Sermons on Helping Poor:

The Heart God Uses

Contributed by Randy Hamel on May 15, 2008

This message looks at Cornelius in Acts 10; his heart was a prepared heart because God heard his prayers.

Message ‘The Heart God Uses’ Acts 10:30-43 (NIV) May 4, 2008 o There was a pastor who had a parrot. All the parrot would say was, “Let’s pray, let’s pray.” The pastor tried to teach him to say other things but to no avail. He learned that one of his deacons had a parrot. The parrot would only say, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:30-43

"The Extraordinary Privilege Of Giving -- God's Way" Series

Contributed by Warren Lamb on Apr 10, 2005

What is the message of Jesus really all about in reagrds to giving? What is it that Jesus really wants us to know and understand from what He teaches?

“The Extraordinary Privilege of Giving – God’s Way” Matthew 5:42 What is the message of Jesus all about? What is it that Jesus really wants us to know and understand from what He teaches? In the most basic sense, He wants us to know and understand what it means to no longer be a lost and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:42

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Freedom For The Soul Series

Contributed by Roger Thomas on Jul 20, 2006

Having a right attitude toward our possessions/being to give generously sets the soul free to grow and love.

True Spirituality Series Freedom for Your Soul Matthew 6:1-4 Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO A couple of months ago, the AARP magazine carried an interesting interview with Katie Couric. You know her as the host of the NBC Today Show. In 1998 Katie ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Catering To The Rich And Influencial Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 16, 2009

Problem of catering to rich and showing respect of persons is addressed.

Catering to the Rich & Influential James 2:1-13 6-1-08 Intro Have you ever been in a church that catered to the rich? There was a mega church back west where a pastor was leading a corporate prayer meeting. His prayer went something like this, “Lord, send us successful people. Send us the ...read more

Scripture: James 2:1-13

Denomination: Charismatic

Pride And Predjudice Or The Waterboy

Contributed by Jeremy James on Nov 21, 2004

How our pride and arrogance keeps us from seeing that our calling in life is to love those around us and share the blessings that we have been given by God. "The Rich Man and Lazarus"

Placing the Story: condemnation of: wealth equals righteous and poverty equals sin. As we look at this passage by itself it becomes very difficult to figure out what exactly Jesus is talking about. Is Jesus giving us a picture of Heaven and Hell? Is He warning us about being rich? Are we being ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Methodist

When Life Is Tough And Difficult

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Oct 6, 2020

Lazarus chose to believe in God and trust his life to Him. Many complain about their injustice, their poverty and sickness, yet never turn to God. Life is tough and a difficult assignment, but we can fulfill our destiny.

Subject: Life is Tough, a difficult Assignment Text: Luke 16:20-22 “And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:20-22, Job 14:1, Psalm 139:13-14

Denomination: Methodist

Jesus Feeds Five Thousand: The Provision For Human Need Series

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Jan 31, 2023

This chapter reveals Jesus to be the provision for every human and material need.

Tonight, we enter chapter 6 of the Gospel of John. This chapter reveals Jesus to be the provision for every human and material need. Note again Jesus’ pattern. He first demonstrated the truth, then He began to preach and teach it. In this chapter, Jesus will feed the 5,000 and calm the stormy ...read more

Scripture: John 6:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

A Message For Home

Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on Nov 29, 2011

Jesus comes to us with a message to reach out to those who are on the edge of society but also to realize that we are in need of his ministry of healing from sin.

I had arrived only a couple weeks before in the Czech Republic and was living with a retired Czech couple in a small village. Being the only American in the area I was somewhat a celebrity. One day a couple elders from a local church visited me to ask if I would preach in their church later that ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:16-30

Denomination: Lutheran

"What's Better Than A Big Bank Account?"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Sep 26, 2013

A sermon about priorities.

"What's Better than a Big Bank Account?" 1 Timothy 6:6-19 This past Thursday, I was busy...busy, busy, busy... ...well, what else is new? Anyhow, someone knocks on the church door. He looked to be in pretty bad shape, and I have to admit--to my shame--that my heart sank. And not for him, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:6-19

Denomination: United Methodist

"The Characteristics Of The Son"

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 6, 2015

"The Characteristics of The Son"

"The Characteristics of The Son" - Psalm 72 - I. The Righteousness He Shows - 72:1-4 A. An Appeal For Righteousness - 72:1,2 1. The Source Of Righteousness - 1 " Give the king thy judgments, O God" 2. The Subject Of Righteousness "And thy righteousness unto the king's Son" 3. The Standard For ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 72:1-20

Denomination: Holiness

The Keys To Happiness--Key #1/Humility Series

Contributed by Lynn Malone on Sep 12, 2005

Jesus came to bring us happiness, and he reveals the keys to our happiness in the Beatitudes.

The Keys to Happiness: Key #1¡XHumility Matthew 5:1-3 Ask 100 people what they want out of life, and seventy-five of the 100 will say, ¡§I just want to be happy.¡¨ Ask that same 100 people what does it mean to be happy, and ninety will say something that has to do with people, places or ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-3

Denomination: Methodist

How Much Is Enough? Series

Contributed by Rick Burdette on Apr 17, 2012

Wealth versus poverty, blind spots, kingdom building

HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH? (American Wealth and a World of Poverty) Luke 16: 19-31 (p 741) Oct. 9, 2011 I’m gonna prefix this sermon with a few important statements…one of them might be the biggest understatement I’ve ever made….”I am not an economic or fiscal ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Mother's Day

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Feb 15, 2022

If you really want to know someone, the best person to talk to is their mother. She might be somewhat prejudiced, but she knows her child better than anyone else.

But Mothers are not perfect. Sometimes in their assessment of their child, they may be wrong. For example: • A picture of George Washington’s head is on the front of every dollar bill. But when George was a child, his mother told him constantly, "Georgie you do not have a head for ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

An Exhortation To Grace-Oriented Giving Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Oct 20, 2007

In 2 Corinthians 8:6-15 we notice an exhortation to grace-oriented giving by the Apostle Paul.

Scripture Today I would like to continue my four-week series titled, “Guidelines for Grace-Oriented Giving” from 2 Corinthians 8-9. These two chapters give us some of the clearest and most explicit teaching on giving throughout all of Scripture. Last week we looked at “An Example of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:6-15

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Characteristics Of A Christian

Contributed by David Rogers on Nov 23, 2004

A sermon on how we look at others that don’t look like us

ARE YOU IMPARTIAL JAMES 2:1-13 1. DO NOT JUDGE I have often sat and thought about what it really means to be a Christian. I asked myself questions about how I was supposed to act, show my faith, or speak. I have thought about how I was supposed to treat other people. What were some examples ...read more

Scripture: James 2:1-13

Denomination: Baptist