Sermons on Sabbath Laws:

Embracing The Transformative Power Of Jesus' Teaching: Insights From Capernaum Series

Contributed by Dr John Singarayar Svd on Feb 3, 2024

Embracing the Transformative Power of Jesus' Teaching: Insights from Capernaum

Embracing the Transformative Power of Jesus' Teaching: Insights from Capernaum Scripture: Mark 1:21-28 Reflection In the ancient synagogue of Capernaum, nestled along the shores of the Sea of Galilee, the air hummed with anticipation each Sabbath as the community gathered for sacred ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:21-28

Denomination: Other

The Good Covid Samaritan

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Aug 24, 2020

Is the opportunity to do good being hindered by the need to social distance? Should we be cautionary or should we take the risk in order to help our fellow man? The story of the Good Samaritan might give us some insight into that.

THE GOOD COVID SAMARITAN Luke 10:30-37 In the sermon last week I shared Gal. 6:9-10, focusing on our need to do good to the family of believers. This week I was thinking about the beginning of vs. 10, "Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people". My thoughts went to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:30-37, Galatians 6:10, Luke 6:9, James 2:8-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Do You Have A Desire To Get Better?

Contributed by Dewayne Gamez on Apr 2, 2017

We have a choice. We can stay in our sin, or can allow Jesus to make us better!

During the three and a half years in Ministry, Jesus gave thirty parables, and He performed 33 miracles! Understand that Parables are miracles. They are miracles of wisdom. Miracles are parables of teaching! Turn with me in your bibles to John 5:1-14. This is the Word of God and what He says, ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-14

Pharisaical Values Contrasted With Christ's Love - Part 3

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

Pharisaical Values 1.

Pharisaical Values 1. The Pharisees enjoyed finding fault with everyone around them. 2. The Pharisees were more interested in doing thing right than in doing the will of God. 3. The Pharisees love the codes of Moses more than their Creator 4. The Pharisees gave greater attention to human than ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Withered Hand

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Jul 3, 2022

Hand-Sometimes we have to show our infirmities, or deformities, our brokenness, our weaknesses and our sins to be seen by others.

Withered Hand Mark 3:1-And He entered the synagogue again, and a man was there who had a withered hand. 2-So they watched Him closely, whether He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him. They watched Him-This would have been a good thing, if they wasn't doing it to trap ...read more

Scripture: Mark 3:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Challenges To Public Worship-1 Series

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Sep 22, 2015

1 of 7. Jesus made it plain that the temple worship had become tainted with improprieties. Public Worship is to be free from impropriety. But What is consonant with public worship? A challenge to (harmonious)public worship is its...

CHALLENGES To/For PUBLIC WORSHIP-I—John 2:13-25 Attention/Need: The Church can be tempted toward many directions regarding the manner & message of its Public Worship. There are real Challenges to bringing about Public Worship!...There are dynamics which, if we deny, will keep our church & ...read more

Scripture: John 2:13-25

Denomination: Baptist

Slowing Life Down Series

Contributed by Tom Shepard on Jan 23, 2007

Second in a series dealing with Stress in your life from Psalm 23. This sermon deals with God’s antidote for Busyness.

How to Deal With Busyness Today we are continuing our series Stressbusters. We are going through the 23rd Psalm and looking at seven ways we can relieve stress in our lives. Last week we looked at the problem of worry and found God’s Antidote for Worry. Today we are going to be looking at God’s ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:2

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Tell Jesus

Contributed by Dr. Jwt Spies on Nov 28, 2020

Just tell the Lord about it Mark 1:29-31

The Healing of Peter's Mother-in-Law was a seemingly insignificant miracle in a day of many miracles nevertheless, the three synoptic evangelists deemed it important enough to record. In Matt. 8:14-15 it said “And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:29

Denomination: Baptist

Devoted To Good Works

Contributed by Stephen Aram on Feb 7, 2022

If we follow Jesus, he will call us to service of others

I am endlessly fascinated by Jesus Christ. I have been seriously studying the New Testament for more than 4 decades, and I am still coming to new appreciations of the life he lived. Over and over again, as I come to understand what we have written about him, I am stretched as I see how he ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:31-37, Ephesians 2:10, Matthew 5:16, 1 Timothy 6:18, Hebrews 10:24, Hebrews 13:16  (view more)  (view less)

Great Expectations Part 1

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Aug 13, 2006

Looks at the challlange of legalism and grace.

"Great expectations." Introduction: A man once asked a friend why he never got married? "Looking for the perfect girl" was the reply. "Surely you’ve meet at least one girl that you wanted to marry?" "Yes once. She was the perfect girl in every way." "Well why didn’t you marry?" "Well she was ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Romans Chapter 1(C) How Lost Is Humanity Series

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Mar 2, 2009

This one is about why we need a "righteousness revealed from heaven"...

Dakota Community Church February 1, 2009 pm Romans – Chapter 1(c) (Week 4) Read Romans 1 1. What is this “call of God”? The call is not so much about special people and special positions as it is a call to slavery, to servant hood, to being dead to self and alive to Christ. We don’t answer the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:1-32

Denomination: Mennonite

Righteousness Par Excellence Series

Contributed by Johann Neethling on Sep 18, 2006

What God is after is a love relationship with His people – not legalism.

RIGHTEOUSNESS PAR EXCELLENCE Matthew 5:17-20 1. I have been an “average person” much of my life. • During my school years, I was an average student in my class. I studied and worked and aimed as high as I could, but I knew there were always those other students who would consistently achieve ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:17-20

Denomination: United Methodist

The Parable Of The Great Banquet. Series

Contributed by Claude Alexander on Oct 9, 2019

Excuses Excuses, Invitation to the Great Dinner.

The Parable of the Great Banquet. Excuses Excuses Luke 14: 1-24 In our text, the entire section is centered around a meal table. A prominent Pharisee asked Jesus to eat at his home. A number of things took place at this table, but none of them were very pleasant. All-in-all, it was a most ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:1-24

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Balance Of Justice And Mercy

Contributed by Thomas Swope on May 11, 2018

A study in the book of Leviticus 24: 1 – 23

Leviticus 24: 1 – 23 The balance of Justice and Mercy 24 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: 2 “Command the children of Israel that they bring to you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to make the lamps burn continually. 3 Outside the veil of the Testimony, in the tabernacle of meeting, ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

#10~seven Series

Contributed by William D. Brown on Dec 20, 2011

Seven carries the meaning of COMPLETENESS and Spiritual PERFECTION. Seven was the most sacred number to the Hebrew people; seven is used more than all other numbers in the Word of God, other than the number ONE. SEVEN is found 763 times, ONE i

# 10~SEVEN ~ BIBLE NUMBER MEANINGS 12-17-11 Today if the Lord be willing I want to point out a few things pertaining to the number seven. It's my hope and prayer that as the people listen to these studies to do with Bible number meanings, that folks would ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 23:15-16

Denomination: Baptist