Sermons on Friendliness:

An Unbroken Chain Of Witnesses Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 15, 2014

The rich man was isolated, even from his brothers. True faith comes usually from someone sharing it with us.

Thursday of the Second Week of Lent 2014 Lumen Fidei Recently we discovered an infestation of what are called “acrobat” ants, Crematogaster hespera, in our house. We had the pest control folks treat the house with good success. The treatment was a chemical friendly to the good fauna ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Catholic

A Church Of New Name Love: Philadelphia Pt2 Series

Contributed by Kent Kessler on Oct 14, 2010

Does anyone here ever wished they could have a NEW NAME? Are we a church where people are finding a NEW name? Living by the new reputation Jesus has given is how a church is to live in these last days.

“The Church of Friendly Love” --Revelation 3:7-13 7 "To the [messenger] of the church in Philadelphia write: Where we live is rather removed and my wife and I both having been raised on a farm a lot like where we live. We lived 50 miles from here (in the country) and then moved to ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:7-13

Denomination: Methodist

Is This For Here Or To Go?

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Aug 30, 2012

Sermon for the 14th Sunday after Pentecost, Year B

James 1: 17 – 27 / Is This For Here Or To Go? Intro: Have you ever come home from the grocery store and realized that you left something behind? What did you do about what you had left behind? As a kid, did you ever leave your finished homework on the kitchen table and not remember it ...read more

Scripture: James 1:17-27

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Not To Be Served

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Oct 19, 2012

Sermon for the 21st Sunday after Pentecost, Year B, 2012

Mark 10: 335 – 45 / Not To Be Served Intro: When my children were in high school I wanted them to be the very best. I wanted them to be on the honor roll. What I really wanted as a bumper sticker the school gave to students on the honor roll that said, “My child is an honor student ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:35-45

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

What A Friend We Have In Jesus

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Nov 24, 2012

"I'm the kind of friend you can depend on. I'm always around when I need you." That is the kind of friends that most people have, the one who are always putting themselves first!

Proverbs 17:17-A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity. Two men were out hunting in the northern U.S. Suddenly one yelled and the other looked up to see a grizzly charging them. The first started to frantically put on his tennis shoes and his friend anxiously asked, "What ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 18:24

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Getting Into Your Boat….

Contributed by Bala Samson on Nov 25, 2012

Can I call the above incident divine encounter? As I was reading this portion of the Bible, I got transfixed! I fondly remembered my encounter with Jesus!

Jesus getting into your boat…. Luke 5:3”He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from shore. Then he sat down and taught the people from the boat.” Can I call the above incident divine encounter? As I was reading this portion of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-3

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Friend For Sinners

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Nov 30, 2012

What a friend we have in Jesus! That sums it up!

Proverbs 18:24-A man who has friends must himself be friendly, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. 1-Friends Listen Psalm 91:15-He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him. Isaiah 65:24-“It shall come to ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 18:24

Denomination: Baptist

The Time Is Fulfilled

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 11, 2018

Isn’t it true that when humans fail, sin, even commit the most awful injustices, God’s mercy is ever present, ever able to forgive when we repent?

First Sunday of Lent 2018 We come to Mass on the First Sunday of Lent, full of energy that has not diminished since we crowded the churches on Ash Wednesday. We know that the Word of God on this special Lord’s Day reminds us of the Lord Jesus’s battle with the Enemy of mankind, the one Scripture ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:12-15, Genesis 9:8-15

Denomination: Catholic

The Greatest Gift Of All

Contributed by Geoffrey Foot on Dec 14, 2017

Christmas is a time of sharing presents and each other's company, a time when rifts between family members should be healed. During the WW1 on Christmas Eve the British and Germans stopped killing each other as Christ's message of PEACE prevailed.

THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL. JOHN 1:1-18. The 1914 secret truce between the German and British soldiers has been told many times but it’s certainly worth repeating. In many ways it is surely the miracle of Christmas and its meaning was made manifest in the action of the soldiers who brought to light ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-18

Welcome!

Contributed by Geoffrey Foot on Jul 9, 2017

In order for the Kingdom of God to grow we need to welcome the stranger, the sojourner into our midst. 'Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.'

WELCOME Matt 10:40 This week my 3year old grandson is going to see the nursery he will be using from September. The idea is to introduce him to something new, something strange so by this initial visit he will get to know what to expect when he goes there in September. Hopefully he will see ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:40

The Philippian Church Of Relationships Lesson 3 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jul 7, 2023

Your character will attract and make friends. Character is habitually doing the right thing, in the right way, at the right time.

A. INTRODUCTION: THE CHURCH AT PHILIPPI 1. Philippi was the first city in Europe to be evangelize. How can this large continent be evangelized? One person at a time. 2. God’s call. “Come over to Macedonia and help us” (Acts 16:9). Who was the man? a. Jailer. b. Symbolic man. c. Luke. 3. A ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 18:24, Acts 16:40, Proverbs 19:6, John 15:13

Denomination: Baptist

Balancing Parental Authority & Childhood Well Being

Contributed by Frederick Meekins on Mar 31, 2014

Balancing Parental Authority & Childhood Well Being

Traditionally, there are few things American cherish more than the freedom of religion as embodied by the First Amendment and their families. Normally, these ideals do not conflict all that much since these work together to allow the greatest good for the greatest number. However, as aberrant ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:12-13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Change Of Mind

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jan 21, 2012

Sermon for the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany, Year B.

Jonah 3: 1 – 5, 10 / A Change Of Mind Intro: “Hello, this is Jonah – I am unable to take your call right now, please do not leave your name, number of message, because I won’t be getting back to you. If this is God calling, I’m unavailable because I’m on an ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-10

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

(What A Friend We Have In Jesus)

Contributed by Derrick White Sr on Jan 8, 2019

IN THIS WORLD YOU CAN FIND ALL KINDS OF FRIENDSHIPS THERE IS A FAKE FRIENDSHIP-- WHERE FOLKS WHO SAY THEY ARE YOUR FRIENDS WILL FAKE YOU OUT WHEN YOU NEED THEM THE MOST

Proverbs 18:24 (KJV) 24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. (WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS) MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN THIS WORLD YOU CAN FIND ALL KINDS OF FRIENDSHIPS THERE IS A FAKE FRIENDSHIP-- WHERE FOLKS WHO ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 18:24

Denomination: Baptist

The Value Of Interreligious Dialogue Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 1, 2016

"Evangelization and interreligious dialogue, far from being opposed, mutually support and nourish one another."

Thursday in Second Week of Easter 2016 Joy of the Gospel Today we hear the story of Peter’s witness before the Sanhedrin in the months following the first Pentecost. To the authorities who had forbade preaching about Jesus, Peter reminds them that the Law of God goes before any human law. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 5:27-33

Denomination: Catholic