Sermons on Obscure:

Where Is Your Commitment? Series

Contributed by Greg Nance on Jan 19, 2015

Zeal is great when it is directed by God. It can be very destructive when it is not.

Where is your commitment? Let me begin with three illustrations. (Slide of picture of Howard Hughes in his youth) All he ever really wanted in life was more. He wanted more money, so he parlayed inherited wealth into a billion-dollar pile of assets. He wanted more fame, so he broke into the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-33

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Savior, Christ, And Lord Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Dec 24, 2012

In this lesson we learn about the content and the recipients of the angel's message in Luke 2:11.

Scripture For the past few months we have been studying the life of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke. This evening I would like to reflect on a previous text we looked at only very briefly. Several weeks ago we examined the birth of Jesus, who was born in a stable in Bethlehem (2:1-7). On the same ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Does It Really Matter? Series

Contributed by Thomas Cash on Dec 17, 2009

First in a series of three sermons on the reliability of the Bible. Are the words of the Bible really the words of God? Can you set your life by it? The Bible has some powerful defenders: generations of faithful scribes, an army of textual scholars, & God

Does It Really Matter? Deuteronomy 6:1–9, 2 Timothy 3:14–17, Galatians 1:6-12 (First is the series Our Still Point with God: The Reliability of the Bible) DISCLAIMER: The material in these three messages come from others who are better scholars than I! Contact me if I can credit anything in this ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:1-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

His Arrival

Contributed by C Vincent on Dec 12, 2009

The arrival of Jesus into the world stands as an important part of history

His Arrival JCC 13.12.09 am We all love to hear about the birth of a baby Something special in seeing this new life I remember looking at the feet of my babies and wondering where they would walk Looking at their hands and wondering what they would do with them Would they be grow up to be decent ...read more

Scripture: John 1:14

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Savior, Christ, Lord

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Dec 15, 2010

When the angels appeared to the shepherds, they announced three of Jesus' attributes.

Introduction A Introduction Story B In our text we see two of Christmas’ most familiar players: Angels/shepherds. 1 The history of angels surrounding Jesus is recorded with great detail in Scripture. a As Jesus made creation (Heb. 1.2) angels shouted for joy (Job 38.7) b Ministered to Him ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:6-15

Denomination: Baptist

Journeying With Jesus Through Lent #2: ‘by The Way Of The Cross' Series

Contributed by Michael B. Perrott on Mar 3, 2009

A SERMON FOR THE SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT 2009. We reflect upon the free gift of God, more precious and valuable than any other: the redeeming, atoning, justifying act of Jesus.

Mark 8:27-38 and Romans 3:21-26 ’Journeying with Jesus through Lent #2: ‘By the Way of the Cross’’ Sermon Series: Lent 2009 Those of us who like to watch quiz shows on TV may remember a show (in the UK running from 1965-88) from some years ago called ‘Call my Bluff’ (only running in the US from ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:27-38

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

"Get Found, Kid!"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Sep 7, 2010

God’s grace is often hard for us to fathom, so Jesus talked to us about it a lot!

1 Timothy 1:12-17 Luke 15:1-10 “Get Found, Kid!” Margaret Fleming, an Assistant Attorney General and Chief of the Constitutional Defense Division of the Alabama Attorney General’s Office writes this: “We are not told why ‘all the tax collectors and sinners’ ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-10

Denomination: United Methodist

Crazy Love 1: Stop Praying Series

Contributed by Anthony Seel on Sep 20, 2010

The first sermon of a series on Crazy Love by Francis Chan. This sermon is an exposition of Psalm 19:1-6 about our infinite God based on general revelation.

The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 19, 2010 The Rev. M. Anthony Seel, Jr. St. Andrew’s Church Psalm 19:1-6 Crazy Love 1: “Stop Praying” “Our feeblest contemplations of the Cosmos stir us – there is a tingling in the spine, a catch in the voice, a faint ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 19:1-6

Denomination: Lutheran

Believe In Love Series

Contributed by Jon Lipka on Jul 8, 2014

Loving God means accepting His love for us however it may be manifest, whether in temporal blessings or pain. Our Lord suffered in His earthly life, but was exalted to the highest place!

Welcome, brothers and sisters in Christ, to the First Sunday in Lent. We are joining together throughout Lent in a sermon series, “Falling in Love Again.” We are preparing ourselves for the great Paschal feast, the wedding supper of the Lamb. On Ash Wednesday, we heard God’s ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Anglican

A World Without People Series

Contributed by Coz Von on Sep 9, 2017

A time is coming when it will all be gone! When all the earth’s inhabitants will disappear, This is the end of the end, how will this happen?

Cyrus L. Lundell was just out looking for gum. What he found was far more interesting. The year was 1931. Thanks to Chicago’s Wrigley Company, the world had an enormous appetite for a new confection called chewing gum, made from the sticky sap of the tropical tree Manilkara chicle. The problem: ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Creation, Sin, And More Sin The Trouble With It All Series

Contributed by David Taylor on Aug 23, 2016

Creation, Sin, and More Sin The Trouble With It All Genesis 2:4-3:22 David Taylor January 24, 2016

Creation, Sin, and More Sin The Trouble With It All Genesis 2:4-3:22 David Taylor January 24, 2016 No matter where one looks, we see that there is something terribly wrong with the world. Nations seek to dominate Nations. We read daily about death, murder, and violence. Our children tell us ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Apostolic Testimony And The Authority Of Scripture.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 4, 2022

At the back of Peter’s apostolic testimony to the transfiguration of our Lord lies the foundational authority of the Old Testament Scriptures

THE APOSTOLIC TESTIMONY AND THE AUTHORITY OF SCRIPTURE. 2 Peter 1:16-21. I). THE APOSTOLIC TESTIMONY. 2 Peter 1:16-18. Peter had a genuine pastoral concern for the purity of the church after his own death, literally his “exodus” (2 Peter 1:14-15). The Apostle wrote his second letter against ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:16-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Does It Mean To Have Spiritually Blurred Vision?

Contributed by Chris Swanson on Jan 24, 2023

What does it mean in having blurred vision? Blurred vision is the deficiency of sharpness of visual perception, causing objects to show up cloudy or out of focus.

The essential drivers of obscured vision are refractive issues – myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), astigmatism (imperfection in the curvature of the eye), or presbyopia (gradual loss of seeing close things clearly). Blurred vision can likewise be an indication of a more ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 13:1-13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

"Magic, Mystery, Miracle”

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Dec 20, 2022

The theme is take from Leonard Sweet the message of Christmas. In our society, there are two great religious holidays—Christmas and Easter. The green wreath of Christmas is juxtaposed to the Good Friday wreath of thorns.

In Jesus Holy Name December 24, 2022 Text: Matthew 1:20b-23 Christmas Eve - Redeemer “Magic, Mystery, Miracle” Christmas is here. I’m sure you went through rolls of scotch tape in order to decorate all the Christmas gifts. Your scotch tape was probably made by the 3M ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:20-23, Luke 2:4-14

Denomination: Lutheran

Part #2 Ready, Watching, Vigilant (Think Ahead)

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Nov 11, 2016

What message are we really sending to those around us. Could we be leaning on a bruised reed? This problem might reveal a real weakness within the heart?

READY, WATCHING, VIGILANT--- Think ahead. PART #2 By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com DO WE UNDERSTAND IT OFTEN TIMES IS EASIER TO START A FIRE THAN IT IS TO KEEP THE FIRE BURNING? You have to be vigilant to keep the home fires burning. 1 Corinthians 14:8 For if the trumpet give an ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 14:8

Denomination: Assembly Of God