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  • Farewell-Reformation Style

    Contributed by Christopher Martin on Oct 7, 2021
     | 3,949 views

    This is a sermon for Reformation Sunday, 2020. This was also my Farewell Sermon, as I had accepted a call to another parish and this was my last Sunday at St. John's Lutheran Church-Vilmar of rural Greene, Iowa.

    The first farewell sermon I remember hearing from a Pastor was Easter Sunday, 1996. Dr. James Lamb was preaching his last sermon as Senior Pastor of my home church, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Garner< Iowa, as he had accepted a call to become Executive Director for Lutherans for Life. I will ...read more

  • Greatful Heart

    Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on Dec 7, 2022
     | 5,673 views

    It’s a good thing to give thanks because God commands us to give thanks.

    It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High” (Ps. 92:1). Do you want the blessings of God? I know I do! First of all, what ways God has blessed you, and then secondly, how you can in turn bless others. This week, let us meditate on the blessings ...read more

  • The Surprise Of Answered Prayer Series

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Aug 11, 2004
    based on 74 ratings
     | 12,940 views

    God answers prayers -- and that usually surprises us!

    A Sunday School teacher was struggling to open a combination lock on the supply cabinet. She had been told the combination, but couldn’t quite remember it. Exasperated, she went to the pastor’s study and asked for help. The pastor came into the room and began to turn the dial. After the first two ...read more

  • Full Access

    Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on Aug 25, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,467 views

    The tabernacle is a pattern not only for the Old Testament, but for our worship of God today. We have full access to God's holy place but so few enter in.

    In 1922, Archeologist Howard Carter discovered an entrance to an Egyptian tomb. A sealed doorway. And on the doorway was the seal of the Pharaoh Tutankhamen. Most tombs have been plundered and robbed long ago but this one was nearly pristine. Behind that door were treasures beyond their wildest ...read more

  • The War Within Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Nov 7, 2011
     | 5,020 views

    Being human we are born with certain default settings that drive us to think in certain ways. When we become a Christian a war starts between a new nature seeking to establish a beachhead and take over and the old regime that wants to stay in control.

    The human mind is self-rationalizing. In other words, we will rationalize our thoughts and actions according to ourselves, rather than to some external source. Even when we read something or hear something and alter our behavior, it is because we choose to believe that thing we read or ...read more

  • Introduction To The Gospel Of John Series

    Contributed by Jimmy Davis on Sep 19, 2001
    based on 50 ratings
     | 9,170 views

    First in Series in a detailed study of the Gospel of John. An Introduction to the Gospel of John, The Prologue is a part of the first "P" in the Gospel of John. The Three P’s found in the Gospel of John.

    Note to reader: This is the first lesson in a series of Bible study on the Gospel of John. The Gospel of John Introduction to the Bible study on the Gospel of John: The Gospel of John is a document written for a first century audience. The stories that Jesus told in His ministry were not ...read more

  • "God Stole The Show"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Dec 23, 2003
    based on 56 ratings
     | 6,832 views

    A sermon for Christmas Eve.

    “God Stole The Show” Luke 2:1-20 By Kenneth Emerson Sauer Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA www.parkview-umc.org How many of you have ever seen a Christmas pageant or been in one? Each time the scene is basically the same—isn’t it? You’ve got the manger in the ...read more

  • Bringing Others Along Series

    Contributed by Michael Fogaras on Nov 28, 2003
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,922 views

    This is #1 in a five part series on the five "No’s" or excuses of Moses.

    MOSES, MOSES EXODUS 3:1-11 INTRODUCTION: Testimony of my first sermon, August of 1990. READ EXODUS 3:1-11 Give vision of “Hand to Hand, Bringing Others Along”. HAND TO HAND BRINGING ...read more

  • Who Do You Say I Am

    Contributed by John Knight on Jul 15, 2002
    based on 17 ratings
     | 7,199 views

    Jesus’s call to understand and accept him as the Messiah.

    Who do You Say I Am? Matthew 16:13-23 Great leaders have arisen throughout time: Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Napoleon, Gandhi. Not all Political leaders, but Social leaders: Gandhi; Philosophical leaders: Socrates, Aristotle, Kant, Buddha; Religious leaders: Martin Luther, John ...read more

  • "Grace...his Masterpiece" Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Busch on Dec 8, 2002
    based on 50 ratings
     | 5,999 views

    Ephesians Series #4 How would your life be different if Jesus Christ had not come? Your answer explains the Grace of God in your life. Salvation is not a reward for good things we have done. Salvation is a gift, it is what causes us to produce good fruit

    “A Walk That Is Worthy” Part 4 “Grace: His Masterpiece” Text: Eph 2:1-10 Intro: Illus: There was a art contest held in a local school one Christmas season a few years ago in East Texas. One of the prize winners was a picture drawn by a nine year old boy showing three men, offering gifts to the ...read more

  • Paul's Great Concern: Rooted And Comforted In Christ Series

    Contributed by Jeff Haynes on Oct 19, 2009
     | 5,157 views

    A study of Colossians 2:1-7 and Paul’s concern that all believers would be rooted in Christ.

    Paul’s Great Concern Expressed: That all would be Confident and Rooted in Christ Colossians 2:1-7 October 18, 2009 Your Name ____________________ Introduction and Review: In Chapter 1:24-29, Paul showed us how to glorify Christ in our lives, by being fruitful stewards of the gospel ...read more

  • Palm Sunday

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 4, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,602 views

    When he comes--what wll you do with Him?

    The Coming King Dr. Elmer Towns Palm Sunday April 1, 2012 A. INTRODUCTION 1. The predicted coming. “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, lowly ...read more

  • Now Thank We All Our God

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 24, 2013
     | 3,245 views

    How do we treat Thanksgiving when the culture is trying to drive God out of that feast?

    Thanksgiving Day 2013 Now Thank We All Our God “And now bless the God of all, who in every way does great things; who exalts our days from birth, and deals with us according to his mercy.” These words, from the wisdom of Jesus ben Sira, or Sirach, inspired the hymn “Now Thank We ...read more

  • A Living Word Series

    Contributed by Larry Grant on Jun 26, 2021
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,544 views

    Our Past, Our Priest & His Promise

    Illus: Years ago I served on a Foreign Missions board in Haiti where a local lawyer donated acres of land in the city of Aux Cayes near Port-Au-Prince. We made plans to build a prayer center, a vocational training center and a volunteer medical center. When we visited the area and it was ...read more

  • Freedom And Delight In The Law

    Contributed by Mary Erickson on Sep 3, 2024
     | 376 views

    A sermon for the Sunday following Pentecost, Year B, lectionary 22

    1 September 2024 Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church Deut. 4:1-2, 6-9; James 1:17-27; Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Freedom and Delight in the Law Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. All three of our Bible passages today pertain ...read more