Sermons on Piercings:

"God-Bumps"

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Oct 7, 2016

God bumps are God moments when the Lord comes and reveals His presence and we recognize His awesomeness.

Psalm 66:1-12 GOD BUMPS 1. Awesome have you encountered it? You have experienced goosebumps • We were leaving WVU stadium after a comeback victory • we left the stadium "country roads" played loudly your heart thumped tears trickled like this is awesome Place! Goose Bump ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 66:1-12

Denomination: Methodist

Wash Your Hands! Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 10, 2020

Everything that Jesus does, or that people do to Jesus, gives Him an opportunity to teach or preach to us hard-skulled folks.

Tuesday of the 28th Week in Course 2020 Wash Up! I’m pretty certain that somewhere in this wide Catholic world there is a smart-Alec youngster who hears this Gospel and mouths off to mom: “Jesus didn’t wash up before dinner. Why do I have to do that?” In these days of almost overdone attention to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:37-41, Galatians 5:1-6, Acts 9:1-9

Denomination: Catholic

The Ascension--More Than A Big Show Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 12, 2021

In faith we tell God, “I believe this because you have revealed it for my good, even and especially when I can’t understand it.”

Ascension Day 2021 “You’ve got to be kidding. This is impossible. It’s all impossible.” That’s what the skeptic is bound to say about everything we’ve been reading since Good Friday. Jesus was nailed to a cross, pierced in His heart, dead as the lambs being sacrificed at the same time in the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:1-11, Ephesians 4:1-13, Mark 16:15-20

Denomination: Catholic

The Eternal Enmity And The Conquest By Jesus Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 22, 2021

Mary's offspring, Jesus Christ, Son of God and her son, would defeat Satan and all the evil spirits and restore those who believe in Him to our original state in the image of God.

Monday after Pentecost If the story weren’t of the greatest tragedy in human history, this reading from the early chapter of Genesis would almost be a French farce. We see just before these verses the virgin Eve (she is so seen by the Church Fathers) succumbing to the seductive voice of a serpent, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:9-20, John 19:25-34, Luke 1:48, Acts 1:12-14

Denomination: Catholic

Joseph: A Great Man Who Never Spoke

Contributed by Jason Jones on Jun 10, 2024

First-person narrative of Joseph

Background to passage: And she sleeps…exhausted And I think…it’s so surreal…emotions As I look at this baby, the weight of responsibility What a mess I have made, and God chose me... Baby in straw, Son of God, Savior, Messiah No room, no midwife, no experience, no help Did I mess up the delivery? ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:6-7, Isaiah 7:14, Micah 5:2

Denomination: Baptist

Renewal

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Mar 24, 2025

Your love for God can be renewed. Your passion can be restored. The fire that once burned brightly in your heart can blaze again.

RENEWAL By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Revelation 2:1-5 Life is full of seasons—times of growth, times of stagnation, and sometimes, times when we feel we have drifted far from where we once were. The Christian journey is no different. There are moments of spiritual passion, where our hearts burn with ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:1-5

Denomination: Assembly Of God

I Am Barabbas

Contributed by Delray Lentz on Nov 13, 2023

Recap of last message of Triumphal Entry • We looked at Matthews account of the Triumphal Entry, and • Zechariah’s prophesy of the coming Messiah found in Zechariah 9:9

The setting free of Barabbas is found in all 4 Gospels. We’ll look @ Matthew’s account beginning in verse 15 of chapter 27. Read Matthew 27:15-26 -show video of I am Barabbas- Powerful video huh? Shaye showed me that after he came back from VN. Gave me chills! I’d like us to look at two verses ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:15

The Promise Of Peace

Contributed by Dr John Singarayar Svd on Feb 22, 2024

Peace requires effort and intentionality, a conscious choice to turn away from the distractions and temptations that pull us away from God.

The Promise of Peace Scripture: John 14:27. Introduction: Peace requires effort and intentionality, a conscious choice to turn away from the distractions and temptations that pull us away from God. Reflection In the tumultuous seas of life, it's easy to feel overwhelmed, to lose sight of ...read more

Scripture: John 14:27

Denomination: Other

Lift Jesus Higher

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Aug 17, 2025

When we lift Jesus before a fallen world, they can’t help but to be drawn to Him.

Lift Jesus Higher August 17, 2025 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: When we lift Jesus before a fallen world, they can’t help but to be drawn to Him. Focus Passage: John 12:27-35 Supplemental Passage: Then the LORD said to Moses, "Make a fiery ...read more

Scripture: John 12:27-35, Numbers 21:8-9

Denomination: Baptist

People Cut To The Heart Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Mar 4, 2017

We have seen the wonderful effect of the pouring out of the Spirit in the influence it had on Peter and the other preachers of the gospel. Peter, in all his life, never spoke at such length as he did now, and with such volume, eloquence, and power.

August 12, 2013 By: Tom Lowe Series: The Early Church Title: People Cut to the Heart Acts 2.37-40 (KJV) 37 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? 38 Then Peter ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:37-40

Denomination: Baptist

Seeing The Miraculous In The Mundane

Contributed by Michael Stark on Jul 27, 2019

Jesus' first sign was quiet, not at all spectacular as one might have supposed. Yet, what He did at that time anticipates God at work in the mundane. He performs the miraculous in the mundane facets of life on any given day.

“On the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus also was invited to the wedding with his disciples. When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to him, ‘They have no wine.’ And Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, what does this have to do with me? ...read more

Scripture: John 2:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

A. B. C. Good Friday. Series

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 25, 2024

April 18th, 2025.

Isaiah 52:13-15, Isaiah 53:1-12; Psalm 22:1-31; Hebrews 10:16-25; Hebrews 4:14-16; Hebrews 5:7-9; John 18:1-40, John 19:1-42. (A) JESUS THE MAN OF SORROWS. Isaiah 52:13-15; Isaiah 53:1-12 – Fourth Servant Song. 1. The introduction to this prophecy of the Passion of Jesus begins not with His ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 52:13-15, Isaiah 53:1-12, Psalm 22:1-31, Hebrews 10:16-25, Hebrews 4:14-16, Hebrews 5:7-9, John 18:1-40, John 19:1-42  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

“peace Like A River” Series

Contributed by Tim Vamosi on Jan 4, 2011

have your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.

“Peace Like A River” “Stand firm – with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace” (Eph. 6:15) OPEN: There has never been a time when it’s been easy for the church to take a message of peace into the world. The moment that we ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:15

Denomination: Independent/Bible

What Mary And Joseph Didn't Know

Contributed by Kyle Meador on Dec 18, 2000

God is working, almost invisibly, to draw his creation back to his heart. Come and see how God is working, even without giving all the details to this young couple.

What Mary and Joseph Didn’t Know The Christmas story is a remarkably well-known one. The majority of those who identify themselves as Christian in any manner are well versed with the story of the birth of Jesus. I also would venture to say that, in the United States at least, a great many of those ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Fight The Good Fight Of The Faith

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Oct 21, 2003

PENTECOST 19(C) - Believers fight the good fight of the faith when they flee discontentment and pursue righteousness, godliness...

FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT OF THE FAITH 1 Timothy 6:6-16 - October 19, 2003 1 TIMOTHY 6:6-16 6But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. 8But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. 9People who want to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:6-16

Denomination: Lutheran