Sermons on Festival Of Booths:

House Of Prayer

Contributed by Dennis Lawrence on Sep 10, 2004

Jesus was clear that he saw God’s house differently than many who were in it.

House of Prayer- Cornwall Cornwall September 4, 2004 On two occasions, Jesus called attention to the state of the worship that occurred in and around the Temple in Jerusalem. From each, we learn something of great value to us, as we gather to worship God today, here in Cornwall, Ontario, in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:12-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Job One

Contributed by Catherine Davis on Apr 17, 2006

A sermon for Heritage Sunday: Unity is ordained by God and must be the mark of a healthy church family.

Title: Job 1 Scripture: Psalm 133 A Sermon for Heritage Sunday Intro: Has anyone here ever heard the slogan “Quality is Job 1?” Yes, that is the slogan from Ford Motor Company, made popular in the 1980’s. I’d like to give you a little history on how this slogan came to be: Job 1 actually ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 133:1-3

Denomination: Methodist

Pentecost Can Be Summed Up In One Word...

Contributed by Don Schultz on May 16, 2002

What happened on Pentecost? How do you sum it up, and apply it to us today?

Acts 2:1-11: PENTECOST CAN BE SUMMED UP IN ONE WORD… I think it’s generally true that people are always looking to improve, to change their lives for the better. That’s why there are so many commercials for diet and exercise products – lots of people out there trying to change their appearance ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-11

Denomination: Lutheran

Honor Him With Thanksgiving

Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Nov 23, 2003

This is a sermon on Thanksgiving, originally preached on Thanksgiving Sunday 2003.

HONOR HIM WITH THANKSGIVING PSALM 50:7-15, 23; PSALM 36:5-10 PSALM 50:23, “HE WHO OFFERS A SACRIFICE OF THANKSGIVING HONORS ME; AND TO HIM WHO ORDERS HIS WAY ARIGHT I SHALL SHOW THE SALVATION OF GOD.” --by R. David Reynolds We all know the story of the first American Thanksgiving, or do we? ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 50:7-23

Denomination: Methodist

Glory To God In The Highest Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 16, 2002

Fascinating and rarely heard insights to the details of that first Christmas provoke a spirit of true worship.

BULLETIN INSERT NOTES: The Date of Christ’s Birth By Ed Vasicek In 525 A.D., Dionysius, a Scythian monk, was asked to determine the year of Jesus’ birth. He did the best job he could. He determined that the Roman year 754 was the Christian year “1 A.D.” Although Dionysius’ effort is to be ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20, Matthew 13:55-57

Denomination: Independent/Bible

It's Party Time!

Contributed by Johann Neethling on Aug 22, 2003

Our God loves to party and His parties are lavish and extravagant and they satisfy to the very core of your being. God’s parties are for all people. God’s ultimate party will start on time and only those who are ready for it get to share in the joy.

IT’S PARTY TIME Scripture: Luke 15: 11-32 1) “People are made to party” – that’s the word from Lorna Wing, the British counterpart to Martha Stewart in her book “Party Food”. • Lorna Wing is a professional party thrower and caterer who has been entertaining people of all stripes for over twenty ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: United Methodist

A Problem At The Wedding

Contributed by Mike Turner on Jun 4, 2003

Jesus uses a "problem at a wedding" to demonstrate his great power. As he changed the water into wine, he still changes lives today.

“A Problem At The Wedding” John 2:1-11 Joke: Where were you on my wedding day ? Wedding are supposed to be joyful events. Do you remember your wedding day ? Of coure you do. Was it joyful ? Wait a minute maybe you shouldn’t answer that..........Let me ask this.......did everything go as ...read more

Scripture: John 2:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Climb #1, Lessons From Mt. Horeb

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 13, 2015

From Exodus 20:18-21 we see how Moses and God planned out a worship experience for Israel on Mt. Horeb, and the outcome of that worship experience.

Climb #1: Lessons from Mt. Horeb Exodus 20:18-21 INTRODUCTION: We are beginning a new 6 week series called "Climb" dealing with various mountains in the Bible where significant things happened. Today we’ll talk about Mt. Horeb, also known as Mt. Sinai. This mountain plays an important ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:18-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Pentecost

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on May 30, 2020

Why did Jesus tell the apostles to wait until the Holy Spirit fell upon them before carrying out the Great Commission

Tilney Vicarage 31-05-2020 Introduction The last sixty days before Pentecost must have been incredibly strange to the 12 apostles. In that period one of them Judas ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-21

Denomination: Anglican

Followers Of Jesus Are Wise

Contributed by Daren Mitchell on Dec 10, 2013

Jesus teaches that wisdom is about more than just making good decisions. Wisdom is a gift from God. I hope and pray that you will listen and obey these words of Jesus and make any change in your life you need to make in order to Seek Him first.

"The fear of God is the foundation of Wisdom and the knowledge of God stuff." Proverbs 9:10 Jesus teaches us more about the wisdom of God than anyone else. In John 7 we find a story that helps us understand why His followers must be wise about God stuff. The people are celebrating a festival ...read more

Scripture: John 7:14-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Hope Amid Lifes Struggles Series

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Sep 7, 2016

The life of a Christian just like the life of a non-Christian. The difference is that those who put their faith and hope in God have a Savior to lean upon, to guide them and comfort them as they walk through such events.

Hope amid life’s struggles Psalm 42 As we have watched this summer pass we have seen many difficult events break out across the world. Some were natural disasters while others were of cruel injustice and war perpetrated by our fellow human beings. Against all this we had the backdrop of the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 42:1-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Jtv: America's Next Top Model #5 Series

Contributed by Robert Butler on Oct 30, 2019

Jesus is calling us to radical love and generosity now.

For those who haven’t been with us before, we’ve been walking through a Lenten message series entitled, “JTV or Jesus Television.” You see American’s watch an average of 32 hours of TV per week. Almost a third of our waking hours are spent being affected or infected by the information disseminated ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:1-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Reasons Not To Celebrate Onam? Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Aug 25, 2021

Christians should not be involved with occultic practice or divination. Note God's command against divination in Deuteronomy 18.

1.Christians should not be involved with occultic practice or divination. Note God's command against divination in Deuteronomy 18. will participate in activities that could potentially open up a door for demonic activity. 2.Onam is originated in paganism. Participating in Onam gives Satan a ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:5, 2 Corinthians 11:13-15, Leviticus 19:31

Fulfilling Life Against The Ghost Of Weariness

Contributed by Paul Kallan on Nov 4, 2002

Fulfillment of life comes not from the horizon outside, rather it grows within us through our life in partnership with God...

Matthew 25.1-13 is a parable that compares the christian life to a virgin who waits for the coming of the bridegroom with her lamp lit as well as with plenty of reserve of oil in order to add festivity to the wedding feast. The imageries of the wedding feast, the bridegroom, the reserve of oil or ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:1-13

Denomination: Catholic

Beatitudes: A Program Of Life Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 30, 2010

Our worship must be an authentic and total gift of self in the spirit of the Beatitudes

All Saints Day Nov 1 2010 The Spirit of the Liturgy Today is part of what we might call a great cosmic convergence, at least for our nation. Yesterday was both Hallowe’en, and, for Protestants, what they call Reformation Sunday, the anniversary of the great religious revolution that split ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Denomination: Catholic