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A sermon for the Sunday before Thanksgiving.
“What is it about Giving Thanks?” Luke 17:11-19 Every holiday season comes with high expectations for a cozy and festive time of year and that’s awesome. However, for many this time of year is tinged with sadness, anxiety, or depression. Certainly, someone with major depression or a severe ...read more
Scripture: Luke 17:11-19
Denomination: United Methodist
Mark uses five conflicts between Jesus and the religious authorities that show how the animosity began and grew.
Five Conflict Stories Does Jesus Christ strike you as a likeable guy? The type of guy most people would look up to and respect, even if they disagreed with his teachings? Most people would say “yes,” but think about how his life ended. It ended in his early 30’s with the crowds in Israel begging ...read more
Our salvation depends upon a piece of "bad grammer".
Sermon: Saved by Bad Grammar Text: John 8:46-59 Occasion: Lent V Who: Mark Woolsey When: Sunday, Mar 9, 2008 Where: Providence Reformed Episcopal Church John 8:46-59, NKJV: "Which of you convicts Me of sin? And if I tell the truth, why do you not believe Me? He who is of God hears God’s words; ...read more
Scripture: John 8:46-59
Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican
When we talk about the greatest gift man has ever known we can only at what God has done for us saved and sinner.
We give gifts to each other for many different things. God gives us gifts for only one thing John 3:16 CHRIST THREE GIFTS TO US A. He gave his love at the cross (Gal:2-20) _____________________________________________ 1.Greater Love hath no man 2.Not just for one ...read more
Scripture: John 17:2
Denomination: Baptist
❶. Jesus Identifies With The Sinner's Darkness ❷ . Jesus Identifies With The Sinner's Despair ❸ . Jesus Identifies With The Sinner's Death
THE FIRST THREE WORDS FROM THE CROSS 1. "Father, forgive them." Shows His pity for men 2. "Today, thou shalt be with me." Shows His power to save 3. "Woman, behold thy son." Shows His provision for those He loved Mk. 15:33-34 - Mt 27:45-46- My God My God why hast thou forsaken me? On May 21, ...read more
Scripture: Mark 15:33-34
Do I REALLY need Jesus’ sacrifice? Why can’t I just go to God as I am?
OPEN: In a speech Mark Twain gave before the Society of American Authors in 1900, he said: “I am constructed like everybody else and enjoy a compliment as well as any other fool, but I do… have… another side. I have a WICKED side. Estimable friends who know all about it would tell you and take a ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 53:4-12
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
In St. Augustine we see the paradigm of the sinner become saint.
Feast of St. Augustine 2014 Evangelii Gaudium As we begin our reflections on Pope Francis’s exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium, we happily find the cosmic convergence of these greetings from St. Paul to the Corinthians and the words of St. Matthew’s Gospel with the annual commemoration of ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:1-9
Denomination: Catholic
Paul had prayed all his life, as we should. “The prayer of the humble pierces the clouds.” God always hears our prayers.
Thirtieth Sunday in Course 2022 It’s helpful for us, two thousand years since the events, to consider some background on this story, this parable, of Jesus about the Pharisee and the tax-collector, sometimes called the “publican.” The word “Pharisee” comes directly from the Greek. It means ...read more
Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:6-18, Luke 18:9-14
God turns away from our fasting unless we are getting our behavior together
Saturday of the First Week in Lent Today’s reading from the prophet Isaiah is the second part of a very late prophecy, one that appears to have been written down years after the Babylonian exile. The prophet Zechariah tells us that in this late period, there were fasts in the fourth, fifth, ...read more
Scripture: Luke 5:27-32, Psalm 86:1-6, Isaiah 58:9-14, Zechariah 8:18
How can we recognize sin yet not be judgmental of others? Is it because we should also recognize that we are all guilty of sin?
How can we recognize sin yet not be judgmental of others? Is it because we should also recognize that we are all guilty of sin? You may think you can condemn such people, but you are just as bad, and you have no excuse! When you say they are wicked and should be punished, you are condemning ...read more
I want to talk to you about going to the well alone. The steps from a sinner to a saint.
Intro: Today I want to talk to you about going to the well alone. The steps from a sinner to a saint. I. Outcast! A. From the text we are introduced to a Samaritan woman whose heritage is less than one to be desired. 1. By that statement let us look into the past of the Samaritans. During the ...read more
Scripture: John 4:4-24
The psalmist distinguishes between the life of the righteous compared to the ungodly.
Are You Listening? Psalm 1:1-6 1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 2But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. 3And he shall be like a tree ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 1:1-6
Denomination: Pentecostal
This sermon explores Psalms 130:1-8, emphasizing the transformative power of divine forgiveness and the enduring hope found in God's unfailing love and redemption.
Welcome, dear brothers and sisters in Christ, to this blessed gathering where we are privileged to share in the wisdom and love of our Almighty God. Today, we will be turning our hearts and minds towards the profound verses of Psalms 130:1-8. This passage, rich in its depth and breadth of emotion, ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 130:1-8
Topics: Penitent Sinner's Hope, God's Mercy
We are sinners in three ways: • We are sinners because of Adams sin. • We are sinners because we inherited Adam’s sinful nature. • We are sinners because we sin.
January 20, 2004 Title: Faith Alone Call to Worship: “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes....For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith, as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.” (Romans ...read more
Sinners recognize wretchedness. Sinners find forgiveness full and free.
CONFESSION IS GOOD FOR THE SOUL (Outline) August 29, 2021 - Pentecost 14 - 2 SAMUEL 12:1-13 INTRO.: Sin is serious. Deadly serious. Dangerous. Sin is soul-destroying. Our Savior Jesus is soul-restoring. Do not be deceived by the devil. Misled by the world. Or fooled by our own sinful ...read more
Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:1-13
Denomination: Lutheran
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