Sermons on United States Culture:

The Home Of The Healthy Parent Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jun 25, 2022

What can a healthy parent do that will help their children have all that God wants them to have?

One teenager was talking to his friend: “I'm worried to death about my parents. My dad slaves at his job, pays all the bills & sees to it that I never have need of anything. He is putting away money for my college education. My mom just works day and night washing my clothes and preparing ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 78:1-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

I Was Series

Contributed by Kent Kessler on Aug 30, 2007

WHAT HAPPENED TO ME WHEN I CAME TO KNOW JESUS CHRIST? I AM NOT WHAT I WANNA BE. I AM NOT WHAT I AM GONNA BE! BUT PRAISE GOD I AM NOT WHAT I WAS! HERE ARE THE NT PASSAGES STATING WHO "I WAS" B.C.

I WAS... Romans ...still powerless ...God’s enemy ...a slave to sin ...in slavery to impurity and to ever-increasing wickedness ...free from the control of righteousness ...controlled by the flesh ...bearing fruit for death ...serving the old way of the law ...bound by the law ...at one time, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:10

Denomination: Methodist

Compassion

Contributed by Jeffrey Cox on Oct 16, 2003

INTRO: Galatians 6:2 states that we should “Carry each other’s burdens.” Are you willing to carry my burdens? Even if you know I don’t deserve it? Having compassion on someone can be time consuming, expensive, and just plain hard—on everyone involved

INTRO: Galatians 6:2 states that we should “Carry each other’s burdens.” Are you willing to carry my burdens? Even if you know I don’t deserve it? Having compassion on someone can be time consuming, expensive, and just plain hard—on everyone involved . I. How we usually think of compassion. ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:2-6, Matthew 25:34-40

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Signs Of The End Of The Age, Part 1 Series

Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Sep 25, 2014

Jesus states clearly for us everything that we need to know about the end times for one reason: "So be on your guard; I have told you everything ahead of time" (Mk 13:23). Honestly, what MORE could we need to know or to prepare for than what Jesus says?

Signs of the End of the Age, Part 1 Mark 13:1-23 - Jesus is demonstrated in this book as a “servant” - Jesus’ teachings, while difficult for some to deal with, are always timely -- God always allows us to hear from Him at just the right time - Today we begin to look at ...read more

Scripture: Mark 13:1-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Face To Face With Lions

Contributed by Daniel Ray Ortega on Aug 22, 2023

Daniel today is known as a prophet of God. He is now an elderly man serving in Babylon for 70 years he had witnessed his friends face adversity and come out FIREPROOF. The bible states that Daniel had a spirit of excellence in Daniel 5:12 which kept him on the cabinet of leadership there in Babylon.

Daniel 6:10-16 10 Although Daniel knew that the document had been signed, he continued to go to his house, which had windows in its upper room open toward Jerusalem, and to get down on his knees three times a day to pray to his God and praise him, just as he had done previously. 11 The ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 6:10-16, Psalm 55:16-17, 1 Peter 5:8

Denomination: Free Methodist

Able Men

Contributed by Paul Hammons on Mar 13, 2007

God called able men to serve Him, and that still holds true today. God is calling able men to serve Him. The problem is it’s getting harder and harder to find men who will take a stand against the cultural norm and say, “As for me and my house, we will se

Able Men; 1 Chronicles 9:13 Statistics from churchformen.com * The typical U.S. Congregation draws an adult crowd that’s 61% female, 39% male. This gender gap shows up in all age categories. Young adult, middle aged, and seniors…. * On any given Sunday there are 13 million more adult women than ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 9:13

Extreme Makeover – Faith Edition

Contributed by Tim Vamosi on Jan 7, 2011

If you say you’ve encountered Jesus and there hasn’t been some kind of major redirection in your life – something that makes you stand in contrast to the world and culture in which we live – you haven’t really met him yet.

"Extreme Makeover -- Faith Edition" James 1:19-27 - start message wearing two different kinds of shoes. OPEN: How many people are familiar with the show Extreme Makeover? The most popular version of this show was actually a spin-off of the original version. The version most familiar is ...read more

Scripture: James 1:19-27

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Why You Need To Attend Church Regularly Series

Contributed by Brett Crosson on May 10, 2019

We live in a culture that seems to take church attendance for granted. Then we wonder why we see so many churches closing down. And so much of the problems we see in society. We need to get back to desiring to get together in His name - he promised to show up!

