Sermons on Sociology:

What? You Have To Be Kidding? Feed Them?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 2, 2008

BE A FEEDER! BE AN ENCOURAGER! STIMULATE GROWTH! MAKE WHATEVER ADJUSTMENT YOU NEED TO YOUR ATTITUDES AND HEART TO NOURISH THOSE THAT NEED IT. The one that needs your love the most, probably deserves it the least. Invest love anyway!

WHAT? YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING? SHALL WE SMITE THEM? WHAT? FEED THEM? GIVE THEM NOURISHMENT? REFRESH THEM? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com You can quickly pass and skip some points and do this as one lesson, or develop slower as two lessons? I. ARE WE A PRODUCT OF WHAT WE EAT? IF THIS ...read more

Scripture: John 21:15-17

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Noah (You Leave Me No Choice Part 1)

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Feb 6, 2017

Noah (You leave me no choice part 1) - Genesis chapters 5 to 6 – sermon by Gordon Curley PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info

SERMON OUTLINE: Chapter 5: Just a list of names? • 2 men who followed • 3 recurring Words. Chapter 6: Just waiting to happen! • The fact of the flood. • The purpose of the flood • The grace of God SERMON BODY: Ill: • As you are sitting on two sides of the room; • Let’s have a game of word ...read more

Denomination: Brethren

One Abomination Too Many Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jul 8, 2018

Sodom was guilty of "an abomination" - and when God saw it "He removed them." What was this abomination and what can that tell us about God's attitude toward this sin? Also, can this "abomination" be forgiven?

OPEN: A man went to see a psychiatrist, and told him, "I’ve been doing some bad things, Doc, and my conscience is troubling me." The psychiatrist thought about that and then said: "And you want something that will STRENGTHEN your will power?" But the man replied, "Well, no. I was thinking of ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 16:44-54, Leviticus 18:6-30, Deuteronomy 32:32-33

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Nurturing Parents Series

Contributed by David Welch on Apr 18, 2018

59th message from Ephesians discussing the responsibility of parents toward their children.

“Nurturing Parents” Children obey your parents who are to bring them up 6:1-4 REVIEW Last week we covered children’s responsibility before God toward their parents. Obey them Honor them Treat them respectfully Live wise and godly lives That is also how we honor our heavenly Father. Care for ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-4, Proverbs 1:1-9

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

The Joy Of Persecution? Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 20, 2018

Paul said that he hoped that he might share in Jesus' suffering. Seriously? Why would he want that?

An extremely nervous patient came for root canal surgery. He was made comfortable in the reclining dental chair a numbing agent was injected around the tooth, and then the dentist left the room for a few minutes while the medication took hold. When the dentist returned, the patient was standing ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:8-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Face Value. Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jul 13, 2017

Don’t take people at face value and so become a stupid judge and a judged sinner. Instead, be quick to love even those you might prejudge as unworthy.

I’ll never forget what has become one of my all-time favorite TV commercials, shown during Super Bowl 39 over 12 years ago (February 6, 2005). The Ameriquest Mortgage Company sponsored the commercial, and it came with a powerful message. Take a look… (show Americaquest Cat Commercial video) A man ...read more

Scripture: James 2:1-13

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Social Justice And Critical Theory: Biblical Justice In An Age Of Ideological Civil War

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Mar 27, 2021

There is an ideological civil war taking place in the United States, and in western civilization overall. This is a battle that displays itself along political lines, social lines, academic lines, and along religious lines.

Proverbs 21:15 "When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers." There is an ideological civil war taking place in the United States, and in western civilization overall. This is a battle that displays itself along political lines, social lines, academic ...read more

Scripture: John 7:24, Proverbs 21:15, Proverbs 28:5, Galatians 3:26-29, Matthew 5:7  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Salvation Army

Sound Doctrine Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 5, 2021

The stability of the church depends on the leaderships commitment to the Word of God. The orthodox doctrines, or teachings that come from Christ and his Apostles is the foundation that can never change.

Rusty Stevens, a Navigator Director, tells this story. He was pushing the lawn mower around his yard trying to get done before supper was on the table. His 6 year old son Mikey came out and stepped in front of him, grabbed the handle of the mower and started to push. The father quit pushing and ...read more

Scripture: Titus 1:15-16

The World System's Utopian Fantasies & The Resistance Awaiting A Better World

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Apr 5, 2021

One may browse through a hundred news articles a day or reflect on the situations facing humanity with great trembling. And one may reflect back upon history to consider how history repeats itself.

I'd like to arrange several elements which we'll reference during this reflection. We'll be referencing sources including Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time, the novels 1984 and Animal Farm by Orwell, Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, an obscure Walt Disney film from 1979 ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:11-12, 2 Corinthians 10:3-5, Ephesians 6:13

Denomination: Salvation Army

The Stubborn Evangelist: Part 3 Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on May 24, 2021

Had he been your employee you would have fired him. Would you take an officer who has just been court-martialed and immediately give him command of a post? Yet, notice the amazing patience God has for Jonah.

Today we continue a four part series entitled Jonah: The Stubborn Evangelist. Jonah is also a man on the run from his responsibility – to share the message of God’s mercy to others. And this is what Jonah is really about – first experiencing God’s mercy and then extending God’s mercy. And it’s ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Storms Of Life- Relationships Series

Contributed by John Oscar on Jul 16, 2019

Dealing with severe relationship problems God's way

The Storms of Life Relationship Storms CCCAG July 14th, 2019 Scripture- Genesis 2:18 Intro: One of the benefits of being a bivocational pastor is that I get to meet real people in real situations instead of sitting in a church office all day. Over the years as a paramedic I've had dozens of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:18

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Blessed Hope: The Rapture Of The Church Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 24, 2009

Paul, Pt. 25

THE BLESSED HOPE (1 THESSALONIANS 4:13-18) (When I told my wife I am speaking on the rapture of the church, she replied negatively, “Sure death!”) In the 90s, a cult from Taiwan relocated to San Dimas, California, and registered itself as God’s Salvation Church. In 1997, the Chen Tao cult, also ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

United We Stand, Divided We Fall Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 24, 2009

Paul, Pt. 7

UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL (1 CORINTHIANS 12:12-26) Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel. Green said “I am the sign of life and of hope. I was chosen for grass, trees, leaves - without me, all animals would die. Look over the countryside and you will see that I am in ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:12-26

Denomination: Independent/Bible

How To Fit In At Church

Contributed by Troy Borst on Mar 5, 2009

“How do you fit in at church?” “Do you feel a part of our church?” “Are you part of the Body of Christ?” “Are you an active part of the community?" [Adaptable by adding your own church activities]

HOW to FIT IN at CHURCH Acts 2:42-47, Others INTRODUCTION… How to Fit in at Almost Any Church (www.bluefishtv.com) (02:29) I. DEFINITION OF COMMUNITY (all definitions and such: Horton, Paul. Sociology. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1972. pgs 437-438) I would like to begin this morning with the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Do You Say To A Homosexual Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jul 13, 2014

What do say to a homosexual? Do you say it's "Ok?" That it is none of your business that they live like that? Or that they're going to hell and God hates them?

(We opened with a youtube video of a newscast that was aired shortly after Phil Robertson was suspended from Duck Dynasty for comments about homosexuality he made for GQ Magazine. May of the phrases used in that newscast were integrated into this ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:9-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