Sermons on Dying:

The Way Of The Cross

Contributed by Howard Gunter on Feb 25, 2018

Jesus speaks to His disciples (and us) describing what it means to follow the cross.

Weekend Message/Devotion February 25, 2018 Reading: Mark 8:31-38 The Way of the Cross In this reading, there is very little to view as confusing. We begin by listening to the Christ’s own words (verse 31) “And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:28-29, Mark 8:31-38

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Palm Sunday

Contributed by Russ Barksdale on Mar 7, 2018

Seeing Jesus' power over physical darkness that points to a greater power he has over spiritual darkness.

Turn to John 9:1-7 John=book of signs; 7 to show Jesus was the Messiah, son of God; this is the 6th Jesus has already declared in the previous ch that he is the light & that he has come to penetrate & push back the darkness. Now he chooses a specific event to illustrate his power over darkness in ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Topic : The Man God Uses 1

Contributed by E.s Samsonjude on May 25, 2018

Many loved to be used by God , they loved to be carrier of His presence and power , they want to become a man and woman of authority, but many are not ready to pay the price .

St. John 4:34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work. Many loved to be used by God , they loved to be carrier of His presence and power , they want to become a man and woman of authority, but many are not ready to pay the price . In a ...read more

It's Not The Size Of The Dog

Contributed by Robert Tallent on Aug 18, 2018

A sermon about the power of God

It’s not the size of the Dog Exodus 12:4 Mark Twain is credited with saying: "It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog." How was David able to challenge ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

A Life Changing Discovery Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on May 16, 2011

The women discovered an empty tomb. The implications of their discovery changed their lives and ours forever.

Mathew 28: 1-10 “A Life Changing Discovery” INTRODUCTION What would your list consist of if I were to ask you to name some of the greatest discoveries of history? This would be a list of discoveries that changed our lives. My list would include: A sun centered solar ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-12

Denomination: Lutheran

Giving Is Loving Our Neighbor Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Oct 12, 2017

Loving our neighbor (those in need) is at the center of the teachings of Jesus. God meets our needs abundantly and asks us to share those blessings and love our neighbor.

1 John 4:5-12 “Giving is … Loving Neighbor” INTRODUCTION We are on disaster overload. Monday morning we woke up to the news that the worst mass shooting in United States history had taken place in Las Vegas. A week ago we were dealing with the devastation in Puerto Rico, which was caused by ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:5-12

Denomination: Lutheran

Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit As Applied To Prayer

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Oct 23, 2017

Poverty of soul is a way of entering in prayer, especially at the outset of when we begin to pray.

Poverty of soul is a way of entering in prayer, especially at the outset. Poverty of soul cannot be sought as an item of self-knowledge. It retains always an unknown, elusive quality. It cannot be simply a thought of our unworthiness before God. Much less can it be a mood of despondency about ...read more

Denomination: Catholic

Jesus's Prayer At Gethsemane Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Nov 6, 2017

Why did jesus pray and should we follow his example?

Let’s continue our worship by reading and learning from the Gospel of Mark 14; open your Bibles there , page…. We will focus this morning on the prayer of our Lord Jesus Christ but let us read the entire passage Mark 14:27-51……. There are actually 3 main stories in this passage, the actions of the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:27-51

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Do Not Fear; Only Believe

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 27, 2024

God made man and woman in His image, with the plan that they would act and become more and more good, more and more like Himself. That was the divine order.

Thirteenth Sunday in Course 2024 In his great Summa Theologiae, St Thomas Aquinas wrote “the order of the Divine government is wholly directed to good. . .no one acts intending evil.” (ST I Q 104 Art 1) Those words are an appropriate commentary on the words from the post-exile writing Book of ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:21-43, 2 Corinthians 8:7-15, Exodus 16:18, Psalm 30:2-12

Denomination: Catholic

A Fundamental Church Problem: Pride Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Feb 10, 2020

Pride is a personal issue but it can also effect congregations.

1. The NT letters often address certain issues and problems of congregations. Corinth had major problems such as: a. Divisions b. Immorality c. Abuses of the Lord’s Supper d. Temptation e. Marriage f. Spiritual Gifts and Love g. Resurrection 2. We could talk about modern issues but in reality, ...read more

Scripture: James 4:6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Reality Of Death

Contributed by Perry Greene on Mar 2, 2020

A generic sermon about death that can be adapted to funerals.

I normally try to weave the Bible and the stories of the deceased into a eulogy. • God’s words of instruction to us • God’s Standards borne out in Jesus (John 14.6) • God’s Commands “What would I want to say to an audience who was looking at the reality of death?” Hebrews 9:27-28 27 And just as ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 9:27-28

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

5 Upon This Rock Series

Contributed by Roberta Karchner on Mar 25, 2020

As the church was closed, we had to go to printed meditations, so this is a much shorter version of what was originally planned.

Matthew 16:13-20 13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 He said to them, “But who do you ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Winning The War Against Covid-19

Contributed by Joel Tejedo on Mar 31, 2020

To declare and win the war against Covid-19, there are three Three W's that involve in this war: the Warrior, the Warfare, and the Weapon.

1. The Warriors, vv. 11-12 "Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes." a. Warriors must recognized that we are living between the "tension" of the time ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-20

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Used To Be

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 18, 2019

IT'S EASY TO BECOME A USED TO BE

Used to be (Luke 24:13-16) Illus: Sometimes on the road of life we get distracted and loose focus on who we are and what or purpose is. We get discouraged and want to take a long break from serving GOD. Maybe trouble came, or the load got to heavy. It’s easy to become a used to be. Text: 13 That ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-16

Denomination: Pentecostal

Internal Dialogue Of The Prodigal Son

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Mar 6, 2019

Lent 4C

There are a couple dialogical excerpts from the Prodigal Son story that deals with our conscious awareness, which is to “think about one’s thinking” or to consciously know what one knows, and to explicitly use this cognitive process in our spiritual life. 1. The first is when the passage states, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-32

Denomination: Catholic