Sermons on Chrysalis:

Easter: He's Alive!

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Mar 26, 2010

A short talk (plus a song I wrote in 1987) for the Easter School Assembly at St John's School Billericay, Essex, UK.

Now I don’t want you to think that I’m hooked on the X-Factor; but … I was thinking this morning about the welcome that the singing contestants get when they go back to visit their Secondary school. Stacey Solomon visited King Solomon High School in Ilford, and when she went on a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:52-53

Denomination: Anglican

A New Way To A New You

Contributed by Ryan Johnson on Mar 6, 2002

A Seeker message for the unchurched!Points seems to be transportable in thier minds!

A New Way to A New You! (2 Corinthians 5:14-21) (Conversion, Forgiveness, New Creation) (Deductive) Intro: I am amazed at one of God’s display of grace in nature. There is one activity that I believe is God’s mini motion picture of a sinner becoming a saint. Of a pagan truing into a ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Greatest Miracle: A Transformed Life

Contributed by Antonio Manaytay on Aug 5, 2024

This sermon discusses at one miracle that stands above the grand, supernatural events. This miracle is the transformation of life through faith in Jesus Christ.

Good morning, beloved. Today, we gather to celebrate the wonders and miracles of our Lord. We often think of miracles as grand, supernatural events, but there is one miracle that stands above all others—the transformation of a life through faith in Jesus Christ. This miracle is not only the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17

Denomination: Pentecostal

Hindsight And God Moments

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Feb 24, 2020

"God moments," like the Transfiguration, need time and perspective before we can fully appreciate the significance of what we have experienced of the divine.

February 23, 2020 Transfiguration Sunday Hope Lutheran Church 2 Peter 1:16-21; Matthew 17:1-9 Hindsight and God Moments Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. Today we come to the conclusion of Epiphany. Epiphany is known as the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:1-9, 2 Peter 1:16-21

Denomination: Lutheran

How To Judge Correctly Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on May 5, 2008

Jesus has just given our old adage, "like father like son" new meaning. Jesus, like the Father, has the authority to execute judgment & to give life. A life centered on Jesus’ & His Word will judge correctly & do right & will be resurrected to life.

JOHN 5: 25-32 HOW TO JUDGE CORRECTLY 1 Corinthians 15:42-44 / Ezekiel 37: 1- ] Jesus has just given our old adage, "like father like son" new meaning. Jesus, like the Father, has the authority to execute judgment and to give life. A life centered on Jesus’ and His Word will ...read more

Scripture: John 5:25-32

Denomination: Baptist

Sermon On Advocate Or Protagonist?

Contributed by William Meakin on Nov 15, 2022

Caterpillars are defined as the larval stage of members of the Lepidoptera family which is an insect order comprising butterflies and moths.

Steven James, a Wisconsin-born American author once remarked: “Think of a caterpillar entering a cocoon. Once he does so, one of two things will happen: He will either transform into a butterfly, or he will die. But no matter what else happens, he will never climb out of the cocoon as a ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 61:1, 1 John 2:1, Acts 19:19, Luke 16:26

Thanatos: The Word Of Death

Contributed by Sean Smuts on Jan 29, 2003

A Christian perspective on Death.

Thanatos Teddy Roosevelt said that "...both life and death are parts of the same Great Adventure." I will like to focus on the word thanatos, today. More on the spiritual death rather than the physical which this word can also mean. For you see according to Vine’s Expository Dictionary of ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:17, John 5:24

Denomination: Mennonite

The Church Is Not A "One Man Show"

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jan 19, 2013

Every Christian has a gift - and the Church needs all these gifts if it is going to function

Sermon: The Church is not a “one man show” As I was thinking about the sermon for today, I was struck by the thought that the Church is not a “one man show” God calls us to be a community – and the Church has no passengers. As our Bishops often remind us – our ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Denomination: Anglican

Are You Paying Attention?

Contributed by Russ Sharrock on Jan 3, 2002

Many times we wonder if God ever speaks in today’s world, but the real question might be, are we really paying attention?

In a book called "Directions", James Hamilton writes: Before refrigerators, people used ice houses to preserve their food. Ice houses had thick walls, no windows, and a tightly fitting door. In winter, when streams and lakes were frozen, large blocks of ice were cut, hauled to the ice houses, and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Born Again To Become A New Creature In Christ

Contributed by Benny Horn on Oct 29, 2001

When a caterpillar becomes a butterfly, it becomes a new creature; this is a perfect picture of the eternal security of the believer.

Born Again to Become a New Creature in Christ Introduction: When God created all the living creatures in the world, he made many different kinds. He created some to be very beautiful to look at, and some not so beautiful at least to us. Of course, I am sure that they are all beautiful to God. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17, John 3:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Transfigured

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Mar 8, 2011

This message casts light on the event known as the Transfiguration.

Text: “There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light” (Matthew 17:2). You have heard this Scripture many times. Have you ever thought about what it really means? The word “transfigure” means to radically ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:1-11

Denomination: Christian Church

The Race Of Life: Starting Well Series

Contributed by Lynn Malone on Jun 14, 2012

A well-lived life requires teamwork, preparation, endurance and focus.

Starting Well—The Race of Life: Introduction Racing, Dale Earnhardt once said, is life. Well, Earnhardt actually had it backward. Life is a race. Racing to work, racing home, racing to some type of sports practice, racing to recreational activities, racing to church. Racing here ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-3

Denomination: Methodist

Comparing The Butterfly To The Resurrection: Life And Death Examined

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Apr 10, 2023

We declare in faith, "He is Risen." Jesus is alive. Right now. He rose from the dead two thousand years ago. And his disciples were shocked to see him alive. Yet he had promised he would rise again.

“Cancer had reduced six-year-old Christian to skin and bones. It was during his final days that nature bestowed its annual miracle. Millions of yellow butterflies invade northeast Oklahoma with a gentle firestorm of color and dance, covering the landscape and bringing unbridled joy after the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:52, 1 Corinthians 15:42-44

Denomination: Salvation Army

Make Paul’s Motto Your Life’s Model

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Oct 16, 2011

Make Paul’s Motto Your Life’s Model 1) “I want to live with Christ!” 2) “I want to live for Christ!”

Freedom 55. For over 25 years now this has been the motto of a financial company headed by Canadian billionaire, Paul Desmarais. Many Canadians have adopted this motto as the model for their lives. They are working hard and making shrewd investments so that by the time they turn 55, they can quit ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:18-27

Denomination: Lutheran

Church Is Not A One Man Show

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Feb 3, 2025

We all have a part to play in our church or fellowship. To find out what it is we need to i) prayer ii) read our Bible and iii)m have fellowshop

Sermon: The Church is not a “one man show” As I was thinking about the sermon for today, I was struck by the thought that the Church is not a “one man show” God calls us to be a community – and the Church has no passengers. As our Bishops often remind us – our baptism is a calling to ministry ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-11

Denomination: Anglican