Sermons on Cross Is Foolishness:

Why The Cross? Series

Contributed by Doug Fannon on Apr 19, 2020

Why did Jesus have to die? What does the Resurrection mean to me?

Most of you know the Easter story; We know the timeline: Jesus came into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday – riding on a donkey and everyone singing and praising God, shouting Hosanna and waving palm branches. Jesus taught the people daily in the temple while the religions leaders plotted His death. On ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:16-17, Genesis 6:5, Genesis 8:21, Psalm 14:2-3, Jeremiah 17:9-10, Romans 7:15-20, John 3:16, 1 John 4:10, Romans 5:8, John 3:18, 1 Corinthians 15:20-23, 1 Corinthians 15:54-57  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

The Power Of The Cross

Contributed by Charles Mallory on Sep 12, 2025

The power of the cross is the redemptive work of God through His Son Jesus to reconcile us back to Him. The power of the cross: For God so loved the world!

THE CROSS! THE CROSS OF JESUS IS, BY FAR, THE MOST WELL KNOWN AND RECOGNIZED SYMBOL ALL AROUND THE WORLD. WHAT WAS, TO THE ROMANS, THE MOST HUMILIATING FORM OF TORTURE AND EXECUTION BECAME THE EMBODIMENT OF SACRIFICE AND SALVATION THE WORLD HAS EVER KNOWN. THE CROSS! THE CRUCIFIXION OF JESUS UPON ...read more

Scripture: John 3:13-17, Romans 5:6-8, 2 Peter 3:9, 2 Corinthians 5:18-19, Romans 10:9-10  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Free Methodist

Forced Cross Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Oct 8, 2023

The call to serve God becomes a forced cross when the going gets tough. We love smooth running of life. But through challenges we meet God’s power and miracle working hand. Let’s keep fighting for God with his help.

Compelled to bear his cross: Matthew 27:32. “And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.” Cyrene was a city of Libya, in north Africa, lying west of Egypt. Cyrene had a large Jewish population, and Simon was very likely in Jerusalem for ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:32

Denomination: Methodist

Glory In The Cross

Contributed by Paul Robinson on Sep 30, 2022

When it comes to salvation, can we boast about anything? The Apostle Paul chose to boast about just one thing, and it had nothing to do with himself.

The book of Galatians was written by the Apostle Paul to combat false teaching that the Galatian Christians had believed. Paul says to them, “who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth?” The Judaizers were the culprits, stating that circumcision was essential for salvation along with ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:12-14

Denomination: Baptist

Purity By The Cross Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Oct 5, 2022

How do we get pure? How can we relate to God? We find out in Hebrews 9:14. That purity comes by the cross. Nothing can compare to the power of Christ in cleaning up a life.

God is pure. He is like the snow on the top of the Himalayan mountains. We are un-pure. We are like the mud puddle on the road. You can’t mix the two together. The mud puddle water will contaminate the Himalayan snow. Then how do we get pure? How can we relate to God? We find out in Hebrews 9:14. ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 9:14

Denomination: Baptist

The Cross-Over.

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Oct 5, 2022

In order to leave the land of Egypt, Israel had to cross over the Red Sea. In order to enter the promised land, these Hebrews had to cross over the Jordan River.

The Cross-Over. Joshua 3:14-17NKJV Before you can physically crossover an obstacle, or possibly a barrier, you have to be willing to leave familiar. For if the familiar is holding you down, it’s time to crossover. You've heard it said, “People who live in the mountains, wish they lived near ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 3:14-17, 1 Peter 2:9-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Creation To The Cross

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Feb 6, 2022

This message presents the basic salvation message all the way from Genesis to Jesus. It looks at the Garden of Eden, The Fall, The Separation, and The Atonement. The basic points in this sermon can be used in personal evangelism.

I’ve entitled our message this morning, “Creation to the Cross.” I want to share with you some basic points that I sometimes rely on when helping someone comprehend why we need salvation in Christ. In presenting the gospel we need to help a person understand and acknowledge that we’re sinners and ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:8-17, Genesis 3:1-7, Genesis 3:22-24, Hebrews 9:2-7, Hebrews 9:11-15  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Glorying In The Cross

Contributed by Grant Adams on Mar 15, 2020

According to Merriam Webster, glory in something means to show joy or pleasure because of (something). What do we glory in? Is it temporary or eternal? When you glory in the cross you can have joy and faith in the very thing that was used to bridge the gap between God and man.

This is the conclusion to Paul’s letter to the Galatians. Not long after the gospel was preached here and people were saved, there came in a group of people who were called Judaizers. They taught that is was not enough for a person to just embrace Jesus Christ, but that they also had to embrace the ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:11-18

Denomination: Baptist

Crossed Boundaries

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Mar 17, 2020

Jesus crossed boundaries to encounter humanity in our deepest need.

March 15, 2020 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson John 4:5-42 Crossed Boundaries Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. “How is it that you, a Jew, ask a drink of me, a woman of Samaria?” Jesus had traveled a long distance for ...read more

Scripture: John 4:5-42

Denomination: Lutheran

The Burden Of The Cross Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 12, 2021

In this last beatitude Jesus provides His disciples with a defensive weapon to penetrate the fog of persecution. He promises great reward in heaven to those who will press on in the dark, knowing the light is still shining beyond.

Florence Chadwick was the first woman ever to swim the difficult and cold 21 mile stretch of water between Catalina Island and the California coast. She failed on her first attempt because of poor vision. After 15 hours and 55 minutes of numbing cold she asked to be taken out of the water. A ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:10-12

The Offense Of The Cross

Contributed by Michael Koplitz on Mar 12, 2021

Why was the cross a stumbling block for people to accept Christ in Paul's time and today?

The Offense (Stumbling Blocks) of the Cross Rev. Dr. Michael H. Koplitz Galatians 5:7-12 We have an exciting statement from our brother Paul which can be translated in different ways. In Galatians 5:11, the verse can be translated as "the offense of the cross." I found this to be an ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:7-12

Denomination: United Methodist

Carry The Cross Series

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Sep 7, 2021

We all have a responsibility to carry the cross of Christ

Carry the Cross #2 Matthew 27, Luke 23 Good Morning I hope you are ready to receive the word of God and let it change you from the inside out. That …what is happening on the inside would be seen on the outside. The hardest thing is to pick up is the mantle of someone else. Because if you are not ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-32

Denomination: Nazarene

The Serpent And The Cross.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 13, 2023

Without the Cross there is no salvation for any one of us, bitten as we are by the sting of death which is sin.

THE SERPENT AND THE CROSS. John 3:14-21. JOHN 3:14. “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up.” This refers back to an incident during the wilderness wanderings of the children of Israel (cf. Numbers 21:4-9), and forward to the crucifixion. ...read more

Scripture: John 3:14-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Crossing Jordan

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Oct 30, 2023

We face a greater Jordan to cross than the Children of Israel did. But because it is the same LORD who leads us, we shall cross impassible Jordan.

Crossing Jordan Joshua 3:7-17 Moses had taken Israel as far as he could. It wasn’t because Moses had succumbed to old age as Deuteronomy 34 tells us he was still vigorous. It is because He had failed earlier to glorify Yahweh in front of the people at Meribah and struck the rock in anger rather ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 3:7-17

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Wonder At The Cross Series

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Oct 31, 2025

THE WONDER AT THE CROSS

Galatians 6:11 - 18 THE WONDER AT THE CROSS I. HE EXPOSES THE CRITIC (12, 13) - Their Conceit - 12 As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, Their Constraint - they constrain you to be circumcised; Their Cowardice - only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:11-18

Denomination: Holiness