Sermons on Dying:

12th Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year A. Sparrow Stories.

Contributed by Paul Andrew on May 26, 2023

Several times the sparrow flew at the closed window and smacked itself into it, until it got so weak it could no longer fly; it only could walk.

Pastor Don Friesen tells a fascinating story about a sparrow that somehow got into the rafters of St. Helen’s Parish Church in the English town of Brant Broughton. At the time of the intrusion, they were recording a guitar recital for later broadcast on the radio. The chirping bird didn’t exactly ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:26-33

Denomination: Catholic

Afflictions

Contributed by Dove Inspirations on Sep 30, 2022

What has affliction accomplished in your life?

Have your afflictions worked on you? No doubt they have an effect on you. Psalm 34:19 Scripture tells us ,”Many are the afflictions of the righteous but The LORD delivers him from them all” Afflictions serve many purposes in our lives. I will not get into this. Affliction is guaranteed in this ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 34:19

Deeply Rooted In Jesus Series

Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on Sep 30, 2022

More than anything else, this what I want for you - to KNOW Jesus. To be rooted and grounded in HIM.

October 01, 2022 When Paul was converted that day on the road to Damascus, his passion changed. He went from a denier of Jesus to his strongest and most outspoken advocate. For Paul, it was more than just speaking the truth about Jesus. The deepest desire of his heart was for those under his ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:6-7, Ephesians 3:14-21, Ephesians 6:13-17

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Oh, For A Thousand Tongues To Sing!

Contributed by Abimbola Salu on Feb 6, 2024

The title of this sermon is borrowed from the hymn written by Charles Wesley in 1739.

The title of this sermon is borrowed from the hymn written by Charles Wesley in1739. Charles had heard his friend Peter Bohler say: “If I had a thousand tongues to sing, I would praise Christ with them all”. Peter Bohler himself was quoting from the German hymn written by John Mentzner ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-4, Revelation 5:11-14

Denomination: Baptist

Demonstration Of God's Love

Contributed by Bishop Prof. Julius Soyinka on Jul 10, 2024

God loves us so much and He demonstrated the love to us with evidence that is too real to be doubted.

The Demonstration of God's Love Study Text: Romans 5:5 - 8 Introduction: One of the deepest needs of our hearts is to be loved by others. Not only do we want to be loved, but we want also for others to make that love known to us. We want to see a demonstration of their love. We want to hear ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:5-8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Our Families, Politics, And Unity

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 23, 2024

He told me that means the only thing they never discuss are the two most important things in life.

Clergy Corner for 7-28-24 Today’s brief reading from St. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians has an exhortation from the writer’s heart, right from the deepest part of his conscience, mind and will. He calls himself “prisoner for the Lord,” so we think immediately of the end of his life, when he was ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-6, John 6:1-15, 2 Kings 4:42-44

Denomination: Catholic

The Tabernacle (Exodus 26)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Sep 3, 2024

Does the Tabernacle picture many things, Eden, heaven, a new heaven and earth, and Jesus? Let's look at Exodus 26.

Does the tabernacle picture heaven? Does it in some ways picture a return to Eden? Does it set the stage for our great high priest, Jesus? Does it also look forward to a new heavens and a new earth? Let’s look at Exodus 26. How was the tabernacle or tent made? How many curtains were there and what ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Funeral Larry Reed

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Sep 12, 2023

Funeral service Christian man

1. Would the congregation please stand as we say the Lords Prayer together . Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 7:2-4

Denomination: Methodist

Kingdom Keys Habakkuk Series

Contributed by Robert Butler on Oct 6, 2023

Living in Faith is an action leading to greater faith in Jesus and in the refinement of us

So maybe you’ve heard it said, ‘read your bible’ so you tried and failed. Our hope as leaders is that all of us will pick up God’s word and come to understand the true nature of God. After all, the bible is God’s Word curated over centuries detailing His nature, His will, the meaning of life and ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 2:4, Romans 12:3, Ephesians 2:8, Galatians 2:20, Habakkuk 3:17-18  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Riffraff Revival

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Oct 16, 2023

God never called the rich celebrity pastors for His true work. It is the riffraff pastors and saints that will bring the next great revival. Men like the 8th grade shoe salesman, D. L. Moody or Crazy Lorenzo Dow.

1 Cor 1:26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: 27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:26-29, 1 Peter 4:17-18

Denomination: Baptist

Sermon On Visions Of Heaven

Contributed by William Meakin on Jan 16, 2023

Heaven is defined by Wikipedia as a common religious cosmological or transcendent supernatural place where deities, angels, souls, saints or venerated ancestors are said to originate, be enthroned, or reside.

Oswald Chambers, a Scottish evangelist and teacher once remarked: “We look for visions of heaven and we never dream that all the time God is in the commonplace things and people around us.” Revelation 21:1-4 confirms: “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:9, John 3:16, Romans 10:9-13, Hebrews 11:16

A Troublesome Verse And A Glorious Future

Contributed by Donald Whitchard on Jan 29, 2023

What did Paul mean when he wrote about a "baptism for the dead" in 1 Corinthians 15:29? How should it be interpreted? What does it mean in light of further teaching on the resurrection of Christ? Let Scripture speak concerning these and other matters of the faith.

1 Corinthians is a letter dealing with what could be referred to as a "schizophrenic" church. It had become a crazy quilt of pride, drunkenness, sexual deviancy, arrogance, abuse of spiritual gifts, and personal favoritism towards teachers who had been with them, such as Paul, Peter, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:29, 1 Corinthians 15:35-49, Luke 9:24, John 12:24, Galatians 2:20, Colossians 3:3-4, Revelation 1:18  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Digging The Wells Of Divine Encounter

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Sep 22, 2025

Wells in Scripture symbolise God’s provision, revelation, covenant, and encounter, calling believers to dig deeper for spiritual refreshing and destiny fulfilment.

DIGGING THE WELLS OF DIVINE ENCOUNTER By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Genesis 26:18-25 Key Verse: “But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.” (John 4:14, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 26:18-25

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Mercy Given Series

Contributed by David Dunn on Sep 25, 2025

At the cross, Jesus fully satisfies God’s justice and offers His mercy, granting righteousness and eternal life to all who trust Him.

(Second message of 2 part series) Opening: From Throne Room to Cross Good morning again, friends. Last time we stood with Isaiah in the throne room of heaven. We heard the seraphim cry “Holy, holy, holy,” and we felt the weight of God’s blazing purity. We discovered that sin is more than a bad ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:4-6, Luke 23:39-43, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Romans 3:23-26, Romans 5:8  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

You Have Two Natures

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Sep 29, 2025

Where does the old nature come from?

A. INTRODUCTION 1. A man had two fighting dogs. Which one wins? The one I tell sic ’em! 2. Jesus describes our two natures as (1) old self and (2) new self. “Jesus invited the crowd to become His disciples, challenging, ‘If you want to be My followers, you must leave your old self and take up ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:18-19

Denomination: Baptist