Sermons on Pagan Holidays:

The Good Stuff Of Holiness Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 28, 2019

What is the one thing that makes us holy before God. There's lots of things holy people do and don't do... but there's one thing that we MUST do. Do you know what that is?

OPEN: A new preacher had just come to town and was visiting one of the Nursing Homes in the area. Thinking to introduce himself to one of the church members who lived there he leaned over her and gently asked “Do you know who I am?” She smiled sweetly and replied: “No, but if you go the front ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Be Thankful

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Nov 25, 2019

Thanksgiving is the holiday dedicated to giving thanks. But if your life isn't going very well you might think there isn't anything to be thankful for. Let's see if we can gain some perspective on why we should be thankful; not just at Thanksgiving time, but all the time.

BE THANKFUL Colossians 3:15-17 Thanksgiving is the holiday dedicated to giving thanks for things. Interestingly, the words thank and think have the same root, reminding us that thanksgiving comes from thinking about our blessings. But you may not be feeling very thankful lately. You might think ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:15-17, Colossians 4:2, Colossians 2:6-7, Philippians 4:6-7, Philippians 1:12-19, Psalm 100:4-5, Ephesians 5:19-20, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Remembering Series

Contributed by Duane Wente on May 29, 2023

We are a forgetful people. In America, holidays like Memorial Day help us remember the men and women who gave their lives in service to our country. Mordecai instructed that God’s people celebrate an annual festival to remember how God had saved them. God also gave us ways to remember today.

Video Ill.: We Will Remember (Memorial Day) — Centerline New Media ("The Old Man and the Gulls" from Paul Harvey's The Rest of the Story by Paul Aurandt, 1977, quoted in Heaven Bound Living, Knofel Stanton, Standard, 1989, p. 79-80) I know I’ve told this story before, but I love the ...read more

Scripture: Esther 9:16-28, Exodus 12:14, Exodus 12:17, Exodus 12:26-28, Luke 22:7-20  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Legacy Of Sacrifice And Faith - Memorial Day

Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on Jul 28, 2025

Memorial Day is more than just a national holiday. For us as Christians, it is a spiritual importance that reminds us of the greatest sacrifice ever made—when Jesus gave His life so we could be saved. As we honor those who died for our freedom, we also remember our Savior who died for our souls.

A Legacy of Sacrifice and Faith John 15:13 — "Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends." Introduction: Tomorrow, our country observes Memorial Day—a day to say thank you, and remember. It ...read more

Scripture: John 15:13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Boy Jesus Comes To His Temple.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 7, 2013

I must be about my Father's business.

THE BOY JESUS COMES TO HIS TEMPLE. Luke 2:41-52. It was obligatory for men to attend the three main feasts in Jerusalem, but it is evident that Mary and Joseph went up as a couple (Luke 2:41). They also took Jesus with them “according to the custom of the feast” (Luke 2:42). Habits set in youth ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:41-52

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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

The Shepherds Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Nov 8, 2021

God’s grace rests on those who embrace His Son by faith. God makes peace through the cross of His Son. The only people who get the peace are people who grasp God’s grace.

Nothing quite says “Tis the Season” like your favorite Hallmark Christmas movie marathon! If you have never watched a Hallmark Christmas movie, then here are the essential ingredients: • A small-town Christmas festival; • Lots of Christmas decorations; • PG level of romantic flirtation; • Lots of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-20

Denomination: Baptist

Christmas: Why Did Jesus Come To Us? Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 12, 2021

I’m really glad God came up with the idea of Christmas. But what did God have in mind when He created Christmas? What motivated Him to bring Christmas to us?

Christmas is really enjoyable on so many levels. But a widow names Stella has an unusual experience on Christmas. Stella’s first Christmas as a widow brought incredible loneliness. One day her doorbell rang and she was greeted by a messenger holding a box. “What’s in the box?” she asked. The ...read more

Scripture: Romans 15:8-13, Genesis 12:1-3, Revelation 7:9-10

Denomination: Baptist

Getting Down And Dirty Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 16, 2015

How do you fight to win against sin? There are at least 4 principles we need to know if we're going to overcome sin in our lives.

