Sermons on Helping Poor:

Why Did The Angels Announce The Birth To Shepherds?

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Dec 6, 2017

A message about the choice to proclaim the news of Christ's birth to the lowly shepherds. The sermon looks at how the shepherds were a foreshadowing of who the ministry of Jesus would focus on.

OF COURSE IT WAS SHEPHERDS: We act like this was an inevitable part of the story, but it wasn’t. - Luke 2:8-12. - The Christmas story is so familiar that we presume that each part had to happen that way. “Of course the shepherds heard from the angels. It had to be like that.” Only it didn’t. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-12

Denomination: Baptist

Healing And Freedom

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jan 20, 2022

What did Jesus bring for the poor, the brokenhearted, the blind, and the oppressed? Is there a year of release for those who suffer? Let’s examine Jesus' words in Luke 4:14-21.

Prelude What did Jesus bring? What about the poor, the brokenhearted, the blind, and the oppressed? Is there a year of release for those who suffer? Let’s examine Jesus' words in Luke 4:14-21. Power of the Spirit “Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and news of Him ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:14-21

Denomination: Baptist

An Indictment Against The Unscrupulous.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on May 10, 2022

The LORD cares for the poor. So should we.

AN INDICTMENT AGAINST THE UNSCRUPULOUS. Amos 8:4-7. You trample upon the needy and make the poor of the land fail (Amos 8:4; cf. Amos 5:11). Your religious observances are hypocritical, and you cheat your customers with false weights and measures (Amos 8:5). You enslave the poor and needy ...read more

Scripture: Amos 8:4-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Different Set Of Beatitudes

Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 8, 2013

A sermon on the poor, the mourning, the hungry, and the persecuted (Introduction taken from Sermon Central's Adrian Pratt at: http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/inside-out-and-upside-down-adrian-pratt-sermon-on-christian-love-33979.asp)

HoHum: Inside out and upside down. What on earth was Jesus talking about here? Blessed are the poor? Happy are the hungry? Fortunate are the tearful? I never heard anybody say, “Isn’t this great, I’m starving!” I have never seen a person sobbing their heart out with a smile ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:20-26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Living With No Regrets

Contributed by Monty Newton on Oct 14, 2013

Life lived without regrets is lived with the awareness that our choices matter and make a difference in this life and the afterlife.

Title: Living with No Regrets Text: Luke 16:19-31 Thesis: Life lived without regrets is lived with the awareness that our choices matter and make a difference in this life and the afterlife. Introduction: I talked with a man this past Thursday evening whose wife is dying of terminal cancer. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

At The Poverty Line Series

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Nov 24, 2022

Being financially secure, being well educated, having the respect and admiration of your neighbors, none of those get you credit in God’s kingdom. We’re all charity cases there.

Are you happy? If not, what would it take to make you happy? For most people, happiness seems to have something to do with our circumstances. In our youth-obsessed culture, perhaps we feel we have to look backward to imagine happiness. “What is happiness?” and “How can I get happiness?” are two ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:3-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A Christians Checkbook- Are You Bankrupt Or Rich Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Nov 18, 2023

This is the 176th sermon in the series Action". This is the 13th sermon from Ephesians.

Series: Action [#176] A CHRISTIAN’S CHECKBOOK- ARE YOU BANKRUPT OR RICH? Ephesians 4:17-24 Introduction: As we are coming up to Thanksgiving this week, I want you to realize how blessed you are. There may be no millionaires here today; but that isn’t what being rich really is. Statistics show ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:17-24

Denomination: Baptist

The Allure Of Worldly Wealth

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Jan 23, 2025

True wealth is found in our relationship with God, not in the accumulation of material possessions.

In the pursuit of happiness and fulfillment, many individuals find themselves enticed by the allure of worldly wealth and possessions. The Bible, however, offers a unique perspective on this temporal and momentry pursuit. The Deception of Wealth Jesus cautioned His disciples about the dangers of ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 23:5

Work For Food

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jul 13, 2025

Your cripple the spirit and soul of a person when you keep giving handouts instead of a hand up.

Lev 19:9  And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest.  10  And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 19:9-10, 2 Thessalonians 3:10

Denomination: Baptist

How To Help People Who Are Really Suffering. Series

Contributed by William Huegel on Jan 27, 2006

I want to talk about what Job’s friends did that was right. They blew it later, but when they first came to Job, they were wonderful.

How to Help People Who Are Really Suffering. Job 2:11-13 Reverend William A. Huegel First Baptist Church of Wallingford January 29, 2006 Job’s Three Friends 11 When Job’s three friends, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite, heard about all the troubles that had come ...read more

Scripture: Job 2:11-13

Denomination: Baptist

"sending Help" Signed -- God Series

Contributed by Jonathan Meade on Dec 10, 2024

Christmas is God's answer to life because the answer to our brokenness couldn't come from this world, the answer had to come from above.

“Sending Help” signed -- God Does anyone here have a birthday right around the holidays? How do you like that? (The Little boy and his prayer for a bike joke) Two weeks before Christmas a little boy had a birthday, and before his birthday came, he prayed, “God please give me a bike on my ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38, Luke 2:22-40

Denomination: Independent/Bible

I Believe! Help Me In My Unbelief

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Apr 13, 2009

A person can grow up in a Christian home and still not believe. Here is practical application to help folks move beyond their unbelief. Preached on Easter, but applicable any Sunday.

So, I’m walking through the Museum of Biblical Archeology in Jerusalem, and I’m walking through an area with various kinds of pottery on display, and there in front of me is this absolutely perfectly preserved water jug. It stopped me cold. Now understand, as far as ancient pottery goes, it is ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:1-49

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Messiah Who Helps Us See The Possibilities

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Oct 23, 2010

Jesus teaches us that with Him anything and everything is possible.

A Messiah Who Helps Us See the Possibilities Text: Matt. 14:13-21 Introduction 1. Illustration: I recently came across a quote that I found amazing. While I am not sure who said it, I am sure that what this persons said is true: "If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33

Denomination: Methodist

Who Wants To Be A Beggar?

Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Feb 16, 2004

Are you poor in spirit?

Matthew 5:3 Who Wants To Be A Beggar? Woodlawn Baptist Church February 15, 2004 “A man walked into the doctor’s office and said, “Doctor, I have this awful headache that never leaves me. Could you give me something for it?” “I will,” said the doctor, “but I want to check a few things out first. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:10-17, Matthew 5:3

Denomination: Baptist

The Lord Wants To Help, Heal And Deliver Somebody!

Contributed by Bruce Hadley on Sep 9, 2019

Zech. 3:1-3 And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.

The Lord wants to help, heal and deliver somebody! Zech. 3:1-3 And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. 2 And the Lord said unto Satan, The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan; even the Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 3:1-5, Hebrews 10:22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational