Sermons on Margin:

How To Get The Most Out Of Your Bible

Contributed by Roger Thomas on Feb 17, 2007

Most people have a Bible. Far less read it. Even fewer benefit from the Bible as much as they could. Let’s do something about that.

Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO How to Get the Most Out of Your Bible In Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith, Kathleen Norris recounts the story of a South Dakota rancher and his bride who received an expensive Bible as a wedding gift from his ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 19:7-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"Look Who Jesus Hangs Out With"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jul 31, 2015

A sermon about Jesus' love for sinners.

"Look Who Jesus Hangs Out With" Luke 15:1-10 Have you ever felt lost? All of us, some days feel more lost than found, more wrong than right. Perhaps we have acted like unthinking sheep and wandered off. Maybe we have felt like a person who doesn't understand the questions on a math test, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-10

Denomination: United Methodist

"Jesus Lives In East Ridge"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Dec 13, 2017

A sermon for a Community Thanksgiving Service

“Jesus Lives in East Ridge” Matthew 25:31-46 Some of you are involved in a Monday Evening Feeding Program, where at 4 p.m. we meet in the gym at East Ridge United Methodist Church and make sack lunches to take out to our hungry friends and neighbors. We mostly take the meals to the extended ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46

Denomination: United Methodist

The Rude Guest (September 1,2013).

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Aug 14, 2020

Jesus told this parable to illustrate God’s will and how there were seat-seekers who were excluding those who were in need of a seat.

THE RUDE GUEST Text: Luke 14, 1, 7 – 14 John Wesley had no intention of founding a denomination. He was a clergyman in the church of England. He boldly reached out to those whom society and the church of his day had marginalized. John Wesley saw the church ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:1, Luke 14:7-14

Denomination: United Methodist

Ang Kamatayan Ni Hesus: Isang Kahulugan Ng Tao Series

Contributed by Dr John Singarayar Svd on Feb 22, 2024

Sa pagninilay na ito, sinisiyasat natin ang lalim ng sakripisyo ni Hesus at ang mga implikasyon nito sa mga indibidwal at lipunan sa pangkalahatan.

Ang Kamatayan ni Hesus: Isang Kahulugan ng Tao Banal na Kasulatan: Juan 18:1-Juan 19:42 Panimula: Sa pagninilay na ito, sinisiyasat natin ang lalim ng sakripisyo ni Hesus at ang mga implikasyon nito sa mga indibidwal at lipunan sa pangkalahatan. Pagninilay Biyernes Santo, ang solemne na araw ...read more

Scripture: John 18:1-40, John 19:1-42

Denomination: Other

When Jesus Meets The Broken Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Jun 22, 2025

This is the 28th Sermon from the Gospel of Luke Series, "Jesus- Son Of Man".

Series: Jesus- Son Of Man [#28] WHEN JESUS MEETS THE BROKEN Luke 8:26-39 Introduction: This morning, we will look at a powerful story where Jesus meets a man who is very broken and hurting. In a World full of pain and suffering, this story shows us that Jesus does not stay away from our ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:26-39, Matthew 8:28-34, Mark 5:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

Touched By Jesus

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Jun 12, 2012

Jesus restored the leper, literally one whom society had pushed away, driven away, piled into the dump and forgotten about.

Touched By Jesus June 3 2012 Mark 1:40-45 Intro: At first he tried to hide it. Perhaps no one would notice. Maybe it would go away. It could be nothing. But instead of shrinking, it grew. His skin started to get blotchy. It broke open, began to ooze puss. The fear that had been ever ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:40-45

Denomination: Baptist

"Finally! Good News!!!"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Mar 20, 2008

A sermon for Easter Sunday.

John 20:1-18 Acts 10:34-43 “Finally! Good News!” by Rev. Ken Sauer, Pastor, Grace United Methodist Church, Soddy Daisy, TN www.graceumcsd.org I don’t know about you folks, but I am getting sick of THE NEWS!!! And I am one who has always had a sort of love affair with news. As a young boy, I ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18

Denomination: United Methodist

"No Darkness Is Too Great"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Apr 18, 2017

A sermon about overcoming fear with the peace of Christ.

“No Darkness is Too Great” John 21:19-23 On the evening of the day that Jesus rose from the dead we get a picture of a timid, frightened group of disciples. The doors are shut and locked. They are in hiding—in the darkness of a room. Obviously, they didn’t believe ...read more

Scripture: John 21:19-23

Denomination: United Methodist

What Does God Want From Elders? (Job 29:1-25; Joshua 20:1-9; Acts 6:1-7) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Jan 28, 2022

Job was the ideal role model, for a good "elder" in ancient Israel. Authority is used for the vulnerable, to create authentic unity. Part 3 of cities of refuge.

I'd like to begin this morning by simply reading Joshua 20:1-9, from start to finish: (1) And Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying, (2) "Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, "Make for yourselves cities of refuge, which I had spoken to you by the hand of Moses, (3) to flee there, a ...read more

Scripture: Job 29:1-25, Joshua 20:1-9, Acts 6:1-7

The Call To Christian Advocacy For Good Governance And Sustainable Development In Africa

Contributed by Rev Dr Opuni-Frimpong Kwabena on Apr 5, 2019

Church leaders must pay attention to Christian Advocacy Ministry.

THE CALL TO CHRISTIAN ADVOCACY FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA THE BIBLE, GOOD GOVERNANCE AND ADVOCACY The new nation Israel was given instruction about governance, power and justice. The Lord instructed them, ‘you shall appoint judges and officers in all your towns that ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 16:18-20

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Unconditional Love

Contributed by Saumiman Saud on Dec 6, 2025

When we look at 1 John 4:16, it affirms that God loves us with unconditional love, and Christmas is the culmination of that love revealed in Jesus Christ. This love then calls us to remain in that love and manifest it toward others

UNCONDITIONAL LOVE When we look at 1 John 4:16?, it affirms that God loves us with unconditional love, and Christmas is the culmination of that love revealed in Jesus Christ. This love then calls us to remain in that love and manifest it toward others. 1. Knowing and Believing His Love This verse ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus Christ - A Picture Of Commitment Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Jun 19, 2007

Jesus Christ is the picture of ultimate commitment that we must follow!

SERMON BRIEF Date Written: March 28, 2007 Date Preached: April 01, 2007 Church: OZHBC (AM) FOUNDATIONAL ELEMENTS Series Title: Doctrines of the Faith Sermon Title: Jesus Christ A Picture of Commitment Sermon Text: Mark 14:32-41 “…13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea ...read more

Scripture: Micah 14:32-41

Denomination: Baptist

Living Under God's Open Heaven PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 28, 2025

God’s generous presence and blessing are available to us through prayer, inviting us to trust, receive, and live confidently under His open heaven.

Some mornings feel like the sky sits low and gray, as if our prayers push against a ceiling of clouds. Bills stack, hearts ache, and strength thins out around the edges. And then we read a line of Scripture and it’s as if God opens a window and lets a fresh breeze run through the room. That’s what ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:16, Deuteronomy 28:12

Topics: Ownership, Inheritance

Loving The People Right Around You PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 4, 2025

The sermon urges us to love God wholeheartedly and express that love through everyday acts of kindness and care for those around us.

Some words from Jesus land in the heart like a familiar melody. They hum along in the background while you’re packing lunches, paying bills, or waiting at a red light. They are simple enough for a child to recite and strong enough to hold up a life. Mark 12:30-31 is like that. It meets us at the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:30-31

Topics: Intentional Love, Relationships