Sermons on Holy Week Wednesday:

Why Do We Take An Offering Each Week? Series

Contributed by Brent Baker on Sep 20, 2005

we ask the question: Why? Why do we provide the opportunity for us to give financially? Equally as important, why do we give of our offerings when we have the opportunity?

Date Preached _________ Where Preached ___________ Why Do We Do What We Do? Why Do We Take up an Offering Each Week? 1 Corinthians 16:1-4 When things are tight financially, you do what you have to do. A particular circus was having a bad year, and one Friday the owner called his troupe together to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:1-4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Giving And Receiving Forgiveness - Lord's Prayer Week 6 Series

Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Nov 29, 2006

An essential aspect of prayer is to seek God’s forgiveness and to offer forgiveness to others.

Over the last four weeks, we have been in a series on prayer called “Lord, Teach Us to Pray.” We have been focusing on the Lord’s Prayer as Jesus’ primary teaching for us on how to model our prayers, not to be legalistic saying this is how you must pray, but to enhance our prayer life. So far we ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35

Denomination: Methodist

Why Do We Take Communion Every Week? Series

Contributed by Scott Chambers on Oct 3, 2008

The message examines the scriptural and historical precedents for weekly observance of the Lord’s Supper.

A little girl asked her mother one Sunday morning as she was preparing lunch, “Mommy, why do you cut off the ends of the ham before you cook it?” The girl’s mother turned and looked at her and said, “Oh, sweetie, I’m not really sure why, but I suppose you cut the ends off of the meat so that the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:17-29

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Perfect Substitute: Jesus As The Suffering Servant (Week 3) Series

Contributed by John Romeo Verastigue Etis on Aug 19, 2015

The significance of God’s sovereign plan of salvation as revealed in the Old Testament, which is fulfilled by Jesus Christ in the New Testament. In this lesson, we will learn who Jesus is, as a Perfect Substitute who became the Suffering Servant.

4 Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. 5 But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed. 6 All we ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:3-6

Denomination: Christian Church

Core 52 Week 23 - The Cross Before Me Series

Contributed by Lanny Smith on Jun 7, 2020

Jesus turns our cultural ideas of "the good life" upside down by affirming a radical shift in our thinking and actions away from our own agenda and living for Him will bring us true happiness and contentment.

You can listen to the audio of the sermon at: https://www.buzzsprout.com/697261/4078034 Intro: • Yale course on happiness. Taken by over 2 million people. • Professor Laurie Santos - demand is a “bit surreal but understandable given that people are looking for evidenced-based ways of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:24-25, Matthew 5:3-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Mission Of Love (Thursday Of The 7th Week Of Easter)

Contributed by Dr John Singarayar Svd on Jun 19, 2020

Are we ready to venture into mission of love rather than our differences with others?

Reflection We read in the Acts (Acts 22:30; 23:6-11) that Paul came down and spoke as a Pharisee realising that there were two groups. They were: 1. Pharisees, & 2. Sadducees. Pharisee believed in resurrection, spirits and angels. Sadducee did not believe all three. The debate broke out ...read more

Scripture: John 17:20-26, Acts 22:30, Acts 23:6-11

Denomination: Other

Love One Another (Friday Of The Fifth Week Of Easter)

Contributed by Dr John Singarayar Svd on Jun 19, 2020

Is it possible to love one another when we have so many differences?

Reflection Love one another. Today, Jesus calls each one us to ‘love one another’. How do we love one another? Do we really love one another? The answer is given in the first reading. It says that we are different. We are different in our physical appearances. We are different in our ...read more

Scripture: Acts 15:22-31, John 15:12-17

Denomination: Other

Faithfulness (Friday Of The 10th Week In Ordinary Time)

Contributed by Dr John Singarayar Svd on Jun 20, 2020

What are the advantages of being faithfulness to God, the other, and the self?

