Sermons on Parish:

Jacob Wrestles With God - A Reflection On Genesis 32

Contributed by David Smith on Dec 21, 2006

Father Dave’s Sermon on wrestling with God. Real growth experiences always involve struggle and pain. And so Jacob, at the turning point of his life, wrestles all night with a dark and shadowy figure by the river Jabbok. He struggles. He fights. He is wo

"Jacob was left alone; and a man wrestled with him until daybreak. (25) When the man saw that he did not prevail against Jacob, he struck him on the hip socket; and Jacob’s hip was put out of joint as he wrestled with him. (26) Then he said, "Let me go, for the day is breaking." But Jacob said, "I ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:24-30

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Abortion: Where From Here?

Contributed by William Mouser on Jan 31, 2006

On the 33rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, this sermon points to the stark certainty of eventual judgment and also to specific actions which Christians may take in view of this.

Psalms 11 & 130, Leviticus 18:21-30, 1 John 3:1-3, Matt. 18:1-7, 10-14 Abortion: Where from here? Today is the 33rd anniversary of the Supreme Court decision known as Roe verses Wade, the decision that declared that our national constitution contained within it an entitlement for any woman in our ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:1-14

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Sinfulness

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Feb 21, 2006

An Ash Wednesday Sermon

Ash Wednesday Psalm 51:1-18 Sinfulness 51:1 ¶ To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to thy steadfast love; according to thy abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash me ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:1-18

Denomination: Lutheran

A Framework For Prayer Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Mar 3, 2006

We are to pray for one another with thankfulness for God’s grace being shown in our lives; with confidence that God is watching over us and will vindicate us in the end. We are to pray that God might see in us the fruit of his Spirit, that he might bring

Today we begin a short series, looking at the prayers of St Paul. What I hope we’ll discover over these 5 Sundays in January is a pattern of prayer that might help us in our own private praying as well as in our communal prayer times together. The framework: Today I want to look at Paul’s ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 1:3-12

Denomination: Anglican

Will I Have Enough? Series

Contributed by Paul Decker on Nov 11, 2003

When you fear you don’t have enough, remember that you do. [financial insecurity]

STANDING TALL: WILL I HAVE ENOUGH? Philippians 4: 10-20 S: Courage Th: Financial Insecurity Pr: WHEN YOU FEAR YOU DON’T HAVE ENOUGH, REMEMBER THAT YOU DO. ?: How? How do we remember this? KW: Lessons TS: We will find in our study of Philippians 4:10-20 three lessons that we must learn in ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:10-20

Denomination: Baptist

What Do You Want?

Contributed by Scott Carmer on Oct 30, 2006

When Bartimaeus received his sight from Jesus, he wanted nothing more than to see Christ, love Christ, and follow Christ.

What Do You Want? Mark 10:46-52 October 29, 2006 If you could have anything on earth, what would it be? What do you want most of all. What is your dream? What would make you incredibly happy? Do you know what I want? When I retire, I want a green metal-flake “Champion Elite” Bass boat with a ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:46-52

Denomination: Methodist

Good News For The Poor

Contributed by Chris Appleby on May 14, 2007

Here is a goal that everyone of us is called to work towards as a part of Christ’s body here on earth: to preach good news to the poor, to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, and to proclaim th

I wonder how many people were here when we first sat down to work on a Parish Plan. I don’t think there were many of you around back then, though most were when we reviewed that plan a few years ago. But for those who weren’t it was one of the first things we did after I started here. But then that ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:14-30

Denomination: Anglican

The Reluctant Sprit Series

Contributed by James Macinnes on May 24, 2007

The reaction of the tribes of Isreal to being called into battle and the results of such action/inaction and how it applies to the church today.

The Reluctant Spirit. Judges 5:15b-18 “honorable mentions” and the “dishonorable mentions rebuke towards four and one half tribes whom did not come. “suppose they gave a war and nobody came?” Ruben: The tribe that was sentimental but not decisive . . . therefore could not act. Name meant: ...read more

Denomination: Charismatic

Running From God: It's Not About The Fish Series

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Apr 15, 2007

God places each of us in our Nineveh: work, school, where we live and like Jonah we cannot see the big picture so we ignore our calling and sail away from our Ninevah - and then the storms.

As you know, years ago when I lived in the San Francisco Bay Area, I had a business on the side cleaning Aquariums. I did ok, I was a young man struggling along with my business and one day I was at my aquarium wholesaler and I ran into a man who was in the same business, except he knew what he was ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus, Justice & Jubilee

Contributed by David Smith on Jan 24, 2007

Father Dave’s sermon on the relationship between evangelism, social justice and the Gospel. Why was the Gosepl proclaimed as ’Good news the poor’ and what was Jesus’ vision of Social Justice?

There has been an unfortunate division in the church, that goes back over many years, between those who emphasise the preaching of the Gospel as the primary work of the church, and those who focus on issues of justice, love, and peace. It is regularly assumed that those who focus on the preaching ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:14-21

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Ellowene Joins The White Robed Multitude

Contributed by Christopher Martin on May 27, 2009

A funeral sermon for one of my shut ins preached 5/27/2009 at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church. She requested this text and the hymn "Who Is This Host Arrayed in White" at her funeral, and what a comfort it was!

This morning, we’re here in God’s House because in His great wisdom, God saw fit to call Ellowene Dorothy Christensen to her eternal home on Saturday afternoon. We’re here today to find comfort and strength due to the fact that a mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt, (sister), neighbor, ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 7:9-17, Revelation 9:1

Denomination: Lutheran

Moved With Compassion

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jul 14, 2009

Jesus compassion and love is for all who will accept.

Text: “But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them....” (Matthew 9:36). According to The American Heritage Dictionary the word “compassion” is defined as “The deep feeling of sharing the suffering of another, together with the inclination to give aid or support or to show ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:30-44

Denomination: Christian Church

1 Thessalonians Chapter 1

Contributed by Kyle Gray on May 19, 2009

This is an exposition of 1 Thessalonians 1.

I had a great conversation with my 4 year old son, Kasen, this week. He was noticing all of the cars parked at the neighbors house next door. Everyone was dressed up and he wondered why. I explained to him that our neighbor...an old man died. I told him that’s what happens to all of us someday. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

You Can Trust This Book

Contributed by Mike Rickman on Oct 17, 2009

The Word of God can be trusted because of its source.

October 18, 2009 Morning Worship Text: 2 Peter 1:19-21 Subject: The Word of God Title: You Can Trust This Book? One of the world’s favorite words concerning the church is “Hypocrite”. And I suppose that there has been occasion over the past twenty years and beyond that those outside the church ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:19-21

Denomination: Assembly Of God

To Tell The Truth

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Sep 12, 2009

We can and must speak truth to power. We can do so if we receive our own power through prayer; and so speaking makes a difference if there is compassion in it.

You’ll remember the old fable called "The Emperor’s New Clothes". In that story there is a crafty tailor, who persuades the emperor that he can make a suit of clothes out of a magic fabric, a fabric which can be seen only by the wise and intelligent. Stupid people, foolish people supposedly cannot ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:1-13

Denomination: Baptist