OPEN: One man told about the time, when he was a boy, that a bully used to demand his lunch money every day. He wrote: “Since I was smaller, I would give it to him. But then I decided to fight back. I started taking karate lessons, but the instructor wanted $5 a lesson. That was a lot of ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Breath Prayer

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Sep 9, 2021

Breath prayer is a form of prayer that is invading the progressive church. Is it Biblical? Is it what God desires? Where did it come from? Should we make it a part of our devotional practices? May the Lord give us discernment.

Breath Prayer Please stand with me as we go over our current memory Scripture: Matthew 5:9-12 “Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:13-15, Matthew 6:6, Philippians 4:6-7, 1 Thessalonians 5:17, 1 Samuel 1:9-14, Luke 18:10-14, Ephesians 1:15-16, Psalm 17:6, Ezra 8:23, 2 Samuel 24:25, Genesis 25:21, Malachi 1:11, Genesis 3:15, Matthew 6:7, Matthew 6:5-13  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Nazarene

There Is A Fly In The Ointment Series

Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Jul 29, 2023

This is the 4th sermon in the series on the Seven Churches in Revelation. This one deals with the Church of Thyatira.

Scripture: Revelation 2:18-29; Ecclesiastes 10:1; Song of Solomon 2:15 Theme: Tolerance – How Much? Title: The Fly in the Ointment INTRO: Grace and peace from God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Simplicity. Keeping things simple, plain and straightforward. Keeping things honest, ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:18-29, Ecclesiastes 10:1, Song of Songs 2:15, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-22, 1 John 4:1, 1 Peter 2:9, 1 John 2:15-16  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Nazarene

The Blindness In Misinterpreting God’s Way-3

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jul 29, 2025

3 of 6. YHWH God answered the frustrations experienced by His prophet Habakkūk, when he misinterpreted God’s way. Spiritual blindness results from misinterpreting God’s way. But, ?What characterizes that blindness? Misinterpreting God’s way, blinds you to...

The BLINDNESS In MISINTERPRETING GOD’s WAY--III —Habakkuk 1:6a(:5-11) Attention: Have you ever experienced realistic artwork done with chalk on cement walkway. It’s made to appear 3-dimensional. To the person walking down the sidewalk or in the town-square, the artwork has the look of real water, ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 1:6, Habakkuk 1:5-11

Denomination: Baptist

Looking Up Or Nose To The Ground?

Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Jul 19, 2022

Paul shares with us that as Christ followers as people who have been born again 1. We have a New DNA 2. We are called to live an Enlighten Life

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-4; Psalm 121:1-8 Theme: Looking Up rather than Nose on the Ground Paul wants to help all of us be able to live a New Life – 1. In Christ we have New DNA 2. In Christ we have a New Perspective INTRO: Grace and peace from God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit! I ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-4, Psalm 121:1-8, Ezekiel 36:26-27, 2 Corinthians 5:16-17, Galatians 3:28  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Nazarene

B Thankful Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 22, 2009

God repeatedly tells me I should be thankful for all things. But there are times I don’t want to thankful. There are times I don’t FEEL thankful. So how can I obey God when that happens?

OPEN: I read the true story of GIs stationed on Leyte in the Philippines during WW II. Although the region was secure, sometimes the enemy tried to infiltrate their food storage area. One such adversary, dressed in GI clothing, had worked himself into the noontime chow line. But the camp cook ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Christmas: Jesus Came To Declare War Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 12, 2021

The reason why I believe in Satan is because Jesus believed in Satan. Jesus said, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven” (Luke 10:18).

I’m really glad God came up with the idea of Christmas. What did God have in mind when He created Christmas? Turn 1 John 3 (page 1303 in pew Bibles) What motivated God to bring Christmas to us? When we think about Christmas, we normally turn to passages inside our Bibles that tell us the story of ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:1-10, James 4:17, John 8:46

Denomination: Baptist