Sermons on Righteous Ones:

A Christmas Carol: Stave One Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Dec 1, 2018

This message looks at the how Christmas and it's main characters are introduced in the OT and Luke and Matthew. Like Dickens Christmas Carol the five parts are each called Staves. (if it was good enough for Dickens)

A Christmas Carol Stave one When Angela and I first got married she told me that one of the things that she did with her dad each Christmas was to watch A Christmas Carol. But it had to be the Alastair Sim one from 1951, and not the colourized version either. The movie was first released in the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Wesleyan

A Fresh Start (Part One)

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jan 7, 2019

We can need a fresh start for many reasons- a bad relationship, financial debt, addiction, etc. So, we make a fresh start. We move away, we change jobs, we get involved with new people, etc. A fresh start feels good and can make all the difference in the world.

A FRESH START (part one) We can need a fresh start for many reasons- a bad relationship, financial debt, addiction, trouble with the law, job loss or problems at work; you name it. So, we decide to make a fresh start. We move away, we change jobs, we get involved with new people, we make changes ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:62, Romans 6:20-23, John 15:1-2, Isaiah 5:6, Hebrews 12:11, Luke 13:6-9  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

These Three Things Part One Series

Contributed by Steve Malone on Jan 24, 2019

In these sermon we will unpack a very familiar passage in Philippians 3 and discover 2 things that if we embrace and keep striving to live out, this year can be different... forgetting what is behind and pressing on to what is ahead.

These Three Things #ThisYearCouldBeDifferent 700 years before Jesus put on flesh and invaded our planet, GOD breathed the following words through the prophet Isaiah… to a people who… • Had seen better days • Experienced great suffering • Lost hope • In many ways had no one to blame for their ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:3-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How To Treat One Another Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Aug 16, 2019

We have a choice -- treat one another as the world would or as Jesus would.

1. Grace: Around 70 years ago a conference on comparative religions was held at Cambridge University. Theologians and scholars from around the world came together to explore various religious ideas. One topic was: Which belief (or doctrine) is unique to the Christian faith? Many of the things that ...read more

Scripture: John 8:2-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Happened To One Body?

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Sep 3, 2019

People go to Hell because of our division. The early Church was one and turned the world upside down. We need to unite in the one doctrine of God not the myriads of doctrines of men.

1 Cor 1:10 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. 11 For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:10-15

Denomination: Baptist

Bearing With One Another In Love

Contributed by Stephen Aram on Sep 11, 2019

All of us have needed to have people be patient with us when we were slow to grow and learn, working through a deep wound in our heart or just having a bad day. One of the best ways to help our churches and all their members is to learn to be patient with them, bearing with them in love.

I don’t get to do it very often anymore, but I love fishing. I grew up near a muddy little lake where you could catch bullheads and bluegills almost any time you tried. But catching fish is only part of the joy. Two years ago we vacationed up in Minnesota. The first evening we went out to a ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-6, 1 Thessalonians 5:14

When Only One Believes

Contributed by Denn Guptill on May 20, 2018

It's a part of every church, those who are there on Sunday without their spouse. What happens when only one believes?

“Love and Marriage, Love and Marriage, goes together like a horse and carriage”, at least that’s what the song says.  You know as well as I do that isn’t always the reality.  Sometimes the horse doesn’t want to pull the carriage, and sometimes the carriage doesn’t want to be pulled.  For the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:12-16

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Real Thing (Part One)

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Oct 22, 2018

Coca-Cola had an advertizing campaign where its slogan introduced the beverage as the real thing. It's understood that by describing itself as "the real thing" it implied that its competitors are merely impostors and of a lower quality. The real thing is better.

THE REAL THING (part one) Coca-Cola had an advertizing campaign where its slogan introduced the beverage as the real thing. It's understood that by describing itself as "the real thing" it implied that its competitors are merely impostors and of a lower quality. So, you have the real thing and ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 4:15-19, Deuteronomy 4:27-29, Deuteronomy 28:64-66, Galatians 1:6-10, 1 John 4:1  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Looking Out For Number One Series

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Mar 23, 2015

Jesus Christ deserves to be your Number One.

Paul, you will remember, writes these words from a Roman jail. And he is not there for committing a crime; he is there for his commitment to Christ. But, even though he is in Rome, he is concerned about his friends in Philippi, some eight hundred miles away. They are concerned about him, too. In ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:19-30

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

My Hope Is Built On... Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Mar 30, 2015

This is the 13th sermon in the series "The Cure". What is your hope built on?

Series: The Cure [#13] MY HOPE IS BUILT ON… Romans 8:18-28 Introduction: Troubles are just part of life. We all go through things and what matters is how we go through them. We know that Jesus is the cure to our problems; but do we go through the problem alone or with Jesus? In our ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:18-28

Denomination: Baptist

One Down, Two To Go!

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Apr 5, 2015

1) Sin’s been stomped 2) Satan will succumb 3) Death will die

“One down, two to go!” That’s something you might hear a student say in the coming weeks. At least I remember thinking that when I was taking exams at the end of the school year. “One down, two to go!” It’s also what a mother might say to a child she is coaxing ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:19-26

Denomination: Lutheran

Complete In Christ (Part One) Series

Contributed by Tim Huie on Jan 13, 2009

1)Secret knowledge, 2)rule-keeping, and 3)mystical experiences do not make us better Christians

COMPLETE IN CHRIST (PART ONE) COLOSSIANS 2:10 1. Illus. of filling one gallon jug • Half full- how much more can it hold? • Three quarters full- how much more can it hold? • One gallon full- how much more can it hold? (None) 2. In this chapter, Paul is going to tell us that Christ supplies ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:10

Denomination: Baptist

Dealing With A Death Of A Loved One Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Feb 2, 2009

How do we grow in our love for people and how do we deal with losing them?

The first mention of a burial in the Bible is found in Genesis 23. It was the burial of Sarah. Remember Sarah? Here’s what we read in Genesis 17:15-16, God also said to Abraham, "As for Sarai your wife, you are no longer to call her Sarai; her name will be Sarah. I will bless her and will surely ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 23:1-20

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Part 2 One To Strive For Series

Contributed by Bryan Fink on Feb 2, 2009

To challenge disciples to make becoming mighty in the scriptures a legacy they leave behind.

Title: Legends and Legacies: Part 2 One to Strive For Part 1 – Matthew 26.6-13; Part 3 – Luke 2.25-32; Part 4 - Hosea 3.1-3 Text: Acts 18.22-28 Time: August 17, 2008 Asbury UMC [TITLE SLIDE] Friday night my family and I were glued to the TV as we watched Michael Phelps win his seventh gold ...read more

Scripture: Acts 18:22-28

Denomination: Methodist

One Leader And Many Followers Series

Contributed by Dale Krueger on Feb 9, 2009

All pastors are temporary. There is only one permanent pastor, the Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ.

Mark 1:14-20 E3B 1/25/09 Hope Lutheran, Plainwell Pr. Dale B. Krueger One Leader and Many Followers 14 Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, 15 and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:14-20

Denomination: Lutheran