Sermons on Africans:

The Days Are Surely Coming Series

Contributed by Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson on Nov 30, 2006

A sermon on Advent hope.

1 Advent Yr C, 3/12/2006 Jer 33:14-16 Rev. Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson Pastor of Grace Lutheran Church, & Chaplain of The Good Samaritan Society’s South Ridge Village, Medicine Hat, Alberta “The days are surely coming” Once upon a time, a manufacturer of shoes sent two salespersons to a far-away land. ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 33:14-16

Denomination: Lutheran

Christmas Joy

Contributed by T. Michael Crews on Dec 2, 2006

A brief Christmas devotion

CHRISTMAS J-O-Y I came across a collection of letters that children wrote to Santa Claus. Some of them were pretty good. One said, "Dear Santa, you did not bring me anything good last year. You did not bring me anything good the year before that. This is your last chance. Signed, Alfred." My ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 2:20, Galatians 2:20-25

Denomination: Baptist

Our Baptismal Mission: Goodness, Beauty, Truth

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 7, 2010

If we are to minister to a world in need, we must give it what Jesus gave: goodness, beauty and truth

The Baptism of the Lord January 10 2010 The first thing we should do today is correct a Hollywood-produced misconception about John’s baptism. Many of us grew up watching one or the other movie in which Jesus was baptized, or a large group of Protestant Christians were baptized in a river, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:7-11

Denomination: Catholic

"A Few More Scenes"

Contributed by Ken Harris on Mar 27, 2005

The purpose of this sermon is to motivate the hearers to affirm others (in the midst of difficulties and tough times) TO CHEER-UP because JESUS HAS RISEN AND HAS OVERCOME THE WORLD.

U.S. Army Chaplain (MAJ) Ken Harris Camp Walker Taegu South Korea BIG IDEA: Although parents, family members, and friends may sometimes ABANDON YOU; GOD – THE FATHER can be trusted never to LEAVE YOU ALONE, AND NEVER TO ABANDON YOU. REFERENCES: Mark 15:41-47 (MSG); Zech. 13:7 KJV (Awake, O ...read more

Scripture: John 16:31-33

Denomination: Pentecostal

He Still Came Part 2

Contributed by Greg Nance on Dec 13, 2012

The genealogy of Jesus is a central part of the biblical record. Who are these people in the line of Christ and what do they teach us?

View powerpoints: 1. Perspective on rich and poor (pic of child crying in anger because she got an iphone with only 16 GB instead of 32 GB next to a pic of a starving African wearing sandals made from two liter Coke bottles). Comment: Which of these do we most identify with? 2. Teach your ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:22-36

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Different Shades Of Brown. Series

Contributed by Preacher Fo Real on Oct 25, 2008

Current events {originally written October 20, 2008; updated and revised 07/04/2012}

My fellow Americans and those who have chosen to call themselves Americans, The soon approaching presidential election is not just about racism; it is also about classes. Frightening arrays of problems caused by these trying times have pitted the rich 1 percent verses the poor’s increasing 99 ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 133:1-3

Denomination: *other

Full But Empty Or Empty But Full

Contributed by Amiri Hooker on Apr 7, 2015

This is a sermon about what it means to see Jesus as human and having a power limited to the power to serve, save, and deliver.

Philippians 2:5-8New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 5 Let the same mind be in you that was[a] in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, 7 but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:5-8

Denomination: United Methodist

Divine Alignment !!!

Contributed by Leslie Choudhury on Jan 9, 2018

Likewise for us when we are aligned to God's Word and Will for our lives we are in convergence. (If lines, roads, or paths converge, they move towards the same point : when we head in the same direction with God!)

Ephesians 4:11-12King James Version (KJV) 11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: There are 2 key words in these verses (1) ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:11-12

Be Fruitful

Contributed by Chidi Ejeagba on Jan 8, 2019

Only maturity can bring FRUITFULNESS

The first commandment So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:27-28, John 15:1-8

A Wet Promise Series

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Jan 13, 2019

The Blessings in Baptism

January 13, 2019 Baptism of Our Lord Rev. Mary Erickson Isaiah 43:1-7; Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 A Wet Promise Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. “O Israel: Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:1-7, Luke 3:15-22

Denomination: Lutheran

Why Did The Angels Announce The Birth To Shepherds?

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Dec 6, 2017

A message about the choice to proclaim the news of Christ's birth to the lowly shepherds. The sermon looks at how the shepherds were a foreshadowing of who the ministry of Jesus would focus on.

OF COURSE IT WAS SHEPHERDS: We act like this was an inevitable part of the story, but it wasn’t. - Luke 2:8-12. - The Christmas story is so familiar that we presume that each part had to happen that way. “Of course the shepherds heard from the angels. It had to be like that.” Only it didn’t. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-12

Denomination: Baptist

The Patriarchs Making Choices Series

Contributed by David Taylor on Aug 23, 2016

The Patriarchs Making Choices Genesis 13 David Taylor March 20, 2016

The Patriarchs Making Choices Genesis 13 David Taylor March 20, 2016 The African impala can jump to a height of over 10 feet and cover a distance of greater than 30 feet. Yet these magnificent creatures can be kept in an enclosure in any zoo with a 3-foot wall. The animals will not jump if they ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 13:1-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Of Kings And Nations

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Oct 20, 2015

What a daunting responsibility is laid on the voter.Our country is in recession and the world is in depression and nearing financial collapse. Nations are raising swords against one another and super powers are restless nearly inviting another world war

Of Kings and Nations Revelation 19:15-16 1 Samuel 8 This past Friday my wife and I took our grandchildren to a Corn Field Maze. It's a fun way to spend a fall afternoon. We got into the maze and I soon realized that it was just like going into the voting booth. It seemed no matter which way I ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 8:1-22

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Change

Contributed by D. Walls on Nov 18, 2011

Allowing Christ to transform us.

“CHANGE” B.R.: Luke 8:27,34,35: Text.: Romans 12:2: And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. INTRO: As I read in my B.R. we find a man that was ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:27-35

Denomination: Holiness

Inheriting God’s Love Dna Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 1, 2019

We inherit a certain DNA from our parents; believers have one spiritual parent, the Father. We evidence our family relationship by evidencing His qualities, especially love.

Inheriting God’s Love DNA (I John 4:7-21) 1. There is much debate about whether obesity is genetic. Identical twins raised apart. 2. As one strand of DNA asked the other, “Do these genes make me look fat?” 3. Seriously, though, I have greatly enjoyed the results of a DNA test through ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-21

Denomination: Independent/Bible