Sermons about Human Traditions

You Must Carry A Burden (Your Time Not Just Your Money Is Needed By Jesus)

Contributed by Richard Papafio on Aug 23, 2018

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Your time to work in the vineyard is also very important to God not just your money

May the peace of the Lord be with you. Topic: YOU MUST CARRY A BURDEN (YOUR TIME NOT JUST YOUR MONEY IS NEEDED BY JESUS) Acts 17:16 King James Version (KJV) 16 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry. *READ ACTS ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:16

Denomination: Charismatic

Whose Eyes Are You Looking Through Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Aug 23, 2020

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This is the 22nd sermon in the Action Series. This series began during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Series: Action [#22] WHOSE EYES ARE YOU LOOKING THROUGH? Acts 10:1-23 Introduction: Having a blind person living with you lends itself to jokes and pranks. When Tharon doesn’t notice something, I will say things like, “Tharon, open your eyes”; or “What are you looking at”? When Tharon lost his ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:1-23

Denomination: Baptist

"faith And Covenant: Meditating On God's Promises

Contributed by Jessie Manuel on Mar 10, 2025

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This passage reflects themes of divine covenant, faith in the unseen, and the transformative power of God’s assurance. In the midst of fear and doubt, God reassures Abraham through a series of promises that establish a covenant relationship.

Genesis 15:1-12 Introduction Genesis 15:1-12 presents a profound moment in the narrative of Abraham, where the promises of God intersect with the uncertainties that the patriarch faces. This passage reflects themes of divine covenant, faith in the unseen, and the transformative power of God’s ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 15:1-12

Denomination: Methodist

Can We Live "upright In Heart"?

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 4, 2026

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To better understand the passage given us from the first letter of the apostle John, let’s consider and picture the most critical day of John’s life.

Friday after Epiphany 2026 Our prayer today began with a verse from Psalm 112: “a light has risen in the darkness for the upright of heart; the Lord is generous, merciful and just.” By the grace of God, entering our hearts through the gift of faith, it is possible to live uprightly in our world. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:12-16, Psalm 147:12-19, 1 John 5:5-13, John 19:26-27, Mark 15:39 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Catholic

Make Up Your Mind Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Aug 14, 2014

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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

Cremation - Is It A Sin?

Contributed by Robert Sickler on Mar 13, 2012

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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

Freedom, Intriguing Yet Elusive Series

Contributed by Robert Odle on May 30, 2002

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Justification by faith is an attractive yet elusive idea.

Freedom, Intriguing yet Elusive (Galatians 2:11-14) Theme: God’s plan of salvation is trustworthy. Purpose: What do I want to happen in the hearer when I preach this sermon? A. Increased insight. After I preach this sermon, the hearer should be able to see that: 1. The possibility of ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 2:11-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Man's Way Vs God's Way

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Aug 22, 2005

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A sermon for the 15th Sunday after Pentecost Proper 17 Jesus rebuke of Peter

15th Sunday after Pentecost Proper 17 Matthew 16:21-28 "Man’s Way vs God’s Way" 21 ¶ From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. 22 And ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:21-28

Denomination: Lutheran

The Importance Of Community

Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 26, 2005

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Inaugural sermon for fall 2005 series through the book of Acts

My colleague in ministry, Arnetta Bailey, writes of the fears that we all have when we enter into a new experience with a new group of people: ‘Can you remember what it was like to start a new job or walk into a new church?’ she writes. ‘Perhaps you scanned the room for a friendly face. Was there ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:43-47

Denomination: Church Of God

Chapter 6- Ephesians Series

Contributed by David Thrower on Feb 14, 2006

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This is a chapter of a book I am writing as a devotional on Ephesians. It has to do with Ephesians 4:11 and the office of the evangelist.

Chapter 11 As we continue to study the five-fold ministry gifts of Ephesians 4:11, one important ministry office comes into focus at this point – the evangelist. Normally when people think of the word “evangelist,” the mental picture is of a sweat-soaked man with big hair preaching in a tent and ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:11-12

Denomination: Orthodox

Vantage Point: God The Son

Contributed by Quint Pitts on Dec 17, 2008

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This is the second sermon in a series that discusses Christmas from the vantage point of the major participants in the incarnation.

Two Opening Songs Hosanna Away in a Manger Welcome and Announcements Advent Candle Lighting (as first candle is lit) : On this Second Sunday of Advent, our attention turns toward a group of biblical characters connected with the Christmas Story--the shepherds. Upon hearing the Good News of Jesus’ ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:20

Denomination: *other

Morphing Jesus In America

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Apr 30, 2009

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Leonard Sweet in his book Soul Tsunami wrote: "our post modern American culture wants tolerance of all beliefs..." the result is the morphing of Jesus into syncretism. Americans are deeply spiritual and secualar. We cook up our own religion to our taste

In Jesus Holy Name May 3, 2009 Text: Acts 4:12 Easter IV - Redeemer “Morphing Jesus in America” (Begin with a “transformer” as an illustration of how one thing changes into another…. An example of “morphing”.) Michael Jackson is a great example of one who has chosen to morph his ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:8-12

Denomination: Lutheran

The Da Vinci Code: Who Was Jesus, Really? (Part 4) Series

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on May 30, 2006

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Dan Brown said Jesus was just a really good man who turned his church over to Mary Magdalene...God says differently.

Several years ago Jack Lemon and Walter Matthau made their last movie together. It was the second of two movies which told the story of two elderly neighbors. They were best friends as children, but time and circumstances had turned them into cantankerous, grouchy and bitter rivals. Although ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11

Denomination: United Methodist

Waiting, Dating, And Mating Series

Contributed by Michael Luke on Jan 24, 2006

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A biblical discussion of sexuality and marriage

SERIES: “OVERCOMING OBSTACLES THAT OBSTRUCT OBEDIENCE” TEXT: 1 CORINTHIANS 7 TITLE: “WAITING, DATING, AND MATING” INTRODUCTION: A. The preacher of a congregation made it a habit to visit all the Sunday school classes. One particular Sunday, he ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:1-40

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Since By Man Came Death

Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Mar 23, 2008

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The message of Easter is that Jeus has won the victory over sin and death and His victory can be ours as well.

Since by Man Came Death --I Corinthians 15:21-22 Writing in The Christian Reader, Laura Conklin shares a family story. “My husband and I home school our two children, Seth and Glenna. One day, the lesson was on opposites. “Glenna, who was six at the time, was being quizzed. I would say a word ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:21-22

Denomination: Methodist

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