Sermons on Understanding Others:

"concern For The Suffering Of Others"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Nov 15, 2019

A sermon about living with the compassion of Christ.

“Concern for the Suffering of Others” Matthew 9:35-38 Last week I was reading a story from a mainstream news outlet about a young couple who moved to Los Angeles, California looking for fame and fortune but quickly found themselves homeless and destitute. It was a moving story. In any event, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:35-38

Denomination: United Methodist

Facing The Facts About Failure - Part One

Contributed by Keith Linkous on Sep 15, 2001

Everyone fails, but not everyone responds to failure the same way. Here are some biblical truths to help people recover from failure.

“All of us have failed, falling way short of fulfilling the beauty of God‘s plan, that which God intended us to be.”(paraphrase of Romans 3:23) Americans have very little patience for losers. A team starts having a losing season, ticket sales plummet. A certain sports star, who has the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:23

Denomination: Pentecostal

Total Forgiveness- Part 3 Series

Contributed by Don Meyer on Sep 22, 2003

In our continuing examination of the doctrine of Forgiveness, we learn of the benefits for us personally to Forgive the way God Forgives us.

“Total Forgiveness- Part 3” Text: Luke 6:27-36 9-21-03 Grace, Mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. There was once a Pastor who arrived at his new Church and his first Sunday in the pulpit he delivered a powerful sermon that really hit ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:27-36

Denomination: Lutheran

Can I Forgive?

Contributed by William Hooper on Jul 7, 2007

When I have been wronged, what response should I give?

CAN I FORGIVE? Psalm 32:1-6 Matthew 18:21-35 William L. Hooper, PhD Minster to Senior Adults First Baptist Church, Bolivar, MO April 23, 2006 When I have been wronged, what response should I give? This is a universal question for all people. In our own time we have seen this question answered ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 32:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Accept One Another

Contributed by Charles Scott on Jan 19, 2008

Accepting others made in God’s image and redeemed by Christ’s death is an essential consequence of our being accepted by Christ.

Accept One Another Romans 15__4-13 Advent2 Sun, Dec 9, 2007 Second Sunday in Advent(A) : Isaiah 11:1-10, Rom 15:4-13, Matt 3:1-12, Psalm 72:1-7 Invocation: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. In verse Romans 15, verse 7 St. Paul wrote: "Accept one ...read more

Scripture: Romans 15:4-13

Denomination: Anglican

Digging Up Bones Series

Contributed by Wayne Dean Sr. on Aug 21, 2002

We are to forgive as Christ forgave us - forgiving and forgetting - we are not to "dig up bones,"

“Digging Up Bones”* by the Reverend Bennett Wayne Dean Sr.(The RevChief) Ps 103: 8-12; Col 3: 12-17 Many of you may be familiar with the song “Digging Up Bones” sung by Randy Travis. It was quite popular in the late eighties as I recall and gets continued exposure in old Matlock reruns. Just in ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:8-12, Colossians 3:12-17

Denomination: Methodist

When Love Abides In Us Series

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Dec 4, 2003

What happens when God loves channels through our lives

When Love Abides In Us 1 John 4:12-21 We live in a world that is subject to certain changes in opinion. For a generation we have been worried about cholesterol and have tried to cut it out of our diets. Now, just to confuse us, we are told there is a good & a bad cholesterol. For years many ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:12-21

#5 Divine Possibilities: Dying In The Rut Of Unforgiveness Series

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Aug 15, 2005

Let’s consider how getting stuck in a rut will hinder Divine Possibilities and Development! Get out of the rut of unforgiveness!

SPEAK TO GOD’S POSSIBILITIES: DYING IN A RUT OF UNFORGIVENESS! By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com We are studying Divine Possibilities: 1. Climb into God’s Envelope; 2. Accept the Mantle; 3. Starving at a feast; 4. Let God! 5. DYING IN A RUT! When an unforgiving preacher preaches 6. ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:1-8

Denomination: Assembly Of God

How To Deal With Past Hurts In Your Family Series

Contributed by Darrell Stetler Ii on Feb 6, 2005

The first step to having love and harmony in your family is to get "past your past." In other words you’ve got to be able to forgive and move on. Here are 5 steps to forgiveness. . . *HANDOUT INCLUDED*

Living With Your Family Without Losing Your Mind Let me take a little survey: How many of you have had conflict with members of your family? <HANDS> Families are wonderful. . . but they can really be a pain to live with. Words get said, people get hurt and before you know it, you feel like the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:31-32

Denomination: Holiness

The Power Of Forgiveness And Unforgiveness

Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Nov 26, 2004

What happens when we forgive or don’t forgive? What spiritual principles are called into play? HOW do we actually forgive in practice?

The Power of Forgiveness and Unforgiveness Matthew 18:21-35. WBC 28.11.04pm How Arguments Should End212.mpg (a video clip with the bloke ’making up’ after an argument by slamming his lady with a log!) in Ills to keep folder THE REALITY OF FORGIVENESS We jest- and I love the video clip… - but this ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35

Denomination: Baptist

Just A Stone's Throw Away

Contributed by Rick D Brackett on Oct 11, 2006

The sermon deals with the adulterous woman but the emphasis is placed on forgiveness and restoration.

“JUST A STONE’S THROW AWAY!” ILLUSTRATION There was a man that told his friend that they had dismissed their pastor. His friend asked, why? The man said, “Because he told us we we’re going to hell.” The friend asked, “What does your new pastor say?” The man said, “He says we’re going ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-11

Denomination: Church Of God

Introduction Series

Contributed by Christian Zorio on Jul 22, 2002

Introduction to the book of Philemon; examining the writer, recipient and reason for writing.

INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF PHILEMON Lessons of forgiveness from the life of Philemon INTRODUCTION The Background: · A young man – who will remain nameless o Grew up in a household where he was well taken care of. All of his needs were met. o He was encouraged to become a doctor or maybe even an ...read more

Scripture: Philemon 1:1-3

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Grand Theme Series

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Mar 23, 2004

The forgiveness of God is a grand theme in the Bible. The non-Christian world looks at forgiveness one way and the Christian world looks at God’s forgiveness another way.

A Grand Theme – Forgiveness” Isaiah 53:3-4,6,11 Luke 23:32-34 The forgiveness of God is a grand theme in the Bible. In the Old Testament forgiveness was given through animal sacrifices. Leviticus 16 describes the Day of Atonement. This special Jewish Day is called Yom Kippur. The High Priest ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:32-34

Denomination: Free Methodist

The Schemes Of The Devil Part 6: Unforgiveness Series

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Aug 25, 2007

Part six closes the series with the last segment on Unforgiveness.

The Schemes of the Devil Part 6: Un-forgiveness Part 3 Scriptures: Eph. 4:26; 31; Matt. 5:25; Ps. 23:4; 56:4; Pro. 17:22 Introduction: Last week I shared with you how it is fully our responsibility to forgive, regardless of the attitude of the offending person. Being able to walk in ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:26-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Loving Others -- And Letting Them Know It Series

Contributed by Adam Deibert on Nov 19, 2006

Introductory sermon for a series on loving relationships. By virtue of Creation, we all bear the image of God. To truly love others, we need to see that image.

How many of you know who Steven Curtis Chapman is? Steven Curtis Chapman is a contemporary Christian musician. He’s been around for quite a few years, now, and recently released a CD with songs all centred around love. I want to quite the lyrics from the title song of that CD: We’ve got CDs, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:44-48

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist