Sermons on Thursday:

A Tale Of Two Prayers

Contributed by Rev Ken Shedenhelm on Apr 16, 2013

Knowing ourselves to be a sinner opens the door to salvation, whereas self-righteousness separates us from our God and our neighbor.

"A TALE OF TWO PRAYERS" It was just another day, like all the days that came before, and two men entered the temple to pray, as men had done for centuries. One of the men was a Pharisee. He was a man, to use Mark Twain's phrase, "who was good in the worst sense of the word." The other man was a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Praise Changes Things

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Mar 25, 2011

Praise began at the dawn of time and Praise continues in the Twilight of time

Praise Changes Things Ps 148 AGATHE von Trapp, a member of the musical family which inspired the film The Sound of Music, died at 97 on Thursday Jan 30 2010, She was called Liesl in the Oscar-winning 1965 movie • Sound of Music first played on Broadway – 1959 • Made into ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 148:1-14, Psalm 1:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Sacrifice Of Praise

Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Oct 13, 2010

In light of the sacrifice of Christ, we must not deny God our sacrifices of praise and good works.

[If you would like to receive a free sermon each week by email, please contact jonrmcleod@yahoo.com.] THANKSGIVING DAY OR TURKEY DAY? Have you noticed that many people now refer to Thanksgiving Day as “Turkey Day”? Why? “Although they knew God [through creation], they neither ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:15-16

Denomination: Baptist

Baptism Of Jesus

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jan 6, 2011

Three reasons why Jesus decided to be baptised - and sin isn’t one of them!

Sermon Story: In the fifth Century AD St. Patrick baptised King Aengus by full immersion. During the baptismal ceremony, so the story goes St. Patrick leaned on his sharp-pointed staff and inadvertently stabbed the king’s foot. After the baptism was over, St. Patrick looked down at all the blood, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:13-17

Denomination: Anglican

What Have I To Be Thankful For!?

Contributed by James Lee on Dec 4, 2015

this sermon was revised from a sermon by pastor Robert Harmon.

What Have I got to be Thankful for?! 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Several things happened this year that just knocked the wind out of me. My father got sick and died. I was left without that source of strength I grew up knowing. The floods came and now part of our roof is covered by a tarp because the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Denomination: Baptist

Faith Midrash Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 28, 2009

When we understand how Jesus’ teaching on faith is connected to the Old Testament texts from which they originate, we can set aside wrong thinking and embrace fuller, more accurate perspectives.

Faith Midrash (Deuteronomy 7:17-23 with John 14:11-13 and Matthew 17:20, 21:21) 1. The Volcano in the Philippines was big news this past week. 2. According to the Associated Press, "Philippine troops went house to house Thursday threatening to use force to move hundreds of residents from the ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 7:17-23

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Precious Stones- The Unmovable Rock Series

Contributed by Ricardo Rodriguez on Jul 15, 2009

WePrecious Stones that we have as a church and how these Stones of Remembrance should remain alive in our lives and towards our next generation.

Precious Stones III The Unmovable Rock! 12/3/2006 - Marsing, ID Ricardo Rodriguez – pastor_rr@yahoo.com Matt 16:13-19 “13When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, "Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? " 14And they said, Some say that thou art John ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-19

Denomination: Apostolic

Come And Get It

Contributed by Johnny Carver on Mar 5, 2009

The need for the Church to develop a hunger for the presence of God to be able to carry out the mission of Christ in the world.

Scripture: Psalms 34:1 – 8 Title: “Come and Get It” Introduction: David had been on the run many times during his life time. Each time he had discovered how wonderfully God had taken care of him. / In 1 Sam. 21 David was being chased by King Saul and He and his men sought refuge in the city of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 34:1-8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Economic Stimulus—jesus Style Series

Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Mar 19, 2009

Answering God’s call to be the only way is can be difficult but rewarding

Electronic Arts has beat another company as Midway Games filed for chapter 11 this past Thursday. Midway’s big game was Mortal Combat but they also took a stab at sports games. Blitz the League I, a 2009 football game, aired an interesting television ad in which a computer-generated Lawrence ...read more

Scripture: John 2:13-25

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Road To Happiness Series

Contributed by Dan Brown on Feb 27, 2007

In the Beatitudes Jesus lays out the road to true happiness, not the happiness that the world promises but the happiness, fulfillment and contentment that can only come as we live as God created us to live. This message covers the second of the Beatitude

The Road to Happiness-Matt. 5:4 Sermon On The Mount- Vintage Christianity we are going to go back and look at the core, The way it’s supposed to be. Not what does our culture say it means to follow Christ, not what do I say, not what does our church say, but what did Jesus say it meant to follow ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:4

Denomination: *other

Traditions Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Dec 24, 2012

Rituals and traditions nurture of faith and prepare us for the coming of Jesus so that we can in turn prepare the world for Jesus' coming.

Luke 24:28-35 “Traditions” INTRODUCTION During this season of Advent, we continue to focus on how we prepare ourselves, for the coming of Jesus, so that we can prepare the world. We have talked about caring conversations, spiritual disciplines, and service. Today we are going to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:28-35

Denomination: Lutheran

Have We Forgotten The Same Thing As The Architects Did?

Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Sep 5, 2019

Roman Ghost Stories; High Rise Flats; a Snapped Pencil: A sermon for Good Friday preached on a windy hill top at the end of the ecumencial Walk of Witness

....................................................................................................................................... When the first high rise flats were built in Britain, it soon became apparent that among the many signs of negligence in their design was that the lifts were too ...read more

Denomination: Anglican

Are Extreme Christians Really Extreme?

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Oct 18, 2017

In the Church of The Nazarene there is a wing of missions called Extreme Nazarenes and we are thankful for their service in the Kingdom of God, but, are they really Extreme or just what Jesus calls us all to be?

Please open your Bibles to Matthew 16:21-28 which we will read in a few minutes. This past Thursday we were privileged to have missionaries from Extreme Nazarenes with us for what we anticipated being our faith promise service. As it turned out it was a time of them explaining to us how the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:21-28, Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:9

Denomination: Nazarene

Praise Parade

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Apr 4, 2020

Simple message about how Palm Sunday was a Praise before the Victory

Praise Parade Theme: To show the importance of praise before the victory. Text: Mark 11:1 - 11 Mar 11:1-11 Now when they drew near Jerusalem, to Bethphage* and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples; (2) and He said to them, "Go into the village opposite you; and as soon ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:1-11

Denomination: Church Of God

Unusual Times

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Apr 13, 2020

We are living through an unusual Easter celebration, but that first Easter was the most unusual of all.

April 12, 2020 – Easter Sunday Hope Lutheran Church Pastor Mary Erickson Colossians 3:1-4; Matthew 28:1-10 Unusual Times Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. Well, friends, we find ourselves in very unusual times! Typically, on ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10, Colossians 3:1-4

Denomination: Lutheran