Sermons on Saul Alinsky:

One Way Hate

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Jun 26, 2017

The Bible tells us that the world will hate us because it hated Jesus first. What does that mean to us? Should we consider the world to be our enemies? How should we respond?

Please open your Bibles to John 15:18-16:4 which we will read in a few minutes. In the Bible we often read of “the world”. The world consists of those who stand against Christ and His kingdom. In the time of Christ the world often referred to Jews who rejected the Jesus the Messiah. In a broader ...read more

Scripture: John 3:20, Acts 9:1-2, 2 Corinthians 11:24-26, 1 Corinthians 9:19-23, Matthew 5:43-45  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Nazarene

Jealousy Follows Favor Series

Contributed by Cameron Conway on Feb 26, 2019

No matter what God has called you to be you’ll notice that jealousy inevitably follows after favor. It doesn’t just follow but it hunts and runs after it because others see something in you they either want, need or used to have.

For more information and other teachings, podcasts, videos, books and study guides visit https://conwaychristianresources.com No matter what God has called you to be it in ministry, business, government, education etc., you will notice that jealousy inevitably follows after favor. It doesn’t just ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 18:6-7, 1 Samuel 15:26-28, 1 Samuel 18:8, Proverbs 28:16, Job 5:2  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Foursquare

Sacrilege Series

Contributed by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid on Mar 5, 2020

Greetings In The Holy Name Of Jesus Yahshuah, My brothers and sisters, in Christ Jesus Yahshuah. I come before you to speak to you about a subject of defiance,

SACRILEGE by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (March 4, 2020) “Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal? Thou that sayest a man should not commit ...read more

Scripture: Romans 2:21-22, Luke 8:27-32

Denomination: Friends

The False Prophet Elymas Bar-Jesus Series

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Mar 19, 2025

Barnabas and Saul had just started their first missionary journey. They started in Cyprus, walking from the eastern shore to the western shore. That's where they met a false prophet with an unusual name.

The False Prophet Elymas Bar-Jesus (Based on a message preached at New Hope Baptist Church near Fulton, MO on Sunday evening, 3-16-2025. This is not an exact transcription.) (Full disclosure: Sermon Central has an outline of mine on this passage, but this is an edited sermon and not just an ...read more

Scripture: Acts 13:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Civil War Between King David And Ish-Bosheth: Abner Switches Sides Series

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Jun 5, 2023

The civil war continues between the remnants of the house of Saul and David’s forces. The war was fierce and brutal. But slowly David gained the upper hand.

The civil war continues between the remnants of the house of Saul and David’s forces. The war was fierce and brutal. But slowly David gained the upper hand. As it says in verse 1 of 2nd Samuel 3: “The war between the house of Saul and the house of David lasted a long time. David grew stronger and ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 3:1

Denomination: Salvation Army

Fleeing Persecution (1 Samuel 21)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 17, 2025

Should we walk away from those who don't want to hear the Gospel, or flee those who persecute us for it? Let's begin in 1 Samuel 21.

Are there situations to walk away from or even flee? What if people refuse to listen to the Gospel or worse, persecute us? Is mercy more important than sacrifice? Let’s begin in 1 Samuel 21. Did David understand that eating the shewbread, putting hunger ahead of the letter of the law, was innocent ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Conversion And Transformation Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 5, 2025

The reading from John's Gospel will help us get insight into the awesome transformation of Saul into Paul on the Damascus road.

Friday of the Third Week in Easter 2025 Sometimes we can aid our personal understanding of the Scriptures by our imagination, and in the Gospel we just heard, our imagination should be running very, very fast. Jesus said, “This is the bread which came down from heaven, not such as the fathers ate ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-20, Psalm 117:1-2, John 6:52-59, Luke 22:42, 1 Samuel 13:14  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Catholic

David Takes The Sacred Bread & The Sword Of Goliath Series

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Feb 23, 2023

David now has food. But he is still unarmed. He ran away in such a hurry, he doesn’t have much of anything aside from the clothes on his back, and now a stack of sacred bread.

David is on the run! He is in a panic. Saul had tried to kill, pin him to a wall with a spear while he was playing music for him. Then Jonathan David’s friend goes and tries to calm Saul down and make things right. And Saul tries to kill Jonathan too. So David makes a run for it. His first stop is ...read more

Denomination: Salvation Army

A Tectonic Collision: Truth Confronts Hatred Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 1, 2021

Sometimes lost people reject the Gospel because they do not understand, sometimes because they do. We must be faithful and recognize the results are in God’s hands, not ours.

A Tectonic Collision: Truth Confronts Hatred (Acts 22:1-29) 1. We have had our embarrassing social situations. 2. One woman writes, “This is my favorite story… and it’s a true one. I’ve made my mother tell this story so many times she’s got to be sick of it. “My mom, Rhonda Willeford, has a ...read more

Scripture: Acts 22:1-29

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Win A Terrorist To Christ

Contributed by Michael Stark on Sep 30, 2025

From a human perspective, what was required to win Saul of Tarsus to faith in the Son of God? Someone had to outlive, out-love, and outdo the rabid rabbi. That someone was Stephen.

“When they heard these things they were enraged, and they ground their teeth at him. But he, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. And he said, ‘Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Conversant With Christ Series

Contributed by Chris Stephens on May 2, 2002

Comparing the lives of Saul and Samuel we discover that the golden carrot of listening to God is the assurance of good decision making

Conversant with Christ 1 Samuel December 9, 2001 This past Thanksgiving I had occasion to meet a man who had won a monetary settlement of about $400,000. After he was awarded the money he made some interesting decisions. He quit work and began throwing money around as if he had inherited the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 13:5-14, 1 Samuel 12:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

God's Light Calls Us To Salvation Series

Contributed by Paul Fredericks on Dec 15, 2002

God’s light is the only way man can be saved as seen through the experience of Saul on the road to Damascus.

New Series: Christmas - A Celebration of Light (Acts 9:1-31) Today’s Message – God’s Light calls us to Salvation (9:1-9) 1 December 2002 Introduction: Christmas is a time for lights. It seems this weekend most of my neighbors were out hanging their annual Christmas lights. Lights are a ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

Two Responses To Sin

Contributed by John Harvey on Oct 6, 2005

Sin has consequences in our lives. The text is the story of two men, Saul and David and how they handled their sin.

“Two Responses to Sin” October 9, 2005 Today is a message dealing with a very uncomfortable topic. Sin has become an issue that all too often churches don’t want to address and don’t want to deal with. We like to focus on grace and mercy and forgiveness, but we fail sometimes to really look at ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 15:1-23

Denomination: Baptist

The Needs Of A New Christian Series

Contributed by Michael Luke on Aug 10, 2004

The essential needs of new converts are discussed using this account describing the events that immediately followed the conversion of Saul of Tarsus.

SERIES: “LESSONS FROM THE EARLY CHURCH” TEXT: ACTS 9:19-31 TITLE: “THE NEEDS OF A NEW CHRISTIAN” INTRODUCTION: A. One criticism of the church-at-large is that when we produce new Christians, we “dunk ‘em and drop ‘em” ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:19-31

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Test Your Hearing

Contributed by Perry Greene on Nov 18, 2013

It is important to "Hear" God clearly. Eli, Israel, and Saul did not. Samuel, the great judge and prophet did.

1. Hearing Test A former artillery soldier was worried about his wife's hearing. So, during his annual physical exam he asked his doctor what to do. The doctor gave him some simple instructions. He said, "Talk to your wife in a normal voice, first at a distance and then closer. Pay special ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