Sermons on The Offence Of The Cross:

The Cross Of Christ

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Mar 30, 2018

The Cross of Christ is one of division, decision, and dedication.

The Cross of Christ John 19:16-22 Perhaps the most familiar of all Christian symbols is the cross. Can you look in almost any direction without seeing a cross? They are on the top of steeples, hanging on the walls, and worn on gold chains around necks, often by those who have little if any concept ...read more

Scripture: John 19:16-22

Denomination: Baptist

Transaction At The Cross

Contributed by Jerry Owen on Apr 23, 2018

The greatest transaction ever made was made at the cross. At Calvary, Jesus took our sins and gave us His righteousness.

TRANSACTION AT THE CROSS 2 Cor 5:21 2 Cor 5:21 He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. Intro: Anybody whose been around me very long knows that I think weird stuff often. In fact, I am also inspired in weird ways, too. ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Way Of The Cross

Contributed by Howard Gunter on Feb 25, 2018

Jesus speaks to His disciples (and us) describing what it means to follow the cross.

Weekend Message/Devotion February 25, 2018 Reading: Mark 8:31-38 The Way of the Cross In this reading, there is very little to view as confusing. We begin by listening to the Christ’s own words (verse 31) “And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:28-29, Mark 8:31-38

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Cross The Line

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Jun 19, 2018

Our world has drawn new lines in the sand in an effort to separate us from those who need what only Jesus can give. Our world says – keep your religion to yourself – we don’t want it here. Jesus says cross the line, I'm here for you.

Cross the Line John Chapter 11 Jesus crosses the line and goes back to Judea where his friend Lazarus has died. Sometimes God will call us and ask us to cross the line. To go from a place of relative safety to a place of danger. The last time Jesus was in Judea they tried to kill Him by ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Power Of The Cross

Contributed by John Dobbs on May 10, 2020

For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. - 1 Corinthians 1:18

THE MESSAGE OF THE CROSS 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 Introduction We all have battles to fight, struggles to face, and questions that need answers - and we all have the power of God to see us through. No one gathered today has all of the strength within them on their own to face the struggles of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Contemplating The Cross Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Apr 16, 2019

What was significant about the death of Jesus on the cross?

We come now to the last day of our Lord’s life on this earth. This was the day He was to die for the sins of the world. That’s why He came. “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.” - Mark 10:45 (Amplified) The idea behind ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:44-49

Denomination: Baptist

The Criminal On The Cross

Contributed by Brady Boyd on Apr 18, 2019

Jesus was dying and would participate in the resurrection for one big reason - to take back and restore what had been lost with Adam.

The Criminal on the Cross Good Friday 2019 Picture of Cross standing in Notre Dame Cathedral Luke 23:32-39 NIV “Two other men, both criminals, were also led out with him to be executed. 33 When they came to the place called the Skull, there they crucified him, along with the criminals — one on ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:32-39, 1 Peter 2:23, Luke 23:40-43, Genesis 3:23-24, 1 Corinthians 15:22, Romans 8:1-2  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Boasting In The Cross

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Apr 30, 2021

By the resurrection Jesus overcame sin and death; but the cross is where He made atonement for sin. It was the cross in which Paul boasted, and the cross was central to his missions and preaching; therefore, it should be important to us.

In Galatians 6:14, the apostle Paul declared, “God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.” The resurrection is the power behind the Christian’s faith, for it was by the resurrection that Jesus ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Power Of The Cross Series

Contributed by S. R. Manohar on May 22, 2021

If you want to know the power of the cross, then you must ask God to open your eyes to Romans 6th chapter.

If you want to know the power of the cross, then you must ask God to open your eyes to Romans 6th chapter. How in the whole Bible, the four books, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John are the gospels of Jesus Christ, in the same way, among all the epistles of Paul, Romans 6 is considered to be the gospel ...read more

The Thief On The Cross Series

Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on Jun 1, 2021

Remember Me!

October 31, 2020 Last week’s sermon on Zacchaeus was to be the last in this series until my friend and I read the book, “Surprised by Love” by Elizabeth Viera Talbot on a recent vacation {thoughts on this sermon come from the chapter, “The Assurance”}. To what lengths would you go to ransom your ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:39-43

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Conformity To The Cross Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 4, 2021

The Corinthians Christians had become arrogant, crowing like a rooster. To use a Texas idiom, they had become “all hat and no cattle.” In the words of Glenn Campbell, “A Rhinestone Cowboy.”

It’s a message from Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians and it represents a journey of sorts. A journey to an another land – and older land – where the goals of Christianity were not set by marketers in order to make it more palatable. Instead, the agenda was set by prophets who sought holy, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:14-21

Denomination: Baptist

The Burden Of The Cross

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Feb 27, 2021

The cross of Christ is hard and difficult, but Jesus asks us to deny yourself, lose yourself, and take up our cross.

Mark 8:31-38 The Burden of the Cross • It used to be that we could carry our own suitcase and sometimes they were heavy • . Now, we have wheels on the suit cases even back packs have wheels to make it easier. • When I was at my last appointment we did a Cross walk from Gazebo to The ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:31-38

Denomination: Methodist

The Message Of The Cross

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Mar 1, 2021

This sermon explores how Christians cannot avoid carrying their crosses.

THE MESSAGE OF THE CROSS Text: Mark 8:31 - 38 Mark 8:31-38  Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.  (32)  He said all this ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:31-38

Denomination: United Methodist

The Beauty Of The Cross

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 8, 2021

Weeds being transformed into flowers is amazing, but nothing can compare with the wonder of the cross being transformed from a symbol of horror and death to a symbol of beauty and life.

Luther Burbank took an interest in the common field daisy that was an outcast weed despised by the farmers in the East. He crossed it with the Japanese daisy and an English daisy and produced the Shasta daisy, a flower whose beautiful bloom has grown as much as two feet in diameter, and which will ...read more

Scripture: John 12:29-33

The Necessity Of The Cross

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 8, 2021

Whoever heard of listing the necessities of life and putting the cross at the top of the list? Yet, that is where it belongs. Without the cross there is no salvation, and without salvation life is worse than meaningless.

Over fifteen hundred years ago, on Good Friday, Ambrose the Bishop of Milan ascended to his pulpit in the Cathedral of Milan and said to his congregation, "I find it impossible to speak to you today. The events of Good Friday are too great for human words." Centuries later the great ...read more

Scripture: John 12:23-46