Sermons on Pale Skin:

"An Interview With An Invalid” John 5:1-17 Series

Contributed by Paris Lee Smith, Sr. Mdiv on Jan 5, 2013

"This is a fresh approach to this remarkable encounter between a brother trying to get in a place where Jesus is telling him to quickly get away from!"

In the Gospel of John, there is perhaps one of the most interesting miracles to have ever taken place in the holy writ. In chapter five of his Gospel is the main miracle of the man who had been sitting at the Pool of Bethesda for thirty-eight long years. Allow our creative imagination the ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

The Big Picture

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Feb 28, 2018

We mustn’t take our eyes off the big picture; keep the Main Thing the main thing!

The Big Picture February 25, 2018 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: We mustn’t take our eyes off the big picture; keep the Main Thing the main thing! Focus Passage: 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 ( Supplemental Passage: Therefore, since we have so great a ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17-21

Denomination: Baptist

Pleasing And Acceptable

Contributed by David Paulson on Jul 20, 2017

I'm trying to answer two questions - What went wrong with Balaam's sacrifice? How can we avoid it?

Numbers 22 to 25 You don’t read the word ‘altar’ or ‘sacrifice’ of the first instances where it’s mentioned. I often wonder why those words were left out, why did God not make a big deal out of ...read more

Job’s Final Defense, Part 1 Series

Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Jul 25, 2017

Sometimes, life brings us challenges that seem unsurmountable. The simple fact is, life is not easy ... and life is not always fair or predictable. However, can’t we willingly serve a Holy God, holding our heads high because God is in charge?

Job’s Final Defense, Part 1 Job Sermon Series, Part 14 Introduction (Job Slide) - We are continuing to examine Job’s response to his friends -- What is important is that there are several phases to his response -- Mike covered the first last Sunday which was identifying Job’s focus - Job ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Greatest Love Story Ever Told

Contributed by Bo Dunford on Feb 18, 2021

The Crucifixion Of Jesus

MATTHEW 27:27-36 “THE GREATEST LOVE STORY EVER TOLD” A) John 3:16 ....... Say it with me ....... * For a moment, I want our minds to go back in time – Jesus’ earthly ministry is coming to an end. * In Matt. 26, Jesus is preparing to celebrate the Passover with His disciples. B) In the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:27-36

Denomination: Baptist

"a Man Of Mystery" Advent Iii

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Dec 10, 2020

The title “man of mystery” belongs to John the Baptist. John invited people to step into the water and be baptized then change their behavior. That is what it means to “make the crooked places straight, rough places smooth.”

In Jesus Holy Name December 13, 2020 Redeemer Text John 1:14 “The Man of Mystery” The title “man of mystery” belongs to John the Baptist. He was an unusual prophet shrouded in mystery. A child of the desert. His face, weathered by the wind and desert ...read more

Scripture: John 1:14, John 1:6-8

Denomination: Lutheran

The Greatest Love Story Ever Told

Contributed by Bo Dunford on Nov 2, 2020

Jesus loved us to death.

MATTHEW 27:27-36 “THE GREATEST LOVE STORY EVER TOLD” A) John 3:16 ....... Say it with me ....... * For a moment, I want our minds to go back in time – Jesus’ earthly ministry is coming to an end. * In Matt. 26, Jesus is preparing to celebrate the Passover with His disciples. B) In the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:27-36

Denomination: Baptist

Reflection On The Journey Of Life: A Mysterious And Beautiful Christianity

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Mar 23, 2021

The simple act of going for a walk can be such an engaging experience. I need it actually, after the long day.

The simple act of going for a walk can be such an engaging experience. I need it actually, after the long day. So many days are spent doing mindless tasks repetitively. It's like my mind unleashes during the long night walks. I wish I could do it more often. But winter is coming. And the ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1, Ecclesiastes 3:11

Denomination: Salvation Army

Wrecking Ball (Fourth Sunday After Epiphany 2017).

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Aug 14, 2020

Sometimes what we learn is like a “Wrecking ball” that crashes against walls in much the same way that our new insights made the old ones obsolete. ... The Beatitudes can be like a wrecking ball as to how they can help us to grow where we thought we had arrived.

WRECKING BALL Text: Matthew 5: 1 -12 Back in the 1800’s, the cleanliness factor involved in surgeries within the practice of medicine was far different than what is practiced today. Multitudes of people were dying shortly after their surgeries. There was one doctor who figured ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Denomination: United Methodist

Justice To All Oppressed

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Jul 13, 2014

To show that when we enter this world, we are oppressed people, but GOD can deliver us to both righteousness and justice at the same time.

I. EXORDIUM: Are you oppressed? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that when we enter this world, we are oppressed people, but GOD can deliver us to both righteousness and justice at the same time. IV. TEXT: Psalms 103:6 (Amplified Bible) 103:6 The Lord executes ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:6

Denomination: Pentecostal

Don't Judge Me! Series

Contributed by Jerry Owen on May 24, 2017

Sermon about our command from Jesus about judging.

DON’T JUDGE ME! Matthew 5:1-6, 15-20 In our degraded society that America is today, a Christian can hardly make a statement concerning morality in public without somebody standing up and screaming "Don't Judge Me!" Then that sinner goes onto partially quote probably the only Bible verse they ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:1-5, Matthew 7:15-20

Denomination: Baptist

Is There Hope?

Contributed by Damien Saylor on Aug 23, 2020

Is our God a God of deliverance? Let’s look at history, & compare our current situation with a dire time in history.

Sermon- Is there Hope? - Think with me, it has been over 4 months & going on 5 since we closed our church, & went online. I never thought there would be a time that I would be away from the church building. Now it’s been almost 5 months, & it seems that the virus knows no ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Forgiveness (Part 2) Series

Contributed by Delray Lentz on Mar 21, 2024

What did you do this past week, that God will say “Well done good and faithful servant?” Without naming names, there are some of you here today that lived out Matthew 25:40 “The King will reply, truly I tell you whatever you did for the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me”

Last week we looked at forgiveness and how important forgiveness is to God. We touched on: • Where asking for forgiveness was first mentioned in the bible. Found in Exodus 9:27 • We also looked how Adam and Eve blamed others instead of asking for forgiveness. o A friend commented to me this past ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:15-20

Listening To The Least

Contributed by Dr John Singarayar Svd on Dec 23, 2021

New Year Reflection

Listening to the Least New Year Reflection Scripture: Numbers 6:22-27, Galatians 4:4-7, Luke 2:16-21. Let us listen to the Word of God for today taken from the Gospel of Saint Luke (Luke 2:16-21): “The shepherds went in haste to Bethlehem and found Mary and Joseph, ? and the infant lying in ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 6:22-27, Galatians 4:4-7, Luke 2:16-21

Denomination: Other

God Has A Better Plan

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Aug 13, 2025

We appreciate God's plan for DIVINE HEALING. God has a better plan: DIVINE HEALTH. Will we comply?

A BETTER PLAN By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes) WHEN PROBLEMS GET OVER YOUR HEAD, WE KNOW EVERYTHING IS UNDER GOD’S FEET. DIVINE HEALING IS A WONDERFUL PART OF THE PLAN THAT GOD HAS FOR HIS PEOPLE. 2 Samuel 22:39 And I have consumed them, and wounded ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 61:1, Psalm 103:3

Denomination: Assembly Of God