Sermons on The Catholic Mass:

The Sin Of Idolatry

Contributed by Dwight Davis on Aug 18, 2023

Many Christians today believe the Second Commandment is outdated and maybe even irrelevant for believers today. But if we take a closer look at the principle behind the commandment, we will find most of us engage in this sin more often than we think.

The Sin of Idolatry Last week, elder Jermaine preached the first sermon in our new series dedicated to the Ten Commandments. His sermon dealt with the First Commandment in which God makes it clear that we are to have no other gods before OR even besides Him; and today, we’re going to take a ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:4, Exodus 32:1-6, John 4:23-24, Romans 1:25-26

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Saved And Fit For Ascension

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 18, 2014

Everything we do in our worship is an action of the Holy Spirit in us, inspiring us to grateful response to the gift of God.

Sunday After Ascension 2014 Extraordinary Form A reading from the First Letter of the Apostle Peter: The end of all things is at hand; therefore keep sane and sober for your prayers. 8 Above all hold unfailing your love for one another, since love covers a multitude of sins. 9 Practice hospitality ...read more

Scripture: John 14:15-22

Denomination: Catholic

Ministry To The Young And Our Evangelical Mission Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 16, 2015

In our quest to be One Church, we must show forth Goodness, Beauty, and Truth, especially to the young.

Thursday of the 7th Week of Easter 2015 Joy of the Gospel It would not be disrespectful of St. Paul to point out that, even among his great works, he made some monumental personal blunders in his ministry. Last week we heard him trying to preach to the Athenians on a philosophical level. It fell ...read more

Denomination: Catholic

The End And The Reward Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 12, 2016

Paul is not focusing on sinful behavior we should avoid, but on exemplary behavior we should practice.

24th or Last Sunday of the Year 2016 Extraordinary Form The five hundred year period since the end of the Renaissance has been marked by two events we Catholics can realistically call religious catastrophes. The first, of course, was the Protestant revolution most agree was begun by Martin Luther ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:15-35

Denomination: Catholic

A New Evangelical Explosion Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 1, 2014

The Pope calls for a missionary conversion of the whole Church, especially the papacy.

Thursday of the 31st Sunday in Course 2014 Joy of the Gospel The most pronounced conflict in the early Church was not a conflict with the Romans. Except for the persecution of the madman Nero, and a minor tiff with Claudius, the Church was pretty well left alone until close to the end of the ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:3-8

Denomination: Catholic

The Missionary Aspiration: Reaching Everyone

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 25, 2014

The Church must aspire to a necessary conversion so that our method and message is appealing to those who are in a sinful lifestyle, to return to Christ, convert themselves and be healed and reconciled.

Thursday of the 30th Week in Course Joy of the Gospel My wife was privileged to be the confirmation sponsor for a young lady this year, and her instruction to the girl was centered around this concluding passage from the letter of St. Paul to the church at Ephesus: “take the whole armor of ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-20

Denomination: Catholic

Witnessing To The Culture Of Death Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 7, 2020

We must work and pray, as St. Benedict told us to do. Work for the spread of the kingdom in our families and communities, and vote as a Christian must, for godly men and women who will resist the culture of death and legislate for life, peace, and goodness.

Tuesday of the 2nd Week in Lent 2020 For our first reading today, I have chosen to begin earlier in the first chapter of Isaiah than the Lectionary suggests, and to add the verses the Lectionary omits. The Lenten readings take a great deal of the very long prophecies of Isaiah, but they omit ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 1:10-20, Matthew 23:1-12

Denomination: Catholic

Jonah And The Call To Convert The Nations Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 20, 2021

Isn’t God’s mercy good news for all of us? He’s forgiven the sins of my youth, and, yes, even my old age.

3rd Sunday in Course 2021 Poor Jonah. We can hardly blame him. God tells him to go convert the people and rulers of Nineveh, heart of the Assyrian empire. You see, the Assyrians were for about six centuries the scourge of the ancient Middle East, kind of a cross between the Huns, the Vandals and ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-10, Psalm 25:4-9, 1 Corinthians 7:29-31, Mark 1:14-20

Denomination: Catholic

The Book Of Revelation (Revelation 2)

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 22, 2022

In Chapter one we saw where the Lord is walking among the seven golden candle sticks. The seven golden candlesticks represent the seven churches that we want to talk about.

Four of these churches are in Chapter two and three of them in chapter 3. The first church we are going to look at… I. THE CHURCH OF EPHESUS Revelation 2:1-7 God chose these seven churches that were symbolic of the seven kinds of churches that were to exist in the future. One thing that ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Food With An Attitude

Contributed by Paul Decker on Jun 30, 2002

Jesus is a reality to be known and lived.

FOOD WITH AN ATTITUDE John 6:41-59 S: Jesus Th: Relationship with Jesus Pr: JESUS IS A REALITY TO BE KNOWN AND LIVED. ?: How? How do we get to this reality? Inductive KW: Phases TS: As we continue our study in John 6, we will find five phases as Jesus explains the importance of being the ...read more

Scripture: John 6:41-59

Denomination: Baptist

Proposing A New Image For Old Age

Contributed by Richard Pfeil on May 17, 2005

A message for "older members" month (May) that challenges myths about aging and what people can do in thier twilight years.

Proposing a New Image for Old Age Sunday, May 5, 2002 TEXT: II Corinthians 4: 7, 16-18 You might find today’s sermon title a little funny. It’s a beautiful Sunday in May and we’re talking about getting old. What made me start thinking along this line was something in our Presbyterian ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:16-18

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Teaching The Bible. Part 5 & 6. Of Matthew Series

Contributed by Anthony Smith on Jan 28, 2005

Lessons 5 & 6, covering Matthew cpts 13 thru 15.teaching the Bible and makeing it easy to understand. ages 18 thru 50+.

Teaching the Bible. Part 5 of Matthew. Read Matthew 13:1 thru 58. Here we Deal with Parables. Knowing what a parable is and what it isn’t, is very important. Parables are; a simple story illustrating a moral or religious lesson. The term translates the Hebrew ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Only Forgotten Son Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 24, 2008

The message of Isaiah 53 is so powerful it changes the lives of those who hear it. What is its message and what gives it the power to change our lives?

OPEN: A few weeks from now we’re going to have the “Holy Hands For Christ” Sign Corp perform here at church. It’s a group dedicated to ministering to the deaf and the hearing impaired. They’ll put on their concerts, not so much to entertain as to raise money to buy hearing aides and other helpful ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:1-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

First Thank God Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Oct 14, 2007

Initial sermon of interim pastorate. As Paul lived into relationship with God prior to theologizing, I thank God for the faithfulness in the congregation’s history; for mutual enrichment in its diversity; and for coming victory when no one need be ashame

God is not a problem to be solved. God is a mystery with whom we are to live. God is not an equation to be worked out in mathematical precision; God is personal, with whom we connect. God is a who, a where, and a when -- acting, living, and doing; and if God is sometimes a what and a why, an ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:8-17

Denomination: Baptist

Interceding For America

Contributed by Jeffrey Powell on May 31, 2009

The unchurched population is growing exponentially and with that the anti-Christian sentiment is producing a society that God will not support, thus the downward spiral of America.

Interceding for America Psalms 2 After last week’s message I did a great deal more soul searching. For some time now I have not been happy with my own relationship with the Lord. I am increasing more aware of the masses around us who don’t go to church; probably don’t have a relationship with ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 2:1-12, Psalm 2:2-12

Denomination: Baptist