Sermons on Herod Kills Infants:

Mothers Day Sermon

Contributed by Wincci Yin Chee on May 30, 2006

resenment kills, forgiveness heals.

Mothers Day Sermon: Eph 6: 1-3 Eph 6:1 Children, do what your parents tell you. This is only right. Eph 6:2 "Honor your father and mother" is the first commandment that has a promise attached to it, namely, Eph 6:3 "so you will live well and have a long life." Who wants to live a long ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-3

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Get A Life! Series

Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Apr 21, 2009

You are raised to newness of life, so as John Owen once said, "be killing sin or it will be killing you."

Get A Life! Text: Ephesians 2:4 – 7 By: Ken McKinley (Read Text) Someone once said that the English language has more clichés and slogans than any other language, especially the English used in the United States. We use all sorts of catchy phrases to get our point across and sometimes those ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:4-7

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Pharaoh And Gender Politics Series

Contributed by John Dixon on Oct 7, 2018

Israel's status quickly deteriorated from welcomed guests to feared aliens and oppressed slaves.

Exodus 1, 2 (NASB) 8 A new king arose over Egypt, who did not know Joseph. 9 He said to his people, “Behold, the people of Israel are more and mightier than we. 10 Come, let us deal wisely with them, or else they will multiply and in the event of war, they will also join themselves to those who ...read more

Denomination: Christian Church

No Debt. Now What? Series

Contributed by Brady Boyd on Dec 7, 2023

Church leaders in the first three hundred years rebelled against the Greco-Roman culture of abandoning infants.

No Debt. Now What? December 10, 2023 James 1:27 NIV Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. Church leaders in the first three hundred years rebelled against the ...read more

Scripture: James 1:27, Proverbs 21:13, Proverbs 19:17, Proverbs 31:8-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Don't Lose Your Head!

Contributed by Charles Mallory on Jul 11, 2024

Herod's bad decisions, compromise, and pride created a prime situation in which to be taken advantage of and tricked into executing John the Baptist. We can learn from Herod and learn not to be so gullible.

THE EXECUTION OF JOHN THE BAPTIST HAS GOT TO BE ONE OF THE MOST INTRIGUING, TANTALIZING, AND SADISTIC PASSAGES IN THE NEW TESTAMENT. ONE MIGHT EVEN QUESTION HOW THIS PASSAGE OF SCRIPTURE COULD EVEN QUALIFY FOR A SUNDAY SERMON! JUST THE MARRIAGE ALONE, JOHN THE BAPTIST WAS CORRECT IN REBUKING HEROD ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:14-29, Leviticus 20:21, Habakkuk 2:15, Matthew 5:34-37, 1 John 2:15-17, 2 Timothy 2:22, 1 Thessalonians 5:21-22, 1 John 4:1, 1 Corinthians 10:13  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Free Methodist

Choose Life Series

Contributed by Mary Lewis on Jun 11, 2004

Implications of the 6th Commandment - Thou Shalt Not Kill

Choose Life Introduction Alexander M. Sanders, Jr., is the Chief Judge of the South Carolina Court of Appeals. When his daughter Zoe graduated from the Univ. of South Carolina in 1992, he told this story that happened what she was just three years old. Sanders came home from work one day to find ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:13

Denomination: Baptist

The Death Of John The Baptist (Mark 6)

Contributed by David Smith on Dec 14, 2006

Father Dave’s sermon on the story of King Herod and the execution of John the Baptist.

No doubt all of you are deeply concerned, as I am, about what could prove to be the beginnings of World War III breaking out this week in the Middle East. The Israeli army moved into Lebanon this week, ostensibly to take on Hezbollah militants operating from within Lebanon who apparently captured ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:14-29

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Of Crime And Punishment: David And Uriah Series

Contributed by John Dixon on Oct 7, 2018

David was a murderer polygamist, adulterer, liar and poor father.

