Sermons on Hometowns:

Two Parades

Contributed by Michael Deaton on Mar 26, 2015

Two Parades that week. The triumphant entry into Jerusalem and the walk down the Via Dolorosa.

Two Parades Mark 15:16-24 There were two parades that day. The first was in the morning. Downtown was decked out in Red, White, and Blue bunting and American Flags. Yellow ribbons tied in oversize bows were wrapped around utility pools, parking meters and any object that couldn’t be ...read more

Scripture: Mark 15:16-24

Denomination: Methodist

Offensive Jesus Series

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Oct 8, 2007

Jesus offended people during His ministry, too.

WARNING: This Sermon Contains Material That May Overcome Offense Series Based on John Benere’s book, The Bait of Satan Offensive Jesus Oct. 7, 2007 FBC, Chester Mike Fogerson, Pastor Introduction A One time a church member came to me with some things ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:7-13

Denomination: Baptist

A Bad Day At Church

Contributed by William Nieporte on Nov 19, 2007

Have you ever had a bad day at church? Jesus did. In fact, one day Jesus went to church and they tried to kill him.

Have you ever had a bad day at church? Jesus did. In fact, one day Jesus went to church and they tried to kill him. We have all had a bad day at church at least once in our lives. Maybe it was that time when the food you prepared for the fellowship meal did not turn out the way you ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:12-30

Denomination: Baptist

Can You Handle The Truth

Contributed by Jim Parsons on Dec 27, 2006

The Truth can be hard to hear unless we understand that it comes from a loving God who died for us.

Luke 4:21-30 Can You Handle the Truth? 02/01/04 Last week was fun wasn’t, for those of you here? We had a good time, and now we get to finish the story we started. For those of you who were not here last week, let me fill you in on what happened in the Scripture. Jesus, fresh from his Baptism, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:21-30

Denomination: Methodist

We Worship God, Not The Bible

Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Jan 30, 2010

A Sermon for the 4th Sunday after Epiphany, Seris C.

4th Sunday after Epiphany, January 31, 2010, “Series C” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, Luther described the Scriptures as the cradle that held your living Word for our lives. Through the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:21-30

Denomination: Lutheran

Peace On Earth

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 25, 2016

Who did God invite to witness the most important birth on earth? We might be surprised.

Intro Who did God invite to witness the most important birth on earth? We might be surprised. Goal Let’s understand that worldly importance is unimportant to God. He has very different values. Sermon Plan We will look at Luke 2:1-40, God’s guest list and peace on earth. Bethlehem Luke 2:1 ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-40

Denomination: Baptist

And Yet

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jan 28, 2010

God had chosen to work with the nation of Israel and yet they refused to do as God asked.

And Yet . . . / Luke 4: 21 – 30 Intro: There was once a family that owned a treasure that had been handed down from one generation to another for decades. It was a genuine antique Tiffany vase. It was kept on the mantel in the living room as a special object of enjoyment. One day when ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:21-30

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Treating The "unpresentable" With Special Care

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 23, 2025

Losing that witness leaves a community injured, even emotionally and socially bankrupt.

Third Sunday in Course 2025 Hundreds, perhaps thousands of people come into our lives over the seventy or eighty years of an average American lifetime. If we look at St. Paul’s words written almost two thousand years ago, describing an early Christian assembly, we can see images of people we have ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 8:2-10, Psalm 19:8-14, 1 Corinthians 12:12-30, Luke 1:1-4, Luke 4:14-21  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Catholic

God And Hurting Persons

Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 21, 2009

God has always expressed care for those who hurt; it’s nothing new. But Jesus extended that care to those not like His listeners, and His church is intended to reach the marginal.

This week, while the rest of you were surfing the Internet reading Ken Starr’s report, I was reading my favorite form of literature. I was reading "church bulletin bloopers." Church bulletin bloopers are those funny little errors that creep into church bulletins, maybe because the typist didn’t ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:14-30

Denomination: Baptist

Dissin' The Homeboy Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Oct 9, 2009

When we disrespect our own children, we disempower them, we give evidence that ours is a sick community, and we write off God’s ability to redeem.

The church was plagued with two bad boys, or maybe it was three. The two really bad boys offended nearly everybody in that church. They ran through the hails, rudely bumping those who were in the way. Elderly ladies cringed when they saw them coming. Small children screamed and hid behind their ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Sojournings And Homecomings

Contributed by Joey Nelson on Nov 2, 2002

American novelist Thomas Wolfe wrote a novel that proclaimed You Can’t Go Home Again. But the stories of the human race are nonetheless replete with homecoming stories of people who did go home again, and in many cases, they recognized what home was reall

WORSHIP/SERMONIC THEME Opening Statement: American novelist Thomas Wolfe wrote a novel that proclaimed You Can’t Go Home Again. But the stories of the human race are nonetheless replete with homecoming stories of people who did go home again, and in many cases, they recognized what home was ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:13-16

The Most Important Mission Field

Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 20, 2006

A sermon on how to S.H.A.R.E. our faith with our families using Jesus’ family as an illustration. (Material taken from Steve Bowen in Rev Magazine article entitled "Family Discipleship")

Sermon for 2/12/2006 The Most Important Mission Field Introduction: A Sunday school teacher was discussing the Ten Commandments with her 5 and 6 year olds. After explaining the commandment to “Honor thy father and mother,” she asked, “Is there a commandment that teaches us how to treat our ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:54-58

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

When People Can’t Get Passed Your Past

Contributed by Juan P Barrientez Jr. on May 23, 2015

This is a message about moving past your past even when other can not.

Mark 6:1-6 6 Then He went out from there and came to His own country, and His disciples followed Him. 2 And when the Sabbath had come, He began to teach in the synagogue. And many hearing Him were astonished, saying, “Where did this Man get these things? And what wisdom is this which is ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Mary Of Nazareth Series

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Aug 26, 2014

This message focuses on the Biblical history that surrounds the birth event of Christ

Mary of Nazareth Luke 1:26-38 INTRODUCTION: Just about everyone in the world has heard something about the Christmas Story. Almost everyone knows that … along with Santa Clause, Christmas trees, and songs about Decking Halls with Holly … there is a back story. And the back story ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

I Joseph Series

Contributed by Dan Cale on Dec 14, 2005

This is part one of a 4 part advent series. These are stand alone sermons that are tied in to the 4 weeks of advent. This second message is a first person narrative message considering the angels message to Joseph.

I Joseph Matthew 1:18-25 One of the greatest jobs in scripture for angels is as heralds of God to man- bringing news and help from on high. Angels were the messengers- the Heralds of Messiahs coming The Angel Gabriel brought the message to Mary - telling her “you will conceive in your womb, and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: *other