Sermons on Mother Of Israel:

Disregarding Tradition And Taboo (Matthew 15:1-39)

Contributed by Donald Whitchard on Aug 20, 2025

In this chapter, we read about the Lord Jesus’ encounter with the Pharisees yet again, and of His mercy to a Gentile woman whose daughter was possessed by a demon.

Coming from Jerusalem, the Pharisees asked Jesus why His disciples did not perform the traditional ritual of washing one’s hands before eating. This ceremony had been established by the “elders” and had nothing to do with hygiene alone, but was instead an elaborate ritual that involved not only ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:1-39, Isaiah 29:13, Mark 7:24-30, Mark 8:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

A Word Of Hope Series

Contributed by Gordon Pike on May 11, 2020

In the midst of this pandemic, where do we find hope? What do we have to grasp onto to steady us? Where is our light in all of this darkness? Where is our anchor, our lifeline in this storm? In the Bible.

Well … I don’t have to tell you, the whole world as we know it is undergoing something I’ve never seen in my lifetime … and I hope that I will never see anything like this again in my lifetime … however long that might be. In two months, everything has been turned upside down and inside out as ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 23:1-3

Denomination: United Methodist

Have Yourself A Mary Christmas

Contributed by T. Michael Crews on Nov 28, 2007

Exposition of Luke 1:26-38

Have Yourself A Mary Christmas Adapted from the sermon Christmas According to Mary by Jonathan McLeod Luke 1:26-38 Mothers can teach us a lot if we will listen to them. Several years ago the Knoxville TN Sentinel newspaper carried the story of police chief Phil Keith who during a televised ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38

Denomination: Baptist

Recovery Through Repentance

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 7, 2011

Backsliding begins with a rationalization of one's behavior, and a relativistic approach to determining right and wrong in one's life. This message deals with the result of this faulty thinking, while offering the only solution to one's backslidden condit

Recovery through Repentance Text: Jer. 2:13; 3:22 Intro: Backsliding on God, whether that of an individual, or that of a nation, does not take place all at once; but it is a gradual process. This spiritual malady usually begins with little departures from the truth of God’s ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Love's Commitment Series

Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Feb 17, 2015

God is committed to love us with an unconditional and uncommon love.

Series: God’s Outrageous Love Title: Love’s Commitment Text: Hosea 1:1-2:1; 3:1-5 Truth: God is committed to love us with an unconditional and uncommon love. Aim: To understand God’s love for us so that we respond with a greater obedience to God. Life Question: How do we know ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Go Mom!

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 15, 2003

Moms on the go for God emphasize seven sayings that will teach and impact their children for all eternity.

Go Mom! Thesis: Moms on the go for God emphasize seven sayings that will teach and impact their children for all eternity. Opening Illustration: What My Mother taught me My mother taught me Religion: When I spilled grape juice on the carpet, she instructed, ¡§You better pray the stain will ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 4:9, Proverbs 31:26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Call Of Elisha

Contributed by Joe Robbins on Aug 28, 2009

To be called to a place of power, one must learn how to serve first.

The Call of Elisha I Kings 19:18-21 "Bible Passage" I. It was an unexpected/suprising call. A. Elijah didn’t find him in the schools of the prophets, but in the field. Not reading, nor praying, nor sacrificing, but ploughing. B. Idleness is no man’s honor, nor is ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:18-21

Denomination: Church Of God

The Ten Suggestions

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Mar 23, 2018

A study in the book of Exodus 20: 1 – 26

Exodus 20: 1 – 26 The Ten Suggestions 20 And God spoke all these words, saying: 2 “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 3 “You shall have no other gods before Me. 4 “You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Powerful Short Prayers Part 5 Jabez Prayer Series

Contributed by David Diyanni on Nov 8, 2015

This is a sermon on the power of short prayers

Powerful Short Prayers I Chron 4:9-10 Different introductions What makes a good prayer? Is it length and eloquence or a heart that trusts in a mighty God? How long does a prayer have to be in order to be heard? God did not forbid long legitimate prayers but vain repetitions and heartless ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 4:9-10

Denomination: Vineyard

How Spiritual Power Is Lost Series

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Oct 15, 2003

50 DAYS TO PENTECOST - part 6

✎ Thomas Edison and the lightbulb¨CEdison¡¯s invention continues to brighten our world. However, the lightbulb is useless unless it is connected to a power or energy source. The lightbulb is designed for a specific purpose, but it does not have the capacity to light up by itself. The ...read more

Scripture: Judges 16:20

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Life Of David: From Sheeps To Creeps Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Jan 12, 2006

We will look at David and Goliath today and see how David went from tending sheep to facing this creep... and how we can face obstacles in our lives.

LIFE OF DAVID: FROM SHEEPS TO CREEPS 1 SAMUEL 17:1-58 INTRODUCTION...www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_4361829,00.html I want to share a story with you from last week in the Rocky Mountain Newspaper in Denver, Colorado. The story centers around a hot dog vendor and a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:1-58

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Men And Their Macho Machines

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Feb 4, 2009

Men have sadly learned to use machines as status symbols and instruments of power, but that only leads to destruction. Learn from Him whose ride was a lowly beast and whose symbol is a cross.

I had been away from home for about three months, working in Akron, Ohio, as an engineering student. The three months were over, and it was time to go back home. I went back the way college students traveled in 1957 … not in a plane, not in a car of my own, not with my father coming to transport ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 9:14-28

Denomination: Baptist

A Disturbed Family Series

Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Feb 4, 2009

The opening scene of the book is tragic for we find three graves in Moab. Let’s notice the story behind these 3 graves.

Edward Boone said, "The book of Ruth is the history of a Jewish family, who, like the prodigal of Luke fifteen, went into the far country of Moab and there "began to be in want." W.G. Heslop writes, “The book of Ruth consists of less than 100 verses, and yet it would be impossible to exhaust it ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

The Uniqueness Of The Messiah

Contributed by Cesar Verdeflor on May 10, 2007

The uniqueness of the Messiah is that He did not come in the fashion that man had conceived Him to be . . .

THE UNIQUENESS OF THE MESSIAH (Genesis 3:15) IN THE MIND OF A JEW, THE PROMISED MESSIAH was going to rule the nation Israel as a mighty king who will come from the lineage of king David. He will be the Jewish hero who will restore the kingdom to Israel and destroy evil and will make everything ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:15

Denomination: Baptist

The Promise Of Peace Series

Contributed by Glenn Durham on Mar 6, 2008

God provides a Messiah excelling in our every lack.

Scripture Introduction Trouble stalks Judah, the last remaining nation-state of God’s people. The king, Ahaz, allied with notoriously evil Assyria, a people who fiendishly delight in death and destruction. They have already deported Israel (the other tribes of God’s people). 2Kings 17 describes ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed