Sermons on Insult:

Suffering Servant

Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Apr 2, 2001

Year C. Passion/Palm Sunday April 8th, 2001 Isaiah 50 : 4-9

Year C. Passion/Palm Sunday April 8th, 2001 Isaiah 50 : 4-9 Title: “Suffering Servant” In Isaiah Chapters 40 – 55, there are four “songs” or poems, 42: 1-7; 49: 1-7; 50: 4-9; 52: 13 – 53: 12 that stand out as having a distinct character. In fact, if ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 50:4-9

Denomination: Lutheran

Spirit Of Christ

Contributed by Robert Cox on Apr 13, 2007

It’s the same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead......

Firstly, I want to welcome everyone here this morning. Today is a very special day for Christians, probably THE day that is the single most important to our faith. Yes, all the events in the life of Jesus were important...the conception, the baptism, the ministry, the miracles, and yes, even ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:15-25

Denomination: Pentecostal

Easter - Lord, Remember Me!

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Apr 26, 2011

The pain & agony they felt was reaching its peak. And the thieves begin to speak again to Jesus. As they do, listen to their requests, & then listen to the answer that Jesus gives.

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED: 2018) TEXT: Luke 23:8-43; Matthew 27:27-44 A. Two weeks ago, Palm Sunday, Christians all over the world were remembering Jesus' "Triumphal Entry", a parade in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:8-43, Matthew 27:27-44

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Dirty Altar

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Oct 12, 2009

(Various objects on the altar). Our church altar is dirty with unresolved anger, put-downs, and prejudicial outreach. These things must be cleaned away before God accepts what we bring here.

Who says there’s nothing new under the sun? The pastor not accepting the offering! Lots of folks think that raising money is about all we ever do in church. Wish they could have seen that! But, you see, the problem is there isn’t any room up here on the altar. We have a dirty altar today. It’s ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

God Using A Two-By-Four

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Apr 4, 2009

The cross hits us like a two-by-four to get our attention and remind us of our sin, teach us how God suffers for that sin, and show us how far He will go to call us back to Himself.

There is an old story -- so old, in fact, that I will not ask you to stop me if you’ve heard it before, because you have heard it before. But the story concerns a fellow riding on a cart, pulled by a stubborn old mule. It seems that this fellow liked to brag that he never had to whip the mule, he ...read more

Scripture: Luke 20:9-17

Denomination: Baptist

Guidelines For Christianity: Blessed Are The Persecuted Series

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 26, 2015

Do we really feel blessed when we are persecuted?

A Texan billionaire w/ a beautiful daughter loved having parties at his pool which was home to a 20 ft. great-white shark. Every night he’d issue a challenge to the men: “½ my fortune or my daughter’s hand in marriage to the man who swims across the pool!” He never had a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:10

Denomination: Baptist

Living Justly

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 21, 2017

Is it possible that we just don’t see the people? Many people hide behind rules and regulations, in order to not have to deal with the messiness that comes with real life.

I want to talk about living a just life. I thought that our readings for the book of Exodus would be the perfect book to use for this but that passage dealt more with the logistics of the courts system. So, the passage of Scripture that we will use today comes from 1 Peter 3:8-14. It is as ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:8-14

Denomination: Baptist

Koran Burning And All That!!!

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Jun 24, 2012

To trust God to mete out justice when facing persecutions!!!

THE BURNING ISSUE Want to become an international celeb in a jiffy? Go no further than aping the dubious, provocative style of “Pastor” Terry Jones of Dove World Outreach Center Gainesville who was hell-bent on burning Koran on Sept 11 (for obvious ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:43-48

Denomination: *other

Where Is The Lord, God Of Elisha? Series

Contributed by Henry Trocino Jr. on Jun 18, 2017

Part 1 of the Sermon Series, "God of Elisha."

The writer of Kings brings us to the time when Elisha is about to take over prophetic leadership from Elijah. God has called Elijah to his heavenly retirement and has called Elisha to take his place. It is a time of transition for Elisha. He will step into the shoes of the most celebrated star in ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 26:21, Ephesians 1:17, Ephesians 1:3, Leviticus 2:13, Psalm 127:1, Matthew 21:21, 1 Timothy 4:14, 2 Kings 18:33, 2 Kings 2:9-25  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Imagine Redemption

Contributed by John Oscar on Jul 22, 2018

Note: This sermon is inspired and provided by "City On A Hill" which owns the rights to the movie, "I Can Only Imagine". Much of the sermon structure is theirs, and it's been edited toward my personal preaching style as well as the personal illustration

IMAGINE REDEMPTION MATTHEW 5:2-12 (Third and Final “Imagine” series) At the beginning of this series, we talked about how Jesus rooted his identity in being a loved son of God. Because Jesus lived out of the identity God gave him, he was propelled into the purpose God had for him. All of us, at ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Contrast Between The Godly And Ungodly

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 3, 2022

In the world of Psychology, the psychologist divides mankind’s personalities into four temperaments. Every one of us falls into one of these four categories.

1. Choleric - easily irritated; inclined to anger; or angry; indicating anger; excited by anger. 2. Phlegmatic - hard to rouse to action; specifically sluggish; dull; apathetic; calm; cool. 3. Melancholic - one affected with a gloomy state of mind; one characterized by excessive gloom, mistrust ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Why The Cross?

Contributed by Darian Catron on Mar 29, 2023

A Sermon for A Good Friday Service combines three of the Gospel accounts into one for scripture reading at the beginning.

INTRODUCTION: Beginning first with Matthew 27:33-44 New International Version (NIV) 33 They came to a place called Golgotha (which means “the place of the skull”). 34 There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, he refused to drink ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:33-54, Luke 23:34-46, John 19:25-30, Deuteronomy 21:23, Romans 6:23, Romans 4:25, 1 Peter 2:24, Proverbs 16:25  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Persecuted On Behalf Of Jesus Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Sep 10, 2022

A final look at the beatitudes and how they help us live more like Jesus.

Blessed are the Persecuted Matthew 5:1-12 We’ve been looking at the Beatitudes of Jesus from Matthew 5 and today’s the culmination of what we’ve been talking about. I want to read the scripture, and then, we’ll watch a video. Jesus went on the mountainside and said - - - 3 Blessed are the poor ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12, 1 Peter 4:12-14

Denomination: Baptist

The Love Of God-4

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Mar 16, 2021

4 of 5. Paul highlighted the necessity of self-giving love to the proper outworking of Christian living. Self-giving love is essential to true Christianity, but How or in What ways is it essential? As A Christian, the Love of God must Humble my...

The LOVE Of GOD-IV—1Corinthians 13:1-13 Need: To know & apply God’s self-giving(‘agape’) love, so as to prevent anything less from taking it’s place in our lives. Paul highlighted the necessity of self-giving, sacrificial love to the proper outworking of Christian living. Self-giving, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Commit To Loving Life And Seeing Good Days! Series

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Dec 30, 2023

Whatever our situation, these reflections will help each of us discover how to love life more fully and see more good days every day of the year!

Sermon: Commit to Loving Life and Seeing Good Days! Psalm 34:11-15, “Come, my children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord. Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies. Turn from evil and do good; seek ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 34:11-15, 1 Peter 3:8-12, Ecclesiastes 3:1-11, Proverbs 12:28, Proverbs 18:21, Romans 5:1-2  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Methodist