Sermons on Sacred Cow:

Building The Altar Of God In Your Home Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on May 1, 2025

Building an altar in your home can be a powerful way to deepen your relationship with God...

In the Bible, the altar was a sacred place where God's people offered sacrifices and worshiped Him. Today, building an altar in your home can be a powerful way to create a sacred space for prayer, reflection, and connection with God. The Significance of the Altar In biblical times, the altar ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 18:6, 1 Corinthians 1:18

Sanctity Of Human Life Sunday

Contributed by Troy Borst on Jan 15, 2025

Human life is sacred and as such believers in Jesus should take courage to take a stand and offer hope and healing to those impacted by abortion and other life issues.

SANCTITY OF HUMAN LIFE SUNDAY EXODUS 1:1-22 #sanctityofhumanlife INTRODUCTION On January 22, 1984, President Ronald Reagan issued a presidential proclamation designating the third Sunday of January (or close to that) as National Sanctity of Human Life Day. Bush #41 and Bush #43 continued the ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 1:1-22

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

It Wasn't Me!

Contributed by Scott Jensen on Oct 14, 2008

When we fail to take responsibility for our own mistakes, we fail to recognize that we too are sinners. By taking responsibility for our actions, we repent and receive the gift of forgiveness.

It wasn’t me! Exodus 32:15-26 Introduction Dorthy Sayer wrote in “The divine ‘scheme of things,” as Christianity understands it, is at once extremely elastic and extremely rigid. It is elastic, in that it includes a large measure of liberty for the creature; it is rigid in that it includes the ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 32:15-26

Denomination: Lutheran

What's That Smell?

Contributed by Brian Harvison on Nov 12, 2008

This is a devotional used during a Fall Festival, held in a cow pasture, "For we are to God the aroma of Christ"

What’s that smell? What are some of the things we experience as we walk through a cow pasture? Usually we see cows, hay, and cow patties The cow pasture is a place full of sights, sounds and smells What is that smell? Some would say that the cow pasture really stinks While others would say, no ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 2:14-16

Denomination: Baptist

Persistence In Faith Series

Contributed by Ronnie Smith on Jul 15, 2005

Chick-fa-la has an advertising campaign that displays cows holding up signs saying “eat more chicken”. This is cute because the cows are trying to save their own lives by convincing others to “eat more chicken”. If we as Christians expect to be all God

Mark 10 46 And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging. 47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:46-52

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Paralyzation Of Faith Series

Contributed by Ronnie Smith on Jul 15, 2005

Chick-fa-la has an advertising campaign that displays cows holding up signs saying “eat more chicken”. This is cute because the cows are trying to save their own lives by convincing others to “eat more chicken”. If we as Christians expect to be all God

Strife - 1 a: bitter sometimes violent conflict or dissension b : an act of contention : FIGHT, STRUGGLE 2 : exertion or contention for superiority Midian- In the Hebrew Text means Strife. Judges 6 1 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Potential Of Faith. Series

Contributed by Ronnie Smith on Jul 15, 2005

Chick-fa-la has an advertising campaign that displays cows holding up signs saying “eat more chicken”. This is cute because the cows are trying to save their own lives by convincing others to “eat more chicken”. If we as Christians expect to be all God

Mark 9 23 Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. You have an untapped potential in Christ! · A father brought his son; we have no idea the age of the boy, to Jesus. · He first encountered the Disciples and they could not help him. · So now he ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Church For Today

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Jan 9, 2009

This message calls the church, collectively and individually, to be "up to date" in their mission of reaching people.

“A Church for Today” 1 Corinthians 9:19-24 * Among the church culture in America it has become common to identify local churches with some troubling terms; “Contemporary or Traditional.” Why do I say these terms are troubling? Because the meaning of these words in this context has little to do ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:19-24

Denomination: Baptist

Dead People Go To A Better Place Series

Contributed by Jim Kilson on Apr 23, 2014

Part 10 of 10 in a series dedicated to debunking commonly held myths that we think are in the Bible but really aren't, myths that can and often do have devastating effects on our faith.

INTRODUCTION: For a moment I’m going to pick on those of us who are preachers! Preachers get a bad rap (often deserved) for running roughshod over statistics, manipulating them to fit their desire ends. In fact 73.6% of all statistics are made up on the spot including the one I just gave. In ...read more

Scripture: John 14:6

Denomination: Christian Church

The God Of Power Series

Contributed by Jim Kilson on Nov 7, 2014

Part 1 of 5 in a series on the false gods of this world (i.e. of our own creation) that vie to be the ultimate object of our worship.

INTRODUCTION: It is the number one problem in the Bible—more than 1,000 verses speak of it. More than 50 of the laws in the first five books of the Bible are directed against it. In Judaism it was one of only four sins to which the death penalty was attached. Yet we skip over it as an ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 24:14-15

Denomination: Christian Church

Jael And The Nail Series

Contributed by John Dixon on Oct 7, 2018

DAKHEEL; the sacred duty of protection

Judges 4 (NASB) 4 The sons of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, after Ehud died. 2 The Lord sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan; and the commander of his army was Sisera. 3 The sons of Israel cried to the Lord; for he had nine hundred iron chariots, and he oppressed the sons of ...read more

Scripture: Judges 4:1-24

Denomination: Christian Church

Giving And The Prophets Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Nov 15, 2023

If we ask, what is the minimum standard we can give to the Lord and still be OK? then it reveals a problem in our relationship with the Lord. We find joy in giving abundantly.

In many areas of life, we find minimum standards. There are minimum daily requirements of vitamins. There are minimum speed limits on the interstate. You probably remember a time in your student life when a paper was assigned and the first question a student asked was, what is the minimum number ...read more

Scripture: Amos 4:1-5, Malachi 3:6-10

Denomination: Baptist

A Spirit-Filled Body Series

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Dec 8, 2014

The early church was effective because they were a Spirit-filled, Spirit-led body. what does it take to be Spirit-filled? God commanded us in His Word that we are to be filled with His Spirit.

Church Essentials: Part Five A Spirit-Filled Body: Acts 2:41-47 A New Testament church is a church in which God is present through His Spirit. The early church was effective because they were a Spirit-filled, Spirit-led body. Their teaching was Spirit-led (Acts 2:42-43 "they continued steadfastly ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:41-47

Denomination: Baptist

Hosea Chapter 10 Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Jul 1, 2013

Hosea 10

Hosea 10 [NLT] June 26, 2013 Oak Park Baptist Church – Wed Bible Study Series Hosea Bible Study A Study of the Minor Prophets Hosea (750-725 BC) HOSEA to Israel (Northern Kingdom) Once again, I want us to review what we have learned so far in our study through this prophetic book. We have ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 10:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

Up Against City Hall

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Mar 12, 2009

The problem in America is greed. Things haven’t changed!

The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables. Making a whip of cords, he drove all of them out of the temple, both the sheep and the cattle. He also poured out the ...read more

Scripture: John 2:13-22

Denomination: United Methodist