Sermons on Behavior Norms:

You, Me, And Jihad

Contributed by Bob Faulkner on Dec 23, 2015

Muslims are a people of war. Muslims are a people of peace. Which is it?

You, me, and jihad They’re on my bus every day. I see their moms and dads and grandparents. Loving caring family members who want the very best for their very beautiful children. I’m a school bus driver now. Retired school teacher in Chicagoland. Yes, I see the Muslims every day. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:16

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Purpose Of Liturgy Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 4, 2013

We need to understand what the Council Fathers intended for Liturgy, and the two things most people think they wanted which are not what they actually said they wanted.

Monday after Epiphany 7 January 2012 Sacrosanctum Concilium The mission of the Church on earth is exactly the same as the mission of Jesus during His thirty-some years on earth. He was, and we must be, the fulfillment of the twin commandment of God: love God with all our hearts and love our ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:12-25

Denomination: Catholic

The Garments Of Revelations Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 13, 2011

The garments of the women of the Apocalypse are signs of the festal garment we are clothed with as we take communion together.

Feast of the Assumption August 15, 2011 Spirit of the Liturgy The vision of the Apocalypse shared in our first reading today is a scene in a great final struggle between good and evil. The ark of the covenant, kept in the tabernacle in the wilderness, and in the Temple of Jerusalem once it was ...read more

Denomination: Catholic

Piety: The Family Virtue Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 15, 2012

The Christian has special duties to family. This is an important way to image Christ in our lives.

Monday of 3rd Week in Advent Gaudium et Spes The outpouring of grief around the world over the murder of twenty-six innocent people, twenty of them children, in Connecticut has generated a number of Internet videos featuring one or the other version of the Pie Jesu, a text of the Requiem Mass. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:1-17

Denomination: Catholic

Choose Life

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Jun 26, 2012

Those pioneers of faith are our examples. Persecution, assaults, mistreatment, affliction and even death; however, they kept the faith. Verse 19b ...I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. Every person choses their own destiny;

Choose Life Deuteronomy 30:19NASB I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. So choose life in order that you may live, you and your descendants, Verse 19 again from the TM Bible- I call ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 30:19

Denomination: Pentecostal

Why Evangelize? (Part 1)

Contributed by Sterling Franklin on Mar 27, 2011

1. There is no other way but Jesus, 2. We are commanded in Scripture (and by Jesus!) to evangelize (preach the good tidings of hope in Him)

Over the next few weeks, we will be covering some major (though very basic) reasons to evangelize. Some people may have stronger giftings and desires in the area, but all are called to reach out and preach the message of Jesus: His Life, Death, and Resurrection! Two reasons to start: 1. There is ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:14-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Resurrection--Focal Point Of Our Music Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 23, 2011

We must strive for renewal of our liturgical music from within

Monday in the Octave of Easter 25 April 2011 Spirit of the Liturgy The Gospel today documents a coverup. It was not the first coverup in history, but it certainly is the one with the worst results. The Resurrection of Jesus from the dead, and the simultaneous appearance of a number of dead ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:8-15

Denomination: Catholic

The Poor In Spirit Have God's Approval Series

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Sep 12, 2011

Part 1. God's approval, his blessing, rests upon those who are poor, contrite in spirit, aware they are spiritually bankrupt before God.

‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven’ (5:3). The Good News Bible says, ‘Happy are those who know they are spiritually poor’ but that doesn’t properly capture what Jesus means. Although it seems old fashioned now, when a father gives his ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:3

Denomination: Anglican

Christian... Be Different

Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 31, 2010

Israel is a type of the Church while Egypt is a type of the world. As Israelites were delivered out of bondage from Pharaoh’s hand and called out of Egypt into the Promised Land to testify for the Lord, even so Christians were delivered from Satan and cal

Intro: Israel is a type of the Church while Egypt is a type of the world. As Israelites were delivered out of bondage from Pharaoh’s hand and called out of Egypt into the Promised Land to testify for the Lord, even so Christians were delivered from Satan and called out of this present evil world to ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 11:7

Denomination: *other

Creativity--The Opposite Of Liturgy Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 21, 2011

Our profession of faith in Christ is guided not only by Scripture, but by the Fathers of the Church, the historic creeds, and our liturgical tradition.

Monday of the 5th Week of Easter Spirit of the Liturgy Mistaken identity. It’s an embarrassment, and occasionally a lethal inconvenience. Consider poor Jude here. No wonder he appears to have preferred the name “Thaddeus,” and became patron saint of hopeless causes. Even the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 14:5-18

Denomination: Catholic

Heavens Hero Isaac & Jacob Series

Contributed by Joe Hayes on Nov 25, 2008

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Heaven’s Heroes, Isaac & Jacob Isaac and Jacob were both looking for the fulfilment of the promise made to Abraham, they were both close to death yet they continued to act in faith, confident that God would bring to pass His sovereign plan. The accounts of Isaac and Jacob in Genesis are both filled ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:17-20

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Social Dimension Of Evangelism Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 21, 2016

"the service of charity is also a constituent element of the Church’s mission and an indispensable expression of her very being."

Thursday of the 29th Week in Course 2016 Joy of the Gospel Why did Herod and the Pharisees hate Jesus so much that they endeavored to kill Him, and not only once? And why ultimately did Jesus lay this curse on Jerusalem, or, rather, turn their curse on themselves, so that in 67 AD the Jews ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:31-35

Denomination: Catholic

Ominous Journey Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 27, 2020

Determining, doing, and accepting the uncertainties of our ability to determine God’s will is not as clear or objective as mathematics, but is part of our journey as believers.

Ominous Journey (Acts 21:1-16) Main Idea: Determining, doing, and accepting the uncertainties of our ability to determine God’s will is not as clear or objective as mathematics, but is part of our journey as believers. I. Strange. Were the Prophets Were Trying to DIVERT Paul from God’s Will? ...read more

Scripture: Acts 21:1-16

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Kneel Down To Rise Up

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Aug 17, 2022

When that blue-haired grandma gets more rewards than the celebrity pastor you will wish you were weak, base and foolish.

1 Co 1:26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: 27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:26-29, 1 Corinthians 2:1-5, Acts 4:12-14

Denomination: Baptist

Humility

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Nov 2, 2023

Because adopting a stance of humility before others is difficult for us, we would rather witness it that show it.

Humility – Matthew 23:1-12 Intro: In the 2004 Olympics, Matt Emmons was competing in the 50-meter three-position rifle event and was just one shot away from winning the gold medal. As he took his position to fire the final shot, all he had to do was hit the target. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 23:1-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed