Sermons on Black History Month:

Making God "Iffy" Series

Contributed by Larry Turner on Apr 15, 2016

Jacob put conditions on God and made unnecessary vows when faith was all that was needed.

Let me start today with a story about C.S.Lewis. During his army training, Lewis shared a room with another cadet named"Paddy" Moore. The two made a mutual pact that if either died during the war, the survivor would take care of both their families. Paddy was killed in action in 1918 and Lewis ...read more

Denomination: Foursquare

He...is...risen!!!

Contributed by Jeff Taylor on Apr 11, 2023

The resurrection story is capture in three words, "He Is Risen". The best news the world has ever heard came out of a cemetery, "He is risen!!! He is alive"!!!

Turn in your Bibles to Luke 24. The resurrection story is capture in three words, "He Is Risen". Christianity rises or falls on the resurrection story. If Christ did not rise from the dead, our faith is a colossal hoax, an absolute fraud. If Jesus did not rise from the dead, our songs and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:1-9

Denomination: Pentecostal

24.3 Righteous Is Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jun 24, 2007

Jesus continues in the sermon on the mount linking our happiness to our quest to know him.

24.3 Righteous Is . . . Have you discovered that words can’t be taken in isolation? They have to be looked at in their environment. My folks have a friend named Noreen who has red hair. One afternoon Dad was sitting at a red light in Saint John when he noticed Noreen standing back to waiting ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:5-7

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Church As The Family Of God

Contributed by Steven Angus on Oct 5, 2006

The relationship between older and younger church members

The Church as The Family of God 1 Timothy 1:1-2; 3:14-15; 5:1-2 Today, we begin a series of sermons that will focus on the greatest of all institutions. No I am not referring the national government or the United Methodist Church. I am speaking of the family. May 7-13 is National Family Week ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:14-15

Denomination: United Methodist

Living By Faith - Our Only Choice

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Jun 18, 2007

There is so much that separates, so little that unites us...Living by faith is the key.

We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners; yet we know that a person is justified not by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ. And we have come to believe in Christ Jesus, so that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by doing the works of the law, ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 2:15-21

Denomination: United Methodist

The Gift Of Peace Series

Contributed by Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson on May 11, 2004

A sermon exploring the biblical and contemporary meanings of peace.

Sermon for 6 Easter Yr C, 16/05/2004 Based on Jn 14:27 By Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson Pastor of Grace Lutheran Church, & Chaplain of the Good Samaritan Society’s South Ridge Village, Medicine Hat, Alberta “The Gift Peace” A retired couple was alarmed by the threat of nuclear war so they undertook a ...read more

Scripture: John 14:27

Denomination: Lutheran

When Jesus Came

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Apr 21, 2012

❶ When He Came –v.19 ❷. What He Said v. v. 19, 21, 26 ❸ What He Did v. 19-20

+ Mystery Doesn’t Bother in the Dining Room Did you ever raise a radish? You put a small brown seed into the black soil and covering it into darkness. In about a month you return to the garden and find the full grown radish. > The top is green, the skin a delicate red or pink and the body ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-31

Denomination: Baptist

Every Day Will Be Christmas

Contributed by Darryl Ward on Dec 5, 2009

Miracles do happen when we hold onto the true meaning of Christmas.

It was 1914. The war to end all wars would not be over by Christmas as had been so optimistically predicted. On the western front, it had ground down to a barbarous war of attrition fought from muddy, waterlogged, vermin-infested trenches, where one had to be constantly wary of artillery and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: Anglican

Christians And Racial Issues

Contributed by Carl Allen on Feb 20, 2008

Jesus’ choice of a Samaritan as the hero of his parable was not accidental or incidental. Racial difference was the occasion for problems that were acute, divisive, and controversial in that day. And in America today racial issues still have great emoti

Christians and Racial Issues Luke 10:36-37 READ TEXT Intro Jesus’ choice of a Samaritan as the hero of his parable was not accidental or incidental. Racial difference was the occasion for problems that were acute, divisive, and controversial in that day. And in America today racial issues ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:36-37

Denomination: Baptist

The Cloud Of Grace

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 4, 2015

THE CLOUD OF GRACE

1 Kings 18:41-46, James 5:16-18 THE CLOUD OF GRACE Andrew Murray, "In relation to his people, God works only in answer to their prayer." "In prayer we change our natural strength for the supernatural strength of God." Dr. A. C.Dickson "When we depend upon organization, we get what organization ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:41-46

Denomination: Holiness

When The King Was Born

Contributed by Perry Greene on Nov 20, 2018

The birth of Jesus involved both joy and sorrow. These emotions are vivid in the Christmas season. Jesus came to deal with both -- to give us joy and a sense of peace in our sorrows.

1. When a King is Born: • You can hear the shots of artillery in a 41-gun salute. • Flags billow and chapel bells peal loud clanging music into the night.\ • Champagne corks stream through the air by the thousands. • People stand together and sing choruses in the street. • Clouds of euphoria make ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-20, Matthew 2:13-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Are You A Peacemaker? (Hix)

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Nov 17, 2013

Are you a peacemaker? Do you want to be a peacemaker?

Matthew 5:9-Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God. Blessed-Happy are the poor in spirit, Happy are those who mourn, Happy are the meek, Happy are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, Happy are the merciful, Happy are the pure in heart, Happy are the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

My Story Of Ptsd Series

Contributed by Gary Tate on Mar 6, 2024

To those who have shared in the various effects of post-traumatic stress disorder (P.T.S.D.)

Authors Notes We can at times ask the questions such as, why did this happen or why me or perhaps where God was as this developed? This book may not be an answer to all these questions, but I believe this document may help anyone start or continue the process to recovery. There is much that has not ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6, Psalm 91:1-16

Denomination: Other

Jesus--The Rejected Lover Series

Contributed by David Dykes on Apr 9, 2003

Jesus’ love is fearless and protective, as a hen gathers her chicks. He wants us to seek His love and we have the power to choose–if we are willing.

Jesus–The Rejected Lover Luke 13:31-35 by David O. Dykes INTRODUCTION Have you ever had your love rejected? Her name was Sandra Moody and I first met her in the third grade. I thought she was the most beautiful girl on earth. I can remember thinking, “When I stop hating girls, she is going to be ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:31-35

Denomination: Baptist

Receive Grace To Proclaim Christ Series

Contributed by Jim Luthy on Feb 26, 2002

God wants you to understand and believe that being a servant of the gospel is his gift to you. He invites you to receive that gift as a part of his life-changing grace.

Receive Grace: To Proclaim Christ Ephesians 3:1-13 Pastor Jim Luthy Paul said he became a servant of "this gospel." "This gospel," according to Ephesians 1-2, is the good news that we are blessed in the heavenly realms. It is finished. The papers have been signed the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:1-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational