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"Who's Coming To Dinner?"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Aug 22, 2013

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A sermon about table fellowship.

"Who's Coming to Dinner?" Luke 14:1, 7-24 I heard of one pastor who preached on this passage. He really, really emphasized to his congregation Jesus' Words: "When you host a lunch or dinner, don't invite your friends...Instead...invite the poor, crippled, lame, and blind." Apparently, the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:1-24

Denomination: United Methodist

Travel Light Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 19, 2012

based on 1 rating

| 12,154 views

Jesus wants us to choose a simple life. The problem is we live in a consumer society which continuously bombards us with the message, you find life and meaning in the pursuit of things. We justify it by calling it the pursuit of the American dream. The mo

ODYSSEY: Travel Light With my wife and kids living in Arkansas, I fly monthly to visit them. How many of you in the room are frequent travelers? I've discovered with flying today, less is more. Airlines want up to $30 to check a bag. So it’s better, faster and cheaper to keep it as minimal as ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:9-10

Denomination: Methodist

The Demon Buster! PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 24, 2024

based on 3 ratings

| 891 views

This sermon encourages embracing Jesus' liberating spirit, banishing inner demons, and becoming agents of God's love and truth for true happiness and fulfillment.

Welcome, dear friends, to this hallowed gathering, where the Word of God is our guiding light and Jesus Christ, our savior, is our beacon of hope. We are here to bask in the divine wisdom of the Holy Scripture, to seek solace in its comforting words, and to find guidance in its eternal truths. In ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:21-28

Topics: Jesus, Demons

Baptism As Soaking In Christ

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 29, 2008

based on 4 ratings

| 3,209 views

In Baptism, we become, like Jesus, prophets, priests and leaders for our world.

Feast of the Lord’s Baptism January 11, 2009 “Jesus was baptized by John in the Jordan.” Why? Was Jesus a sinner? And what does this event, which we celebrate every year, mean to you and me the other 364 days of this year? To better understand the meaning of Jesus’s baptism, we need to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:7-11

Denomination: Catholic

Patience Series

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Sep 12, 2016

based on 1 rating

| 10,473 views

Christians are being martyred all across the Middle East in countries that once tolerated them. Churches are being destroyed and brought to rubble. Entire Christian communities are being wiped out and even crucifixion is back. Can we patiently wait?

Patience 2 Peter 3 For many of us patience is a virtue that is difficult to cultivate in our hustle bustle society. The world moves at the speed of the internet while many of us are left trying to keep up. I’m reminded of that old ketchup commercial for Heinz were two small boys are ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:1-18

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A Message For People Like Me Series

Contributed by Scott Chambers on Feb 2, 2011

based on 4 ratings

| 6,753 views

This message from a series that looks at God's desire for us to live life in a way that avoids being overloaded and overextended.

We are overloaded!!! Americans are living their lives at a break-neck pace, pushing the limits to live up to the expectations put on them by society. When compared to lives fifty years ago we see that there is something conspicuously missing. Our lives have very little time and space; if any. ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 23:10-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Me And The Mrs. Series

Contributed by Andy Stanley on Aug 23, 2011

based on 19 ratings

| 30,133 views

If we do almost nothing for our children but give them a great marriage, then that counts for more than anything else. But to do that, you have to have guardrails.

We are in Part Four of Guardrails. Everybody knows what a guardrail is. If you’ve been with us, you know that basically what we’ve done is we’ve taken the idea of a guardrail that we’re familiar with and see every single day, and we’ve come up with a parallel idea as ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 27:12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Don't Just Wait! Be Jesus! Series

Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Oct 27, 2016

based on 2 ratings

| 13,383 views

Jesus is coming again! What do we do while we wait? 1. We stay awake and focused on Jesus 2. We grow deeper in our walk of holiness 3. We pick up our cross and towel. This is a message that asks the Church if it is really ready to meet Jesus

Scripture: Luke 21: 5-19; Psalm 98 and Malachi 4:1-2 Title: Don't Just Wait! Be Jesus! Scripture: Luke 21: 5-19; Psalm 98 and Malachi 4:1-2 Title: Don't Just Wait! Be Jesus! Jesus is coming again! What do we do while we wait? 1. We stay awake and focused on Jesus 2. We grow deeper ...read more

Scripture: Luke 21:5-19

Denomination: Nazarene

3 Questions About Wealth

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Jan 31, 2008

based on 2 ratings

| 2,016 views

It’s not that money is bad, but it is how we view it, how we get it, and what we do with it that matters.

Passage: James 5:1-6 Intro: (Read the 1999 wealth distribution statistics.) 1. in our world, there are certain activities that are not evil in themselves, but whose elevation to god status lead us into sinful behaviors and attitudes. 2. money itself is not evil, and having money does not ...read more

Scripture: James 5:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Most Important Issue In Anyone's Life

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 19, 2015

| 4,340 views

There are two ways to become miserable, and two ways to become happy.

26th Sunday in Course 2015 What is the most important issue in anybody’s life? What is it that we must have in order to be truly fulfilled? What, to appeal to you Latinists, is the sine qua non of human existence? Some consider it to be pleasure, and an absence of pain. They are the ones ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:38-48

Denomination: Catholic

My Black Christian History Wisdom Of Ethiopia (February 11) Series

Contributed by Amiri Hooker on Feb 16, 2024

| 1,787 views

We embark on a journey into the depths of Scripture, exploring a captivating encounter between the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon, as recorded in 1 Kings 10:1-10.

"My Black Christian History Wisdom of Ethiopia" (February 11) Introduction: Good morning, beloved brothers and sisters in Christ. Today, we embark on a journey into the depths of Scripture, exploring a captivating encounter between the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon, as recorded in 1 ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 10:1-10

Denomination: United Methodist

Embracing The Heart Of Jesus Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Dec 28, 2025

based on 2 ratings

| 1,313 views

This is the 53rd Sermon from the Gospel of Luke Series, "Jesus- Son Of Man".

Series: Jesus- Son Of Man [#53] EMBRACING THE HEART OF JESUS Luke 14:1-14 Introduction: Good morning and welcome to a New Year filled with fresh opportunities and challenges. As we step into this new season, it’s a wonderful time to reflect on the significance of starting anew with Jesus- ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

God Encounters: The Samaritan Woman Series

Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Aug 13, 2004

based on 47 ratings

| 15,904 views

This is about Jesus and woman at the well.

This is a rich passage. I could spend a couple months preaching from this passage. Give background of animosity between Jews and Samaritans. Women were marginalized. Read John 4:1-42. What does it mean that Jesus had to go through Samaria? Was it divine or geographically necessary? ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-42

Denomination: Wesleyan

God Is At Work In You

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Aug 11, 2015

based on 1 rating

| 5,319 views

There have been many times throughout Christian history when the church was up against societies that like ours grew indifferent and even indignant and insolent toward the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Dear Saints we are living at a time when being a Christian is becoming more and more of a challenge. It is more and more obvious that our values are in direct conflict with the values of our world. Christians are beginning to be more and more marginalized by the mainstream of our North American ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-18

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A Different Perspective Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Sep 13, 2011

based on 4 ratings

| 5,733 views

Christians see life from the perspective of the cross and eternity and live different lives because of it.

Romans 13:8-14 “A Different Perspective” INTRODUCTION Those of us who grew up in the North Country often like to tell stories of our harsh winters. We tend to glory in the fact that we survived huge snowfalls, and some of the coldest temperatures ever recorded this side of ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:8-14, Romans 13:8-10

Denomination: Lutheran

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