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Sometimes The Best Sermon/Message Is One That Is Lived

Contributed by Howard Gunter on Mar 7, 2020

A True Account of God's Love and Grace

Bobby, A Story About A Child of God God chose a small non-denominational church to be blessed and to be a blessing to a poor victim of a lifetime of rejection, physical and psychological abuse. We are sharing this true story as a testimony of God’s faithfulness, grace and love. Background of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 65:4-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Whose Wife Is She?

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Nov 1, 2019

when dealing with trick questions, one needs to attack the basis of the question rather than trying to answer the question.

Whose Wife is She? Luke 20:27-38 There is more to a question than the question itself. Sometimes they aren’t really looking for an answer. The classic question of this sort is “When did you stop beating your wife?” One immediately sees the trap in this question. No matter how one answers the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 20:27-38

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Gather Up The Fragments

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Jul 29, 2024

A sermon for the Season after Pentecost, Series B, Lectionary 17

July 28, 2024 Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church Ephesians 3:14-21; John 6:1-21 Gather up the Fragments Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. “Gather up the fragments left over, so that nothing may be lost.” Leftovers. I’m a ...read more

Scripture: John 6:1-21, Ephesians 3:14-21

Denomination: Lutheran

Jars Of Clay

Contributed by Pastor Renji George on Jan 7, 2026

The Lord is pleased to choose the humblest, and lowliest, and weakest servants to carry His transforming truth. He has put the priceless treasure of new covenant-saving gospel truth in clay pots.

2 Corinthians 4:7 - “But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.” Jars are fragile things. They break easily. Jars of clay are also cheap things. They are not made of fine china or expensive ivory. Paul says he and his Apostolic band ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:7-9, Matthew 26:6-13, Mark 14:3-9, John 12:1-8, 2 Timothy 2:20-21, Jeremiah 18:1-23, Isaiah 64:8, Isaiah 45:9, Luke 17:7-10, Matthew 25:30, Matthew 25:21-23, Matthew 16:24, Mark 8:34, Luke 9:23, Matthew 7:21-23, Matthew 21:7-11  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Why Are We Told To Wait For God?

Contributed by Chris Swanson on Jan 11, 2023

Waiting for something to happen is hard to do. But there is a purpose for waiting. Can Christians learn to wait without having a negative attitude?

Have you actually taken the time to notice how many fast-paced things are in our society now? You can stroll through any grocery store or convenient store and see all the ‘instant’ items that are for sale. There is instant coffee, instant tea, soup, grits, oatmeal, potatoes, milk, instant internet ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 40:1-4

Denomination: Independent/Bible

I Have A Dream

Contributed by Wes Richard on Mar 18, 2003

Using the pattern of MLK’s famous speech, this message tries to set forth a congregational vision.

I have a dream (With apologies to MLK, jr. 1962) In the Old Testament we are told that young men shall see visions and old men shall dream dreams (Joel 2:28). Some of you know that 3 or 4 times a year I am blessed with dreams about this congregation while I sleep. In most of these dreams I see ...read more

Scripture: Joel 2:28

Denomination: Brethren

Answers To Life's Top Five Questions

Contributed by Dana Chau on Sep 3, 2001

Jesus gives answers to our top five questions in life.

FIRST, Jesus answers the question, “What is my purpose in life?” (See verse 25) Business leader, Fred Smith, pointed out that the body makes blood in order to live, but the body does not live to make blood. We need to be careful that we do not confuse what we do to stay alive with why we were ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34

Denomination: *other

Making It A Part Of You: Bible Memorization And Meditation Series

Contributed by Guy Caley on May 5, 2006

4th of 5 in the series "A Light Unto My Path: Growing Through God’s Word." Considers how God’s Word strengthens us as we memorize and meditate upon it.

Proverbs 22: 17 Pay attention and listen to the sayings of the wise; apply your heart to what I teach, 18 for it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart and have all of them ready on your lips. Captain James E. Ray of the U.S. Air Force learned just how important those ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 22:17-18

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Sometimes Only A Party Will Do

Contributed by Bradley Hall on Jul 19, 2002

Fellowship is fine, but the miraculous joy of Easter requires something more.

Please note: The “Party Rules” herein referred to are taken in large part (and without permission) from P.J. O’Rourke’s Modern Manners, Chapter 19: Real Parties. We still tell the story in my family of how my great-grandfather and my great-grandmother -- Dad Benson and Mama Benson -- John and ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:1-8

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Making A Resh Start Series

Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Nov 13, 2003

Facing eternal questions at the start of a new century

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. This is self-evident when it comes to electrical wiring or high explosives. It may not be so clear with relationships such as family and friends. And I would suggest no one would believe it when it comes to discussions about philosophy, politics, or God. ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

E Pluribus Unum

Contributed by Johnnie Travis on Sep 27, 2005

FROM MANY,ONE IN CHRIST

E PLURIBUS UNUM "E Pluribus Unum" was the motto proposed for the first Great Seal of the United States by John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson in 1776. A Latin phrase meaning "One from many," the phrase offered a strong statement of the American determination to form a single nation ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-13

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Making The Most Of Babylon Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 4, 2009

We may be pilgrims in this world, but we are to set down deep roots while growing toward heaven.

Making the Most of Babylon (Jeremiah 29:1-14) 1.This past week, Marylu and I were enjoying a lean pork tenderloin roast -- it was delicious. I thought to myself, "I am so glad I am a gentile." 2. According to WebMD, "It appears that the use of the term "swine flu" has had quite an impact. "The ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:1-14

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Funeral Series

Contributed by Jeremy Poling on Feb 23, 2011

funeral

JAMES BUZZY PRICE We are here to memorialize a son, brother, husband, father, step-father, grandmother, uncle and friend . buzzy kept the seriousness of his last battle with his sickness low key and quiet. He knew that this last battle was going to take his life, so it is miraculous that he had ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 116:15

Denomination: Pentecostal

Soap In The Mouth

Contributed by Casey Lieneman on Oct 1, 2010

God, like loving parent, punishes because He loves.

Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 Grace and Peace to you from our Lord and Savior Jesus, who is the Christ. I grew up the middle child of three. I have an older brother and a younger sister. Being a middle child isn’t as bad as some would lead on. I disagree with the common complaint some middle ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Three Things I Learned From My Dad

Contributed by Robert Glass on Jun 12, 2012

A Father's Day Sermon of THREE things I learned from my Dad.

Three Things I Learned From My Father Because today is Father’s day, it is good that we should honor them. In thinking back about my Dad, I remembered three things that he told me as a new Dad to take care of. 1. The first thing I learned was “Take Care of your Children.” A. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-2

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