Sermons about Sunday Before Lent

Sunday Before Lent. "Showing God's Glory"

Contributed by Stuart Mousir-Harrison on Feb 13, 2010

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10-15 sermon on the Revised Common Lectionary readings for the Sunday Before Lent, Year C.

OT Reading: Exodus 34: 29-end NT Reading: 2 Cor 3:12- 4:2 Gospel: Luke 9: 28-36 We set tremendous store on first impressions. We can’t really help it, it’s all part of the human condition. That first impression may be based upon something as small as a name, or something about the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:28-36

Denomination: Anglican

Superman Taking His Glasses Off

Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Feb 14, 2015

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Non Christians asked about friendship and I realised I had preached many a sermon about being friends with Jesus, but I had never preached and I could not find by anyone else, a sermon about how to be friends with our fellow human beings

I heard on Wednesday how the Christian Union up in St Andrews went round other students in the university with a camera and asked “If you met God at the pearly gates, what questions would you ask him?” Interestingly there were very few questions about bone cancer or wasps that live ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:2-9

Denomination: Anglican

Mountain Climbing Without A Veil Series

Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Feb 22, 2020

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My friend Nigel (who is not a Christian) once said that that when Christians speak about God, he can feel like a primitive tribesman who suddenly encounters New York City - he just can’t get his head around it. If we want to begin to get our head around God, what one thing should we do more of?

Moses climbs up Mount Sinai - up THAT mountain- and disappears into the cloud at the top, the cloud that somehow represents the presence of God. There he stays for forty days in that haze, time apart in the presence of God receiving from God the ten commandments and other laws and teachings for ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 34:29-30, Luke 9:28-43, 1 Kings 19:1-13, Luke 17:11-19, 2 Corinthians 3:12-18, 2 Corinthians 4:1-2, Matthew 17:1-9, Exodus 24:12-18 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Anglican

First Sunday Of Lent - Lent 1 A

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Feb 3, 2020

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Tactics of legal reasoning used by the devil

Here are some of the tactics of legal reasoning used by the devil on Eve-- The first question recorded in the Bible was asked by the serpent in the Garden of Eden. The snake misquotes the divine prohibition by applying it to all the fruit trees, over-stating God’s norm to enlarge its scope: “Did ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Catholic

Fifth Sunday In Lent Series

Contributed by Reginald Knight on Mar 21, 2021

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With today’s gospel reading comes the shift to the beginning of the Passion and the response which Jesus makes as he is told that there were some Greeks waiting to see him, points us in the direction of the cross – a place to which Jesus himself is reluctant to go.

FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT – Year B By: Rev. Reginald Knight ‘Sir, we wish to see Jesus’ John 12:21 ‘All who see the sacred sign, Press towards heaven’s portal,’ Words from the Hymn written by John Allan Warner (1851-1928) #410 Hymnal. With today’s gospel reading comes the shift to the beginning of ...read more

Scripture: John 12:21

Denomination: Anglican

The Darkness Before Dawn

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Mar 11, 2024

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A sermon for the 4th Sunday in Lent, Year B

March 10, 2024 Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church John 3:14-21 The Darkness before Dawn Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. Today is the first day of Daylight Savings Time. Early this morning we sprang forward by one hour. ...read more

Scripture: John 3:14-21

Denomination: Lutheran

Fourth Sunday Of Lent (Laetare Sunday) Series

Contributed by Jeremy Di Salvo on Mar 18, 2023

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Christ fed the 5,000 food, and they wanted him to be King. The problem was, Christ's kingship was not to come to pass at that time.

Dominus vobiscum. Brethren, today is the fourth Sunday of Lent, otherwise known as Latare Sunday. Jerusalem is an important place, as we all know, for all of the Abrahamic religions. What makes Jerusalem important for Christians, at least in my opinion, is that the ultimate sacrifice ever ...read more

Scripture: John 6:1-15

Denomination: Other

Second Sunday Of Lent - 2nd Sunday Of Lent Year A

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Feb 10, 2020

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Transfiguration: Jesus needed this hour. We need this hour.

