Sermons about Richard Wurmbrand

Buy The Farm

Contributed by Curt Cizek on Jul 22, 2008

based on 9 ratings

| 9,208 views

A sermon that looks at the parable of the hidden treasure and the pearl of great value in light of the surrounding parables.

Do you know where the phrase “buy the farm” comes from? It is actually rather recent in its usage. It started perhaps during WWI but certainly by WWII, having been recorded only in the 1950’s. Professor Jonathan Lighter has compiled the origin in the Random House Dictionary of American Slang. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:44-52

Denomination: Lutheran

What In The World Is Going On In Modern Christianity?

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Mar 27, 2021

based on 2 ratings

| 2,835 views

What in the world is going on here? What sort of mass madness has taken hold of us over the last 20 years?

What in the world is going on here? What sort of mass madness has taken hold of us over the last 20 years? It seems like so much has changed. So much has gone down hill so fast. So many firm foundations have rotted away. And so many are coming out to speak about it, including recently Joshua ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:2

Denomination: Salvation Army

Pergamum Series

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Aug 11, 2001

based on 21 ratings

| 6,090 views

It was a church with a bad environment. Its virtues were perseverence in an evil environment but it is reproved for its tolerance of wrong doctrine and heretics.

The Letter to the Church at Pergamum Rev. 2: 12-17 Introduction: We started to look at the letters written to the Seven Churches in Asia as a series. Let us just refresh our memory on the seven churches. BACKGROUND 1) Ephesus Rev. 2:1-7 It was an orthodox church, with good works, patience, ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:12-17

Denomination: Anglican

It's So Unnatural

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jun 12, 2012

| 3,738 views

As Christians we are called to stand out. We are to be in the world but not of the world. It's not easy to go against the flow but it is worth it.

IT’S SO UNNATURAL INTRODUCTION: Unnatural is defined as something contrary to habit, custom or practice. It is described as not conforming to that which is conventional. Synonyms for unnatural include: abnormal, strange, uncommon, supernatural, inexplicable and extraordinary. These are the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Traveling Through This World Of Sorrow

Contributed by Russell (Rusty) Pruitt on Nov 3, 2024

| 226 views

This world has always been a dangerous place for Christians. In John 15 Jesus said the world would hate His followers

TRAVELING THROUGH THIS WORLD OF SORROW TEXT: PSALM 20:1-2; 7 INTRODUCTION: The song, “I Want to Know More About My Lord,” was written by Lee Roy Abernathy. I believe David, who wrote Psalm 20, would relate to this song. The first verse says, “While traveling through this world of sorrow, I’m on my ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 20:7, 2 Corinthians 11:24-28

Denomination: Baptist

How To Grow Through Suffering Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 4, 2021

| 2,302 views

Peter tells us there is no need to fear suffering for it is the path to blessing. It’s was that way for Jesus and He has appointed this the path for every believer.

Zeus ordered the creation of a new goddess because of his sheer boredom. According to In Greek mythology, Zeus had run out of other goddess to seduce, so he had Pandora created. Pandora was given a mysterious box and was told that whatever she did, she was not to open this box. She resisted the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:13-17

Denomination: Baptist

The Most Precious Thing That This World Affords

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 27, 2000

based on 154 ratings

| 7,277 views

The apostle Paul tells Timothy the value of the Word of God and its importance in his spiritual development.

THE MOST PRECIOUS THING THIS WORLD AFFORDS Children can be embarrassingly frank. I read of a minister who was visiting one of his members. The lady of the house was trying to impress him about how devout she was by pointing out the large Bible on the bookshelf and talking in a very reverential ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:14-17

Denomination: Baptist

A Strange Christmas Passage

Contributed by Steve Gladwell on Nov 19, 2002

based on 48 ratings

| 5,809 views

An advent sermon on repentance

A Strange Christmas Passage I wasn’t sure whether I should come here today, after all, how could I come and preach at a Church in a denomination that seems to have got their lectionary passage wrong. Here we are in the second Sunday of advent, only two more Sundays before Christmas day, and the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

