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"Give "It" Up Today" Series

Contributed by Brad Henry on Aug 7, 2014

Too many things vie of four attention with God. What do we need to get rid of today?

The Ultimate Decision I used to think I lacked a lot of things. It started in Kindergarden when I wanted to go to first grade and be in the big school. Then from there it was just another want after another that NEVER fulfilled. Over the years I have found that there is a supernatural hole in our ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:20

Why Should We Not Also Enter Into Joy? Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 30, 2014

Joy is found in following Jesus even though we know we are sinners.

Thursday of 21st Week in Course Evangelii Gaudium The wisdom of the world that St. Paul is putting down today is foolishness to God. Listen to the advice shows. By and large, they try to help people advance in life by making more money, or gaining more popularity, or both. But these thoughts ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-11

Denomination: Catholic

Contemplating Jesus Burial

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 30, 2015

The reasons for the burial of Jesus are many; here are two of the most obvious.

Contemplating Jesus’ Burial (John 19:31-42) 1. I grew up with my parents and sister calling me Eddie. My dad’s first name was Edward, but we had different middle names, so I was not a “junior.” He was called “Eddie” as well, so he was big Eddie and I was little Eddie. My sister was named Edlyn. ...read more

Scripture: John 19:31-42

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Finding Family Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Nov 3, 2015

Ruth is a foreigner who finds belonging among God's people. "Where you go I will go, your people will be my people, your God will be my God.

Ruth 1:1-17 “Finding Family” INTRODUCTION Stories are a powerful force in our lives. They do more than merely entertain. Uncle Tom’s Cabin was a powerful, gripping anti-slavery novel that was first published in 1852. It solidified the abolitionist movement. When President ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-17

Denomination: Lutheran

Why Must I Be Saved? Series

Contributed by Stephen Brown on Dec 28, 2015

We are all participants in a spiritual battle, wouldn’t it be wise to determine who is on each side, what they are fighting for and which side you are on? Wouldn’t it be wise to ensure you are prepared for the battle you are in?

Why Must I be Saved? I had the great privilege of serving in the military for six years. In case you did not know, a person is not recruited to be a general, captain, or sergeant. A person is recruited to be a soldier with the expectation of growth in knowledge, experience and training SO THAT ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Educating Our Children To Live In Christ Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 13, 2016

It is necessary for us to teach our children to run the race, and to run to win

Septuagesima Sunday 2016 Year of Mercy Run to win. We stand here together some seventy days before Easter to let St. Paul and St. Matthew and yes the Blessed Trinity all tell us the unvarnished truth: we are all works in progress, sinners becoming saints. We cannot stop running, or run with ...read more

Denomination: Catholic

Go! And Experience The Depth Of God’s Love - Romans 5:8 Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Feb 5, 2025

Love is a word that is often used but seldom understood in its truest depth. Human love can be flawed, conditional, and inconsistent. But the love of God is beyond human comprehension—it is unconditional, sacrificial, and unchanging.

Go! And Experience the Depth of God’s Love - Romans 5:8 Introduction: Love is a word that is often used but seldom understood in its truest depth. Human love can be flawed, conditional, and inconsistent. But the love of God is beyond human comprehension—it is unconditional, sacrificial, and ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:8, John 3:16, 1 John 4:10, Ephesians 2:4-5, 1 John 3:16, 1 John 4:19  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

When The Healer Stopped To See Series

Contributed by Dr John Singarayar Svd on Oct 28, 2025

Luke, the physician who became an evangelist, understood something profound about the human heart.

Title: When the Healer Stopped to See Intro: Luke, the physician who became an evangelist, understood something profound about the human heart. Scripture: Luke 10:1-9 Reflection Dear Friends, I was twelve when I saw my grandmother kneel beside a homeless woman outside our village church. Most ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:1-9

Denomination: Other

Twenty-Sixth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year C: Lazarus And The Rich Man

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Sep 26, 2025

Dives ended up in a Dive Bar in Hell's Kitchen for all eternity, and I don’t mean a below sidewalk-level seedy bar in Manhattan, NY.

The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus is the only parable that contains a proper name, "Lazarus;" the rich man has no name, but he is traditionally known as "Dives," the Latin word meaning "rich." Dives ended up in a Dive Bar in Hell's Kitchen for all ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Catholic

Transformed By Truth: The Journey Of Faith Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Jun 5, 2024

Faith transforms our lives - the life of Abraham is a powerful example of faithfully trusting and walking with God.

Transformed by Truth: The Journey of Faith Introduction Today, we embark on a journey through Scripture, exploring how faith transforms our lives. Our guiding scriptures will be Genesis 15:6, Romans 4:3, Romans 4:9, Galatians 3:6, Hebrews 11:8, Hebrews 11:17, and James 2:23. These passages, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 15:6, Romans 4:3, Romans 4:9, Galatians 3:6, Hebrews 11:8, Hebrews 11:17, James 2:23, Ephesians 2:8-9, James 2:18, Galatians 3:28  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Transformative Power Of Love 1 Corinthians 13:1-8 Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Feb 10, 2024

We delve into the profound truths of 1 Corinthians 13, where the Apostle Paul expounds on the transformative power of love. Paul reveals the essence of genuine love and its indispensable role in our lives as followers of Christ.

Title: The Transformative Power of Love 1 Corinthians 13:1-8 Introduction: Today, we delve into the profound truths of 1 Corinthians 13, where the Apostle Paul expounds on the transformative power of love. In this passage, Paul reveals the essence of genuine love and its indispensable role in our ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-3, 1 John 4:7, 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, Ephesians 5:2, 1 Corinthians 13:8, Romans 13:10  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

What You Do Matters

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Sep 20, 2009

This sermon focuses on how and why we do what we do for Christ and that it matters even when others do not think it does.

What You Do Matters! Scripture: Revelations 20:11-15; Jeremiah 17:10; 1 Corinthians 3:8-15 Introduction: I went to graduate school at night while I was in the Air Force. I was a non-commissioned officer and I was not planning to go to officer training school or retire from the military. ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 20:11-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Inmates Converted To Christ

Contributed by Dennis King on Jul 21, 2018

This touches on the inmates that convert to Christ while incarcerated and, often times, the hypocritical criticisms directed towards them.

One thing you may find to be true is that a lot of people in the church are hypocrites. They sit in the pews and are spoon fed the gospel but their minds and activities are not open to what their ears hear. Often, if you don't look like them, talk like them or even dress like them they throw up ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Hearing And Doing

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Mar 14, 2001

To be a genuine Christian we must be intentional about our spiritual lives, we must be consistent, and we must endure.

On February 18 of this year, we heard the disturbing news that Robert Hanssen, a 25-year veteran of the FBI and expert in counterintelligence, had been arrested on espionage charges. He is accused of passing top-secret information to the Soviet Union — and later Russia — starting in 1985. ...read more

Scripture: James 1:19-25

Denomination: Methodist

My Heart Is Troubled

Contributed by Dawn Marie Turner on Apr 9, 2003

Our hearts may be troubled, our hearts may be heavy with life happenings or past problems but put it into perspective; there is always someone out there that has it worse than you or I and we all have something in common; Christ walked that road, he took

1. Jeremiah 31 31 "The time is coming," declares the LORD , "when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. 32 It will not be like the covenant I made with their forefathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they broke my ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 31:31-34, John 12:1-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