Sermons on Healthy Family:

What Is The Church?

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jul 16, 2023

A town gathering and a few word pictures help us understand what is meant by the word church.

What is the church? A Gathering The early church borrowed a Greek term, ?????s?a (ekklésia), meaning a gathering of citizens. Thus we call the study of the church ecclesiology. Can it describe a local church? To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:2

Denomination: Baptist

Labeling Jesus Series

Contributed by David Owens on May 1, 2023

In this section, Mark sandwiched an incident with Jesus' family and an incident with the Jewish religious leaders to show the judgments people were making about Jesus. In the end, Jesus can only be one of three possibilities: Lord, liar or lunatic.

A. You’ve heard the old joke: “You can call me anything you want, just don’t call me late for dinner.” 1. Have you ever had someone call you a name that hurt you? We all have, right? 2. Some people call us names to deliberately hurt us, but others sometimes call us names in jest, and yet those ...read more

Scripture: Mark 3:20-35, Matthew 12:32, Matthew 5:11-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Lessons From Mary - A Mother's Day Sermon

Contributed by Pastor Matthew Faure on May 14, 2023

Lessons from the life of Mary, The mother of Jesus

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Today, as we celebrate Mother's Day, I would like to take this opportunity to reflect on the life of Mary, the mother of Jesus, and the lessons we can learn from her. Mary is an example of a strong, faithful, and courageous woman who endured many hardships ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38

Jesus Addresses The Topic Of Marriage, Divorce, And Remarriage Series

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Aug 14, 2023

Some Pharisees came and tested him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”

Have you heard the dreaded stat that 50% of marriages today end in divorce? Yeah, that isn’t actually true. It was a myth. It came from a projection that if the divorce rate continued to raise by 2% each year, that it could reach that level. But it never actually did. It’s probably closer to 30 to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:13-15, Mark 10:1-5

Denomination: Salvation Army

Breaking Down Walls Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Feb 19, 2024

Because of our union with Christ, our differences are put to death so we can live in communion with one another.

Breaking Down Walls Ephesians 2:11-22 Rev. Brian Bill February 3-4, 2024 My four sisters and I spent a lot of time outside when we were growing up, probably because my parents wanted us out of the house. We played hide-and-seek, kickball, dodgeball, Simon Says and Red Rover. We ran all over the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:11-22

Denomination: Baptist

Who Were The People Liberated From Egypt? Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 24, 2024

It’s not important to our eternal happiness just who our ancestors are, or what racial or ethnic group we belong to.

Who Were the People Liberated From Egypt? Lent 2024 In today’s Scripture reading from Matins, we read how Moses and the other Israelite leaders led their people out of Egypt. The numbers look staggering: “six hundred thousand on foot, not counting the children.” Now there was no roll call, but we ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 12:37-49, Exodus 13:11-16, Psalm 95:8-9, Numbers 14:30, Matthew 7:13-14, Exodus 10:12-15, Exodus 12:3  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Catholic

What A True Conversion Looks Like

Contributed by Kelvin Mckisic on Feb 23, 2025

A lot of people like to have the title of Christian. Now I use the word title because they want it in name only.

A lot of people like to have the title of Christian. Now I use the word title because they want it in name only. Know that to be a Christian you must meet this simple criterion: being a Christian refers to a person who follows or belongs to a religion based on the worship of one God and the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10, John 10:10, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Galatians 6:15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Fate Of The Wicked Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Mar 13, 2025

In this sermon , we will explore few biblical examples that reveal what happens to evil people or wicked persons when they die.

The Bible provides clear teachings on the consequences of evil and wickedness. While God is a loving and merciful God, He is also a just and righteous God who will not tolerate evil forever. In this sermon , we will explore few biblical examples that reveal what happens to evil people or wicked ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 20:15, 2 Thessalonians 1:9

The Biblical Mandate For Husbands Regarding Loving And Sacrificial Leadership Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Jan 26, 2025

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.

As we explore the biblical teachings on marriage and relationships, it becomes clear that the role of a husband is one of profound responsibility and sacrifice. In Ephesians 5:25-30, the apostle Paul writes: The Call to Love and Sacrifice "Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the ...read more

Scripture: John 15:13

The Way Of The Cross - Fourth Station - "Jesus Meets His Afflicted Mother” - "A Mother’s Heart Meets The Suffering Son.” Series

Contributed by Dr. Addanki Raju on Mar 11, 2026

The Most Painful Meeting

________________________________________ The Way of the Cross Fourth Station “Jesus Meets His Afflicted Mother” “A Mother’s Heart Meets the Suffering Son.” ________________________________________ 1. Introduction – The Most Painful Meeting The Fourth Station of the Way of the Cross presents one ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:34-35, John 19:25

Leadership's Divine Appointment_1 Series

Contributed by Ron Freeman, Evangelist on Nov 11, 2024

Establishing that sound and faithful leadership is one of the church’s greatest needs. That means appointing elders and deacons (along with their families) who are committed to their divine assignment of lovingly watching over, caring for, and shepherding the children of God.

INTRODUCTION Outline. 1. The Leadership’s: Divine Appointment Introductory Remarks. 1. The first lesson in this Series: “Divine Call to Leadership,” will be “The Leadership’s Divine Appointment.” 2. We will consider the elders at Ephesus’ divine appointment. Paul reminded them: “To take heed ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:28-32, 1 Peter 5:1-4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Leadership's Divine Assurance_3 Series

Contributed by Ron Freeman, Evangelist on Nov 11, 2024

Establishing that sound and faithful leadership is one of the church’s greatest needs. That means appointing elders and deacons (along with their families) who are committed to their divine assignment of lovingly watching over, caring for, and shepherding the children of God.

INTRODUCTION Outline. 3. The Leadership’s: Divine Assurance Introductory Remarks. 1. The final lesson in this Series: “Divine Call to Leadership,” will be “The Leadership’s Divine Assurance.” 2. We will investigate the elders at Ephesus’ divine assurance. Paul concludes his assurance unto them: ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:28-32, 1 Peter 5:1-4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Command With A Promise

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Nov 1, 2005

A message to the family using Exocus 20:12 "Honor your father and mother..."

A Command With A Promise Exodus 20:12 "Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you." Introduction Last Sunday evening we had a helpful video and lively discussion on the topic: "How to Really Love Your Child." Tonight the video and ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:12

Denomination: Free Methodist

"Mama's Big Helper"

Contributed by Jerry Depoy on May 12, 2005

It is difficult to Pastor a Church these days. Where are the families? It seems everyone comes from, or is a part of, a disfunctional family today. God offer’s hope to the homeless!

Introduction: It is difficult to Pastor a Church these days. Where are the families? It seems everyone comes from, or is a part of, a disfunctional family today. God offers hope for the homeless! Broken homes can happen in the best of families. It happened to Abraham and Sara. The birth of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 21:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

Portrait Of A Seasoned Mother

Contributed by Dan Santiago on Jan 11, 2008

We honor mothers for being their best based on their family context. The criterion is how they respond to the challenges surrounding them – the attitude and character they demonstrate in specific family context.

Hannah: A Portrait of a Seasoned Mother 1 Samuel 1:1-28 ILLUSTRATION Based on the study made by Salary.com, if the typical stay-at-home mother in the U.S. were paid for her work as housekeeper, cook, daycare center teacher, laundry machine operator, van driver, facilities manager, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-28

Denomination: Baptist