Sermons on Shoulders:

Will You Be Missed? Acts 20:36-38

Contributed by James Lee on Dec 9, 2016

Adapted from a message by Pastor Jerry Shirley.

Will you be missed when you are gone? I’m not talking about missing a Sunday or two. If you left here today and never came back would anyone notice? World EBC notice? The Apostle Paul spent 3 years with the believers’ in Ephesus, and he and the members there grew very close. Paul’s leaving was a ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Paul’s Parting Words

Contributed by Craig Condon on Feb 3, 2017

What advice would you give to someone if you knew that you were talking to them for the last time? That question was on the apostle Paul’s mind when he wrote his final letter to Timothy.

What advice would you give to someone if you knew that you were talking to them for the last time? That question was on the apostle Paul’s mind when he wrote his final letter to Timothy. The passage we heard from 2 Timothy is part of Paul’s last letter, and was written from his prison ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:1-14

Denomination: Anglican

I Will Ask You A Question

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Oct 21, 2013

To show that we need to know who called us and respond appropriately.

I. EXORDIUM: Who called you? Who asked you to be here? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that we need to know who called us and respond appropriately. IV. TEXT: Mark 11:29 (Amplified Bible) 11:29 Jesus told them, I will ask you a question. Answer Me, and then I will ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:29

Denomination: Pentecostal

Come Unto Me

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Oct 27, 2013

Jesus offers the absolute best gift we could imagine, the gift of Himself - up close, personal, and intimately connected to us in our joy and in our distress.

Who here loves dogs? Some of us have a real love for animals. There can be a deep connection between a dog and his master, or a cat and his servant. Cats don’t have masters. They know they are the boss. Well, a while back a newspaper carried the story of Tattoo, the basset hound. Now a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:28-30

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"Push"

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Jul 20, 2016

I found this acronym "PUSH" Pray Until Something Happens. The message is the importance of prayer.

P-U-S-H Luke 11:1-13 A man was sleeping one night in his cabin when suddenly his room filled with light, and God appeared. The Lord told the man he had work for him to do, and showed him a large rock in front of his cabin. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:1-13

Denomination: Methodist

Let’s Not Miss The Harvest! (Part 2) Series

Contributed by Dan Proctor on Aug 22, 2016

Jesus was too concerned about the souls of people to get distracted with minor, unimportant matters. If we aren’t focused on Christ, we can become self-absorbed and inwardly focused like the Pharisees, and we’ll miss the harvest.

Let’s Not Miss The Harvest! Matthew 9 – Part 2 Introduction: 1. Did you know that religious people can be very mean and cold-hearted? People who are religious, but aren’t truly walking with God can be some of the nastiest people you’ve ever met. 2. In Jesus’ day, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:1-38

Denomination: Bible Church

A Religion Of Convenience

Contributed by Dean Morgan on May 10, 2017

The common people helped but not the Nobles. Maybe it wasn’t convenient for them; maybe they didn’t want to dirty their hands; maybe they had what they thought were more important things to do.

Tekoa: a town in Judah in the wilderness, fortified by Rehoboam. It was the home of the prophet Amos. They were part of the group helping Nehemiah rebuild the wall. The common people helped but not the Nobles. Maybe it wasn’t convenient for them; maybe they didn’t want to dirty their hands; ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 3:5

Denomination: Pentecostal

Maintaining Unity In Community Series

Contributed by David Taylor on Mar 17, 2016

The Supremacy and Sufficiency of Christ, part 16 Maintaining Unity In Community Colossians 3:12-17 David Taylor August 23, 2015

The Supremacy and Sufficiency of Christ, part 16 Maintaining Unity In Community Colossians 3:12-17 Paul starts out chapter three telling us that as Christ followers we have died with Christ and have been raised with Christ so set your mind on things above. Negatively, this means to put off or ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:12-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Lost Coin, Lost Sheep, Prodigal

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Aug 21, 2019

Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time; 24th Sunday, Cycle C

There is a story of a man who was driving along the highway. Along the way he hits a big bump and hears a clang, but he ignores it and keeps on driving. When he gets home, he discovers that one of his hubcaps is missing. So, the next day he goes back to the spot where he hit the big bump, and sure ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-32

Denomination: Catholic

Teach Me To Pray!

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 18, 2019

I find it so interesting that the boys never ask Jesus teach us HOW TO PRAY? They asked Jesus TEACH US TO PRAY. If we are anemic in prayer all of our spiritual life will be anemic. Lord, teach us to pray.

TEACH ME TO PRAY! By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com We will never be any better in our public prayer life than we are in our public prayer life. If we are anemic and weak in prayer everything we do will be anemic. *WHAT MOTIVATES US TO PRAY? IS THE ONLY TIME WE PRAY WHEN WE ARE ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:1, Luke 18:1, 1 Thessalonians 5:17

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Spy Wednesday 2019

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Apr 15, 2019

The events of Holy Week from Palm Sunday to Maundy Thursday didn't happen by chance. Jesus planned meticulously

The Student Cross Leicester Leg 2019 (from Leicester to Walsingham) Today we find ourselves in Holy Week and today is the day we know as Spy Wednesday It is the day we focus of the betrayal of Jesus by his friend Judas Iscariot It is the day just before Maundy Thursday and the Last Supper. The ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:3-13

Denomination: Anglican

Spy Wednesday 2019

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Apr 15, 2019

The events of Holy Week from Palm Sunday to Maundy Thursday didn't happen by chance. Jesus planned meticulously

The Student Cross Leicester Leg 2019 (from Leicester to Walsingham) Today we find ourselves in Holy Week and today is the day we know as Spy Wednesday It is the day we focus of the betrayal of Jesus by his friend Judas Iscariot It is the day just before Maundy Thursday and the Last Supper. The ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:3-13

Denomination: Anglican

Do Not Dwell On The Past; Look To The Future

Contributed by Ryan Ferwerda on Apr 25, 2019

When we focus too much on what happened in the past it becomes hard for us to see what God is doing in the present and is leading us in the future.

When I was in the parish, preaching every Sunday, there was usually one of my parishioners that would always come up to me after service and express how that day’s particular sermon seemed like I was speaking directly to them; that the sermon on that given day was addressing something specific ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:16-21, Philippians 3:4-14

Denomination: Lutheran

The Truest Meaning Of Christmas

Contributed by Jerry Stephens on Dec 3, 2014

At one time or another, most of us have had the experience of being on the outside looking in. More than anything else, for me Christmas is a celebration of inclusion and acceptance and restoration.

Of all the “true meanings of Christmas,” this is perhaps the truest. When I was a boy, my relatively non-religious family had a Christmas Eve tradition. We’d have a formal, dress-up dinner, and then we’d sit together to talk, tell stories and perhaps read the Christmas ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:12-13

Denomination: Vineyard

True Leadership

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Oct 31, 2017

When is religious authority right and wrong? How should we behave in an imperfect church? Should we quit church and return to the devil or stay and be a force for good?

Prelude When is religious authority right and wrong? How should we behave in an imperfect church? Should we quit church and return to the devil or stay and be a force for good? Let’s look at Jesus’ blunt assessment of human religious leadership in Matthew 23:1-12 and see if we can learn a better ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 23:1-12

Denomination: Baptist