Sermons on Communion Meaning:

Meaning Of Righteousness Part 6 Series

Contributed by Ken Mowery on Jul 6, 2007

Jesus refutes the Pharisee’s false teaching regarding retaliation.

Matthew 5:38-42 38“You have heard that it was said, ‘AN EYE FOR AN EYE, AND A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH.’ 39“But I say to you, do not resist an evil person; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. 40“If anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, let him have your coat also. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:38-42

Denomination: Baptist

Meaning Of Righteousness Part 7 Series

Contributed by Ken Mowery on Jul 6, 2007

Jesus refutes the false teaching of the Pharisee’s regarding loving their neighbors.

Matthew 5:43-48 “You have heard that it was said, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR and hate your enemy.’ 44“But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:43-48

Denomination: Baptist

Meaning Of Righteousness Part 8 Series

Contributed by Ken Mowery on Jul 6, 2007

Jesus teaching begins to look at hypocrisy.

Matthew 6:1-4 “Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven. 2“So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Meaning Of Righteousness Part 2 Series

Contributed by Ken Mowery on Jul 14, 2007

Jesus refutes the teaching of the churchmen of His day and makes clear the intent of God’s Law.

The Meaning Of Righteousness? Part 2 Last week we listened as Jesus spoke to us about basis and foundation of absolute truth, absolute right and wrong. And as you may recall Jesus made it clear that until heaven and earth pass away, Gods Word remains authoritative and in fact absolute truth and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:20-34

Denomination: Baptist

Unwrapping Christmas - The Meaning Of The Incarnation

Contributed by W F on Dec 17, 2006

Some brief observations about what the Incarnation means to you and me today.

INTRODUCTION Recently the news was announced that water may once have existed on Mars. It seems the world is increasingly obsessed with finding and interacting with extra-terrestrial life. Many people these days believe in alien life-forms. Many believe that we might actually one day, make contact ...read more

Scripture: John 1:14

Denomination: *other

What Does It Mean To Be "Saved"?

Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Aug 8, 2006

The basics of salvation: Why do I need to be saved? and How can I be saved?

The word “save” can mean many different things: • To set aside money for later use, often adding to the sum periodically. (She’s saving for a new computer.) • To avoid wasting something or using something unnecessarily. (He took a shortcut to save time.) • To set something aside, keep something ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16-17

Denomination: Baptist

The Means Of Grace Is Jesus The Christ

Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Aug 26, 2006

Sermon for Proper 16, Series B.

12th Sunday after Pentecost (Pr 16) August 27, 2006 “Series B” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, in Jesus the Christ your Word became flesh and dwelt among us, to reveal your steadfast love ...read more

Scripture: John 6:56-69

Denomination: Lutheran

What It Means To Be A Committed Leader

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Sep 10, 2006

There are no insignificant ministries in the church. Every person serving in the church make up a network of volunteers for Jesus.

What It Means to be a Committed Leader I Corinthians 3:5-6 This past week I received the following “Christian One Liners” in an e-mail. Don’t let your worries get the best of you; remember, Moses started out as a basket case. Some people are kind, polite, and sweet-spirited until you try to sit ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:5-6

Denomination: Free Methodist

What Is The Meaning Of Jesus Death? Series

Contributed by Tim Patrick on Sep 11, 2006

Look with us at three reasons behind Jesus death.

This is the second sermon in a series on John 3:16. The first sermon examined the question “What Is God Like?” Today we examine the question “What Is The Meaning of Jesus Death?” In John 3:16 we read that God “gave His only begotten son.” What is the meaning behind that gift? Jesus death had a ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: Baptist

The Real Meaning Behind Christmas

Contributed by Denis O'callaghan Ph.d. ,th.d., D.d., D. Phil. on Dec 21, 2011

A seven part series on the last words of Christ- for this He cameThat we might live with Him

The Real meaning behind Christmas In a month or so you may sit down to enjoy a movie in which a story of fiction will be hailed as the truth and many will turn to Christianity and say "I knew that you were fake, no wonder we don't want anything to do with you!" But before that happens I would ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:9-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Oh, We Mean Well!

Contributed by Gregory Mc Donald on Sep 6, 2011

The Christian life is the best possible life anyone could ever live...but it's not an easy road.

OH, WE MEAN WELL! LUKE 14:25 35 Read Luke 14:25 35...............PRAY There is a story about 2 men from New York who had never been out of the city. And they got so fed up with city life that they bought a ranch down in Texas so they could live off the land like their ancestors had done. The ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:25-35

# 2 ~ The Meaning Of ~ One & Two ~ Series

Contributed by William D. Brown on Oct 8, 2011

As we get into these number meanings in the Bible, I am confident that our faith will increase as we realize that the only way this could be possible is that it certainly comes from God as any man or group of men could never have put these great truths of

# 2 ~ ONE & TWO ~ THE MEANING OF BIBLE NUMBERS ~ 10-8-11 We mentioned last time a few things to do with the number “one” so today I’ll point out some other things to do with this number “one” and then we’ll move on. This number (1) is used 2371times throughout the Word of God. ONE is ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:25-26

Denomination: Baptist

What Does It Mean To Be Religious?

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 14, 2011

Religion as mankind's search for meaning in life and its ultimate expression in God's revelation of Himself in Jesus

‘WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE RELIGIOUS?’ The best way to learn is to ask questions. The dictionary tells us that it’s having reverence or belief in some being known as ‘God’. To go further, we have to ask more questions. And that’s what I want to do this ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 1:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

What Is The True Meaning Of Christmas?

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Nov 18, 2011

You cannot sensibly divorce "Christ the King" from Christmas - for why else would we remember the birth of a child born in an obscure part of the world 200 years ago unless he was different

WSG 20-11-2011 With Christmas just around the corner and this being the last Family Service before the New Year, I wanted to ask the question Why is Christmas so special? What is there about Jesus Christ that marks him out as being different from all the other babies born in Israel 2000 years ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46

Denomination: Anglican

What Does It Mean To Be Saved?

Contributed by Thomas Donelan on Dec 1, 2011

I remember when I was taking the bus to work. A young lady walked up to me and asked me if I was saved. Saved from what? Not from people accosting me at the bus station asking me if I was saved! I did assure that God had saved me but what does the word sa

Introduction What does it mean to be saved? I remember when I was living downtown and I was taking the bus to work. A young lady walked up to me and asked me if I was saved. Saved from what? Not from people accosting me at the bus station on the way to work asking me if I was saved! In reality I ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational