Sermons on Benefit:

Our Silent Prayer At Mass Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 6, 2011

Both clergy and congregation should have ample time to participate in the Mass by praying in their hearts.

Monday of 19th Sunday in Course August 8, 2011 St. Dominic As we stand impotent before the withering rays of the August sun, the Church gives us two back-to-back gifts, followed by a week of the most amazing saints. On Saturday, we saw Jesus transfigured refulgent in the blinding light of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Catholic

Walls Come Tumblin' Down

Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 14, 2009

We run into many walls we cannot seem to get past: estrangement, grief, illness. The way past those walls is described as Sabbath, symbol, silence, and shout.

When you are up against a wall, there will be more than one way to deal with it. There will be the conventional way. And there will be the creative way. When you are up against a wall, there will be a way to break it down that costs a whole lot less than the usual way. All of us remember Mark ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 6:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

Driving Under The Influence

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 11, 2010

Energy and passion in worship are fine, but they must push us toward authentic living and toward dedicated mission, else they will be destructive.

I could not help noticing this car that morning. It was a tiny little car, one of those that looks like a sardine can on wheels. The rust spots and the dents suggested that it had survived more than its share of bumps and bruises. But that was not all that made me notice this little puddle ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-20

Denomination: Baptist

What Is The Purpose Of Worship

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Apr 30, 2012

This message deals with how Worship should point us to God, transform our lives, and cause us to appreciate different styles of worship in others.The audio version is available at www.sermon.net

What Is The Purpose Of Worship Leviticus 10:1-5 Acts 16:16-34 Psalm 100 We are in the second in our sermon series. “What’s Worship Got To Do With It?” Last week Lay Pastor Sandra McLean led us off with a great message, “What Is Worship.” Next week, ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Blessings Of Our Eucharist Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 3, 2011

Our innate destiny is union with God, and it is celebrated and effected in Eucharist, during which we bless each other many times.

5th Sunday of Lent 2011 The Spirit of the Liturgy The great Christian author, C.S. Lewis, wrote an appendix to his masterful little book Screwtape Letters. In his moral tale, Screwtape is the name given to a kind of middle-management demon, who is responsible for training and supervising the evil ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-45

Denomination: Catholic

When God Breaks In

Contributed by Tim Larrimore on Apr 6, 2011

GOD WILL BREAK INTO YOUR SITUATION WHEN YOU SING AND PRAISE

WHEN GOD BREAKS IN! ACTS 16:16-30 1. IT WAS A BAD SITUATION A) IN JAIL FOR **HELPING A LITTLE GIRL **FOR PREACHING THE WORD OF GOD **THEY WERE BEAT WITH MANY STRIPES HAVE YOU EVER BEEN DOING GOOD AND THE DEVIL JUMP ON YOU? JESUS WAS TEACHING HIS DISCIPLES AND HE STOPS AND SAYS... Luke ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:16-30

Denomination: Baptist

"Master, It Is Good For Us To Be Here"

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Apr 21, 2011

TRANSFIGURATION -- Disciples discover it is always good to be in the presence of the Lord. It is good for us see the glory of Jesus. It is good for us to hear the Father's voice.

“MASTER, IT IS GOOD FOR US TO BE HERE” (Outline) March 6, 2011 - Transfiguration - LUKE 9:28-36 INTRO: Time is very valuable in each of our lives. Today’s society often distorts the importance of the present. In our lives we look back and we look ahead so much that we ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:28-36

Denomination: Lutheran

The True Summit Of Our Vocation As Human Beings Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 7, 2011

Music must be in harmony with Logos, not an offbeat and disordered hymn to individualism.

Monday of 3rd Week of Easter Spirit of the Liturgy The Spirit that inflamed deacon Stephen is always at work in the Church. This spirit, the Holy Spirit of God, fills those who respond to the gift of faith, and makes us hungry for the Word of God, the Sacrament of the altar, and service to those ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:8-15

Denomination: Catholic

In Moments Like These!

Contributed by Tony Abram on Oct 24, 2010

IN MOMENTS LIKE THESE! My wife is a Gospel Singer and one of her favorite chorus is 'In moments like these'. I recently read something from Rick Warren and got the inspiration for this outline message about the moments we spend before the Lord! Time is

IN MOMENTS LIKE THESE! My wife is a Gospel Singer and one of her favorite chorus is 'In moments like these'. I recently read something from Rick Warren and got the inspiration for this outline message about the moments we spend before the Lord! Time is one of them most important blessings God has ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:1-12

All I Do Is Win Series

Contributed by Larry Crismon, Ii on Feb 21, 2011

The children of Israel are attacked at Rephidim by the Amalekites, and Moses has to keep his hands up to insure the victory. Like Moses, Christians must also maintain a position of praise and submission to God to be successful. When we do so, God said wri

1. Background a. Rephidim i. Camping place of Israel in the wilderness of Paran ii. Israel had likely happened upon the Amalekites summer resting spot, and they came out to protect their pastures from the Israelites b. Amalek i. The first group ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 17:8-15

Denomination: Pentecostal

Steps In Order To See God At Work

Contributed by Gerald Steffy on Sep 3, 2009

God works in mysterious and miraculous ways when we take the proper steps to allow Him to do His work.

STEPS IN ORDER TO SEE GOD AT WORK Luke 1:5-25 Proposition: Objective: My purpose is to challenge people to look to where God is at work in our lives, our church and our community. INTRODUCTION: Illus: A missionary went to a remote Indian village in Peru. If you were to visit the main ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-25

Denomination: Baptist

A Worship That Magnifies God

Contributed by Gerald Steffy on Sep 3, 2009

A worship that magnifies God is one filled with great anticipation, grand admiration and glorious adoration of God.

A WORSHIP THAT MAGNIFIES GOD—Luke 1:39-56 Proposition: A worship that magnifies God is one filled with great anticipation, grand admiration and glorious adoration of God. Objective: My purpose is to challenge people to experience a more meaningful worship encounter with the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:39-54

Denomination: Baptist

The Church And Why We Need It!

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Sep 6, 2009

The Church is important part of the believers life!

Ephesians 5:25-29 The Church is a BODY. It is a body that has parts and members. The Church is a FAMILY. It is a place of family values. The Church is a HOSPITAL. We find healing there. The Church is a TEMPLE. We worship there (Heb. 2:12). The Church is a HOUSE. God lives there (1 Tim 3:15). The ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:25-29

Denomination: Baptist

God Is The Treasure Series

Contributed by Billy Noel on Sep 25, 2009

In order to worship God properly we must have a correct view of Him, He must be a treasure to us

The God Gene: How Faith Is Hardwired into Our Genes, by molecular biologist Dean Hamer. Hamer says. "I think we follow the basic law of nature, which is that we’re a bunch of chemical reactions running around in a bag." This Psalm was written in a time of urgent need; it opens in the form of a ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 16:1-11

Denomination: Christian Church

Can I Get A Lift?

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Oct 6, 2009

August 1989: If we want to be lifted up out of our unhappiness through worship, we must bring our whole selves to the worship experience and must pray passionately even our negative wishes.

I recently became aware that some folks shop for a church much as you would shop for a car or a home appliance. In talking with some people about joining our church, they said that they were shopping – that’s their word, not mine -- that they were shopping for a church by systematically attending ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 28:1-9

Denomination: Baptist