Sermons on clergy abuse:

Abuse? Then Make God Your R.e.f.u.g.e.

Contributed by Francis Camacho on Feb 12, 2003

When we are being abused, we can be fully assured that God is our protection and our sufficiency when you follow R.E.F.U.G.E

Abuse? Then make God your R.E.F.U.G.E. 6 Steps In Dealing With An Abuse Psalm 142 A maskil of David, when he was in the cave. 1 To the Lord I cry out;to the Lord I plead for mercy. 2 I pour out my lament before him;I tell him about my troubles. 3 Even when my strength leaves me,you watch my ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 142:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Matthew 5 - Part 9 - Ever Been Criticised And Abused For Being A Christian? Series

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 29, 2009

Unfortunately for many Christians, compromise is easier than being criticised and no-one would ever know that they are Christians, or if they do know, they are disappointed by the kind of example that is given.

Matthew 5 - Part 8 - Have you ever been criticised and abused for being a Christian? One of my jobs some years ago was working with disabled people. I remember working with a young Christian woman and my job was teaching her how to read. She would readily share her faith to others and I enjoyed ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Amnon Assaults His Sister Tamar: How To Heal From Past Abuse Series

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Aug 14, 2023

Amnon sets the trap, and clears everyone out of the room. He pretends to be sick to get her alone and he goes after her.

Family drama, I’ve seen it in my family and in many other families. I’ve arbitrated disputes between sisters. I’ve worked with families during funerals where there are arguments and disagreements. I’ve seen some seriously terrible things happen in families. Family is tough. Very tough, and in this ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 13:1-22

Denomination: Salvation Army

31 Ways To Favor Your Pastor

Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Sep 26, 2009

October is Clergy Appreciation Month. Here’s some ideas to get your creative juices flowing...

31 FAVORS FOR YOUR PASTOR October is Clergy Appreciation Month! After doing some research with other pastors on how their congregations had shown them their appreciation in the past, I thought I would write down some ideas to get your creative appreciation juices running. Since October had 31 ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:17

Denomination: Church Of God

Spiritual Law

Contributed by Steven Ostrowski on Mar 5, 2005

The importance to follow Christian Law and to not be afraid to openly share it.

Spiritual Law Matthew 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill. The reality of our society is that we cannot impose faith on others. The Constitution of the United States forbids a state sponsored religion. While the first ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:17

Denomination: Catholic

"Heart Talk" Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Aug 27, 2008

Second in a series on the use and abuse of the tongue.

On Saturday, June 22, 2002, the scheduled game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field was cancelled because of an eerie discovery. The Card’s ace pitcher was found dead in a Chicago hotel room. Thirty-three-year-old Darryl Kile, who wore num¬ber 57, had been a major ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:10-20

Denomination: Baptist

I Dare You To Just ’turn The Other Cheek’ Series

Contributed by David Diyanni on Dec 15, 2009

This is another popular spiritual urban legend. A Christian cannot defend himself since he has to turn the other cheek.

Urban Legends Part 5 “Just turn the other cheek” Matt 5:38-39, Luke 4:28-30, John 18:12, Matt 21:12, John 2:13, Matt 26:53 Urban Legend Debunked A. Today is the last sermon in our ‘urban legend’ series. Next week we are going to start a new sermon series called ‘Character Sketches.” We are going ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:38-39

Denomination: Vineyard

Basic Sense For A Sense-Deprived World Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 8, 2012

Solomon urges us to wake up and smell the coffee: we have to be serious about living with good sense.

Basic Sense for A Sense-Deprived World (Proverbs 19:21-29) 1. The continent of Africa has been a miserable place to live perhaps since the flood. 2. While all the world was making progress, Africa seemed to go backward. 3. All the experts were surprised when Africa started to lunge forward this ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 19:21-29

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Loving The Ain'ts Series

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Feb 26, 2011

This sermon is about God's love for those of us who have been hurt, abused and rejected by others. It has a lot of emotional release and healing attached in it.

Falling In Love Again: Loving The Aints 2/6/11 Isaiah 53:1-15 Luke 4:14-20 Today we are starting a new series, “Falling In Love Again.” How many of you have fallen in love at least once. Everybody likes the feeling of falling in love. As a matter we even get so caught up ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:14-21

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Job Qualifications Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Mar 19, 2010

A study of chapter 34 verses 1 through 31

Ezekiel 34: 1 – 31 Job Qualifications “ 1 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD to the shepherds: “Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed themselves! ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 34:1-31

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Responding With Forgiveness

Contributed by John Lowe on Sep 3, 2014

All of us would probably have to admit that when we have been mistreated, we find it hard to have a Christ-like mind and to express the forgiving Spirit of Christ toward those who have mistreated us.

4-24-05 Title: Responding with Forgiveness Text: Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Till seven times? Bible Reading: Matthew 18:21-35 21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35

Denomination: Baptist

Learn From Old Testament Examples Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Oct 16, 2011

We learn from Old Testament examples that misusing our liberty can disqualify Christians from effective service to Christ.

Scripture We continue our study in The First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians in a series I am calling Challenges Christians Face. One of the challenges that Christians face is the issue of Christian liberty. Let’s learn about this in a message I am calling, “Learn from Old Testament ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:1-13

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Why Have You Forsaken Me? Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Apr 10, 2020

Psalm 22:1-21 gives us the experience of the Sufferer.

Scripture Psalm 22 is an appropriate psalm for our meditation tonight, Good Friday, and also for this coming Easter Sunday. The reason is that the first part of Psalm 22 (verses 1-21) focuses on the experience of suffering on a cross, and the second part of Psalm (verses 22-31) announces the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 22:1-21

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Lessons In Courage Part 5 Series

Contributed by Thomas Bartlett on Oct 25, 2019

In Acts 24, he finds himself in a Roman court, defending himself from false charges made by the leaders of what amounted to the Jewish Supreme Court.

ACTS Lessons in Courage Part 5 Dr. Tom Bartlett October 20, 2019 Acts 24:1-27 (ESV) OUTLINE When you’re misunderstood, lied about, plotted against, and falsely charged • LISTEN IN PEACE WITH PATIENCE And after five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a spokesman, one ...read more

Denomination: Other

We Witness Despite Persecution And Exile Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 8, 2018

Preaching and living a lifestyle conditioned by the precepts of the Gospel is not a particularly popular path, and may get you shunned, even exiled.

Thursday of 23rd Week in Course 2018 St. John Chrysostom Today I am celebrating the sixteenth anniversary of the ordination of the diaconate class of 2002, and therefore my own ordination. As a preacher, it’s particularly happy to be ordained on the feast of St. John Chrysostom, who is the patron ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:27-38, 1 Corinthians 8:1-13

Denomination: Catholic