PSALM 51:1-19 (NASB) 1 Be gracious to me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness; According to the greatness of Your compassion blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity And cleanse me from my sin. 3 For I know my transgressions, And my sin is ever before me. 4 Against You, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:1-19

Denomination: Christian Church

The Plot And Prophecy Of A Pompous Priest Series

Contributed by Ron Tuit on Jan 22, 2016

The Promise and plot of Caiaphas shows his pompous character, and yet his words and actions are not outside of God's perfect providential plan of salvation.

The Plot and Prophecy of a Pompous Priest John 11:45-57 The Raising of Lazarus from the dead after he had been in the grave for days demonstrated Jesus’ power over satan and over the curse of sin, which is death. The miracle also was a prelude of Jesus’ own death and resurrection, ...read more

Scripture: John 11:45-57

Denomination: Baptist

The Quality Of His Ministry Series

Contributed by John Lowe on May 15, 2018

This passage is the heart of the chapter, and it should be studied in connection with Exodus 24:29-35. Paul did not deny the glory of the Old Testament Law, because in the giving of the Law and the maintaining of the temple and tabernacle services . . . .

April 28, 2014 Tom Lowe The Second Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians Lesson II.B.1.b: The Quality of His Ministry. (3:6-11) 2nd Corinthians 3:6-11 (NKJV) 6 He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant—not ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:6-11

Denomination: Baptist

What Are You Teaching?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jun 17, 2015

Are you agitated? Do you have an anger driven ministry? Does the negative seem to domain? It may take this storm to get you where God desires you to be?

WHAT ARE YOU TEACHING? HEAR SOME BASIC LESSONS? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I. WHAT AM I REALLY TEACHING? ANGER DRIVEN? MY EXAMPLE AS HOW I HANDLE AGITATION... A. God gives very clear directions... Numbers 20:8 Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 27:24-31

Denomination: Assembly Of God

What I Love And Some Things I Hate About The Church

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Sep 5, 2016

We need to love our church and attend it at all times.

WHAT I LOVE AND SOME THINGS I HATE ABOUT THE CHURCH One: I love the idea of church. A regular gathering of the redeemed to worship, remember, nurture one another,. . Ephesians 5:25 | Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; . 1 Corinthians 11:18 ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:25-26

Denomination: Baptist

Lesson: 37: Abimelech King Of Shechem Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Oct 20, 2019

At first glance, it might appear that this pitiful tale of the scoundrel Abimelech is unimportant. However, the events of this chapter came very near to being the end of the nation of Israel.

Chapter 37 Abimelech King of Shechem [Judges 9.1-9.6] Scripture 1 And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother's brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying, 2 Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the ...read more

Scripture: Judges 9:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

You Are Mine: Baptism Of Jesus

Contributed by Matt Hoffmann on Jan 6, 2010

This is a series of three mini-sermons to be preached with the lessons of the day for the Baptism of Jesus Sunday (Isaiah 43:1-7; Romans 6:1-11; Luke 3:15-22). It works well to have the reader read the lessons during the sermon.

Isaiah 43:1-7; Romans 6:1-11; Luke 3:15-22 This morning’s sermon is going to be a little different as we celebrate the Baptism of Christ. I say a little different because as we look at Jesus Baptism, and by way of that, our own baptism and what it means to us, we’ll find that each of our Bible ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:15-22

Denomination: Lutheran

The Stages Of Discipleship Series

Contributed by David Owens on Oct 26, 2020

It is God's will for people to progress through the stages of discipleship from being spiritually dead, to being a spiritual infant, child, young adult, and parent. We must be able to assess where we are and where others are in the process so we all can grow to maturity.

A. I like the story told of the little boy who was confused about something and said to his Bible class teacher: “There’s somethin’ I can’t figger out.” 1. The teacher said, “What is it, Joey?” 2. Joey said, “Well accordin’ to the Bible, the Children of Israel crossed the Red Sea, right?” a. “ ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:11-16, 2 Timothy 2:2, Ephesians 2:1-3, 1 Peter 2:2-3, 1 Thessalonians 2:11-12, 1 John 2:13-14  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