Sermons on Sunday School:

Palm Sunday

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Apr 27, 2008

Jesus arrives in Jerusalem.

Peer pressure Mark 11:1-11 A little boy was sick on Palm Sunday and stayed home from church with his mother. His father returned from church holding a palm branch. The little boy was curious and asked, "Why do you have that palm branch, dad?" "You see, when Jesus came into town, everyone waved ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:1-11

Denomination: Congregational

Palm Sunday

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 28, 2023

this message emphasizes the importance of Palm Sunday as compared to Easter Sunday.

Here we are coming together on what is celebrated as the first day of Holy week. We called today Palm Sunday. The church attendance on Palm Sunday is usually not as numerous as the attendance will be on Easter Sunday. And yet today is the day that began the week of Jesus's final journey ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 9:9, Luke 19:30, Matthew 21:9, Psalm 118:26, Matthew 22:37-39  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Third Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year A- Fishers Of Men

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Dec 16, 2022

The goal is to lead a person to acknowledge Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. Later will come baptism and R.C.I.A.

Off the coast of Maine lies an island so small that the surrounding ocean can be seen from any point on the island. A visitor to the Sunday school class asked the children, "How many of you," he asked, "have ever seen the Atlantic Ocean?" To his surprise, not a single hand went ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:10-17, Matthew 4:12-23

Denomination: Catholic

Remembrance Sunday

Contributed by Matthew Oliver on Mar 18, 2016

A meditation on the place of violence in the world, and the Christian encounter with that and the soldier

Daniel 2:1, 26-28, 31-45; Psalm 2; John 18:33-19:11 We are pausing for a moment today as a community of faith to consider those who have suffered the violence of conflict. Our national day of Remembrance, November 11, is specifically focused on the memory of soldiers, but as Christians our call ...read more

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Resurrection Sunday

Contributed by Kelvin Mckisic on Apr 20, 2025

This message is about the importance of Resurrection Sunday, how it is the essential part of our salvation. Understanding and believing the resurrection account help us to know the truth of Christ Jesus.

Well… today is Easter Sunday, and I’ll just tell you right up front, I don’t usually call it Easter Sunday, I call it Resurrection Sunday. Because that’s what today is all about. The resurrection of Jesus Christ. And I admit, that when I was a kid, I didn’t really understand what this holiday was ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-8, 1 Timothy 1:6-10, 2 Corinthians 5:21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

People The Light Shines Through

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Oct 28, 2024

A sermon for All Saints Sunday.

People the Light Shines Through John 11:32-44 One day a man was walking through a beautiful church building with his 4-year-old son. As they walked, the young boy looked around. He stopped and was curious about the stained-glass windows that looked so beautiful with their bright colors. As ...read more

Scripture: John 11:32-44

Denomination: United Methodist

Easter, The Best Good News Or Best-Kept Secret? Series

Contributed by Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson on Apr 7, 2016

Easter is the best Good News we could possibly hear, therefore it is worth sharing with others.

Easter, is it the best good news ever told, or is it the best-kept secret? I think that is an important question for you and me and for everyone. If we take our passages seriously from Psalm 118 and Luke 24; then I suggest to you today that God’s way is that of resurrection; he is able to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:1-12

Denomination: Lutheran

Shavuot Sunday

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Oct 8, 2012

Today is Pentecost Sunday. It has been faithfully celebrated at Catholic & liturgical (formal/high) churches for centuries but many Protestant/Evangelical congregations do not give it as much as a nod.

Shavuot Sunday Dr. Mike Fogerson June 27, 2012 Introduction: A You may not know it (or its significance) but today is Pentecost Sunday. 1 It has been faithfully celebrated at Catholic & liturgical (formal/high) churches for centuries but many Protestant/Evangelical congregations do not give it ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 23:15-21

Denomination: Baptist

Pleasing Worship

Contributed by Chad Ballard on Feb 15, 2002

What happened when Hezekiah invited all of Judah to church?

Pleasing Worship 2 Chronicles 30:1-26 Chad H. Ballard Introduction An old farmer went to the city one weekend and attended the big city church. He came home and his wife asked him how it was. "Well," said the farmer, "it was good. They did something different, however. They sang praise ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 30:1-26

Denomination: Baptist

Not My Donkey You Don't!

Contributed by Edwin Amundson on Jul 30, 2002

Learning from the Triumphant Entry of Jesus Christ to Jerusalem by learning from the donkey he rode on.

****This message was inspired by the following contributors to SermonCentral.com---Kieth Linkous, Thomas Monroe, and Guy Caley, Thanks to you and the Holy Spirit, I too was able to write a ?Donkey Sermon!?**** NOT MY DONKEY YOU DON?T!!!--- Luke 19:29-35 JOKE--- Fred and his brother walk into a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:29-35

Denomination: Baptist

We Are Clay In The Hands Of God

Contributed by Don Schultz on Aug 17, 2011

God shapes us. Applying it to Christian education.

WE ARE CLAY IN THE HANDS OF GOD. Isaiah 64:8-9: Yet, O Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter. We are all the work of your hand. Do not be angry beyond measure, O Lord. Do not remember our sins forever. I think it’s safe to say that we’re not always aware ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 64:8-9

Denomination: Lutheran

Fourth Sunday Of Lent (Laetare Sunday) Series

Contributed by Jeremy Di Salvo on Mar 18, 2023

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

Dry Bones And Singing Stones

Contributed by Scott Carmer on Mar 21, 2005

The truth of the day is that Ezekiel’s bones will live and the rocks will sing because there is nothing at all anyone can do to prevent the Word of God from being spoken.

Dry Bones and Singing Stones Ezekiel 37:1-14 Luke 19:29-40 Palm Sunday March 20, 2005 Jeb was one of the leading citizens of Ottumwa, Iowa. He was the kind of guy that you could count on, no matter what. He was a deacon in his church. Every time the doors were open, he was there. He had served ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:29-40

Denomination: Methodist

Understanding Spiritual Growth

Contributed by Rudolf E. Y. Mensah on Jun 6, 2020

This sermon shares pearls with you on how to live a successful Christian life of faith, power, discipline and maturity. God tells us we can make steps forward towards him, and is always calling us closer, deeper into His ways.

Introduction What does it take to grow up and become spiritually mature? Why do some Christians not grow as they should? The Bible makes it clear that we can grow in our faith and in holiness. It is not a linear path, where we are continually helpless and have no part to play. God tells us we ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:14, 2 Peter 3:18

Denomination: Charismatic

What The Master Needs Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on May 16, 2005

Last in series on Jesus’ priorities. It’s about giving our donkeys - really, ourselves - to the Master.

Luke 19:28-38 – What the Master Needs (NOTE: these are not original thoughts to me. Most of this cmoes from another sermon of the same name.) Christian author Philip Yancey, in his book The Jesus I Never Knew, described Palm Sunday this way: “The triumphal entry has about it an aura of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:28-38

Denomination: Baptist