Sermons on lent: showing 601-615 of 2,772

A Call To Give Thanks

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jan 28, 2018

We must share the good news: His mercy DOES endure forever!

A CALL TO GIVE THANKS. Psalm 107:1-3; Psalm 107:17-22. This Psalm is a celebration of the wonderful works of God. The situations referred to in each of its word pictures could no doubt be attached to some specific event in the history of God’s people. However, they are common experiences, and ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 107:17-22, Psalm 107:1-3, Numbers 21:4-9, John 3:14-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Sight For The Blind.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 22, 2022

I went and washed, and I received sight.

SIGHT FOR THE BLIND. John 9:1-12. JOHN 9:1. The man born blind represents every man, for just as he was born without physical sight, so are we all born spiritually blind (cf. Romans 1:21). JOHN 9:2. Some of that spiritual darkness is even manifested in the disciples’ desire to pin the man’s ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

He Opened My Eyes.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 23, 2022

If this man were not of God He could do nothing.

HE OPENED MY EYES. John 9:26-41. JOHN 9:26-28. The Pharisees again asked the man born blind HOW Jesus had opened his eyes. The man expressed surprise that they wanted to hear his testimony all over again. Did they perhaps also want to be Jesus’ disciples? Apparently the man himself did. The ...read more

Scripture: John 9:26-41

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus Returns To Bethany.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 12, 2022

Mary, Lazarus, and Jesus in the spotlight.

JESUS RETURNS TO BETHANY. John 12:1-11. As the Passover drew near, Jesus set out once again towards Jerusalem, and stopped awhile in Bethany. This was the place, the writer reminds us, “where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom Jesus raised from the dead” (John 12:1). The ever-busy Martha ...read more

Scripture: John 12:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus' Triumphant Entrance Into Jerusalem.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 12, 2022

Expectation and palm branches.

JESUS’ TRIUMPHANT ENTRANCE INTO JERUSALEM. John 12:12-19. First, in this short passage, we see the sense of expectation of the people of God (John 12:12). We read that “much people” who were come to the feast, “heard” that Jesus was coming to the City. And hearing, they acted on it. Second, ...read more

Scripture: John 12:12-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

With Jesus At The Cemetery - 5 Of 7 Series

Contributed by Russell Metcalfe on Feb 1, 2021

God's WORD called this world into being. God's WORD brought Lazarus from his tomb. God's WORD is in your heart— and in your mouth it can bring HOPE where you are!

March 24, 1996 Ezekiel 37 - The Valley of Bones John 11 - The Raising of Lazarus "I am the resurrection and the life . . ." - John 11 The prophet Ezekiel is not the usual fare for devotional Bible reading. Ezekiel is sort of the surrealistic painter of the Bible, who gives us word ...read more

Denomination: Nazarene

The Serpent And The Cross.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 13, 2023

Without the Cross there is no salvation for any one of us, bitten as we are by the sting of death which is sin.

THE SERPENT AND THE CROSS. John 3:14-21. JOHN 3:14. “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up.” This refers back to an incident during the wilderness wanderings of the children of Israel (cf. Numbers 21:4-9), and forward to the crucifixion. ...read more

Scripture: John 3:14-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Witnesses To The Death Of Jesus.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 15, 2023

Jesus was surely dead, and certified so by the authorities.

THE WITNESSES TO THE DEATH OF JESUS. Mark 15:39-47. After Jesus ‘cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost’ and ‘the veil in the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom’ (cf. Mark 15:37-38), the first person to realise the full meaning of what has just happened was not one ...read more

Scripture: Mark 15:39-47

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Preparation.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 17, 2023

A sacrificial insight framed by plots against Jesus.

THE PREPARATION. Mark 14:1-11. 1. The Plot to Kill Jesus (Mark 14:1-2). The first thing that we notice as we enter into this passage is that it was the LORD who was setting the timetable for Jesus’ death. It was "the feast of the PASSOVER, and of Unleavened Bread” (MARK 14:1a). In other ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Denial By Peter.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 23, 2023

Watch and pray, lest you fall into temptation. Mark 14 verse 38.

THE DENIAL BY PETER. Mark 14:27-72. In the Bible, the weakness of God’s servants is held aloft as an example for all to see. The account of Peter’s denial of Jesus is a humbling reminder that even the best of men is vulnerable to the wiles of the devil, if he allows himself to be caught off ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:27-72

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Seek The Lord.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 12, 2024

Responding to the call of God.

SEEK THE LORD. Isaiah 55:1-9. The Bible is full of wonderful gracious invitations. ISAIAH 55:1 begins with a call to the thirsty to come to the waters. This is in order to quench, not a physical thirst, but a spiritual thirst. Those who seek to be made righteous through the Lord Jesus Christ ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 55:1-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus Is Our Perfect High Priest

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Mar 14, 2008

Lent 5(B) - Jesus is our perfect High Priest. Jesus makes a sacrifice of suffering and an offering of obedience for our sins.

JESUS IS OUR PERFECT HIGH PRIEST (Outline) March 9, 2008 – LENT 5 - Hebrews 5:7-9 INTRO: These verses remind us that Jesus is our perfect High Priest. A quick review is in order. Martin Luther compiled the “Small Catechism” so that parents might teach their children the basic teachings of ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 5:7-9

Denomination: Lutheran

Can These Dry Bones Live?

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Apr 2, 2007

Lent 5(A) - Can these dry bones live? No - sin brings utter hopelessness. Yes - God graciously restores hope!

CAN THESE DRY BONES LIVE? (Outline) March 25, 2007 LENT 5 - Ezekiel 37:1-14 * * * * * * * * INTRO: These verses can sound a bit gruesome. There is a valley of dead, dry bones. Ezekiel walks through them. The Lord says they shall come to life. There is a ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-14

Denomination: Lutheran

Borrowed For A Time

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Oct 19, 2012

God has lent us this eternal life to carry within us until that which was borrowed is returned to Him. What are you doing with your borrowed time?

Borrowed for a Time The Burial of Jesus Matthew 27:57-61 57 As evening approached, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself become a disciple of Jesus. 58 Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus body, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him. 59 Joseph took the body, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:57-61

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

It Is Time To Turn Temptations Away

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Mar 19, 2010

Lent 1(A) - It is time to turn temptations away. Satan comes with diabolical deceit. Jesus overcomes with simple scripture.

IT IS TIME TO TURN TEMPTATIONS AWAY (Outline) February 21, 2010 - Lent 1 - MATTHEW 4:1-11 INTRO: Satan tempted Jesus in the wilderness. This teaches us about the danger of the devil. This also shows us the safety we enjoy in our Savior and by our salvation. "Be self-controlled and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Lutheran