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People love to attend wedding receptions. There is food, wine and music. Jesus was the life of every party. He made better wine when the old wine ran out. Jesus loved celebrations. (Quote from Leonard Sweet)
In Jesus Holy Name October 5, 2020 Text: Matthew 22:2, 11-14 Redeemer The Wedding: No shoes? No Service! In my experience weddings equal “party time”! People love to attend wedding receptions. There is food, ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 22:2-14
Denomination: Lutheran
This sermon explores the authority of Jesus as the Messiah, the pride and blindness of the Pharisees, and the call for humility and inclusivity in faith.
Welcome church! Today we’ve got an interesting passage about the authority of Jesus and the inability of the Pharisees to see Jesus for who He is. And, smack dab in the middle of it all there is a parable about 2 sons. How are these things related? Why is authority important and what role does ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 21:23-32
Topics: Jesus' Authority, Pharisees' Pride, Redemption
A Time prepared for the conviction and calling of a soul for Salvation
Needs for a Convenient Season Acts 24:1-6 and 25 And after five days Ananias the high priest orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul. And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deeds ...read more
Scripture: Acts 24:1-6
Denomination: Baptist
This is a sermon the the Great Commandment with the thesis that one can not love God and yet hate people for whom Christ died. Love for humanity is proff of our love for God.
SO CLOSE, YET SO FAR AWAY MARK 12:28-34; DEUTERONOMY 6:4-9; I JOHN 4:15-21 --by R. David Reynolds In One Church from the Fence, Wes Seelinger writes: “I have spent long hours in the intensive care waiting room . . . watching with anguished people . . . listening to urgent questions: Will my ...read more
Scripture: Mark 12:28-34
Denomination: Methodist
We want to make an impact on our community and on our world. But so many times the church has failed to really do something for God. Why is that?
A man had been commissioned by the king of Denmark to lead a band of soldiers against the pirates who were wreaking havoc upon ships along a certain coastal area. So he set up his headquarters on a lonely, rocky, desolate island just off the coast, and after a few years was able to clear the ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 23:23-28
Denomination: Holiness
Word of God,
Matthew 15:1-20 Blind guides Up until now Jesus has been mainly ministering in Galilee. This is not Judah, where Jerusalem is, so these scribes and Pharisees are a special delegation come to look at Jesus for themselves. So it starts out on the wrong foot right away. These scribes and Pharisees ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 15:1-20
Glorifying in the flesh is a form of Artificial Righteousness which is motivated by 1) Religious Pride, 2) Cowardice, & 3)hypocrisy.
The news has been filled with week with statistics, world wide reports, deaths and fear from the H1N1 human influenza virus, previously known as swine flu. One of the most distasteful elements of this situation has been the various reactions to it. Minute by minute coverage from many news agencies ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 6:11-13
Denomination: Other
This sermon is a consideration of the voices in the Palm Sunday text of Luke 19
Voices Luke 19:28-48 Introduction Every day there are many voices trying to convince us about how to live our lives. Those voices do not always offer wise counsel. Illustration: Here are instructions on how to react to hungry pythons, as given to Peace Corpsmen serving in Brazil — “Remember not ...read more
Scripture: Luke 19:28-48
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Who do you identify yourself with? Jesus’ arms of welcome are always open. Anyone who followed Jesus genuinely, eventually ceased to be a sinner.
Opening illustration: Health clubs offer many different programs for those who want to lose weight and stay healthy. One fitness center caters only to those who want to lose at least 50 pounds and develop a healthy lifestyle. One member says that she quit her previous fitness club because she felt ...read more
Scripture: Mark 2:13-17
Christianity has an image problem. What can we learn from how those outside the church see the church today. I use Jesus criticism of religious leaders to cause us to think.
I have used sermoncentral along with other resources in this message. James White’s Critical Times email was a starting point. I also referred to Kinnaman’s book. LISTENING TO UnCHRISTIAN AMERICA October 28, 2007 Jay Davis Robison MATTHEW 15:1-12 The Church in America HAS AN IMAGE ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 15:1-12
How often do we practice what Jesus preached?
Practice What He Preached First of all, let’s suppose that you’re a Jew walking down a street in Jerusalem, & you see some folks gathered over here talking politics. And they’re arguing about some changes Herod wants to make in the Welfare program. And you know some of them, so there ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:38-48
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Zechariah’s experience in the Temple: Religion can turn us away from God. (Preached during Advent, but not really seasonal)
Introduction In the musical “Fiddler on the Roof,” Tevye, a man devoted to tradition, finds his thinking challenged when his oldest daughter wants to marry for love, instead of having her marriage arranged by her parents. It had never occurred to him that one would marry for love, and one night he ...read more
Scripture: Luke 1:5-20
What constitutes an Offering?
FOR YEARS I HAVE HEARD PEOPLE SPEAKING ABOUT OFFERING TO GOD AND WHEN THEY WERE ASKED ABOUT IT THEY COULD ONLY SAY A TITHE OF 10% OF YOUR INCOME EACH WEEK OR MONTH THAT GOES INTO THE CHURCH PLATE ON A SUNDAY MORNING. I WAS TROUBLED BY THIS SO I ASKED GOD TO MAKE IT CLEAR WHAT CONSTITUTES AN ...read more
Scripture: Mark 12:42-44, Luke 18:18-27
When we see injustice, we should be inspired to act in compassion, grace, and love as Jesus did.
In New York City this past week a taxi clipped a red Beetle while veering across four lanes of traffic to pick-up a fare. The two drivers got out to examine the damage. The cabbie was a short and rather feeble man; while the Beetle driver could aptly be described as a hulking giant. As the cabbie ...read more
Denomination: United Methodist
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus gives us wisdom for transforming our relationships from shallow and superficial to deep and meaningful.
TRANSFORMATION #2: TRANSFORMING YOUR RELATIONSHIPS INTRO TO TOPIC: Two weeks ago we started a new series in the Sermon on the Mount, looking at the greatest message ever preached by Jesus. OPENING TEXT: “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:17-32
Denomination: *other
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