The Blessing Paradox Part Ii: Persecution, Preservation, Illumination, Series

Contributed by Pastor Jeff Hughes on Jan 9, 2014

| 3,297 views

Part II of the series

Last week, we started this two part "mini-series" of messages in the first part of the Sermon on the Mount, commonly known as The Beatitudes. To the unsaved, they would seem to be insane at first glance: you will be happy if you are poor, if you weep, if you are a 98 pound weakling, if you give ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:9-16

Denomination: Bible Church

Christian Life - Winners Are Finishers

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Aug 2, 2004

based on 53 ratings

| 3,819 views

The Christian Life is much like a person in training to participate in the Olypic Games in Athens this summer, 2004.

Christian Life – Winners are Finishers -Set a Spiritual Goal- Hebrews 12:1-2 Have you noticed that you sometimes do better when you have people cheering for you as you compete in sporting events? I remember one of the first basketball games I played in when I was Junior High age. My dad was ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-2

Denomination: Free Methodist

Loving Our Enemies

Contributed by Shawn Miller on Jul 22, 2016

based on 4 ratings

| 9,913 views

In Luke 6:27-36, Jesus tells us plainly to love our enemies, to do good to them, to pray for them, to bless them. If we do this we show the world what Christ showed us. that while we deserve damnation Christ showed us love and compassion.

Loving our Enemies Introduction: This week during the Republican National Convention a lot was made of the fact that Senator Ted Cruz from Texas did not endorse the Republican nominee Donald Trump, even after promising to do so earlier in the primary. During his speech at the convention he simply ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:27-28

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Be An Example Of Jesus

Contributed by John Gaston on Aug 10, 2015

based on 4 ratings

| 23,860 views

We live in a mixed up world. People are so untrained in the Bible and mixed up about what a Christian is, that nearly anything can be labelled “Christian” and they’ll believe it. Let's look at what one is.

BE AN EXAMPLE OF JESUS 1 Tim. 4:12, 15-16 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. Sometimes being close isn’t good enough. Like Bill, who ordered a cord of firewood to be delivered for $100. 2. When the firewood was delivered, Bill got upset. “That’s not a full cord of wood,” Bill ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:12-16

Denomination: Assembly Of God

What Are You Investing In?

Contributed by Shawn Hamilton on Jun 2, 2009

based on 3 ratings

| 5,245 views

This sermon is one that is on the difficult subject of giving and investing in God.

Where is Your Investment? Hebrews 11:1-11:16 (Intro) A preacher named Ray Stedman traveled across the country for a week of meetings. The only problem was, his baggage didn’t make it. He needed a couple of suits so he went down to the local thrift shop. When he told the salesman, "I’d like to ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Peace In The Puzzle, Pt. 2 Series

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on May 18, 2006

based on 24 ratings

| 6,050 views

Why are the righteous persecuted, and why does Jesus say for us to rejoice when it happens to us? Link included to formatted text version, as well as part 1 and it’s matching PowerPoint.

A ‘Peace’ in the Puzzle, pt. 2 The Gospel of Jesus Matthew 5:9-12 When we are a peacemaker, we are eliminating strife. Tonite, we need to learn how to endure spite. This is the ‘puzzle’ in our title. This sermon on the mount is the greatest sermon ever preached, by the greatest preacher who ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:9-12

Denomination: Baptist

Stand Up For Our Savior

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Nov 4, 2008

based on 4 ratings

| 4,823 views

If Jesus is our King, then we need to take a bold stand for the Lord. John the Baptist certainly did, and John’s story can help us take a stand today.

Stand Up for Our Savior Matthew 14:1-12 Sermon by Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church - Oct. 26, 2008 *Last Tuesday night, Greg Wilton asked a great question: “Who’s your King? -If Jesus is our King, then we need to take a bold stand for the Lord. John the Baptist certainly did, and John’s ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

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