Sermons on Stupidity:

Successful Prayer

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 13, 2021

If success is pleasing God, and God is not pleased with all kinds of external forms and activities, where the heart is far from him, than it follows that the only road to spiritual success is the road to inner space.

Henry Brown prayed for a way to escape. He was a slave in Richmond, Virginia, and desperately wanted to be free. He finally felt his prayer was answered when he was inspired by a unique idea. He had the plantation carpenter construct a box the same size of the largest boxes that were shipped in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-8

Success In Simplicity

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 13, 2021

Jesus simplified everything he touched. The Old Testament saints had ten commandments to guide them, but Jesus said you can simplify these ten, and reduce them to two. Love God with all your being, and your neighbor as yourself.

C. S. Lewis, the brilliant atheist who became one of the most famous Christians of the 20th century, said, "It is no good asking for a simple religion after all, real things are not simple." Little did he realize, when he wrote those words in his early book, Mere Christianity, just how ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-8

Confronting The Scandal Of Our Prejudices Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 25, 2021

Jesus came to buck the system and to reject the prejudices in all its forms. He goes against the grain of His culture and dares to love all people equally.

Billy Graham has preached the Gospel around the world to every race. In an interview with Diane Sawyer he was asked this question: "If you could wave your hand and make one problem in this world go away, what would it be?" Without hesitation he replied, "Racial division and ...read more

Christians Are Persecuted Severely Worldwide: Ancient Thessalonica To The Modern Era

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Mar 27, 2021

Did you know that today in our modern world Christianity is the number one most persecuted religion in the world? Christians face murder and death for their faith every day.

Did you know that today in our modern world Christianity is the number one most persecuted religion in the world? Christians face murder and death for their faith every day. A great deal of persecution occurs in the following countries: Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Egypt, Syria, Iraq, India, China, and the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 1:10-12, 1 Thessalonians 1:3-6, Matthew 25:31-46, 1 Corinthians 6:9-11

Denomination: Salvation Army

The Contemporary Christ Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 29, 2021

If Jesus was still in the tomb, and not a living contemporary, then however, great a man and teacher He was, He is of no more value to us than any other dead man. Any religion will do if the best only gets you to the grave.

A mother said to the toy salesman, "Isn't this a rather complicated toy for a small child?" The salesman responded, "This madam is an educational toy. It is especially designed to help a child adjust to living in the world of today. No matter which way he puts it together, it ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:12-28

Christmas Carols (2) Series

Contributed by Scott Bayles on Nov 19, 2019

The tradition of singing carols at Christmas time can be traced all the way back to the very beginning. The Nativity story, as told in the first two chapters of Luke, actually contains 4 short songs. In Luke 1, Zachariah sings about a horn, a house, and holiness.

Christmas Carols (Zechariah) Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christians Church: 12/6/15 We all have our favorite Christmas traditions, don’t we? Maybe it’s decorating the tree, visiting with family, baking cookies and setting a plate out for Santa, or just driving around town to check out all ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:64-75

Denomination: Christian Church

5. The Shield Of Faith Series

Contributed by Stephen Aram on Dec 1, 2019

Merely sort of agreeing with Christian ideas won't carry you far when life gets difficult. The real strength comes when we are solidly connected with our God through a deep and living faith inour hearts.

This morning we'll continue with putting on the armor of God. We live in a world that bombards us with things that battle against our souls. And God has provided armament to be able to resist them, not only to resist, but to stand strong and firm and hold our ground. We start by putting on ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-17, Luke 17:5-10

Devoted To God's Wisdom Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jun 5, 2020

With God’s help, we can be faithfully committed: doing what we said we would do.

Devoted to God’s Wisdom James 1:5-8, 22 With God’s help, we can be faithfully committed: doing what we said we would do. SLIDE #1 INTRODUCTION • Today we will tackle a subject that seems to be in short supply these days. • Given the subject matter of last week, standing firm amid trials, what ...read more

Scripture: James 1:5-8, James 1:22

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

When God Became A Man

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Feb 2, 2020

The Son of God became the Son of Man, that the sons of men might become sons of God. It's not the Gospel of John, it's the gospel of Jesus! Link inc. to Word, PowerPoint, handout, video

When God Became a Man John 1:1-14 https://www.gracenotessermons.com/sermons/before-there-was-time-gospel-of-jesus-harmony/when-god-became-man/ The Son of God became the Son of Man, that the sons of men might become sons of God. It's not the Gospel of John, it's the gospel of Jesus! ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1

Denomination: Baptist

Pigheaded Pigpen Living

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Aug 13, 2018

God has given us spiritual teachers, but we don't always listen. When we go our own way, we are being pigheaded. Also a discussion of the legalistic pouty older brother.

Luke 15:18 18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, For years I have mentored people in the faith. I have always taken joy in teaching others, even long before I was saved, so mentoring kind of came naturally to me. But ...read more

Denomination: Charismatic

The Way Of Jesus - Marker # 1 -" I Have Begun Following Jesus And Am Depending On The Spirit Of Jesus In My Journey" Series

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Sep 9, 2018

This is the first sermon in a new series on The Way of Jesus (WoJ), an initiative of the Evangelical Missionary Church of Canada. this message explores the first Anchor of WoJ

The Way of Jesus - Anchor 1 Sermon - September 9, 2018 - John 1:35-51 - “I Have Begun following Jesus and am Depending on the Spirit of Jesus in My Journey” The Way of Jesus is something we’ve been considering as a congregation for a couple of years now. Why the Way of Jesus? Simply put, in ...read more

Scripture: John 1:35-51

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How To Be Good And Mad

Contributed by Stephen Aram on Sep 11, 2019

Christians often try to avoid or deny anger because unrighteous anger can be so destructive. But there is a time and place and way to be angry in a constructive way.

This morning I want to talk about finding freedom from anger, or to be precise, from destructive anger, not all anger. And our sermon text for this morning lays out a very simple outline of some really important guidance for us about anger. It is Ephesians 4:25-27. 26 Be angry but do not sin; do ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:25-27

Maintaining God's Unity

Contributed by Stephen Aram on Sep 11, 2019

When God's church is unified in love, wonderful power flows. But too often the flow is blocked. We need to learn to maintain the unity that God provides for us.

We lived for 7 years up in Winthrop Harbor, the Cornerstone of Illinois. Our house was 6 blocks from the Wisconsin border and about 2 miles from the Lake Michigan shoreline. We were maybe 5 miles from the Zion Nuclear Plant. We had several good friends who worked there. This week I’ve been ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-6, James 5:16, Romans 15:7, Colossians 3:16, Romans 12:10  (view more)  (view less)

A Stone's Throw Away

Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Oct 25, 2018

Though the story reads like modern Soap Opera with immoral activities in which the affluent or privileged escape while the less fortunate are punished

TITLE: A STONE’S THROW AWAY SCRIPTURE: ST. JOHN 8:1-11 Have you ever done anything embarrassing before? Have you ever had an Embarrassing moment in your life? If we are honest, we have all had some embarrassing moments before. The woman found in our text this morning had such an experience. ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Create In Me A Clean Heart- Revival Part 2 Series

Contributed by Randy Edwards on Oct 31, 2018

revival 2018 part 2

“Create in me a clean heart, Oh God” Psalm 51 2 Samuel 11-12 As you know our Old Time Tent revival is just 2 weeks away And like I said last week I am excited Revival brings newness to a church and a community Revival bring life back into Old Dry bones And Revival changes hearts and lives ...read more

Denomination: Baptist