Sermons on Lows:

Sing To The Lord And Bless His Name

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 23, 2013

How does our singing in Church advance our mission and witness?

Feast of St. Cecilia 2013 “Sing to the Lord, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day.” Over and over, we read in the psalms, that our response to the saving power of God is to sing to Him. St. Augustine wrote that to sing praise to God is to pray twice. That’s so ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 96:1-2

Denomination: Catholic

Joy In The Darkness

Contributed by Don Schultz on Dec 5, 2013

Where does one find real and lasting joy? What about when bad things happen?

Joy in the Darkness: 1 Peter 1:6-9 1 Peter 1:6 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. 7 These have come so that your faith-- of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire-- may be proved genuine ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:6-9

Denomination: Lutheran

Paul And His Calling Series

Contributed by Larry Wilson on Feb 12, 2014

To carry the gospel rooted in the Jewish faith to a Gentile world that could care less would require a special man. That man was Paul. In the Providence of God, Paul went forth to bring the gospel to the world. God wanted us to hear the gospel!

BODY OF SERMON See previous sermon for introduction. In our analytical outline, we are in the section ... I. Salutation (Romans 1:1-17) A. Paul and His Calling (1:1-7) PREACHING OUTLINE THEME: GOD WANTED YOU TO HEAR THE GOSPEL OBJECTIVE: The listener will appreciate the great effort of ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Their Faith -- The Power Of The Faith Of Others Series

Contributed by Guy Glass on Jun 18, 2015

ONE OF THE WAYS WE MOVE INTO HAVING A LIFE OF GREAT FAITH IS BY ENLISTING THE HELP OF OTHERS.

THE POWER OF THE FAITH OF OTHERS MATTHEW 9:1-7 GETTING INTO A BOAT, JESUS CROSSED OVER THE SEA AND CAME TO HIS OWN CITY. 2 AND THEY BROUGHT TO HIM A PARALYTIC LYING ON A BED. SEEING THEIR FAITH, JESUS SAID TO THE PARALYTIC, "TAKE COURAGE, SON; YOUR SINS ARE FORGIVEN." 3 AND SOME OF THE SCRIBES SAID ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Fight

Contributed by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid on Jun 21, 2015

When left with no other recourse than to fight---fight to save yourself and fight to escape because God's battle is an on-going war.

FIGHT by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (June 21, 2015) “Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past. And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so ...read more

Denomination: Friends

America And Ancient Israel

Contributed by Dr. William D. Poovey on Jul 22, 2015

America and Ancient Israel

America and Ancient Israel The similarities between the ancient Israelites and Americans today are staggering. There are numerous, and I mean numerous Old Testament and New Testament Scriptures dedicated to Israel and its eminent fall, so there is absolutely no way we will be able to cover them ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 106:7-37

Denomination: Foursquare

Living In The Mission Field

Contributed by Keith Foskey on Jul 22, 2014

America is no longer “culturally Christian”, thus we are living in a mission field.

Living in the Mission Field Acts 17:30-31 Introduction: Today is Our Celebration of Missions Sunday Latin: Missio - one sent off (same root as missile); has come to be associated with those who seek to take the Gospel to different cultures. America is no longer “culturally Christian” ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:30-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Together Forever

Contributed by David Roth on Jan 19, 2015

Baptism of Christ - Epiphany 1 (B). The act of baptism was already part of Jewish worship and culture, but it brought only ritual purification. By His baptism Christ united Himself to baptism, so that in and through baptism we would be united with Him.

J. J. May the words of my mouth, and the meditations of our hearts, be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, our Rock and our Redeemer. Amen. “Together Forever” In Advent we heard of John the Baptist. How he was in the Judean wilderness outside of Jerusalem, and that he was ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:4-11, Romans 6:1-11

Denomination: Lutheran

Trust Me

Contributed by Matthew Blau on Jan 22, 2015

Do we Trust God? Really? We need to examine our lives every now and then to see if that is true.

Trust Me These are two very loaded words. Trust is not something we do easily. And in this world of identity theft, on and offline scams trust can be a dangerous thing to give. In the days of youth group past I have participated several trust exercises. One is the trust walk where one person is ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 62:5-12

Denomination: Methodist

Mission Of The Church Series

Contributed by Terry Cavanaugh on Jan 27, 2015

God wants Christians to reach the world for Christ, but how

Good morning Calvary. I am so excited about this new series we are beginning today. Over the next few weeks we will discover how we can learn the will of God. Although many people think it is a mystery to know the will of God, God has made it known to us in many ways. This first week we are going ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:37-38

Denomination: United Methodist

Counterfeiting Of Our Worship Series

Contributed by John Rogers on Feb 19, 2015

This message deals with what we call worship in todays church. Going to church is not worship. If it was Satan would be the one that worships God the most. Why,... Because Satan attends ever church service and he is not their to worship.

Worship - means to fall /bow down before Him. Ps 95:6 6 O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker. Ps 66:4 4 All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah. John 4:23-24 23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when ...read more

Scripture: John 4:23-24

Denomination: Baptist

"Words From The Cross: 'today You Will Be With Me In Paradise.'"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Feb 24, 2015

A sermon in a series on "Words from the Cross."

"Words from the Cross: 'Today You will be with Me in Paradise'" Luke 23:32-33, 39-43 I would imagine that most all, if not all of us here today are very aware of our own moral failings. And these moral failings or difficulties are often referred to by some as "our cross to bear." And sure, we ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:32-43

Denomination: United Methodist

Two Parades

Contributed by Michael Deaton on Mar 26, 2015

Two Parades that week. The triumphant entry into Jerusalem and the walk down the Via Dolorosa.

Two Parades Mark 15:16-24 There were two parades that day. The first was in the morning. Downtown was decked out in Red, White, and Blue bunting and American Flags. Yellow ribbons tied in oversize bows were wrapped around utility pools, parking meters and any object that couldn’t be ...read more

Scripture: Mark 15:16-24

Denomination: Methodist

Christ's Victory... Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Apr 2, 2015

This is the 11th sermon in the series "Are You Real"? Jesus has won the victory for us.

Series: Are You Real? [#11] CHRIST’S VICTORY… 1 John 5:1-21 Introduction: Do you like to win? Of course you do! We all like to win. So why do Christians walk around defeated all the time? Does God want us to be beat down with our heads hanging low? Jesus Christ has won the ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

The Testimony Of A Pagan King Series

Contributed by Billy Ricks on Apr 20, 2015

There is a great lesson to learn and live in this 4th chapter of Daniel. It is repeated at least 3 times. Heaven Rules! God is able to humble the proud. God gives warnings to offer grace but we must humble ourselves under His Rule.

Intro: Welcome back to Daniel. We are looking forward to the end. I pray that you are excited to someday see Jesus return in the clouds for His church. Some things to remember as we continue our study of Daniel. Daniel answers many questions for us about the past and the future. However, ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 4:1-37, Daniel 4:28-37

Denomination: Baptist