Sermons on Poor Widow:

Look Both Ways Before You Cross PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 19, 2023

To understand and embody God's boundless love for all people, regardless of their earthly status, and to elevate others rather than looking down on them, reflecting His grace and mercy in our lives.

Good morning, church family! Let's get our hearts ready and open to receive today's sermon from Luke 16, the story of the rich man and the poor man, Lazarus. This tale is a powerful reminder of God's elevation of the poor and the danger of looking down on others. Someone once said, "God's love is ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Topics: Rich Man, Poor Man

Walang Freebie

Contributed by Dr John Singarayar Svd on Aug 19, 2022

Walang Freebie

Walang Freebie Banal na Kasulatan Lucas 14:1, Lucas 14:7-14   Pagninilay Mahal na mga kapatid, Ang pagpipilian para sa mahihirap, kagustuhan para sa mahihirap, at pag-abot sa paligid ay ang mga slogan na mabuti para sa mga patalastas. Wala itong ginagawa sa lupa. Ngayon, si Hesus, ang ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:1, Luke 14:7-14

Denomination: Other

Labor Day – "Well Done. . .”

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Sep 3, 2022

If we’re honoring work, shouldn't we go to work an hour early on Labor Day & say to our boss, "I'm so thankful for this job that I'm here early, & I don't even want to be paid for today, because I appreciate my job so much."

MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK TEXT: Gen. 2:2,7,15, 3:17 19, 7:33; Matt. 7:23, 25:21; Luke 10:2; Col. 3:23-24 A. This is Labor Day ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:15, Genesis 3:17-19, Matthew 7:23, Luke 10:2, Colossians 3:23-24, Proverbs 26:13  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Job's Despair (Job 3)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 19, 2025

Do we have compassion on those who despair?

How many people across the world are in such despair that death looks like a release? Do we have compassion for such suffering? Let’s begin in Job 3. Though Job cursed the day of his birth, was he careful not to curse God? At last Job spoke, and he cursed the day of his birth. He said: “Let the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Rich (Or The Poor If They Place The Wrong Emphasis On Material Things) Series

Contributed by John Wright on Feb 2, 2010

James warns that the rich or the poor, if they place the wrong emphasis on material things can Can Fatten Themselves For A Spiritual Slaughter - And They Can Be Guilty Of Murdering The Just!

INTRODUCTION #26 1. Open your bibles to James 5:5&6. 2. In a previous lesson we discussed the first four verses of this chapter. In those verses we discussed three warnings that James gives. 1) Warning #1: The Misuse Of Wealth Will Bring Miseries! Even the poor can misuse material things and ...read more

Scripture: James 5:5-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Language Of The Cross As It Peratains To Giving

Contributed by W. Alderman on Apr 28, 2008

This is a message that parallels our service and giving to the greatest Gift when Jesus died on the cross...

THE LANGUAGE OF THE CROSS AS IT PERTAINS TO GIVING TEXT: Galatians 6:14 W. Max Alderman But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. INTRODUCTION: When I think of the ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:14

Denomination: Baptist

Our Giving Matters To God

Contributed by Glenn Newton on Feb 13, 2011

God is watching our lives, are we givers or takers.

Pastor Glenn Newton New Hope Church of the Nazarene Feb. 13, 2011 Text: Mark 12:41-44 MK 12:41 Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. 42 But a poor widow came ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:41-44

Denomination: Nazarene

"How Can A Man Rob God?"

Contributed by Mark H. Stevens Thd on Sep 30, 2016

SOME SHOCKING TRUTHS ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN TITHING DOCTRINE

"Will a man ROB God?" How many untold tens of thousands of men will give account one day for teaching this verse in Malachi 3:8 totally out of context for their own sordid gain. I couldn’t count the times I have heard self-appointed ministers of the gospel berate their congregations and ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:8-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Giving Series

Contributed by Keith Andrews on Jun 8, 2006

Third of the Form the Heart Series

Giving Mark 12:41-44 All Scripture Marked NKJV: The New King James Version. 1996, c1982. Nashville: Thomas Nelson. All Scripture Marked NLT: Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997,Wheaton, Ill.: Tyndale House. This week all the celebrity gossip surrounded a 14 year old girl from Palm Dessert ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:41-44

Denomination: Baptist

The Demon Buster! PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 25, 2024

This sermon encourages embracing Jesus' liberating spirit, banishing inner demons, and becoming agents of God's love and truth for true happiness and fulfillment.

Welcome, dear friends, to this hallowed gathering, where the Word of God is our guiding light and Jesus Christ, our savior, is our beacon of hope. We are here to bask in the divine wisdom of the Holy Scripture, to seek solace in its comforting words, and to find guidance in its eternal truths. In ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:21-28

Topics: Jesus, Demons

Righteousness Will Never Be Forgotten By God Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Feb 28, 2025

In this sermon, we will explore some examples that demonstrate God's remembrance of righteousness.

The Bible emphasizes the importance of living a righteous life, and assures us that God will never forget our righteous deeds. In this sermon, we will explore seven biblical examples that demonstrate God's remembrance of righteousness. 1. Noah's Righteousness Saved His Family Genesis ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 39:2-6

Five Great Powers Of Life

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jan 4, 2005

Lessons learned from the miracle that Jesus performed when He taised the widow’s dead son to life.

FIVE GREAT POWERS OF LIFE Luke 7:11-17 11 Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went along with him. 12 As he approached the town gate, a dead person was being carried out-- the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:11-17

Denomination: Wesleyan

Do Something: Be The Hands And Feet Of Jesus

Contributed by C Jordan on Jan 30, 2015

God has called us, His church, to be the hands and feet of Jesus to take His justice and mercy into the world, to minister to the lost, the poor and the broken.

DO SOMETHING #2: BE THE HANDS AND FEET OF JESUS INTRO TO TOPIC: QUOTE: (Richard Stearns, The Hole in Our Gospel). “There is much at stake. The world we live in is under siege – three billion are desperately poor, one billion hungry, millions are trafficked in human slavery, ten million ...read more

Scripture: Micah 6:8

Denomination: *other

A Few Small Coins Series

Contributed by John Sears on Jan 5, 2012

Do you struggle with the idea that your giving makes no difference? What difference does our giving make in the Grand scheme of things.

Have you seen the Television show, Storage Wars? Storage Wars is a reality television series that began on the A&E Network premiering in 2010. The show features two auctioneers and 5 auction hunters -- Dave Hester, Darrell Sheets, Barry Weiss, and Jarrod Schulz and Brandi Passante. (If you watch ...read more

Denomination: Christian Church

Loving Others Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Feb 3, 2011

Number 3 in 2011 vision series: New Riverlutions, about a resolution to love the unborn, poor, lost, oppressed, downtrodden, and hurting

Text: Esther 4:1-17, Title: New Riverlutions: Loving Others, Date/Place: NRBC, 1/23/11, AM A. Opening illustration: Radical video B. Background to passage: sorry to those of you who are studying Esther, only covering a brief point, even though it is the main point of the book. Recap of ...read more

Scripture: Esther 4:1-17

Denomination: Baptist