Sermons on Commonality:

Preparing For Bad Times Without Trusting In The World

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 28, 2023

Daniel sinks back into self-reflection, with symptoms reminiscent of what we today know as a “panic attack.” How does he escape?

Saturday of the Last Week in the Year (Dec 2) 2023 I heard a radio commentator say recently that he can’t remember a time when he heard as many people talking about the “end times” as he hears today. This being the last week of our Church year, we are hearing “end time readings,” particularly from ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 7:15-27, Luke 21:34-36, Psalm 146:3-5

Denomination: Catholic

The Compassion Of Christ

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 5, 2023

The Holy Spirit continues to work in Christians all over the world, in many different expressions and denominations, to spread the compassion of Christ.

Saturday of the First Week in Advent 2023 There’s a vivid feeling of urgency about the Advent readings from the prophet Isaiah, a constant agony about factors not under the control of Israel as they await their Messiah. Now two things are for all of Israel’s history in the foreground of their ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:35-38, Matthew 10:1-8, Psalm 147:1-6, Isaiah 30:19-26

Denomination: Catholic

From Unequally Yoked To Equally Yoked And A Journey Of Faith Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Apr 12, 2025

In 2 Corinthians 6:14, the Apostle Paul writes, "Do not be yoked together with unbelievers.

In 2 Corinthians 6:14, the Apostle Paul writes, "Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?" Being unequally yoked refers to the spiritual imbalance that occurs when a believer is in ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:14

Power Of Testimony And Sharing The Goodnews. Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Apr 28, 2024

I want to talk about the power of testimony. A testimony is a personal story of how God has worked in our lives, and it's a powerful tool for sharing the Gospel and encouraging others in their faith.

I want to talk about the power of testimony. A testimony is a personal story of how God has worked in our lives, and it's a powerful tool for sharing the Gospel and encouraging others in their faith. In Revelation 12:11, we read that the believers overcame Satan "by the blood of the Lamb ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 12:11, Psalm 107:2

Problems Of Christianity Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Sep 4, 2023

The Early Christianity faced problems through the false teachers and false prophets. It is true that Church faces these challenges all through the lives. But God safeguards it through his disciples. Jesus is alive.

Problems of Christianity Jude 1:4 “For certain individuals whose condemnation was written about long ago have secretly slipped in among you. They are ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord.” ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:4

Denomination: Methodist

Visionary View: The Way We Should View Ourselves And Others Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Sep 18, 2023

The way we should view ourselves and others - a call to embrace a visionary view that can transform our lives.

Visionary View: The way we should view ourselves and others Introduction: Today we delve into the powerful message found in Philippians 2:3-4, from the New Living Translation, which reads: "Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:3-4

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Lovingkindness Of God Series

Contributed by Rudolf E. Y. Mensah on Sep 20, 2023

Dear friend of God, I am suggesting to you that you do not have any reason to praise and worship God for the rest of your life. Do you or do you not?

*OASIS WORD DIGEST* 20th September 2023 Bible Passage: Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee. Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift my hands in thy name. Psalm 63:3-4 (KJV) *Oasis Word For Today* Dear friend of God, I am suggesting to you that you ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 63:3-4, 2 Samuel 5:24

Denomination: Charismatic

What Is Your Life?

Contributed by Wilson Oshorakpor on Jun 5, 2023

Is your life devoted to acquiring things? Is it devoted to doing God's will? What are your priorities? What is your life?

TEXT: JAMES 4:13-15 (NIV) Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 94:11, Matthew 6:33, James 4:13-15

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Spirit Of The Lord Is On Me

Contributed by Ronald Moore on May 23, 2024

Are we proclaiming the good news to those around us, especially to those who are in need? Are we working to bring freedom and healing to those who are bound and broken? Are we advocating for the oppressed and striving for justice in our communities?

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Today we gather to reflect upon a powerful and profound passage from the Gospel according to Luke, chapter 4, verse 18. This scripture marks the beginning of Jesus' public ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:18

Denomination: Anglican

Who Is Satan? (2) Series

Contributed by Wilson Oshorakpor on May 28, 2024

Satan has a plethora of names and titles that describes who he is. We will look at some of them in this series.

TEXT: Revelation 9:11 "And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon." We have looked at Satan, the adversary or enemy of God and Christians, the devil, as a slanderer ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 9:11, Isaiah 14:12-15

Denomination: Pentecostal

Prophets In Our Lives

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 2, 2024

A true friend might try to tell me the truth, but I reject his words or her suggestions. Our friend is acting prophetically toward us. That is an act of love, real love.

Fourteenth Sunday in Course 2024 “Heed or resist, you rebels, you will know a prophet has been among you!” Today’s words from Ezekiel were not just for the Jewish leaders who had abandoned true worship of the One God, the Lord, for the obscene worship ceremonies centered around Baal and Astarte. ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 2:2-5, Psalm 123:1-4, 2 Corinthians 12:7-10, Mark 6:1-6

Denomination: Catholic

Servant Leadership Involves Pain--Even In Election Season

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 16, 2024

One of the two major parties has made abortion this voting cycle their preeminent priority. Let's look at the morality behind that divide.

There is something almost humorous in today’s Gospel pericope. The story has come down to us in two versions. Both place this incident right after Jesus predicted His passion and death for the third time. St. Matthew’s original version pictures Salome, mother of James and John, making the request. ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:10-11, Psalm 33:4-5, Hebrews 4:14-16, Mark 10:35-45

Denomination: Catholic

Rest In God (Psalm 62)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jan 31, 2026

Do we rest in Jesus?

Where do we find true rest and refuge when we are attacked on all sides? How frail is our human life? Let’s look at Psalm 62. For the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm by David. (WEB) Where do we find true rest, in a day, in our wealth, in a world of sin, a political party, our defense forces, ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Greatest Mission On Earth

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 13, 2025

Take heart from the Scriptures today and know that as we break and share the Bread of Life and take and drink the Cup of Blessing, we are surrounded by each other and a huge throng of witnesses, thousands of years old.

Twentieth Sunday in Course 2025 Cisterns, which date back thousands of years, are holes in the ground meant to collect and store water. Often they are lined on the sides with rocks to slow down leakage into the surrounding soil. At our house we have no cisterns, but we do have rain barrels that ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:49-53, Hebrews 12:1-4, Psalm 40:2-4, Jeremiah 38:4-10, Psalm 40:17  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Catholic

The Spiritual Mystery Of Sex Series

Contributed by Brady Boyd on Sep 19, 2024

It seems the world is fixated on sex. God’s not embarrassed for us to talk about it and ask questions.

Church in the City – Chapter 6 The Spiritual Mystery of Sex September 22, 2024 It seems the world is fixated on sex. God’s not embarrassed for us to talk about it and ask questions. The question the world is asking about sex: How can I have sex with more people and have the most pleasure? The ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:12-15, Matthew 19:5-6, 1 Corinthians 6:18, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, 1 Corinthians 6:17  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational