Sermons on Stories:

An X-Rated Sermon

Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Nov 10, 2005

The Nature of Sin - and our Saviour, as illustrated by the story of Tamar & Judah

Title: An X-Rated Sermon: Tamar and the men in her life. Text: Genesis 38 CIT: Selfishness is the root underlying sexual sin; turnabout is fair play. Thesis: Sin exposes a motive and extorts an unexpectedly high cost, but in spite of this, Jesus makes the exchange for us that we ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 38:1-29

Denomination: Baptist

Joseph And The Nativity

Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Dec 14, 2005

A Christmas Eve sermon emphasizing the untold story of Joseph - in poetry

Christmas Eve December 24, 2005 Luke 2: 1-20 Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, Creator of the universe and author of life on this planet we call earth, we gather in your presence this holy night to lift ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: Lutheran

The Presence Of Joy Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Dec 19, 2005

The shepherds story gives us the good news of the presence of joy.

The Presence of Joy Linus Most people in America are familiar with this passage, even if they rarely crack open a Bible. These verses from Luke have even entered the popular culture, through Linus’ famous speech in the Charlie Brown Christmas video. Every December since 1965, (That’s 40 ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Elements Of Worship Series

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Nov 5, 2007

Show the parts of worship in the story of Abraham’s vision with God

Title: Requirments, Resistance and Results of Worship Theme: To show the importance of worship. Text: Genesis 15:7-21 Open with Genesis 15:6-8 Abraham just beginning his walk with the Lord. Why did God choose him? Why did God use him? Abraham had a relationship. A relationship of worship and ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 15:7-21

Denomination: Church Of God

Hide & Seek: Seek And Save

Contributed by Betty Johnson on Aug 18, 2008

Some valuable lessons we learn from the story of Zaccheus.

Hide and Seek: Seek and Save Scripture: Luke 19:1-10 There’s a story told about a fitness center. This fitness center owner was offering $1,000 to anyone who could prove that they were stronger than he was. Her’s how it worked: the owner of the fitness center was a real muscle man, and he ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: Wesleyan

Mother's Day Meditation - Hannah

Contributed by Betty Johnson on Sep 6, 2008

A simple Mother’s Day meditation based on the story of Hannah.

Mother’s Day Meditation Read: What is a Mother? (From The Tale of the Tardy Oxcard) We all have a mother. So...We all have expectations of what a mother should be. Each one of us place (and have placed) certain expectations on our mothers. We expect Mother to be there when we most need ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-28

Denomination: Wesleyan

What An Authentic Conversion Looks Like

Contributed by Shawn Rose on May 19, 2009

The story of Zacchaeus demonstrates three clear aspects of an authentic conversion.

WHAT AN AUTHENTIC CONVERSION LOOKS LIKE Text: Luke 19:1 – 10 Introduction: · Story of Zacchaeus demonstrates three clear aspects of authentic conversion Body: A. You must successfully overcome the barriers keeping you from Christ 1. Means of wealth (v. 2) · Discuss Zacchaeus’ ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

The Case Against God's Righteous

Contributed by Paddick Van Zyl on Aug 26, 2014

The story of Job and how his faith in God was his testimony

Sermon By Pr. Paddick Van Zyl Aug 2014 The Case Against God’s Righteous Intro: How real is the spiritual realm actually? Just because we can not see into the realm of the spiritual does it mean it is not important what happens behind the scenes of our lives? Let us look at the life and ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

"What Did Jesus Say About Motherhood?" Series

Contributed by Jon Daniels on Jun 9, 2014

This sermon looks at motherhood from the perspective of the story of Mary & Martha.

“WHAT DID JESUS SAY ABOUT MOTHERHOOD?” Lk. 10:38-42 INTRO – There’s a war going on against women in our world today. Not using this terminology the way the liberals in America use it, when they suggest that the war against women is when we as Christians stand against ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:38-42

Denomination: Baptist

"The Unknow Father"

Contributed by Andy Grossman on Jun 14, 2013

Fathers Day message taken from the prodigal son story

“The Good Father” June 16, 2013 Luke 15:11-32 11 Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them. 13 “Not long after that, the younger son ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Holiness

Like A Rock (A Daddy's Faith)

Contributed by Mark Jones on Jun 16, 2013

A Father's Day message from the story of Jairus in Mark 5

Like a Rock Jesus Raises a Dead Girl and Heals a Sick Woman Mark 5 21 When Jesus had again crossed over by boat to the other side of the lake, a large crowd gathered around him while he was by the lake. 22 Then one of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at his ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:21-40

Denomination: Methodist

Zacchaeus, Come Down!

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Mar 25, 2014

This is more than a cute little Vacation Bible Schools story.

Zacchaeus, Come Down! Luke 19:1-10 Introduction Many of us can remember the Vacation Bible School song about Zacchaeus. “Zacchaeus was a wee little man, a wee little man was he.” We remember that the song tells us that he climbed up into a sycamore tree “for the Lord he wanted to see”. We also ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

True Worship - More Than Good Intentions

Contributed by Paul Barreca on Aug 20, 2011

There are Lessons to Be Learned About Worship from the story of Cain and Abel.

Our text is Genesis 4:1-16. Here we saw that apart from GOD, sin dominates us. We learned that sin comes from our NATURE, not our ENVIRONMENT. Now, there are Lessons to Be Learned About Worship from the story of Cain and Abel. Arthur Pink notes, “The central truth of the chapter is that ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Three Days Later

Contributed by Bruce Lee on Sep 4, 2011

A different look at the story of Jonah and the whale as compared to Jesus and the Tomb.

“Three Days and Three Nights Later” "For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth." Matthew 12:40 (KJV) Intro: I am and have always been more of a morning person than a night owl. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 12:40

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

You Should See Me Now

Contributed by Kevin Jones on May 19, 2011

A message about having a relationship with Christ using the story of Lazarus

You Should See Me Now This morning I want to look at the story in John about Lazarus. The complete story of Lazarus is really incredible story to look at. The impact of all that took place is amazing and should serve as example of the impact that our own life should make. If you have been ...read more

Scripture: John 11:34-44

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational