Sermons on Thought:

Let My People Go Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 17, 2015

I'd always thought Moses just told Pharaoh "Let my people go." But Moses never said it quite that way. What did Moses actually say... and why should it matter to us?

OPEN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SJrHDSlE7A from 0:50 to 1:31 (it’s the part of the move “The Ten Commandments” where Charlton Heston/Moses confronts Pharaoh/Yul Brynner and declares “Let My People Go.”) There’s an old Negro spiritual Louis Armstrong made ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 5:1-4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Night Before Christmas

Contributed by Michael Luke on May 29, 2016

Jesus’ birth is not just supernatural, it’s educational. Along with educational, it’s also transformational. What Jesus thought before he was born influenced the way he lived.

I’m sure most of us are familiar with the famous poem by Clement Clark Moore that begins this way: ’Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The stockings were hung by the chimney with ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:5-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Back To The Basics - Giving Series

Contributed by Mark Engler on Sep 28, 2017

Giving to the church is a very basic part of Christianity. Giving should be from the heart, thought about before hand, should be done willingly. After this sermon our church stopped passing the offering plates for offering.

Back to the Basics - Giving ME Well we are at the end of the Back to the Basics sermon series. Before I started this series I had it planned out the basic things I would talk about. Although I planned out what I was going to preach, I offered up to you all to suggest any topics you would like to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:1-15, Mark 12:41-44, 2 Corinthians 8:7-9, 1 Corinthians 16:1-2

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Memories, Faith And Forgiveness

Contributed by Craig Condon on Jul 23, 2016

We need revival daily even thought we may say to ourselves, “I’ve confessed, tried and failed so many times. Revival doesn’t last.”

When I led the weekly worship service at a local nursing home a couple of weeks ago, I talked about memories and how they can be both good and bad, depending on the memories. I talked about how Joshua told representatives of the twelve tribes of Israel to take 12 stones from the Jordan River and ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 85:1-13

Denomination: Anglican

Marriage, Intimacy Series

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Mar 28, 2018

A Biblical marriage destroys thoughts of self-consciousness, they defeat shame, there is no fear of ridicule, no hang-ups, they can choose to avoid embarrassments and with Christ leading the marriage they miss the emotional hurts from abuse or poor choice

Marriage, Intimacy A marriage unified in Christ enjoys true Biblical intimacy. Moses wrote, “…The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.” (Genesis 2:25) A Biblical marriage destroys thoughts of self-consciousness, they defeat shame, there is no fear of ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Epicurus And Christ Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 11, 2017

Renaissance atheists ate, drank and were merry and ignored God’s teaching, because they thought of the Christian God as just another non-existent being who wanted to keep them from enjoying themselves.

Thursday of the 32nd Week in Course Reformation/Revolution The Pharisees were religious leaders in Israel at the time of Christ, and, like all pious Jews, they believed that God would send a Messiah to inaugurate the Kingdom of God. But most Jews thought that the kingdom would be brought by force, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:20-25

Denomination: Catholic

The Lord Has Done Great Things For Us

Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Nov 19, 2018

The Psalmist proclaims they looked back on their Captivity and they did not cry or complain they thought about how many times in the past God had brought them through. Based upon a Memory they moved from Prayer to Praise

TITLE: THE LORD HAS DONE GREAT THINGS FOR US SCRIPTURE: PSALM 126 This Psalm, at first glance, appears perfect for this Sunday Morning message before Thanksgiving. What better holiday than the feast of pumpkin and sweet potato pie to read of shouts of joy and mouths full of laughter? What a ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Went With Them

Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Jul 19, 2017

SO, WE HAVE TWO THOUGHTS HERE. Jewish Elders tell Jesus this man Is Worthy - Roman Centurions friends tell Jesus that - He Is Not Worthy - Which one is it? - Either he is Worthy or He is Not

TITLE: JESUS WENT WITH THEM SCRIPTURE: ST. LUKE 7:1-10 Have you ever been in a grocery store and had the privilege of watching a child who does not understand who is in charge? The mother would say, “PUT THAT CANDY BACK,” and the child would say, “NO,” and then rip the package open. The mother ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Parable-The Ten Pounds Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Jan 17, 2018

As Jesus was traveling to Jerusalem from Jericho to celebrate the Passover with His disciples and others, He told a parable to the crowd to show that the kingdom they had been telling others about would not be established immediately as they had thought.

November 19, 2006 Jericho (40) Parable-The Ten Pounds Luke 19:11-27 11 And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:11-27

Denomination: Baptist

Repent

Contributed by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid on Oct 23, 2015

To perish, Nineveh thought best not to, when repentance was the discipline to obedience needed to save their souls through forgiveness, to enter in to the salvation plan of God through Christ Jesus, unlike the Galileans and those sinners at Siloam.

REPENT by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (October 23, 2015) “The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here [“So the people of Nineveh ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:1-5

Denomination: Friends

The Better Priest Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 11, 2022

God appointed Jesus to be our high priest in the order of Melchizedek. How is Jesus the better priest and how should that motivate us as we serve? Consider these thoughts from our Family Minister Scott Jewell

Christmas is quickly approaching. We’ve been looking at the book of Hebrews to recognize that Jesus is better. The gifts of the wise men remind us that Jesus is the better Prophet, Priest, King, and Sacrifice. Today, I’m going to focus on what it means for Jesus to be our better Priest. Read ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 5:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Not Ashamed Of The Gospel Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Jun 23, 2023

The Apostle Paul penned these words that are considered the central thought of Christianity. At one time he dedicated his life to stamping out Christianity. On his way to Damascus the power of God changed his life forever.

When I was a teenager, I was first an agnostic and then I became an atheist. Of all places I was in a church when I made the transition to an atheist. It was my conclusion that the worship around me was not real and all of life could be explained by natural science. I even felt sorry for people ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:16-17

Denomination: Baptist

There’s Always More

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 15, 2023

Even when we feel drained physically and financially, we still need to offer what resources we do have - and in so doing, find that we can do more than we thought.

I have a lot of fellow feeling for the disciples in today’s story. I expect all of us who have put so much time and effort into VBS do, too. It’s done! We can put our feet up and have something to eat, talk about how everything went, see how well we did, maybe get a stroke or two for the old ego. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:30-44

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A Candidate For An Extreme Makeover

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on May 17, 2022

In his misguided thinking, Saul thought that he was fighting for God. We need an extreme makeover when our actions are fighting against God and innocent people, yet we think we are fighting for God.

Sermon: A Candidate For An Extreme Makeover Scripture Lesson: Acts 9:1-19 “Meanwhile, Saul was uttering threats with every breath and was eager to kill the Lord’s followers. So he went to the high priest. 2 He requested letters addressed to the synagogues in Damascus, asking for their cooperation ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-19, Hosea 4:6

Denomination: Methodist

The Pharisee’s Encounter With The Saviour: From Religious Ruler To A Righteous Redeemer John 3:1-8

Contributed by Dotun Jegede on Jun 7, 2020

The word "Pharisee" means a separatist in the Hebrew language. The Pharisees were a social movement and a school of thought in the Holy Land during the ... 100 CE), believed by many historians to be a Pharisee, estimated the total Pharisee ...

According to Wikpedia, “The word "Pharisee" means a separatist in the Hebrew language. The Pharisees were a social movement and a school of thought in the Holy Land during the ... 100 CE), believed by many historians to be a Pharisee, estimated the total Pharisee ... According to the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 23:23, Romans 1:29-32, John 3:1-8

Denomination: Pentecostal