Sermons on Puragative Way:

The Way To Emmaus

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Apr 20, 2023

Serving Christ and working for change for the better is the best way to live.

On The Way To Emmaus – Luke 24: 13 - 35 Intro: The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815. General Wellington of England faced the powerful leader Napoleon and his French army. As they fought against each other in this famous battle, England waited prayerfully to hear the outcome. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-35

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Hope For The Way

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Apr 26, 2023

A sermon for the third Sunday of Easter, Year A

April 23, 2023 Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church Luke 24:13-35 Hope for the Way Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. “But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel.” – Luke 24:21 Hope. Hope is something that allows ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-35

Denomination: Lutheran

This Way Out

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Apr 28, 2023

We are imprisoned by sin in exactly the same way that we are imprisoned by gravity. We are prisoners of our own humanity, and it’s a life sentence with no time off for good behavior.

When I was 12, I went on vacation with my family to a place called Iguazu Falls. Not many people in this country have ever heard of it. It’s only the second biggest waterfall in the world, after Niagara. It’s only the second highest waterfall in the world, after Victoria Falls. It’s at the top NE ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-36, Romans 4:18-19

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Wilderness Way

Contributed by Larry Grant on Apr 29, 2023

A philosopher once said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” What if we not only remember our history but also learn from it, and begin to change our minds and actions today, so that our tomorrow will not mirror our yesterday?

Exodus 13:17-18 (NKJV) the Way - the War - the Wilderness April 30, 2023 I have observed a parallel, a congruency between the Jewish Hebrew Slave and the American Black Slave and I have come this morning with a few questions that deserve an answer. What if history does not have to repeat itself ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 13:17-18

Denomination: Baptist

The Way Of The Cross

Contributed by Dawn Duryea on Mar 4, 2024

In today’s Gospel reading, Peter responds to Jesus’ announcement that the Messiah will have to suffer and die by denying the cross. Peter is in essence denying the truth of this teaching – that the Messiah must suffer and by extension, his disciples.

Last week we heard about Jesus being tempted in the wilderness right after his Baptism. That’s the way it feels sometimes – you just make a decision and then things happen that immediately bring your decision into question. This wilderness, of course, is metaphorical and now we find ourselves in ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:31-38

Denomination: United Methodist

The Way Of Blessing Series

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Mar 15, 2024

The Way of Blessing

Psalm 67 The Way of Blessing I. The Source of Blessing - 1 God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah. The Gift of Blessing - 1 God The Grounds of Blessing - be merciful unto us, The Grace of Blessing - and bless us; The Glory of Blessing ...read more

Denomination: Holiness

The Way Of The Cross.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 9, 2023

The Cross of Jesus, and our cross.

THE WAY OF THE CROSS. Matthew 16:21-28. MATTHEW 16:21-23. When Jesus began to openly teach the necessity of the Cross, Peter - of all people - took Him aside, and began to rebuke Him. This brought to the lips of Jesus what is perhaps the sternest rebuke that He ever gave. Jesus' rebuke of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:21-28

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Only Way

Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on Jul 14, 2023

Jesus is the ONLY way provided for the forgiveness of sins and for eternal life. Every believer will have their own journey, but there is only One path.

July 15, 2023 John 20:31 - But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. We live in a world full of options. Take grocery shopping. Go to your local Safeway and walk down any aisle – say the breakfast ...read more

Scripture: John 20:31, John 6:38, John 8:12, John 10:9, John 14:6, John 15:5, Hebrews 1:1-3, Acts 4:12  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

The Way Of The Cross

Contributed by Ian Bullock on Apr 1, 2021

A sermon for Good Friday evening as we celebrate Holy Communion from the pre-sanctified elements from maundy Thursday - This sermon looks at the price Christ paid, and doesn't pull its punches.

In the name of our crucified saviour, Amen. Tonight we weep, and lament, our churches are bare, we will shortly extinguish the light of Christ, and the whole church contemplates the events of today, and now sits in the darkness of the realisation of the death of our saviour, and the time of ...read more

Denomination: Anglican

The Way Of Jesus

Contributed by James Thibodeaux on Oct 29, 2021

When we say that we follow Jesus, what does this really mean to us and what does it say to others they see us?

Intro: When we say that we follow Jesus, what does this really mean to us and what does it say to others they see us? To answer the first part of the questions, if we are following Jesus, then it means we are meant to echo the nature of Christ's love. This means humility, sacrifices, and ...read more

Scripture: John 15:3

Denomination: Baptist

The Two Ways Series

Contributed by Claude Alexander on May 11, 2021

For men today there are only two ways, the way of sin and death, and the way of salvation.

The Two Ways Proverbs 1:7-33 From Adam and Eve onward, the root of human tragedy lies in wrong choices. Man lost all because he chose to listen to the deceiver rather than to Him who is Truth. The book of Proverbs is all about helping us to make right choices, to choose the way of God and not ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 1:8-33

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Walk This Way Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on May 20, 2021

I exhort, call, invite, encourage, charge, urge, summon, and am a witness to you today that we need to walk in a manner worthy of God. If you are a believer in Jesus, this is not an option. This is a way of life.

WALK THIS WAY 1 THESSALONIANS 2:1-20 #1Thessalonians2 INTRODUCTION… FAMOUS SONGS MADE FOR ‘WALKING’ (p) To start out this morning, we are going to have some fun and we are going to play a little ‘Name that Tune.’ I have 5 short snippets of the beginning of songs ranging from 10 seconds to 24 ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

This Pilgrim Way.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 17, 2021

The LORD's leading in the pilgrimage of this life.

THIS PILGRIM WAY. Psalm 84:1-12. At the end of the celebration of Passover, in Jewish homes scattered throughout the world, the parting toast is, ‘Next year in Jerusalem!’ The sentiment echoes a common consciousness, a restlessness if you will, which is forever drawing God’s people back ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 84:1-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Ashamed Of The Way

Contributed by Charles Mallory on Sep 10, 2021

Beyond denying ourselves and picking up our cross to follow Jesus, we must live courageously and unashamed of Jesus Christ.

IT WAS GERMAN PASTOR, DIETRICH BONHOEFFER, WHO WROTE, “SILENCE IN THE FACE OF EVIL IS ITSELF EVIL. GOD WILL NOT HOLD US GUILTLESS. NOT TO SPEAK IS TO SPEAK. NOT TO ACT IS TO ACT.” DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, ALSO SAID SOMETHING SIMILAR: “THERE COMES A TIME WHEN SILENCE IS BETRAYAL. OUR LIVES BEGIN TO ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:34-38, Romans 1:16, 2 Timothy 1:8, Philippians 2:5-8, Colossians 3:12-14  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Free Methodist

Our Way

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Aug 27, 2020

The heart of OUR WAY as Christians is marked by the way we treat one another and our enemies. 13th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A

Our Way Romans 12: 9 – 21 Intro: I want to share a story I found that appeared in Reader’s Digest in Dec. 1981. Emily Gloria Wilson was the housekeeper for John Kenneth Galbraith. On a particularly difficult day, Galbraith asked Emily to hold all telephone calls while he took a nap. A short ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:9-21

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed