Sermons on Liberal Theology Hate Creeds:

You Shall Not Lie Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 21, 2021

It is Better, to tell the truth, that hurts and then heals than to tell a lie that comforts & then kills. It is Better to be Hated for Telling the Truth than to be Loved for Telling a Lie. It is Better to Stand Alone with the Truth than to be Wrong with the Multitude

In December 2001 George O’Leary was at the top of the coaching profession. He had just been named the head football coach at the University of Notre Dame – the Fighting Irish. It was a dream of a lifetime. O’Leary was in charge of one of the most prestigious sports programs in the world. Then two ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:16, Proverbs 12:22

Denomination: Baptist

Why?

Contributed by Kelvin Mckisic on Dec 15, 2023

We tend to look at the troubles in our lives and ask why me, why does God hate me? Don't ask why, but ask what God is doing to make me better.

The story has been told of a museum guide who would take his tour group to a darkened room, shined a light on a mass of string, color, and apparent chaos and ask the group. “What do you think this is?” “I don’t know,” was the reply of the group. The guide would then say. “Stand over there and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:22-26, Romans 8:35-39, James 1:2-4, Hebrews 12:5-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Gentle Jesus Meek And And Mild? Really

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Aug 16, 2025

Jesus obviously had not read Dale Carnegie's book "How to make friends and influence people" He hated hypocrisy and called it as it was even if it meant offending the Jewish religious hierarchy

Lk 12:49-56: Gentle Jesus meek and mild? You will probably recall that famous Anglican hymn writer Charles Wesley’s hymn that start with the words “Gentle Jesus meek and mild” I have a great respect for John and Charles Wesley but I would have to say You have to be kidding - as we see in the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:49-56

Denomination: Anglican

Autumn Trees Without Fruit – Doubly Dead And Uprooted Jude 1:12 Series

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Aug 16, 2022

Autumn fruits that are withered from worthless trees. - this is the next description Jude gives of these wicked false teachers who savage the truth of the gospel. These men cause havoc but they are described as "doubly dead and uprooted". God hates His truth being destroyed.

AUTUMN TREES WITHOUT FRUIT – DOUBLY DEAD AND UPROOTED Jude 1:12 What was the title of the last message? And how did Jude describe the false teachers in the one before that? Remember, what the false teachers represent, but then the Christians must be the opposite. (This is part of ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:12, 1 Kings 13:1-5, Mark 11:20, Hosea 9:16, Deuteronomy 29:28, 2 Chronicles 7:17-22, Psalm 1:3, Romans 8:10-11, John 10:27-28, Romans 16:25, 2 Corinthians 1:21-22, Colossians 2:7, Job 19:10  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Breaking Free From Bondage

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Feb 21, 2025

Bondage is any condition that keeps a person in captivity, preventing them from fulfilling God’s purpose for their life. It manifests in various forms, including spiritual, emotional, mental, physical, financial, social, and generational bondages.

BREAKING FREE FROM BONDAGE By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: John 8:36 – "If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed." Supporting Texts: Isaiah 61:1, Galatians 5:1, Romans 8:1-2 INTRODUCTION Bondage is any condition that keeps a person in captivity, preventing ...read more

Scripture: John 8:36, Isaiah 61:1, Galatians 5:1, Romans 8:1-2

Denomination: Assembly Of God

A Morning Prayer Series

Contributed by Bobby Oliver on Jun 2, 2018

David looks up to God in the morning, David chooses God in the morning, and David is victorious in God in the morning (and all day!).

A Morning Prayer Psalm 5:1-12 - We’re continuing our study through the book of Psalms, and this week, we’re up to Chapter 5. - In this chapter, we read a morning prayer by David to God Almighty, full of wonderful truths. - As I was thinking about morning prayer, my thoughts went back to Iraq. ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 5:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

The Making And The Breaking Of A Servant Of The Lord

Contributed by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid on Feb 1, 2019

Giving honor to our Lord and Savior, Christ Jesus, my sisters and brothers, God said, “I made you” [Gen. 2:18, 22, KJV]. Now, in reflection, deception broke Eve [I Timothy 2:14, KJV], ...

