Sermons on C Lent 1:

The Prodigal Son.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Feb 4, 2022

Coming back to our senses in the far country.

THE PRODIGAL SON. Luke 15:1-3, Luke 15:11-32. ‘Horror of horrors!’ proclaimed the scribes and Pharisees. The tax-collectors and ‘sinners’ were drawing near to hear the words of Jesus! The three parables which follow in Luke 15 show the calm response of the Master. The parables have a common ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-3, Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus' High Priestly Prayer (Part 1c) Series

Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Nov 9, 2013

A sermon examining the greatest prayer recorded in the Bible.

JESUS’ HIGH PRIESTLY PRAYER (Part 1c – Jesus’ Prayer For Himself) John 17:1-5 Throughout Jesus’ high Priestly prayer it is evident that Jesus’ greatest desire was that God would be glorified. In verse 4 Jesus says “I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have ...read more

Scripture: John 17:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Word Of God Speak! - Gospel Of John Series 1c Series

Contributed by Clayton Beck on Dec 23, 2024

Jesus Christ, the Word, is the Son of the Living God, and He is God. Jesus is God’s revelation of Himself to mankind.

John 1:6-9 6 God sent a man, John the Baptist, 7 to tell about the Light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony. 8 John himself was not the light; he was simply a witness to tell about the Light. 9 The One who is the True Light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the ...read more

Scripture: John 1:6-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Will Shepherd For Glory - 1 Peter 5:2c-4 Series

Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Feb 8, 2025

It matters a lot to God what your motives are for ministry.

1 Peter 5:1 Therefore to the elders among you, I appeal as a fellow elder and a witness of Christ's sufferings who also will share in the glory to be revealed: 2 Shepherd God's flock that is under your care, overseeing--not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:2-4

Wakeful Walking In Love And Light.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 17, 2024

Walk in Love. Awake from the dead! Walk in Light.

WAKEFUL WALKING IN LIGHT AND LOVE. Ephesians 5:1-14. I). Walking in Love and Light. Ephesians 5:1-9. When we are ‘imitators’ of God as ‘beloved children,’ we will ‘walk in love’ (agape) toward one another (cf. EPHESIANS 5:1-2). Our model of love is the Lord Jesus Christ, who ‘loved us and ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:1-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A High Priest Of Good Things To Come.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 18, 2024

"But Christ..." (Hebrews 9:11).

A HIGH PRIEST OF GOOD THINGS TO COME. Hebrews 9:11-15. This short passage is the high point of the writer’s comparison between the old covenant and the new. In an argument from the lesser to the greater, the chapter commences with a demonstration of the limitations of the access to God allowed ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 9:11-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Fox, The Mother Hen, And The Chicks

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Sep 14, 2013

Jesus determines his own path from Herod's jurisdiction to Pilate's.

THE FOX, THE MOTHER HEN, AND THE CHICKS. Luke 13:31-35. Jesus had been going through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem (Luke 13:22). On the way he had encountered a man who was curious about the number of people who are going to be saved (Luke 13:23). The answer ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:31-35

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Before Abraham Was, I Am.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 18, 2024

Controversy in the Temple.

BEFORE ABRAHAM WAS, I AM. John 8:46-59. JOHN 8:46. There was nobody who could lay any charge against our spotless Saviour. So why do people refuse point blank to receive the Gospel? This is the unreasonableness of fallen mankind. JOHN 8:47. Elsewhere Jesus says, ‘My sheep hear my voice’ (cf. ...read more

Scripture: John 8:46-59

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Quail And Manna: Tokens Of His Presence.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 27, 2024

Deliverance and Discontentment, Provision and Testing.

QUAIL AND MANNA: TOKENS OF HIS PRESENCE. Exodus 16:2-7a. In this passage, we join the children of Israel just six weeks into their wilderness journey. The ten plagues, the first Passover, the deliverance out of Egypt, and the parting of the Red Sea all lay behind them. Yet now, here in the ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 16:2-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Blood Of The Covenant.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Mar 26, 2025

The ratification of the Book of the Covenant: 'not without blood.'

THE BLOOD OF THE COVENANT. Exodus 24:4-8. This short passage informs us of the writing (EXODUS 24:4a) and ratification of the “Book of the Covenant” (EXODUS 24:7a). This book consists of the case laws and moral exhortations of Exodus chapters 21 to 23. Moses appears to have written these down ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 24:4-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Ash Wednesday, Year C

Contributed by Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson on Feb 24, 2001

The Lenten Journey involves repentance, prayer, fasting, almsgiving, deeds of loving-kindness.

Sermon for Ash Wednesday, Year C Based on Isa. 58:1-12 By Pastor Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson There is a novel by Muriel Spark called Memento Mori. It tells about a group of friends, all over sixty-five, who one by one receive anonymous phone calls telling them, “Remember, you must die!” The novel, ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 58:1-12

Denomination: Lutheran

Precious In His Sight, And Loved

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 20, 2013

The in-gathering of Israel, and of the nations.

PRECIOUS IN HIS SIGHT, AND LOVED. Isaiah 43:1-7. This beautiful poem is a love letter. It is from the LORD, who created the world (Isaiah 40:26), and who directs the affairs of nations (Isaiah 40:22-23). It is from the One who created Jacob, and formed the nation of Israel (Isaiah 43:1). The ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Great Reversal

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 15, 2015

Just when the tree of David seems to be left without hope, without offspring, this Branch emerges to establish justice and righteousness in the world: the LORD our Righteousness.

THE GREAT REVERSAL. Jeremiah 33:14-16. In a double metaphor concerning gardening and building, the prophet Jeremiah was commissioned by the LORD not only ‘to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy and to throw down’ but also ‘to build and to plant’ (Jeremiah 1:10). There was certainly enough ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 33:14-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Love And Obedience.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 1, 2023

Loving your neighbour in these end times.

LOVE AND OBEDIENCE. Romans 13:8-14. I). LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOUR. Romans 13:8-10. The imperative, “To no one nothing owe you (all), but to love one another” (Romans 13:8a) follows on from the discussion of being subject to ‘the powers that be’ who - whether we voted for them or not - are ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:8-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Lent 2021 - Jesus Cleansing The Temple Series

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Feb 27, 2021

On the final week before the crucifixion Jesus came to the temple and cleared those who were turning the place into a wicked market and bank. Does He have permission to enter into the temple of our spirits and do the same thing?

Cleansing The Temple Please stand with me as we go over our current memory Scripture: Matthew 5:3-5 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” And our ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:1-18, Leviticus 12:1-8, Luke 2:22-24, Leviticus 25:1-7, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, Isaiah 56:6-7  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Nazarene