Sermons on Goodbye:

Be Brave, Like "Doubting Thomas”

Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Jul 12, 2021

often maligned, we should be more like 'Doubting Thomas'

John 20:19-31 May the meditations of my heart and the words of my mouth be acceptable to you, my Lord, my rock and Redeemer (Psalm 19:14) Today’s gospel reading is one of the best-known Eastertide gospels – that of “Doubting Thomas”. We almost never hear the name of this disciple without the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 19:14, Mark 3:18, Matthew 10:3, Luke 6:15, John 20:19-31  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Episcopal

Unrecognized Victory

Contributed by Michael Koplitz on May 12, 2021

We celebrate so many things every year. Do you celebrate Easter?. Are you worshiping the risen Christ? If so, how do you show this to the world

Unrecognized Victory Rev. Dr. Michael H. Koplitz John 20:13 13 And they *said to her, “aWoman, why are you weeping?” She *said to them, “Because bthey have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him.” 14 When she had said this, she turned around and *asaw Jesus standing there, ...read more

Scripture: John 20:13

Denomination: United Methodist

O Precious Death!

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Oct 17, 2019

How can death be precious?

O Precious Death! Psalm 116 “Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints.” (Psalm 116:15) One of the school exercises used in school is to be given two words and to put them together in a simple sentence. But only God could put the words “precious” and “death” in the same ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 116:15, Psalm 116:1-19, Psalm 116:1-2, Psalm 116:12-19

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Funeral - Christian Man Who Died After A Prolonged Illness Series

Contributed by Jim Kilson on Nov 17, 2014

Funeral - Christian man who died after a prolonged illness. Can be adapted for most situations.

(1) Song – How Great thou Art (2) Scripture – 2nd Samuel 3:38 (3) Prayer (4) Message Part 1 There are 5 men identified in scripture as “great” men, men such as Moses, Daniel, and Naaman. These are the words of King David to his men at the death of the great ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 3:38

Denomination: Christian Church

Living An Impactful Life

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jan 4, 2016

We are called to be disciples of Christ and disciple-makers for Christ. Jesus challenges us to consider the cost commitment of discipleship, and not be distracted by the comfort and convenience this world offers.

Being the first Sunday of the year, I want to take some time to revisit our ES mission – to grow as disciples of Christ and be disciple-makers for Christ. Why are we doing what we are doing? Why is this important? Can we do something else, or can we not do this at all? • We are ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:25-35

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Why Should Christians Have Joy? Part 2

Contributed by Damien Saylor on Dec 11, 2019

We have great reasons to have Joy, & as a result people notice our Joy, or to put it like Paul did, They notice our reasonable service.

Why should Christians have Joy? - This morning, as part of our remembering our veterans, I want to look at out last three reasons why Christians have Joy. - Let’s refresh our memories of what is Jesus’ desire for us in John 15:8-11. John 15:8-11 8 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye ...read more

Scripture: John 15:8-11

Denomination: Baptist

Answer The Call

Contributed by Michael Fredette on Dec 13, 2019

God knows He place a call into you; And you know you received a call from Him .

We all have smart phones, we use them for texting, taking pictures , then posting those pictures , we use them for and Google maps for directions . But one of the last things we use our phones for is actually making a call and actually speaking to each other . Literally people get annoyed when ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:24, Matthew 22:14

Denomination: Baptist

Touch The Hem Of His Garment

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Jun 25, 2017

A message of faith and healing.

Note: Notes used from Max Lucado's book "He still moves stones" Title: Touching the Hem of His Garment Theme: To show what it means to take “risky faith” Text: Luke 5:22 - 34 Jesus was His was to Jairus’ house. Jairus was ruler in the synagogue. He was a religious leader. Normally they would ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:22-32

Denomination: Church Of God

Friendship With God

Contributed by John Newbaker on Jun 3, 2018

God wants to be your friend and he wants you to be his friend.

Friends With God James 2:23 This verse says Abraham was called the friend of God. One of the most astonishing yet amazing and wonderful truth found in scripture is God wants to be your friend and he wants you to be his friend. God likes you and longs for your company. He enjoys ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Easter By The Numbers

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Mar 6, 2023

3 days is the only pattern of which eternal life is given. First is the ordinal of Easter proclaimed in the narrative formula, "the first day of the week."

There is above the Falls of Niagara a rock jutting out into the river, which bears the significant name of Past Redemption Point. At that place the current becomes so rapid and overpowering that all hope of swimming or rowing against it has to be abandoned. The man who drifts past it is lost. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:4

Denomination: Catholic

Greet No One On The Way

Contributed by Bala Samson on Mar 8, 2023

Time was short and we couldn’t afford greetings, this is what Jesus meant as greet no one on the way…..

Greet no one on the way… Luke 10:4 “Carry no money belt, no bag, no shoes; and greet no one on the way.” The words of Jesus ‘greet no one on the way’ kind of intrigued me, so I set off thinking… I would like to start off by sharing my testimony, which God reminded me that I did myself, even ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:4

Denomination: Pentecostal

Swords Into Plowshares

Contributed by Delray Lentz on Nov 15, 2023

• It is my prayer every week that you hear something that inspires you to crack open your bible and dig into Gods word.

• I’m hiding in a closet that is in the hallway between the living room and bedrooms in the house of my childhood. I’m about 12 years old, holding a toy gun. • My two younger brothers are trying to find me. They also are armed with toy guns. • I played similar games with my uncles except we made ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 2:1-5

Forgiveness (Part 2) Series

Contributed by Delray Lentz on Mar 21, 2024

What did you do this past week, that God will say “Well done good and faithful servant?” Without naming names, there are some of you here today that lived out Matthew 25:40 “The King will reply, truly I tell you whatever you did for the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me”

Last week we looked at forgiveness and how important forgiveness is to God. We touched on: • Where asking for forgiveness was first mentioned in the bible. Found in Exodus 9:27 • We also looked how Adam and Eve blamed others instead of asking for forgiveness. o A friend commented to me this past ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:15-20

"jesus Wept"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Nov 3, 2021

A sermon for All-Saints Sunday.

“Jesus Wept” John 11:1-7, 17-44 The Monday or Tuesday following our first-ever online Easter Worship Service, due to the Brand New Covid Pandemic, Justin DeFriese called me as he often did. The tornado had just torn through parts of Chattanooga. I remember that I was out on the Red Bank ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-44

Denomination: United Methodist

The Innkeeper Series

Contributed by Jamie Bogaard on Dec 30, 2021

Even though the Innkeeper isn't mentioned in the Bible his is an interesting perspective on what it might have been like

Please feel free to use this however you would like. I have no copyrights. You can put songs in different spots to break it up if you want. The Innkeeper based on Matthew 2 & Luke 2 My name is Tobiah. I was an innkeeper in Bethlehem in Judea almost two thousand years ago, a time when the ...read more

Denomination: Friends