Sermons on Three Crosses:

Christmas And The Cross

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 8, 2021

It is possible to look forward to a merry Christmas in full awareness that we live in a world of misery. Just as there is nothing inconsistent with taking medicine to feel better in a world of sickness, so there is nothing inconsistent with a merry spirit in a world of misery.

Dr. Samuel Upham, a theological professor and a man of great learning, was dying. The family was gathered around his bed and someone said I believe he is already dead. Someone else said his feet are still warm and nobody ever dies with warm feet. Dr. Upham opened one eye and said, "Joan of ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-2

The Offense Of The Cross

Contributed by Michael Koplitz on Mar 12, 2021

Why was the cross a stumbling block for people to accept Christ in Paul's time and today?

The Offense (Stumbling Blocks) of the Cross Rev. Dr. Michael H. Koplitz Galatians 5:7-12 We have an exciting statement from our brother Paul which can be translated in different ways. In Galatians 5:11, the verse can be translated as "the offense of the cross." I found this to be an ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:7-12

Denomination: United Methodist

The Foolishness Of The Cross Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 19, 2021

Paul's whole battle with the Corinthians was to get them to stop being wise before the world and fools before God, and to reverse that to being fools before the world, and wise before God.

The mayor and other dignitaries were looking into the vast pit dug for the new hospital to be built. The town half-wit came up and gazed into the pit, and asked the mayor what he was going to do with this big hole. The mayor decided to humor him and said, "We are going to round up all the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31

Christmas And The Cross Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 23, 2021

One of the greatest gifts that comes to us from Christmas is the cross, and all of its benefits for time and eternity. Christmas marks His coming, and the cross marks His conquering.

One of the great turning point days in the history of the Western world was June 18, 1815. Napoleon and Wellington faced each other on the battlefield for the first and last time. The history of Europe, and possibility the whole world, hung in the balance. The weight began to shift in ...read more

Journey To The Cross

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Mar 27, 2021

Notes on a message about Passion Week. The lessons we learn from the events that led up to the cross and the resurrection of Christ.

Title: Journey to the Cross - Passion Week Theme: To show that Christ journey to the cross was deliberate. Each event in passion week had a purpose. Opening Scripture John 12:12-19 The next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, ...read more

Scripture: John 12:12-19, Luke 10:1

Denomination: Church Of God

The Theology Of The Cross

Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on Mar 27, 2021

God works under opposites in order to help mature us in our faith so that we might appreciate even more the miracle of His love. And that love is truly miraculous.

The Theology of the Cross God sometimes does not work in the ways which we would expect our God to work. Sometimes, He does not always give us what we want. Sometimes, there are moments in our life where God seems so far away. We pray to Him and nothing happens. We look at God to intervene in our ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Cross Of Christ

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on May 5, 2022

There are wooden crosses, metal crosses. Some are big, some are small. Some are plain, some are fancy. Cross necklaces are popular. But the cross is not just a decoration or a piece of jewelry. The cross of Christ represents so much more than that.

THE CROSS OF CHRIST You can look around NSCC and see many crosses. There are wooden crosses, metal crosses. Some are big, some are small. Some are plain, some are fancy. Cross necklaces are popular. It's interesting how many celebrities wear them. But for some of them, when you see what ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:2, Philippians 2:8, 1 Corinthians 1:18, Philippians 3:18, Luke 9:23-25  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Offense Of The Cross

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Feb 18, 2022

Romans 1:16 says the gospel is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes. Power is something that is very invasive, and more than likely power will offend people. By design, the gospel contains a necessary offense.

In Romans 1:16 the apostle Paul said, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes.” How many of us can actually declare, “I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ?” How many of us truly believe that the gospel is “the power of ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:11

Denomination: Baptist

The Cross Of The Christ Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Sep 13, 2022

The cross of Jesus Christ glorifies God—by 1) Revealing God’s righteousness (Romans 3:25b–26), by 2) Exalting God’s grace (Romans 3:27–28), by 3) Revealing God’s universality (Romans 3:29–30), and by 4) Confirming God’s law (Romans 3:31).

Romans 3:25b–31. 25 (whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith). This was to show God’s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. 26 It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:25-31

Denomination: Other

The Promise Of The Cross Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Sep 17, 2022

The Crucifixion of Jesus is at the centre of the Message of the Gospel.

The first Easter morning 2000 years ago must have begun with sadness. I can imagine the followers of Jesus waking up and remembering what had happened, recalling the horror of Friday, remembering that their friend was dead and thinking their dreams were shattered. But then a shout, He’s alive, the ...read more

Scripture: John 3:3

Denomination: Pentecostal

Purity By The Cross Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Oct 5, 2022

How do we get pure? How can we relate to God? We find out in Hebrews 9:14. That purity comes by the cross. Nothing can compare to the power of Christ in cleaning up a life.

God is pure. He is like the snow on the top of the Himalayan mountains. We are un-pure. We are like the mud puddle on the road. You can’t mix the two together. The mud puddle water will contaminate the Himalayan snow. Then how do we get pure? How can we relate to God? We find out in Hebrews 9:14. ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 9:14

Denomination: Baptist

Meditation On Cross

Contributed by Mahima Kumar on Jan 2, 2025

Meditation on the Cross Hebrew: 6.4-6; This is a hard verse in the Bible. Those who donot repent of their sins, those who do not desire repentance

Meditation on the Cross Hebrew : 6.4-6; This is a hard verse in the Bible. Those who donot repent of their sins, those who do not desire repentance, those who do not like to be reproved, those who would not listen to any of remonstrance and those who do not change their life in spite of ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 6:4-6, Isaiah 53:5-6

The Message Of The Cross

Contributed by Roger Hasselquist on Jan 27, 2025

The cross is the central fact of the Gospel. But not all people are aware or accept that fact. And this has been true from the beginning. Our text in I Corinthians 1:18-25 describes the message of the cross, and two words stand out: Foolishness and Power.

Alba 1-26-2025 THE MESSAGE OF THE CROSS I Corinthians 1:18-25 Recently we witnessed the inauguration of the 47th President of the United States of America. Every four years it happens. March 4, 1881 was a beautiful spring day in Washington D.C. James Garfield stood on the Capitol steps, placed ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Crossing Over

Contributed by Peter Baumgartle on Oct 30, 2024

JOSHUA 3:1 Early in the morning Joshua and all the Israelites set out from Shittim and went to the Jordan, where they camped before crossing over.

CROSSING OVER Can you think of a day that you waited for with great anticipation? Christmas morning? A Family Vacation? Your Wedding Day? Maybe it was a day that you anticipated with great excitement. Maybe it was day you anticipated with great anxiety (The fear of the unknown, like the day ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 3:1-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Crossing Jordan

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Oct 30, 2023

We face a greater Jordan to cross than the Children of Israel did. But because it is the same LORD who leads us, we shall cross impassible Jordan.

Crossing Jordan Joshua 3:7-17 Moses had taken Israel as far as he could. It wasn’t because Moses had succumbed to old age as Deuteronomy 34 tells us he was still vigorous. It is because He had failed earlier to glorify Yahweh in front of the people at Meribah and struck the rock in anger rather ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 3:7-17

Denomination: Independent/Bible