Sermons on Kisses:

The Difference

Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Feb 22, 2005

Peter and Judas are very much alike! Both are apostles. Both rise up the ladder of success -- Peter the spokesman of apostles and Judas the treasurer. And both deny and betray Christ. The difference is -- to whom to they turn in their darkest moments?

The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper is full of meaning. It is a spiritual food that nourishes our souls. It is a part of worship Christ commands of us. It is an experiencing of the presence of Christ in a real and tangible way. It is something we do as a community – we never ...read more

Scripture: John 6:51-71

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Repairing A Broken Family Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on May 2, 2005

5 of 6 on Putting Family First. About dealing with rebellion. Several Sermon Central contributors were used in preparation for this message.

Repairing Your Family This is going to be a hard lesson today. Everyone wants a perfect family – but they don’t exist. There is brokenness in every family. We are going to talk about repairing your family – and that implies that your family is first broken. Broken families are the result of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Funeral For Frank Wise Bell

Contributed by William Nieporte on May 17, 2005

Frank was a 71 year long member of my church who’s ife story was inspiring and evangelistic.

In First Timothy 1:5, after instructing his young apprentice Timothy to remain faithful to the Gospel, the Apostle Paul writes these words: “The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.” Those of us who gather today to celebrate the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:5

Denomination: Baptist

What Sort Of Father Should I Be?

Contributed by Wayne Searls on Jun 17, 2005

Father’s Day Sermon

WHAT KIND OF FATHER SHOULD I BE? Luke 15:11-32 TEXT: 11 Then He said: “A certain man had two sons. 12 And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.’ So he divided to them his livelihood. 13 And not many days after, the younger son gathered all ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Nazarene

God Is Love Series

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Sep 18, 2006

God’s love is complete when it is reproduced in us. God’s love generates our love. When we love, we show that we are living in the Light.

Sermon Series on First John, “Collecting Evidence of Faith”...“God is Love” I John 4:7-21 -Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts C.S. Lewis suggested that God’s love for us is a much safer subject to consider than our love for others. On this Sunday ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-21

Denomination: Congregational

Rugged Individualism And Faith Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 18, 2006

Human arrogance and demonic spirits ally themselves in opposition to even the most elementary spiritual truths. WE NEED GOD AND WE NEED OTHER BELIEVERS

Rugged Individualism and Faith (I Peter 5:10-14) 1. A man came up with a great list of titles for future country music songs. Country Music Song Titles: 1. If You Can’t Live Without Me, Why Aren’t You Dead? 2. I Went Back to My Fourth Wife for the Third Time and Gave Her a Second Chance to Make a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:10-14

Denomination: Independent/Bible

That's My King!

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Sep 24, 2006

There’s hope! The answers do not always come quickly, or come as we suppose is best, or come as we prefer – but the best answers come! The Hope (God Almighty) of the ages delivers!

A little over a month before he died, the famous atheist Jean-Paul Sartre (a French novelist, dramatist and philosopher) declared that he so strongly resisted feelings of despair that he would say to himself, “I know I shall die in hope.” Then in profound sadness, he would add, “But hope needs a ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:1-7

Denomination: Salvation Army

Marriage

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Oct 2, 2006

A sermon for the 18th Sunday after Pentecost Proper 22 A sermon about Marriage

18th Sunday after Pentecost Proper 22 Mark 10:2-16 "Marriage" 2 And Pharisees came up and in order to test him asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?" 3 He answered them, "What did Moses command you?" 4 They said, "Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce, and to ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

The Art Of Attraction Series

Contributed by Mark Perryman on Jun 22, 2006

Looking thru the song of songs and what it teaches us about relationships and sex.

INTRO: I believe the Lord wants me to focus on relationships, so I am going to try to preach through the Song of Songs (Song of Solomon) to give us some insight on relationships. Insight to OT [broken into three sections] 1) Gen. – Neh. (historical section) 2) Isaiah – Mal. (prophetic ...read more

Scripture: Song of Songs 1:1-7

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Everybody Needs A Friend

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Jul 3, 2006

The wrong kind of friend will lead you into sin. You need the right kind of friend who will be comitted to you, be honest with you and build you up. Everybody needs that kind of friend.

Disclaimer: Source material for this sermon has been gleaned from many different sources. I have attempted to acknowledge these sources whenever possible. I am especially indebted to Rick Hine, Pastor of Bedford Baptist for the conceptualization of this message. Please feel free to use this message ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 13:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

God Moves In Mysterious Ways Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Aug 19, 2006

Proposition: It may sound like a cliche, but we need to let go and let God.

GOD MOVES IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS Text: Gen. 29:1-30 Introduction 1. Read Gen. 29:1-15 2. There is a story about West Side Baptist Church in Beatrice, Nebraska. Normally all of the good choir people came to church on Wednesday night to practice, and they tended to be early, well before the 7:30 ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 29:1-30

Denomination: Methodist

The Gospel According To Grace

Contributed by Ed Taylor on Jun 22, 2007

Our study through Romans will be a blast! Submerged in Grace!

1. THE CONSTITUTION of the United States: Important. • The Bill of Rights: Important. • The Emancipation Proclamation: Important. • We can think of document after document, and book after book, and even letter after letter that are very important. • We think ‘what would life be without them!’? BUT ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:1

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Forgotten Many!

Contributed by Jim Mazzulla on Apr 6, 2004

As the years roll by, it seems that many have forgotten that they were once lost and have been found by the LOVE of JESUS!

"The Forgotten MANY!" “…The harvest truly [is] great, but the labourers [are] few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.” Luke 10:2 WARNING: Today’s devotion may be hazardous to religious hypocrites and those caught up in false ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:2, Matthew 9:37-38

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Love Thy Neighbor As Thyself

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Apr 27, 2004

From "Neighbor Sunday"--OBLIGATION, EXPLANATION, ILLUSTRATION.

Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself Romans 13:8-10; Leviticus 19:18; Luke 10:27 A plain sweater, white canvass sneakers, a warm smile and a simple song welcomed us every day to Mr. Rogers Neighborhood and Fred Rogers became a PBS legend. A few months ago Fred Rogers passed away but his work will live on ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:8-10

Denomination: Baptist

"God Of The Oppressed"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jun 6, 2002

Christ has the power to meet our most desperate, hopeless needs.

Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 “God of the Oppressed” By: Rev. Kenneth Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA In our Gospel lesson for this morning we see a beautiful picture of our God. We see Jesus Christ--God with us-- in the midst of the oppression of sin, the oppression ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:9-26

Denomination: United Methodist