Sermons on Shakespeare:

Looking To 2010

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Dec 30, 2009

Our hearts should be glad to consider the possible return of Jesus in 2010. People were glad to recognize him as Messiah in 33A.D. I sense some of us may not be as excited about the Lords return as we should be. For some of us that excitement has cooled.

Looking to 2010 Mark 11:1-11 Happy New Year! 2010, just writing the date reminds us of how quickly time is marching forward. We are into a new year and into a new decade of the new millennium. It is hard to believe that we are already this far into a new millennium. Looking back at 1999 there ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:1-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Israel Reduced To One

Contributed by Curt Cizek on Dec 30, 2007

Matthew’s quotation of Hosea is extremely helpful for interpreting Biblical prophecy. God’s promises to the nation of Israel have found their fulfillment in the person of Jesus Christ.

- The first time I read our text for today several years ago, “Out of Egypt I called my son” I thought no big deal. That makes sense, Jesus is God’s son. It makes perfect sense. - Then I started to think about it some more – it says that this happened to fulfill what the Lord had said through the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:13-23

Denomination: Lutheran

The Characters Of A Christian Home Series

Contributed by Keith Peters on Jul 6, 2011

This describes the individual responsibilities in the home.

The Christian Home Part 2 Colossians 3 REFLECTION: We recently looked at the Characteristics of a Christian Home. By comparing our homes and hearts with the blueprint of God’s word, we can see areas that need some “Home Improvement.” DIRECTION: Now we are going to ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:18-21

Denomination: Baptist

Can We Depend On God

Contributed by Jay Robison on Nov 6, 2012

In uncertain times can we depend on God? God is present with us, God knows all about us; including our strengths and weaknesses, God continues to call us forward

CAN WE DEPEND ON GOD? September 2, 2012 Jay Robison GEN 28:10-17 PS 91:1-11 Though he’s remembered as hero, Jacob was surely a scoundrel He was not kind of person you’d want to go in business with Or the kind of man you’d want to marry your sister Jacob=heal grabber one who ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 28:10-17

Denomination: Baptist

The Unchanging Faithfulness Of God Series

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Mar 15, 2015

We can rely on God to do as He has said. It is His nature to be faithful. He will never let us down. We may lose our health, our job, our friends, but we will not lose God. He is an unchanging God in a changing world.

Are you a person of your word? Not everyone is. Many people are unpredictable, undependable, impulsive, erratic, unstable. They’re hot one day, cold the next. They change their opinions and positions. Change is a constant of life…but God is a rock of stability. We can rely on Him ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 89:1-8

Denomination: Congregational

An Antidote For Fear -- God's "Salvation" Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Mar 29, 2012

One way we can overlook the fears we face is by looking to God and his salvation ("Yeshua"/Jesus) instead.

1. “Here Be Monsters” In the British Museum in London, there is an old mariner’s chart drawn in 1525 outlining the North American coastline. The cartographer who created the map did so from information gleaned from ocean-going crews of the day. There were notations on where reefs ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 12:2

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Overcomers Sermon Iii: Overcome Being Forgotten Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on May 20, 2020

To overcome like Joseph and Jesus, cultivate your awareness that "this is of the Lord" and then take on the task of doing whatever good needs to be done, whenever it needs to be done, for as long as it needs to be done.

Overcome Being Forgotten “Gone, but not forgotten” is a phrase often used to express one’s sentiments on the anniversary of a loved one’s death; also, you may have seen it engraved on a grave marker in a cemetery. To ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 40:1-22

What Do We Stand For?

Contributed by Ian Bullock on Jul 8, 2021

Focussing on the actions of Herod, we see that no one stood up to tell him he was doing wrong, and how well this speaks to us now when we stay silent, when we should really be speaking up.

In the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. “Oh what a tangled web we weave when we practice to deceive.” A saying often mistakenly attributed to Shakespeare, but in fact was first published by Sir Walter Scott in the poem, “Marmion” in 1808. A phrase which speaks of betrayal, and ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:14-29

Denomination: Anglican

Sermon On Confidence

Contributed by William Meakin on Aug 22, 2021

Confidence is defined as: “The feeling or belief that one can have faith in or rely on someone or something.”

Norman Vincent Peale an American minister and author once remarked: “Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers, you cannot be successful or happy.” Psalm 139:13-14 reminds us: “For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:35-36, Philippians 4:13, Jeremiah 29:11

Making An Impact For God Sermon Vi: Let God Do For You What He Did For Joshua Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Jan 20, 2020

Mature Christians must step forward and not remain silent in the face of evil intent on the part of non-Christians whose attacks on the Christian Faith have gone viral in these times of massive media complicity.

WHAT GOD DID FOR JOSHUA, HE DOES FOR YOU “Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho” but God made him fit for the battle. This mighty commander, appointed by Moses after the Exodus, earned his stripes but, more importantly, having been born in bondage, he ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:1-9

The Jesus Message For The Guilty Series

Contributed by John Dobbs on Apr 20, 2023

This is the Jesus Message to the Guilty. If you’ve ever felt guilty - you’ve asked that same question. The Bible is full of examples of men and women who disregarded God in order to follow their own willful ways. They were captive to feelings of guilt and remorse.

The Jesus Message for the Guilty      Acts 2 Introduction The Day of Pentecost is one of the most important events in Bible. -It is the birthday of the church. -It is the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. - It presents the promise and hope for an ongoing presence of God in the life ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-41

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Sermon On The Augury Of "qué Será, Será"

Contributed by William Meakin on Jan 7, 2025

"Qué será, será" as it is often spelled in Spanish, or "Che sarà, sarà" in the regarded authentic original language of Italian is deemed to mean: “What will be, will be.”

William Shakespeare, an English playwright and poet once remarked: “Not a whit, we defy augury: there's a special providence in the fall of a sparrow. If it be now, 'tis not to come; if it be not to come, it will be now; if it be not now, yet it will come: the readiness is all.” Romans 8:28 ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8, Proverbs 16:9, Genesis 50:20, Proverbs 16:33

Wounds Of Jesus

Contributed by Kadmiel Latha Sudhir Kumar on Apr 9, 2020

Do you know how much Jesus loves you ?Jesus went to the extent of laying down His life to save you and me from the clutches of sin, satan and death. Read more to know how precious you are to Jesus. He suffered so that you should be spared the punishment......

WOUNDS OF JESUS And one will say to him, ‘What are these wounds in your hands?’ Then he will answer, ‘Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.’ (Zecharaiah 13:6) ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 13:6

Wonderfully Made Sermon Iv: Remade To Be Christ's Representative Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Apr 13, 2020

To know that God made us to be His People and that He remade us to be our Lord's representative in these times of uncertainty is to take my task of sharing the gospel and ministering in Jesus' name seriously as never before.

REMADE TO BE ROCK-SOLID REPRESENTATIVES OF CHRIST “To be or not to be, that is the question.” (Shakespeare) Question to ponder: Did you decide at some point in your life what you wanted to be . . . only to have ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:4-10

The Parable Of The Dishonest Manager.

Contributed by Abimbola Salu on Oct 24, 2024

The love of money is the root of all evil.

“The love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. Some have wandered away from the faith and have impaled themselves with a lot of pain because they made money their goal.”1Tim.6.10 CEB We live in a world where money matters, and some people will do anything for money. It’s amazing how well ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:10, Luke 16:1-13

Denomination: Baptist