Sermons on Relativity:

Treating The "unpresentable" With Special Care

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 23, 2025

Losing that witness leaves a community injured, even emotionally and socially bankrupt.

Third Sunday in Course 2025 Hundreds, perhaps thousands of people come into our lives over the seventy or eighty years of an average American lifetime. If we look at St. Paul’s words written almost two thousand years ago, describing an early Christian assembly, we can see images of people we have ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 8:2-10, Psalm 19:8-14, 1 Corinthians 12:12-30, Luke 1:1-4, Luke 4:14-21  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Catholic

The Privilege Of A Nation Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Nov 27, 2024

This is the 3rd Sermon in the Series from the Book of Amos, "Social Justice".

Series: Social Justice [#3] THE PRIVILEGE OF A NATION Amos 2:4-8 Introduction: In the book of Amos, we encounter the warnings of a prophet sent to the northern kingdom of Israel during a time of relative prosperity. Amos highlights the dangers of privilege, especially when that privilege ...read more

Scripture: Amos 2:4-8

Denomination: Baptist

Twentieth Sunday In Ordinary Time- Year C-- Fire

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Aug 15, 2025

Fire, judgment, separation, crisis, – can bring a new opportunity for growth in faith.

Lodgepole pinecones are very compact, and they will only open to disperse their seeds under intense heat, as in a forest fire. We hear a similar idea today in our Gospel that fire means judgment, which results in separation, creating a crisis, but which also means opportunity. So, fire, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:49-53

Denomination: Catholic

Jesus Accepts His Cross Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 12, 2022

Jesus took up His cross willingly. Shall we?

Jesus Accepts His Cross (Those of us who have had the privilege and honor of a pilgrimage to the Holy Land always make Jerusalem part of the holy time. There, although the Jewish Temple has been replaced by a grand mosque, we can see the very places we read about in the New Testament, the actions ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:2-4, Matthew 26:30-56, Luke 22:43-44, Philippians 2:5-8

Denomination: Catholic

God Provided Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 28, 2009

We see How God Provides through 1)Godly Government. 2) Godly Providence. 3) People of Godly Character.

With the official start of Summer, we have come into the Season of labor unrest. This week, crowds as hoards descended on the LCBO as if to stay off an alcoholic apocalypse. Currently, strikes reign from Toronto to Windsor and pundits wonder if we can have any workplace stability. Who will deliver ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 2:1-7

Denomination: Other

Recover Your Lost Moral Values

Contributed by Bishop, W. F. Houston, Jr. on Jan 26, 2015

In our life moral values are important. Many have misplaced or lost their priceless ethics along the way and need to go back and recover them.

Sermon Beloved, I want you to meditate with me this morning on the words: recovering lost Moral values. Recovering lost Moral values. I’m sure that most of you would agree with me in making this affirmation that in this life if God allows you to wake up- before you go to bed, there ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:41-52

Denomination: Other

1 Chronicles Part 2

Contributed by Steven W. Satterfield on Jan 28, 2024

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A Tent for the Ark 16 And they brought in the ark of God and placed it inside the tent which David had pitched for it, and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God. 2 When David had finished offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name ...read more

Denomination: Vineyard

Let Me Introduce You To God Series

Contributed by Scott Turansky on Dec 25, 2022

He wants to have confidence that He's the one we can put our confidence in. That we can have our identity in Him so our ladder is leaning against the right wall in our lives.

There's a quote I like. I want to share with you this quote, first of all. I think it's a significant one. It says, “People may spend their whole lives climbing the ladder of success, only to find once they reach the top that the ladder is leaning against the wrong wall.” I've heard ...read more

Scripture: John 8:39-59

Denomination: Independent/Bible

It Ain't Always So!

Contributed by Mike Hays on Oct 18, 2000

Just because it walks like a duck and quakes like a duck doesn't mean that it is always a duck. So it is with those who claim to be followers of Jesus.

"It Ain't Always So!" Acts 10 He walked into the room to receive the coveted award for community involvement. He had worked in neighborhoods across the city and God had blessed his efforts. He compassionately reached out to the marginalized and those that had been written off by the vast majority ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:1-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God's Way Is The Best Way Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Aug 29, 2002

Ruth, Pt. 3

GOD’S WAY IS THE BEST WAY (RUTH 2:1-13, 3:6-15) My wife and I did not marry young. We were in our 30s when we met each other. She was from Orange County and I was from Los Angeles County, and the chances of our meeting, knowing, and befriending each other were pretty remote. After graduating from ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 2:1-13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Parenting--It's A Tough Job

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Apr 27, 2001

This sermon deals with the difficult role of being a parent.

Parenting--It’s A Tough Job July 30, 2000 Proverbs 4:1-9 Ephesians 6:1-4 I can still recall my wife saying, "I think it’s time." We were houseparents taking care of 7 kids living with them 3 1/2 days a week. We called the other couple to come be with the kids so that we could go to the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-4, Proverbs 4:1-9

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Barrier Between God And Mankind

Contributed by Frank Gallagher on Nov 30, 2000

There is a barrier between God and the human race that is removed by Jesus Christ’s work on the cross, which reconciled us to God.

THE BARRIER BETWEEN GOD AND MAN (Eph. 2:12-16) [HTTP formatted version of this sermon is located at http://members.aol.com/abidingitw/barrier.html] Because of Adam’s original sin, there is a barrier between God and every person at the moment we are born. This barrier consists of a number of ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:12-16

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Finding Refuge In A World At War

Contributed by Rick Duncan on Mar 24, 2003

War tempts us to worry. But every Christ-follower can find a place of safety, a place of rest, a place of protection, a place of shelter… even in the thick of the battle.

War tempts us to worry. On Wednesday evening, President Bush told our nation, “Now that conflict has come, the only way to limit its duration is to apply decisive force.” The president promised “a broad and concerted campaign” but warned that it “could be longer and more difficult than some ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 2:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Hope Rekindled Series

Contributed by Dean O'bryan on Jul 2, 2007

Second in a four-part series on the book of Ruth; from chapter 2, the kindness of God is revealed in Ruth’s and Boaz’ actions and hope is rekindled for Naomi as God provides.

Trinity Baptist Church June 17, 2007 Ruth: God redeems Hope Rekindled! Ruth 2:1-24 Someone wrote, "Anytime you get to know another person, you’ll likely discover something. Invariably, people are marked by two kinds of past experiences -- both of them from earlier relationships. The two are ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 2:1-23

Denomination: Baptist

God's Way Is The Best Way Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 20, 2007

Judges, Pt. 6 (Final)

GOD’S WAY IS THE BEST WAY (RUTH 2:1-13, 3:6-15) My wife and I did not marry young. We were in our 30s when we met each other. She was from Orange County and I was from Los Angeles County, and the chances of our meeting, knowing, and befriending each other were pretty remote. After graduating from ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible