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  • Saint Nicholas

    Contributed by Ron Hietsch on Nov 30, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,027 views

    It is more important to know why St. Nicholas did good deeds than to know the whole legend.

    December 3, 2006 Galatians 6:2-5 Good afternoon ---- I am happy that you are here. My name is Nicholas and I am the Bishop of Myra in what is now the country of Turkey. A Bishop is really a Pastor for other Pastors. Mt. Olive Church has a Bishop named John and he lives in Buffalo, NY. Turkey ...read more

  • Reflecting On The Word Of God Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 8, 2011
     | 5,123 views

    To respond to Christ's command, we must take time to reflect on the Word of God and the words of God, so that we can spread that word to a world in desperate need.

    Monday of 28th Week in Course 10 October 2011 Verbum Domini The gospel of God was promised long ago through the prophets of God in the holy scriptures. Some, like Jonah, Elijah and Michaeh ben Imlah, were verbal prophets whose words and deeds were later interpreted and written down by their ...read more

  • Prayer - A Call Back To The Secret Place With God

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Mar 10, 2013
     | 3,457 views

    An outline of a short talk plus video link given at our Come Together informal worship service on Sunday 10 March 2013

    Bishop Tom Wright’s translation of Matthew 6 verses 5 to 8 goes like this: Jesus said, “When you pray, you mustn’t be like the play actors. They love to pray standing on street corners so that people will notice them. I tell you the truth: they have received their reward in full. No: when you pray, ...read more

  • Three Simple Rules (1) Series

    Contributed by O. K. Neal on Jan 25, 2010
     | 4,416 views

    Following Wesley’s three simple rules rather than 615+ laws. First, do no harm.

    Three Simple Rules (1) Matt 22:37-40 Excerpts taken from the talk (and book) of Bishop Rueben P. Job by the same title Today we begin a three part series on “Beginning a New Life” We all begin each New Year by planning to do things differently than we did last year Some of us make a long ...read more

  • New Covenant Of Faith In Christ Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 1, 2014
     | 3,299 views

    The final homily in the series: how God solves the REAL problem of society.

    Thursday of the 18th Week in Course Lumen Fidei A few years ago, the bishops of the U.S. issued a statement on relations with Jews that, without much thought, referred to the Mosaic covenant with the Jews as enduring forever, or some such language. My friend, E. Michael Jones, responded by ...read more

  • Eusebius Versus Arius: A Critical Defense Of The Faith

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 27, 2018
     | 3,170 views

    The word "consubstantial" is so important that we either bow or kneel when we commemorate the conception of Jesus in Mary’s womb during that prayer.

    Thursday of 17th Week in Course St. Eusebius of Vercelli Today’s Scripture gives us two parables, one from Jeremiah and the second from Jesus Himself. Jeremiah visited a potter, probably a novice potter, because what he threw on the wheel turned out badly. But one thing every potter learns is that ...read more

  • The Davinci Code: Who Do You Say I Am? Series

    Contributed by Lynn Malone on May 23, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,085 views

    An answer to Dan Brown’s claim about the divinity of Jesus Christ in "The DaVinci Code."

    Cracking the da Vinci Code: Who Do You Say That I Am? Matthew 16:13-20 Forty million people. That’s the number of copies of Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code that have been sold since its publication in 2003. That’s a lot of books. And now, two Academy Award winning celebrities, Tom Hanks and ...read more

  • "Freedom In A Prison Cell"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on May 4, 2010
    based on 10 ratings
     | 7,560 views

    Are we able to rejoice, even when the times get rough? Or does our faith depend on everything “going our way?” There is a cotton-candy like view of Christianity that promises all health and wealth, but it melts away when reality strikes.

    Acts 16:16-34 “Freedom in a Prison Cell” There is a lot to be learned from the example of Christians who live in third-world countries, and don’t have the freedom we might often take for granted. Will Willimon tells the story of a Bishop from Angola who came to visit America a ...read more

  • Prayer - Praying Like Jesus

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Sep 22, 2013
     | 3,244 views

    This is the 3rd talk in a series, and this week the focus is on learning to pray by paying attention to the Master Teacher himself, and by learning from him. Then, we actually need to learn by praying!

    Jesus said, “Your Father [in heaven] knows what you need before you ask him” (6:8). An elderly man was on his deathbed. He wasn’t afraid of dying or of death, but he was having trouble praying. When a pastor from the church visited him one day the old man told him about his ...read more

  • Chat Gpt Helps Me Preach On Ezekiel's Bones Series

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Mar 25, 2023
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,661 views

    So: my AI friend Chat GPT could not write a decent sermon. (She tried but it was as dry as Ezekiel's dry bones). But she did help me write this one, even if I still had to do most of the work.

    Bones in desert land, God's breath revives, forms new life, Hope in resurrection. Once upon a time, there were three kings who ruled over three kingdoms. The first king, known for his wisdom and kindness, saw his people suffer from a terrible famine. He called upon his advisors, but no one ...read more

  • Love One Another And Everyone Else!

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jul 1, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,999 views

    Paul the church planter sends Timothy to encourage the church and to report back. Paul prays that they will have the love of Jesus for each other AND for everyone else. My prayer is that we will have Jesus’ love for each other, AND for everyone else!

    [This is the first sermon I preached in Billericay. I hope you will forgive the nonsense at the start and then hear God’s call on us to love one another and to love the lost] Let me begin by saying that I cannot remember the last time I preached from this book. However, let me also say that I ...read more

  • Mr. Wesley's Methodism Series

    Contributed by Thomas Bracewell on Mar 28, 2001
    based on 60 ratings
     | 5,142 views

    "Backsliding is something which United Methodists preach and all denominations practice".

    Mister Wesley’s Methodism Sermon By Thomas F. Bracewell, OSL Henderson & Little Oak July, 1995 Scripture Lesson: OT: I Samuel 10:9-10, 16-24. NT: II Timothy 4:10. The Introductory Statement Theology in the Methodist tradition is clear on one thing in ...read more

  • "Guilt Is From Satan; Grace Is From God"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jul 1, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 8,474 views

    A sermon about living free from the heavy chains of guilt and law.

    Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 “Guilt is from Satan; Grace is from God” By: Rev. Ken Sauer, Pastor of Grace United Methodist Church, Soddy Daisy, TN www.graceumcsd.org Several years ago in a large city in the far West, rumors spread that a certain Catholic woman was having visions of Jesus. The ...read more

  • The Council Of Chalcedon Series

    Contributed by Keith Foskey on Apr 30, 2014
     | 2,984 views

    Considered by many to be the last Ecumenical Council, how did the Council of Chalcedon affect the history of the early church and begin the rift which would ultimately become the Great Schism in 1054.

    Church History: Examining the Creeds and Confessions of the Church Through the Ages and Why They Matter. Lesson 5: The Council of Chalcedon So far, in our study of church history we have seen: An overview of the last 2,000 years of church history. The creeds which are found within the Bible ...read more

  • Keep Christ In Christmas Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Richard White on Dec 5, 2015
     | 4,776 views

    Many are debating over Happy Holidays vs. Merry Christmas, or X-Mas vs Christmas. To keep Christ in Christmas we have to be Christ to the World

    Keeping Christ in Christmas Matthew 25 One night a woman dreamed that she was having a conversation with God. She was angry about all the suffering and evil she saw around her, so she complained to the Lord. “God, why don’t You do something about all this?” God gently replied: ...read more

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