Sermons on Strive:

How To Live In Unity

Contributed by Alan Shulver on Jan 4, 2012

Loving God and loving others requires that we love ourselves.

Psalm 133 1 How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity! The greatest commandment that we have been given is to love God, love our neighbor and love ourselves. This commandment consists of three parts and no part can be fulfilled without fulfilling the other two ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 133:1

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

3 Hinderances To God’s Presence (In America) Series

Contributed by Rev Matthew Cullipher on Jan 17, 2012

This is a heartfelt, old school, in your face message of condemnation and hope for the church of Christ in America- a beckoning that we must remove the hinderances before it’s too late!

THREE HINDERANCES TO GOD’S PRESENCE: Hebrew 9:1-5 CONTENTMENT IS THE GREATEST ENEMY TO TRUE CHRISTIANITY. -I’ve looked around me and noticed a vast trend which has been spoiling myself and various others within the church in America. Instead of pressing in to a greater depth of walk with Christ ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 9:1-10

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Scoffers

Contributed by David Goering on Aug 14, 2018

A rise in scoffers is foretold in the scripture.

SCRIPTURE: 2 Peter 3:3 "Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts," PROPOSITION: To use this text and others to show that a rise in scoffers is foretold in the scripture and also to show why wicked men mock God and his word and also to show ...read more

Narrow Door

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Aug 5, 2019

21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C

The Screwtape Letters is a classic book, where C.S. Lewis came up with the idea of a senior demon named Screwtape telling his trade secrets about how to corrupt a human soul- Regarding the narrow gate mentioned in our Gospel today, Screwtape would say: 1). A broad, constructed road, requires a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:22-30

Denomination: Catholic

What's A Mentor Do? Series

Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Mar 26, 2014

Description of what mentoring looks like from Titus 2:15

What's a Mentor Do? KEY VERSE Titus 2:15 These then are the things you should teach, Encourage and rebuke with all authority. Do not let anyone despise you. Teach NT:2980 laleo to talk, i.e. utter words: - preach, say, speak (after), talk, tell, utter. 1. to utter a voice or emit a ...read more

Scripture: Titus 2:15

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Alleviating The Pain Of Others As Evangelical Witness Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 21, 2016

When we are in pain, we are able to grow, because we are ready for change–at least for relief from our pain. And in pain we most clearly understand that our only hope, our only permanent asset, is the love and healing of Our Lord.

Thursday after Trinity Today in the Ordinary calendar we celebrate St. Philip Neri, founder of the Oratory, and one of the giants of the sixteenth century. He was a great apostle of prayer and one of the great confessors of his time. But it is also the traditional day we celebrate Corpus ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:46-52

Denomination: Catholic

Avoiding Another 40 Years

Contributed by Rev. Dwayne Kight on Jun 1, 2016

The teaching of how the word of God can help us not make the same mistakes the Hebrews made in the desert.

I INTRODUCTION A The human condition without God’s Grace is dim at best B Without God’s Grace human hearts become: 1 Rebellious 2 Wayward 3 Ignorant 4 Undiscerning 5 Evil 6 Faithless 7 Hardened 8 Deceived ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 3:12-19

Denomination: Baptist

"Jeremiahs Struggles"

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Sep 7, 2015

Jeremiah had to deal with problems being called in a horrific time for Israel, yet despite all the struggles he is obedient .

Jeremiah's Struggles : Jeremiah 1:1-10 "I am but a child, God says “don’t say you’re a child". • Youth and inexperience do not disqualify when God calls (see 1Ti 4:12); he equips and ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 1:1-10

Denomination: Methodist

M3 – Make Disciples 1 Matthew 28:19-20 Series

Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Apr 11, 2019

The church exists and why God doesn’t beam us up upon salvation but leaves us here on earth.

Read Matthew 28:19-20 – Do you know what this is? This is one of the final statements Jesus made to His followers before His ascension back to the Father. We call this statement the Great Commission? But really what it is our calling card – our purpose statement – our elevator pitch! Last week – ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20, Matthew 28:19

Denomination: Baptist

2 Peter 1:12-21 Series

Contributed by Aaron Mitchell on Dec 16, 2015

What is Peter's goal in writing the Book?

1. Peter's admonishment 12 Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth. 13 Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance; 14 knowing that ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:12-21

Denomination: Baptist

You Can Be God's Masterpiece

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Jan 20, 2016

God wants to make your life a masterpiece. Come to Jesus, and He will do it!

Devotion for January 19, 2016 [This message was an interactive homily at an inner-city mission in Toronto, at a mid-week outreach event} What is your favourite band? Your favourite song? You favourite work of art? A lot of us have like and dislikes when it comes to music, and some of us have ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Can You Identify God? Series

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Feb 4, 2016

Without a knowledge of God you would have no concern at all about the great hereafter. So by learning who God is we discover that there is so much more beyond our reach more than we could ever hope to grasp.

Message: Did you know that when Jesus walked upon the earth He had an identify problem? Not that anyone had stolen His identity like people do today but Jesus knew that people very close to Him were unsure as to who He truly was. It came up for the Disciples in Matthew's Gospel and it is here ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-16, Proverbs 9:10

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Realities Trump Ideas Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 13, 2016

Ideas disconnected from realities give rise to ineffectual forms of idealism and nominalism, capable at most of classifying and defining, but certainly not calling to action. What calls us to action are realities illuminated by reason.

Thursday of First Week in Lent 2016 Joy of the Gospel St. Luke’s Gospel tells the same story about Jesus’s teaching on prayer, but instead of saying the Father will give us “good things,” Luke says He will give us the Holy Spirit. Ultimately, that is the gift that keeps on ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:7-12

Denomination: Catholic

"the Call"

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on May 25, 2019

The sermon calls us to be responders to share faith with others.

Acts 16:9-15 “THE CALL” 1. Paul, Silas, Timothy and Luke received a call to go into the district of Macedonia, • The call came in a vision” a man from Macedonia pleaded, “Come over to Macedonia and help us” • I volunteer as chaplain for the fire department I have app called dispatch when the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:9-15

Denomination: Methodist

A Thankful Life

Contributed by Cesar Datuin on Mar 5, 2015

Another year has passed and it's time to be thankful for all the blessings we had the whole year. It is perfect time to understand an attitude of thankfulness within us. This message tries to know a deeper meaning of each attitude.

A Thankful Life Psalms 100:4 “Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.” Intro: It’s another year has passed and there are a lot of things that we need to thank. We may think of other people who blessed us or even ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 100:4

Denomination: Independent/Bible