Sermons on god's concern for poor: showing 811-825 of 215,015

God's Prayer Agenda (Pt 2) Series

Contributed by Art Campbell on Mar 14, 2022

The second part of the prayer moves from ‘You’ — God — to ‘us’ and our more earthly concerns.

Last week we began looking at God’s agenda for prayer through the lens of the Lord’s Prayer. We saw that according to our recent survey a lot of us are struggling with prayer. Many of us don’t pray at all and quite a number only pray two or three times a week. I suggested that part of our ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:11-13

Denomination: Baptist

Awards And Rewards In The Kingdom Of God

Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Oct 18, 2006

THIS SERMON IS ABOUT THE AWARDS AND REWARDS IN THEKINGDOM OF GOD NAMELY THE CROWNS OF 1.REJOICING 2. LIFE 3.RIGHTEOUSNESS 4.GLORY AND REWARDS FOR 5.GIVING TO THE WORK OF GOD 6.HELPING THE POOR 7.USING OUR GIFTS AND TALENTS

AWARDS AND REWARDS IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD ******************************************************************* OUTLINE 1. THE CROWN OF REJOICING - FOR WINNING SOULS 2. THE CROWN OF LIFE - FOR ENDURING TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS 3. THE CROWN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS - FOR FINISHING OUR RACE IN HOLINESS 4. ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:11, Revelation 3:10-14

Denomination: Pentecostal

God's Planned Parade

Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Apr 1, 2017

Matthew shows us a. God's pre-meditated plan coming towards full fruition b. God sounding forth a public proclamation for everyone to see and hear concerning the Lordship of Jesus and the Coming of the Kingdom

Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11 Theme: Palm Sunday Title: God's Planned Parade In Matthew's account of the Triumphant Entry we see a. God's pre-meditated plan coming towards full fruition b. God sounding forth a public proclamation for everyone to see and hear concerning the Lordship of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11

Denomination: Nazarene

Show Love, Not Favoritism (James 2:1-13) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on May 27, 2022

Favoritism is a tricky thing. But we need to copy God's example, in honoring the poor. Also, my first crack at unpacking "kingdom" in light of Scot McKnight's book Kingdom Conspiracy.

Let's start today by reading James 2:1-4: (1) My brothers, don't, with partiality, hold the faith of our glorious Lord, Jesus Christ. ["w/partiality" =focused] (2) For suppose someone should enter your assembly with a gold ring on his finger, with fine clothing. Now, also a ...read more

Scripture: James 2:1-13

Do Not Fear; Only Believe

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 27, 2024

God made man and woman in His image, with the plan that they would act and become more and more good, more and more like Himself. That was the divine order.

Thirteenth Sunday in Course 2024 In his great Summa Theologiae, St Thomas Aquinas wrote “the order of the Divine government is wholly directed to good. . .no one acts intending evil.” (ST I Q 104 Art 1) Those words are an appropriate commentary on the words from the post-exile writing Book of ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:21-43, 2 Corinthians 8:7-15, Exodus 16:18, Psalm 30:2-12

Denomination: Catholic

The Inter Stress Of Involvement Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jun 8, 2015

We may not identify with Paul's physical sufferings as some of our international brethren can who are persecuted for their faith. But in this success oriented society we can identify with the inter-stress of which he speaks.

2 CORINTHIANS 11: 28-33 [GAINING PERSPECTIVE Series] THE INTER STRESS OF INVOLVEMENT [Acts 9:22-25] Paul now changes from outward sufferings that he was called upon to endure as a minister of Christ to the daily pressure of concern that he bore for the churches and their leaders. These ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 11:28-33

Denomination: Baptist

Who's The Judge? Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Nov 3, 2017

Our job is to be concerned with where we are in our relationship with God, and let God worry about others.

Who's The Judge? Text: James 4:11-12 Introduction 1. Illustration: Whether or not to judge others is a hot topic in the Church today. Most of us would say that we are not the judge of our fellow Christians. However, is that what we are practicing? Do we pass judgment on others without even ...read more

Scripture: James 4:11-12

Denomination: Methodist

0801 Trinity I: Hell Takes A Dive Series

Contributed by Mark Woolsey on Jun 15, 2009

Hell has gotten a bad rap these days. Dante wrote about its amusement park, but that’s fallen into disrepair. It’s no longer on the list of any popular tourist destinations.

