Sermons on Gods Feasts:

Choose Christ! Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 1, 2019

1. Some people get saved (vs. 37-38; 40-43). 2. Some people are stubborn (vs. 44-49). 3. Some people are still searching (vs. 50-53).

Choose Christ! The Gospel of John John 7:40-53 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - December 14, 2016 (Revised September 1, 2019) BACKGROUND: *Here in John 7, a great multitude of Jews were gathered together in Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of the Tabernacles. It was one of the ...read more

Scripture: John 7:40-53

Denomination: Baptist

Birthday Of The Church--Going Out Into The World For Christ Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 15, 2024

Pentecost has been a big deal from the beginning, because it’s really the “birthday of the Church.”

Pentecost Sunday 2024 There’s kind of an undogmatic understanding in the Church about the major religious festivals of the Christian year. They basically come from the writings of and through St. Paul. In first place there is what is formally called “the Triduum,” the three days preceding Easter, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:3-13, Acts 2:1-11, John 20:19-23, John 15:26-27

Denomination: Catholic

Jesus Rejects Brother’s Advice Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Sep 3, 2017

This event took place in April, about one year before the Cross. During the last year of His ministry, Jesus confined Himself to Galilee because of a Jewish plot to kill Him. It says that He walked no longer in Jewry; that means Judea, because the....

Galilee Lesson: Jesus Rejects Brother’s Advice John 7:1-9 1 After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him. 2 Now the Jews’ feast of tabernacles was at hand. 3 His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, ...read more

Scripture: John 7:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

Teshuvah - Repent - Return (A Message For The Days Of Awe From Rosh Hashanah Through Yom Kippur)

Contributed by William Akehurst on Sep 14, 2021

We hear the word "repent" or "repentance" many times through scripture. But what does it really mean? Translated from the Hebrew word Teshuvah, we can dig deeper by understanding the root meaning of this Hebrew word.

2021.09.14 REPENT/REPENTANCE Defined. Thoughts during the Feast of Trumpets, Rosh Hashanah, the Days of Awe, and Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. William Akehurst HSWC TESHUVAH – REPENTANCE – RETURN At the beginning of HIS Ministry, JESUS said, “Repent for the Kingdom is at hand”. Matthew 4:17; ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:17, Mark 1:15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Prayer That Will Move Heaven

Contributed by Dr. Jerry Hulse on Aug 18, 2022

Beloved, God said that he would withhold no good thing from us therefore do you have a desire to know the one who delivered us from sin, and do you have a burning desire to be in his presence knowing that your prayers are heard, then I invite you to pull up a chair and feast from this message.

SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES (Matthew 6:6) "But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 24:3-5, Ephesians 1:9, Luke 12:32, Matthew 6:9-13, Galatians 4:6, Psalm 68:5, Genesis 2:7, Hebrews 11:6, James 4:2, Jeremiah 29:13  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Unity In God’s Family

Contributed by Dr. Jeffrey Dukeman on May 7, 2019

Jesus at Hanukkah distinguishes his work as the new temple from that of the Father. The Father and the Son's working together not only conveys their love and forgiveness to us, it also helps us work together and forgive amidst God's kingdom.

In our country’s history we’ve tended to value what’s been called “rugged individualism.” Each person should strive to work hard and take care of their own responsibilities. This has been a very helpful thing for our country. But this rugged individualism is misunderstood if we see community as a ...read more

Scripture: John 10:22-30

A Place At The Table

Contributed by David Dunn on Sep 11, 2025

God turned David’s denied dream into Christ’s eternal kingdom, inviting every sinner to leave Lo-Debar and feast forever at His table of grace.

Opening: The Weight Warriors Carry Have you ever sat across the table from a war veteran and really listened—listened until the silence said more than the words? I grew up with those stories. My father fought in the Second World War. He was a soldier in the Battle of the Bulge—and by the way, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 2:4, Romans 8:1, John 3:17, Hebrews 4:16, 1 John 3:19-20, Luke 1:32-33  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

God Is The God Of Second Chances

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jan 18, 2025

In this sermon we look at three Cs Compassion of Jesus, Commitment to Jesus and the Covenant that Jesus ushers in the New Covenant

Jesus’ first miracle: Turning water into wine (Jn 2:1-11) Story: A little girl was attending a wedding for the first time. She whispered to her mother, "Why is the bride dressed in white?" Her mother replied: "Because white is the colour of happiness, and today is the happiest ...read more

Scripture: John 2:1-11

Denomination: Anglican

Expect God To Be God Series

Contributed by Tom Owen on Jan 14, 2011

verse by verse through Acts

Isn’t it funny how we get surprised by things that shouldn’t surprise us at all? [Gaining weight, speeding ticket, pregnancy examples.] Isn’t it funny how we get surprised by things that shouldn’t surprise us at all? Especially when it comes to God-things. Sometimes the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 12:1-23

Denomination: Baptist

The Praise Of Laughter Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 19, 2021

The Bible links laughter to joy and to feasting, and these are both vast subjects in the Bible, making laughter a major aspect of the godly life.

Have you ever praised God for the enjoyment of laughter? Some of the greatest of God's people have. When Theodore Cuyler, the American preacher, visited the great London preacher, Charles Spurgeon, they told each other the crazy things that happened in their respective ministries. They ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 126:1-6

A Private Miracle

Contributed by Chris Surber on Jan 12, 2010

Just as Jesus performed the "private" miracle at the wedding feast at Cana, His grace is available for our personal, private, miracles.

A Private Miracle, John 2:1-11 Introduction William Jennings Bryan wrote this about miracles: “Some skeptics say, ‘Oh, the miracles. I can’t accept miracles.’ One may drop a brown seed in the black soil and up comes a green shoot. You let it grow and by and by you pull up ...read more

Scripture: John 2:1-11

Denomination: Christian Church

St John Chrysostom, Sharks And A Little Bit About Llms

Contributed by Petter Kringberg on Jun 10, 2023

Sermon on the feast of Corpus Christi (trans.) but also the day when I "read myself in" as an LLM.

Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them. In Nomine + ? Dear Friends, when writing this sermon I started off thinking about what has been a common denominator for all the parishes I have been in and felt at home, and I agree with what I thought at my first ever visit ...read more

Scripture: John 6:51-58, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26

Denomination: Anglican

The World Turned Upside Down Series

Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Sep 13, 2020

Today, we will see the origin of the Jewish feast of Purim and how it points to our ultimate deliverance from sin on the cross.

For Such a Time as This: The World Turns Upside Down Esther 9-10 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 9-13-2020 Review [Star Wars clip]. Luke’s cries of joy make sense when you understand that there was nothing that they could do to save themselves. It’s what happens when you are ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Flasks Of Oil!

Contributed by Bala Samson on Mar 18, 2015

Alas, at the last minute the foolish ones ran out of stock and thus they missed the bridegroom and the marriage feast, and the door was shut!

Flasks of oil! Mathew 25:4” the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps.” Christian faith is disconcertingly shallow, as shallow as a puddle of water on a sidewalk these days! People daringly confess, “ I have no time for prayer, fasting or Bible reading! I’m just busy, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:1-4

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Ascension And Mothers Day

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 5, 2013

We can learn much about our faith from the justaposition of the Ascension feast, Mothers' Day and First Communion.

Ascension Solemnity 2013 Mother’s Day–First Communion On those Saturdays when I have the privilege of baptizing young children into Christ, I give a blessing to the mothers of those young ones. It begins “God the Father, through his Son, the Virgin Mary’s child, has ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:46-53

Denomination: Catholic