Sermons on Political Freedom:

Which Kingdom Do You Serve?

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Sep 18, 2019

Will the kingdom you serve fall or remain forever?

Acts 5:34-39 34 Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space; 35 And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching ...read more

Scripture: Acts 5:34-39, Acts 1:6-8, Hebrews 12:12-13

Denomination: Baptist

Pontius Pilate Series

Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 20, 2016

What can we learn from Pontius Pilate? (Material adapted from Steven J. Cole at: https://bible.org/seriespage/lesson-106-condemned-or-set-free-luke-2313-25)

HoHum: A Sunday school teacher asked her students to draw a picture of Jesus' family. After collecting the drawings, she noticed that one little boy's drawing depicted an airplane with four heads sticking out of the windows. "I see you drew three heads to show Joseph, Mary and Jesus," she said to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:13-24

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Jesus’ Shrewd Side Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 4, 2016

Part of being Christ-like is knowing when and how to be shrewd.

Jesus’ Shrewd Side (Mark 11:27-12:13) 1. A lady lost her handbag in the bustle of Christmas shopping. It was found by an honest little boy and returned to her. Looking in her purse, she commented, "That's funny. When I lost my bag there was only a $100 bill in it. Now there are five $20 ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Good Samaritan And Mr. Rogers

Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Apr 13, 2021

A sermon on the story of The Good Samaritan and its implications on our current cultural context.

OUTLINE OPENING ILLUSTRATION – MR. ROGERS THE PARABLE OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN (LUKE 10:25-37) IMPLICATIONS FOR US: Being a good Samaritan in contemporary times means: Be willing to be inconvenienced Be willing to take a risk Be willing to bear some cost Don’t ask “Who is my neighbor,” rather am ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

Denomination: Christian Church

Sanctity Of Life Sunday

Contributed by Scott Bayles on Oct 30, 2020

This relevant and timely message upholds the sanctity of life in a loving and afirming way by highlighting God's aquintance with us, assembly of us, and appointment of us!

Sanctity of LIFE Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 1/17/16 • Video: Abortion – Survivor Testimony I really thought I was done with diapers. Our first born was potty trained by the time he was two. Our middle child was a little more stubborn, so she didn’t potty train until she ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:1-6, Psalm 127:3, Jeremiah 1:4-5

Denomination: Christian Church

Peace's Pieces

Contributed by Troy Borst on Jan 14, 2021

My hope is that we will understand that the only source of peace for us in this life is God.

PEACE’S PIECES VARIOUS PASSAGES #PEACE This sermon is going to be a little different. I am going to talk for a few minutes, but then you all are going to participate with me in this sermon and interact… I hope. Please interact. It will be a bit like a responsive reading. As we dig into the ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 26:3-4, Philippians 4:7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Just Society And Why Judas Was Judged Harshly

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 9, 2022

Somehow it seems very strange to ask Judas about the virtue of justice.

Monday of Holy Week I don’t understand why people these days feel like they have to defend Judas from the accusations that he was a thief and a jerk. He was a thief and a jerk. Today’s Gospel shows him accusing Jesus of sinning against the virtue of justice, by allowing an expensive ointment to ...read more

Scripture: John 12:1-11

Denomination: Catholic

Breaking The Cycle In/Of A Misled Land-1[2022]

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Feb 1, 2022

The Reign of King Ahaz of Judah was marked/defined by political expediency, acquiescence, & compliance. A land defined by those things is misled & to be pitied, because in a misled land there is much that is Wasted. The cycle must be broken in a misled land, due to it’s WASTED...

BREAKING The CYCLE In/Of A MISLED LAND-I—2Kings 16:1-4(1-20) [2Kings 16:1-4; 18:1-7(16:1-18; 18:1-07, 13-16, 17-18; 19:1-7, 14-20, 35-37)] Overcoming Political Compliance/Acquiescence Overcoming The Politics of Spiritual Acquiescence. Attention: 1787—Benjamin Franklin addressed the U.S. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 16:1, 2 Kings 16:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

The Lesser Of Evils (Or Choose Your Sinner)

Contributed by Steven Cordle on Sep 6, 2024

Since we are getting close to Election Day and there's a lot of discussion about Christians voting and whether or not Christians should vote for certain candidates and how Christians should vote on the various issues and initiatives that appear on the ballot I thought I would share this.

Since we are getting close to Election Day and there's a lot of discussion about Christians voting and whether or not Christians should vote for certain candidates and how Christians should vote on the various issues and initiatives that appear on the ballot I thought I would share this. I ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:1-4, Romans 13:1-7, Proverbs 11:10, Proverbs 14:35, Acts 25:10-12  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Politicians Will Not Save Us

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 15, 2024

Every few years something happens to remind us we should never put our trust in princes, or politicians, but only in our Lord, Jesus Christ.

Friday of the fifteenth week in course 2024 (7/19) It’s not possible for me to read the Scriptures today and ignore what happened just a week ago in Pennsylvania. I do believe that God, perhaps through angelic suggestion, arranged things so that the bullet missed the candidate’s head by a few ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 12:1-8, Isaiah 38:10-16, Isaiah 38:1-22, 1 Samuel 21:2-7, Psalm 146:3-5  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Catholic

Serving God Is Not Optional

Contributed by Perry Greene on Jun 20, 2023

In one sense, God gives us the freedom and option to serve Him or not. We know the outcomes of that choice, so it is not really an option to reject Him.

Serving God Is Not Optional Patriots have their eyes open to the destruction of our republic. Even the people who are asleep or are not patriotic know something is wrong. Our forefathers knew that having God as the basis of our society was essential, not optional. They knew that when people know ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 24:15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Bring Back The Glory - America Descending

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Apr 23, 2010

"As the home goes, so goes the church, and as the church goes, so goes the nation." We need a revival! Link inc. to formatted text, audio/video, PowerPoint.

Bring Back the Glory Judges 17-21 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/BringBackTheGlory.html Judges 17:6 6 In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes. Judges 21:25 25 In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Life Of Julia According To Christ Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 12, 2012

To the two political views of the fictional "Julia," we must add a third in the spirit of Jesus

Mothers Day 2012 Spirit of the Liturgy Just in time for Mothers’ Day, we have been presented with three visions of the future for the women of America. We should be thankful for the opportunity to choose from these visions. Two are social and political, the third, the one we just heard, is ...read more

Scripture: John 15:9-17

Denomination: Catholic

No Condemnation Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Nov 7, 2003

One of the many freedoms we have in Christ is freedom from condemnation!

INTRODUCTION • As we have been going through the life-changing book of Romans, there has been a lot of slavery language used thus far. • We have studied slavery to sin and being a slave to God. The idea of slavery implies no freedom. Last week in our text we saw that Paul used the illustration ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Narina: Thawed Out Series

Contributed by Jorge Acevedo on Jan 8, 2006

The freedom we have in Christ resembles the freedom Aslan brought to Narnia.

“Thawed Out” Sermon series: “Narnia Explored” This morning we finish our series on Narnia Explored! One of the prevailing themes in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is how the White Witch turns the people or beings she doesn’t like into frozen stones. She freezes ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:17

Denomination: Baptist