Sermons on Instructed In The Way:

Hope For The Way

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Apr 26, 2023

A sermon for the third Sunday of Easter, Year A

April 23, 2023 Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church Luke 24:13-35 Hope for the Way Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. “But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel.” – Luke 24:21 Hope. Hope is something that allows ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-35

Denomination: Lutheran

This Way Out

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Apr 28, 2023

We are imprisoned by sin in exactly the same way that we are imprisoned by gravity. We are prisoners of our own humanity, and it’s a life sentence with no time off for good behavior.

When I was 12, I went on vacation with my family to a place called Iguazu Falls. Not many people in this country have ever heard of it. It’s only the second biggest waterfall in the world, after Niagara. It’s only the second highest waterfall in the world, after Victoria Falls. It’s at the top NE ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-36, Romans 4:18-19

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Wilderness Way

Contributed by Larry Grant on Apr 29, 2023

A philosopher once said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” What if we not only remember our history but also learn from it, and begin to change our minds and actions today, so that our tomorrow will not mirror our yesterday?

Exodus 13:17-18 (NKJV) the Way - the War - the Wilderness April 30, 2023 I have observed a parallel, a congruency between the Jewish Hebrew Slave and the American Black Slave and I have come this morning with a few questions that deserve an answer. What if history does not have to repeat itself ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 13:17-18

Denomination: Baptist

One Way

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on May 10, 2023

There is only one way to the home everyone longs for, whether they know it or not

I’m starting this sermon with a really old illustration because things have gotten so much worse that to introduce it with a contemporary example would take more than one sermon to adequately address it. So think yourself back a couple of decades, to 2002. That’s when football coach Ron Brown was ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:36-41, John 14:1-7

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Which Way? Series

Contributed by Terry Hovey on Jan 30, 2023

There's only two options open to us...the narrow way which leads to eternal life, or the wide way which leads to eternal death. Heaven or hell. Which will it be?

Mat 7:13-14 Do you know what any good preacher does when he begins to wind down his sermon? He tries to pull together everything he has already said and guide his audience to his ultimate goal of bringing them to a decision. For the Christian preacher, the decision he is leading his audience ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:13-14

Denomination: Methodist

Preparing The Way PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 30, 2023

This sermon encourages us to perceive God's grace in our struggles, purify our hearts for Christ's birth, and prepare our lives for His divine presence.

Welcome, beloved, welcome. We gather here today in the spirit of unity, love, and a profound eagerness to learn more about our Savior. We come together, not as strangers, but as a family in Christ, ready to draw closer to Him and to each other. We are bound together by our shared faith, a faith ...read more

Scripture: Titus 2:11

Topics: Preparing, Christ, World Today

The Way In A Manger PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Dec 9, 2023

This sermon explores finding direction amidst life's chaos, understanding our spiritual position, and drawing closer to Jesus, our guide and path to God.

Welcome, dear friends, to this blessed gathering where we, as a family of believers, come together to seek solace, strength, and wisdom from God's unchanging Word. There's a comforting familiarity in these moments, isn't there? In the sacred rhythm of our shared faith, in the collective heartbeat ...read more

Scripture: John 14:6

Topics: Christmas

Help Is On The Way PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 21, 2024

This sermon explores the comfort, guidance, and hope Jesus promises in John 16, even amidst life's trials, through the presence of the Holy Spirit.

Welcome, dear friends, to another day of divine fellowship. We are gathered here, not by chance, but by divine appointment. Our hearts, like sunflowers, turn towards the light of His word, eager to soak in its life-giving radiance. Today, we find ourselves standing together on the fertile ground of ...read more

Topics: Holy Spirit

The Way Of The Cross PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 19, 2024

This sermon explores Jesus' foretelling of His suffering, Peter's misunderstanding, and the call to embrace self-denial and the cross for the Kingdom of God.

Good morning, beloved family of God. It's such a joy to come together in this sacred sanctuary, where the echoes of our collective praises rise to the heavens and the whispers of God's Word soften our hearts. We're gathered here today, not by chance or circumstance, but by the divine appointment of ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:31-38

Topics: Putting On Christ

The Way Maker PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 27, 2024

This sermon explores the joy and wisdom found in Christ's triumphant entry into Jerusalem, emphasizing the importance of spiritual fulfillment over material abundance.

Beloved members of our faith community, how wonderful it is to gather together again in this sacred space, in the presence of our Lord, to delve into the richness of His Word! We find ourselves today on the precipice of a profound understanding, on the cusp of a spiritual awakening as we turn our ...read more

Scripture: John 12:12-19

Topics: Blessed, He

The Way And The Life PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Mar 10, 2024

This sermon explores Jesus' declaration in John 14:6, emphasizing His role as the only pathway to God and the Spirit's work in believers' lives.

Good morning, dear brothers and sisters in Christ. What a blessing to gather together in the house of the Lord to worship and study His word. It is no small thing to be able to come together as one body, united in the Spirit, to seek the face of our Creator and to learn more about the profound ...read more

Scripture: John 14:6

Topics: Jesus Is The Only Way

One Way PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Mar 15, 2024

This sermon explores Jesus as the exclusive path to God, the means to approach Him, and the sole source of our justification and salvation.

Greetings, beloved family in Christ. It's a joy to gather with you today, in this sacred space where our hearts align in worship and our spirits are nourished by the Word of God. Today we gather around a passage of scripture, a statement of divine truth that is as profound as it is simple, as ...read more

Scripture: John 14:6

Topics: Salvation

Life-Giving Reproof Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on May 17, 2012

Reproof is a very positive use of speech, provided it's motivated by love and directed by wisdom. Rebuke is not pleasant to our fallen nature but we learn to value it for the results it brings. The best and wisest of us falls short and has much to learn &

PROVERBS 15: 31-32 LIFE-GIVING REPROOF Reproof is a very positive use of speech, provided it's motivated by love and directed by wisdom. Reproof though can be a difficult pill to swallow, but godly reproof is precious to the soul. It can be bitter to the taste but like medicine, it aids ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 15:31-32

Denomination: Baptist

Absolute God

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Jul 27, 2016

Many in this world do not believe in any idea that is absolute. Jesus was NOT one of those. Jesus declared the Gospel in absolute terms with no "wiggle room" built in. Thank you, Jesus, for such a glorious gift!

John 14:1-14 As we look up this Scripture we are (hopefully) remembering some of the sermon from last week when we saw that: Jesus lived His life with the Father ever before His face And that we have a natural inclination to take our eyes off of Jesus and look at the things of this world which ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-14

Denomination: Nazarene

The Salvation Superhighway

Contributed by Aaron Kilbourn on Apr 21, 2009

Through Jesus is the only way to heaven. All other ways are dead ends adn we need Him to lead us through the journey of life.

Isaiah 35:3-10 reads, “Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. Say to those who are fearful-hearted, be strong, do not fear! Behold your God will come with a vengeance, with the recompense of God; He will come and save you. Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 35:3-10

Denomination: Baptist