Sermons on Mission Trips:

The One Thing They Took With Them

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Jul 4, 2022

A sermon for the Sunday following Pentecost, Year C, Lectionary 14

July 3, 2022 Hope Lutheran Church Luke 10:1-11, 16-21 The One Thing They Took with Them Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. Today we hear the story of Jesus sending 70 followers out on a mission. Before they head out, Jesus gives ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:1-21

Denomination: Lutheran

What If

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jun 16, 2022

Non-denominationalism only divided us more then we ever were before. If satan's kingdom cannot stand if divided against itself how can the House of God stand when we are so divided? We say we are one Body, but we look like a body hit by an explosion.

Mark 3:24  And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.  25  And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.  1 Corinthians 12:12  For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 3:24-25, 1 Corinthians 12:12

Denomination: Baptist

Good Anxiety - Philippians 2:19-21 Series

Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Jun 17, 2024

Have you ever heard of someone being disqualified for ministry because of a lack of anxiety? That happened with everyone in the Roman church ... except Timothy.

Philippians 2:19 I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I receive news about you. 20 I have no one else like him, who takes a genuine interest in your welfare. 21 For everyone looks out for his own interests, not those of Jesus Christ. 22 But you know ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:19-21

Where He Went, We Cannot Yet Follow Series

Contributed by Dr John Singarayar Svd on May 30, 2025

The Ascension thus becomes liberation rather than loss. No longer confined to one location, speaking one language, addressing one culture, Christ multiplies through countless vessels.

Title: Where He Went, We Cannot Yet Follow Intro: The Ascension thus becomes liberation rather than loss. No longer confined to one location, speaking one language, addressing one culture, Christ multiplies through countless vessels. Scripture: Luke 24:51 Reflection Dear Friends, The morning ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:51

Denomination: Other

Needled In A Haystack

Contributed by Perry Greene on Jun 27, 2025

God works in unexpected ways, as in the case of the Haystack Prayer Meeting.

Needled from the Haystack Adoniram Judson was a 19th-century American Christian missionary who worked in Burma (now Myanmar). He is best known for translating the Bible into Burmese and for his enduring contributions to the Southeast Asian missionary efforts. Later, after a period away from his ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Answering God’s Call

Contributed by Michael Koplitz on Jul 8, 2025

What is the barrier that stops people from answering God's (or Jesus') call?

Answering God’s call Luke 11:5 – 8 Rabbi Rev. Dr. Michael H. Koplitz Luke 11:5 And He said to them, “Suppose one of you has a friend, and goes to him at midnight and says to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves, 6 because a friend of mine has come to me from a journey and I have nothing to serve ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:5-8

Denomination: United Methodist

Jesus's Ministry

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Jan 25, 2025

Jesus ministry is to help all people.

Luke 4: 14-21 Jesus Mission or Ministry 1. Jesus’s Ministry • Jesus starts his ministry on the Sabbath in his hometown of Nazareth • He goes to the synagogue, picks up the scroll of the prophet Isaiah, and reads, • Jesus shares His Mission “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:14-21

Denomination: Methodist

A Disagreement Between Church Leaders Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Feb 1, 2025

Acts 15:36-41 teaches us that disagreements in ministry, while challenging, can serve God’s greater purpose when approached with humility and a focus on the mission.

Introduction John Adams and Thomas Jefferson's disagreement was deeply rooted in their contrasting political philosophies, visions for the United States, and even personal rivalries. Their differences played out over decades, from the American Revolution to their presidencies. John Adams, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 15:36-41

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Introducing The World-Changing Servant Of The Lord Series

Contributed by Reuben Bredenhof on Sep 4, 2022

God sends his Servant, and what does He do? In short, Christ rebuilds the covenant. He reconciles enemies. He restores the earth. He sets the prisoners free. He shepherds his flock in peace and goodness. And He does one more thing: He builds roads!

Time and again Isaiah brings Genesis to our minds—Genesis, that amazing book of beginnings. Like in Isaiah 44, where God calls himself, ‘The First and the Last,’ for God is the one who existed before all things and who called everything into being. Or chapter 40, where God recalls the story of how ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 49:1-13

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Preaching The Gospel Series

Contributed by Ricky Tuttle Thd on Oct 25, 2025

I can’t say for other preachers, but when I bring a message that the Lord has given me; I have an expectation: I desire the power from the Lord to preach I desire a hunger from God’s people to hear I desire a lost person to respond, not to me but from the Word of God

“Preaching The Gospel” Acts 14:1-7 I can’t say for other preachers, but when I bring a message that the Lord has given me; I have an expectation: I desire the power from the Lord to preach I desire a hunger from God’s people to hear I desire a lost person to respond, not to me but from the Word of ...read more

Scripture: Acts 14:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Easter For Us: A Unity Not Of Our Making

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 25, 2024

Our Lord chose as disciples’ men who were radically different in temperament, personality and political philosophy. It was because of their glaring differences that their unity was so evident.

Opening illustration: I know, there are so many great verses from John’s remarkable story: “In the beginning was the Word….”, “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us,” “For God so loved the world…,” “In my house are many mansions…,” and more. Why, then, do I love this verse? Simply because in ...read more

Scripture: John 17:20-26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Is Jesus In Your Heart?

Contributed by Michael Koplitz on May 28, 2024

Jesus invited Simon, James, and John to join him while they were fishing, in a miraculous way. Did Jesus capture your heart? If not, what are you waiting for?

Is Jesus in Your Heart? Luke 5:1-11 Rabbi Rev. Dr. Michael H. Koplitz Luke 5:1 Now it happened that while the crowd was pressing around Him and listening to the word of God, He was standing by the lake of Gennesaret; 2 and He saw two boats lying at the edge of the lake; but the fishermen had ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-11

Denomination: United Methodist

Burden For The Lost

Contributed by Samuel M on Feb 2, 2024

The elder son was in close proximity to the Father, but their hearts were far apart. The elder son's thinking differed from the father's thinking. Despite residing at Father's house, the elder brother did not share the Father's burden for the lost son.

And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him. Luke 15:20 The prodigal son has returned to the Father, but there are many elder sons who still have not returned to the Father. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:20

Ang Pangunahin Ng Espirituwal Na Pagpapagaling: Pag-Unawa Sa Mensahe Ni Jesus Ng Kaharian Series

Contributed by Dr John Singarayar Svd on Feb 3, 2024

Ang Pangunahin ng Espirituwal na Pagpapagaling: Pag-unawa sa Mensahe ni Jesus ng Kaharian

Ang Pangunahin ng Espirituwal na Pagpapagaling: Pag-unawa sa Mensahe ni Jesus ng Kaharian Banal na Kasulatan: Marcos 1:29-39 Pagninilay Ang ministeryo ni Jesus sa lupa ay nailalarawan sa pamamagitan ng mga gawa ng kahabagan at mahimalang pagpapagaling, ngunit ang kanyang pangwakas na misyon ay ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:29-39

Denomination: Other

I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (Psalm 96) Series

Contributed by James Jackson on Aug 15, 2025

#7 in Summer in the Psalms

Good morning! Please open your Bibles to Psalm 96. I was five years old when Coca Cola came out with one of the most iconic commercials of all time. It was 1971. The idealism of the hippie movement was still hanging in there, but the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert F Kennedy in ...read more

Denomination: Baptist