Sermons on Contemplate:

The Blood Of Jesus

Contributed by Carl Palatino on Aug 10, 2011

We will know the implication of the blood of Jesus on the cross and know the benefit of it when you become a believer.

THE BLOOD OF JESUS ROMANS 5:8-10 Introduction: Gen. 1:26 Man was created according to the image of God. 1. Reason - By reason we apprehend concrete things in perception and consciousness, and cognize abstract truth, both metaphysical and moral. 2. Speech - By speech we make certain easy and ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:8-10

Denomination: Baptist

The Word Was Made Flesh Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 24, 2012

What do the first two principles of biblical interpretation teach us about the Annunciation story?

Solemnity of the Annunciation 2012 Verbum Domini When we pray together our profession of faith in a moment, the Missal instructs us to kneel for a moment (if we can) when we say that of the Son, “and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man.” John’s ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 7:10-14

Denomination: Catholic

Communicating The Biblical Author's Message Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 1, 2015

How should we prepare to preach, either to ourselves or to a group?

Thursday of 18th week in course 2015 Joy of the Gospel We have for a whole year been considering the Holy Father’s first “solo” encyclical, The Joy of the Gospel. From it, we have gleaned Pope Francis’s understanding of the new evangelization, or at least some of that ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:2-10

Denomination: Catholic

Be Enlightened And Then Teach The Word Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 8, 2015

We must understand the biblical text before speaking on it, and must do so with the mind of the Church.

Thursday of 19th week in course 2015 Joy of the Gospel About sixty years ago, it became popular in certain circles of Catholic scholars to call into doubt the stories of miracles in the Bible. This story in Joshua that relates how Joshua called on God to allow the Israelites to cross the Jordan ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 3:7-17

Denomination: Catholic

Apostates Hijack The Messiah's Arrival To Whitewash Criminal Mayhem

Contributed by Frederick Meekins on Jan 13, 2015

Apostates Hijack The Messiah's Arrival To Whitewash Criminal Mayhem

The TransFORM network is a “progressive community formation network.” Right from the get go, anyone with a lick of sense can tell that his outfit isn't playing with a full theological deck. Any doubting it only need to consider what the organization was proposing for the Christmas and ...read more

Scripture: John 2:15

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Vindication Of The Wise Believer Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 30, 2013

No matter what the trend, God and truth prevail in the end!

Vindication of the Wise Believer Proverbs 21:28-31 1. Back in 1889, Sid and Leah's bull took sick and died, so they needed to go to the auction to buy a new one. Sid couldn't leave the farm because he was busy starting a farming equipment business, so Leah took the train to the city to buy a bull. ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 21:28-31

Denomination: Independent/Bible

We Can Be Wise! Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 17, 2013

Are we too mentally lazy to think? Being wise will help you rise!

We Can Be Wise! (Proverbs 21:20-23) 1. I have always enjoyed funny last words. Here are a few: No, he doesn’t bite? Hey look a light at the end of the tunnel. "It's a dud! It's a dud! It's a du...". What does this button do? So, you're a cannibal. Are you sure the power is off? Pull the ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 21:20-23

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Have Yourselves A Humble Little Christmas Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 15, 2014

All the major players in the Christmas story -- except Herod -- were noted for their humility. Let us take note and showcase humility in our lives.

Have Yourselves A Humble Little Christmas (Luke 1:39-56, Philippians 2:5-11) 1. Many people contemplate the subject of humility. • What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself. ~ Abraham Lincoln • The graveyards are full of indispensable men. ~ Charles De Gaulle • Too ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:39-56

Denomination: Independent/Bible

God's Presence Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Nov 1, 2017

Solomon built his temple. The worship at the temple by the people of God almost immediately needed to be reformed. Amos and other prophets called the people back to God. The reformation continued with Martin Luther and continues in the church today,

1 Kings 5:1-5; 8:1-13 “God’s Presence” INTRODUCTION “Reformed and Always Reforming” is a phrase that catches the spirit of our Reformation commemoration. We remember that five hundred years ago the Church had strayed away from the gospel of Jesus Christ. It had become deformed and, as a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-18

Denomination: Lutheran

Two Christmas Stories Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 25, 2018

For the real message of Christmas is the one we used to see plastered over every end-zone: God so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten son, that we might not perish, but have everlasting life.

Christmas 2018 “He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, he gave them power to be made the sons of God, to them that believe in his name. Who are born, not of blood, nor of the ...read more

Scripture: John 1:9-14, Acts 20:35

Denomination: Catholic

The Impossible Proposition

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 16, 2019

But we are persuaded better things of you.

THE IMPOSSIBLE PROPOSITION. Hebrews 5:11-6:9. The Hebrew Christians were not unfamiliar with persecution (Hebrews 10:32-35). Perhaps this was why some of them were inclined to fall away (Hebrews 6:6)? “But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you,” the writer assures, “and things that ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 5:11-14, Hebrews 6:1-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Draw Near And Hold Fast

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 22, 2019

Practical application.

DRAW NEAR AND HOLD FAST. Hebrews 10:19-39. If our sins are forgiven through the sacrifice of Jesus, then there is no further need for the sacrificial system represented by the tabernacle and Temple (cf. Hebrews 10:18). “Therefore” (Hebrews 10:19) introduces the whole practical section ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:19-39

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Song Of Loves

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 21, 2018

Both Psalm 45:6-7 and Hebrews 1:8-9 address Jesus as God, yet distinguish Jesus from God.

A SONG OF LOVES. Psalm 45:1-2; Psalm 45:6-9. The mysterious word in the title of this Psalm, ‘Shoshannim’, may refer to a six-stringed instrument, or to the scattering of roses or lilies around the nuptial bed: what we might call confetti today. The word ‘Maschil’ may be a musical reference, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 45:1-2, Psalm 45:6-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Resurrection Of The Body Series

Contributed by Donald Mcculley on Mar 19, 2019

Chapter 15 is one of the most important and crucial chapters in the Bible. Let me build this sermon on six simple words.

THE RESURRECTION OF THE BODY I CORINTHIANS 15 INTRODUCTION: “If a man dies will he live again?” Job asked that question. So did the Corinthians. Why is this even addressed? Let’s review. To sum up Paul’s words: Fix your focus. Forgo your feuding. Face your foolishness. Forsake your ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

A Living Faith At Prayer

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Mar 28, 2018

Having the audacity to implore God in the imperative.

A LIVING FAITH AT PRAYER. Psalm 4. It is because we have had experience of answered prayer in the past that we can expect answered prayer for the future. It is because we are ‘the righteousness of God’ in Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 5:21) that we can ‘boldly approach the throne of grace’ ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 4:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational