Sermons on B Epiphany 9:

Arrows Of Truth # 15 - What Are Key Strongholds Holding Dropouts Captive? (Part B) Series

Contributed by Louis Posthauer on Mar 22, 2022

A weekly series to help believers engage with loved ones, friends and neighbors who are dropout believers to restore them to the church - the Body of Christ.

Arrows of Truth # 15 - What are key strongholds holding dropouts captive? (Part b) The purpose of this and the three following weeks is to identify/discern false belief(s) that dropout believers have accepted and believe which result from five types of strongholds. These false beliefs dictate ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 10:3-5, 1 Samuel 30:11-16

Will You Come And Follow Me? (3rd Sunday Before Advent - Year B)

Contributed by Ian Bullock on Nov 4, 2021

We consider how the calling of the fishermen affects our lives, and allows us to focus on our own calling and why it is important for us to share our faith beginnings with others.

In the name of the Living God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. As I sat thinking about our Gospel this morning, a film that I watched a number of years ago came to mind, a comedy called School of life, starring Ryan Reynolds. Reynolds was a school teacher whose job was to teach his students ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:14-20

Denomination: Anglican

Sixteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time B-- 16th Sunday-- Come Away By Yourselves

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Jul 16, 2021

“When are we going to stop rewarding each other for doing too much?”

Marilyn McEntyre said, “At a faculty council meeting a few years back, a colleague raised what I thought was the best question of the year: “When are we going to stop rewarding each other for doing too much?” “I admired her for asking it,” Marilyn said, “It was rooted in sound ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:30-34

Denomination: Catholic

Twenty-Seventh Sunday In Ordinary Time- B. 27th Sunday-- Divorce And Remarriage

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Oct 1, 2021

The Catechism teaches that the spouses are ministers of the sacrament of Matrimony by expressing their consent before the Church. They confer Christ’s grace upon each other (no. 1623).

Today’s readings bring before us some fundamental teachings on marriage. Marriage requires a couple to prepare 4 types of "RINGS”: - The Engagement Ring - The Wedding Ring - The Suffer-Ring - The Endue-Ring 1) One highlight on marriage from Saint Pope John Paul II-- Is on what he calls ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:2-16

Denomination: Catholic

Don't Judge A Book By Its Cover - Year B - Proper 18

Contributed by Ian Bullock on Sep 1, 2021

How do we react to others - are we quick to judge on appearance, and can we learn to be hearers and doers of the word?

In the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. It was a beautiful sunny Sunday morning, the congregation had just settled into their service and had begun to sing the first hymn, when their attention was disturbed by a young man who was aimlessly wandering down the aisle. He was unkempt, ...read more

Scripture: James 2:1-17, Mark 7:24-37

Denomination: Anglican

Twenty-Ninth Sunday In Ordinary Time, B- Servant Leadership. Blah-Blah-Blah

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Sep 29, 2024

Once you accept the cup. Then your path to glory is by your service.

Servant leadership. Blah-blah-blah. and so on; and so forth. Ever since Robert Greenleaf coined the term, there has been so much information out there on servant leadership that is too academic, or filed with unpractical generalizations like servant leadership is not command and control, nor ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:35-45, Mark 10:45

Denomination: Catholic

Fifth Sunday Of Easter, Year B-- Vine And Branches-- See You Later, Suckers!

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Mar 27, 2024

“We’re dying on the vine here!”

Today, we hear about pruning and abiding to bear fruit. Regarding pruning, “There’s a sucker born every minute,” is an expression used in the hope of making money selling something worthless to a gullible customer. Similarly, in gardening, sucker shoots are false branches or stems that suck the ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-8

Denomination: Catholic

Twenty-Sixth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year B: "When In Doubt, Cut It Out.”

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Aug 15, 2024

It is not hyperbole to say that it is better to enter heaven maimed [one-armed, one-footed, and one-eyed] than to enter hell whole. That is literally true.

“When Jesus exaggerated” is a book title, and there are countless articles on how Jesus uses exaggeration and hyperbole for effect, like we hear this Sunday; to literally cut off your hand or foot or gouge-out your eyes because then you won’t sin with them.1 However, “it is not hyperbole to say ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:38-48

Denomination: Catholic

"Pray For Me And I'll Pray For You…”

Contributed by J. Douglas Duty Jr. on Oct 29, 2001

#9 and final in series through James

“Pray for me and I’ll pray for you…” James 5:13-18 Many years ago, back when black and white television was the cutting edge of technology, there was a particular show that every kid watched - Superman – Superman was a great show! It had action, drama, and the good verses the evil. Superman ...read more

Scripture: James 5:13-18

Denomination: Baptist

Mountain Glory & Valley Failure

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Feb 22, 2022

Why was there glory on a mountaintop and failure in a valley? Let’s look at the transfiguration in Luke 9:28-42.

Prelude Why was there glory on a mountaintop and failure in a valley? Let’s look at the transfiguration in Luke 9:28-42. 1. Prayer “Now it came to pass, about eight days after these sayings, that He took Peter, John, and James and went up on the mountain to pray. As He prayed, the appearance of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:28-42

Denomination: Baptist

He Will Be Called Counselor Series

Contributed by Leroy Redding on Jul 10, 2007

Isaiah 9:6-7 #2

“HE WILL BE CALLED...COUNSELOR” Isaiah 9:6 Where do you go when you need help? Where do you go when you need direction....guidance? Where you go tells something about you. Some people go to their horoscope....hair dresser... self-help books...bar tender...psychologist...pastor...counselor. The ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When I Get Big, I Want To Be Little

Contributed by T. Michael Crews on Dec 4, 2006

An Exposition of Mark 9:30-37

When I Get Big, I Want to Be Little Mark 9:30-37 Children are born dreamers. You can watch them act out their dreams when they play and pretend. With a few plastic army men they wage earth-shaking battles; with a baby doll they practice being gentle, caring mothers. The sky is the limit in who ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:30-37

Denomination: Baptist

Our Lord Calls Us

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Feb 12, 2009

Epiphany 5(C) -- Our loving Lord calls us from among all the sinful to go out among all the sinful with God’s forgiveness.

OUR LORD CALLS US (Outline) February 8, 2009 -- EPIPHANY 5 -- Isaiah 6:1-8 INTRO: Today’s verses reveal to the whole world an awesome God. The seraphs declared: "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory." There is no God like this – none! This is ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8

Denomination: Lutheran

The Baptism Of Jesus

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 10, 2013

Meeting Jesus in the waters of baptism.

THE BAPTISM OF JESUS. Matthew 3:13-17. The baptism administered by John was with a view to the repentance of sins. So, immediately, we are challenged with the thought: why did Jesus make the journey from Galilee to Jordan to be baptised by John (Matthew 3:13)? After all, as John would argue ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:13-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

But I Say Unto You

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jan 18, 2014

Getting into the heart of the law with Jesus.

BUT I SAY UNTO YOU... Matthew 5:21-26. I. In His recent wilderness struggles with the enemy, Jesus used the formula ‘It stands written’ in reply to each temptation (Matthew 4:4-10). The Word of God is its own authority against the wiles of the devil. Furthermore, when the devil quoted a passage ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:21-26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational