Sermons on Ethnicity:

Christmas For All Series

Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Jan 2, 2019

Christmas is one of the most inclusive festivals. The Good news of Great Joy is truly for ALL people on earth.

Christmas for All Diversity and inclusiveness is a buzzword in corporates today. Special efforts are made to ensure that workplaces accommodate all types of people, without any prejudice to race, gender, language, sexual orientation, ethnicity etc. There are laws that forbid discrimination of any ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-47

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Queen Esther Sermon Ii: Doing The Right Thing Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Jun 24, 2020

In times of turmoil, women of inner strength rise to the challenge of acting upon their moral convictions thereby doing the right thing rather than giving in to the pressures of worldly-minded folks who urge hostile responses.

ESTHER: THE RIGHT THING WHAT GOD’S PEOPLE WITH MORAL CONVICTIONS DO ...read more

Scripture: Esther 2:21-23, Esther 3:1-6

When Political Activists Take Over Your Church

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Mar 27, 2021

Have you ever noticed how ministries can become politicized over time? It's a real concern in our day and age, where political ideology has the country polarized, that same political activism can push its way into the church.

Have you ever noticed how ministries can become politicized over time? It's a real concern in our day and age, where political ideology has the country polarized, that same political activism can push its way into the church. I've noticed this particularly in inner-city churches, where ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 19:15, Deuteronomy 16:19

Denomination: Salvation Army

Claim Your Healing Retain Your Identity

Contributed by Pablo Catala on May 30, 2019

Knowing who you are in Christ

Throughout life we go through issues, we have obstacles, we have situations that try to hold us back from progressing, from pursuing, from excelling, and this happens to most if not all people of every ethnicity, every race every background. Tonight if we are honest in life we have had our share of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:40-48

Denomination: Pentecostal

Beyond Us And Them

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Jun 24, 2019

We are united in Christ.

June 23, 2019 Hope Lutheran Church Pastor Mary Erickson Galatians 3:23-29 Beyond Us and Them Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. The poet Allan Ahlberg wrote a poem called “Picking Teams.” Here it is: When we pick teams in the ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:23-29

Denomination: Lutheran

The Good Samartian 'rap'

Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Jul 8, 2019

Parable of the Good Shepherd in 'rap' style

Today’s gospel of the Parable of the Good Samaritan is one of the best known of all Jesus’ parables. There probably isn’t anyone who ever attended church a few times who hasn’t heard the parable. A parable is a story with a deeper moral, teaching us a lesson about the life Jesus want us to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:13, Luke 10:25-37

Denomination: Episcopal

I Want To Know About True Love Series

Contributed by Jon Daniels on Aug 14, 2023

Based 1 John 3:11-18 - Challenges hearers to realize that TRUE love is agape' love & must be spoken & shown to all people.

“I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT TRUE LOVE” 1 John 3:11-18 FBCF – 8/13/23 Jon Daniels INTRO – HATE is such a strong word – Denotes strong, intense emotions & feelings – “intense hostility & aversion; detest, abhor, abominate, loathe.” - “I hate squash.” - “I hate math.” - “I hate the stomach ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:11-18, John 15:18-19, 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, John 15:12-13, Romans 12:1, John 3:16  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

The Village That Came To Believe Because Jesus Knew All There Was To Know About Someone Series

Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Mar 11, 2023

The woman at the well and this man who asked her for water, who just happened to know all there was to know about her. Who is he?

The Village who came to believe because Jesus knew all there was to know about someone. John 4:1-42. Helen Keller was a great author, political activist and lecturer. Who though born with normal vision and hearing, lost them at the age of 19 months due to an illness, this left her mute. When Helen ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:10-11

Denomination: Salvation Army

Embracing The Mission Today. Acts 13

Contributed by David Cramer on Nov 16, 2024

A message about following the Lord's quest for us to serve others and share His love.

Embracing the Mission today. Acts 13 Good Morning Stand with me and lift your bible and repeat after me. This is my Bible. I am what it says I am. I can do what it says I can do. I am going to learn how to be what it says I can be. Today I will learn more of the word of God. The ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Bridezilla

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Jul 26, 2022

Sometimes, God has to act in very unusual ways to get our attention.

Bridezilla Hosea 1:2-10 I am old enough to remember the old Godzilla movies about a reptilian who liked to destroy cities and such. This fit in the genre of terror movies such as King Kong and Destroy all Monsters. Words were coined with the “zilla” ending to describe someone whose actions were ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 1:2-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Mary, Mother Of Jesus Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Jan 2, 2022

mother mary lived through every gamut of emotions a mother can face and was even loyal to stay with her son as he died on the cross. memories of young jesus were of powerful comfort to her while she waited, as we wait, to be with him again.

Mary, mother of Jesus Mother mary lived through every gamut of emotions a mother can face and was even loyal to stay with her son as he died on the cross. Memories of young Jesus were of powerful comfort to her while she waited, as we wait, to be with him again. Ask someone to name a famous ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:38

Denomination: Baptist

"living A Missional Life"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jun 24, 2021

A sermon about being Christ's Ambassdors.

“Living a Missional Life” 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 Ambassadors represent the values, culture and story of a place, in another place or to another place. For instance, an Ambassador might be a diplomat sent by a country as it’s official representative to a foreign country. And everything that ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21

Denomination: United Methodist

The Woman At The Well. Revised.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 11, 2022

Lord, give me this water.

THE WOMAN AT THE WELL. REVISED. John 4:1-42. 1. THE OCCASION (John 4:1-4). Jesus had been preaching in Judea, and His ministry was proving to be even more successful than John the Baptist’s. The religious authorities were somewhat disturbed at the number of converts that the disciples of Jesus ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-42

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Anti-Semitism Series

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Apr 3, 2022

The British have a condescending saying: “How odd of God to choose the Jews.”

The British have a condescending saying: “How odd of God to choose the Jews.” They sneeringly look down on God’s chosen people. Yet God’s choice is not odd. The Jews chose God. And through them came our Savior. Some people deny that Jesus was Jewish; the idea that Jesus was a Jew is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:11-25

Denomination: Congregational

The Parable Of The Wicked Tenants: An Exposition Of Matthew 21:33-46

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Sep 25, 2020

Sometimes Parables have meanings that are hidden to some and revealed to others. At other times, they tell it like it is;

The Parable of the Wicked Tenants: An Exposition of Matthew 21:33-46 The parables of Jesus were often spoken to hide the truth from His enemies and reveal it to the disciples and those who held to Jesus teaching. It is true that He often had to take them aside to explain what the parable meant ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:33-46, Isaiah 5:1-7

Denomination: Independent/Bible