Sermons on Cycle Of Readings:

The Virgin Mary Has So Much To Teach Us As The Fountain Of Faith, And Grace

Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on Dec 21, 2014

We always know who Mary was the mother of our Lord, but forget that for a moment, and focus on her faith and her calling, and you will see how powerful and relevant that is for us today. Read on and enjoy !!!

This sermon (Advent 2 year B) was delivered to St Oswald’s in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland on the 7th December 2014 by Gordon McCulloch (a Scottish Episcopal Church in the Dioceses of Glasgow and Dumfries). Summary: We always know who Mary was, but forget that for a moment, and focus on her ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:1-38

Denomination: Episcopal

Loving Others Can Be So Difficult, That Is Why We Need God To Do It.

Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on Sep 23, 2014

Loving others is so much under stood. The world walks over Christians, and we simply let them. Jesus didn’t, so neither should we. Read on and be blessed!

This sermon was delivered to St Oswald’s in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland on the 5th September 2014 (a Scottish Episcopal Church in the Dioceses of Glasgow and Dumfries). Summary: Loving others is so much under stood. The world walks over Christians, and we simply let them. Jesus ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:8-14

Denomination: Episcopal

Jesus - Savior, Lord And Christ Series

Contributed by Timothy Bokka on Dec 25, 2018

Every Christmas we read or see the depictions of a story that has been told and retold for over two thousand years and interestingly there is something spectacular about this child born to us in the town of Bethlehem.

Every Christmas we read or see the depictions of a story that has been told and retold for over two thousand years and interestingly, 750 years prior to the birth of Christ, prophet Micah who prophesied that ‘a Messiah shall be born in Bethlehem’, said that coming ruler is from eternity. (Micah ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-20, Hebrews 7:26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Thy Will Be Done (The Story Of Esther)

Contributed by John Lowe on Jul 4, 2012

Today, we are going to study the book of Esther. If you have never read it or if it has been a long time and the details have become a little fuzzy, get ready, because this is an exciting story.

Thy Will be Done (The Story of Esther) Today, we are going to study the book of Esther. If you have never read it or if it has been a long time and the details have become a little fuzzy, get ready, because this is an exciting story. There are five major characters in this book, and ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Rahab: Remember The Name Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Mar 30, 2022

Read Hebrews chapter 11 hall of faith. Where is Joshua? Where is Caleb? They did not make the hall of faith list. Rahab the harlot did. She is a great Old Testament hero of the faith.

Rahab is a harlot, a prostitute. In the footnote of my Bible it says that she is possibly the innkeeper. No, that is not a possible interpretation, and I will mention why a little later. When we come to the book of Joshua we come to a new era for the people of Israel with a new leader: Joshua. ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 2:1-24, Joshua 6:17-25, Hebrews 11:31, James 2:25-26, Matthew 1:5-6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Christmas Is For Purity Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 15, 2021

Purity is to be prized by categorically every one of God’s children. The last text I read puts it in stark terms: If you don’t prize purity, then you’re not a child of God.

In a California neighborhood in 2009 one resident decorated his lawn with a depiction of Jesus shooting Santa Claus with a double-barrel shotgun. Fox News had reported that Jesus points the weapon at Santa’s dead body while Rudolph lays sprawled across the hood of a pick-up truck. The creator, Ron ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:5, Romans 6:17-19

Denomination: Baptist

Romans 6:23: "a Badly Misunderstood Verse" Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Dec 15, 2021

Romans 6:23 contrasts the ultimate fate of people who live as slaves to Sin, and those who live as slaves to God. The sermon reads 6:23 in the larger context of chapter 6.

When I was a teenager, my youth group taught me something called the Romans Road, which was designed as a tool to help me tell people the good news about Jesus. Romans 6:23 is part of the Romans Road. Let's start by just reading it, in the ESV: 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:1-23

14) We Believe In The Spoken Word, Written Word, And Living Word Of God! Series

Contributed by Brandon Max on Jan 10, 2022

God's Word is dynamic - It has been spoken by God for us to hear, written and recorded by God for us to read, and lived out through the life of Jesus Christ for us to follow.

