Sermons on Faith Activities:

Compassionate Eyes And Active Hands

Contributed by Fr. Rian Adams on Sep 14, 2020

Proper 13, Year A. The multiplying of the fish and the bread. Jesus calls for compassionate eyes to SEE needs, and active hands to meet the needs.

Compassionate Eyes and Compassionate Hands: Proper 13 Year A Matthew 14:13-21 Intro: Imagine the amount of compassion you can have if you walk a day, just a day, in someone else’s shoes. Imagine the ways you could pray for someone if you experienced their continual struggle for 24 ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:14-21

Denomination: Episcopal

Actively Repent And Avoid Presumption

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 1, 2025

We can stand under Gis mystery, His greatness, His uniqueness, and admire or adore Him. That’s the extent of our “understanding,” to stand beneath his Being.

Monday of the Eighth Week in Course 2025 This is one of those liturgical weeks that gets started in one direction and then heads off in another mid-week. Of course, I’m talking about Wednesday as the turn-around day, Ash Wednesday, which begins the universally recognized time of Lent. So we should ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 32:1-2, Psalm 32:5-7, Mark 10:17-27

Denomination: Catholic

A Broken Man Before The Boundless Gospel

Contributed by Austin W. Duncan on Sep 26, 2025

Locked doors and crowded rooms can stop most people, but real faith finds a way. In Mark 2:1–12 four friends tear through a roof to place a paralytic before Jesus—He forgives first, then heals—showing His authority and calling us to carry others to Him.

A little while ago I was installing a keypad lock on the door to my upstairs studio—just trying to add an extra layer of security for my equipment, cameras, computers, all that production stuff. So I set the keypad lock up, got the old handle out of the door, got the batteries in, set the code, all ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:1-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Because You're Anointed

Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Oct 22, 2013

Have you ever wondered why other people seem to float through life on a flowery bed of ease, and it seems like your life is one battle after another, and one trial on top of another?

I didn’t come to this house just to preach, I came to prophesy: I hear the Lord saying that many of you have been going through some deep dark trials, some of you are in the fire right now, and the truth is, it’s not just normal everyday trials. Some of you have been experiencing crazy ...read more

Scripture: Acts 28:1-6, Acts 28:1-28

Denomination: Pentecostal

Inside And Outside Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Jan 14, 2016

Jesus heals a paralytic and eats with tax collectors.

Mark 2:1-22 “Inside and Outside” INTRODUCTION Often times our images of heaven are peaceful and serene. The books, Heaven is for Real and Ninety Minutes in Heaven, certainly underscore this thought. Heaven is a place to be reunited with family and friends. There is no struggle ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:1-22

Denomination: Lutheran

He Stood Up For Me

Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Jan 27, 2014

Our word “MARTYR” is a transliteration of the Greek word for “WITNESS.” By their lives and by their deaths, the martyrs have borne witness for “JESUS CHRIST, THE FAITHFUL WITNESS.”

TITLE: HE STOOD UP FOR ME SCRIPTURE: ACTS 7:54-60 Can I talk to you this morning from the subject – He Stood Up For Me. Stephen was the President of the Jerusalem Board of Deacons. He was a leader in the church. He seems to have been an eloquent and fiery proclaimer and defender of the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 7:54-60

Denomination: Baptist

Prayer

Contributed by Clarence Clough on Jul 28, 2013

Prayer is pleasing to God. Praying will bring deliverance in our collective and individual lives.

Prayer A century and a half ago, in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln spoke the following about prayer and praying: "We have been the receipients of the choicest bounties of heaven; we have been preserved these many years in peace and prospertiy; we have grown in numbers, wealth, and power as no ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-13

Denomination: Church Of God

Lasting Peace Has A Price

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Aug 18, 2013

Lasting Peace Has A Price 1) It cost Christ his life. 2) It costs Christians friendships.

Do you recognize this man? This is Neville Chamberlain. Chamberlain was British prime minister between 1937 and 1940. He’s best known for the phrase “peace for our time.” That was something he declared after the Munich Agreement in 1938 when he made a pact with Hitler to give ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:49-53

Denomination: Lutheran

Venciendo La Duda Series

Contributed by Humberto Hilario on Jul 26, 2014

La duda es el enemigo numero uno de la fe y de la efectividad de la misma.

Marcos 5:25 Pero una mujer que desde hacía doce años padecía de flujo de sangre, Marcos 5:26 y había sufrido mucho de muchos médicos, y gastado todo lo que tenía, y nada había aprovechado, antes le iba peor, Marcos 5:27 cuando oyó hablar de Jesús, vino por detrás entre la multitud, y tocó su ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:25-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Power Activator - James 2:14-19 Series

Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Sep 6, 2021

How can you have assurance of your salvation? And how can a deceived person avoid having false assurance? James makes the answers clear by giving a clear definition of the one aspect of the gospel that is all too often left vague: exactly what you have to do to be saved.

James 2:14 What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? 15 Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. 16 If one of you says to him, “Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about his physical ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-19

Three Kinds Of Faith (3 Of 3) Series

Contributed by Eric Grenier on Apr 26, 2018

3 Kinds of Faith

James 2:14-26 What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone? 15 Suppose you see a brother or sister who has no food or clothing, 16 and you say, “Good-bye and have a good day; stay warm and eat well”—but ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Contend For The Faith PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 2, 2023

Encourage believers to actively fight for their faith, discerning between right and almost right, and understand the importance of defending their faith.

Good morning, brothers and sisters. I can't tell you how glad I am to see you all here today. We gather as a family, under the loving gaze of our Heavenly Father, to wrestle with a passage that holds a deep and challenging call for each one of us. Today, we're going to dive into Jude 1:3. Jude ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:3

Topics: Defend Belief

This Obstacle Could Be An Opportunity.

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 21, 2016

You understand what sandpaper could be to wood? Well, problems and obstacles could be a tool that brings us closer to God? It is up to you.

THIS OBSTACLE COULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I have heard discussed WHAT IS THE OPPOSITE OF FAITH? Well, the logical answer is DOUBT.... Might we add several other elements. FEAR --- WORRY... APATHY --- DO NOTHING... ERROR BECAUSE OF NOT KNOWING THE WORD ...read more

Scripture: Acts 12:12-15

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Love Is Greater Than Faith

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Sep 16, 2022

This message is about the power of love and that Scripture proves that it is greater than faith. Faith is activated and sustained by love.

Love Is Greater Than Faith Scripture: Matthew 24:12; First Corinthians 13; Hebrews 11:6 I had a conversation with someone several weeks ago about the things happening in the world. We discussed the attitudes that are prevalent in the United States; attitudes of hate by those who truly believe ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:12, Galatians 5:6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How Did The Affliction Of Naomi Cause Ruth To Become Active?

Contributed by Chris Swanson on Oct 5, 2023

The book of Ruth shows how God used three people to achieve his purpose. It also tells the story of how God’s grace was given during a challenging time.

THE AFFLICTION OF NAOMI Ruth 1:1-22, (16) The book of Ruth shows how God used three people to achieve his purpose. These three people had character and were true to God. It also tells the story of how God’s grace was given during a challenging time. We can see that Naomi used her life as a ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-22, Ruth 2:1-23

Denomination: Independent/Bible