Sermons on Maundy Thursday:

No One Is More Understanding And Willing To Wait Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 16, 2015

To prepare to witness to others, we should engage in the practice of lectio divina.

Thursday of 20th week in course 2015 Joy of the Gospel The Book of Judges is not an easy read. The stories of the years between Joshua and the Israelite king Saul are full of blood and gore–mutilations, treachery, and repeated violation of the Law by the people He chose. Here we see ...read more

Scripture: Judges 11:29-39

Denomination: Catholic

How Should You Respond To God's Love Series

Contributed by Paul Carlson on Apr 8, 2015

People fail to respond to God's love correctly. Because Christ loves with unchanging love; you ought to respond to Him with reverence.

The Main Point: Because Christ loves with unchanging love; you ought to respond to Him with reverence. The Question: How Should you Respond to God's Love? Introduction: Several years ago in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, George and Vera Bajenksi’s lives were changed forever. February 16, 1989. ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Learn To Have Confidence To Battle Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Apr 13, 2015

Learn from the confidence of David as he decides to tackle Goliath

Two weeks ago we started our study of the famous story of David and Goliath. We noted the right and wrong things to do in preparation for battle. And for us Christians, we are in a spiritual battle till our Lord Jesus takes us to heaven. Therefore, we must not only know the right things to do to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:21-37

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Faith And Unity Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 10, 2014

To fulfill Christ's intention for the Church, the Church treasures the unbreakable link between one faith and one community.

Thursday of 4th Week of Easter 2014 Lumen Fidei In these first weeks of the Easter season each year the Church gives us much of St. John’s Gospel writings on the Eucharist, the sacrament of nourishment and unity. The Eucharist brings us together: those who profess the same Catholic faith ...read more

Scripture: John 13:16-20

Denomination: Catholic

The Building That Is Faith Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 31, 2014

The God who is himself reliable gives us a city which is reliable.

Thursday of 7th Week of Easter 2014 Lumen Fidei (St. Boniface) The uproar between Pharisee and Sadducee that Paul engineered here almost ended in his premature death. Sadducees, the priestly class in Jerusalem, believed in the divine inspiration of only the Torah, the first five books of the ...read more

Scripture: John 17:20-26

Denomination: Catholic

When Faith Is Weakened Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 21, 2014

Our faith enables us to triumph even when the evil culture seems to be overwhelming the goodness we seek.

Thursday of 12th week in Course 2014 Lumen Fidei St. Josemaria taught: “You hear people saying sometimes that there are fewer miracles nowadays. Might it not rather be that there are fewer people living a life of faith? God cannot go back on his promise, 'Ask of me, and I will give you the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:21-29

Denomination: Catholic

A More Just And Believing Society Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 14, 2015

Putting aside our self-will is the key to evangelizing our society.

Thursday after Ash Wednesday 2015 Joy of the Gospel What does it profit a human being to gain everything and lose himself in the process? These words are stark and challenging, like an ice-water drenching for our minds and hearts here at the beginning of Lent. I think of pop icons, both secular ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:22-25

Denomination: Catholic

Jesus Is Your Number One Fan

Contributed by Michael Koplitz on Oct 19, 2021

Passion week is like watching a sports team have a good start to the season, then it goes sour, but in the end, they win the championship games. Jesus is your #1 fan who will never leave you no matter what you do.

Jesus is your number one Fan Mark 11:1-11 Rev. Dr. Michael H. Koplitz 1 As they approached Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples, 2 and said to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately as you enter it, you will find a colt tied ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:1-11

Denomination: United Methodist

Gratitude

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Nov 22, 2020

We should and need to show gratitude to God for all things

As families around the country prepare to gather with family, eat turkey and perhaps partake in some Black Friday shopping, they might be surprised to learn how much we don’t know about the origins of the Thanksgiving today. Back in 1621 it was called a fall harvest and lasted 3 ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 14:21-22, Job 1:21

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Palm Sunday 2013 Series

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Mar 3, 2014

Religion is at war with Jesus and always has been and always will be. Religion is not necessarily faith. Religion is often the construct of human beings a system we develop and devise with all kinds of rules and teaching that are from men and not from God. This is what Jesus opposed.

Palm Sunday Mark 11:1-10 We all love Palm Sunday when we can see Jesus welcomed as the hero of the nation. Mark’s Gospel shows us the Jesus we all love the victorious, humble Jesus on a donkey being praised with shouts of Hosanna, Blessed is he who comes in the name of our Lord, Blessed is ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:1-10

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Witness To The Light Jesus Series

Contributed by David Taylor on Mar 13, 2014

The Light of the World Witness to the Light Jesus

The Light of the World Witness to the Light Jesus John 1:6-8 December 8, 2013 Christmas is three just weeks away and I want to draw our attention to the significance of the incarnation, the word becoming flesh and dwelling among us, the greatest rescue mission the world has ever known. So we ...read more

Scripture: John 1:6-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Truth Has Perished Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 22, 2014

Truth and faith are only possible when we share in a memory greater than the one we accumulate in our lifetime.

Thursday of 3rd Week in Lent 2014 Truth Has Perished “Truth has perished; it is cut off from their lips.” Thus the words of Jeremiah about the people of Israel. He could be saying it about modern life in the United States of America. Oh, there’s plenty of information. Never ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 7:23-28

Denomination: Catholic

Strenghth And Weakness Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Mar 24, 2014

Jesus boldly stands trial before the high priest Annas

John 18:12-27 “Strength and Weakness” INTRODUCTION The lives of heroic people inspire us and challenge us to be greater than we have been and more than we are. Recently a ceremony was held at the White House where twenty-four veterans of World War II, the Korean Conflict, and ...read more

Scripture: John 18:12-27

Denomination: Lutheran

Realities Trump Ideas Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 13, 2016

Ideas disconnected from realities give rise to ineffectual forms of idealism and nominalism, capable at most of classifying and defining, but certainly not calling to action. What calls us to action are realities illuminated by reason.

Thursday of First Week in Lent 2016 Joy of the Gospel St. Luke’s Gospel tells the same story about Jesus’s teaching on prayer, but instead of saying the Father will give us “good things,” Luke says He will give us the Holy Spirit. Ultimately, that is the gift that keeps on ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:7-12

Denomination: Catholic

The Thankful Leper

Contributed by Grant Adams on Jul 1, 2022

The real thought today is to whom are we thankful?

This is our Thanksgiving week. This Thursday is the day our nation has set aside as Thanksgiving, and surely all of us have much to be thankful for. The real thought today is to whom are we thankful? Psalm 100:1-3. Let's make some general statements concerning Thanksgiving. If you think, you ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 100:1-5, Luke 17:11-19

Denomination: Baptist