Sermons about Leaving Religion

Follow Me

Contributed by Ken Sowers on Dec 10, 2003

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Decide to follow Christ

Sept. 7 Follow Me Christians by and large are dull and boring. Jesus would never call us to a mediocre life. The american dream is not the same as the life Jesus calls us to live - a reasonable life. What’s Reasonable? Is it reasonable to work 45 years at a job you hate so you can buy stuff you ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:18-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Place For A New Beginning Series

Contributed by Todd Pugh on Feb 6, 2007

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3 of 3 finding freedom through forgiveness

A Place to Belong / A Place for a New Beginning Sunday May 22, 2005 Opening Prayer: Father, we come to you because we trust in your goodness and because you are the JOY giver. You are the One who sets us free. Many people here today struggle with guilt and shame. Lord there are those here who ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: Pentecostal

Oddfellows Service

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on May 2, 2009

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Christianity isn’t about DUTY it is all about RELATIONSHIP

Twyford 03-05-09 Relationships Let us open in prayer Father, I pray that you will anoint my words this evening that they may be words for each of us from you. I ask what I say may be relevant in our Christian lives. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Maddy and I moved to Frisby from ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-13

Denomination: Anglican

The Camel The Eye And The Faith To Get Through

Contributed by Philip Gill on May 29, 2008

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This rich man stands in stark contrast with the many whose lives were changed through their encounter with Jesus. From Andrew to Zacchaeus, men and women shared in the joy Jesus offered them through a renewed relationship with God. That joy is for those

The Camel the eye and the faith to get through A Sermon for the 22nd Sunday of Pentecost Luke 18.18-30 This story of the joylessly religious rich man is a setting for the most memorable of images - that of the camel trying to get through the eye of a needle. To our ears this is hyperbole of the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:18-30

Denomination: Anglican

Mushrooms Or Maple Trees: Spiritual Growth As God Intended Sermon #3 Series

Contributed by Ken Pell on Jul 16, 2007

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A life that pleases God is focused on the person and words of Jesus Christ.

Mushrooms or Maple Trees: Spiritual Growth as God Intended Sermon #3 Sermon Objective: A life that pleases God is focused on the person and words of Jesus Christ. PRE-SERVICE INTRO We are in a sermon series called Mushrooms and Maple Trees. Mushrooms sprout up overnight and then wither away in a ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:1-8

Denomination: Nazarene

Questions About Jesus

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Sep 13, 2009

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Who do you say Jesus is. Because that will determine how you will live the remainder of your life here on earth

Who is Jesus Jesus has been the subject of much controversy down the centuries. Who was he – or who is he? Some people claim he never existed. Some claim he was a wonderful teacher but no more Some even claim that he wasn’t a person but the code for a hallucinatory drug! Let us also look at ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:27-38

Denomination: Anglican

Where Is Your Comfort Zone?

Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Aug 30, 2022

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Are we stuff in our 'comfort zone' or willing to step out of it to follow Jesus?

There is a popular term that I would like us to consider: “comfort zone.” A person’s comfort zone refers to any place where the person feels comfortable, safe, free from threat or even challenge. Life there is marked by ease and familiarity. It’s natural to like one’s comfort zone, but most of us ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:24, Luke 14:7-14, Luke 14:1

Denomination: Episcopal

The Arrival Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Apr 22, 2005

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Why is the number 173,880 important? It involves Jesus coming to Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, fulfilling a prophecy given hundreds of years before. Was He really the Messiah? Find out!

For more Bible studies, visit: www.CalvaryChapelNewberg.org. Jesus does three things in this chapter - He arrives to take His kingdom - showing the true character of the Creator - humble, coming in peace. But at the same time He blasts the two basic components of the existing religious scene - ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:1-33

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

The Quest For Christ Series

Contributed by Jim Drake on Apr 9, 2007

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God presents choices to all people today. It is our responsibility to follow Him in the right choices.

Tonight marks the end of our journey through the greatest sermon ever preached—The Sermon on the Mount. Sunday morning we went on a Quest for Blessedness as we looked at the Beatitudes. Sunday night we went on a Quest for Purpose as we looked at how Jesus calls believers to be salt and light in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:13-29

Denomination: Baptist

What Is Revival? Nehemiah 10

Contributed by Gene Gregory on May 2, 2024

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Next in Series on Nehemiah

WHAT IS REVIVAL? NEHEMIAH 10 Some of you are familiar with that old hymn written by Robert Robinson in 1758, with verses added by Martin Madan in 1760 called “Come Thy Fount of Every Blessing”. Verse 3 of that old hymn says, “O to grace how great a debtor daily I’m constrained to be! Let that ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 10:1-29

Denomination: Baptist

Pick And Mix Spiritituality

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Apr 26, 2007

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This is a evangelistic message for our post modern world which touches on religous syncretism

Acts 17:13-32. THE UNKNOWN GOD. One hundred years ago, the German philosopher and self-styled anti-Christ Friedrich Nietzsche famously quoted "God is dead." Sadly it’s Friedrich Nietzsche who is dead because GOD is still very much alive, He’s risen! But how can we find God that is the deep ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:16-34

Denomination: Baptist

How To Walk On Water!

Contributed by Eric Sellgren on Feb 1, 2002

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Are you defeated? You can still break out of it

Many years ago, when I was a young Curate I took our Youth Club to Scargill House in the Yorkshire Dales in England. We were sharing the week-end with another Youth Club from Garston in Liverpool under the leadership of another young Curate, a friend of mine called Roy Baker. On our first full ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Think "Fast"!

Contributed by Darryl Klassen on Sep 9, 2008

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Jesus taught about fasting as if it were something his listeners regularly did. It is assumed that we will practice fasting too. What are the mechanics of it and why should we do it?

THINK “FAST”! You all broke something this morning. You may not know it but you did – you broke something. Some of us have night snack, while others don’t eat anything between supper and a certain meal the next morning. That time between eating in the evening and eating in the morning is actually ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:16-18

Denomination: Mennonite

Da Vinci Code, Looking For A Reason, Or Looking For An Excuse

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on May 14, 2006

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people who are looking for reasons will walk by faith, people who are looking for an excuse will walk away

Intro: I have really enjoyed reading the many sermons that are responses to the Da Vinci Code novel. As one elder said years ago in a service, some people spend their lives looking for a reason, some people spend their lives looking for an excuse. After reading the many sermons it is quite clear ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:20

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Are You Righteous Or Religious

Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Feb 28, 2021

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Dr. Martin Luther King "If I can help somebody as I pass along, then my living will not be in vain". Righteousness is the quality or state of being morally correct and justifiable “behavior that is morally justifiable or right.”

Are You Righteous or Religious? By Bishop Melvin L. Maughmer, Jr. OPENING: - A couple of weeks ago I did a message titled “What Kind of Spirit do you Have”? I love how God sends and uses confirmation. My brother Mark also has been dealing with something very similar and dealing with the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37, Micah 6:8

Denomination: Apostolic

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