Sermons on Collection:

Worth The Effort Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 14, 2020

It takes great effort to build up (edify) believers with the Word of God, both on the part of those who teach and those who learn. But it is worth it.

Worth the Effort (Acts 20:1-12) 1, This week, I watched part of a White Sox baseball game from two weeks agon on youtube. It was nice to be able to fast forward and see the more interesting moments. Which brings on a joke. 2. Have you heard about the first baseball game in the Bible? In the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:1-12

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Busyness Series

Contributed by Scott Berry on Aug 27, 2020

Are you tired of being busy? Do you think Jesus might have a better way for you to live?

cultural lenses – individualism and consumerism – now busyness Becomes a badge of honour - boast disguised as a complaint. response is a kind of congratulation: “That’s a good problem to have,” or “Better than the opposite.” Do we want to live like this; it’s something we collectively force one ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:15, Exodus 31:14-17, Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Forcing People To Be Good, Can It Happen? Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 15, 2021

It’s alien to Christ’s life and law of love to force compliance. One cannot and may not try to force sanctity or even basic justice on another.

Sophomore year in high school. We were assigned to study world history at that time, and we were using a Christian textbook, which rightly saw Jesus Christ as the center of all history. We even date years before and after the birth of Christ, even though the time line is about 3 years off what was ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-15, Mark 12:30-31, Matthew 19:20-22, 1 Timothy 6:8, Genesis 1:25-27  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Catholic

The Last Creation Story--Also The Greatest Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 6, 2021

Watch for signs that our friends and relatives are bored or in crisis or somehow dissatisfied with trying the world’s failed ways to joy through pleasure and honor and vanity.

Monday of the 5th Week in Course 2021 There are several creation stories in the collection of sacred books we call the Bible. Today we heard the first from Genesis. But shortly after this story, the moral depravity of the culture got so bad that God decided to start over with Noah and his ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:53-56, Genesis 1:1-19

Denomination: Catholic

A Faith That (Must)

Contributed by Derrick White Sr on Nov 30, 2017

WEBSTER DICTIONARY DEFINES MUST AS (TO BE COMPELLED TO -IN ORDER TO FULFILL SOME NEED OR ACHIEVE AN GOAL IN OTHER WORDS( MUST) IS AN IMPERATIVE

Hebrews 11:6 (NKJV) 6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. 8 The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever." VERY BRIEFLY WITH THE HELP OF THE ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Giving Is Loving Our Neighbor Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Oct 12, 2017

Loving our neighbor (those in need) is at the center of the teachings of Jesus. God meets our needs abundantly and asks us to share those blessings and love our neighbor.

1 John 4:5-12 “Giving is … Loving Neighbor” INTRODUCTION We are on disaster overload. Monday morning we woke up to the news that the worst mass shooting in United States history had taken place in Las Vegas. A week ago we were dealing with the devastation in Puerto Rico, which was caused by ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:5-12

Denomination: Lutheran

Faith And The Two Meanings Of Works Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 14, 2017

Faith, above all, is a gift of God. Now it’s a gift that he pours out liberally on all humans, but it will not save our souls unless we cooperate with it.

Thursday of 28th Week in Course 2017 Reformation Revolution Saints John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues Our readings today say the same thing in different ways. St. Paul’s letter to the Romans was really the first work of systematic theology. It positions the saving work of Our Lord in the context of ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:21-30

Denomination: Catholic

The Nitty-Gritty Of Personal Evangelization Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 20, 2015

Person to person evangelizing can take many forms, but it is the responsibility of all.

Thursday of 12th week in course 2015 Joy of the Gospel I have a motto in my lab. It’s a kind of universal directive that the students, I hope, learn by heart: Do what I say, and nobody gets hurt. If you have a good memory for movies, you’ll see that the motto is a loose paraphrase ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:21-29

Denomination: Catholic

The Birth Of The Sovereign

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 11, 2015

Christmas

Matt 2:1-12 The Birth Of The Sovereign I. The REVELATION OF THE KING. 2 Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Holiness

The Real Meaning Of Easter Series

Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on Mar 31, 2023

The lines that surround Easter are often blurry, but one thing we know for sure is that the Tomb is Empty

April 01, 2023 1 Corinthians 15:1, 3–4 (LEB) Now I make known to you, brothers, the gospel which I proclaimed to you, which you have also received, in which you also stand…. 3 For I passed on to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1, 1 Corinthians 15:3-4

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

A Withering Religion

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 21, 2020

Judgment begins at the house of God.

A WITHERING RELIGION. Matthew 21:12-22. Today’s passage brings together two events which are not unrelated to each other: the cleansing of the Temple, and the withering of the fig tree. Both are figurative of the state and changing status of the old Jewish faith at the dawn of the gospel ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:12-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Crowd In The Mark Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on May 15, 2023

Mark helps us see that Jesus didn’t come simply to draw crowds; He didn’t come to attract fans; He came to call disciples. The great crowd heard that he had been teaching with astounding authority, healing sick people, casting out demons.

Mark 3:7-12 Jesus and the Crowd in Mark Crowd ????? (Ochlos): The word Okolo’s is translated as Crowd (87), crowds (47), gathering (1), many (1), mob (1), multitude (3), multitudes (1), number of people (1), numbers (2), people (27) in New Testament. This word refers to, a casual collection of ...read more

Scripture: Mark 3:7-12

Denomination: Methodist

Resurrection Of Jesus In Mark Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on May 15, 2023

he woman went to the tomb when the sun had risen (Mark 16:2) to signify an arrival of a new day and a new age. In Mark, Jesus is primarily human, though elevated to his rightful place at God’s right hand (Mark 16:19).

Mark 16 Resurrection Narrative in Mark Introduction: The Gospel of Mark presents Jesus Christ as the Son of God (Mark 1:1). He divides his presentation into two parts; in the first half, Peter confesses that Jesus is Christ (Mark 8:29), and in the second half, a Roman centurion confesses that ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

Growing In Wisdom: Even 12 Year Old Jesus Needed To Learn

Contributed by Jessica Linde on Jan 6, 2025

By looking at the story of 12 year old Jesus wandering away from Mary and Joseph to go to the Jerusalem Temple, this sermon’s ultimate goal is to highlight that Jesus is fully Man as well as fully God, thus He needed to "grow in wisdom" just like the rest of us.

Because today marks the Christian feast of Epiphany—the day in which the Three Kings (the Magi) finally arrived in Bethlehem to adore the newly born Christ Child—this also means that today marks the official end to the liturgical season of Christmas! ?Now for some of us here, this might be a sad ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:41-52

No Screaming, Lots Of Listening

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 8, 2025

We might make the fiery preacher John the Baptist into our kind of Messiah. Energize by screaming at folks.

Feast of the Baptism of Jesus 2025 Sometimes in our reflections we might think that if God just made a few changes in the way He engineered our salvation, things might have gone better. Isaiah predicts that the Messiah would come gently, not screaming His message, giving people who were broken and ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 42:1-4, Isaiah 42:6-7, Acts 10:34-38, Luke 3:15-16, Luke 3:21-22  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Catholic