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My Family Is A Hot Mess Youth Sermon

Contributed by Youth Sermons on Sep 5, 2023

When dealing with family chaos, we need to trust God, love our family members equally, and practice forgiveness.

You know, when your little brother won't stop annoying you, or your parents just don't get it? Yeah, we're going there. Let's start with a quick prayer. God, thanks for our families, even when they drive us nuts. Help us to trust, love, and forgive each other, just like you do with us. God, thanks ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 15:4, Genesis 18:9-12

Topics: Trust, Family Dynamics, Forgiveness, Unconditional Love

Guess Who's Coming To Dinner?

Contributed by Tammy Garrison on Apr 1, 2002

Its not just about what we believe. Its about how we treat one another. And its not just about how we treat one another. Its also about how we engage with people outside the faith.

Bibliography: Finding Christ, Finding Life: Reconciliation In 1967 Columbia Pictures released a movie called “Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner?” Set in the 1960’s, this comedy tells of a dinner party given by a bride’s parents to meet her fiance‚ and his parents. The comfortable middle class ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21, 2 Corinthians 5:6-17

Denomination: Methodist

The Triumph Of Mercy Series

Contributed by Mark Opperman on Mar 15, 2010

God wants us to extend His love and mercy to everyone, regardless of their status in life.

The Triumph of Mercy James 2:1-13 Intro: Our country was founded on principles of equality and justice. The Declaration of Independence states, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, ...read more

Scripture: James 2:1-13

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Where Everybody Is Somebody

Contributed by Tim Patrick on Jun 8, 2006

Learn how the church should treat people with respect, dignity and as special in God’s eyes.

Have you ever listened to the words of the song that is used at the beginning of the “Cheers” television show? “Wouldn’t you like to go to a place where everyone knows your name and they are always glad you came.” Those words should be the them song of the church. A church should be a place where ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Do You Ever Feel Like A King? Series

Contributed by Peter Schmidt on Jul 13, 2004

Too often we treat our sins the way David treated his: we sweep them under the rug and try to forget about them. But the Lord confronts us with sin, in order to show us his awesome power to forgive!

Pentecost 4 II Samuel 11:26-12:10,13-15 I don’t know about you, but this has never happened to me, that I come home at the end of a day, take a seat on the couch, kick my feet up onto the coffee table and remark, “you know, I really felt like a king today!” You probably also have a difficult time ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

The Kingdom Of Heaven/God (Sixteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time)

Contributed by Dr. John Singarayar on Jul 8, 2020

The sermon focus on the Kingdom of Heaven/God. Further, it reflects that we may sow the seed of love to accommodate the poor, the migrant, and we may mix the yeast of love to reach out to insignificant and needy people, building the Kingdom of Heaven/God wherever we are and whatever we do.

Reflection The Kingdom of Heaven/God Matthew 13:24-33, Romans 8:26-27, John 15:15-17, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, Romans 12:17-21. Let us begin reflecting on the text...from the Gospel of Matthew (Matthew 13:24-30): “The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a man who sowed good seed in his ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-33, Romans 8:26-27, John 15:15-17, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, Romans 12:17-21  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Other

Prejudice Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jul 21, 2023

True religion doesn’t play favorites.

INTRODUCTION • When we began this series last week, I talked about the practical and straightforward teachings in the Book of James. • Last week we started the series with a practical message about living out the message. • As we spend time together in James, we will examine ways to live out the ...read more

Scripture: James 2:1-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Jesus, The Good Samaritain

Contributed by Brandon Queen on Oct 8, 2022

We will be in a familiar passage. A passage that explains to us how we should treat our neighbors.

ENGAGE: Open with greeting the members. Would you fight to live? Would you fight to save another person’s life? Would you be a good Samaritan no matter the outcome? Opening Question and Statement: On or around July 25, 2021, A group of people spoke out about saving an unconscious man slumped over ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

“i’ll Be Back!”

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Nov 9, 2010

“I’ll Be Back!” 1) So get busy with the gospel 2) Or be treated like a hostile

“I’ll be back!” (Said in best Arnold S. voice.) What? Don’t I intimidate you like the Terminator, Arnold Schwarzenegger? Actually you probably wouldn’t find him very intimidating either. Sure he’s 250 lbs. of muscle but he’s always struck me as a big teddy ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:11-27

Denomination: Lutheran

Tough Love

Contributed by John Beehler on Mar 20, 2001

We must love everyone, even our enemies.

Tough Love 1. Valentine’s Day. Candy, flowers, Hallmark cards. Day for people “in love”. What is love? Emotion? Feeling? Physical desire? What is love? 2. Young adults discussing how to say “I Love You”. Group, suit, knelt, ask to marry. Mom, tough ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:27-36, Genesis 45:3-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Who Can Worship God? Series

Contributed by Michael Thomas on Sep 6, 2001

Is the way Jesus treated the Greek woman a sign of racism? Let’s find out...

In the beginning of Chapter 7 Jesus had a discussion with the Religious leaders of the day about what made a person clean or holy to worship God and what made them dirty or unholy, unfit to worship God. The Pharisees liked to look on the outside of a person’s life & judge them by what they see or ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:24-30

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How To Keep From Loosing Heart

Contributed by Ken Mowery on Dec 19, 2006

How to keep from loosing heart when you have been treated unfairly.

Live By The Joseph Principle Genesis 50:19-21 He trusted God to carry out justice. He acknowleged the wrong that was done to him. He recognized God’s redemptive purpose and power. (T.S.- How do we get to that point?) Live In The Shadow Of The Cross 2 Corinthians 5:19-21 God is not counting ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 50:19-21

Denomination: Baptist

Spiritual Enlightenment

Contributed by Norris Harris I on May 8, 2004

First in a series of Lectures on the Gifts of the Spirit. This lectures treats that Main Thing in Spiritual Matters.

The Church must maintain its Distinctiveness amid a Corinthianizing Culture! A distinction God-made, not man-made. That was the fundamental failure of the Church at Corinth. It had failed to maintain its distinctiveness amid the corrosive culture of Corinth. The Maintenance of Distinctiveness is ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

The Greatest Proof Series

Contributed by Clark Sneed on Oct 7, 2005

How you treat people is perhaps the greatest evidence that God reins in your heart.

Dominating Theme: How you treat people is perhaps the greatest evidence that God reins in your heart. Manuscript: Please turn in your Bibles to Luke 13:18-21. “Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it? 19It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:18-21

Denomination: Baptist

Less Respect Than A Dog Gets Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 5, 2017

The abortion supporter treats the unborn child with less respect than they would demand for a puppy.

Thursday of Fifth Week in Course Joy of the Gospel This Gospel is one for the thoughtless atheist to seize and wring out for every drop of abuse of the Catholic truth. It looks on the surface like Jesus sinning. He is verbally abusing this poor pagan woman, whose only offense is to ask for ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:24-30

Denomination: Catholic