Part 1 Acts 2 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. there is just something about being together in one place that God loves Psalm 133 V2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Happy Are The Zealous Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Mar 16, 2011

In our beatitude today we’re going to see how God wants us to seek after him and his justice. We have recognized our utter dependence on him for life and salvation, we have grieved over our sin and the spiritual state of the world. We have embraced the fa

Have you ever really been hungry, not its noon I better have some lunch hungry. Not “I haven’t eaten all day hungry, but if I don’t eat soon I will die hungry”? Have you ever gone two days without a drop of water to the point that you start hallucinating and are close to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:6

Farewell Address -- Kissing Frogs

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Sep 15, 2018

Farewell Address at dinner by the Parish for my wife Lee and I. It has some humor yet I believe it touches the heart of who we are called to be in Christ. At the end I passed out 125 Red Wax Lips and and 125 signs that state "I Kiss Frogs" with a picture of a frog with big red lips.

It just wouldn't feel right ... if I didn't begin with ... a story. And at the end of the story ... there is a little surprise ... that just might require a group picture. Well ... This short discourse is called ... "Kissing Frogs" Ever feel like a Frog? Frogs feel slow, ... low, ... ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:3-5

Denomination: Anglican

Man’s Ruin – It Began And It Continues – The Fall Of Adam And Eve - Genesis 3 Series

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Oct 27, 2022

Both Adam and Eve hid in the garden's trees trying address their own shame. It was God who is seeking; it is always God who seeks out the sinner. What had brought our foreparts to this pitiful state? From God's creation that was very good to sin. We look at that.

MAN’S RUIN – IT BEGAN AND IT CONTINUES – THE FALL OF ADAM AND EVE - GENESIS CHAPTER 3 PART 1 – INNOCENCE DESTROYED This account of the Fall is not a myth or fairy tale as liberal theologians like to say. It was testified to by the Lord Himself, and by Paul. I covered that in the talks on ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1, Romans 8:19-21, Genesis 3:2-3, Genesis 2:17, Luke 4:4-12, Genesis 3:4-5, Genesis 3:6, 1 John 2:16-17, Luke 4:1-4, Luke 4:5-8, Luke 4:9-12, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:9, Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14-15  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"The Punishment Of The Man Who Never Noticed"

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Sep 24, 2010

We live in a very wealthy land...God has blessed us but are we mis-using our wealth? Do we notice the poor, the child captured by child trafficing, homeless prenant teenager.... can we help? or do we not notice. Our culture has taught us to "want more"

In Jesus Holy Name September 26, 2010 Text: Luke 16:19-31 Pentecost XVIII - Redeemer “The Punishment of the Man Who Never Noticed” A number of years ago Shania Twain, Country Female Artist of the Year had ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Lutheran

Who's Your Daddy?

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Apr 23, 2013

Wikipedia states that, “Who's your daddy? is an expression used as a boastful claim of dominance over the intended listener. We see it in sports when someone beats their opponent. It’s like another saying, “I own you”. It’s fitting to use in a spiritual s

WHO’S YOUR DADDY? John 8:31-47 Introduction: According to Wikipedia, “Who's your daddy? is a slang expression that, in one use, takes the form of a rhetorical question. It is commonly used as a boastful claim of dominance over the intended listener.” We see it often in the sports ...read more

Scripture: John 8:31-47

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The New Move Of God

Contributed by Samuel M on Feb 29, 2024

The present state of the church is “the fire has left, and we are looking at the ashes.” We are simply looking at the past exploits and trying to create new exploits of God based on those past exploits. It’s as if, after God’s fire has left, from the ashes we are planning to do new exploits.

The present state of the church is “the fire has left, and we are looking at the ashes.” We are simply looking at the past exploits and trying to create new exploits of God based on those past exploits. It’s as if, after God’s fire has left, from the ashes we are planning to do new exploits. The ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 4:21

The Sanctifying Shield Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 15, 2013

Jesus prays that the Father will protect us. But how does the God do that? How does God guard us and shield us when we live so exposed to the temptations and lusts of this world?

OPEN: Down in Kentucky, our nation has a very special place designed to protect our gold supply. Do you know what it’s called? (Fort Knox). That’s where our nation keeps most of our gold. But more than gold has been stored there over the years. Ft. Knox has also held the Magna Carta, ...read more

Scripture: John 17:11-19, John 17:1-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