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What If God Was Like Scrooge? How Would Christmas And Salvation Be Different?

Contributed by Peter Pilt on Apr 19, 2019

We all know Charles Dickens’s story of Scrooge in A Christmas Carol. Scrooge was the epitome of stinginess: the personification of being a miser when it came to money and generosity. How different the message of Christmas and Salvation would be if God was like Scrooge?

We all know Charles Dickens’s story of Scrooge in A Christmas Carol. Scrooge was the epitome of stinginess: the personification of being a miser when it came to money and generosity. It got me thinking about the Christmas message of a Saviour being born and the high price of our salvation. How ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:23, Ephesians 1:7, Acts 20:28, Hebrews 10:29, John 3:16, Ephesians 2:10  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Assembly Of God

“the Fear That Grips!” Series

Contributed by Douglas Sherwood on Oct 10, 2015

APPLICATION: We need to SERVE the Lord like we have ALREADY BEEN DELIVERED! SERVING the Lord at the very ESSENCE of our BEING!

Two gas company service men, a senior training Supervisor and a young trainee were out checking meters and parked their truck at the end of the alley and worked there way to the other end. At the last house a woman looking out her kitchen window watched the two men as they checked her gas meter. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:67-75

Denomination: Nazarene

Suffering And Humility Lead To Rewards

Contributed by Craig Condon on Oct 23, 2015

There are things in life that we can’t understand on earth, but we will understand them completely when we get to heaven. One of these things is God’s grace. Grace can’t be earned. It is the gift of God’s unconditional love.

In 1927, the silent film “Wings,” a World War I film about two American aviators, won the first Academy Award for Best Picture. When it was being filmed, production stopped for several days. Frustrated producers asked the director why. He replied, “All we have is blue sky. The ...read more

Scripture: Job 42:1-17

Denomination: Anglican

Learn How To Be Humble

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Nov 7, 2020

Jesus healed on the Sabbath. Proud Pharisees were upset. Jesus displayed divine compassion and consideration to those in dire need.

LEARN HOW TO BE HUMBLE (Outline) October 4, 2020 - Pentecost 18 - LUKE 14:1-11 INTRO.: Our Savior Jesus Christ teaches us how to be humble. Humility is not what the world teaches. There is an obvious difference between what the world thinks and how God thinks. These opposites are called ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:1-11

Denomination: Lutheran

Forgiveness Must Have A Face

Contributed by Rev Ken Shedenhelm on Sep 22, 2013

There's nothing more important to a Christian than forgiveness. It is the basis of our salvation, and we can't love one another as He loved us without forgiving one another. Therefore, we need to understand what forgiveness is and what it is not.

"When I was a kid, I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized that the Lord doesn't work that way... so I stole a bicycle... and asked him to forgive me." Well, there are 100s of jokes about forgiveness- the one I read is by Emo Phillips- and there are legions of people who ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-23

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A Funeral Message For An Unsaved Friend

Contributed by Michael Stark on Mar 16, 2023

This message was presented at the funeral of a longtime friend who never professed Christ. Many at the service were unsaved.

“Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near of which you will say, ‘I have no pleasure in them;’ before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars are darkened and the clouds return after the rain, in the day when the keepers of the ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 12:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Letting Go Of What Holds You Down Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Mar 14, 2025

This is the 15th Sermon from the Gospel of Luke Series, "Jesus- Son Of Man".

Series: Jesus- Son Of Man [#15] LETTING GO OF WHAT HOLDS YOU DOWN Luke 5:17-26 Introduction: In our text, a paralyzed man was brought to Jesus, who not only healed him physically but also addressed his need for forgiveness. This teaches us that true freedom starts from within. Just like the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:17-26, Matthew 9:1-8, Mark 2:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Good News In A Bad News World Series

Contributed by Kevin Broyhill on Sep 26, 2024

The news bombards us with stories of moral decline and societal turmoil. Yet, amid the chaos, Psalm 36 invites us to shift our focus from the troubling realities to the unwavering truths found in God’s character. Join us as we explore the blessings that come from keeping our eyes fixed on the Lord.

