Sermons on People Despised Jesus:

Jesus Is .....

Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Sep 16, 2011

Who is to lead our churches. Paul writes that in Jesus everything is revealed.

JESUS IS …… COLOSSIANS 1:15-22 Intro: A young sentry was on guard duty for the 1st time, and he had orders not to admit any car unless it had a special identification seal on its bumper. About the middle of the night, an unmarked car approached his guard shack and the sentry stopped ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:15-22

Denomination: Baptist

Signs And Marks Of Being Chosen By god. Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on May 27, 2024

Being chosen by God is a profound honor and privilege.

Being chosen by God is a profound honor and privilege. The Bible reveals several signs and marks that indicate whether one is chosen by God. Let's explore these indicators, grounded in Scripture, to understand the characteristics of those selected by God for His purposes. 1. Called and Chosen ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:6, 1 Peter 1:2, 1 John 5:13

The Truth About Jesus Series

Contributed by Billy Ricks on Jan 15, 2013

We as Christians have the truth found in the person of Jesus Christ. What is the problem in communicating that truth? Many people in our culture and world today don't even know the question to ask so that we can give the answer in Jesus.

Intro: As the new year approaches we need more than ever to know who we are and what we are supposed to be about. We know in the great commandment we are told to Love God with every fiber of our being, and love each other with every fiber of our being. We also know in the Great Commission we are ...read more

Scripture: John 14:6

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus' Mission

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 25, 2024

Today, I thought I would start from the beginning of Jesus's ministry. Just what was His mission? Of course, we know what that mission was for us today. But in that day, the people had no idea what was about to happen.

5 weeks from today it will be Easter. So, I thought that I would use the month of March to talk in detail about our Lord Jesus—my favorite subject. Today, I thought I would start from the beginning of Jesus's ministry. Just what was His mission? Of course, we know what that mission was for ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:2-8, Luke 4:14-21

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus, The Man Of Surprises Series

Contributed by David Owens on Apr 3, 2023

As we move through Mark's Gospel, Jesus continues to amaze and surprise the people as everyone tries to figure out who Jesus really is. In this sermon, Jesus really surprises everyone by touching the leper and forgiving the sins of the paralytic.

A. Have you ever thought you knew someone, but then you were surprised by something interesting that you learned about them? 1. What’s true about our friends is also true about celebrities. B. Let me share some of the surprising hobbies that some famous celebrities have that you probably were ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:36-45, Mark 2:1-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Doing The Right Thing The Wrong Way Part 6 Series

Contributed by David Diyanni on Oct 9, 2014

Today we are going to read the story about when the Pharisees caught a lady committing adultery and brought her to Jesus to see what He would do about this sinful situation.

Right thing the wrong way Pt 6 Why religious people are dangerous Introduction A. Today we are going to finish our sermon series on ‘Doing the right thing the wrong way.” This has been an incredible sermon series and has really affected me and the way I go about representing God and ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-11

Denomination: Vineyard

Presenting Jesus In A Tolerant-Pluralistic Oriented Society

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 10, 2003

Too often people in the world perceive Christianity as an exclusivist religion whose people are intolerant bigots. In contrast many Americans want to appear to be inclusivists, pluralists and accepting of people. Actually, when we have the right attitude

Presenting Jesus As Lord, Savior and Shepherd (Luke 19:10) For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save those which are lost. (Luke 19:10) Too often people in the world perceive Christianity as an exclusivist religion whose people are intolerant bigots. In contrast many Americans want to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Are You Too Comfortable?

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jan 5, 2001

3 Questions: "How does Jesus disturb people? Why does Jesus disturb people? How will you respond?"

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER CENTRAL CHRISTIAN, BROWNSVILLE, TX A. In the 5th chapter of the Gospel of Mark there is an intriguing story. For many of you it is a familiar one, but let me briefly summarize it for you, & then read 3 verses from it. When Jesus & His ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:15-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Made Of Different Material

Contributed by Bala Samson on Feb 15, 2024

Working in the midst of people who respect, admire, appreciate, like and love you is always great; however, the challenge is to survive and serve people who just don’t know you at all, who mock you, despise you and criticize you.

Made of different material Exodus 1:8 “Then a new king, to whom Joseph meant nothing, came to power in Egypt.”(NIV) “New king, to whom Joseph meant nothing”, these words jolted me today! God calls you to work in the midst of people and do good for those who don’t care two hoots about you nor ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 1:8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Parting Words Series

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Apr 12, 2009

We commemorate Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection annually and claim to personally experience the resurrection of Christ in our own lives. If however there is hostility toward the church and organized religion, something about the resurrection of Christ

• I showed a comic slide to start, which asked the question, "Did anyone hear what the chairman of the board’s parting words were?" The point is how we can walk through an experience, meeting, etc., and totally miss what it was all about. The big question facing us this morning is that very ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:9-20

Denomination: Salvation Army

Is Jesus Really The Only Way To Heaven? Series

Contributed by Scott Kircher on May 27, 2012

There are at least several dozen different religions in the world if not hundreds. There are many people in remote areas of the world. There are millions of people who are striving to live a good life, and there are many millions who do not believe in J

GodQuest - Is Jesus Really the ONLY way to Heaven? If Jesus is the only way… What about People who are Moral? What about people who are Other Religions? What about people who are Unreached? Slide Intro Good morning. This week we are finishing up our GodQuest series. We have been looking at some ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus, The Bread Of Life Series

Contributed by Simon Bartlett on Aug 31, 2024

Jesus is the bread of life. He is our daily sustenance and this bread gives eternal life. And although his claim sounds unbelievable, too good to be true, we have reason to believe it. Jesus had just fed 5,000 people.

INTRODUCTION We’re doing a series on ‘Titles of Jesus.’ We’ve done two so far. My first talk was on Jesus the Good Shepherd. Then, last week, we looked at Jesus the Rock. It’s wonderful to know that Jesus is our Good Shepherd and our rock. Both of those descriptions of Jesus have their roots in ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus

Contributed by Jason Jones on Sep 19, 2011

Exposition of John 1 regarding we must fall in love with Jesus.

Text: John 1:1-3, Title: Jesus, Date/Place: NRBC, 9/18/11, AM A. Opening illustration: signing a job description of marriage, before you know someone. But after some time, you can’t wait to commit to spend the rest of your life committed to one person. Background to passage: John was the ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus

Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Sep 26, 2006

Urging men to look to Jesus

No one can go in the wrong direction and reach the right destination. God has made it very plain that the way to the Father is through Christ If man refuses God way, - what are the alternatives? One alternative is Alteration Avenue. Travelers on this way say, "I have sinned, but I have turned ...read more

Scripture: John 14:6

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus

Contributed by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid on Mar 13, 2015

What betrayal convicts the heart of man?---not the heart of the man who committed the offense, supposedly but the one who suffered the offense. Is the heart of the sufferer on the mercy seat as much as the offender who committed the offense, supposedly.

JESUS by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (March 13, 2015) “And he answered and said, “He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me.” (St. Matthew 26:23, King James Version (KJV) [The last supper]. “But, behold, the hand of him that ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:21

Denomination: Friends