Sermons on religious ignorance: showing 76-90 of 65,885

Defender Of Religious Liberty Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 15, 2012

St Robert Bellarmine would be an excellent candidate for the patron of the Church in defense of religious liberty, as we face a determined political system who would destroy us.

17 September 2012 St. Robert Bellarmine Verbum Domini Today’s saint is one who is not quoted in Verbum Domini by our Holy Father. Perhaps the reason is that Robert Bellarmine, who lived in the sixteenth and seventeenth century, was a controversial theologian in his time. We might say that ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:17-21

Denomination: Catholic

Are You Religious Or Not?

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 29, 2024

Jesus, in the Gospel, enumerates the evil we must avoid, or repent of if we haven’t avoided it. It’s like a to-do list from a modern person’s daily schedule, isn’t it?

Twenty-Second Sunday in Course 2024 Those who have known me as a preacher for any length of time also know that I am not a big fan of the clerics who put our Lectionary together. They tend to omit verses and paragraphs to shorten the readings at Mass. And that itself is a kind of insult to the ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 4:1-2, Deuteronomy 4:6-8, Psalm 15:2-5, James 1:17-27, Mark 7:1-23  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Catholic

What Is A Religious Sinner? Series

Contributed by Chris Swanson on Nov 13, 2022

Here, the Gentiles are the individuals who sin, are separated from the law, while the Jews are the people who sin while under the law.

Romans 2:17-29 depicts two groups of individuals, with an accentuation on the way in which their transgression connects with their insight into God's composed Law for the country of Israel. Here, the Gentiles are the individuals who sin, are separated from the law, while the Jews are the people ...read more

Scripture: Romans 2:17-29

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Blessed Ignorance, Jesus Is Mine Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 9, 2003

We claim to know too much, as we want to make ourselves elite, we want to close off new ideas. Know nothing but the servant heart (a sermon for deacon ordination).

The psalmist says, “He has put a new song in my mouth.” And so I took that very literally and composed a new song for church today. Do you want to hear me sing it? It’s called, “Blessed ignorance, Jesus is mine” You say you don’t think you know that one? You say you think I got that wrong? ...read more

Scripture: John 7:45-52

Denomination: Baptist

God Encounters: Ezekiel (Religious Experience Vs. Religious Action) Series

Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Jul 24, 2004

This is about Ezekiel’s God encounter. It explores the difference between religious experience and religious action. Religious EXPERIENCE means nothing without ACTION.

Read Ezekiel 1:4-3:15. This is a bizarre vision. Not all God encounters are alike. We see here two things: Religious Experience (ch. 1) and Religious Action (chs. 2 & 3). What is the difference between the two? * Religious Experience is… In chapter 1, we see Ezekiel’s strange religious ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Tyranny Of Tradition

Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Oct 4, 2019

Jesus dealt with wrong ideas about tradition

The Tyranny of Tradition - Mark 2-13-28 1. The Problem of religious exclusivity v. 13-17 2. The Problem of religious exercise v. 18-22 3. The Problem of religious enlightenment v. 23-28 ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:13-28

Denomination: Baptist

The Dunce Seat-Be Not Ignorant

Contributed by Danny Williams on Jun 22, 2007

God does no want us to live our lives in ignorance-ignorance is not bliss!

Knowledge is power, and ignorance is not bliss! The Greek word for ignorant is "agnosis" which means without knowledge. Another similar word is "idiotes" or our English, idiot. A common concept from classrooms of the past is the dunce hat and dunce seat. The practice began in the 13th century by ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:1

Denomination: Church Of God

Pain Ignores The Appointment Book Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Aug 20, 2001

Many of us dislike dealing with unplanned events, but those who need us need us now. So either we paralyze or we panic, unless we learn to work together inside God’s grace and unless we discern that He is giving us time in which to grow our faith.

I have the utmost admiration for anybody who can live amid constant crises. I cannot do that very well. If you are the kind of person who can keep your sanity when there are ten unplanned things happening around you, I salute you. How do you do it? That’s not me. That’s not my skill. I like ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:30-56

Denomination: Baptist

Is God Ignoring Our Nation? Series

Contributed by Jim Luthy on Aug 14, 2001

Is God ignoring our nation? The evidence might make us wonder if the God of all creation has forgotten us.

Is God Ignoring Our Nation? Hosea 4 Pastor Jim Luthy Is God ignoring our nation? The evidence might make us wonder if the God of all creation has forgotten us. I offer our environment as evidence. We in the church like to call it creation, giving God glory for it, but also leaving him ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 4:1-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Consequence Of Ignoring God's Warning

Contributed by Ivan Casteel on Jun 14, 2004

There is a consequence to pay when one does not heed the warnings of God

PP0460 DATE THE CONSEQUENCE OF IGNORING GOD’S WARNINGS! Lu 12:16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: Lu 12:17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? 18 And he said, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:16-21

Denomination: Baptist

Death: When Ignorance Is Not Bliss

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Nov 16, 2009

What you don’t know about death will lead to unecessary grief, or even worse, unending pain.

In her mind it had gone well. She had hit all the notes. She had expressed them with passion. And she felt certain that she had connected with her audience that night. But what did the critics think of her performance? She resolved not to buy the newspaper the next morning – ignorance is ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Denomination: Lutheran

Do Not Be Ignorant About The Past

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Apr 17, 2009

Lent 3(C) - Do not be ignorant about the past: We learn that God’s examples warn us and God’s strength saves us.

DO NOT BE IGNORANT ABOUT THE PAST (Outline) March 15, 2009 -- LENT 3 -- 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 INTRO: Today’s text opens with the words: “I do not want you to be ignorant…” These are fighting words for most people. Ignorant is a polite word for stupid. Paul is saying that he does not ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:1-13

Denomination: Lutheran

Ignorance Of Grace Will Lead To Death

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Dec 3, 2012

I. EXORDIUM: Are you enjoying GOD's Grace or ignoring it? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that grace can be ignored but still shows his goodness to us. IV. TEXT: 1 Samuel 25:10 (New Living Translation, Second

I. EXORDIUM: Are you enjoying GOD's Grace or ignoring it? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that grace can be ignored but still shows his goodness to us. IV. TEXT: 1 Samuel 25:10 (New Living Translation, Second Edition) “Who is this fellow David?” Nabal ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 25:10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Don't Ignore The Bible

Contributed by Daren Mitchell on May 24, 2012

"I take no pleasure in the death of wicked people. I only want them to turn from their wicked ways so they can live."

Don’t Ignore the Bible In the chapter of 1 Samuel 15 we read that King Saul of Israel receives a Word from God to destroy the entire Amalekite nation, including women and children. The Amalekite people were like terrorists to the young Israelite nation as they escaped Egypt. (Exodus 17:8; ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 15:1-26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Seek Truth Ignore Insanity

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Nov 5, 2024

Be careful you do not miss out on what God is doing because lunatics abound!

Mat 28:18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. 19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20, Mark 16:15-20, Matthew 7:21-25, 2 Timothy 3:5

Denomination: Baptist