Sermons on Crippled:

Peter's Sermon After The Beggar Is Healed

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jul 21, 2007

Peter and John give us a model for Christian acts of service and proclamation. Also, Peter’s sermon focuses on Good News now and for the future.

Background: Two of Jesus’ disciples – Peter and John – are on their way to the temple for prayer (Acts 3:1). In other words even though they were the first Christians – believing and trusting in Jesus as Messiah, and having witnessed Jesus’ death and resurrection – they had not turned their backs ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:11-26

Denomination: Anglican

Blindness Of The Mind

Contributed by Charles Salmon on Jan 2, 2005

Sermon on the mental and spiritual blindness of the unbeliever

Blindness of the Mind II Cor. 4:4 INTRO.:I have met people spiritually blind who have no vision of what God can do for them or what they can do for God. I pity them. Blindness of the mind is more crippling than physical blindness. Most people who are mentally blind don’t know it. We often wonder, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Future Of The Kingdom

Contributed by Adrian Warnock on Feb 17, 2007

The future’s bright...

The future of the kingdom Adrian Warnock Audio and slides at http://jubilee-church.org/sermons/2003/08/kingdom-of-god.htm A possible World future…..? * Risk of economic deflation whilst gap between rich and poor grows- many now living on less than $2 per day * Clinical depression continuing to ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 7:8-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Build A Fire In Your Home

Contributed by Mark Sparks on Feb 25, 2007

This sermon tells us to build a spiritual fire in our home to protect us from the Wild fires of sin.

Build a Fire in your Home Exodus 19:5-25 & 20:18-19  Fear can be a crippling it can cause us not do the things we should or could do.  Fear can also be healthy it can keep us from harm it can stop us from doing things that should not be done.  A healthy fear of fire we ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

Jonah's First Call Series

Contributed by Charles Salmon on Aug 27, 2007

An examination of Jonah’s first call and the God Who called.

Jonah’s First Call Jonah 1:1, 2 INTRO.: As a boy, if I asked permission to go somewhere when it was close to mealtime, my mother would often say, I’m only going to call you once,” or “Don’t make me call you twice.” I knew, if she stuck her head out the door and called, I better be close enough to ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-2

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Jesus Walks Into Our Life.

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Jan 7, 2014

Jesus walked right into our life’s and He becomes Reality, He is the Resource for all we need, He walked into our life to Reproduce, and He walks into our life’s to generate us, reform us, and reshape us.

John 1:1-18 Jesus walked right into our life’s and He becomes Reality, He is the Resource for all we need, He walked into our life to Reproduce, and He walks into our life’s to generate us, reform us, and reshape us. 1. What we learn about Jesus is his Reality. He has always been. ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-18

Denomination: Methodist

The Fruit Of The Spirit Series

Contributed by David Taylor on Jan 30, 2014

Standing in the Freedom of the Gospel: The Fruit of the Spirit

Standing in the Freedom of the Gospel: The Fruit of the Spirit Galatians 5:16-25 We are in the last leg of our Galatians series, “Standing in the Freedom of the Gospel,” finishing chapter five today, looking at the fruit of the Spirit. I had some individuals disagree with me on a ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:16-25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Gtting Rid Of Excuses And Establishing Priorities

Contributed by Lauro C Hernandez on Oct 3, 2014

Establishing Priorities

GETTING RID OF EXCUSES AND ESTABLISHING PRIORITIES MAT. 16;24-26 “24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 25 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:24-26

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Jesus Is Inclusive

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Sep 19, 2012

Jesus claims in this reading that to be a disciple one needs to be inclusive to all. Jesus was inclusive and calls us to be inclusive. The sermons teaches us the dangers of not being inclusive.

"Jesus is Inclusive" Mark 9:38-50 1. Our text starts out with the idea of who is included and those excluded • Our text says Mark 9:38"Teacher," said John, "we saw a man driving out demons in your name and we told him to stop, because he was not one of ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:38-50

Denomination: Methodist

Hold On

Contributed by Darren Sirmans on Jan 12, 2011

If you're willing to hold on to Jesus, your life will change.

Read: 2king 8:7- 12 Saints, our enemy wants to set our strong holds on fire, a discourager: don’t let go of Jesus The wealth over nations, Sardis had it… Hold on Way down in the valley, I heard a great noise, a mountain, and it was having an eruption It is so loud. Until it could be ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 8:7-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The World Is Lame: What Are We Doing About It?

Contributed by Rodney Burton on Jan 30, 2009

A look at the story of the healing of the lame man at the Gate Beautiful. How many "lame" people do we encounter, only to leave them in their condition.

The World is Lame: What Are You Doing About It? Acts 3:1-12  There are so many people outside of the church in a state of hurt and need, but so many within the church leave them in that state.  Peter and John were on their way to pray and encountered a man who was lame. They took ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:1-11

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Voice Of A Battered Woman

Contributed by Rodney Johnson Sr., on Mar 1, 2010

This sermon encourages battered women everywhere to depend on God in the worst possible situation.

Gen. 21:14-19 14 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba. 15 And the water was spent in the bottle, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 21:14-19

Denomination: Baptist

Do I Really Want To Become More Like Jesus?

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Sep 1, 2010

This is a tough question! Do I want to become more like Jesus, or do I want God to help me become more the person that I selfishly want to be?

Was Jesus a nice, polite, mild-mannered, good-natured young man who kept himself to himself? Was Jesus middle-of-the-road, all things to all people, politically correct, and softly spoken? Was Jesus the most inoffensive man you could ever wish to meet? I wonder what kind of gentle, meek and mild ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:1-14

Denomination: Anglican

Humility: The Quiet Virtue Speaks

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Aug 10, 2019

22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C. Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Rabbi Simcha Bunim, a great Polish Hasidic master, taught that “Everyone must have two pockets, with a note in each pocket, so that he or she can reach into one or the other, depending on the need. When feeling lowly and depressed, discouraged or disconsolate, one should reach into the right ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:1-14

Denomination: Catholic

Gate Is A Metaphor For Leader, Guide.

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Apr 20, 2017

This is NOT the voice of the Shepherd, "I told you so," "You're just like your mother!" "Can't you do anything right?"

Easter 4A Our Responsorial Psalm today from Psalm 23 is very personal. There are no references to "we" or "us" or "they," but only "my" and "me" and "I" and "You." This is David's testimony, his personal experience with God. “He guides me in right paths,” the second part says. In our Gospel we ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6

Denomination: Catholic