Sermons on Justice System:

Step Down From The Bench!

Contributed by Johnny Knight on Jan 29, 2010

God is the Master at making things right. Trust God for His justice in this situation and don't mess things up by sticking your hands in it.

Step Down From the Bench! Text: Romans 12: 18-20 Have you ever been summoned for jury duty? You meet in a jury assembly room. While there, you are placed on a panel of jurors. From the assembly room, you are taken to a courtroom. You are seated in the courtroom waiting for the judge to enter. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:18-20

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Is God Unjust? Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jan 16, 2009

In this sermon we notice that God has mercy on some, and that is not inconsistent with his justice.

Scripture Many people see almost no relationship at all between Romans 9-11 and the previous chapter, Romans 8. They say that the Apostle Paul had several purposes for writing to the Romans. First, he wanted to send them a general tract on how we are saved by grace alone through faith alone in ...read more

Scripture: Romans 9:14-16

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Making Sure To Put On Every Piece Of Armor

Contributed by Doug Koehler on Aug 28, 2009

It is easy to skip over God’s instruction trusting in past encounters with God. However, the Lord wants us to daily be prepared so that we can stand against the devil and his cunning.

An Astronaut is ready for the first time to walk in space. He has spent countless hours in simulations. He has already taken off from earth and is now in outer space. He has his space suit on and so he is protected from head to toe against the deathly cold of space. This astronaut seems to be as ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-18

Denomination: Lutheran

Align Your Life: Godly Ethics For Daily Use Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 20, 2011

ligning our life with God’s wisdom means integrating godly principles into who we are; we must be alert, catch ourselves, and evaluate choices in light of these principles.

Align Your Life: Godly Ethics for Daily Use (Proverbs 18:5-9) 1. It is getting old, spending time in the basement because of tornado warnings. 2. Then there is the rain the strange change is temperatures. The weather through much of our nation has been difficult to contend with. At last count, ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 18:5-9

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Elihu Charges Job - Job Chapter Thirty Four Series

Contributed by Tom Shepard on Jul 15, 2008

This is a study into Job chapter thirty four.

Job chapter thirty four could be outlined: Job is charged (Job 34:1-9) God is not unjust (Job 34:10-15) Evidence of God’s justice (Job 34:16-30) Elihu reproves Job (Job 34:31-37) Elihu continues to speak. 1 Elihu further answered and said: 2 "Hear my words, you wise men; Give ear to me, you ...read more

Scripture: Job 34:1-37

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Persistent Prayer

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Oct 20, 2022

As Christians we should consistently pray for justice and peace to reign.

Persistent Prayer – Luke 18: 1 – 8 Intro: A young entrepreneur came to a “dry town” to build a tavern. There was no law against doing so; but the community was very religiously conservative. Members from the various town church held prayer meetings to pray for God to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A Conversation With God

Contributed by Jason Jones on Nov 16, 2022

Three aspects of the Lord’s faithfulness during this season of Judah’s existence.

A. Opening illustration: tell a made-up story about a woman who lost her husband, and was angry with God B. Background to passage: After highlighting Judah’s unfaithfulness in several ways, the Lord answers another charge against him by the people. In v. 17 they ask the question, where is the God ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Storms Brewing

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Aug 15, 2022

A sermon for the Sunday after Pentecost, Year C, Lectionary 20

August 14, 2022 Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church Jeremiah 23:23-29; Luke 12:49-56 Storms Brewing Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. I’m a fan of the Tony Hillerman murder mystery series. The stories take place on the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:49-56, Jeremiah 23:23-29

Denomination: Lutheran

"What Does God Want?"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jan 25, 2017

A sermon about mercy, justice, humility.

“What Does God Want?” Micah 6:1-8 18 years ago I was an Associate Pastor at a big church in Macon, Georgia and also going to seminary at the same time. I felt God calling me to reach out to a community of folks I had just recently heard about. It was a homeless shelter for ...read more

Scripture: Micah 6:1-8

Denomination: United Methodist

Mercy Given And Received

Contributed by Derek Geldart on Mar 29, 2020

While becoming merciful is not easily attainable, from Jesus’ words we learn that mercy grows best in the fertile souls of the poor in spirit, those who mourn, the meek, and those who hunger and thirst for righteousness sake.

Mercy Given and Received Matthew 5:7 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 “Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.” The Sermon on the Mount as found in Matthew 5-7 is “one of the best known and most extensively studied discourses in the world.” This ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:3-7

Denomination: Baptist

The Answer For The Soul Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on May 13, 2020

What does Micah say in verses 6-7? Our soul needs to come before the Lord. Our soul needs to worship God. Our soul needs to please God. Our soul needs to be right with God. How does Micah say to do that in verse 8? Act justly; love mercy; walk humbly with God.

MESSAGES FROM THE PROPHETS: THE ANSWER FOR THE SOUL MICAH 6:6-8 #6weeksintheprophets INTRODUCTION… https://www.preceptaustin.org/micah_devotionals It's a scene straight out of a Leave It to Beaver re-run. Two brothers are misbehaving, both equally at fault, but when Dad arrives he ignores one ...read more

Scripture: Micah 6:6-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Will It Really Take To Heal America? Series

Contributed by Eugene Pansler Jr on Jun 9, 2020

what will it really rake to heal america

What will it take to really heal America, will it take marching in the streets, will it take a change in police policies, or will it take a change in Washington? What will it really take to heal America, (first, second, third): 1. It Will Take Jesus Christ as Lord. What will it ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:14

Denomination: Pentecostal

And Now, The Weather Series

Contributed by James Jackson on Jun 22, 2020

The Big Idea: We don’t always like the warnings Scripture gives us. In the parable of the wicked tenants, Jesus warns the religious leaders of of the consequences of not bearing the fruit God is looking for.

Since we’ve titled this series “Good News,” a lot of the sermon titles have related to the news—“The most trusted name in News,” “A Slow News Day,” “The Rest of the Story—” stuff like that. So that’s where this title comes from, and I’ll talk more about this later. An interesting thing about ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:1-12, Mark 12:26-34, Isaiah 5:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

James 2:1-13 Series

Contributed by Michael Larsen on Oct 20, 2020

Do Justice and Show Mercy

Open your bibles to James Chapter 1. As we continue our new series from the Book of James entitled Faith That Works. R. Kent Hughes says “one thing is clear about the book of James—the dominant theme is; “Faith that is real works practically in one's life. Faith that is true, is a faith that ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Everyday Prophets - Amos Series

Contributed by Brady Boyd on Jan 21, 2021

Amos was a shepherd who lived outside of Bethlehem. He also was a “dresser of sycamore trees” which no one knows the meaning. This was a prosperous time in Israel’s history, but they were morally bankrupt, worshipping the gods of weather, sex and war.

Everyday Prophets – Amos January 24, 2021 Amos was a shepherd who lived outside of Bethlehem. He also was a “dresser of sycamore trees” which no one knows the meaning. ? This was a prosperous time in Israel’s history, but they were morally bankrupt, worshipping the gods of weather, sex and ...read more

Scripture: Amos 5:12-15, Amos 5:21-24, Acts 16:25-28

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational