Sermons on Black Shootings:

Adult Language Series

Contributed by James Mccullen on May 6, 2005

This sermon expounds the truths from this passage of scripture. It shoots an arrow at the use of our tongues. It speaks to the professor’s tongue, the tongue of the populace, and the problem tongue.

ADULT LANGUAGE James 3:1-12 {1} Let not many of you become teachers, my brethren, knowing that as such we shall incur a stricter judgment. {2} For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body as well. {3} Now ...read more

Scripture: James 3:1-12

Denomination: *other

A Little Faith And A Breath

Contributed by Mari Larson on Jun 3, 2018

With A Little Faith and A Breath, God Reaches Everyone (This was preached the weekend after the school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas -- that is mentioned near the end of the sermon)

Dear friends in Christ, grace to you and peace from God our Creator, Jesus our Savior, and from the Unpredictable and Unquenchable Holy Spirit whose presence we celebrate this day. Amen Imagine yourself in the time of Ezekiel. It is about 600 BC. Nebuchadnezzar was about to destroy what ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-14, Acts 2:1-21

Denomination: Lutheran

For The Love Of Our Children

Contributed by Dave Kinney on Feb 12, 2005

Just as an arrow is only as good as the bow that shoots it, so children are only as good as the parents that raise them. That is…parents that really care, parents that really invest in their children’s lives!

“For The Love of Our Children” Psalm 127:3, 4 Just as an arrow is only as good as the bow that shoots it, so children are only as good as the parents that raise them. That is…parents that really care, parents that really invest in their children’s lives! Who wants to hunt or defend themselves ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 127:3-4

Denomination: Baptist

The Seal Judgments - Part #1

Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Dec 17, 2023

The breaking of the first 4 seals brings tremendous devastation and death to people who are confused, bewildered, amazed, perplexed looking for people who have suddenly been raptured.

The Seal Judgments Part #1 The Four Horsemen By Bishop Melvin L. Maughmer, Jr. OPENING: - For the past few weeks, I have been teaching from the Book of Revelation and I believe I am to stay here for a while until I go all the way through Revelation or until God says move on. I believe that there ...read more

Denomination: Apostolic

You're Gonna Have To Serve Somebody

Contributed by Mark Christian on Dec 6, 2003

Using James 4:1-10 and an old Bob Dylan song, this sermon makes our choice of a master "black and white"

You’re Gonna Have to Serve Somebody Mark Christian Today may be a day that thought you would never see. Today, we will begin our lesson with a quote from that great theologian, Bob Dylan. I guess that if some of my teachers from Southern Christian were aware that I was using Bob Dylan as part ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Lasting Love

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Aug 13, 2001

Funeral sermon for Mrs. Lola Black, who died suddenly only five months after her husband’s death.

In March, when we gathered in this place to say farewell to a creative, innovative man, we did not dream that five months later we would gather again to bid adieu to his cherished helpmate. Charlie and Lola are together again, in death as in life; and it’s almost beyond belief. It just does not ...read more

Scripture: John 15:12-17

Denomination: Baptist

The Price Of A Kiss

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 19, 2009

Black History Month: There is a price to pay for friendliness: Christlike behavior even when others disappoint us, commitment to the development of others.

The passage I am about to read is the very ending of the Second Corinthian letter. It includes a verse which has a warm place in my memory because it was the favorite verse of lots and lots of male seminarians back in the 60’ s when I was in school. You see, in the 60’s there were not very many ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 13:5-13

Denomination: Baptist

How Will You Be Broken

Contributed by Ryan Davis on Oct 28, 2010

Matthew 21:33-44 - When God sends messages our way, we are faced with a decision: shoot the messenger, or, with an open heart, accept the message.

Introduction • Throughout His ministry, Jesus had spoken about the time when His hour would come – the hour in which He would be called upon to fulfill His life’s purpose by dying on the cross to save humanity from an eternity in hell. He had always known that His ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:33-44

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Only God Can Stop Racism

Contributed by Mark H. Stevens Thd on Jun 21, 2015

America is in need of healing from racism and bitterness, what can we do as a CHURCH to fix this crisis?

“If you are a racist, your church will die.” (Yes Black folks can be racist TOO!) Dr. Martin Luther King said that Sunday morning was the most segregated day of the week, and sadly enough it still is nearly 40 years later. We have made good strides in the area of race relations in ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Effective Christian Series

Contributed by Richard White on Jan 29, 2011

The Effective Christian knows the disease of sin, and knows the cure of Grace.

The Effective Christian 1 Tim 1:15-20 Date Oct, 1347 Place: The Black Sea, heading toward Messina, Italy. The Ship: A Genoese Cargo Fleet. The cargo: among other things, a disease. By the time the fleet ported in Messina, Italy, most of the sailors were dead; those alive were wishing they were ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:15-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Soon It Will Be Christmas Day...again Series

Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Jan 2, 2002

The people who first heard the prophecies concerning the Messiah only saw him in black and white. We can see Him in color.

Soon It Will Be Christmas Day – Part 3 December 23, 2001 INTRODUCTION In Pleasantville, USA, there has never been any rain. There has never been hatred, aggression or tears. In Pleasantville, USA, there has never been a passionate kiss. There has never been a flat tire, a red rose or a work of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:25-32

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Thinking Clearly About Our African Spritual Heritage

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Mar 4, 2005

This sermon was preached on Black History Sunday and it highlights people of color in the bible and challenges the stereotypes we have of Africans as people and of African history.

Thinking Clearly About Our African Spiritual Heritage 2/27/2005 As we go through our sermon series on thinking clearly, one of the ones that got left out was thinking clearly about our African Spiritual Heritage. We’ve decided to put this one in. Why do we need to think clearly here. ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 10:6-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Teenager 10 Commandments

Contributed by Roy Probus on Dec 27, 2007

We don’t always see things is black and white but God has set a standard before us that we cannot dismiss.

I John 1:8-10 - 8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. Roman ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:8-10

Denomination: United Methodist

God Created Ears And Eyes

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Mar 14, 2016

To show proof in black and white that GOD made both ears and eyes, that are both recipients of GOD'S goodness, spiritual ears and spiritual eyes.

I. EXORDIUM: Are you enjoying your ears and eyes? Yes. Both of them I use to thank GOD and acknowledge LORD GOD in everything. II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show proof in black and white that GOD made both ears and eyes, that are both recipients of GOD'S goodness, ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 20:12

Denomination: Pentecostal

Spiderman And The Snake Eggs

Contributed by James May on Jan 24, 2003

Satan plants snake eggs of evil thoughts in our minds and we act like Spiderman to shoot a web of deceit to make others believe that we are something that we are not.

Disclaimer: Due to the large amount of sermons and topics that appear on this site I feel it is necessary to post this disclaimer on all sermons posted. These sermons are original to the author and the leading of the Holy Spirit. While ideas and illustrations are often gleaned from many ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 59:1-5

Denomination: Independent/Bible