Sermons on Human Authorship:

Lord Of The Sabbath Series

Contributed by Christopher Howitz on Oct 29, 2017

What are we to do with the Old Testament?

“The time has come,” Jesus said, “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!” (1:15) That was Jesus’ great announcement that is at the start of Mark’s gospel, at the beginning of Jesus’ ministry in Galilee. And with that great announcement, the battle-lines were drawn, not ...read more

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Cremation - Is It A Sin?

Contributed by Robert Sickler on Mar 13, 2012

What to do with the physical body, after death, can be a very sensitive issue and one where emotions will almost always override logic.

CREMATION – IS IT A SIN? TRADITION What to do with a dead human can be a very sensitive issue and one where emotions will almost always override logic. Dealing with a dead human body is an emotional issue because we are in love with this physical world, and because we have great difficulty ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:13-14

Denomination: Christian Church

"Savior" Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Nov 1, 2012

We are saved in Christ, but we are also judged as Christ followers and will have to give an account before God. Because we are saved we can be the light of the world and the salt of the earth. Not to get saved, but because we are saved. If you struggle wi

Create – judge – save or redeem. You could say, create – evaluate – change. That is the creative process whether you are God or human. I think of the process I go through in creating a sermon. I write it out, I judge whether it conforms to certain criteria I have as to whether it will serve the ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:13-23

One Well Placed Nugget Of Hope

Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Apr 8, 2020

Forget about what the news media is reporting, forget about what the popular opinion is right now on the internet and start to focus and call on the only opinion that really matters! Gods opinion!

One well placed nugget of hope! As of this morning, there are billions of people all over the world, sitting around and thinking about a lot of things. Do I go out, do I stay in? Will the economy rebound and what about the stock market? Am I going to be able to continue to work? When will all ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:28-30, Matthew 19:26, Philippians 4:6-7, John 16:33, Philippians 4:8-9, John 10:10  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Unity Series

Contributed by Joe Tilton on May 9, 2013

Are we to be separated by denomination or in unity as Christians?

A drunk staggers into a Catholic Church, enters a confessional booth, sits down, but says nothing. The Priest coughs a few times to get his attention, but the drunk continues to sit there. Finally, the priest pounds three times on the wall. The drunk mumbles “Ain’t no use ...read more

Scripture: John 17:20-26

Denomination: *other

The Banquet

Contributed by Joe Tilton on Aug 28, 2013

Messiah uses a banquet to make serious point about how we should think of ourselves. Does self esteem have a place in a Christian's life?

September 1, 2013 The Banquet A drunken man who smelled like beer, sat down on a subway seat next to a priest. The man’s tie was stained, his face was smeared with red lipstick, and a half-empty bottle of gin was sticking out of his torn coat pocket. He opened his newspaper and began to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:1-14

Denomination: *other

Make Up Your Mind Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Aug 14, 2014

One of the greatest truths of Scripture is that we can choose to do things our way and die, or we can choose to do things God's way and live.

Make Up Your Mind Text: Gal. 4:21-31 Introduction 1. Illustration: I have no idea who said this, but its truth is unmistakable, "Angels are pure spirits, but it was God's intention to raise human beings, who are lower than the angels, to divine status, to union with the Trinity. An ancient ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:21-31

Denomination: Methodist

The Spirit Of Divine Holiness

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Mar 27, 2021

Divine holiness is that chief nature which God himself is. Particularly, God the Father. Divine holiness is who God is, fundamentally.

“If borne on a burning seraph’s wings I could rise to the Heaven of Heavens, and, like it’s holy inhabitants be allowed to enter the holy of holies where Jehovah especially manifests his glory; and if, prostrate before that Throne, with all reverence I should ask the question: “What is the first ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 4:8

Denomination: Salvation Army

Ezekiel And The Storm Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on May 24, 2021

If you were asked to describe God, how would you? For many people, God is a mystery. Yet, I want to take us back in time to ancient Iraq where Ezekiel’s tells of a vision of a great God. The ancient rabbis of ancient of Israel did not want anyone under the age of 30 reading Ezekiel’s prophecy.

The Aim of This Series Over the course of this fall sermon series, we are witnessing a series of encounters between ordinary people and extraordinary God. These encounters are called visitations and they are almost always following a crisis of some kind. There’s a crisis, an extraordinary time ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

God’s Messy Plan For Christmas

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Dec 21, 2024

Knowing how messy our world has gotten and would get. And despite knowing how messy our lives are. Jesus came and entered our mess to make us right. Jesus came to a messy world to get messy with us so that our lives could be less messy.

God’s Messy Plan for Christmas Luke 2:1-7 Watch on YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKbPoPIpNko Charlie Brown stopped at Lucy’s psychology booth for some advice about life. She said, “Life is like a deck chair, Charlie Brown. On the cruise ship of life, some people place their ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:15, Isaiah 1:18, Isaiah 53:5-6, Luke 2:1-7, Romans 3:10-12, Romans 6:23  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Foursquare

How To Enjoy God Through His Creation - Psalm 8:1-2 Series

Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Apr 8, 2025

This sermon explains how to use not only the most amazing things in the creation to increase your delight in God, but also the disappointing things—even disappointing people to increase your joy in God by seeing how your disappointment in them draws lines that point to God’s majesty.

Psalm 8: For the director of music. According to gittith. A psalm of David. 1 O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. 2 From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise because of your enemies, to silence the foe and the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 8:1-2

The Passing Of This World Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Apr 2, 2016

1) The Command not to love the world (1 John 2:15a), and 2) Reasons believers are not to love the world (1 John 2:15b–17).

After years of pressure, the Canadian Federal government declared Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organization on Wednesday. According to the U.S. National Counterterrorism Centre, the IRGC is the Iranian regime’s “primary organization responsible for conducting covert lethal ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:15-17

Denomination: Other

My Month Of Understanding Christianity

Contributed by Pastor Amos Dele Dada on Jun 11, 2020

It is with great delight and joy that I welcome you to this special month of Understanding Christianity. Christianity, like the proverbial mustard seed that Jesus gave as an analogy of faith, as a small seed has grown to become a big tree.

It is with great delight and joy that I welcome you to this special month of Understanding Christianity. Christianity, like the proverbial mustard seed that Jesus gave as an analogy of faith, as a small seed has grown to become a big tree. Christianity, as one of the religions on earth, even ...read more

Scripture: Acts 11:26, Genesis 1:26

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Role Of Sexual Intimacy In Marriage Series

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Feb 16, 2018

The Role of Sexual Intimacy in Marriage

The Role of Sexual Intimacy in Marriage Series: Making Relationships Work: Love, Sex & Marriage October 29, 2017 – Brad Bailey INTRO Today…we are continuing our Fall focus on relationships…enititled “Making Relationships Work: Love, Sex, and Marriage.” Making relationships work involves how we ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Created And Cherished

Contributed by Brian Bill on Jan 22, 2018

God cherishes what He created

How wonderful to hear a child reading Scripture that speaks of the wonder of God creating that child! Here’s what we’re going to learn today: God cherishes what He created. I was struck by three headlines this past week… • A false alarm warning of a nuclear missile strike in Hawaii sent people ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:13-16

Denomination: Baptist