Sermons on Pick:

You Can Put Your Eye Out! (Hix)

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Mar 20, 2014

These laws were given so that it would limit vengeance, it was also given to give a judge a guide to go by when he was ruling on a case.

Matthew 5:38-42-“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. If anyone wants to sue you and take away your tunic, let him have your cloak also. And ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:38-42

Denomination: Baptist

Understand The Value/Worth Of Very Little Things?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on May 14, 2016

If we really VALUE and see the WORTH IN VERY LITTLE THINGS then promotion can be before us.... Never hate your littleness, TRUST GOD'S GREATNESS.

DO WE VALUE LITTLE THINGS? VERY LITTLE THINGS? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com TEXT: Luke 19:17 And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities. Zechariah 4:10 For who hath despised the day of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:17

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Lead Us Not Into Temptation Series

Contributed by Curtis E. Nester on Jun 7, 2016

The problem of Temptation and how to deal with it.

SERIES: The Greatest Prayer Ever Prayed #8 TITLE: Lead Us Not into Temptation TEXT: Matthew 6:9-13a INTRO: We live and walk in Satan's territory, every day. We are beset by temptations on every side and are under constant assault by the Evil One, so we must be always on guard. (1 Peter 5:8 HCSB) ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13

Denomination: Baptist

A Time To Fight.

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Jun 19, 2021

David faced down Goliath that was over 9 feet tall. Why?

A time to fight 1 Samuel 17:(1a, 4-11, 19-23), 32-49 In our text today (1a, 4-11, 19-23) is the lead up to this historic and informative true story we are looking at today. I will predominantly be in Verses 32-49. The back ground of a very familiar story: David was taking food to his ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:32-49

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Fig Tree Series

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Mar 14, 2024

A sermon in the Lenten series "If Trees Could Talk." In this sermon we hear from the fig tree.

March 13, 2024 Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church John 1:35-51; Luke 13:6-9 The Fig Tree Good evening, friendly humans. It’s such a pleasure to be with you here this evening. Thank you for inviting me as a guest speaker in your Lenten series. May I introduce myself? I am Fig Tree. I ...read more

Scripture: John 1:35-51, Luke 13:6-9

Denomination: Lutheran

Christmas - God In A Man Suit

Contributed by Jimmy Dillon on Jun 27, 2018

Christmas story of Emmanuel - How God came in the form of a man to live and die for us

Tell story of Jacob Venable working at zoo Why would I tell that story? We know it’s not true…Because it’s the Christmas story It tells us really what God is like…which is the Christmas Story How is it the Christmas story? Let’s explore it and see Read passage / Pray Listen, the true ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-23

Denomination: Baptist

Where Is Your Bethesda Pool/

Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on May 26, 2018

Can Jesus still heal problems of long standing or is there an expiration date on Healing? Do we listen to people far too much when they tell us that their advise is to "accept your disability" and get on with your life?

Where is your Bethesda Pool? John 5:1-15 Where is your Bethesda Pool? How long have you been sitting there? There were many people sitting by the pool that day. Jesus observed them sitting there with problems of long standing. In fact this man had his problem for 38 years and after that long a ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-15

Denomination: Methodist

Christ's Final Week - What Would He Have Us Know?

Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 14, 2004

An overview of Christ’s last week on this earth and its lessons for us

Christ’s final week - what would he have us know? When a man knows the end is near - only the important surfaces. Impending death seems to distil the vital. The trivial is bypassed and the unnecessary is overlooked. Only the important things remain. This is what it was like for Christ in the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Love, Love, Love Is All You Need

Contributed by Dawn Marie Turner on May 22, 2003

Why love is so crucial in our Christian walk and use reflections of Memorial Day to describe that.

The Beatles song, Love, love, love is all you need was a popular song. Young people of that time echoed that sentiment in their actions and in how they lived their lives. They thought this was a new concept that their parents just wouldn’t or couldn’t get. But the concept was far older than the ...read more

Scripture: John 15:9-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

On Time At The Door

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 18, 2003

Funeral sermon for Frank W. Jackson, Sr., former church sexton (janitor) and van driver.

I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than live in the tents of wickedness. I Frank Jackson was the very soul of dependability. If he was to be at a certain place at a given time, he was there. He was on time at the door, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 84:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Moving On With God- The Next Step In Forgiveness And Faithsharing Series

Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Jul 25, 2003

A sermon about how to move on one step in 1) Forgiveness 2) Faithsharing. All from the book of Philemon

Moving on with God: the next step with forgiveness and faithsharing Philemon. Particularly v4-7 C.S. Lewis said ¡§Everyone thinks forgiveness is a lovely idea, until he has something to forgive.¡¨ Someone once said- evangelism is the most talked about and least practiced thing in our ...read more

Scripture: Philemon 1:1-25

Denomination: Baptist

The Benefits Of Being A Modern Day Disciple Series

Contributed by Glenn Newton on Aug 2, 2004

The awesome benefits of being a disciple, this is the last sermon in a series of sermons that described the Modern Day Disciple

The Benefits of Being a Modern Day Disciple Pastor Glenn Newton August 1, 2004 PS 1:1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers.PS 1:2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:1-3

Denomination: Nazarene

E Is For Elect Series

Contributed by Larry Brincefield on May 30, 2007

A study of the word "elect"

Introduction 1. Email funny by Ken and Shelia Bailey While walking down the street one day a US senator is tragically hit by a truck and dies. His soul arrives in heaven and is met by St. Peter at the entrance. "Welcome to heaven," says St. Peter. "Before you settle in, it seems there is a ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:8-13

Denomination: Nazarene

Take Up Your Cross Daily And Follow Christ

Contributed by William Baeta on Sep 17, 2005

“If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it” Mat. 16:24-25.

Theme: Take up your cross daily and follow Christ Text: Jer. 20:7-9; Rom. 12:1-2; Mat. 16:21-27 An important question we all need to ask ourselves is how a person becomes a Christian and what is expected of Christians? Peter confessed Jesus to be the Son of God but did not behave as if he believed ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:21-27

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Deserving Poor? (Matthew 15:10-28)

Contributed by David Smith on Nov 7, 2007

Why waste time with negative pepole who are never going to make much progress? Because we follow a shepherd who will leave the ninety-nine grazing to pursue one lost sheep....

‘And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a Canaanite woman from the region came out and cried, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely possessed by a demon.”’ (Matthew 15:21-22) One of the most formative experiences in my ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:10-28

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican