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Being A Mother: Living A True Religion

Contributed by Don Hawks on Jun 25, 2007

A Mothers Day Sermon discussing what the "true" religion of parenting displays.

Mother’s Day John 2:1-12 ANSWERS to BLANKS: B—1—love of God and Neighbor; 2—“I believe in you!”; pain; 3—mother and grandmother. A--Experiments of famed American psychologist Harry Harlow: o Harlow conducted experiments on the nature of love using infant rhesus monkeys. o Harlow’s interest ...read more

Scripture: John 2:1-12

Denomination: Methodist

Reactions Toward Christ

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Nov 28, 2009

By repentance we give glory to our Creator whom we have offended; by faith we give glory to our Redeemer who came to save us from our sins. When you think of all that Christ has done for you, you’ll want to do your best for Him.

Opening illustration: The reactions of different people when encountering the awesome presence of God during the ministry time in Toronto, Canada. Let us turn to Mark 1 and see the different reactions people had toward Christ. Introduction: Jesus began to preach in Galilee, after that John was ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:16-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Spiritual Violence – Part 2

Contributed by Ed Warfield on Sep 13, 2008

God longs to raise up a people who will cry out in spiritually violent pursuit. He longs for a cry to be lifted up throughout the whole earth, longing for the depths of His presence.

Spiritual Violence – Part 2 - Matthew 11:11-12 (Amp) I. The Context of Spiritual Violence NOTE: Spiritual violence must be preceded by a revelation of the Father’s heart. A. Jesus experienced a revelation of the Father’s heart 1. Matt 3:16 “…this is My beloved Son…” 2. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:11-12

Denomination: Charismatic

Lord, Son Of David

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Aug 15, 2008

We must move from knowing about Jesus to knowing Jesus.

Matthew 15: 21 - 28 / Lord, Son of David Intro: With fast food, faxes, instant messaging, email, microwaves and the like, we are not accustomed to waiting. ---- Wait! That horrible four-letter word / put on hold and you hear music, it is not a good sign / press 1 for English, press 2 for ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:21-28

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Easy Yokes And Light Loads

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jul 3, 2008

Through his life, his teachings and his presence, Christ Jesus has given us the right tools to handle with ease every burden life can throw at us.

Matthew 11: 16 – 19; 25 – 30 / Easy Yokes and Light Loads Intro: We live in a fast, instant kind of society. We want what we want and we want it right now! We have microwaves, drive-through fast food, pizza delivery, drive-up banking, drive-through car washes, e-mail and “instant messaging.” ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:16-30

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Everyone Has A Balance Sheet In Life

Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Jan 7, 2014

This sermon shows that life and death carry Balance Sheets and It should be your objective to balance in the positive (Gain).

Everyone has a Balance Sheet in Life Philippians 1:20 According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:20-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Labourers In The Vineyard

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 30, 2014

An illustration of God's new order of things.

THE LABOURERS IN THE VINEYARD. Matthew 20:1-16. This parable is part of Jesus’ response to Peter’s question: ‘Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?’ (cf. Matthew 19:27). This challenging part of the reply is framed with a formula concerning the ‘first’ ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Man’s Fall Into Hopelessness

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on May 24, 2010

NAAMAN HAD: ❶. A Respectable Life ❷. A Contaminated Life ❸. A Desperate Life ❹. A Solution for Life

Sin Left Alone Will Decay & Rot -The change from Fresh - To Rotted is gradual - Fruit abandoned will decay & rot over time - Bacteria all around us does it’s work - They need to be feed to survive. - They grow on and in the food causing it to decay or rot. - To be fresh & useable - Fruit ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

Sent For Him: Discovering Your Purpose In Life

Contributed by John Ong on Sep 22, 2017

God has a purpose for you,no matter how things may be going in your life right now.

"BRANDING IS EVERYTHING AND I MEAN EVERYTHING." -SCOTT BEDBURY At some point, we’ve all questioned why we are alive. We ask ourselves what our purpose in life is and seek answers to our never-ending questions. We are like brands in a marketplace, but not knowing what our use is on this temporary ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Look Up And Praise The Lord

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 28, 2017

A summons to praise our God, with reasons attached.

LOOK UP AND PRAISE THE LORD. Psalm 147:1-11, Psalm 147:20c. Why “Praise the LORD” (Psalm 147:1)? There are two possible readings of the answer: “For it is good/ pleasant/ delightful to sing praises to our God” (cf. Psalm 92:1); or “For He is good/ gracious/ beautiful” (cf. Psalm 27:4). It could ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 147:1-11, Psalm 147:20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Lamp And Light Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Mar 25, 2018

The word of God is a Lamp and the Light. Hold it and walk in it, walk with it. There is joy in doing those things for God. God left his precious word to us. Always we should go with it.

The Lamp and the Light – Psalm. 119:105 Introduction: The Word of God is described in plenty of ways with many symbols and signs. Here the Psalmist describes the WORD of GOD as Lamp and the Light. The lamp is fixed and the light is moving. The word of God is stable as well as a leading light in ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:105

Denomination: Methodist

Practice A Little Kindness

Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Jan 30, 2018

practice random acts of kindness in response to hostility, cruelty

I know most of you have heard the song 'Try a Little Tenderness'; well, today we are going to ‘practice a little kindness’. The media is noisy these days with opinions about controversial issues. People on both sides of these issues advocate for something they call “kindness.” But, what sort of ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:31-32

Denomination: Episcopal

No To Barrenness

Contributed by Wilson Oshorakpor on Feb 21, 2022

God is the source of everything. He satisfies the parched desert with rain and is able to bring water out a rock. He supplies all our needs. There is no barrenness in God.

TEXT: JOB 38:25-27 (NLT). "Who created a channel for the torrents of rain? Who laid out the path for the lightning?Who makes the rain fall on barren land, in a desert where no one lives? Who sends rain to satisfy the parched ground and make the tender grass spring up?" GOD, THE ...read more

Scripture: Job 38:25-27, Psalm 24:1, Exodus 23:26

Denomination: Pentecostal

Becoming A Holy Family Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 29, 2022

Joseph, Mary and Jesus give us a model of the family all of ours should strive to become.

Feast of the Holy Family 2022 If there is anything we can be certain of when we consider the past fifty or sixty years, it is that there has been a massive cultural, media and even governmental assault on the natural family. I say “natural” family because one of the prongs of this assault has been ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:12-21, Psalm 128:1-5, Matthew 2:13-23

Denomination: Catholic

Taking The Bread Of Life Always In Faith

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 13, 2024

Our senses, as St. Thomas taught, deceive us. Only faith enables us to recognize the reality.

Twentieth Sunday in Course 2024 There are, we know intuitively, that there are two ways for a human being to go. The Scriptures refer to them as Wisdom and Foolishness. The writer of the book of Proverbs introduces our theme by picturing Wisdom as a person who builds a kind of Temple with seven ...read more

Scripture: John 6:51-58, Proverbs 9:1-6, Psalm 34:2-7, Ephesians 5:15-20

Denomination: Catholic