Sermons on Contempt Bitterness:

The Order Of The Towel

Contributed by Rodney Fry on Aug 17, 2008

See the Purpose of His Incarnation, It is a postive statement of His Ministry and It is a Perfect statement of His Character

THE ORDER OF THE TOWEL Mark 10:45 Introduction One old cliche says, “Familiarity breeds contempt.” It doesn’t have to be true, but all too often it is. We have read this text before. Can we give it a second look? Perhaps it doesn’t need interpretation as much as implemented. The intonation is on ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:45

Denomination: Baptist

Learning From Mom

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on May 14, 2006

The Canaanite mother’s steps to blessing

For all the mothers I know.... Somebody said it takes about six weeks to get back to normal after you’ve had a baby . Somebody doesn’t know that once you’re a mother, "Normal," is history. Somebody said you learn how to be a mother by instinct ... Somebody never took a three-year-old ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:21-28

Denomination: Baptist

Happy Birthday, Agnes!

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Jan 15, 2007

Late one night while traveling in an unfamiliar city, Tony Campolo wandered into a diner where the only other customers were a group of prostitutes. He overheard one of them say that tomorrow was her birthday. So the next night he came back with a cake an

Happy Birthday, Agnes! Text: Daniel 12:2-3 2 And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, some to shame and everlasting contempt. 3 Those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the firmament, and those who turn many to ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 12:2-3

Denomination: Pentecostal

Walk Worthy

Contributed by Jeremy Poling on Mar 21, 2011

The Call of God is the greatest thing in this world.

Eph 4 1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, 2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; The absolute greatest vocation in the world is preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ. To ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-2

Denomination: Pentecostal

True Inculturation And The Liturgy Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 16, 2011

Authentic inculturation means that we Christianize the culture in which we live.

18 July 2011 The Spirit of the Liturgy I recall from grade school days when some particularly hard-hearted kid wanted to get under my skin, he would say “Prove it!” to anything I might advance. We see this in the Hebrews fleeing from Egypt. They trusted Moses until they got into a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 12:38-42

Denomination: Catholic

Amazed At Unbelief

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jul 7, 2012

Sermon for Proper 9, Year B

Mark 6: 1 – 13 / Amazed At Unbelief Intro: When I was first ordained, I lived in Indiana. Each time I returned to Fayette City, I was asked to play the organ and preach. It was interesting to me that more comments were made about my musical ability than my preaching. Several years later, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:1-13

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Genesis 9 – Part 5 – But My Father Deserves My Disrespect! Series

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jan 27, 2010

Noah gets drunk and gets naked in his tent. He behaves badly. He fails in terms of his witness to his family. He fails God in that he’s way out of control. BUT IT IS HAM’S DISRESPECT, NOT NOAH’S FAILURES THAT FEATURE IN THIS STORY.

Genesis 9 – Part 5 – BUT MY FATHER DESERVES MY DISRESPECT! So here’s the story again - Noah gets drunk and gets naked in his tent. He behaves badly. He fails in terms of his witness to his family. He fails God in that he’s way out of control. BUT IT IS HAM’S ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 9:22-29

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Funeral Edgar Hull

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Jan 26, 2013

Funeral service for a great Christian man.

Edgar prior to being admitted in the Greenbrier Manor as he would leave the church Edgar would shake my hand and always say, “Yes” and go on home him and Virginia. I do not to this day know what Edgar meant or maybe I do .“Jesus is the Yes - the divine Yes. A great many people ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6

Denomination: Methodist

A Long Time Coming

Contributed by Samuel Fulkerson on Feb 7, 2013

Eternity, everlasting, forever life!

Quotes: “The life of the dead is set in the memory of the living.” ― Marcus Tullius Cicero, Philippics “We do not need to grieve for the dead... They are home.” ― John O'Donohue, Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom “There will be today, there will be ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 90:1-12

Denomination: Pentecostal

Love Your Neighbor As Yourself Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 16, 2013

The council fathers get specific about how we can help the poor.

Monday of 1st Week in Lent 2013 Gaudium et Spes You Shall Love Your Neighbor One of the great heresies of modern time is a subtle one based on the notion of sola fide or “faith alone.” That was Martin Luther’s great mistake, of course. The only place in the NT where we read ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46

Denomination: Catholic

True Confessions

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Jul 27, 2013

Here is a very short teaching on what confessing means in regard to 1 John 1:9

True Confessions 1 John 1:9 says, "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and will purify us from all unrighteousness." Over the years, many revivals have happened when God poured out His Holy Spirit so mankind may have the opportunity to be restored back ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:29

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God's Principals For Accepting One Another Series

Contributed by Patrick O'loughlin on Aug 8, 2013

Romans 14 and 15 contains God's principals for accepting one another

Text: Romans Chapter 14 and 15 Title: God’s principals for accepting one another Introduction Romans Chapter 14 and 15 are both about accepting one another A.Those who are strong in the faith accepting those who are weak in the faith B.Those who are weak in the faith accepting those who ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Land Where People Never Go Free

Contributed by Monte Brown on Mar 6, 2009

Nothing outside of life itself is cherished more than freedom: Mankind will give everything they possess for that most precious thing. Yet there are countless thousands willing to throw away all hopes of that most cherished thing, and travel continual

The Land Where People Never Go Free Revelation 1:17-18 Monte T. Brown June 6, 2007 Wednesday Night Heart O’ the Hills Nothing outside of life itself is cherished more than freedom: Mankind will give everything they possess for that most precious thing. Yet there ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 1:17-18

Denomination: Baptist

God Will Never Leave You Nor Forsake You

Contributed by Bishop Prof. Julius Soyinka on Jul 29, 2022

God promised not to forsake His people, but as His people, we must be ready to walk in absolute obedience to His words to continually enjoy the promise.

God Will Never Leave You Nor Forsake You Study Text: Hebrews 13:5 - 6 Introduction: - We can be assured of God's promise that He would never leave us nor forsake us. So we can say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?" - When ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:5-6

Denomination: Pentecostal

Thirty-Second Sunday In Ordinary Time, C--The Sadducees

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Oct 12, 2022

I believe the question I would have asked the Sadducees would be, “Was this woman taking out life insurance policies on all these husbands?”

One of my seminary professors said that it’s easy to remember who the Sadducees were because since they denied that there is a resurrection, they were “so sad you see.” The Sadducees were the ancient version of modern liberal theologians. They were anti-supernaturalistic. They only accepted the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 20:27-38

Denomination: Catholic