Sermons on Patriotism:

Preservation Of Property Commanded Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 6, 2021

Stealing is wrong because ownership is right, and ownership is right because God has ordained it. Obedience to the eighth commandment, like all of the rest, is essential to the good life, and the good society.

The teacher said to the little boy who had stolen an apple from another boy's lunch pail, "Don't you know that you broke the eighth commandment?" "Yes," he responded, "But I figured I might just as well have the apple and break the eighth commandment as covet it ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:15

Labor Day – "Well Done. . .”

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Sep 3, 2022

If we’re honoring work, shouldn't we go to work an hour early on Labor Day & say to our boss, "I'm so thankful for this job that I'm here early, & I don't even want to be paid for today, because I appreciate my job so much."

MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK TEXT: Gen. 2:2,7,15, 3:17 19, 7:33; Matt. 7:23, 25:21; Luke 10:2; Col. 3:23-24 A. This is Labor Day ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:15, Genesis 3:17-19, Matthew 7:23, Luke 10:2, Colossians 3:23-24, Proverbs 26:13  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God Judges Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 25, 2022

If there isn't a Day of Judgment, then God could not claim to be a righteous God. But God will come and judge us in righteous judgment. What can that mean to us?

I’m going to give you a test this morning. I’m going to present facts regarding an historical figure from the back in the 1700s, and then I’m going to ask you who I have described: He was a brilliant general who won several battles for his nation, but over time, this general became angry about ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:10-11, Revelation 20:12-15, Acts 10:42-43

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Are You Loyal?

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jun 8, 2022

We have all kinds of loyalties. But there is one loyalty that should stand in a class by itself. It is a loyalty that can permeate & add even more meaning to all other loyalties. This is loyalty to Jesus.

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK TEXT: Matthew 26:31-35 Much of what we do in life is influenced by our loyalties. Oftentimes our loyalties ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:31-35, Matthew 26:21, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Hebrews 7:25, 1 John 1:9, 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Lead Me To The Cross

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Apr 6, 2020

This message begins with the anointing of Jesus feet, includes the triumphant entry and Jesus appeal for people to follow him in the way of discipleship.

“Lead Me The Cross” Text: John 12 Subject: How does John prepare us to believe in Jesus of Nazareth? Complement: he moves us to the centrality of the cross Big idea: “Belief in Jesus follows the way of the cross” In the Gospel of John, we encounter a first-person, eye-witness account of the life ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Jesus: Ultimate Unlikely Hero Series

Contributed by Lanny Carpenter on Nov 1, 2021

11th in Series on Unlikely Heroes. Portrays Jesus as the most unlikely Hero of all.

INTRODUCTION The late Senator John McCain, who was a prisoner of war, recalled an incident of patriotism and heroism inside the Vietnamese prison camp, the “Hanoi Hilton.” In 1971, the North Vietnamese moved him and some other prisoners from isolation into large rooms with as many as 30 to 40 men ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-11, Philippians 3:20-21

Denomination: Methodist

Desire For God's Presence, Provision & Protection Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Sep 13, 2021

We all need to be more fervent and less complacent in our pursuit of our relationship with God. Here we can learn how David overcame complacency and ritualistic religion.

PSALM 63 DESIRE FOR GOD'S PRESENCE, PROVISION & PROTECTION [1 Samuel 24, 2 Samuel 15-18] The freedom to be transparent before God, to express to Him exactly how you feel, is an important part of prayer and relationship. David's life exhibited those qualities. David lived with an ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

America - The Dreamland Of The World July 4th Sermon

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 18, 2022

As we come today to celebrate July 4th, our nations birthday, we come with grateful hearts. I can not think of any place in the world I would rather live than in this great land.

America is the dreamland of the world. It is such a dreamland that one of the biggest problems we have as a nation is stopping all the illegal immigrants. As we celebrate America’s birthday, every American should be grateful and feel blessed that we can call ourselves Americans. At this special ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

America…the Dreamland Of The World!

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 24, 2022

As we celebrate July 4th, our nations birthday, we come with grateful hearts. I can not think of any place in the world I would rather live than in this great land.

America is the dreamland of the world. It is such a dreamland that one of the biggest problems we have as a nation is stopping all the immigrants who try to enter this great land illegally. As we celebrate America’s birthday, every American should be grateful and feel blessed that we can call ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Father's Day

Contributed by Lee Houston on Jun 18, 2021

A first grade teacher asks her class what was Father's Day. One boy answered, "Father’s Day is just like Mother’s Day, only you don’t spend as much on the gift." Another boy responded, "What gift?"

Father’s Day Ephesians 6:1-3, "1Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. 2 Honor thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise; 3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth." A first-grade teacher asks her ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-3, Exodus 20:12

You Shall Have No Other Gods Before Me Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 19, 2021

This commandment is first; it’s before all the others. When you break any other of the Ten Commandments, you’ve broken this command first.

Brad Pitt wants you to know he has abandoned his belief in the god of the Bible. In a 2007 interview for Parade, actor Brad Pitt describes how he stumbled, over God’s ego. Pitt was raised a conservative Southern Baptist. For a while, his religion worked. But not for long. “Religion works. I know ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Should Christians Be Fighting A Culture War?

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Mar 27, 2021

Have you ever heard the phrase "the culture war?" It's a blanket phrase that describes the various cultural "conflicts" between perhaps more conservative and more liberal beliefs in real world society.

Have you ever heard the phrase "the culture war?" It's a blanket phrase that describes the various cultural "conflicts" between perhaps more conservative and more liberal beliefs in real world society. Images come to mind of the the battle over Christmas, yard signs that ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:21, 2 Kings 23:14, Daniel 6:24-28, Daniel 1:12, 2 Kings 23:21-23  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Salvation Army

Hasten To Be Heroic Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 30, 2021

Peter is saying here, hasten to be heroic. The Christian life is a battle, and it is no place for idleness and indifference, or cowardice. God calls for energetic excellence in every believer.

In the days when there was little freedom of speech in England Thomas Paine spent sometime in prison for speaking his mind. Benjamin Franklin urged him to come to America. He did so in 1774. The difference was so great, and he so fell in love with the value of freedom that he caught a vision of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:5

A Few Things I Learned From Vince Lombardi, Reggie White, Brett Favre, & Joe Montana

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on May 3, 2021

We're coming up on NFL football season. Autumn approaches. There is no greater idol in Wisconsin than Packer and Badger football season. Green Bay Packer season, of course, being the most important.

“When we place our dependence in God, we are unencumbered, and we have no worry. In fact, we may even be reckless, insofar as our part in the production is concerned. This confidence, this sureness of action, is both contagious and an aid to the perfect action. The rest is in the hands of God – and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:48

Denomination: Salvation Army

By The Rivers Of Babylon

Contributed by Victor Yap on Apr 3, 2025

Jeremiah 29

BY THE RIVERS OF BABYLON (JEREMIAH 29:1-11) A wealthy eccentric died and left a million dollars to his nephew, John. When the will was read at the lawyer’s office, the lawyer said to John, “According to your uncle’s instructions, payment of your inheritance will depend on choices that you must ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:1-11

Denomination: Independent/Bible