Sermons on B Proper 5:

Are You Painting Ugly Pictures?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Oct 26, 2016

CONCLUSION: Feelings, emotions and problems will distort our vision and cause us to FOCUS on the problems as INSURMOUNTABLE and CHRONIC PROBLEMS that cannot ever be OVERCOME. A DISTORTED FOCUSED VISION WILL BIRTH DISCOURAGEMENT AND DEFEAT.

ARE YOU PAINTING UGLY PICTURES? VISION: STAY FOCUS! By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com TEXT: Proverbs 29:18 Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he. WE ARE DOING FINE HERE? WHO NEEDS THAT? Ephesians 3:20 Now unto him that is ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 29:18

Denomination: Assembly Of God

He Whom Thou Lovest Is Sick.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 5, 2022

The simple prayer of Martha and Mary; Jesus' delay; and the death of Lazarus.

HE WHOM THOU LOVEST IS SICK. John 11:1-16. JOHN 11:1. “Now a certain man was sick.” This is the first mention of Lazarus of Bethany in the Gospels, and he is identified alongside his sisters, Mary and Martha. JOHN 11:2. Mary is identified in anticipation of the incident in the following ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Raising The Dead.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 7, 2022

I AM the resurrection and the life.

RAISING THE DEAD. John 11:17-45. By the time Jesus got to Bethany, Lazarus had been dead for four days (John 11:17). The professional mourners attended the home of Martha and Mary (John 11:19). Ever the practical hostess, Martha went out to meet Jesus (John 11:20). Martha’s outlook oscillates ...read more

Scripture: John 11:17-45

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Sure Defence In The Face Of Adversity.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Feb 4, 2023

Committing our life into the hands of the LORD.

A SURE DEFENCE IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY. Psalm 31:1-5, Psalm 31:15-16. I). Psalm 31:1-5. PSALM 31:1. This Psalm begins with the LORD, the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is a Psalm of trust, a Psalm of faith. We need not wallow in our distress when we have the LORD upon our side. ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 31:1-5, Psalm 31:15-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Where Heaven And Earth Meet

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 17, 2013

What will be the response of our hearts to the call of God?

WHERE HEAVEN AND EARTH MEET Isaiah 6:1-8 1. THE AWESOMENESS AND MAJESTY OF GOD (Isaiah 6:1-4) It was the year that King Uzziah, king of Judah, died (Isaiah 6:1). In Jerusalem, the prophet Isaiah was in the Temple, the place where the LORD God had set His tabernacle amongst His people ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Fifth Sunday In Ordinary Time- Cycle B; 5th Sunday Year B-- Simon’s Mother-In-Law Lay Sick With A Fever

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Feb 5, 2021

“Our fever is passion, our fever is lust, our fever is anger”

Simon’s mother-in-law lay sick with a fever. “Our fever is passion, our fever is lust, our fever is anger” (St. Ambrose, Expositio evangelii sec. Lucam, in loc.). St. Ambrose is talking about concupiscence, which is not sin but it’s what makes sin seem attractive (No. 2515). An illustration ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:29-39

Denomination: Catholic

Lessons From The Life Of Abraham (5 Of 5)

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jan 27, 2022

Life can be really confusing at times.

Illus: A psychiatrist visited a California mental institution and asked a man: "How did you get here? What was the nature of your illness?" The psychiatrist got the following reply. • "Well, it all started when I got married and everything went down hill from there. • I married a ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 15:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

The Sooners Vs. The Soft - Matthew 5:5 Series

Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Jul 4, 2024

This passage describes one of the virtues of Jesus that he explicitly drew attention to because of how important it is, and yet it’s one of the least desired virtues even among Christians. This message reveals the meaning of meekness, and how to become more meek.

Matthew 5:1-12 Now when he saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, 2 and he began to teach them, saying: 3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 5 Blessed ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:5

Passing The Light

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Apr 6, 2018

Finding grace in adverse circumstances to pass the torch of the gospel on to others.

PASSING THE LIGHT. 2 Corinthians 4:5-12. Paul had been concerned by some self-made ‘ministers’ who were nothing better than peddlers ‘making gain by corrupting the word of God’ (2 Corinthians 2:17). Paul and his fellow-ministers, by contrast, were neither dishonest nor manipulative. They ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:5-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Sabbath For The Hungry, Healing For The Withered

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Feb 8, 2015

Is it lawful to good on the sabbath days?

A SABBATH FOR THE HUNGRY, HEALING FOR THE WITHERED. Mark 2:23-3:6. Jesus said, ‘Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled’ (Matthew 5:6). The hunger and thirst which He spoke of in that Beatitude is evidently spiritual, but it is amply illustrated in ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:23-28, Mark 3:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus Is Coming Back, Be Prepared (5 Of 5) Series

Contributed by Gary Holt on May 31, 2020

Jesus is coming back a second time to collect the faithful and issue rewards, we need to always be ready

“Jesus is coming BACK, BE PREPARED” Week 5 of 5 Matthew 25:1-13 Credit: Steve Shepherd, Troy Borst, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament Please stand for the reading of God’s Word: Matthew 25:1-13 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:1-13, Matthew 28:18-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

From 9 To 5 Series

Contributed by Scott Kircher on Jul 27, 2008

How to play your part in the workplace

Intro – Bumper Stickers Slide I am sure that you have seen the car bumper stickers that describe a persons view of their job. I owe, I owe, It’s off to work I go. I’m so broke that I can’t even pay attention. I am sure that there are many others, but the point is that there are many people who ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:5-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Little Apocalypse

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 10, 2013

We do not know the day and the hour when Jesus will return, so we also need to keep awake and be watchful. This message is not just for the early disciples, but for us all.

THE LITTLE APOCALYPSE. Mark 13:1-37. I. Mark 13, and its equivalents in Matthew 24 and Luke 21:5-36, is sometimes entitled “the little apocalypse.” This passage is poised between Jesus’ teaching in the Temple (Mark 12), and the account of the Passion (Mark 14-15). The main thrust of the chapter ...read more

Scripture: Mark 13:1-37

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"The Journey From Sinner To Saint!"

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jun 1, 2005

A sermon for the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost Proper 5 The call of Matthew

3rd Sunday after Pentecost Proper 5 Matthew 9:9-13 "The Journey from Sinner to Saint!" "As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax office; and he said to him, "Follow me." And he rose and followed him. And as he sat at table in the house, behold, many tax ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:9-13

Denomination: Lutheran

The Grace Of God In The Face Of Death

Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Jun 6, 2007

A sermon for the 2nd Sunday After Pentecost, Proper 5, Series C.

2nd Sunday after Pentecost (Pr. 5) June 10, 2007, “Series C” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, in your boundless compassion, you sent your Son, Jesus the Christ, into our world that he might reveal to us ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:11-17

Denomination: Lutheran