Sermons on Booster Shot:

On The Festival Of Purim Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 8, 2014

Theology is faith seeking understanding. It can help us see the relevance of God's Word to our lives, especially when we don't get what we pray for.

Thursday of the First Week of Lent 2014 Lumen Fidei In the Jewish calendar, which is a lunar, or thirteen-month calendar, spring is the time of Purim, the minor feast of deliverance. The story is well-known in all the world, to Jews and Christians. A Persian king had, in God’s design, an ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:7-12

Denomination: Catholic

"They Were Willing To Walk Away"

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Jan 23, 2015

The sermon shares what the disciples were to walk away from in order to follow Jesus.

“They were willing to walk away” Mark 1:14-20 1. Why did Jesus call these Disciples? Mark 1:14-20 • I think he called them because They were willing to walk away: • 17"Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men." ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:14-20

Denomination: Methodist

What Are You Afraid Of?

Contributed by Perry Greene on Jul 17, 2020

Fear is not from God but if we follow God's direction we can overcome our fears.

1. There is an UNHOLY spirit around us. It is the spirit of fear. 2. 2 Timothy 1:7 (NLT) For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline. 3. How shall we overcome the spirit of fear? – Philippians 4:4-7 I. A New Joy – Philippians 4:4 4 Rejoice in ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:7, Philippians 4:4-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Only Way To Solve The Problem Of Violence Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 2, 2019

We have to solve the problem back at the source of the problem. And that’s the human mind and heart.

Ascension Sunday 2019 “Let us then be children no longer, tossed here and there, carried about by every wind of . . .human trickery.” If you’ve ever been a supervisor of little boys, you know what St. Paul is writing about to the Ephesians. One little kid has a stupid idea–let’s throw some cats in ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-24, 1 Timothy 2:4

Denomination: Catholic

Escaping Your Alcatraz

Contributed by David Edward Ray on Nov 26, 2016

Escaping your Alcatraz is a message of hope for those that are caught in their own prison of addiction, depression or anything that has us bound. All of our efforts cannot set us free. The Spirit of the Lord can.

On June 11, 1962, Clarence Anglin, John Anglin and Frank Morris tucked papier-Mache heads resembling their own likenesses into their beds, broke out of the main prison building via an unused utility corridor and departed Alcatraz Island aboard an improvised inflatable raft to an uncertain fate, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:16-40, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, James 1:2-4, Revelation 12:11, Psalm 142:7, John 8:36, Zechariah 4:6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Greatest Gift Of All

Contributed by Geoffrey Foot on Dec 14, 2017

Christmas is a time of sharing presents and each other's company, a time when rifts between family members should be healed. During the WW1 on Christmas Eve the British and Germans stopped killing each other as Christ's message of PEACE prevailed.

THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL. JOHN 1:1-18. The 1914 secret truce between the German and British soldiers has been told many times but it’s certainly worth repeating. In many ways it is surely the miracle of Christmas and its meaning was made manifest in the action of the soldiers who brought to light ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-18

We Are Like Geese

Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Jan 30, 2018

communities, like Canadian geese, are there to support each other

Fall is here – you can see the leaves turning and there is a nip in the air. But I also know Fall is here because I have seen. . . and heard the honking of a gaggle of Canadian geese beginning their migration south. I am sure most of you have noticed that Canadian geese fly in a ‘V’ formation. ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

Denomination: Episcopal

Three R's Of Christmas

Contributed by Rev. Timothy Porter on Dec 23, 2020

Christmas is about the Good News of God’s love.

1 Timothy 2:5 (NLT2) 5 For there is only one God and one Mediator who can reconcile God and humanity—the man Christ Jesus. Christmas is all about the Good News of Jesus. It’s not the good news of special gifts. It’s not the good news of a big meal. It’s not the good news of holiday music and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:5, Ephesians 2:8-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God's Plan To Bring You Heaven

Contributed by Rev. Timothy Porter on Dec 23, 2020

The Good News is that the death and Resurrection of Jesus give us access to God. In other words, we can only get to heaven by trusting in God through his Son, Jesus Christ.

“God says he will accept and acquit us—declare us ‘not guilty’—if we trust Jesus Christ to take away our sins. And we all can be saved in this same way, by coming to Christ, no matter who we are or what we have been like.” Romans 3:22 (TLB) The Bible says, “This Good News tells us how God makes ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Christmas: The Big Picture

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Jan 4, 2021

John's Gospel places Jesus' birth within a cosmic framework of significance and purpose.

January 3, 2021 Hope Lutheran Church John 1:1-18 Christmas: The Big Picture Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. Well, Christmas is nearly over. Decorations have been packed away until next December. The holiday baking is nearly ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-18

Denomination: Lutheran

"Barking Up The Wrong Tree"

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Jun 8, 2015

The sermon share like coon dogs we occasionally bark up the wrong tree like Adam and Eve and the results can be devastating.

Genesis 3:8-15 “Barking up the wrong tree” Bob Kaylor, tells the following story: "as a kid growing up I spent part of my summer in my uncles farm in Western Pennsylvania. I usually went during the time to put up hay, probably because I was small enough to tuck the bales into ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:8-15

Denomination: Methodist

A Sharp Sword, A Polished Arrow Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 4, 2020

When the God-man is troubled, He is troubled like nobody before or after Him.

Tuesday of Holy Week 2020 A sharp sword, a polished arrow The Church today asks us to contemplate Our Lord Jesus Christ on this Tuesday after His triumphal entry into Jerusalem. First we hear the words of Isaiah, written hundreds of years before as a contemplation of the ideal Israel, who was ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 49:1-6, John 13:21-33, John 14:1, Matthew 2:3

Denomination: Catholic

Pay Day Someday Lesson 8 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Aug 3, 2023

While God’s judgment seems to be put off and comes slowly, it surely will come.

A. SETTING: 1 KINGS 21:1-23 1. Why was king Ahab whining? “Go to bed … with his face to the wall and refused to eat? (v. 4). a. Ahab wanted to expand his vegetable garden (v. 2), but Naboth refused to sell to him. Why? b. “The Lord forbid that I give … the inheritance ... from my ancestors” ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 21:1-23

Denomination: Baptist

Forgiveness

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Sep 18, 2023

Jesus expects us to forgive each other.

Matthew 18:21-35 Forgiveness we need to give it 1. Forgiveness is a Christian virtue • October 2006, a gunman took hostages in a one-room Amish schoolhouse in Pennsylvania. In an act of horrifying violence, he shot 10 children, killing five, and then he committed suicide. • The ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35

Denomination: Methodist

Revelation 17:6-12 Series

Contributed by Zak Saenz on Feb 7, 2025

Revelation 17:6-12

Revelation 17:6-12 The woman and the Beast As I read through this section my thought was that this reads very much like a riddle. I'm not very good at riddles but lets give it a shot. It begins with just as simple statement by the angel telling John that he will tell him the mystery of the ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 17:6-12

Denomination: Bible Church