THINGS MOST SURELY BELIEVED AMONG US 14) We Believe In The Spoken Word, Written Word, and Living Word of God! Text: Luke 1:1 "Forasmuch as many have taken in hand - to set forth in order a declaration… of those things which are most surely believed among us." Lesson Recap Alright, so ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1, John 1:14, 2 Timothy 3:16

Denomination: Baptist

Persecution Is Easier To Relate To Today Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 25, 2018

We in the Church are under constant assault by politicians, so-called comedians and the mass media. Today we quite easily relate to the readings from the Lectionary. God almighty, come to our aid!

Thursday after Christ the King 2018 There was a time in my on life that Fr. Richard Neuhaus called “the Catholic moment,” a time when being Catholic seemed to be the best thing in the world. We had a Catholic president, a pope, now a saint, who had called a Council at the Vatican with the task of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 21:20-28

Denomination: Catholic

What Is The Church? Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Dec 25, 2022

When you read the word church in your English Bible it is a translation of the Greek word ekklesia. The literal meaning is those who are called out. The general use in Greek was to express the idea of an assembly.

You are most likely familiar with the children’s hand motion and rhyme to learn about church. Here is the church, here is the steeple, open the door and see all the people. Well, when we really understand church we say, here is the building and here is the steeple, open the door and see the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:20

Denomination: Baptist

Yielding Wild Grapes: Prophet Margins Series

Contributed by Amiri Hooker on Aug 12, 2022

How is God calling us to address grapes gone wild in our contexts? Be mindful, however. Jesus did this in his opening homily in Nazareth after reading from this very book, Isaiah.

When I was in seminary, I was introduced to Chateau Elan Winery & Resort. This place well above my pay grade Spanning 3,500 acres of rolling hills and wooded forests, Chateau Elan reigns as North Georgia’s premier destination resort. A favorite for weekend getaways, corporate retreats, and ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 5:1-7

Denomination: United Methodist

As It Is In Heaven

Contributed by Scott Sutton on Aug 14, 2022

Reading the Lord’s Prayer recently, I thought about something that it says in a way that I had never thought about before. It says in verse #10 “...Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.”

Then it occurred to me, if we are to do God's will on Earth then we must know what is going on in heaven first! Because that was how Jesus was teaching His disciples to pray. So that means we also need to know what is happening in Heaven and how God’s will is being accomplished. The first ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13

Denomination: Baptist

Sermon # 31- God Rewards - God Restores Series

Contributed by Andrew Dixon on Apr 21, 2023

What happens when someone honors God, honors His anointed, holds on to their faith and implicitly obeys God? Read to know all that the Lord did in the life of someone who did this.

We read in Psalms 77:11, “I will remember your great deeds, LORD; I will recall the wonders you did in the past.”(GNB) We recall the wonders of God from the past, so as to understand the manifold nature of our Almighty God. As we meditate on all that is recorded in the Bible, especially in the Old ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 77:11, 2 Kings 4:8, 2 Kings 4:10, 2 Kings 4:13-14, 2 Kings 4:16-17, Matthew 10:41, 2 Kings 4:21, 2 Kings 4:26, 2 Kings 4:32, 2 Kings 4:35, 2 Kings 8:1-4, 2 Kings 8:6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Other

Who Do You Say The Lord Is?

Contributed by Nettie J Pennington on Nov 17, 2023

The Lord I serve is omnipotent (All-powerful) and omnipresent (Present everywhere), the Son of the living God. He is the living God! You read the Scriptures, who do you say the Lord is?

This question is part of a conversation between Jesus and His disciples. Jesus wanted to know their thoughts on what the people were thinking. It was at a time when many people were still confused and wondering about who Jesus was and why He was there. Remember the people were looking for an ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-17, 2 Timothy 3:16, John 14:26

Denomination: Other

Introduction To The Psalms Series

Contributed by John Dobbs on Sep 14, 2022

We are not simply to read psalms; we are to be immersed in them so that they profoundly shape how we relate to God. The psalms are the divinely ordained way to learn devotion to our God. (Tim Keller)

Introduction to the Psalms The psalms of the Old Testament are at the heart of the spiritual experiences of Jew and Gentile believer alike. (Shelly) The book of Psalms was a manual and guide for the devotional life of Jewish believers. It came to be used as a hymnal at the temple and synagogue. ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