Good News in A Bad News World! Psalm 36 Introduction: Cf. we live in a world in which we are constantly being bombarded with bad news: Christians = can become consumed with 24-hour news cycle 365 days a year that is inundated with bad news. Natural disaster, war, crime out of control, drug ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

It’s All In Your Mind

Contributed by John Gaston on Nov 8, 2023

We have 2 natures at war in us: the old fallen nature (connected to our bodies), and our new nature from Jesus. Whichever nature we feed is the nature which is going to dominate.

IT’S ALL IN YOUR MIND Eph. 4:23 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. An 8 year old boy and his 5 year old sister were riding in the back seat of the car. Their mom was overhearing their conversation. 2. BOY: “There is so much to think about. I just think all the time.” He asked his sister, “Do you think ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:23, Romans 12:2

Denomination: Assembly Of God

God's Pearl

Contributed by Kelvin Mckisic on Dec 3, 2023

In the verses of Psalm 8:1-9 we find the psalmist marveling at God’s creation, and how we as one of God’s creations are honored by God. These verses also tell us of what place we hold in God’s heart.

O Lord, our Lord, How excellent is Your name in all the earth, Who have set Your glory above the heavens! Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants You have ordained strength, Because of Your enemies, That You may silence the enemy and the avenger. When I consider Your heavens, the work of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 8:1-9, Genesis 1:26-27, Matthew 13:45-46, Revelation 21:21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Who’s Standing In The Gap For You? Besides Jesus? Series

Contributed by Charles Jones on May 10, 2025

God was searching for someone to stand in the gap, to intercede, to hold back judgment, to cover the people in prayer. But He found none! Are you willing to stand in the gap?

Who’s Standing in the Gap for You? Besides Jesus? Scripture: Ezekiel 22:30 (KJV) “And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.” Introduction: Church, I came to ask you today: Who ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 22:30

Denomination: Pentecostal

Shining Forth As Gold: A Testimony Of Perseverance (Job 23:10)

Contributed by Donald Whitchard on Aug 30, 2025

I want to share my story of how the Lord is healing and using me for His purpose even in the midst of dealing with kidney failure and other issues.

“ But He knows the way I take; when He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold.” (Job 23:10). It is obvious that in reading through the book of Job, suffering is the central theme. Untold volumes of sermons, studies, and debates have sprung forth over the centuries on why we go through hard ...read more

Scripture: Job 23:10, Psalm 34:18-20, Psalm 54:7, Matthew 11:28-30, Revelation 21:1-7  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

The Scarlet Line

Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Nov 29, 2002

The two young men of Israel sent to spy out Jericho assured the harlot who hid them from the enemy that she and her family would be spared if she placed a scarlet line (or rope) in her window when the Israelites attacked the city.

THE SCARLET LINE "And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window." Joshua 2:21 Joshua sent two young men of Israel to Jericho to spy out the city. The men went to the house of Rahab, a harlot, and lodged there. The king of Jericho, hearing of ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 2:21

Denomination: Baptist

Gospel Messages From Genesis 5

Contributed by Robbie Parsons on Feb 15, 2003

Do you think that all those geneologies in Genesis 5 are boring and there for no apparent reason? Learn the meaning of the names, and you will never look at this chapter the same!

It is important to understand that in the Jewish Culture, names that were chosen were very significant. For example, Jesus means "savior", Moses means "to draw forth", and Isaac means "laughter", because Sara laughed when she was told that she would bear a child. If we examine the meanings of the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 5:1-32

Denomination: United Methodist

God's Phone

Contributed by Brian Mccutchen on Jan 26, 2001

No call waiting. always availible 24 hours a day. Never a busy signal.

FINDING GOD’S PHONE NUMBER (Prayer•JER 33:3) INTRODUCTION A. A Preacher’s Prayer: “Lord, fill my mouth with worthwhile stuff, and nudge me when I’ve said enough.” B. A little girl’s Prayer: The little girl was being punished by making her eat by herself in the corner of the room, the family ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 33:3

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