Sermons on carrying our crosses:

Carry Each Other's Burdens

Contributed by Don Schultz on Jul 14, 2004

Being a burden bearer is who God has made us to be.

Galatians 6:1-10, 14-16 CARRY EACH OTHER’S BURDENS This is the time of the year when everyone is going somewhere. There’s something about the summertime that makes people restless, that makes people want to travel – go to new places, see new things. While I attended school, I always tried to ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:1-16

Denomination: Lutheran

The Prince Of Peace Carries A Sword Series

Contributed by David Dykes on Aug 16, 2012

What Jesus DIDN'T mean when He said, "I did not come to bring peace, but a sword." A study of how this part of scripture is commonly misunderstood.

¬¬INTRODUCTION It’s been a memorable weather week, for the first time since they started keeping records, 49 of the 50 states had snow on the ground at the same time. Northwest Florida even had snow – the only state without snow was Hawaii. There is usually always snow on the top of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:32-39

Denomination: Baptist

Our Strength Grows Out Of Our Weaknesses

Contributed by Selvan John on Aug 22, 2008

If you are afraid about your weakness, here is the Word of God for you. Carry on with Jesus...

“Our strength grows out of our weaknesses” Ralph Waldo Emerson, I would like to start with this quote and boast about weakness. When we boast we always boast of our achievements and never in the slightest idea of boasting our weakness. We are scared to share that we are weak in some areas of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:8-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Church And Its Call Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Vivek Gundimi on Jul 31, 2019

What is the call of the universal Church?

The Church and Its Call (Matthew 16:21-28) Introduction: We live at a time where the whole world is in a revolution. Nations are in debt, and with every terrorist attack there is more evidence that the world is moving from civilization into chaos! But the core question this morning is: Can the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:21-28

Denomination: Methodist

"This Scripture Is Scandalous"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Sep 11, 2015

A sermon about the REAL JESUS.

"This Whole Scripture is Scandalous" Mark 8:27-38 On Thursday at about one O'clock in the afternoon a counselor along with two social workers from the East Ridge School system came to see me at the church. They looked really nervous and worried. They came to us because they knew that you ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:27-38

Denomination: United Methodist

Passionate Commitment Series

Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Apr 25, 2021

A Disciple is passionately committed to Jesus Christ.

Discipleship Matters: Passionately Committed to Jesus Luke 14:25-35 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 04-25-2021 Fan vs Fanilow I’ve been asked if my love for Barry Manilow is real or a joke. I can assure you it is real. When I took piano lessons as a kid, one of the first ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:25-35

Denomination: Baptist

Carry Each Others Burdens Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Mar 27, 2021

We show we care when we bear one another’s burdens.

How many of you remember the TV commercial from the late 80s and early 90s which showed an elderly woman lying on the floor shouting, “Help me, I’ve fallen, and I can’t get up?” That catchphrase has become part of our vocabulary but it’s not very funny for those who have faltered, fallen, and feel ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

The Shunned Savior

Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 3, 2014

Seedthoughts at: http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/war-of-the-world-brian-harvison-sermon-on-war-125195.asp; outline from: http://www.sermoncentral.com/pastors-preaching-articles/steve-murrell-seven-secret-and-deadly-pulpit-sins-1800.asp

HoHum: A wise man said, “knowledge is knowing how to pick your nose, wisdom is knowing when” WBTU: In these Scriptures Solomon talks about wisdom. Wisdom is the ability to choose the best possible end, and to choose the best possible means of achieving that end. It is not the same ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 9:13-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Your God Is Too Small And Stuck In A Box

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Mar 9, 2009

Our minds want a god we can control, but that’s not following Jesus

Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. 32He said all this quite openly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. 33But turning and ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:31-38

Denomination: United Methodist

What Will We Carry Into Eternity?

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Mar 5, 2012

What will we carry into Eternity? Romans 4:13-25 1 Timothy 6:7For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it We will not carry into eternity Good Works We will not carry with us into enternity religious laws We will not carry with us into enternity christian ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:13-25

Denomination: Methodist

Carry Me Back To Old

Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 18, 2003

Nostalgia is a fatal disease, because the burdens of the past are idolatrous and wearisome, and will bring us down with them. But remember who God is and what His purpose is.

This past February I received a diagnosis, and, I’m sorry to say, it’s serious. I have a disease, commonly fatal. If it is not treated, it will destroy me, and I will gradually lose my abilities. I’m telling you about it, because, if we do not take some protective efforts, it will become ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 46:1-4, Isaiah 46:9-10

Denomination: Baptist

The Cross Is A Way Of Living

Contributed by Geoffrey Foot on Mar 3, 2018

Jesus predicts His death and Peter doesn't want this to happen, but Jesus' reaction is quite nasty: 'Get behind me Satan'. This seems so out of character for Jesus - so what is going on here?

THE CROSS IS A WAY OF LIVING. MT. 16: 21-27; Mark 8: 31-38 Today’s gospel reading is quite a strange story in the life of Jesus – He is quite nasty, definitely out of character. But the important thing here is to read or hear this story in the context of Peter’s human nature. This is the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:21-27, Mark 8:31-38, Luke 9:22-27

Carry Each Other's Burdens Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Mar 18, 2003

When we walk alongside those who are weary or wiped out, we’re acting like Jesus did. If we truly care for others, we’ll care enough to confront sin and carry burdens.

Carry Each Other’s Burdens I’ve not watched a lot of the American Idol TV show, but I’ve seen enough to know that Simon Cowell, one of the talent judges, enjoys tearing down the talentless. Here are some of his cutting comments: “If you lived 2,000 years ago and sang like that, they would have ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

The Cross Of Christ

Contributed by Lindeal Greer on Jan 22, 2001

Christ suffered for our sins.

The Cross of Christ Matt 16: 24 “If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow me.” Consider the cross of Christ- The instrument on which he was killed. (Discuss his death) I Peter 2: 19-24 Isiah 53 “dumb as sheep” His death on the cross was ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:6-7, 1 Peter 2:19-24

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Our Scapegoat

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jan 5, 2003

Two innocent goats, and one sacrifice--one to receive what we deserve, the other to carry our sins away.

“Our Scapegoat” Leviticus 16:6-10, 20-22 Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts A “lame duck” President met with his successor in the Oval Office. Near the end of the orientation, he presented the incoming leader three numbered envelopes, with specific ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 14:1-9, Leviticus 16:6-22

Denomination: Congregational