must have a cloud. Every cloud has potential to show a rainbow but the sun must shine through it.

Title: The Rainbow in the Cloud Theme: Text: Genesis 6 - 9 Opening Scriptures Genesis 9:11-14 Thus I establish My covenant with you: Never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood; never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth." (12) And God said: "This ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 9:11-14

Denomination: Church Of God

Foreshadowing Jesus’ Fate

Contributed by Michael Koplitz on May 24, 2022

How did John foreshadow Jesus' sacrifice? Learn what the phrase "the lamb of God" means. We must tell the story of Jesus as often as possible.

Foreshadowing Jesus’ Fate John 1:19-34 Rev. Dr. Michael H. Koplitz John 1:19 This is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent to him priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” 20 And he confessed and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.” 21 They asked him, “What ...read more

Scripture: John 1:19-34

Denomination: United Methodist

Sermon On Celestial Voices

Contributed by William Meakin on Jun 9, 2022

There are many known medical benefits to singing, especially when we are praising God for everything in life.

Anne Lamott, an American novelist and non-fiction writer once remarked: “Then the singing enveloped me. It was furry and resonant, coming from everyone’s very heart. There was no sense of performance or judgment, only that the music was breath and food.” 2 Chronicles 5:12-14 reminds us: “And all ...read more

Scripture: James 5:13, Job 38:7, Nehemiah 12:31, 1 Corinthians 14:26