Sermons on B C P Ash Wednesday:

Ash Moments

Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Mar 23, 2023

What do you do with your sack cloth and ash moments - the times when the fires of life overwhelm you?

Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-3; Daniel 9:3 Theme: Ash Moments Proposition: 1. There is a Time and Place for Ashes 2. God can Take Our Ashes and Transform into Beauty INTRO: Grace and peace from God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helen’s erupted. For nine ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-3, Daniel 9:3

Denomination: Nazarene

Beauty For Ashes

Contributed by Apostle Itoro-Obong Jacob on Feb 16, 2019

Beauty for ashes is literary replacing a rejected identity with an acceptable and celebrated tag.

Key Verse 3 “To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He might be glorified”. Beauty is the quality ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-7, Psalm 34:19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Beauty For Ashes PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 10, 2024

Explores the promise, power, and purpose found in Isaiah 61, emphasizing the transformative role of Christ in our lives.

Good morning, beloved family of God. We find ourselves gathered here in the house of the Lord once more, not by accident, but by divine appointment. The Lord has a word for us today, a word that is as timely as it is timeless, as relevant to our present as it is rooted in ancient truths. We are ...read more

Topics: Beauty, Ashes

The Dew Of Hermon

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Mar 10, 2018

The knitting together of kindred hearts in covenant love.

THE DEW OF HERMON. Psalm 133:1-3. I like the Scottish Metrical version of this Psalm: “Behold, how good a thing it is, and how becoming well, Together such as brethren are in unity to dwell!” A good one to sing, perhaps, as we break bread together. “Behold” calls us to look carefully, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 133:1-3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Rend Your Hearts Not Your Garments

Contributed by Lucy Vavosa on Mar 5, 2003

This is a sermon about Ash Wednesday and how it is a day of new beginnings.

ASH WEDNESDAY REFLECTION 2003 “Blessed be the longing that brought you here and that quickens your soul with wonder.” This line is from a poem titled “A Blessing” by a man named John O’Donohue. I came across it quite by accident (or by God) As I was getting ready for work this morning and ...read more

Scripture: Joel 2:12-18

Denomination: Catholic

Learning From The Gentle Jesus

Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Oct 29, 2007

An Ash Wednesday sermon, that encourages to learn from the gentle Jesus.

ASH WEDNESDAY SERMON Ash Wednesday is a bit like a reminder phone call. The alarm going off for an early wakeup call, or the mark on the calendar or diary indicating that something important is coming soon and we need to prepare for it. Ash Wednesday is the start of us preparing for Easter. We ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:5

Denomination: Lutheran

Ashes, Ashes, We All Fall Down Series

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Dec 29, 2014

The five keys of the Shemitah (Sabbatical year) were taught last Sunday.

The Final Countdown: Preparing for What’s Next (Based up Jonathan Cahn’s book, The Mystery of the Shemitah) Ashes, Ashes, We All Fall Down (2 of 5) November 9, 2014 CFBC, Chester, IL Dr. Mike Fogerson, Speaker Introduction: A The five keys of the Shemitah (Sabbatical year) were ...read more

Scripture: Joel 2:31

Denomination: Baptist

P-E-C-U-L-I-A-R

Contributed by Don Kunnmann on Sep 18, 2002

CHARACTERISTICS OF CONSISTENT CHRISTIANS ASSIGNED TO THE LETTERS OF THE WORD "PECULIAR".

July 21, 2002 P-E-C-U-L-I-A-R TITUS 2:14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. THE BIBLE TELLS THAT GOD WILL PURIFY US INTO A PECULIAR PEOPLE. I GRANT YOU WITHOUT RESERVATION THAT THERE ARE ...read more

Scripture: Titus 2:14

Denomination: Baptist

Turn Us, Shine Forth, Save Us.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 23, 2021

God is unchangeable, but our experience of His Providence may vary from time to time.

TURN US, SHINE FORTH, SAVE US. Psalm 80:1-7. Belief in the God of Israel is not blind faith, but an informed trust. One expression of our confidence that the LORD is in control of all things is to make our complaints known to Him. In Psalm 80 the writer bemoans the plight of the divided tribes ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 80:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Call Of Wisdom

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jun 23, 2018

Make me an offer I can't refuse!

THE CALL OF WISDOM. Proverbs 9:1-6. Even before she invited us, Lady Wisdom “built her house” (Proverbs 9:1). The hewing out of Lady Wisdom’s “seven pillars” speaks of completeness (unlike the ‘folly’ in Edinburgh which was never completed), spaciousness, and endurance. ‘I go to prepare a ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 9:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Voice In The Wilderness.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Sep 24, 2022

Never mind the preacher. Look to the One preached.

THE VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS. John 1:19-28. The witness of John is put on record (John 1:19) because the Council in Jerusalem sent a delegation to him, asking who he thought he was, preaching without licence (from them) out there in the wilderness. They surely knew he was a priest’s son, but ...read more

Scripture: John 1:19-28

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The P's Of The Gospel Series

Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 26, 2011

A sermon on Romans 1:16 (Outline from Croft Pentz)

Introduction: What is this?  A starfish!  At one time, this starfish was alive and swimming in the ocean.  You probably know what happened.  As so often happens, this starfish was washed up on the beach and because a starfish can't live out of water, it died. I heard a story about a man who was ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Incarnation Of The Word.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Sep 26, 2013

When we recognise Jesus for who He is, we also see something of the glory of God.

THE INCARNATION OF THE WORD. John 1:14-18. 1. THE WORD BECAME FLESH. Having established the connection between faith and being “born again” (John 1:12-13), the Apostle John now explains how that has been made possible. It took nothing less than the incarnation of God Himself (John 1:1). We can ...read more

Scripture: John 1:14-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Sorrow Will Turn To Joy.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 21, 2024

"I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice" (John 16:22).

SORROW WILL TURN TO JOY. John 16:16-22. JOHN 16:16a. The sense of John 16:16 seems to be “A little while and ye do not behold Me…” This refers to the fact that within hours Jesus would be arrested, tried, crucified, and buried. JOHN 16:16b. “again a little while, and ye shall see me” brings us ...read more

Scripture: John 16:16-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

O Ye His Saints.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 1, 2023

Saints are humble folks who revere the Lord.

O YE HIS SAINTS. Psalm 34:1-10, Psalm 34:22. David was ‘on the run’ from king Saul. Mistakenly thinking that he might find refuge with the Philistines, he only escaped from their clutches by feigning madness (cf. 1 Samuel 21:10-15). Then he hid in a cave. Knowing that David was in this place, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 34:1-10, Psalm 34:22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational