Sermons on genuine human life:

Addressing The Realities Of Life Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 23, 2015

Being human is generally a good thing. The temptation in our day is to manipulate or engineer human nature and deny its realities. But a church is about real people, redeemed by Jesus, but fully human — even more human — because of that redemption.

Addressing the Realities of Life (I Timothy 5:1-16) 1. Some people have a sanitized view of life. Life, however, is often less glamourous. 'Cash, check or charge?' I asked, after folding items the woman wished to purchase. As she fumbled for her wallet, I noticed a remote control for a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 5:1-16

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Imago Dei (Sanctity Of Life 2019)

Contributed by Jason Jones on Feb 19, 2019

The Christian worldview regarding life is framed in biblical doctrine

A. Opening illustration: It would be good for us to reflect on our likeness to God more often. It will probably amaze us to realize that when the Creator of the universe wanted to create something “in his image,” something more like himself than all the rest of creation, he made us. This ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:26-27

Denomination: Baptist

A Sermon For Proper 14

Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Aug 12, 2006

WE need to look between the trees in order to perceive the presence of Christ in our midst.

9th Sunday after Pentecost (Pr. 14) August 10, 2003 “Series B” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen Let us pray: Loving God, it is often easier for us to trust our minds than our hearts. Sometimes we believe only what our eyes ...read more

Scripture: John 6:35-51

Denomination: Lutheran

Matters Of The Heart

Contributed by Mark Opperman on Aug 21, 2008

Matters of the heart can only be resolved with the help of the Maker of hearts: 1. Keep Away from Sin, 2. Value Every Human, 3. Get Help

Matters of the Heart Matthew 5:27-32 27 "You have heard that it was said, ’Do not commit adultery.’ 28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:27-32

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Babies Change Things

Contributed by Charles Scott on Jan 19, 2008

Immanuel, God With Us. He is hope for the hopeless and help for the helpless.

BABIES CHANGE THINGS Matthew 1__18-25 Advent 4 Sun, Dec 23, 2007 Fourth S. in Advent Year A Readings: First: Is. 7:10-17 Epistle: Rom. 1:1-7 Gospel: Matt. 1:18-25 Psalm: Psalm 24 Babies change things. Every young couple realizes that. When babies come unexpectedly, the event ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Anglican

A Godly, Honorable Work

Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Sep 30, 2009

Work is something God made us for

A Godly, Honorable Work Proverbs 14:23 All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty. 12:14 From the fruit of his lips a man is filled with good things as surely as the work of his hands rewards him. I’m going to use a four letter word that some of you might not like: WORK! ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 14:23

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Down Side Of Super Sized

Contributed by Bobby Mcdaniel on Feb 6, 2010

Learning, like David, to be God-focused as we tackle the Goliaths in our life.

1. Introduction a. In today’s world we are constantly forced to face the issue of size. (1) A marketing ploy of McDonald’s in the past was “Would you like to super size that,” where for just a few cents more you could get an extra large serving of French fries and an ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:1-54

Back To The Basics - Man Series

Contributed by Rick Boyne on May 7, 2012

Man is God’s greatest creation and the object of Jesus’ redemption on the cross.

Back to the Basics - Man May 6, 2012 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: Man is God’s greatest creation and the object of Jesus’ redemption on the cross. Focus Passage: Genesis 1:26-31 Supplemental Passage: What is man that You take thought of him, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:26-31

Denomination: Baptist

If The Lord Is In It

Contributed by Elizabeth Mccaskill on Oct 27, 2012

Often time we leave the Lord out of our problems, situation, issues because we do not trust Him to handle the situation, But if the Lord is in it; there is no limit.

Payer: Salutation: Comments: Read text: State subject: If the Lord is in Introduction: The Book of Romans is written by the Apostle Paul to the church in Rome to resolve an issue that was causing other issues within the church family. This lets us know that even with the church we have to struggle ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28-39

Denomination: Methodist

Two Sides Of The Same Coin

Contributed by Tunde Alli on Nov 23, 2011

There are two sides to God’s ultimate creation. Though man exists in the physical realm, he is ultimately a spiritual being.

For everything that has a physical side, there is a spiritual side also. Most Christians relate more to the physical to the detriment and neglect of the spiritual. Even though man exists in the physical realm but is ultimately a spiritual being. Essentially there are two sides to man, the physical ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Beginning Of… Human Government Series

Contributed by Glenn Durham on Apr 23, 2010

God gives government to preserve the life we cherish.

Scripture Introduction How are we to interact with government? One extreme seems to vilify everything from Washington, hoping to have little or nothing to do with the state, and fantasizing about a world in which they have even less to do with us. The other side seems to deify the state, assuming ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Sanctity Of Life

Contributed by James Powell on Sep 6, 2006

We are all precious to Jesus and each human life is worth something.

It is a few minutes before 11 a.m. when Harrison raps on the door of his operating room and walks in. His Fayetteville Women’s Clinic occupies a once-elegant home dating to the 1940s; the first-floor surgery looks like it was a parlor. Thick blue curtains block the windows and paintings of ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 1:1-5

Denomination: Holiness

Life Experience Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Dec 30, 2013

Jesus comes to us in human form and shines brightly in our world

John 1:1-18 “Life Experiences” INTRODUCTION Humans are social beings. We were created for relationships—relationships with each other and a relationship with our God. Relationships don’t just happen, though. They take a lot of work and even though we may work hard at ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-18

Denomination: Lutheran

A Life Unwasted

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 23, 2022

When human beings ignore the law of God, set up for our benefit, laid down so that human families and societies will be places to grow and prosper, everything is constantly on the verge of utter disorder.

A Life Unwasted The other evening I was watching an old movie, and by that I mean from the eighties of the last century. It wasn’t particularly good, but it dramatized a lot about the culture of Washington, DC residents living at the top of the socio-economic heap at the time. One of the ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 4:1-9, Matthew 5:17-19, Genesis 1:2

Denomination: Catholic

Life Together

Contributed by Chris Surber on Sep 7, 2007

Today, let us celebrate the unity that we share in Christ. Let us abandon pretend unity in favor of living out life together in Christ in genuine Christian community.

Life Together, Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 Introduction In this life, I’ve found that people are a lot like bouncy balls. We spend all of our years bouncing through this life. We are born and bounce our way into our parent’s arms. Then as toddlers we bounce around playrooms and playgrounds, we bounce ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

Denomination: Christian Church