Sermons on Justice Is Satisfied:

Taking It Series

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Aug 25, 2014

If it is a crime to take something that belongs to someone else THEN the offended party has the right of ownership. You shall not steal. Exodus 20:15

Dakota Community Church August 24, 2014 Taking It Summer Series at Dakota: The 10 Commandments Exodus 20:15 You shall not steal. Key thought: Because human beings are created in the image of God, the principle of giving God HIS due is carried over to our neighbour. We owe our neighbour ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:1-17

Denomination: Mennonite

Jan's Triumph

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jan 9, 2015

God's love has made us His children, and it will make us like His Son.

One thing I learned about Jan: She never felt the need to control others. I don’t mean by that that she had no boundaries or no expectations of us. She wanted us to be our best selves. But she didn’t see the need to coerce us. She didn’t need us to be a certain way for her to be ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:1-3

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Without God Life Makes No Sense. Ecclesiastes

Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Jan 12, 2012

God blessed this man with everything that most humans try to achieve in life and he surpasses them all because of God's blessings of knowledge and riches.

"Without God life makes no sense." Ecclesiastes 4:1-16 We come to the midpoint in our study in Ecclesiastes and I have always thought the reasoning and thoughts of Solomon in Proverbs ...Song of Solomon and here in Ecclesiastes are really fascinating. Why are his thoughts ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 4:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Who Am I? Series

Contributed by Robert Fa’atoia-Collins on Jan 20, 2012

Do you know who you are when your face with hardship and uncertainty?

Who Am I? Who are we? What makes you, you and me, me? About 2,617 years ago, the President of Iraq led his troops into Israel and smashed his way into the city of Jerusalem. Some of the locals were able to escape, but thousands of old men and women were slaughtered. Many more women were raped and ...read more

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Blessed Are The Upside-Down Series

Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Jun 29, 2025

Jesus opens His Kingdom manifesto not with rules but with congratulations. He blesses the weak, the weeping, and the overlooked. These “blessings” are grace-filled announcements that reorient how we see God, ourselves, and the world.

Sermon Title: Blessed Are the Upside-Down Series Title: Kingdom Culture: Living the Sermon on the Mount Text: Matthew 5:1–12 Big Idea: Jesus opens His Kingdom manifesto not with rules but with congratulations. He blesses the weak, the weeping, and the overlooked. These “blessings” are grace-filled ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Victorious Savior Pp Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Mar 20, 2008

Jesus WINS! We win!

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1  Peggy Key, of Portage, MI. said, “While driving to church on Easter Sunday two years ago, I told my children the Easter story. "This is the day we celebrate Jesus coming back to life," I explained. Right away, my 3-year-old son, Kevin, piped up from the back seat, ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:10-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Handed Over Series

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Dec 25, 2012

The passion of Jesus is happening precisely because Jesus is perfect and in perfect control. All this handing over is going according to script.

Introduction We continue along the road that for Jesus has been a travesty of justice and friendship. First, Jesus, the Messiah of the Jews, is conspired against by their leaders. Judas, one of his disciples, sells his loyalty to the conspirators. The rest of the disciples abandon him at his ...read more

Scripture: Mark 15:1-15

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Acceptance Of Suffering

Contributed by Paul Apple on Oct 18, 2000

THE ACCEPTANCE OF SUFFERING -- COMPLETE DEDICATION TO THE WILL OF GOD Introd.

THE ACCEPTANCE OF SUFFERING -- COMPLETE DEDICATION TO THE WILL OF GOD Introd.: Don't shrink back from total commitment to the will of God even though you see that it will bring some suffering. Peter has already encouraged us regarding the Triumph of Suffering and the Assurance of Triumph. Now he ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:1-6

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Holy Innocents As Witnesses To Christ Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 24, 2014

The massacre of the Holy Infants was a tragedy that God turned into a victory.

Holy Innocents Mass (December 28) Thirteen Days of Christmas Saint Matthew is the only evangelist who records what might be called the “Joseph Gospel.” He gives us the account of the angel appearing in a vision to Joseph, confirming Mary’s story that she was pregnant by the Holy ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:13-18

Denomination: Catholic

Psalm 59 Deliver Me, O God! Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Feb 4, 2021

This psalm has a footnote which reads: “To the chief Musician upon Shushan-eduth,” which tells us that it was handed over by David for use by the temple choir and marked for special use in connection with the spring festivities, that is, the Passover.

Home Lessons Wednesday, January 6, 2016 Tom Lowe PSALM 59 Title: Deliver Me, O God! (To the choirmaster; Altaschith{2], a Michtam of David, according to Due Not Destroy, when Saul sent men to watch his house in order to kill him.) Theme: An imprecatory prayer against the enemy ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 59:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

When The Hypocrite Man Helps The Needy They Make Known To All! Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Jul 25, 2019

our good deeds should be motivated by a sincere desire to help others. Our responsibility to care for each other....

1. Wicked and hypocrite Christian: our good deeds should be motivated by a sincere desire to help others. Our responsibility to care for each other, especially to care for the poor and needy among us, is all over the place in the bible. Many Christians want public recognition when helping the poor. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:38-40, 1 Timothy 6:10, Philippians 4:8-9, Proverbs 29:7

Mothers And The Sword

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Dec 3, 2008

Mothering in our time is mirrored in the one prostitute, who decided just to take what she could, though it was destructive. But the true mother was willing to sacrifice that her child might live.

Preface Who is the real mother? How do you measure authentic mothering? Is it by the mere accident of birth, or is it by something deeper? Who is the real mother, who is the authentic mother? Is it simply the woman you gave you birth and who wiped your messy nose during your growing up years, or ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 3:16-28

Denomination: Baptist

Transformed By Truth: Delighting In The Lord’s Desires Psalm 37:4 Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Oct 19, 2024

Psalm 37:4 is a verse that speaks to the core of our relationship with God.

Transformed by Truth: Delighting in the Lord’s Desires Introduction: The Promise of Psalm 37:4 Today, I want to dive deep into a verse that many of us have heard, perhaps even memorised, but maybe haven’t fully grasped. It’s a verse that speaks to the core of our relationship with God—Psalm 37:4 ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 37:4, Matthew 6:33, Romans 12:2, Psalm 37:5, John 10:10  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Biblical Response To Crime – Restitution

Contributed by Andrew Chan on Jun 6, 2001

Consider the biblical principle of restitution in the wake of rising prison population and what we as Christians can do

A Biblical Response to Crime – Restitution BY Rev. Andrew Chan, PBC, Vancouver, BC June 2001 Text: Ex.22:1-15 My purpose today is to help you to understand that the Biblical principle of restitution. Today, we have increased prison population, that’s a fact and also the fact is - people ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 22:1-15

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The One And Only God Series

Contributed by Dan Jackson on Jul 9, 2005

The first commandment is not a hand-wringing tactic of a vulnerable deity. It is an invitation from the one, unique God of the universe to enter into relationship with Him.

“THE ONE AND ONLY GOD ” (Exodus 20:3) Someone wrote with biting sarcasm: I would like to buy $3 worth of God, please Not enough to explode my soul or disturb my sleep, but just enough to equal a cup of warm milk or a snooze in the sunshine. I don’t want enough of him to make me love a black man ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:3