Sermons on Our Honor:

The New Year For Our Church

Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Dec 23, 2022

An interactive sermon on how our lives and our church can grow in Christ in the New YEar

Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship Hagerstown, MD www.mycrossway.org Let’s be honest for a moment. How many of you kept to the diet throughout 2022? How many of you actually kept exercising past February? This year I am determined it's going to be different. I have made a New ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:13-14, Romans 8:1, Genesis 4:7, Colossians 3:12-13

Denomination: Brethren

Our Inheritance In Jesus Alone Series

Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Feb 24, 2022

What Paul is wanting the church in Ephesus to know - and for us to know as well - is that we have a wonderful and glorious identity in Christ. Unfortunately, there are many believers today that do not understand or live into their God-given birthright as adopted children of God.

Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship Hagerstown, MD, USA www.mycrossway.org View this and other messages at: https://mycrossway.churchcenter.com/channels/8118 Today we’re in Ephesians Chapter 1, verses 11 through 14. We’re going through this amazing letter written by the Apostle Paul. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:11-14, Romans 1:28, 1 John 2:15, Hebrews 10:23, Romans 8:17, 1 Peter 1:3, Colossians 1:12, John 16:8, John 15:26, Romans 10:17, Revelation 21:5  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Brethren

Who Is Our Neighbor? Ukraine!!

Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Feb 28, 2022

we are instructed to care for our brothers and sisters, but also pray for those who hate us, remembering that we must do both during the assault on Ukraine by Russia

Luke 10:29 One of the primary ministries of Deacons in the Episcopal Church is to 'take the church to the world, and the world to the church.' This is going to be one of those Sundays. This is the second time I had a sermon prepared, and current events compelled me to write a new one to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:29, Luke 10:36-37

Denomination: Episcopal

Temptations -- Jesus' And Ours Series

Contributed by Revd Dr Ruwan Palapathwala on Jan 1, 2025

Temptation is our awful struggle not to lose ourselves and our potential to lose ourselves. Temptation also highlights God’s mercy and grace in our lives in the wilderness for forty minutes, hours, days or years.

In today’s Gospel reading, we encounter the most human and common experience: temptation, which Jesus also experienced in a very profound way. The temptations of Jesus are found in all four Gospels. But we are accustomed to thinking that Jesus was tempted three times before his public ministry ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-2, Luke 4:1-13, Mark 1:12-13

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Love: Our Beginning And End

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Feb 3, 2025

A sermon for the 4th Sunday of Epiphany, Year C

February 2, 2025 Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Luke 4:21-30 Love: Our Beginning and End Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. We’ve heard today that remarkable passage from First Corinthians 13: ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, Luke 4:21-30

Denomination: Lutheran

Altering Our Course (2012)

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Dec 4, 2023

Having unclean lips goes beyond speech because of the origin of our speech is the content of our hearts.

ALTERING OUR COURSE Text: Isaiah 6:1-8 Rev. Dan R. Dick has a sermon on this text. In his sermon he said that unclean lips he mentioned that “unclean lips” is an evocative phrase that covers a wide range of behaviors”. (David N. Mosser. ed. ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8

Denomination: United Methodist

Aspect Of Our Christian Walk Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Jan 19, 2024

Today, I want to talk to you about a critical aspect of our Christian walk....

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Today, I want to talk to you about a critical aspect of our Christian walk: speaking the truth in love. As believers, we have an obligation to tell the truth and rebuke sin, not to condemn or offend others but to lovingly guide them towards righteousness. In a ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 14:5, Proverbs 12:19

When God Is On Our Side.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jan 25, 2024

'This I know; for God is for me' (cf. Psalm 56:9).

WHEN GOD IS ON OUR SIDE. 1 Samuel 17:32-49. Things had reached an impasse in the territorial struggles between the invading Philistines and Israel. The valley of Elah (cf. 1 Samuel 17:2) was in the south of Israel, and the two armies were set in battle array facing one another, but neither side ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:32-49

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

We Lift Our Hands Series

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Oct 7, 2024

The second sermon in a stewardship series. This week focuses on service and vocation.

September 29, 2024 Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church Micah 6:6-8; Philippians 2:1-11; Mark 1:29-31 We Lift Our Hands Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. We lift our hands. Hands are amazing things. There are 27 bones in a ...read more

Scripture: Micah 6:6-8, Philippians 2:1-11, Mark 1:29-31

Denomination: Lutheran

We Lift Our Lives Series

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Oct 14, 2024

The third in a series of stewardship sermons. This week considers the stewardship of our live and our days.

October 13, 2024 Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church Psalm 90:1-12; Philippians 1:21-26; Matthew 6:25-34 We Lift Our Lives Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. We lift our lives. Imagine there’s a bank that credits your ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 90:1-12, Philippians 1:21-26, Matthew 6:25-34

Denomination: Lutheran

Taking Up Our Cross

Contributed by Kelvin Mckisic on Oct 14, 2024

The sixth church that Jesus addressed received no words of rebuke or chastisement. It was faithful to the Gospel, open to opportunities, and will be delivered from its enemies at the coming hour of trial upon the world. Take up your cross and do the same.

Good morning, dear friends. It's a joy to welcome you to this moment of shared faith, a time of communion in the Word of God. We gather here, not merely as individuals, but as a community united by the love of Christ, a love that transcends our differences and binds us together as one family ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:7-13, 2 Corinthians 12:9, Galatians 6:2, John 16:33, James 1:2-4  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Creating Or Destroying With Our Tongue Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Feb 25, 2025

How can you use your words to bless others and to demonstrate the love of Christ?

As believers, we often underestimate the power of our words. The Bible reminds us that our tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit (Proverbs 18:21). In this sermon, we'll explore the biblical significance of our words and how they can either bless or ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 11:26-28, Romans 12:14

Jesus Is Our North Star

Contributed by John Gaston on Feb 26, 2025

In ancient times, mariners & explorers traveled by using fixed lights in the sky to guide them across great expanses of oceans or lands. GPS may get you to an EARTHLY destination but only Jesus will get you to your HEAVENLY destination!

JESUS IS OUR NORTH STAR Ps. 119:89 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. There was a husband that died. He left his wife $20,000. After the funeral, his wife told her friend that she was totally broke. She said, “I thought you said he left you $20,000?” 2. “I did, but I spent $5,000 on the funeral and ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:89

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Our Ever-Present Help

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Mar 1, 2025

No matter the situation you find yourself in, God is always there to help. He is not a distant God but an ever-present helper.

OUR EVER-PRESENT HELP By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Psalm 46:1 "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble." Supporting Texts: Isaiah 41:10, Deuteronomy 31:6, Hebrews 4:16, Psalm 121:1-2, Matthew 28:20 INTRODUCTION In life, challenges and difficulties are ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 46:1, Isaiah 41:10, Deuteronomy 31:6, Hebrews 4:16, Psalm 121:1-2, Matthew 28:20  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Validating Our Christian Identity

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 4, 2025

Lent is a time in which we engage our interior self with its brokenness, weakness and intentional wrongdoing. We are all sinners, but we are sinners endeavoring to become saints, by our faith and practice.

Friday after Ash Wednesday 2025 A priest of my acquaintance many years ago was in conversation with a Lutheran minister. He asked the minister if he believed that Martin Luther had made any big mistakes setting up a parallel Christian church. The minister candidly admitted that he thought Luther ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 58:1-9, Psalm 51:3-6, Matthew 9:14-15

Denomination: Catholic