Sermons on Rude:

Joseph’s Christmas Story

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jan 5, 2001

There are 4 parts to the story, & in each of these parts you will see how much Joseph loved Mary.

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (Revised: 2013) If you were going to make a list of the great loving couples of history, who would be on your list? Romeo & Juliet? Anthony & Cleopatra? Mary & Joseph would probably not be on your list, for when ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

I Have To Love Who? Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Apr 19, 2002

Jesus tells us to love our enemies. This is not an easy thing to do, but we are called to do it. This is a revamp of a 1996 sermon I did.

INTRODUCTION Kid’s views on Love: What do most people do on a date? • On the first date they tell each other lies, and that usually gets them interested enough to go for a second date. Mike, 10 • I’m not rushing into being in love. I’m finding fourth grade hard enough. Regina, 10 Some surefire ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:43-48

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What's Love Got To Do With It? Series

Contributed by Paul Decker on Apr 25, 2002

We are to lavish His love on others.

WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT! Matthew 5:43-6:4 S: Love one another Th: Seeing the Unseen Christ: How His Presence Transforms Life Pr: WE ARE TO LAVISH HIS LOVE ON OTHERS. ?: How? How do we do that? KW: Challenges TS: We will find in our study of Matthew two challenges on how to lavish Jesus’ ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Forgiveness Comes From The Heart

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Sep 27, 2004

PENTECOST 17(A) - Forgivness comes from the heart: from the heart of our Lord and from the hearts of believers.

FORGIVENESS COMES FROM THE HEART MATTHEW 18:21-35 - September 26,2004 - Pentecost 17 MATTHEW 18:21-35 21Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?" 22Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times, but ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35

Denomination: Lutheran

Kingdom Essentials

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Sep 27, 2004

A basic message about the Kingdom of God.

Kingdom Essentials Various Scriptures September 26, 2004 Introduction I can’t tell you how honored I am to be here today, and how humbling it is to be asked to speak to you about missions, especially since you’ve never heard me preach before. I’d better warn you of a couple things. First, I ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:18

Denomination: Wesleyan

You Are Different! Series

Contributed by Paul Decker on Sep 7, 2004

We are to rejoice in our differences.

YOU ARE DIFFERENT! I Corinthians 12:1-6 S: Spiritual Gifts C: Variety of Gifts Th: Live the Difference Pr: What life-change is to take place? WE ARE TO REJOICE IN OUR DIFFERENCES. ?: Inductive KW: Issues TS: We will find in our study of I Corinthians 12:1-6 three issues that Paul discusses as ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Molded Or Beaten Gold

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Jan 12, 2005

Life will either hammer the difficulties out of us or it will be molded into a masterpiece.

Exodus 32:1_4 – “And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 32:1-4

Denomination: Pentecostal

Lord, Teach Us To Pray

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 15, 2007

Introductory Message on a series for Prayer.

Luke 11:1-4 KJV And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. [2] And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:1-4

Denomination: Pentecostal

Replace A Critcal Attitude With An Attitude Of Love Series

Contributed by Alan Tison on Mar 4, 2007

Our attides are very valuable in dertiming our outlook, in this the 3rd pf a 3 part series we discover the most "excellent way" to fix one’s attitude, the idea for thies series comes from James MacDonald’s Book, Lord, Change my attitude

Introduction: One of the things Kathy and I like to on Friday evenings is catch a movie. For us, it is a way to relax and unwind. I want you to know Kathy and I have different taste when it comes to movies – I like action and comedies – she on the other hand likes stories and dramas – Movies with ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 12:1-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Give’em A Brake

Contributed by Doane Brubaker on Mar 30, 2007

We suffer relational wrecks when we drive carelessly. Highway safety tips provide spiritual parallels for navigating relationships. One of my guys with the public works department set up some signs on the platform for this one.

“Give ‘em a Brake” Colossians 3:1-15 A news story out of St. Louis last year began… "He was a loving father and loved his grandkids," Linda Heath never imagined Wednesday would mark the first time she referred to her husband of 31 years in the past tense.” On April 26, 2006 Henry Heath was ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-15

Denomination: Mennonite

From Rags To Riches Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Apr 11, 2007

Miracle of Faith, Pt. 6

RAGS TO RICHES (MARK 10:46-52) Joel Gregory told a story of a blind, poor and hungry Indian beggar who sat beside a road, starved from the scarcity of travelers and how much rice they could give him. One day he heard the thunder of a chariot in the distance. It was the grand entourage of the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:46-52

Denomination: Independent/Bible

How Do I Pray?

Contributed by Greg Hanson on Apr 14, 2007

Basics about what prayer is, why it’s important, and how to do it.

This is our fifth and final week in our You Asked For It series of messages. And I think it’s been good. You’ve asked some important questions and I’m glad we’ve had the opportunity to address them. In fact, I plan to make this an annual series… every August. So you can start thinking now about ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-13

Denomination: Wesleyan

"God Deals Justly" Series

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Apr 20, 2007

Sermon 21 in a study in 1 & 2 Peter

“For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to pits of darkness, reserved for judgment; 5 and did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, with seven others, when He brought a flood upon the world of the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 2:4-10

Denomination: Orthodox

"Jesus Is Coming!" Series

Contributed by Clark Tanner on May 8, 2007

It is foolish to think what God says will happen will not happen, just because it hasn’t happened yet. Sermon 23 in a study in 1 & 2 Peter

“This is now, beloved, the second letter I am writing to you in which I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder, 2 that you should remember the words spoken beforehand by the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior spoken by your apostles. 3 Know this first of all, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:1-7

Denomination: Orthodox

Mothers Day: Faith: Mother's Day Flour

Contributed by Peter Loughman on May 11, 2007

This widow starts off with a tiny sparkle of faith and instead of holding on to what little she has - she let’s go, and the rest is history.

Today on Mother’s Day, we are going to look at a woman of faith. This woman in our Scripture doesn’t start out as a woman of faith, but she sure ends up a woman of faith….and that is what we need to start with this morning: Whoever you are, and whatever your faith is like – to end up as a person of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:8-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational