Sermons on Sunday School Lesson For Kids Acting On Faith:

The Fifth Sunday In Advent: The Christ Candle Series

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Dec 27, 2022

This candle, according to some customs, represents the birth of Jesus Himself. This message contains excerpts from one of Dr Martin Luther's Christmas sermons preached nearly 500 years ago!

Edited from a message preached 12-25-2022 at First Baptist Church, Chamois, MO. This is not an exact transcription. Introduction: It’s good to see you here today as we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus. Christmas Day only falls on a Sunday every dozen years or so, as I recall, so ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-18, Galatians 4:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Fast Food Faith Series

Contributed by Georgina Pando-Connolly on Apr 30, 2004

Fast food, fast weddings, fast language, microwave ovens, faxes, cell phones, call waiting. No waiting, instant gratification, that¡¯s what we¡¯re all about.

FAST FOOD FAITH 2 Kings 5: 1-14 That¡¯s it. Now I¡¯ve seen it all! I watched a show called Married by America in which a group of single women and a group of single men gave the TV audience information about themselves and were then paired up by the viewers. Viewers chose who they would marry. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-14

Denomination: Methodist

How Will You Welcome The King?

Contributed by Mike Hays on Oct 18, 2000

Palm Sunday

"How Will You Welcome The King?" At this time every year we celebrate "Palm Sunday" in churches all over the world. Most of the time our celebrations vary little - children process down the aisle waving palm branches, we sing songs of praise to the King who has come, and the preacher speaks for a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:1-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Why Did The Cheering Stop

Contributed by David Taylor on Apr 26, 2003

When Jesus rode into Jerusalem, He received a hero’s welcome. People everywhere were cheering. But then something happened. The cheering stopped.

Gene A. Smith, an American historian, authored a book entitled, “When The Cheering Stopped.” The book told of Woodrow Wilson, and the events surrounding WW1. Upon the end of the war, people were optimistic. They believed that the last war had been fought. The dream was that the world had at ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:29-44

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Palm Sunday--Choose Your Attitude

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Mar 22, 2002

This sermon deals with the various attitudes which are exposed or demonstrated on Palm Sunday.

Choose Your Attitude 3/24/2002 Palm Sunday Zech 9:9-12 Matt 21:1-11 How many of you have ever been to a parade that had different things in it from bands, to floats, to drill teams and more? In a parade you never know what is going to come up next, whether you will feel good about it, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:28-40, Matthew 21:1-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

"Faith And Works"

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Oct 19, 2005

It’s not ’faith versus works’, it’s faith and works’

14 What use is it, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but he has no works? Can that faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and be filled,” and yet you do not give them what is necessary ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Denomination: Orthodox

Faith In Christmas

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Dec 9, 2005

This sermon looks at the faith Joseph needed for that first Christmas

Faith In Christmas 12-11-05 Isaiah 7:13-17 Luke 1:26-38 Let me tell you about my idea for a another ridiculous show on Jerry Springer. Couples who are engaged and the woman gets pregnant before the marriage, but the future husband does not know she’s pregnant. Not only that DNA tests ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Faithful To Forgive Series

Contributed by David Welch on May 12, 2015

Nineteenth in a series on the attributes of God focusing on forgiveness faithfulness of God.

Knowing God Series #17 “Forgiven and Forgiving” Review I. The nature of God II. The Attributes of God A. God is infinitely GREAT in His ability / capacity B. God is infinitely and perfectly PURE in His morality and judgments C. God is infinitely GOOD in His relationships ...read more

Scripture: Lamentations 3:19-21

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Rigtheous Faith Series

Contributed by Gordon Pike on Sep 11, 2022

Do you trust that God will make ALL things right if you surrender to His will? Do you have “righteous faith” … a faith based on your trust in a “righteous” God? Good!

[This is part of a series on Reinhold Niebuhr's prayer "The Serenity Prayer" (long or full version). This sermon is based on the line, "trusting that He will make all things right if I surrender to His will."] Abram and Lot stood on the ridge and looked out over the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 13:1-18, Genesis 12:7-20, Romans 8:28, Philippians 3:9

Denomination: United Methodist

Lesson 3: The Bible Is Basic Food

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jan 24, 2007

A solider must have self discipline. “You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ” (II Tim. 2:3).

A. DAILY BIBLE DISCIPLINE 1. B. Rations stands for basic and Bible. While B Rations might not have been enjoyable, it was nutrition and kept a solider healthy. 2. A solider must have self discipline. “You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ” (II Tim. 2:3). 3. We must ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:4-5

Denomination: Baptist

The Road To The Cross

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Apr 14, 2017

Palm Sunday message that talks about the dangers of following Jesus from a distant

The road to the cross Selected Scriptures Introduction- Today we celebrate Palm Sunday. A day that we look at the final week of Jesus ministry before He goes to the cross and then the celebration of the empty tomb. To race to the cross and the resurrection without seeing the final week ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:57-58

Denomination: Nazarene

Lesson 18: Expound A Book Series

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Mar 25, 2018

How to expound a whole book of the Bible

Lesson Goal In this lesson I want to encourage the use of a whole book or more in preaching. Lesson Intro When I was in Bible College we used to laugh about the guy who would get up to preach and say that he only had one text, everything from Genesis to Revelation. I stopped laughing about it ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The King Is Coming - Apattern For Radical Worship

Contributed by Christopher Hill on Apr 2, 2004

The triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem shows us a pattern for radical worship that includes obedience, sacrifice, and praise.

I couldn’t believe my eyes. Just days into the war with Iraq our American troops were knocking on Bagdad’s door and jubilant crowds packed the streets to cheer for Sadam Hussein. Sadam stood atop a vehicle with a rifle in hand shouting and stirring up the people who were apparently oblivious to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

There Is Still One Thing Lacking

Contributed by John Howard on Feb 23, 2002

God has little interest in our attempts at being righteous. We will always lack one more thing in our own strength.

Wonder and Amazement How many of you this morning came into the sanctuary and were amazes, awed or astounded? - Just as I thought - Everything was pretty much as you expected right? - Now some of us, and I hope all of us, were drawn into worship as we sang and prayed - But did you come to stand ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 104:1-9, Psalm 104:31-33

Denomination: Baptist

Why Then The Law? Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Oct 27, 2018

Paul now shows the inferiority of the covenant of law-first in regard to 1) Its Purpose (Galatians 3:19a), then in regard to 2) Its Mediator (Galatians 3:19b-20), and finally in regard to 3) Its Accomplishment (Galatians 3:21-22)

On October 31, 1517, a young Augustinian Monk, schooled in the law, named Martin Luther, posted 95 Theses of concern to the church door in Wittenberg Germany. This act triggered the Reformation, as they were immediately translated and distributed across Germany in a matter of weeks. The Protestant ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:19-22

Denomination: Other