Sermons on Saint Barnabas:

Saints And Sinners Series

Contributed by David Swinney on May 31, 2010

Sermon on the address to the saints at Ephesus, Ephesians 1: 1 - 2 and 2: 1 - 3

Sinners and Saints Ephesians 1: 1 – 3; 2: 1 – 3 A king sits on a throne thinking about all of his accomplishments—the foes he has slain, the armies he has conquered, the cities he has built, all the things that he has achieved in the course of his life. A prophet of God ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-2

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Service To The Saints

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Aug 15, 2009

The call to serve includes the whole body of the church. We reach out across the world following the example of St. Paul to build and encourage the church and her saints.

Service to the Saints John 13:34 A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. John 13:35 By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another. This Sunday will mark the close of our church for the summer season. While ...read more

Scripture: John 13:35

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Judging The Saints Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on Nov 15, 2008

A judgemental attitude can only be described as arrogant. It is an affront to Holy God. James warns against such attitudes, calling us to holiness.

JAMES 4:11, 12 JUDGING THE SAINTS “Do not speak evil against one another, brothers. The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. There is only one lawgiver and ...read more

Scripture: James 4:11-12

Denomination: Baptist

Saints Alive!!

Contributed by Rodney Fry on Nov 25, 2007

Who are the Saints? The Dictionary defines a saint A Saint is a holy or godly person A Saint is a very patient, unselfish person In the NT, a saint is any Christian believer The Bible agrees with the 3rd Definition Saints are Alive and Kn

Saints Alive! Ephesians 1:1; 5:3; Revelation 13:7; Jude 14 Who are the Saints? The Dictionary defines a saint A Saint is a holy or godly person A Saint is a very patient, unselfish person In the NT, a saint is any Christian believer The Bible agrees with the 3rd Definition Saints are ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1

Denomination: Baptist

Saints In The Mirror Series

Contributed by Matthew Olanrewaju on Nov 5, 2011

As we celebrate The All Saints Day so we are made aware of the living saints of toady. Christ challenges us as he pronounces us Blessed In the Beatitudes, a template for the living saints of our world. Next time you hold a mirrow or stand in front of one,

For centuries the first Sunday in November has been marked in the Christian Calendar and lectionary as the All Saints Sunday, and celebrated across the Christian Churches world wide. If a Sunday is catholic, this is it. All Saints Sunday is truly universally celebrated not because we were ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Denomination: Methodist

Repentance Of Saints... Series

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Jan 30, 2012

I now intend to focus on the second and concluding part of the series on "REPENTANCE" which is repentance of Saints

CLARION CALL FOR REPENTANCE – SERIES-PART II REPENTANCE OF SAINTS My congregation would recall that in the first part of the series on the topic of repentance, the “U-turn” of ‘Sinners’ was dealt at length with the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:16-17

Denomination: *other

Are You A Saint?

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jun 24, 2011

Are you living the life of a saint?

Sermon Story: In a small country village in Sicily, there were two brothers, renowned members of the local Mafia. They were mean, bad and very rich. No one had a good word to say about them. Indeed, everyone seemed to have a story about how they had either been cheated or maligned by the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:40-42

Denomination: Anglican

Saints Are.......

Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Nov 9, 2008

The bible reveals who and what are saints. Often our ideas differ from the bible. This sermon encourages you to discover who are saints and what do they do.

If you were to ask someone what they thought a saint is, how would they respond? Many would probably say someone holy. Someone who has done extraordinary things, Someone considered special. Someone who has done nothing or very little wrong. The most well known and celebrated saint in Australia, is ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:1-3

Denomination: Lutheran

Salty Saints

Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Jan 12, 2011

The problem of country is sitting in church pews: SALT-LESS SAINTS.

I. A SOLEMN TRUTH - “Ye are the salt” A. The PERSON of the pronouncement – Jesus B. The PEOPLE of the pronouncement – “Ye” II. A SPECIFIC TARGET – “the earth” A. How VAST is our influence - “of the earth” ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13

Denomination: Baptist

Recognising Saints!!

Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Nov 4, 2007

A sermon for All Saints day that helps us see God’s perspective on who a saint is.

How would you recognise a saint? Often we think of saints as perfect people. Or people who do no wrong. Or people who do everything right. Yet the bible gives us a different idea of who saints are. So the bible is the one place we need to go to recognise who and what God sees as saints. And it ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:11-23

Denomination: Lutheran

The Saints Of God

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Nov 6, 2007

The historical celebration of All Saints Day, combining past and recent martyr’s with Paul’s note that "all living Christians are also to be called saints". The message includes a great story on Grace which no other "religion" offers. the story is from

In Jesus Holy Name November 4, 2007 Text: Revelation 6:9-11 All Saints Day, Redeemer “The Saints of God” November 1st was “All Saints Day.” But our culture, our children, our economy celebrated “All Hallowed Eve” with great enthusiasm. What did we gain? Millions of dollars ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 6:9-11

Denomination: Lutheran

Remembering A Saint

Contributed by Pr. Lynell Aljoe-Thurman on Nov 8, 2007

God calls us in the watrers of Baptism to be saints of God

Let Us Pray: Merciful Father, endless is your love and compassion for all, especially those who are called by the waters of Baptism to be Saints of God. Through your son Jesus Christ, we are woven together at the feast of everlasting grace. Lord allow us to walk in your ways for your Glory, ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:11-23

Denomination: Lutheran

Saints And Suffering

Contributed by Hansel Young on Nov 15, 2007

comfort for people who experience pain and tragedy

Saints and Suffering II Chronicles 31:20-21, 32:1 He was a man of justice. He stood for right and proclaimed the truth to his people. He restored the true of worship of God. He saw to it that the nation obeyed the laws of God’s Word. He did all these things with his whole heart. Of all the ...read more

Denomination: Holiness

Saints And Sinners

Contributed by Paul Zwarich on Jul 17, 2008

God patiently tolerates the presence of the weeds in His field rather than risk uprooting even a single stalk of wheat.

Lectionary 16 A Matthew 13:24-30; 36-43 This morning our Gospel text explores a very important issue that I think all of us have contemplated at one point or another. I know that I have sometimes wondered about this subject as I watched the evening news or listened to the radio or witnessed the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-43

Denomination: Lutheran

Sophomore Or Saint? Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Aug 10, 2008

We tend to use our limited knowledge to bludgeon others who do not know what we know or whose behavior does not match our standards; but we are called to be in Christ first and to love them, letting behavior flow from the relationship.

There is an old, corny story – and please don’t stop me if you have heard this one – a story about the young man who was the first in his family to go to college. In fact, he was the first in his small town to go to college. And so when he came home after his freshman year, he was the apple of ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:1-23

Denomination: Baptist