Jesus needed this hour. We need this hour. In the valley below waited the sick; down below were the ceaseless problems; still farther on awaited the cross. But when we experience the Presence of the Lord in worship and in lectio divina, it has the power to affect all our days. 1. The goal ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:1-9

Denomination: Catholic

Fourth Sunday Of Lent, Year A

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Feb 24, 2020

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You have a story to tell

Spiritual blindness often has ideological roots and rational presuppositions. The Pharisees were so sure of everything—that God did not heal someone on Sundays; that Moses was God’s only spokesman, that anyone born blind had to be a sinner. To illustrate: Two psychiatrists were talking and one ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-41

Denomination: Catholic

1st Sunday In Lent

Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Feb 24, 2007

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Through our Lord’s Temptation, he reveals what it means to live our lives in faith.

1st Sunday in Lent - February 25, 2007 “Series C” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, give us the courage to walk with your Son in faithfulness. Through the power of your Holy Spirit, give us wisdom to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:1-13

Denomination: Lutheran

Second Sunday Of Lent - Transfiguration

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Feb 27, 2021

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Suffering love is a kind of beauty that for Von Baltazar gives rise to a subjective experience of rapture: being transported beyond the boundaries of the self.

There was a group of mountain climbers and one guy was on his first high climb. The climb was strenuous but at last they reached the top. Once it was clear that the beginner climber was at the very top, he stood straight up with arms raised and yelled victoriously, "I did it!" At this ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:2-10

Denomination: Catholic

Weird Sunday Series

Contributed by Monty Newton on Apr 14, 2014

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As followers of Christ we honor him by submitting to his absolute authority and bow before the sovereign rule of the Kinjg of grace.

Title: Weird Sunday Text: Matthew 21:1-11 Thesis: As followers of Christ we honor him by submitting to his absolute authority and bow to his sovereign rule in all things. Introduction Show YouTube Clip Marionettes: No More Wires! Direct TV Commercial I am with the guy whose response to the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Lent To Lean Series

Contributed by Dr. John Singarayar on Feb 22, 2023

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The First Sunday of the Lent

Lent to Lean Scripture: Genesis 2:7-9, Genesis 3:1-7, Romans 5:12-19, Matthew 4:1-11. Reflection Dear sisters and brothers, Lent is a season of temptations. Lent is a season of trials. Lent is a season of tests. Lent is a season of attractions. Lent is a season of diets. In today’s ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:7-9, Genesis 3:1-7, Romans 5:12-19, Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Other

What Is Lent? Series

Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Apr 15, 2017

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explanation of the season of Lent

WHAT IS LENT? Last Wednesday we celebrated Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the season of Lent. While I was eating my share of pancakes at a Shrove Tuesday dinner, someone asked me just exactly what is Lent, which started me thinking. For those of us raised in the church (particularly the Roman ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 58:1-12, Psalm 103:1-22, Matthew 6:1-21

Denomination: Episcopal

Palm Sunday, Passion Sunday. Year B. Series

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Mar 21, 2021

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6th Sunday in Lent. MARCH 24, 2024.

Psalm 118:1-2, Psalm 118:19-29, Mark 11:1-11, John 12:12-16, Isaiah 50:4-9, Psalm 31:9-16, Philippians 2:5-11, Mark 14:1-72, Mark 15:1-47. (A) THANKSGIVING AT THE GATE OF JERUSALEM. Psalm 118:1-2; Psalm 118:19-29. As the crowd approaches Jerusalem for the great annual feast, the mood is one ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 118:1-2, Psalm 118:19-29, Mark 11:1-11, John 12:12-16, Isaiah 50:4-9, Psalm 31:9-16, Philippians 2:5-11, Mark 14:1-72, Mark 15:1-47 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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