Sermons on Obligations:

Baptism In The Teaching Of Paul Series

Contributed by Charles Salmon on Mar 23, 2006

A sermon on baptism as taught in Paul’s epistles.

Baptism In the Teachings of Paul Acts 22:16 INTRO.: Story of Paul’s defense in Jerusalem: Acts 22:1ff. Paul emphasizes the role of baptism in his own conversion. One would certainly imagine it plays a prominent role in his later teaching. Since Paul, the Apostle, wrote most of the epistles of the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 22:16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Ten Commandment

Contributed by Manuel Amparo on Mar 26, 2006

The new and everlasting covenant provides for the law of the Ten Commandments to be engraved upon the tables of the heart.

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS EXODUS 20:3-17 A. THE LAW OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTS IS 1. A transcript of God’s character: a. God is holy, just and good; His law is holy, just and good - Rom. 7:12; Isa. 6:3 b. God is a Spirit - John 4:22, 23; His law is spiritual - Rom 7:14 ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:3-17

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Fascinated By The Word

Contributed by Ed Warfield on Apr 15, 2008

God is a full-fledged Father filled with emotion who longs for me to come into alignment with His heart so that He can lavish His extravagant affection on me. His Word is the pathway to this experience.

Fascinated By The Word – Proverbs 2:1 Intro.: Most people see God as a stoic, detached Being that silently watches humanity from far away. The truth is that He is a full-fledged Father filled with emotion and who longs for, loves and even desires me and who patiently waits for me to come ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 2:1

Denomination: Charismatic

Send Not To Know For Whom The Bell Tolls

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 7, 2010

Ash Wednesday gives us what may be our last Lenten opportunity to repent and turn back to God.

Ash Wednesday Homily 2010 2 Cor 5:20 - 6:2 The great bell called St Ferdinand at our diocesan cathedral tolls solemnly several times each month. Many years ago I heard the toll as my father’s casket was slowly pushed out toward its ultimate resting place. Each day the low sound of bells ...read more

Denomination: Catholic

The Essential Character Of Gift In Relationships Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 9, 2010

Whether in a family or in society, there must be room for gracious gift, not just equal value exchange, even for the sake of justice.

January 10, 2010 Caritas in Veritate We can only imagine the look that poor Hannah gave Elkanah after he said “why are you crying. Am I not worth more to you than ten sons?” In Israel, as in many cultures today, having a son is economic security in old age. The sons had ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-8

Denomination: Catholic

Same Daddy...different Promise Series

Contributed by Carl Willis on Aug 8, 2007

Ishmael and Isaac. Offspring of the same biological father, but recipients of a different promise.

Same Daddy… Different Promise Galatians 4:21-31 Galatians 4:21-23 (NLT) Listen to me, you who want to live under the law. Do you know what the law really says? [22] The Scriptures say that Abraham had two sons, one from his slave-wife and one from his freeborn wife. [23] The son of the ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:21-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Personal Revelations Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Jun 17, 2013

Paul declares that his teacher was the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is our teacher, also, but the Spirit many teachers to provide us with our personal revelation.

Galatians 1:11-24 "Personal Revelations" INTRODUCTION I'm a history buff, and I enjoy a good, well written biography. Biographies help us see inside the person and enable us to begin to understand why that person did or said what is recorded in history. Today's text is a brief autobiography ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 1:11-24

Denomination: Lutheran

Harden Not Your Hearts Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 10, 2015

Not to share one's wealth with the poor is stealing from them.

Thursday in the First Week in Course 2015 Joy of the Gospel The two NT readings we have heard today are linked by a single notion expressed in the words “moved with pity.” Jesus looked on this poor leper and, in the Greek, became splagchnistheis. This is something we have all ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:40-45

Denomination: Catholic

Education And Service Promote Growth In Faith Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 12, 2015

Our catechesis must constantly reinforce the truths accepted in the early proclamation of the Gospel of Christ.

Thursday of 24th week in course 2015 Joy of the Gospel Today the Franciscans celebrate the feast of the Stigmata of St. Francis. The few saints who have legitimately borne the marks of Christ’s passion live out in a physical and spiritual way the long hours of Christ’s passion and ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:14-18

Denomination: Catholic

Prioritizing Your Relationship With God

Contributed by Delishia Davis on Mar 30, 2016

Regardless of how difficult opposition may rise, remember that Almighty God has a purpose and plan to far exceed anything of the world and its leverages. When you stand firm in the relationship with God, he gives you power to overcome, excel and exceed

“Day and night I’ll stick with God; I’ve got a good thing going and I’m not letting go.” Psalm 16:8 King David records his most intimate thoughts in the writings of the Psalms. He begins Psalm 16 with a declaration that the Almighty God is in control of his life, and ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 16:6-8

Denomination: United Methodist

Enter His Gates With Thanksgiving

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Nov 25, 2014

The sermon shares the value of gates and entering those gates means everything to the point we rejoice, we rejoice because of who God is, and it means everything because various travelers are always welcome.

Enter His Gates With Thanksgiving Psalm 100 1. It was at the gates of a city that the people of the Middle East went for legal business, conversation, bargaining, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 100:1-12

Denomination: Methodist

The Tabernacle Prayer

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 3, 2015

The Tabernacle Prayer

Num 6:22-27 The Supplication From The Tabernacle In 1347 bubonic plague killed 25 million people. One of the first symptoms was often a sneeze. ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 6:22-27

Denomination: Holiness

Being Close To The Poor Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 5, 2015

'No one must say that they cannot be close to the poor because their own lifestyle demands more attention to other areas.'

Thursday of 2nd week in Advent 2015 Joy of the Gospel The passage from Isaiah we just heard is from what is often called “Second” Isaiah, probably a disciple of the original Isaiah who wrote during and immediately following the Babylonian exile. It is full of hope; from this we find ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 41:13-20

Denomination: Catholic

Struggle Of Love With The Powers Of Darkness Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 28, 2012

In the world we struggle with darkness, but we have the power of God's love, expressed in the Incarnate Word, on our side, and the victory is already won.

Monday in the Octave of Christmas 2012 Gaudium et Spes “The Word became flesh, and pitched his tent among us.” This literal translation of the words of John’s hymn to the Logos, the Word of God, sums up the Good News we celebrated this year as we celebrate it in every year. As ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-18

Denomination: Catholic

Trembling And Bewildered

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Apr 7, 2012

Easter Sunday, Year B

Mark 16: 1 – 8 / Trembling and Bewildered Intro: The little boy was not happy about going to church on Easter Sunday. His new shoes were too tight, his tie pinched his neck and the weather outside was just too beautiful to be cooped up inside . . . so as he sulked in the pew his parents ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:1-8

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed