Sermons on Sacred Union:

Building On Our Legacy Series

Contributed by Alvin Hathaway, Sr. on May 21, 2011

You preserve your sacred space by fulfilling your commitments that build upon your legacy.

Sunday, October 12, 2008 “Building On Our Legacy” Text: Deuteronomy 16: 9 – 17 We continue this month’s series under the general theme: Preserving Our Sacred Space. To preserve is not to memorialize or commemorate, but it is to make the preparations now for some future ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 16:9-17

Denomination: Baptist

His Real Presence

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Apr 10, 2020

On Holy Thursday Jesus institutes his sacred meal and commands us to love one another

April 9, 2020 – Maundy Thursday Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; John 13:1-17, 31b-35 His Real Presence Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. Tonight is Maundy Thursday of Holy Week. Normally, we ...read more

Scripture: John 13:1-35

Denomination: Lutheran

Consequences Of Cold-Hearted Husbands And Fathers Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Dec 6, 2024

The Bible teaches that husbands and fathers have a sacred responsibility to provide for, protect, and nurture their families.

The Bible teaches that husbands and fathers have a sacred responsibility to provide for, protect, and nurture their families. However, some husbands and fathers fail to fulfill this responsibility, instead being cold-hearted and neglectful. In this sermon, we'll explore the biblical ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:6-7, Psalm 55:21

The Marks Of A Godly Father (Father's Day)

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on May 26, 2025

Fatherhood is a sacred calling that extends beyond provision and protection—it is about influence, leadership, and legacy.

THE MARKS OF A GODLY FATHER (FATHER'S DAY) By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Psalm 128:1-4 Supporting Texts: Joshua 24:15, Proverbs 14:26, 1 Thessalonians 2:11-12, Luke 15:17-24, Deuteronomy 6:6-9 INTRODUCTION: Fatherhood is a sacred calling that extends beyond provision and protection—it ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 128:1-4

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Parable Of The Unjust Servant

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Sep 3, 2022

God expects singleness of service to Him. All that we do, secular and sacred is to glorify Him.

The Parable of the Unjust Servant Luke 16:1-13 This morning, we are studying one of Jesus’s parables. A parable is basically an illustration which is used to help understand an idea. This morning, we are studying the Parable of the Unjust Steward from Luke 16? What does Jesus want us to understand ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:1-13, Luke 16:14

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Comparison Of Worldly Mothers Vs Godly Mothers. Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on May 8, 2024

Motherhood is a sacred calling, and the Bible provides guidance on how to raise children in a way that honors God.

Motherhood is a sacred calling, and the Bible provides guidance on how to raise children in a way that honors God. However, not all mothers follow God’s plan. We’ll explore the differences between worldly mothers and godly mothers, using Bible verses to highlight their distinct approaches. Worldly ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:15, Proverbs 31:17

Fathers Set A Divine Example For Your Children. Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Jul 6, 2024

As fathers, we have been entrusted with a sacred responsibility - to raise our children in the ways of the Lord.

As fathers, we have been entrusted with a sacred responsibility - to raise our children in the ways of the Lord. In Deuteronomy 6:5-7, we are commanded to "love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might" and to "teach these words diligently ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:5-7

Image And Reality Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 4, 2010

The Mass is offered in union with the once-for-all sacrifice of Jesus, his free self-offering, on Calvary. It is not a repetition, but a re-presentation of the one sacrifice, and carries forward into our work on earth.

December 6, 2010 St. Nicholas The Spirit of the Liturgy Today’s reading from Isaiah makes most sense if it was written at the time of the Babylonian exile. Because Israel had rebelled against the Lord, the covenant was voided and all the curses specified in Leviticus and Deuteronomy were ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 35:1-10

Denomination: Catholic

Marriage

Contributed by Ian Lyall on Oct 6, 2005

Marriage is God’s design, and his ordinance form before the fall. Sex is involved; sex is designed for union of man and woman in marriage

A man shall leave his father and mother and be united with his wife, and the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two but one Mark 10:7-8 Have you ever sat in a marriage service and wondered, "When are those two actually married?" At what point are they man and wife together? After ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:7-8

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Embracing The Cross

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 28, 2009

As the farmer must suffer to attain the joy of harvest, so we must embrace our crosses in life to attain the joy of union with the Father.

Tuesday, March 3, 2009 Word and Suffering I always encourage my students to plant gardens. The reasons are many, but one of the biggest is that one cannot understand Scripture without knowing something about agriculture. It’s only been in the past couple of hundred years that Catholics have been ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:7-15

Denomination: Catholic

Intermediary? Why Do I Need A Middle Man Between Me And God?

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 21, 2023

If I can't fix my own stereo system, how can I build a path for myself to divine union?

Fourth Sunday of Advent 2023 So King David, after surviving his quarrel with King Saul and his thousands of followers, taking Jerusalem, the unconquered city, with the loss of barely any men, and extending his rule pretty much from the “river to the sea,” wakes up one morning in his cedar-lined ...read more

Scripture: Romans 16:25-27, Luke 1:26-38

Denomination: Catholic

Wolves And Lions Going Vegan

Contributed by Jason Jones on Jun 10, 2024

I want God to expand our minds on what the New Earth will be like as in union with Christ the new heaven and earth become one.

Background to passage: Closing two chapters of Isaiah, an end for the book which reflects the biblical timeline itself. From 39 on, the testimony of the coming messiah is much clearer, and it is mingled with justice and mercy. Finally, now toward the end of the book, but like Revelation, we get to ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 65:17-25

Denomination: Baptist

Walk In Newness Of Life PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 3, 2025

Through union with Christ’s death and resurrection, believers receive a new identity, freedom from sin, and the power to live transformed lives.

Friend, take a deep breath. The God who raised Jesus Christ from the dead is nearer than your next heartbeat. He is not reluctant. He is not distant. He is ready—ready to speak life where you’ve heard only the rustle of regret, ready to steady trembling hands and tired hearts. I think of a ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:4-11

Topics: Freedom, Sin

Sexual Immorality Series

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Sep 22, 2012

Is sex before or outside of marriage really immorality?

1 Corinthians 6:12-20 Sexual Immorality 6/15/03 D. Marion Clark Introduction The scene is Malacandra (Mars). The human, Ransom, is having a conversation with an hross, a seal-like Malacandrian. In a roundabout way, Ransom has raised the question of hrossa overindulging in sexual relations. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Christian Wedding Ceremony

Contributed by Adrián Olivas on Jul 9, 2005

My wife and I put together this ceremony for a couple in our church. If you’d like to know more about the music, email me. I’ll give you more information as to where to purchase it.

Wedding Ceremony 12:30 — Entire wedding party dressed and in sanctuary for pictures 2:00 — Wedding party ready for ceremony (time to relax and take care of little details) 2:00-2:30 — Prelude, you can have solos or music played while guests begin to arrive and ushers take them to their seats 2:30 — ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

Denomination: Assembly Of God