THE MAKING AND THE BREAKING OF A SERVANT OF THE LORD by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (December 19, 2018) “And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him….And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from him, made he a woman, and brought her unto the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:18

Denomination: Friends

Beloved, Let Us Love Series

Contributed by Rudolf E. Y. Mensah on Dec 28, 2021

Loving one another is not a suggestion, but a “new commandment”

SPIRITUAL GROWTH ENHANCERS REF: 011 1 John 4:11, NLT: "Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other." BELOVED, LET US LOVE The literary work of 1, 2, and 3 John is been attributed to the apostle John, who also wrote the Gospel of John. The 1 letter ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:11, John 15:12

Denomination: Charismatic

Compassion

Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Nov 19, 2004

Real ministry shows compassion that flows from one heart to another. It is true that the deepest theology ever written flows from Paul’s pen but his writings changed the world because they first touched the human heart. This passage shows the secret of hi

THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PASSAGE: The story is told of General William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army, and the day Queen Victoria of England asked to meet with him. Because she had heard so many favorable things about his work in the slums, she asked him for the secret of his success. “Your ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:8-15

Denomination: Baptist

The Value Of Suffering Series

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 16, 2012

What if I told you that for you to suffer and be uncomfortable was an important part of God’s will for your life? The more that we avoid it, build barriers to protect ourselves from it and invent theology to condemn it the more we miss out on becoming us

1972: Former pastor of mine stood at airport waiting for an evangelist to arrive. It was Tuesday and the revival had begun the past Sunday morning. The evangelist had been too sick to make the trip but now was arriving. Two flight attendants helped him that the music evangelist and pastor Tom ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:3-11

Yearning To Breathe Free

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 14, 2003

We yearn to be free. In Christ we can be transformed from a slave mentality, we can become agents of liberation, and we can come forth from self-imposed bondages. For Transfiguration Sunday and for Black History Month; uses poems (not replicated here)

The plan of God is that all should be free. All free. Free from the things that keep us from what God intends us to be. Free from oppression, free from hostility. Most of all, free from sin and death. That is the ultimate plan of God. We who have yearned to breathe free have not been ...read more

Scripture: John 11:38-44, Ecclesiastes 3:10

Denomination: Baptist

The Only Thing That Matters Series

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 6, 2014

If we try to be justified by keeping the Law, we’ve abandoned grace as our means of salvation. And having been set free, liberated by Christ, what will we do with our freedom? Jesus grants us an opportunity to live and love like never before!

Introduction: According to news reports, criminal gangs have tried to infiltrate the ranks of Scotland's police force, to obtain information and undermine law enforcement. You can just imagine the awful consequences. Paul was also dealing with infiltrators--in the church--people who insisted ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:1-15

Denomination: Congregational

Be Wise In What Is Good

Contributed by Roger Hasselquist on Aug 8, 2022

There is tremendous pressure for us to abandon the teachings that have been handed down to us from Jesus and the apostles. The pressure comes from our society in general, which has become so liberal and atheistic. And Paul warns that it can even come from inside the church.

Alba 8-7-2022 BE WISE IN WHAT IS GOOD Romans 16:17-21 Before smart meters, overcoming locked gates, tall fences and snapping dogs always presented a challenge for meter readers. They were required to actually read all meters, no estimates allowed. One time a worker in Oklahoma succeeded in ...read more

Scripture: Romans 16:17-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Gospel Of Matthew: An Introduction

Contributed by Donald Whitchard on Nov 3, 2024

Matthew's account of the life of the Lord Jesus Christ was written to show his fellow Jews that Jesus was the Promised Messiah, liberating them not from the tyranny of Rome, but from the tyranny and condemnation of sin. His death and resurrection freed all of us from this curse.

Dr. Frank Turek, the noted Christian apologist, said that the writers of the New Testament did not create the account of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ, but that the resurrection created the writers of the New Testament. If Jesus had not risen from the dead, His life would have been ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:1-25, Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 53:1-12, Romans 5:6-11

Denomination: Baptist

Loving Like Your Father Loves Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 10, 2013

Some people refuse to love their enemies because it shows they have standards, that they respect themselves, that they reject bad behavior. It makes them feel God-like. But Jesus said that being "God-like" means loving our enemies. How do we do that?

OPENING: There once were 2 cats from Kilkenny Each thought there was one cat too many They fought and they spit, They clawed and they bit. Till instead of two cats … there weren't any. APPLY: Hatred is an interesting topic. As Christians, we are taught that hatred is not a good thing. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:43-48

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