Sermons on Unconcerned:

Father, Forgive Them

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Apr 13, 2009

Jesus’ first cry on the cross ushered in His ministry of intercession for the world. He has not ceased to intercede for us. Man’s greatest need is the forgiveness of our sin.

Jesus prayed, "Father, forgive them..." (Luke 23:34). This was the first recorded cry of Jesus on the cross. • It sums up the reason He was there. It encapsulates the meaning of the cross. • He was asking God to give men what they needed most – forgiveness of their sin. • Jesus is going to pay ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:32-43

Denomination: Independent/Bible

To Be Like Christ

Contributed by Joel Santos on Jan 28, 2006

To become like Christ, there are 3 requirements: I. CONCERN FOR OTHERS (1-5) II. GENUINE HUMILITY (5-8a) III. COMMITMENT TO OBEY (8b)

TO BE LIKE CHRIST CGC Ministry (Central Gospel Church) Philippians 2:1-11 Introduction There is a true story about a man who hired somebody to record all the life of Hudson Taylor especially the negative sides. The hired man kept on following Hudson Taylor daily to record everything with him ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Do You Love Life?

Contributed by Mark Baker on Feb 21, 2006

Edifying or destroying our brothers and sisters in Christ.

1 Peter 3:10 For "He who would love life and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking guile; Guile is another way of saying treachery or deceit. In other words our spoken words are not full of truth but deceit. I would say this; any words that are not ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

There Is Always Room For Repentance

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Nov 19, 2009

End Time 2 / Last Judgment (C) - There is always room for repentance! Our sinfulness deserves God’s wrath. God’s grace provides forgiveness.

THERE IS ALWAYS ROOM FOR REPENTANCE (Outline) November 8, 2009 -- LAST JUDGMENT / 2ND SUN. OF END TIME -- Jeremiah 26:1-26 INTRO: Scripture is always very clear about sin. Mankind sins daily and sin much. This is the simple fact of the world after the Fall. Adam and Eve sinned in a ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 26:1-6

Denomination: Lutheran

A Life Of Faith Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Nov 4, 2010

Do you face the future with your heart filled with fear, or do you face the future with your heart filled with faith in the goodness of God?

A Life of Faith Hebrews 11:1 – 6 1Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. 2This is what the ancients were commended for. 3By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-6

Denomination: Pentecostal

Longing For The Likeness Of The Lord

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 9, 2007

Paul had a great longing to be like his Lord. We as modern-day Christians should have that same consuming desire to be like Jesus.

LONGING FOR THE LIKENESS OF THE LORD Text: Ps.17: 15; Phil.3: 8, 9 Intro: Webster’s Dictionary defines the word “longing” as a “strong desire; yearning.” It almost goes without saying that everyone has strong desires of one sort or another. And the list of things for which people desire is ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:8-9

Denomination: Baptist

The Windows Of Heaven Series

Contributed by Jerry Owen on Aug 15, 2018

God often brings deliverance to His people through unusual ways and often through unusual people.

THE WINDOWS OF HEAVEN 2 Kings 7:1-20 2 Kings 6:24-25 24 Now it came about after this, that Ben-hadad king of Aram gathered all his army and went up and besieged Samaria. 25 There was a great famine in Samaria Aram’s army has surrounded Samaria in a siege for a long time. Their supplies are ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 7:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

Says The Teacher Everything Is Meaningless

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 13, 2014

A sermon introducing a series on Ecclesiastes (Outline and material adapted from Eugene Peterson's book, Five Smooth Stones for Pastoral Work, chapter 4 The Pastoral Work of Nay-Saying)

HoHum: There’s a guy who's looking for the meaning of life, and he goes to India to finds a guru, and he climbs the mountain, and there on the top in his cave, sitting cross-legged, is the guru, and the man says, "I've come from America to ask you the meaning of life." The guru says, "Ah yes, ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Do Not Love

Contributed by Paddick Van Zyl on Sep 19, 2014

What is worliness and why is it so dangerous for a believer to love the world?

Sermon by Pr. Paddick Van Zyl 19 Sep , 2014 Title Do Not Love Intro: The 'Do Not Enter' sign we often see in a building or in a public place, or even a street, was placed there for a specific purpose. Sign posts or boards play a very important role in our daily lives. There purpose is that of ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:15-17

Denomination: Pentecostal

“living In Light Of Eternity” Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Apr 7, 2014

What difference should eternity make in the life of the Christian today?

James emphasizes that if we are going to experience the life God wants us to know here and now, we must learn to live in light of eternity. Referring to two extremes of existence - the “haves” and the “have not’s” - James illustrates for us why living in light of ...read more

Scripture: James 1:9-11

Denomination: Baptist

Taking The Test Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Feb 13, 2012

What happens after you hear the words of Jesus? Is your life different? Today as we study Mark's gospel we see how the Lord gives the disciples an opportunity to test how much the words of Jesus became life in them.

When I was 15 I took a course at high school in how to drive a car. Drivers Education featured movies, texts, and lectures. At no time during this course did we set foot inside of an actual vehicle. Later, I took driver’s training where we tried out our skills behind the wheel. All this was ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:21-41

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

There's Always A Need

Contributed by Darin Gary on Feb 22, 2016

There is ALWAYS someone who needs the Lord. Before Jesus heals the paralytic, He forgives the man of his sins. Jesus has authority to forgive sinful mankind of sin.

There’s Always a Need (Matthew 9:1-8) BACKGROUND – Jesus just returned from an area near Capernaum; a city where it is commonly believed that Jesus resided. Archeology suggests that Peter resided in Capernaum as well. We learn in the final verses of Matthew 8 that Jesus performed ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:1-8

Denomination: Other

Don't Be Afraid. Jesus' Glory Days Are (Still) Here!

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Apr 16, 2010

The vision the Apostle John received on Patmos reminds us that Jesus is standing in our midst and reigning on our behalf.

Today is the last day of regular season games in the NHL. That means the Stanley Cup playoffs are upon us. Of course Oiler fans won’t have anything to cheer about this year. Nor did they have much to cheer about the year before that. 2006 was their last good year in recent memory. ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 1:9-14

Denomination: Lutheran

How To Get All God Has For You

Contributed by Blake Dodd on Feb 3, 2014

A sermon on the importance of looking forward and forgetting what is behind.

How to Get All God Has for You Introduction: • We come to our passage in Philippians and we find Paul imprisoned in Rome and he has just a few more years to live. Paul writes to his dear followers at the church in Philippi. • Many Bible scholars have called Philippians Paul’s ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:12-14

Denomination: Baptist

Confess Like King David

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Oct 3, 2011

Confess Like King David 1) “I am the problem, Lord.” 2) “You, Lord, are the solution.”

He, a married man with children, seduced and slept with another man’s wife and then arranged to have him murdered. Can you imagine what the headlines would read if the current Prime Minister of Canada was guilty of these sins? He isn’t, as far as I know, but the leader of another ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:1-10

Denomination: Lutheran