Sermons on Personalize What It Means:

Jesus: A Name You Can Trust

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Jan 1, 2012

What does it mean that Jesus' name is above all other names?

Living expenses will probably go up this year say the experts. How will you stay within your monthly budget? One way is to stop buying brand name items. For example why pay top dollar for the four-ply, hand-stitched toilet paper when you can make do with the no-name stuff? Actually, there is a ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:9-13

Denomination: Lutheran

Holy Spirit Changes Everything

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jan 23, 2012

Day of Pentecost & the Holy Spirit coming and what it means for us today

This Stammering Tongue One day during his great mission in London, Mr. Moody was holding a meeting in a theater packed with a most select audience. Noblemen and noblewomen were there in large numbers, and a prominent member of the royal family was in the royal box. Mr. Moody arose to read the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

The Flourishing Church In Acts

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Mar 2, 2015

How did the church grow? By what means did the church grow?

Change the packaging and people will come (Bassed On A John MacArthur Message) The new packaging is all about replacement True Or False - Do we need a:. • A ‘stage’ with a moveable acrylic glass lectern replaces the old wooden pulpit. • PowerPoint graphics replace the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Yoke And The Burden

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 13, 2013

What does it mean that Jesus imposes a light yoke and easy burden?

The short passage we just heard from St. Matthew can be interpreted on many levels, but I’d like to focus on what the original meaning probably was. The image given is of a pair of oxen, tied together with a heavy wooden yoke, and harnessed to a plow. Jesus promises a yoke that is easier, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:28-30

Denomination: Catholic

Temptation Of Jesus

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Jun 23, 2013

Message about what the three temptations mean and how they relate to us.

Title: Temptation of Jesus Theme: Showing how these temptations relate to us. Text: Luke 4:1-14 Introduction (1) Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, I believe this is the key to understanding this passage. Jesus ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:1-14

Denomination: Church Of God

Jehovah-Rohi - The Lord Is My Shepherd

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Nov 1, 2013

This message focuses on Jesus being our Shepherd and what this actually means.

Scriptures: Psalms 23:1-3; Isaiah 53:6; John 10:14-18; Rev. 7:17 Introduction This morning my message is titled “JEHOVAH-ROHI which means “The Lord Is My Shepherd” and is a continuation of the series I started a few weeks ago. If you recall, in my first message we examined ...read more

Scripture: John 10:14-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Christ Our King!

Contributed by Jaco Bester on Feb 13, 2013

A reflection on the Kingship of Christ and what this means for our lives in a contemporary world.

CHRIST OUR KING! MATTHEW 25:31-46 Introduction: Today is a wonderful day in the Liturgical Calendar of the Church, an opportunity for a very deliberate focus on Christ and the fact that he is our King. Unfortunately it is also one of those Sundays that most modern churches have neglected, thinking ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Daily News: The Shepherds Special Report #5 Series

Contributed by Robert Butler on Oct 22, 2019

What does it really mean that Jesus was born? That everything has changed.

We gather to celebrate the culmination of our four week trek. A season in the Christian year we’ve traditionally called Advent. This year we decided to step back in time to period when America was a in a transition from being a nation at war with one another, to a country looking for its soul. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Am The Bread Of Life

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Jul 30, 2018

This is the first of 7 I AM statements in the gospel? What does this mean.

I AM the Bread of Life John 6:22-51 There are seven I AM statements in the Gospel of John which have predicates which describe something about Jesus. There are also several occurrences of the I AM without a predicate. The way the statement is made in Greek, as it is not grammatically necessary to ...read more

Scripture: John 6:22-51, John 6:41-51, John 6:36-40, John 6:24-35

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Jesus Teaches Us A "rock Ballad"

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 24, 2024

What does it mean to see God as a Rock who saves us?

Fourth Sunday in Course 2024 Let’s all take a moment, maybe even shut our eyes if we are sitting down, and use our imaginations. That’s a great way to start your daily meditation, by imagining a scene from the Scriptures. So let’s all get into our minds a picture of a rock. Not a pebble, not a ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:21-28, 1 Corinthians 7:32-35, Deuteronomy 18:15-20

Denomination: Catholic

Adopted By God

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Feb 1, 2023

Can we be adopted by God? How? What does that even mean?

In ancient times there was often no difference between an adopted child and a natural born one. An adopted child received all the rights and privileges of a biological child. That is the meaning in the Bible. We have a special relationship as an adopted child of God. When the Bible uses the term ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:15-16

Denomination: Baptist

You Are The Light Of The World. Be Who You Are

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Feb 1, 2023

What does it mean to be the light of the world? Is this a sweet nothing? Find out.

2.5.23 Matthew 5:14-16 (EHV) 14 You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 People do not light a lamp and put it under a basket. No, they put it on a stand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. 16 In the same way let your light shine in people’s ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16

Denomination: Lutheran

Reconsidering And Renewing Faith

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Sep 6, 2009

What does it mean to be a Christian in the sense that Jesus meant when He talked about what it meant to be a Christian?

Sermon for CATM – Fall Launch – Reconsidering and Renewing Faith - September 6, 2009 What does it mean to you to be a Christian? If you are a Christian here today at the start of September 2009, what does being a Christian mean to you? Does it mean that you live in a country founded on Christian ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

One Dies For All Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Apr 2, 2022

This passage which we have taken for our contemplation has many life values to learn. But let me share with you three practical life lessons.

Theme: One Dies for all Text: John 11:45-57 Greetings; The Lord is Good and his love endures forever. Joke: “A frog had fallen in love with human girls. No human girl touched him. So, he went to a Prophet. Prophet said: Soon you are going to meet a beautiful young girl who wants to know all ...read more

Scripture: John 11:45-57

Denomination: Methodist

The Beatitudes Series

Contributed by Danny Davis on Jan 31, 2014

What does it mean to be happy? What does Jesus intend for us to do and be according to His Sermon on the Mount?

This morning we will be looking at Matthew 5:1-12. If you do not have a Bible you can look inside your bulletin and the Scriptures are printed on the back of the insert. (ME) (INTRODUCTION) This morning we will begin a series of sermons focusing on the teaching of Christ found in the gospel of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Denomination: Assembly Of God