Sermon: Hell Takes a Dive Text: Luke 16:19-31, Jer 23:23-32, Mat 7:13-14,21-29, I John 4:7-21 Occasion: Trinity I Who: Mark Woolsey Where: Providence Reformed Episcopal Church When: Sunday, June 14th, 2009 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Thy sight, O ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Kingdom Financial Blessings

Contributed by Jeff Van Wyk on Jun 29, 2013

It would appear that the Bible condemns the accumulation of wealth. Many passages of Scripture seem to suggest that the accumulation of wealth is evil while being poor is virtuous.

Kingdom Financial Blessings It would appear that the Bible condemns the accumulation of wealth. Many passages of Scripture seem to suggest that the accumulation of wealth is evil while being poor is virtuous. It would appear that the Bible condemns the accumulation of wealth. The Biblical ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 10:22

Denomination: Charismatic

I'm Ok, Right?

Contributed by Dan Erickson on Nov 25, 2000

All of us need to be concerned about our spiritual health at least as much as we are about our physical well-being

I don't know about you, but if I had a doctor like Dr. Kraft in this morning's skit, I would find a new physician too. Friends, very few people want to go to a doctor who lies to them. We want to know the truth, even if it is unpleasant, so we can maybe take some action to keep the bad news ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:1-5, Romans 3:10-23

Denomination: Baptist

Follow Me

Contributed by Paul Zwarich on May 28, 2008

God has called me, a poor sinner, to be His disciple in His creation.

Lectionary 10 Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 Harry Truman is said to have loved telling a story about a man who had been hit on the head at work. The blow was so severe that the man was knocked unconscious for an extended period of time. His family, convinced he was dead, called the funeral home and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:9-26

Denomination: Lutheran

Humility - The First Step To Happiness Series

Contributed by Tom Shepard on Jan 8, 2008

This sermon looks at the first "Be" Attitude. Three benefits of humility. 1. Humility reduces STRESS. 2. Humility improves RELATIONSHIPS. 3. Humility releases Gods POWER.

Humility - The First Step To Happiness What would it take to make you happy? This question was asked of 52,000 Americans in Psychology Today. These were the answers: Friends and social life Having a good job Being in love Recognition and success Sex Personal growth Good financial ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Worth Fighting For Series

Contributed by David Owens on Mar 18, 2013

In this sermon, we see that Paul believed that the truth of the Gospel and the care of the poor were worth fighting for.

Introduction: A. The story is told of a young boy who arrived home from school with two black eyes. 1. His mother said to him, “Have you been fighting again? Didn’t I tell you that when you were angry you should count to 100 before you did anything?” 2. The young boy replied, ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 2:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Taking Care Of What God Has Given Us

Contributed by Travis L. Billings on Sep 28, 2020

God is not only concerned with what is created, he is concerned with how we take care of what was created. Nehemiah began moving from the building project itself, to taking the necessary steps to insure that what was built (or created) would be protected and preserved.

When he arrived, Nehemiah inherited leadership over three distinct groups of returnees to the land: • The returnees from 536-516 BCE, who lived and worked under Zerubbabel the governor, and were chastised by Haggai the prophet to get the work finished. • The returnees from 458 BCE, who came to the ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 7:1-5, Matthew 25:14-30, Romans 14:10-12

Denomination: Charismatic

Genesis 24 - God Writes Love Stories Series

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jun 17, 2011

God writes love stories. He is vitally concerned with the actual lives of people as they meet, fall in love, marry. Our everyday lives and decisions have bearing upon His purposes for us, especially concerning the one we marry. How do I find the right per

Genesis 24 INTRODUCTION GOD WRITES LOVE STORIES She was there in the park, sitting on the bench in the mist, this mysterious beautiful woman in my life, and I realised that I was falling in love. We met with others in that early morning prayer meeting, but I wasn’t aware of them. I listened as ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 24:1-67

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational