Sermons on immigrant detention: showing 646-660 of 1,604

"With Jesus, Lemons Do Make Excellent Lemonade"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jul 27, 2010

A sermon about changing perceptions.

Luke 13:10-17 “With Jesus, Lemons do make Excellent Lemonade!!!” Anne O’Brien Prince and Jeremy Prince moved from Ireland to Massachusetts with their 5 kids last year, in part, so that their children could “experience America.” One of the Prince children was ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:10-17

Denomination: United Methodist

Gods Time

Contributed by Darren Woods on Jul 15, 2010

Focus:- Divine agenda supersedes human agenda Function:- To encourage listeners to wait on the Lord

Introduction Weddings are happy and joyful occasions! When we think of weddings we think of bright, happy music, the church and a banquet hall nicely decorated with flowers, streamers, balloons and colour-coordinated linens and so on. We think of family and friends, all dressed in their best ...read more

Scripture: John 2:1-11

Denomination: Salvation Army

Providing Care Within The Community Series

Contributed by Davon Huss on May 31, 2014

A sermon on physical and spiritual care in God's community, the church (Outline and material adapted from Daniel Overdorf's book, What the Bible Says About the Church: Rediscovering Community, chapter 3 Communally Responsible, pages 71- 79)

HoHum: Older baseball fans remember when Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play MLB, joined the Brooklyn Dodgers. Wherever the Dodgers traveled, opposing players and fans spewed hateful words and racial slurs at Robinson. Pitchers threw fastballs at his head. Opposing base runners ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:16-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

We Live For The Lord Series

Contributed by Clair Sauer on Aug 6, 2014

Among those who are called and claimed by God, there are a variety of different beliefs and practices, but those differences are secondary. What is of primary importance is living in faith before God.

There’s an old story about a stranger who came into a small town one day and stood in the center of the town square. He had on a very strange coat. It was black, and sewn into it were patches of cloth of all sizes, shapes, and colors. Word quickly spread of this strange visitor, and pretty ...read more

Scripture: Romans 14:1-12

Denomination: United Methodist

What's Wrong With Halloween?

Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Oct 28, 2013

Have you ever wondered, "What's wrong with Halloween?" This message takes a Biblical examination of this holiday's origins and provides guidance on how Christians should view this "holiday".

What’s wrong with Halloween? (Ephesians 5:11-17 & Deuteronomy 18:9-12) Introduction Small detour from the current series in Acts for this week only Right up front - this message comes from a friend of mine, Pastor Jimmy Dillon, and is used with his permission. I first heard this ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:11-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

All Saints Day

Contributed by Zabdi Lopez on Nov 13, 2013

Today we are celebrating All Saints Day. It is a great day when we remember people who believed in Jesus as their savior and departed from this world.

Revelation 7:9-17 Today we are celebrating All Saints Day. It is a great day when we remember people who believed in Jesus as their savior and departed from this world. All of us have people who we remember who are already with the Lord. Actually it is very important for us, because we want to ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 7:9-17

Denomination: Lutheran

The Kingdom Of Jesus Marches On

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 7, 2013

A sermon of contrasting the kingdoms of this world and the Kingdom of God

HoHum: David Guzik- “The eternal King who rules over the souls of men is mightier than an external foe with powerful armies. Rome is gone, Napoleon is gone, Hitler is gone, but the Kingdom of Jesus marches on.” Starting a series on the Kingdom and Kingdom living over next 2 ...read more

Scripture: John 18:28-40

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Trial Brings Unspeakable Blessings

Contributed by Adewale B T Shittu on May 16, 2013

The blessings from God is a covenant promise, but when a man is chosen by God for a greater blessing, then trial is a necessity. Every man in the Word of God that entered into a realm of rise and shine, expansion and explosion was tried.

Beloved, God is a giver of blessings. God is conditioned to bless His own people. He has the liberty to bless whosoever He wishes to bless and He is a distributor of divine blessings. In Genesis 1:28, the word of God declared ’And God bless them and said, be fruitful and mulitiply and ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 22:16-18, Psalm 105:19-24

Denomination: Bible Church

A Pesar De Series

Contributed by Scott Hudgins on Feb 17, 2015

La historia de Zacarías y Elisabet nos recuerda que los milagros sí suceden. No tenemos que perder la esperanza cuando la vida nos decepciona.

Let’s talk about this woman, Esther. And I actually want to start today, at the end of her story. Were any of you able to read through Esther this week? If so, then you know that the ending of the book seems a bit strange. Here’s how it goes, “Certainly, Mordecai the Jew was second only to King ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-17

Denomination: Baptist

A Christian Is... An Alien And A Stranger Series

Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 5, 2015

A Christian Is... An Alien and a Stranger Thesis: As Christians We are to be Different (Material adapted from Bob Tinsky's book, A Christian Is, Chapter 7, Pgs. 105-118)

HoHum: In the Ice Age movies a squirrel is on a never ending quest for the acorn. He tries and he tries to get that acorn, and meets with a variety of misadventures along the way. He never succeeds in getting the acorn. In one of these movies, the squirrel has a "near death" experience, and finds ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:11-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The 13th Disciple

Contributed by Samuel Chandar on Sep 21, 2014

True discipleship is not physically following Jesus; it is carrying the Cross according to His bidding....

THE 13th DISCIPLE Text: Mark 5:1-20 The backdrop and context for our study needs to start with the Sea of Galilee. Shaped like a teardrop, dangling like a pearly pendant on Israel’s forehead, it is a teardrop of joy, not sorrow; for it is fresh water, not salty. To the West is Capernaum, a ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:1-20

Denomination: Methodist

"Trading Places"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Feb 9, 2012

Jesus, essentially, trades places with a leper.

Mark 1:40-45 "Trading Places" We've been in Mark Chapter 1 for three weeks. There is a lot packed into this one chapter. We started in the synagogue where Jesus cast a demon out of a person. Then, "After leaving the synagogue, Jesus, James, and John went home with Simon and Andrew" where ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:40-45

Denomination: United Methodist

Celebrating Ruth Series

Contributed by David Smith on Nov 14, 2009

But Ruth said, "Do not press me to leave you or to turn back from following you! Where you go, I will go; Where you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God. Where you die, I will die - there will I be buried. May the Lord

Today is ’All Saints Day’ (or ’All Hallows Day’) and while I appreciate that this day is not as celebrated in our broader culture as is the day that precedes it - ’All Hallows Eve’ (or ’Halloween’) it is nonetheless a significant day of celebration in the church - a day when we celebrate our ...read more

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Would You Be Free?

Contributed by Daniel Austin on Feb 28, 2010

Jesus has lifted the veil and given us the truth that sets man free, free to choose to live holy, free to choose the life God intends for us, free to confess Jesus as our Lord and Savior.

Would You Be Free? 07/06/08 AM Text: John 8:31-32 Introduction Freedom is a powerful word, it is a driving concept. Men have fought battles, gone to war and sacrificed greatly in order to gain freedom for themselves or for their country. Friday was the 4th of July, the day where we celebrate the ...read more

Scripture: John 8:31-32

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Married With Children Series

Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Mar 10, 2010

The 25th and final sermon in our series on the Baptist Faith and Message

The Family (BFM #25) Married With Children Text: Ephesians 5:22 – 6:4 By: Ken McKinley (Read Text) Now if you’re the observant type, then you have already realized that I have skipped article 17 – “Religious Liberty,” and the reason I’ve done that is because we’ve already talked about it. We ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible