Sermons on Left Crowd:

#43 Through The Eye Of A Needle (Or Jesus Tells A Joke!) Series

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Apr 18, 2021

In Mark 10:17-31, Jesus’ teaching confuses a young rich young ruler, his enemies, the crowd and His own disciples, and then He tells a camel joke.

#43 Through the Eye of a Needle (or Jesus Tells a Joke!) Series: Mark Chuck Sligh April 18, 2021 SCRIPTURE READING: Luke 12:13-21 TEXT: Please turn in your Bibles to Mark 10:17. INTRODUCTION Illus. – One time a man was sent to prison, so he was getting to know his new cellmate. Suddenly, down ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:17-31

Denomination: Baptist

The Choice For Life

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Mar 5, 2001

Jesus urges his listeners to the Sermon on the Mount to make The Choice for Life in entering the Kingdom of God, in terms of Two Gates, Two Ways, Two Destinations and Two Crowds.

Jesus was a wonderful teacher. He had the knack of making His teaching on the Kingdom of God interesting and easily understood by the use of graphic pictures. There’s a good example of this in two verses in our reading from Matthew’s account of the Sermon on the Mount: "Enter through the narrow ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:13-14

Denomination: Baptist

His Triumphal Entry

Contributed by Shawn Miller on Mar 30, 2015

This passage in Luke 19 reads like a book of three chapters - The sacrifice of a colt, The praise of a crowd, and The weeping of Christ. Each point can be used as a sermon in itself.

His Triumphal Entry Scripture: Luke 19:28-44 Introduction: A little boy was sick on Palm Sunday and stayed home from church with his mother. His father returned from church holding a palm branch. The little boy was curious and asked, "Why do you have that palm branch, dad?" "You see, when ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:28-44

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Power Of His Presence Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jul 10, 2009

This message invites believers to respond to Christ’s call to be with Him, to preach, and to have power, rather than just crowd Him when we have a need.

The Power of His Presence (Mark 3:7-19) Several years ago, on New Year’s Day, a beautiful float in the Tournament of Roses parade suddenly sputtered and quit. It was out of gas. The whole parade was held up until someone could get a can of gas. The amusing thing was this float represented the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 3:7-19

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Put Your Rock Down

Contributed by Jessie Manuel on Dec 1, 2025

Picture this scene: a woman is dragged into the temple courts, humiliated, exposed, guilty. A crowd gathers with stones in hand, ready to enforce the law. Religious leaders stand with accusations prepared.

Introduction Picture this scene: a woman is dragged into the temple courts, humiliated, exposed, guilty. A crowd gathers with stones in hand, ready to enforce the law. Religious leaders stand with accusations prepared. But then Jesus does something unexpected—He bends down and writes in the dust, ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-11

Denomination: Methodist

The Legacy

Contributed by Michael Luke on Dec 2, 2001

Paul reminds us of the human condition when he describes the legacies left to us by Adam, the Law, and Jesus the Christ.

TEXT: ROMANS 5:12-21 TITLE: ‘THE LEGACY” INTRODUCTION: A. Two old friends bumped into one another on the street one day. One of them looked forlorn, almost on the verge of tears. His friend asked, "What ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:12-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Back Into Bondage Series

Contributed by Guy Caley on Jun 9, 2002

Having left the bondage of sin, the Galatians seem ready to go into the bondage of the Law. This message contrasts the ways of the Law and Gospel

Supreme Court Justice Horace Gray once informed a man who had appeared before him in a lower court and had escaped conviction on a technicality, "I know that you are guilty and you know it, and I wish you to remember that one day you will stand before a better and wiser Judge, and that there you ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:8-20

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Operation Sanctification Series

Contributed by Guy Caley on May 5, 2006

7th in the series, "Left Behind: 1 & 2 Thessalonians." Examines God’s Plan to make us holy.

In the Army we did nothing without an operations order. The operations order defines important things like who is responsible for what, what the objective of the mission is, when and where the operations will take place and supplies that will be needed. When I say we did nothing without one, I ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24

Denomination: Assembly Of God

In His Steps

Contributed by Chris Stevens on Feb 17, 2007

Peter tells us that Christ left us an example, to the point of death, and we must follow "in His Steps."

A story is told of a father and son driving down a lonely road as a blinding snow storm begins to fall, unable to see the father pulls to the side of the road there he sees off in the distance the lights of a farmhouse. The warm feeling of seeing the beacon of hope in the distance is overcome by ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:21-24

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Where Did Jesus Go? Series

Contributed by Norbert Haukenfrers on Jan 10, 2008

Have you left Jesus behind all you important stuff forgetting Jesus like Mary and Joseph did.

Have you ever had anything like this happen to you? Parents have you ever forgotten your child somewhere by mistake? What was your reaction? I can remember, one time when we were on a family holiday and we went on a bus tour of Niagara Falls, we left the flower clock and went to the next ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:41-52

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

From Riches To Rags

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Dec 1, 2006

Jesus left His glorious position and endured humilation so that He might make us rich beyond measure.

FROM RICHES TO RAGS II Corinthians 8:9 “FROM RAGS TO RICHES.” That’s a common American expression, isn’t it? We know what it means---someone began life in virtual poverty and grew to become wealthy and/or successful. They did on their own. They did it through sheer determination, industry ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:9

Denomination: Wesleyan

Audacity And Humility (Or Pride And The Perfect Man)

Contributed by Judith Hand on Oct 15, 2009

Comparing the audacity of Job questioning God and James and John’s request to sit on the right and left of the throne to the humility of Christ.

Scriptures: Job 38: 1-7, 38-41 Hebrews 5:1-10 Mark 10:35-45 Audacity and Humility …. (Or Pride and Perfection) Recently I received an email with the subject line:”Photo of a perfect man.” When I opened it, it said “Image not available.” Well, now that is funny at least to the females in the ...read more

Scripture: Job 38:1-41

Denomination: Methodist

I,ve About Had It

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Nov 3, 2009

Some of have times that we feel left our. God made promises to us if we will just claim them.

I,VE ABOUT HAD IT So many times we find ourselves out of touch with the real world and start to feel like we should just give up and move on. No one cares no one ever sees us we are just another fixture in a world full of problems . Good news look up and see what ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Live Above The Worldly Line

Contributed by Larry La Douceur on May 27, 2009

“SOAR” We weren’t raised with Christ and left in the graveyard, we weren’t raised with Christ to mire in muck...

Live Above the Worldly Line Colossians 3:1 If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. (ESV) It is obvious from the Scripture we just read ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-2

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Ascension Of Jesus Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jun 16, 2016

The ascension of Jesus in Luke 24:50-53 shows us the remarkable manner in which Jesus left his disciples.

Scripture The Gospel of Luke opens with these words in Luke 1:1-4: 1 Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, 2 just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us, 3 it ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:50-53

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed