Sermons on The Pharisees:

Religion Vs. Relationship

Contributed by Johnny Carver on Jun 29, 2001

This message compares the lifelessness of religion to the power of being in a relationship with God.

Scripture: Luke 11:37-12 Title: “Religion vs. Relationship” Introduction: It has been said, “The number one cause of atheism is Christians. Those who proclaim God with their mouths and deny Him with their lifestyles is what an unbelieving world finds simply unbelievable.” (Christianity Today, ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Forward To The Past - Reformation Day Message

Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000

The Reformation began with Jesus Christ and is to continue even today within the church and within our hearts.

Introductory Considerations 1. "Today is Reformation Sunday." With these four words I may already have lost many of your listening ears. Why do we need to talk about something that happened 400-500 years ago? We don’t want a history lesson or a theological debate. 2. Message of Reformation not a ...read more

Scripture: John 8:31-38

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Religion Vs. Relationship

Contributed by Johnny Carver on Apr 9, 2002

Religion has been replacing a solid relationship with God ever since Satan has been in business and too many Christians are not aware of it.

Scripture: Luke 11:37-12 Title: “Religion vs. Relationship” Introduction: It has been said, “The number one cause of atheism is Christians. Those who proclaim God with their mouths and deny Him with their lifestyles is what an unbelieving world finds simply unbelievable.” (Christianity Today, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:37-38

Denomination: Pentecostal

Following Jesus To The Cross #2 - Drawing A Line In The Sand Series

Contributed by Mark Thornton on Nov 21, 2001

This is the second message in a series that looks at Jesus’ final few days on the way to the cross. This message looks at how Jesus’ confrontation of religious hypocrisy and his resulting challenge to his own followers.

INTRODUCTION There are many images that come to mind when we think of Easter. -- Easter Bunnies, Easter Baskets, Easter Eggs, etc -- Easter Holidays - Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, etc. -- Easter Symbols -- Cross, Communion There is a Challenge We Face... -- Each time we experience ...read more

Denomination: *other

Nicodemus 1

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Feb 17, 2002

Reflections at Theological College. Jesus and his encounter with Nicodemus and what we can learn about sharing our faith with others.

Wycliffe Hall, Oxford November 1999 My text this morning is taken from John 3:1-12 A. John 3:1-2 It is the well known story of Nicodemus coming to Jesus. He comes secretly by night to have a chat with Jesus. Why? i) Was it because he wanted to speak to Jesus in quiet? ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-12, John 20:1

Denomination: Anglican

"An Identity Crisis"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Mar 8, 2002

Many of us are faced with an identity crisis, and must embrace Christ in order to get a handle on this crisis.

John 9:1-41 “An Identity Crisis” By Kenneth Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA When Ross Perot was running for President against George Bush Senior and Bill Clinton....Perot’s running mate in the Vice Presidential debate began his remarks with, “Who am I? Where am ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-41

Denomination: United Methodist

Not Everyone Can Go To Heaven

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Mar 10, 2002

Salvation

Introduction: According to the gospel of John (John 10:22.), our Lord had gone into Jerusalem for the eight-day Feast of Dedication. It was during this week that our Lord healed the blind man and was confronted by the Pharisees after he taught about the good shepherd who lays down his life for ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:22-28

Denomination: Baptist

Worship That Works

Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Jun 22, 2003

Second Sunday after Pentecost: What is worship that is real and authentic? We look at Jesus’ teachings about this to learn how to honor God in worship.

The Bible describes perfect worship. It occurs around the throne of God. That is a place where there is no pain, or sadness; A place where no sun or moon are needed because God is there to provide light and warmth; A place where the chaos and all that disturbs is replaced by the perfect peace. It ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:23-28, Matthew 4:1-25

Denomination: Lutheran

The Call Of Matthew According To Matthew

Contributed by Keith Bowman on Aug 1, 2005

Matthew recalls the day that Jesus called him to be a disciple. The majority of the sermon is a flashback to that day, where he wonders "Why me, what is so special about me?"

I want to thank you folks for allowing to come and speak with you today. I want to share with you a story that is very important to me. This story is about an extraordinary day that changed my life forever. It was just another day like any other, nothing really special about that day. Got up ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:9-13

Denomination: Lutheran

Pride And Predjudice Or The Waterboy

Contributed by Jeremy James on Nov 21, 2004

How our pride and arrogance keeps us from seeing that our calling in life is to love those around us and share the blessings that we have been given by God. "The Rich Man and Lazarus"

Placing the Story: condemnation of: wealth equals righteous and poverty equals sin. As we look at this passage by itself it becomes very difficult to figure out what exactly Jesus is talking about. Is Jesus giving us a picture of Heaven and Hell? Is He warning us about being rich? Are we being ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Methodist

Conflict With Questioners

Contributed by Dean Rhine on Jan 24, 2006

How Jesus dealt with those who questioned him

Conflict with Questioners Matthew 22:15-45 2/1/98 Intro: We looked last week in Matthew 21 & 22 at the conflict over the authority of Jesus. Often we find as we deal with trying to present the claims of Christ to someone, we find a far more common conflict: argument. We are a nation of people ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:15-45

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Christ's Final Week: Hosanna!

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Mar 19, 2006

As Jesus Christ rode into Jerusalem to shouts of Hosanna, there were a number of different people with different views and reactions as to what was taking place. Look at who was there.

Disclaimer: Source material for this sermon has been gleaned from many different sources. I have attempted to acknowledge these sources whenever possible. CHRIST’S FINAL WEEK: HOSANNA! MARK 11:1-11 Introduction: Someone has said that everyone loves a parade. Parades and Processions draw crowds. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Grace Beyond Measure

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Sep 24, 2002

When Jesus tells us this parable, He is not talking about "work ethics", He is talking about the grace of God and the Kingdom of God.

GRACE BEYOND MEASURE Text: Matthew 20:1-16 One of the things that shapes our views and values is how things work as far as standards go. One of the standards that we adhere to is what we call the "work ethic". A "work ethic" is anything that promotes quality, effectiveness, character, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16

Denomination: United Methodist

Will It Take A Miracle? Series

Contributed by David Asch on Jan 10, 2005

Today we are going to see Jesus Christ do something miraculous, and we will see how our perspective determines our response, or how our response gives away our perspective, which ever you prefer.

WILL IT TAKE A MIRACLE? Mark 8:1-21 INTRO: Last October, the miraculous occurred. The Anaheim Angels beat the San Francisco Giants 4 games to 3 to win the World Series. It was miraculous because the Angels have been playing major league baseball for 42 years, and had never even been to the World ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:1-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Turn To God And Receive Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Mar 26, 2007

Doing spiritual work will not change you. Holiness is not transferable but defilement is. Serving the Lord while in sin desecrates His work. Turn to Him, confess and receive the forgiveness of sin and His righteousness.

We are looking at Haggai’s 3rd message today, from 2:10-19 Both the 3rd and 4th messages were given on the same day. Two weeks ago, we learn from Haggai not to underestimate what God can do through one man. - His short and simple ministry turned the whole nation back to worshipping God. - His ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 2:10-19

Denomination: Independent/Bible