Sermons on Cultural Perspective:

The Victory Of The Cross

Contributed by Wendy Pratt on Mar 30, 2006

The Easter story from the perspective of Mary Magdalene, including a recap of recent events.

Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I come to you this morning to share the story of what happened on that first Easter. My name is Mary—Mary of Magdala, though you know me as Mary Magdalene. Just to be correct, Magdalene was not my last name—it referred to ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Findingjesus

Contributed by David Hodgin on Oct 7, 2005

People search for Jesus from differing perspectives. This is biblical and it is a blessing to find Him.

Jn 1:19 Now this was John’s testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was. Jn 1:20 He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, “I am not the Christ.’” Jn 1:21 They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” This question was asked because of ...read more

Scripture: John 1:19-39

The Older Brother

Contributed by Joseph Neil Adams on Jan 1, 2008

A message that takes a look at the prodigal son parable from the perspective of the other son.

(This message was preached at a United Service with Anglican’s & URC from our town - including my old College Principal!) Luke 15 : 11 - 32 Religious people criticized Jesus because he ate with sinners & so He told this story. A story so familiar to us who have been attending churches – yes? ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Methodist

Now My Eyes Have Seen You Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008

A moment to consider the wonders of God as a means to a right perspective in life - as Job did.

There’s a type of boat called a hydrofoil that has actually been around for over 100 yrs. The secret lies underneath the hull, where there are basically underwater wings. Once the boat reaches enough speed, it actually lifts out of the water and “flies” with only those wings in the water. ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Disciplining Our Children

Contributed by Dan Santiago on Jan 10, 2008

Parents should understand God’s perspective of discipline and follow His example.

DISCIPILINING OUR CHILDREN Hebrews 12:5-11 INTRODUCTION ILLUSTRATION How would like your children to study with students filled with criminals? There is a High School in Yuma, AZ whose football team’s mascot is the CRIMINALS. Its logo is a caricature of an ex-convict, a crew-cut, square ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:5-11

Denomination: Baptist

Whose Birthday Is It Anyway?

Contributed by Bryan Fink on Dec 13, 2008

The purpose of this message is to help put Christmas back into proper perspective at the beginning of the season.

“In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to his own town to register. So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-7

Denomination: Methodist

There's No Peanut Butter!

Contributed by Monty Newton on Nov 22, 2008

Our ability to be grateful to God is largely dependent on the perspective we bring to life.

Title: There’s No Peanut Butter Text: Psalm 100 The Big Idea: Our ability to be grateful to God is largely dependent on the perspective we bring to life. Introduction The painting you see on the screen is a familiar one. Bovey, Minnesota is a small community in south central Minnesota. In ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 100:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Have No Other 'gods' Series

Contributed by Scott Kircher on Jul 5, 2009

Intro to 10 Commandments and covers the first commandment from a New Testament perspective.

Have No Other ‘gods’ Exodus 20:3 - You shall have no other gods before me. Luke 4:8 - Worship the Lord your God and serve him only. Understanding the 10 Commandments The 10 Commandments are part of the Mosaic Covenant Old Covenant was a conditional Covenant between God and Israel New Covenant ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:1-3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Giant Sized Challenges

Contributed by Bob Joyce on Aug 17, 2007

Seeing our challenges from God’s perspective instead of our own.

Numbers 13, Joshua 14 Max Lucado, in his book, In the Eye of the Storm, opens his book with the story of Chippy the Parakeet. Chippy’s cage was being cleaned out one day by his owner when this particular event occurred. Chippy’s owner had the vacuum cleaner out...had the attachments removed...and ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 13:1-33

Denomination: Baptist

Refuting The Distractors Of Redemption

Contributed by Unknown Bennett T Cortez on Apr 17, 2013

A Biblical and Literary Perspective of God’s Word And Refuting the Distractors of Redemption

Introduction Why should anyone who is reasonable believe in God or the concept of a Divine, Personal God who has created the world and executed a plan of salvation involving a dying savior for the sins of the world? People have considered ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:4

Denomination: Baptist

Thinking Now And Then... Here And There Series

Contributed by Monty Newton on Jun 11, 2012

God’s perspective compels us to think now and then in time and here and there in space.

Title: Thinking Now and Then… Here and There Text: Colossians 3:1-4 (3:1-15) Thesis: God’s perspective compels us to think now and then in time and here and there in space. Series Title: How to Treat People at Home and at Church… Walking Hand-in-Hand When We Don’t See ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Practical Faith Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 9, 2013

The way of wisdom is a marathon that requires endurance, balance, perspective, and nurturing good relationships.

Practical Faith (Proverbs 21:16-19) 1. We all do silly things. On blogger recalls, “A couple years back my debit card expired. Of course, the bank sent me a replacement card ahead of time. Once I received it, I called the number to activate it, and stuffed it into my wallet after cutting up ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 21:16-19

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Pastor, Please Don't Teach Your Congregation They Can't Lose Their Salvation

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Aug 3, 2021

There's no shame in quietly changing your perspective on this theological concept.

There's no shame in quietly changing your perspective on this theological concept. Now we see many scriptures that tell us about how God maintains the relationship with us. God preserves us in a state of salvation. But we also see numerous, endless scriptures that talk about our need to ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-15, Hebrews 6:4-6, 1 Timothy 4:1, Revelation 2:4-5, 2 Peter 2:20-22, James 5:19-20  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Salvation Army

Faithful To The End Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jul 16, 2020

God gave Stephen the perspective he needs and a prayer that the religious leaders need.

Good morning. Let’s turn to Acts 7 this morning and complete the chapter today. • We heard of Stephen’s remarkable sermon last week, presented before the Sanhedrin Council. • We are going to read today the tragic response of the Council towards Stephen. • Tragic in the eyes of men, but precious ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Beauty From Ashes

Contributed by Norman Lorenzo on Aug 9, 2020

Seeing things in God's perspective during Covid19 pandemic

Beauty From Ashes Becoming a Difference Maker INTRODUCTION Nang dumating ang ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:2

Denomination: Independent/Bible