Sermons on Bishop Budde:

What Is The Bread Of Life?

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 14, 2018

The passage we read from the sixth chapter of John’s Gospel has from earliest times been used to explain the orthodox teaching on the Eucharist.

We all know what a eunuch is, and such men were common in the various courts of Biblical times. What was valuable about them to the kings of the Middle East is that they could be trusted–if they were trustworthy at all–even with the kings’ wives and children. There would be no question of bad blood ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:26-40, John 6:44-51

Denomination: Catholic

Rich And Heartless, Or Rich And Generous?

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 19, 2018

Fail to correct your evil addictions, and lose eternally.

Thursday of Pentecost Week 2018 Reformation/Revolution The epistle of St. James reads much like the preaching of an OT prophet like Isaiah or Jeremiah. Today James is directing his admonitions to those who are rich and heartless. One can with the grace of God be rich and humane, rich and ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:41-50, James 5:1-6

Denomination: Catholic

Religion Weighed And Found Wanting

Contributed by Dotun Jegede on Jun 9, 2020

Man has been called a religious animal. The Encyclopedia of religion and ethics lists hundreds of ways in which men have tried to satisfy their religious longings and feelings.

Man has been called a religious animal. The Encyclopedia of religion and ethics lists hundreds of ways in which men have tried to satisfy their religious longings and feelings. They have worshipped the sun, moon, stars, animals, trees, human: earth, fire, and water: idols of wood, stone, and tree; ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 9:19-22

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Falling Out Series

Contributed by Jon Lipka on Jul 8, 2014

Through covenants, God establishes a relationship with man that cannot be broken even when fellowship is hindered, so that when man falls away, God offers a way back.

Today we start a sermon series “Falling in Love Again.” Lent is the prenuptial period leading up to the great wedding banquet that begins on Maundy Thursday, that is consummated on Good Friday, and is proven unbreakable on Easter Sunday. As we begin “Falling in Love ...read more

Scripture: Joel 2:1-17

Denomination: Anglican

Stewards Of Children And Creation Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 16, 2016

The Church cannot be expected to change position on the evil of murder.

Thursday of Second Week in Course 2016 Joy of the Gospel The readings today remind me of the cynical epigram: No good deed goes unpunished. David was the champion of Israel, defeating the Philistines time after time. Still, king Saul, who was probably suffering from a long-lasting clinical ...read more

Denomination: Catholic

No Purse, No Bag, No Sandals Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 30, 2017

The reformers of every age have pointed to the words of Jesus to His first disciples: “Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals; and salute no one on the road,” as a call to poverty.

Thursday of 26th Week in Course 2017 Reformation and Revolution The rebuilding of the Temple of Jerusalem, which the prophet Haggai had commanded, was accompanied by a rebuilding of Jewish identity and worship in the community of returned exiles. We must never forget that God does not act ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:1-12

Denomination: Catholic

Why Does God Save Us? Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 24, 2022

He loves us, even though He has been injured in the loving.

Christmas 2022 Why did God save us, anyway? In the beginning, He created man and woman as the summit of His work of bringing everything into being out of nothing. Unlike the false gods of Greece and Palestine, the true God does not need us at all. He is Being itself, and continuously creates and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:15-20, Titus 3:4-7, Isaiah 62:11-12

Denomination: Catholic

Reaching Out To Non-Christians Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 29, 2017

If you should find yourself in a dialogue opportunity with a Muslim, take a long time to listen.

Thursday of 3rd Week of Easter 2017 Joy of the Gospel It’s important from time to time to remind ourselves just how the NT came into existence. First there were stories and lessons communicated orally in gatherings of the followers of Christ–the Church. Different communities treasured stories ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:26-40

Denomination: Catholic

Understanding Service -What Should A Servant Of Yahweh Expect? (8) Series

Contributed by Dove Inspirations on Jun 11, 2021

Encouragement for Kingdom workers

What should a servant of YAHWEH expect?  A servant of YAHWEH should expect the following though not always but almost always: Preparation YAHWEH always prepares HIS servants to serve HIM. This may be through our experiences or the experiences of others. Every experience is beneficial to us ...read more

Scripture: John 14:21

Uprooting Trees And Being Unprofitable Servants

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 30, 2022

God’s gift is enough for us. We just have to apply that mustard-seed faith we are given and trust that God will give us what we need.

Twenty-seventh Sunday in Course 2022 Today’s Gospel might whipsaw our brains a little, particularly if you read the whole chapter. Right before this passage, Jesus has been warning His disciples, and therefore us, against teaching others to sin. That’s called scandal. Here He speaks about the ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 1:2-3, Habakkuk 2:2-4, 2 Timothy 1:6-14, Luke 17:5-10

Denomination: Catholic

Salty Christianity

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Feb 7, 2023

Jesus tells us we are the salt of the earth.

Matthew 5:13-20 Salty Christians or Believers 1. The following is some of the uses I found for Salt: • Salt is used for money and many people fought for in wars. "worth his salt" because of the value of salt. • Salt is used to cure and store meats It is used to disinfect wounds • It ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-20

Denomination: Methodist

The Prayer Of The Humble Pierces The Clouds

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 21, 2022

Paul had prayed all his life, as we should. “The prayer of the humble pierces the clouds.” God always hears our prayers.

Thirtieth Sunday in Course 2022 It’s helpful for us, two thousand years since the events, to consider some background on this story, this parable, of Jesus about the Pharisee and the tax-collector, sometimes called the “publican.” The word “Pharisee” comes directly from the Greek. It means ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:6-18, Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: Catholic

Complete But Maybe Not Flawless? Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 14, 2024

Ordinarily we think of anything “perfect” as being totally flawless.

First Sunday of Lent 2024 When we begin a project, it’s always helpful, even critical, to look forward to the end, to the moment when the project is complete. In the Latin, the word we want is perfectus. Ordinarily we think of anything “perfect” as being totally flawless. That is a ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 9:8-15, Psalm 25:4-9, 1 Peter 3:18-22, Mark 1:12-15

Denomination: Catholic

The Glory Of Christ Lesson 3 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jan 20, 2024

The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked.

1. What two phases of Christ’s work does the writer point out? Messenger and High Priest (Hebrews 3:1). 2. What other double titles of Christ do we have? Author, Finisher (12:2), Shepherd, Bishop (1 Peter 2:25), Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and End (Rev. 1:8). 3. While fully admitting the ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 17:9, Hebrews 3:7-19

Denomination: Baptist

Renewing Our Great Commission

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Mar 10, 2002

The characteristics of disciples

MATTHEW 28:18-20 "AND JESUS CAME AND SPOKE UNTO THEM, SAYING, ALL POWER IS GIVEN UNTO ME IN HEAVEN AND IN EARTH. GO YE THEREFORE, AND TEACH ALL NATIONS, BAPTIZING THEM IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, AND OF THE SON, AND OF THE HOLY GHOST: TEACHING THEM TO OBSERVE ALL THINGS WHATSOEVER I HAVE COMMANDED ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20

Denomination: Baptist