Sermons on Unreasoning Animals:

Faith

Contributed by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid on May 23, 2015

The messenger oftentimes killed on the battlefield of faith without honor suffered for you and me---our one love.

FAITH by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (May 23, 2015) “I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me” (Galatians ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 2:20

Denomination: Friends

How Good Friday Is Good For Us

Contributed by Craig Condon on Jun 4, 2015

Jesus sees all our sins, but because he had made the ultimate sacrifice with his blood, we can have forgiveness. Christ is the sin eater who has taken care of all our sins, and that is another reason why Good Friday is good for us.

What is so good about Good Friday? That is the question many of us probably ask when Good Friday comes around every year. After all, what is good about a day that commemorates Jesus' horrible torture and execution on a Roman cross? Good Friday is a dark day in some respects because it ...read more

Scripture: Philemon 10:16-25, Hebrews 10:16-25

Denomination: Anglican

I Am A What?

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jul 21, 2019

A study in Psalm 23: 1 - 6

Psalm 23: 1 – 6 I am a what? 1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. 3He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. 4Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Do You Have A Shepherd? Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Nov 19, 2015

A study of Psalm 23

Psalm 23: 1 – 6 Do You Have A Shepherd? 1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. 3He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. 4Yea, though I walk through the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Jerusalem- Fruit Bearing Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Oct 28, 2023

This is the 33rd Sermon in the Series "Biblical Cities- Jerusalem".

Series: Biblical Cities- Jerusalem [#33] JERUSALEM- FRUIT BEARING Matthew 23:37 Introduction: We are continuing in our Series about the most mentioned City in the Bible- Jerusalem. Matthew 23:37 I was driving to Lubbock when I saw a Church sign that caught my attention- “God is looking ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 23:37, Mark 11:12-25, Galatians 5:16-23

Denomination: Baptist

A Whisper From The Cradle

Contributed by Jessie Manuel on Dec 14, 2025

Tonight, we gather in the glow of expectation, and I want to take you back to the most unlikely place God ever spoke—a stable in Bethlehem, where four humble details whisper a message of joy and peace that still echoes across the centuries.

Introduction In the hush of Advent waiting, we strain to hear. We listen for trumpets, for thunder, for the unmistakable voice of God breaking through our chaos. But what if the message we're longing for comes not as a shout, but as a whisper? Not from a throne, but from a cradle? Tonight, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-14

Denomination: Methodist

The Crowd's Attitude

Contributed by George Blount Jr. on Apr 6, 2004

This sermon focus on the attitude of the crowd while Jesus is entering Jerusalem. There are five attitudes to watch out for.

Greater White Rock Baptist Church Palm Sunday—The attitude of the crowd Luke 19:28-40 April 4, 2004 Please note that I have recieved some additional information from sermons on sermoncentral How many of you have ever been to a parade that had different things in it from bands, to floats, to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:28-40

Denomination: Baptist

I've Got To Go

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Apr 26, 2001

This is a Palm Sunday sermon dealing with Jesus going to Jerusalem to cleanse the temple.

“I’ve Have Got To Go” 4/8/2001 Psalm 118:15-29 Mark 10:32-34 Mark 11:12-19 How many of you remember that great theological parable sung by Glady’s Knights and the Pips. It is the story of a man who left Ga to pursue his dream of becoming a movie star in Los Angelos. While there he falls in love ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:12-19

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Noah - Committed To Obeying God Series

Contributed by Shawn Rose on Oct 16, 2011

Part one of a series on committment. Noah is an example of a person that was committed to obeying God. Scriptures are from the New Living Translation.

NOAH – COMMITTED TO OBEYING GOD The Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary says that the word “commit” means “to obligate or pledge oneself.” A person who is committed has made a personal pledge to be faithful to a person, an organization, or an idea. Commitment is ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

What Is Man?

Contributed by Robert Simmons on Feb 28, 2002

What does the Bible have to say about the fundamental question of all life?

I. WHAT IS MAN (SECULAR VIEWS)? A. MATERIALISM -- PORTION OF MATTER, COLLECTION OF MOLECULES -- "YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT" B. PSYCHOLOGY -- CREATURE FORMED BY HEREDITY AND ENVIRONMENT; EVERYTHING IS DETERMINED BY THESE -- "YOU ARE WHERE YOU’RE BORN" C. SOCIOLOGY -- EVERYTHING IS DETERMINED BY THE ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 8:4

Denomination: Church Of God

Asaph's Bad Day

Contributed by Roddy Chestnut on Oct 18, 2000

Thesis: God's people need to be reminded that tough times do not last.

Thesis: God's people need to be reminded that tough times do not last. Intro.: 1. Everyone has a bad day. 2. Asaph, the writer of Psalm 73, had a bad day/attitude. Psalm 73 tells us how to "deal with it!" I. OPENING AFFIRMATION (v. 1): "God is good!" We agree with that, but find it hard to ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 73:1-28

Good Shepherd Lays Down His Life

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Mar 9, 2018

What is the Good News about Jesus? It is salvation through belief in His sacrificial death and in His resurrection.

Fourth Sunday of Easter B Ian Simmons in his book on bizarre animal stories tells about a group of Chinese shepherds in Mongolia who were put into a difficult place where their large herd of sheep got it into their minds to jump into a lake 5ft feet deep. In took twenty herdsman three-hours to ...read more

Scripture: John 10:11-18

Denomination: Catholic

Fighting Temptation (The Impala Christian)

Contributed by Kayode Omotoso on May 18, 2016

Fighting temptation is foolish. The Bible does not enjoin any to resist temptation but the devil while we abstain from every appearance of evil.

Sometimes in the month, I saw a documentary involving the animals, jackal and impala. Jackal with an average weight of 10kg is a carnivore belonging to the same family as wolf and dog while impala is an African antelope having two long horns and an average weight of 60kg. Both of them live in the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:22

Denomination: Pentecostal

Round Ticket On The Ark Cruise Series

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Feb 19, 2008

How many of us have been on a cruise? We went on one for a whale watching cruise in the Atlantic from Boston. Would you get on one if you were told that it did not have a rudder or engine and did not know the destination? Well there was one enterprising m

Illustration: Who Are the Saved OR Evangelicals? Gallup has at times asked 3 qualifying questions to make the determination; have you had a born-again experience committing yourself to Jesus Christ, have you tried to encourage someone to believe in Christ, and do you believe the Bible is the actual ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Original Christmas—part 1—what We've Been Missing

Contributed by Warren Lamb on Dec 13, 2008

Did you know that parts of the traditional Christmas story we tell and sing about in our churches are from a 3rd century novel and not the Scriptures?

The Original Christmas—Part 1 What We’ve Been Missing Matthew 2; Luke 2 Every year as Christmas draws near, pastors and churches around the world begin preparing sermons, pageants, cantatas, and a variety of other spectacles to retell the oft-told story of that very first Christmas long, long ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational