Sermons on Mourning:

Raise Your Arms To God.

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Jun 26, 2021

Jerusalem was defeated. We can use this Scripture to apply to us also

Sermon Title: Raise your arms to God. Scripture Text: Lamentations 3:23-33 INTRODUCTION TO LAMENTATIONS 1 This chapter contains a complaint of the miseries of the city of Jerusalem, and the nation of the Jews; first by the Prophet Jeremiah, then by the Jewish people; and is concluded with a ...read more

Scripture: Lamentations 3:23-33

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Hey, You Have Dirt On Your Face! Series

Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Apr 15, 2017

observance of Ash Wednesday

HEY, YOU HAVE DIRT ON YOUR FACE! Genesis 3:19 This Wednesday, we begin the church season of Lent, a time of reflection as we wait for the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. This forty days begin after Shrove Tuesday, a day when we stuff our faces and tummies with all the sweets and our ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:19

Denomination: Episcopal

Fasting Lesson 3 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Feb 15, 2019

Fasting is a spiritual discipline for inward communion with God.

A. INTRODUCTION: MATTHEW 6:16-18 “When you fast, don’t make it obvious to others, as the hypocrites who try to look mournful or disheveled like they didn’t comb their hair, or wash their face. Don’t try to get people to admire you for fasting. That is the only reward you will get. But when you ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:16-18

Denomination: Baptist

Friends Forever

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Nov 4, 2020

On All Saints Sunday we remember and celebrate how we have been knit together into the mystical body of our Lord Jesus Christ

November 1, 2020 All Saints’ Day Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Revelation 7:9-17; Matthew 5:1-12 Friends Forever Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. All Saints’ ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 7:9-17, Matthew 5:1-12

Denomination: Lutheran

The Years That The Locust Has Eaten

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 31, 2019

A promise of restoration to the repentant. A prophecy of the outpouring of the Spirit. A warning of the judgment to come.

THE YEARS THAT THE LOCUST HAS EATEN. Joel 2:23-32. A very old elder once said to me that his only regret was “the years that the locust has eaten” (Joel 2:25). However, there is no point in bemoaning what may have been, but rather our eyes should be on the here and now, and in the prospects ...read more

Scripture: Joel 2:23-32

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Blessed Art Thou

Contributed by David Roth on Nov 5, 2022

As we count our blessings, while we are thankful for the provisions of this life, the place of our blessedness is in our redemption by the blood of Jesus.

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. (Ps. 19:14) “Blessed Art Thou” “Have a blessed day.” Perhaps you have heard that phrase from time to time. Too often it’s not a parting wish from a close ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12, Revelation 7:9-17

Denomination: Lutheran

Raising The Dead.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 7, 2022

I AM the resurrection and the life.

RAISING THE DEAD. John 11:17-45. By the time Jesus got to Bethany, Lazarus had been dead for four days (John 11:17). The professional mourners attended the home of Martha and Mary (John 11:19). Ever the practical hostess, Martha went out to meet Jesus (John 11:20). Martha’s outlook oscillates ...read more

Scripture: John 11:17-45

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Priesthood Of All Believers

Contributed by Minister Dachi on Oct 2, 2022

Mission of God is not only meant for the Ministers / Ordained Pastors but it is also considered as the major responsibility given to the every individuals in the Ministries.

Ministry of God in the Church is not only the responsibility of the Priests but it is of all. Church is the God's Community. it belongs to everyone. Clergy and the Laity are not the different chadors or the categories in the Church, not even the Theological division. The combination or the ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-11, 1 Peter 2:1-10

Revere And Revive

Contributed by Perry Greene on Sep 21, 2020

Revival can come IF we are willing!

1. 2 Chronicles 7:11-14 11 Thus Solomon finished the house of the LORD and the king's house. All that Solomon had planned to do in the house of the LORD and in his own house he successfully accomplished. 12 Then the LORD appeared to Solomon in the night and said to him: “I have heard your ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:13-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Think Fast!

Contributed by Perry Greene on Aug 24, 2020

Fasting is a rewarding discipline in that it brings us closer to the "face" of God.

1. FASTING TOGETHER: THE MINNESOTA GRASSHOPPER SWARM In Minnesota, during the summer of 1876, there was a swarm of grasshoppers destroying the crops. There was a fear that the grasshoppers would return, so Governor John S. Pillsbury proclaimed a day of prayer and fasting on April 26, 1877, urging ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:16-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Life Well-Lived: Remembering Gayle Lamb Nash Series

Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Jan 30, 2018

homily for memorial service for Gayle Lamb Nash

Today we are here to celebrate the life of Gayle Lamb Nash: a daughter, a sister, an aunt, a wife, a mother, a grandmother, a dear friend and a member of this parish. Gayle was born on November 20, 1937 and was released from her pain on May 9, 2016. The birth and death statistics are always ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

Denomination: Episcopal

Death Of Moses.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Sep 11, 2023

The transition of leadership from Moses to Joshua.

DEATH OF MOSES. Deuteronomy 34:1-12. DEUTERONOMY 34:1-4. Moses’ long ministry was drawing to an end, but the LORD had one last treat for His faithful servant before he died. Moses already knew that he would not be permitted to enter the promised land (cf. Deuteronomy 3:27), but the LORD ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 34:1-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Covenant Blessings (Deuteronomy 26)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jan 12, 2025

Are there differences between old and new covenant blessings? Let's begin in Deuteronomy 26.

What blessings did God promise to Israel under the old covenant? Could they rejoice in good things which God gave them, a land flowing with milk and honey? If they were faithful to the covenant would God put them high above all the nations? What blessings does Jesus promise? Let’s begin in ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Luke's Beatitudes Series

Contributed by Rev. Katherine Beck-Ei on Feb 10, 2025

all the crowd were trying to touch him, for power came out from him and healed all of them. Then he looked up at his disciples…

…all the crowd were trying to touch him, for power came out from him and healed all of them. Then he looked up at his disciples… I am afraid that today’s sermon is one of those more academic messages. The Gospels According to Mark, Matthew, and Luke all contain “Beatitudes.” Those first two bear ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:17-26

God Cannot Forget You

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Mar 30, 2025

God cannot forget you because His love is everlasting, His covenant is unbreakable, and His faithfulness never fails.

GOD CANNOT FORGET YOU By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Isaiah 49:14-16 Supporting Texts: Psalm 27:10, Hebrews 13:5, Deuteronomy 31:8, 1 Samuel 1:19-20, Genesis 8:1 INTRODUCTION Life sometimes makes people feel abandoned, forgotten, or insignificant. There are moments when it seems as though ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 49:14-16

Denomination: Assembly Of God