Sermons on Burdensome Religion:

Freedoms To Cherish

Contributed by Kemuel Travis on Jul 6, 2006

There are some great freedoms that we should cherish as Americans and as Christians

-America is known around the world as a land of freedom -It is one of the principles this nation was founded upon -We all like our freedoms -But many misunderstand what freedom really means -Freedom is not really a license to do what you please -It is the right to be wrong but not to do wrong -We ...read more

Scripture: John 8:31-36

Denomination: Wesleyan

Hero's Part 3 Series

Contributed by Greg Cooper on Oct 26, 2007

AN AVERAGE PERSON WITH AN ABOVE AVERAGE KNOWLEDGE

Title: What A Hero Knows Text: Hebrews 11:4 Intro: Able was a son that listened to his parents. They told their sons of how God structured the process of anointment. Three things were explained to these young men. Able got the importance of all three. I. Able Knew The Importance of ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:4

Denomination: Pentecostal

Walking The Walk

Contributed by Michael Brown on Mar 12, 2008

If we are going to "walk the walk" and live for Jesus, we must dig into the Word of God.

Walking the Walk Introduction An old DC Talk song starts out by suggesting that the number one cause of atheism in our country today is Christians, who confess Jesus with their lips but deny him by their lifestyles. I would suggest to you that there is some truth to that statement. Let’s face it; ...read more

Scripture: James 1:19-27

Denomination: Pentecostal

The End Is The Beginning- Part 1 Series

Contributed by Ryan Akers on May 18, 2007

Death is something that many people fear but as Christians we have great hope that because of Christ conquering death we too have nothing to fear. We know that death is only the door to the beginning of everything.

Heaven Series Part 1 The End is Really the Beginning Pastor Ryan Akers I Corinthians 15:54-58 Me- Heaven Video- found on sermonspice- Man on street video that ask people if they believe in Heaven. Starting a new series today on Heaven- What’s it like? What will we do there? Where does this ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:54-58

Denomination: Wesleyan

Responding To God's Promise

Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Dec 21, 2011

A thematic approach to the birth of Christ in Matthew 2:1-12

Matthew 2:1-12 Responding to God’s Promise Introduction – Promises1 The kids had talked Mom into getting a hamster. They promised to take care of their pet, which they named “Danny.” Within two months, though, Mom was taking care of Danny. One day Mom decided enough ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

James 1:19-27 Faith In Action Series

Contributed by Rev. Craig James on Apr 19, 2018

We look at the letter of James and his challenge to put our faith into action.

Context James – written probably by Jesus Brother who was Head of Church in Jerusalem. James is writting before AD50 when Jerusalem Council was held. He is writing to the scattered Jewish Christians … they were being persecuted by both Gentiles and Jews. James is helping them to know the truth ...read more

Scripture: James 1:19-27

Denomination: Congregational

We Are All Brothers And Sisters

Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Jan 30, 2018

we are all children of the one Creator, regardless of faith traditions

All human beings are 99% alike. If we looked at the book of our life, every page would be the same except for two: those on eye and skin color. Science have shown us repeatedly that we are all alike except for 1% - whether we were born in Canada, China or the U.S.; what is our eye and hair color; ...read more

Denomination: Episcopal

A Pastoral Responsibility

Contributed by William Wyne on Jan 30, 2012

Preaching of the gospel should be an encouraging word.

The world has much religion, but it has only one gospel. Religion in itself or in its own vacuum is man made. There lies the difference between religion and the gospel. Religion is man made, the gospel is God given. Religion is what man does for God; the gospel is what God has done for man. ...read more

Scripture: John 12:32

Denomination: Baptist

Unity, Peace And Love

Contributed by Michael Koplitz on Dec 5, 2023

Unity, Peace and Love are the way of Christ. That is one of the missions.

Unity, Peace and Love Christmas 2023 Matthew 1:18-25 Rev. Dr. Michael H. Koplitz Matthew 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus 1Christ was as follows: when His amother Mary had been 2betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was bfound to be with child by the Holy Spirit. 19 And Joseph her ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: United Methodist

Characters At The Crib- Were You There? (Christmas)

Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Dec 31, 2001

A sermon at Carols by Candlelight. Teaching and evangelistic

Carols by candlelight 16 Dec 2001 pm. Characters at the crib- were you there? Herod The last reading (Mt 2:13-18) grounds this all, doesn’t it? Places it firmly in the realm of - our world. This last year. Troubles still emanating from there & ‘religion’ - reality… not fantasy. This is no ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:13-18

Denomination: Baptist

Love In The Midst Of War

Contributed by Cameron Horsburgh on Nov 5, 2001

Jesus calls us to love our enemies. We need to do this this now more than at any other time in our history. (Written as a response to 11/9, but quite relevant today)

Text: Mt 5:43-48 The last few weeks have been some of the most memorable of our lives. Memorable for all the wrong reasons, but memorable nonetheless. Who will ever forget those terrible pictures of airliners crashing into the towers of the World Trade Center? How many will forget the weight that ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:43-48, Psalm 46:1-7

Denomination: Holiness

Jesus Qualifies

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Mar 2, 2008

Jesus is Qualified to be called the Christ, the Son of the Living God.

Intro: the big question that is being asked of every candidate for the presidency is, "are they qualified to fulfill the office of Commander in Chief." At one time people asked Jesus if He was qualified to be called the Son of God. Today, with so many religions and so many God’s, the question that ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:17

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Peace With God Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Jun 30, 2025

These two verses give us answers to the most important questions of life. How do I have eternal life? How can I get my sins forgiven? How can I know for sure I will go to heaven when I die? How can I have peace with God?

Romans chapter 5 gives us the ultimate peace plan. That is peace with God. We are talking about something that is exceedingly better than following a religion. We are talking about a relationship with our Creator God. These two verses give us answers to the most important questions of life. How ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

A Survey Of Islam Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on May 11, 2011

Islam is a religious, social and political force & every Christian should be aware of it. With so many millions embracing the Islamic faith & with entire countries ruled & dominated by Islamic teachings, practices & laws their world-view is becoming more

A SURVEY OF ISLAM Acts 4:12 / John 14:6 / Genesis 16:11-12 Islam is a religious, social and political force and every Christian should be aware of it. With so many millions (& soon to be billions) embracing the Islamic faith and with entire countries ruled and dominated by Islamic teachings, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 16:8-18, Acts 4:12

Denomination: Baptist

The Divine Visitation

Contributed by Paul Kallan on Dec 5, 2002

It is better to be cleansed from the roots of evil than to be lead from the different forms of prisons that they build around us.

On the second Sunday of Advent, Mark 1.1-8 calls our attention to the person of John the Baptist. John is a figure of confrontation. This confrontation is interior in nature. It has to do with our inner self. It is the greatest challenge of cleansing ourselves innerly. Tom was a quite boy. His ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:1-8

Denomination: Catholic