Sermons on Lent Special:

It's All So Simple Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 19, 2009

To the issue of why bad things happen to good people, Eliphaz’s answer is spiritually lazy and assumes that we can earn God’s favor. Job’s response is to have faith in a God who will ultimately accept responsibility for sin.

You and I are about to enter the realm of mystery together. I know of nothing which challenges the mind and the imagination quite so much as the mystery of human suffering. Why men and women should have to suffer physically or emotionally – that has never been answered completely. In recent weeks ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Entering The Wilnderness

Contributed by John Vella on Jan 31, 2007

Making space for God.

First Sunday of Lent (B) March 5, 2006 Readings: ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:12-15

Denomination: Catholic

The Eyes Of Eve In Eden

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Feb 15, 2002

how eve’s eyesight was changed through satan’s glasses

February 17, 2002 Genesis 2:7-9,15-17; 3:1-7 7 the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. 8 Now the LORD God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed. 9 ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

"Come Closer!"

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Feb 8, 2005

"Come Closer!" 1) A holy command that frightens 2) A gracious invitation that comforts

Chris, could you come up here? Come closer please. Closer. Closer! Did you notice how hesitant Chris was to come close to me? The closer I asked him to come the more wary he became. That’s only natural because I never told Chris why I wanted him to come close. For all he knows I am going to scold ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 24:12-18

Denomination: Lutheran

Aim High!

Contributed by Perry Greene on Mar 2, 2015

Baby Dedication Sermon to remind parents of the ultimate priority in raising children -- lead them to follow God.

1. Stork A little boy asked his mother where he came from, and also where she had come from as a baby. His mother gave him a tall tale about a beautiful white-feathered bird. The boy asked his grandmother the same question and received a variation on the bird story. Outside to his playmate he ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 127:3-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Rejoicing Over Bad Things?

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 17, 2019

"Love does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrong, but rejoices in the right." Who in his right mind rejoices at wrong?

Second Sunday of Lent 2019 One of the great themes of Christian literature, both in and out of the Scriptures, is the need for each of us to make a deliberate choice between the Two Ways of living. There is the way of life and the way of death, the way of following God’s will and law, or the way ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:17-21, Luke 9:30, 1 Corinthians 13:6

Denomination: Catholic

The Desert Of The God Who Sees Me Series

Contributed by Larry Brincefield on Mar 24, 2011

The story of Hagar leaving Abram and Sarai and meeting an angel in the desert

Introduction Deserts are defined as land regions that receive less than 10 inches of rain per year... They typically have little to no vegetation or plant life... and very few animals are able to live there... for people who live in the desert... it is a harsh life... largely centered on where they ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 16:1-16

Denomination: Nazarene

Walking As Pilgrims Of Hope Series

Contributed by Dr Fr John Singarayar Svd on Apr 1, 2025

I have been contemplating how we are called to be pilgrims of hope in a world that desperately seeks meaning and direction.

Title: Walking as Pilgrims of Hope Intro: I have been contemplating how we are called to be pilgrims of hope in a world that desperately seeks meaning and direction. Scripture: Romans 15:13 Reflection Dear Brother and Sister Religious, as I write this reflection from our mission house, I am ...read more

Scripture: Romans 15:13

Denomination: Other

Quench Your Thirst

Contributed by Don Schultz on Feb 21, 2002

In a society where everyone makes up their own religion, Jesus offers the only religion that can quench a thirsty soul.

QUENCH YOUR THIRST John 4:4-26 This morning, I want to introduce to you, two people – not made up, but real, live people whom I have met in the past year. First, there’s Phil. Phil works in Michigan City, and when he found out that I was a pastor, he wanted to talk religion. Phil used to go ...read more

Scripture: John 4:4-26

Denomination: Lutheran

Fasting

Contributed by Tony Grant on Nov 14, 2005

the point of life and living is to be a blessing to someone else. As Christians, we are called to imitate Christ, and the way we do that is by acting for the betterment of humankind, one person at a time, one instant at a time, one opportunity at a time.

Fasting Isaiah 58: 6-8 2319 words 02/27/05 6 Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of injustice, to undo the thongs of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? 7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and bring the homeless poor into your house; ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 58:6-8

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Good People Can Be Made Better Series

Contributed by Fred Waters on Jun 3, 2006

In preparation for Easter we consider the truths Paul

Romans 1:1-6, 16 Good people can be made better “Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God--the gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures regarding his Son, who as to his human nature was a descendant of David, and ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:1-6

Denomination: Holiness

True Freedom

Contributed by Anthony Seel on Mar 21, 2015

A sermon on the importance of truth, faith, and virtue for personal and national freedom.

The Fourth Sunday in Lent March 15, 2015 St. Andrew’s Church The Rev. M. Anthony Seel, Jr. 2 Chronicles 36:14-23 “True Freedom” As I began to think about today’s sermon, I was a bit perplexed. Some weeks, I get a clear sense of direction and I pray that God will guide my ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 36:14-23

Denomination: Lutheran

Practicing Your Piety In Secret

Contributed by Carla Powell on Jan 2, 2002

The life of faith is low-profile. We minimize ourselves so that God can be magnified and glorified. Contrasts showy piety and quiet faith actions.

Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day in Lent, the season of the church year during which we focus our attention on our devotion to God before Easter. Ash Wednesday gives us an unusual opportunity to focus on our mortality and our sin. These are not popular topics, nor issues that we like to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-6, Matthew 6:16-21

Denomination: Lutheran

Ashes, Ashes

Contributed by Jim Parsons on Dec 27, 2006

Ash Wednesday Sermon

Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 Ashes, Ashes 05/03/03 Ring around the roses, pocket full of poses, ashes, ashes we all fall down. Many of have sung this little rhyme with our children, as children or at least have heard children singing it. We sing lots of these rhymes as young children but what do they ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-21, Matthew 6:1

Denomination: Methodist

"One Of A Kind" Series

Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Mar 23, 2003

Mothers are unique and gifted in various ways in order to shape their children according to God’s ways.

Iliff and Saltillo United Methodist Mother’s Day May 12, 2002 illustrated sermon “One of a Kind” Ephesians 1:15-23 “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:10 INTRODUCTION: Mother’s Day on the second Sunday ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23

Denomination: Methodist