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  • Learn Your Lessons Well

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 17, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,372 views

    The downward movement of God becoming man is mirrored by the upward movement of Christ returning to the Father

    Tuesday of 6th week in Easter Acts/John Earthquake! What a terrifying sound that must have been to a first-century Greek. We in South Texas, sitting on this tapioca-karst bed of limestone as we do, far from any real tectonic plate junctions, have no idea what fear the word “earthquake” provokes. ...read more

  • The Atonement Denounced As "Too Individualistic"

    Contributed by Frederick Meekins on Apr 5, 2010
     | 1,700 views

    The Atonement Denounced As "Too Individualistic"

    In an interesting article posted a Christianity Today, Mark Dever examines growing opposition within the Evangelical community to the substitionary atonement, meaning the death of Christ upon the cross for the fulfillment of our sins. Thinking they know more than God now, a number of theologians ...read more

  • A Thing Of Horror Or Of Hope

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 27, 2008
     | 1,791 views

    We must remain faithful, as Christ is faithful, and allow even our sufferings to be united to His.

    Celebration of St. Jerome September 30, 2008 There’s an unintentional irony in the use of these readings from Job and Psalm 88 on the memorial of St. Jerome. Job, sitting on his compost heap scratching his boils, is longing for death, to go down into the depths of the earth. The psalmist, ...read more

  • Beauty And Poverty? Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 26, 2022
     | 1,225 views

    This place of danger was called “the eye of the needle.”

    Homily for Monday in 8th week Sir 17:20-24; Mk 10:17-27 In the ancient world, a world without weapons of mass destruction, the safest place to be when the Egyptians or Assyrians were roaming the Levant with their scythed chariots was a walled city. But every city has to have gates, so the gate ...read more

  • I Need More Love! Series

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Apr 8, 2010
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,764 views

    God fills us with love for what is good and glorious so we will choose the best.

    Scripture Introduction A Biblical study of ethics usually considers four topics: the 1) standard, 2) dynamic, 3) motive, and 4) goal of the Christian life. In three short verses, the Apostle Paul touches on each of those as he prays for his friends in Philippi. The forty-three word sentence is ...read more

  • "Celebrate Good Times, Come On"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Feb 25, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,459 views

    The Church is the best party in town.

    John 2:1-11 “Celebrate Good Times Come on!” by: Rev. Ken Sauer, pastor of Grace UMC, Soddy Daisy, TN www.graceumcsd.org This is a day of celebration!!! This is a day of new beginnings!!! We have spent the last month learning how to create a shared Vision for Grace United Methodist ...read more

  • Ticking Time Bomb Series

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jun 9, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,758 views

    This sermon addresses the issue of anger, primarily acceptable/unacceptable forms of it.

    Ticking Time-bomb Jonah 3-4 Text: 4:4 "Have you any right to be angry?" (NIV) ANGER – who has not known its unleashed fury and witnessed the devastation left in its wake? Like a tornado with no predetermined path, it sucks into its violent vortex absolutely anyone or anything that creeps across ...read more

  • Putting Jesus' Agenda First (Part 2)

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Mar 13, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,702 views

    Part two of a series discussing the need to live for Jesus ahead of ourselves.

    Putting Jesus’ Agenda First (Part 2) Matthew 16:21-28 March 11, 2007 I think if we were all honest with ourselves, we’d have to admit that we all want a life with meaning to it, right? We want to know that our life actually counts for something beyond just our ability to consume oxygen and ...read more

  • Sermon - God’s Instructions For Purposeful Living

    Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Mar 11, 2025
     | 767 views

    Some people live on purpose and some just respond to what the world delivers. A “life of purpose” is not something you do or something you have automatically, it is choices that each of us make. Living a life of purpose guides all our choices and shapes the direction of our life.

    Sermon – God’s Instructions for Purposeful Living Scripture - Psalms 1:1-6 AMP, “Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked [following their advice and example], Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit [down to rest] in the seat ...read more

  • Understanding Temptation Series

    Contributed by Dan Proctor on Oct 31, 2016
     | 7,641 views

    Why do we sin against God? Why do we mess up, make terrible choices, and then have to live with the consequences? Why do we get ourselves into bondage to sin and certain destructive patterns of behavior?

    Understanding Temptation Matthew 4 Introduction: 1. Why do we sin against God? Why do we mess up, make terrible choices, and then have to live with the consequences? Why do we get ourselves into bondage to sin and certain destructive patterns of behavior? • Have you ever done something ...read more

  • Jesus On The Cross - A Christmas Message

    Contributed by Howard Gunter on Dec 1, 2019
    based on 4 ratings
     | 27,109 views

    Exploring the Purpose of Christ's birth

    Message/Devotion December 1, 2019 Jesus On the Cross – A Christmas Message Luke 23:33-43 The reading “When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him there, along with the criminals—one on his right, the other on his left. Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not ...read more

  • "yielding All Things: I Am No Longer My Own, But Thine"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Nov 7, 2019
     | 3,226 views

    A sermon for stewardship commitment Sunday.

    “Yielding All Things: I Am No Longer My Own, But Thine” Matthew 6:19-34 Jesus tells us: “Do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on…” “…do not worry…” “…do not worry…” “…do not worry…” Raise your hand if you have ...read more

  • Dust In The Wind Series

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Mar 3, 2006
    based on 27 ratings
     | 15,776 views

    The cause of human desolation is an unwillingness to believe, which takes God out of the picture. We are restless until we find our rest and purpose in God.

    Overcoming Futility...A Sermon Series on Ecclesiastes “Dust in the Wind,” chapter 2 -Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts Back in the 70’s the classic rock band Kansas recorded a song that echoes the outlook of this chapter, “All we are is dust in the wind.” ...read more

  • The Problem Of Sin

    Contributed by Gary Stebbins on Apr 19, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,831 views

    Part of the "good news" of the Gospel of Jesus Christ is that we are sinners. If we are sinners than we are not victims and there is a solution to our problem.

    Introduction Reading Book: The Reason for God, Belief in an Age of Skepticism, by Timothy Keller. It answers many questions we ask about God/faith. How can a loving God send people to hell? How can one religion be right- others wrong? Author- presents- rational case for belief in God. He provides ...read more

  • "Hilarious Giving"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Sep 17, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,059 views

    A sermon on stewardship.

    2 Corinthians 9:6-15 “Hilarious Giving” By: Rev. Ken Sauer, Pastor of East Ridge United Methodist Church, Chattanooga, TN “God loves a cheerful giver,” writes Paul to the Church in Corinth. What a concept… …That giving will make us happy! But it’s the truth! Anyone who’s ever dug down ...read more