Reflection The readings of today (1 Kings 19:9a;11-16, Matthew 5:27-32), call each one of us to reflect on the topic: Faithfulness. Faithfulness to God, means living the Covenantal relationship with God, being in touch with Him all the time or being aware of His presence all the time, wherever ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:9, 1 Kings 19:11-16, Matthew 5:27-32

Denomination: Other

Week 1: This Is Love - Forgiveness Of Sin (Story Of Peter) Series

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Apr 3, 2021

Week one of This Is Love series. This message uses the idea from the This is Love series and uses Peter's life as an example.

This is Love – Forgiveness of Sins Theme: Text: John 21:1 – 15 Introduction Ideas “Last week we left off service with this statement ‘You cannot have the resurrection without the crucifixion’. The good news is in our life the things that we go through prepares us for life. Prepares us for ...read more

Scripture: John 12:1-11

Denomination: Church Of God

Core 52 Week 30 - Dirty Hands Leadership Series

Contributed by Lanny Smith on Aug 4, 2020

Leading like Jesus means we're going to get our hands dirty.

You can hear the sermon on my podcast here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/697261/4722329 • stopping to help woman with tire. • Son Jay’s insight about dirty hands. "I guess that's what a Christian's hands are supposed to look like. • likely we’ve all done similar things without much deep ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:35-37, Mark 10:45

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Core 52 Week 34 - Worshiping In Spirit And Truth

Contributed by Lanny Smith on Aug 23, 2020

The singer says he's "getting back to the heart of worship." It's a laudable and important goal. What does it really mean? Jesus interrupts a Samaritan woman's life to point her (and us) in the right direction.

You can listen to the audio of the sermon at: https://www.buzzsprout.com/697261/5117092 Core 52 Week 34 - The Heart of Worship • There was a church where the preacher and the song leader were not getting along. This began to spill over into the worship service. One week the preacher preached on ...read more

Scripture: John 4:4-26, John 4:39-42

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Joseph - Big Faith In A Big God - Week 1 Series

Contributed by Steve Greene on Mar 25, 2019

Joseph had unwavering faith in the midst of some of life's most difficult circumstances.

We have been talking about what it would look like for our faith roots to go deeper. Now it is time to get really practical. What does BIG faith look like in real life? For the next three weeks, we are going to focus on an amazing story of faith. It is the true story of a guy who lived almost ...read more

Denomination: Nazarene

Joseph - Big Faith In A Big God - Week 2 Series

Contributed by Steve Greene on Mar 25, 2019

Joseph's life was filled with turmoil. He was an abandoned by his brothers, became a slave, accused of rape, and imprisoned. And yet, Joseph handled all of these situations with absolute faith that God was with him.

I want to ask you a question that can actually shape how you view all of life. Whether times are good, or times are bad, what would you do if you absolutely knew God was with you? When you are truly confident that God is with you, it changes everything. We are talking about what it means to ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 41:1-8, Genesis 41:25-32, Genesis 41:38-41

Denomination: Nazarene

Joseph - Big Faith In A Big God - Week 3 Series

Contributed by Steve Greene on Mar 25, 2019

When an opportunity for revenge arrived on Joseph's doorstep, we see in him a level of faith and confidence in the sovereignty of God that can inspire us all to greater faith in God.

We have been studying the life of an Old Testament character by the name of Joseph. Joseph’s story is filled with such emotion. He encountered all kinds of turmoil. And yet, Joseph navigated every situation with absolute faith in God. Joseph’s story reminds us that… Sometimes God may seem ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 41:55-57, Genesis 42:5-8, Genesis 42:38, Genesis 45:1-8

Denomination: Nazarene

What I Have Covered In This Four Week Series: Series

Contributed by David Taylor on Jun 19, 2014

Birth of Christian Hedonism What I have covered in this Four Week Series:

Birth of Christian Hedonism What I have covered in this Four Week Series: Jeremiah 32:37-42  The Confessions of a CH – How did I get here  The Foundations of CH: God’s commitment to God’s Glory (God centered thinking)  The Birth of a CH – New birth; ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 32:37-42

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational