Sermons on Social Disintegration:

Rememberance Needs To Be A Two Way Street Series

Contributed by Scott Chambers on Jun 9, 2005

A study on the church and the Lord’s Supper

When the very wealthy business man Howard Hughes died, he was honored in Las Vegas in a remarkably callous way. For sixty seconds the pit bosses held their dice at the crap tables; the roulette wheels were stilled and the casinos quiet. Then a man at Desert Inn yelled, “Ok, he’s had his minute, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Blessed Are The Persecuted Series

Contributed by Scott Carmer on Jul 5, 2005

In this diverse nation, Christians will sometimes feel as though they are suffering the slings and arrows of misunderstanding, hostility, and persecution. Jesus promises that those who are so misunderstood, will be the bearers of eternal light.

Blessed are the Persecuted Matthew 5:10-12 I Peter 3:13-22 Four hundred years ago, they were beginning to come. From Spain, France, England, and Holland they came. They came searching for riches, fame, and glory. They came because of the innate curiosity of human beings. They came because ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:10-12

Denomination: Methodist

Picky Picky Belief Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on Apr 14, 2006

The religious leaders were selective about which laws to follow and which ones to ignore or defy. We are too. The point of this is to expose our own double-standards and lead us to show mercy to others.

John 19:31-37 – Picky Picky Belief Tonight, in our last message of The Life of Jesus before Resurrection Day, I’d like to point out an interesting characteristic about the religious leaders that really bears hearing. Just to let you know: likely something I say tonight might make you angry. ...read more

Scripture: John 19:31-37

Denomination: Baptist

Father's Day

Contributed by Dean Morgan on Jun 6, 2006

Notice that one of the responsibilities of John the Baptist was to “turn the hearts of the fathers to the children.” If ever there was a time that this needed to happen it is now.

A few Sunday’s ago I passed out a piece of paper on in that asked 2 questions: (1) What is a Father or Dad?; (2) What does your Father or Dad mean to you? Seven people responded & I am going to let their responses help me preach my sermon today as we honor our fathers. Let me begin by reading ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:17

Denomination: Pentecostal

Busy, Busy, Busy

Contributed by Dennis Lawrence on Nov 12, 2004

In the Great Commandments, Jesus shows us how to prioritize our busy lives.

Busy, Busy, Busy Montreal/Cornwall October 16, 2004 “Busy” is the hallmark of our times. I don’t know how many times I ask people, “How are you doing?” and the answer, more commonly than not, is “Busy”. It has become somewhat of a ‘badge of honour’ to wear, it seems. I’m not asking people how busy ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:36-39

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Depression

Contributed by Ted Mulder on Dec 11, 2004

Depression is a growing problem in America today. Every year the amount of people taking medication for depression is drastically increasing. Does the Bible talk about depression? Does God give us any answers here?

Depression Have you ever watched a movie that you thought would end happy and it didn’t? It leaves you with sad, depressing feeling. A couple of weeks ago when Joanne was at camp – Kassie and I watched a movie and the main character dies. I jokingly said, “ I hate chick flicks.” In a guy movie – ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 34:15-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jumping In Scum Series

Contributed by Jake Kircher on Oct 23, 2006

Our world creates a never ending cycle of always needing that one more thing to be accepted. Our church tells us we just need to do that one more thing to be good enough. Jesus just says come!

Tonight I want to start our time together by taking a look at a couple of TV commercials. They are both Coke commercials from their new slogan, “The Coke side of life.” As we watch each one, I want you guys to really watch close and think about what each add is really communicating. ***Watch the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:9-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How Much Does Worship Cost? Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on Jan 16, 2006

This describes Jesus’ cleansing of the Temple, and why He did it: because the leaders were making worship too hard, and too easy.

John 2:13-25 – How Much Does Worship Cost? We started this passage this morning, but I felt as though I needed another message to give you a better idea of what was happening. This morning dealt with Jesus’ personality and response to injustice. This morning we saw that Jesus was a social ...read more

Scripture: John 2:13-25

Denomination: Baptist

Be Who You Are Created To Be Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Oct 18, 2000

Be who you were created to be. We were created to live in the Truth - to be in Christ. As we live in this decaying world, let’s together fix our gaze on our Father. Let’s imitate God and allow Him to transform us to become more like Himself.

In 1962 the "Australian Social Studies" magazine, distributed to school children had as one of its first articles "The Christian Way of Life". To quote from the top of the article: "This is a picture of Christ through whose teachings we began a new age - the Christian era. Two thousand years ago, a ...read more

Denomination: Anglican

Ready For Great Things

Contributed by Ken Gehrels on Apr 9, 2001

Abram’s calling - how does it relate to our calling as Kingdom Servants?

Ready For Great Things Bible Reading: Genesis 12: 1-20 PREPARED BY KEN GEHRELS PASTOR CALVIN CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH NEPEAN, ONTARIO "Abram, it’s time. You must go." And he went. That’s the gist of Genesis 12 - the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:1-20

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Focus On The Female Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on May 9, 2003

What does a woman want?

INTRODUCTION  Today is the day that we take time to celebrate the one of the most hallowed of holidays, Mother’s Day!  As you searched the planet for a gift for your mother or your wife, what were you thinking about? Were you looking for a gift that would really surprise her? ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:21-33, Genesis 3:16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Which Part Of "All” Don't You Understand? Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on Jun 13, 2003

If His followers are called to make disciples of "all" people, who is that? A topical sermon showing who Jesus spent time with.

Matthew 28:16-20 – Which Part of “All” Don’t You Understand? A pastor in a drought-stricken part of the south called his people to begin praying for rain. In fact he asked each member of the church to join in a prayer vigil that would continue day and night until God granted their request. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20

Denomination: Baptist

"Breaking News"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Dec 3, 2005

A sermon for the second Sunday in Advent.

Mark 1:1-8 “Breaking News” By: Rev. Kenneth Emerson Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA www.parkview-umc.org “We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to bring you this ‘Breaking News.’” These are the kinds of words that cause us to sit up, call our ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:1-8

Denomination: United Methodist

"Public Piety: To Be Seen By Men"

Contributed by Quintin Morrow on Nov 12, 2003

A message on substanceless piety.

The Rev’d Quintin Morrow St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church www.st-andrew.com According to the Chicago Tribune, a man named Joe from Rockford, Illinois, ran a live Internet sex site called Video Fantasy. Joe had a ten-year-old son. On his home computer Joe installed filtering software to limit the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-18

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Do It Now!

Contributed by Andy Beech on Mar 29, 2008

A sermon that shows that Jesus did not procrastinate and neither should we.

Do It Now! Introduction My wife Clair reckons that in many ways I am like my Dad. I guess in many senses she’s right. I have the same temperament as my Dad, I whistle almost as badly as him and I have a strong sense of family commitment as he had. However there is one trait that I carry that he ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:21-28

Denomination: Methodist