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  • Isaiah Saw The Cross Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 16, 2018
    based on 5 ratings
     | 15,137 views

    A Christmas Sermon that points to the cross. The cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but it the main focus of God's message of salvation. But the cross is not a comforting symbol, so why would God use it as the symbol of our faith?

    OPEN: I once read about an evening chapel service at Christian summer camp. The preacher was forcefully telling the 4th & 5th graders how Jesus had been betrayed, arrested, beaten and ultimately died on the cross. His message was so powerful, that a hushed silence fell across the young ...read more

  • Lead Me To The Cross

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Apr 6, 2020
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,507 views

    This message begins with the anointing of Jesus feet, includes the triumphant entry and Jesus appeal for people to follow him in the way of discipleship.

    “Lead Me The Cross” Text: John 12 Subject: How does John prepare us to believe in Jesus of Nazareth? Complement: he moves us to the centrality of the cross Big idea: “Belief in Jesus follows the way of the cross” In the Gospel of John, we encounter a first-person, eye-witness account of the life ...read more

  • A Bridge To Cross Or A Barrier

    Contributed by Michael Adams on Jun 16, 2018
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,019 views

    Father's Day 2018, time for father's to take charge. A bridge can be a barrier or a route to safety which is it for you?

    Fathers, by the time you’re grown and became husbands and now dads you have encountered many changes. Life hasn’t always been kind. Careers may not have gone as you had planned. You have came upon many obstacles and bridges to cross. How many times have you fought off the distractions? How many ...read more

  • Crossing The Threshold-1

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jul 17, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,349 views

    1 of 4. Amos declared God’s strained relationship with His people. Thus a failed relationship with God evokes His wrath. What specifically does a failed relationship with God evoke(bring about/cause)? A failed relationship with God evokes...

    CROSSING The THRESHOLD-I—Amos 1:1-2 Attention: A Threshold is a crossover or transition zone or optimal use zone. Where the upper limit or end of effectiveness is reached. An automobile transmission—Each gear is limited in it’s response. Each of the gears has a threshold beyond which it will not ...read more

  • Glory Only In The Cross.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jun 24, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 669 views

    “God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world" (Galatians 6:14).

    GLORY ONLY IN THE CROSS. Galatians 6:11-18. As Paul draws towards the conclusion of his letter to the Galatians, he takes the pen into his own hand (GALATIANS 6:11) and emphasizes once more the issue between the Judaisers and himself. The motives of his opponents are suspect: to make a good ...read more

  • The Cross Of Jesus Christ

    Contributed by Samuel M on Sep 13, 2023
     | 787 views

    Whatever we lost at the Mankind’s fall is very less in comparison to the failure or negligence to receive or experience the vast riches available at the Cross of Jesus Christ. The treasures available and accessible at the Cross are far larger than those in the Garden of Eden.

    Whatever we lost at the Mankind’s fall is very less in comparison to the failure or negligence to receive or experience the vast riches available at the Cross of Jesus Christ. The treasures available and accessible at the Cross are far larger than those in the Garden of Eden. We lose so much ...read more

  • Cross: The Symbol Of Love

    Contributed by Antonio Manaytay on Nov 16, 2024
     | 431 views

    This sermon explores the meaning of the Cross. In ancient times, the Cross is a symbol of shame and death. For Christians, however, it is a symbol of love.

    Scripture: John 3:16 - "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Introduction: The Cross as a Paradox The cross, in ancient times, was a symbol of shame and death. Yet, for ...read more

  • The Contrary Is Crossed Out

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on May 13, 2023
     | 980 views

    Do not stumble upon what He has taken away.

    Col 2:13 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; 14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his ...read more

  • Jesus And The Cross In Mark Series

    Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on May 15, 2023
     | 1,261 views

    Jesus endured the cross, despising the shame (Hebrews 12:2) He surrendered his mortal body according to John 10:18, Just as he said: “No one takes [my life] away from me, but I lay it down of my own free will...” The cross is not a religious symbol but an instrument of death.

    Mark 15:34-37 Jesus and the Cross in Mark Introduction: According to Mark, the "theology of the cross" (theologia crucis) is the only way to achieve glory by way of rejection and the cross as explained in the divine parabola in Philippians 2:5 by Apostle Paul. Mark is silent about the ...read more

  • Cries From The Cross Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jan 11, 2024
     | 1,752 views

    Appreciate what Jesus did for you on the cross: feel its sorrow; grasp its suffering; and take its sufficiency. You’ll never be the same again!

    In 1940, Clarence Jordan, a farmer-theologian, founded Koinonia farm in Americus, Georgia, to promote racial unity and cooperation. Soon after that, a pastor gave Jordan the red-carpet tour of his church. The pastor proudly pointed to the rich, imported pews and luxurious decorations. Then, with ...read more

  • Cries From The Cross Series

    Contributed by Chris Anderson on Mar 17, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,059 views

    This sermon examines the cries of Jesus from the cross as his Father heaped the sins of the world on his back. He was forsaken so that we will never have to be.

    Have you ever had a moment or season in life where you felt like God had forsaken you or turned his back on you? Maybe it was when you were young in your faith…or maybe it happened just yesterday. These moments typically happen when our backs are up against the wall and we can’t seem to find the ...read more

  • From Glory To The Cross

    Contributed by Mary Erickson on Apr 3, 2023
     | 1,000 views

    A sermon for Palm Sunday, Year A

    April 2, 2023 Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church Matthew 26:14-27:66 From Glory to the Cross Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. Jesus’ final week began in glory, but it ended with the cross. The week began on a triumphant ...read more

  • The Tale Of Two Crosses Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 4, 2018
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,365 views

    A church in Texas is planning to build the largest cross in the Western Hemisphere. But Jesus didn't build His church this way. He built His church on a different kind of cross. Do you know what cross that was?

    OPEN: Down in Corpus Christi Texas, a church broke ground about 2 years to build a huge cross – 150 feet tall. But, they do everything big down in Texas and once they’d broken ground they decided they hadn't dreamed big enough. Now they plan to build that cross to be 230 feet tall and 95 feet wide ...read more

  • Disciples Around The Cross

    Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Feb 26, 2018
     | 3,937 views

    Have you heard the term Fair weather Friends? Were the disciples fair weather friends? How about us? Do we have the tendency to be fair weather friends? How does Jesus handle fair weather friends? What is the lesson for us?

    I want to you to think about your best friend this morning. How do you define a friend? One of the online dictionaries define “friend” as follows “a person who you like and enjoy being with a person who helps or supports someone or something” You would also have your own definitions of friendship. ...read more

  • The Cross Is A Way Of Living

    Contributed by Geoffrey Foot on Mar 3, 2018
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,272 views

    Jesus predicts His death and Peter doesn't want this to happen, but Jesus' reaction is quite nasty: 'Get behind me Satan'. This seems so out of character for Jesus - so what is going on here?

    THE CROSS IS A WAY OF LIVING. MT. 16: 21-27; Mark 8: 31-38 Today’s gospel reading is quite a strange story in the life of Jesus – He is quite nasty, definitely out of character. But the important thing here is to read or hear this story in the context of Peter’s human nature. This is the ...read more