Sermons on Utopia:

The Great Reward

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Jun 20, 2020

There is nothing like a cold cup of water on a hot day.

A Great Reward Matthew 10:40-42 This morning’s New Testament text from the Lectionary has to be understood within the context of last week’s passage to which it presents a dramatic contrast. Jesus had charged His disciples before sending them out on a mentored mission tour to the villages of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:40-42

Denomination: Independent/Bible

God's Foolish Plan

Contributed by Guy Caley on Feb 3, 2002

Why the cross was foolishness to the Greeks and Weakness to the Jews--and sometimes to us too.

God’s Foolish Plan Text: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 Introduction Love those old hymns, do you know this one? In a prison far away, stood an old electric chair... At the lethal injection, at the lethal injection where I first saw the light... There’s room in the gas chamber for you... You say that’s ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Depravity

Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Jan 31, 2013

What made Susan Smith kill her two sons?

DEPRAVITY The Ubiquitous Human Condition Romans 3:10-18 I had planned another sermon for this week but I felt constrained to change. The events of the last two weeks in my home town of Union beg a response ... a biblical response. For nine days the one question on everyone's mind was WHERE? ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:10-18

Denomination: Baptist

God's Character Sermon Ii: God Our Healer Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Jul 8, 2020

In times of testing, God is able to turn a bitter circumstance into a better situation for those who trust Him.

GOD OUR HEALER “Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, all the king’s horses and all the king’s men could not put Humpty together again.” We smile at this little nursery rhyme; it’s ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 14:29-31, Exodus 15:22-27

Hungry? Series

Contributed by J. Richard Lord, Jr. on Mar 18, 2002

Jesus makes a promise to fill our spiritual hunger.

(Sermon #6 of Sermon On The Mount Series) Parkview Church of the Nazarene J. Richard Lord, Jr. Hungry? Matthew 5:6 When was the last time you were really hungry? I’m not talking about those few pangs you get when it’s time for dinner. I’m talking about what you feel when you have missed more ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:6

Denomination: Holiness

"Live Long And Prosper" Series

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 5, 2002

The "marriage prayer"...how couples can experience God’s blessing.

Psalm Steps> Psalm 128, “Live Long and Prosper” Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts When I served as Post Chaplain of Fort Story, Virginia, I conducted a memorable summer wedding at the First Landing Chapel. The air conditioning was working, and I was ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 128:1-6

Denomination: Congregational

Church 101 Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 19, 2005

God’s template for church gatherings is straightforward. Let’s look at four focuses that describe what a church should accomplish internally, though not always all at once, but through its overall ministry.

Church 101 (Acts 2:40-47) 1. Sometimes people do not like to think too much: A fellow stopped at a gas station and, after filling the tank on his car, he paid the bill and bought a soft drink. He stood by his car to drink his cola and he watched a couple of men working along the roadside. One ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:40-47

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Call

Contributed by Joe Harding on Sep 24, 2003

WE ALL MUST HEAR THE CALL OF GOD!

THE CALL JEREMIAH 1: 4-10 SUNDAY PM SERVICE SEPTEMBER 21, 2003 INTRODUCTION: FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE!! A little girl had been trying for months to learn the art of tying her shoes. She finally grasped the knack and was able to do it by herself. Her parents expected the child to be delighted, but ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 1:4-10

Denomination: Baptist

When God Is Your Glory Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Nov 20, 2008

What a glorious God of splendor we serve! The city which God establishes will not be darkened by human failure or natural inadequacy. The presence of God in Zion will create external & internal light. God’s splendor will be seen & experienced.

ISAIAH 60:19-22 WHEN GOD IS YOUR GLORY [Revelation 21:23-24; 22:5] What a glorious God of splendor we serve! The city which God establishes will not be darkened by human failure or natural inadequacy. The presence of God in Zion will ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 60:19-22

Denomination: Baptist

Our Surprising God Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 26, 2008

Isn’t life based solely upon the laws of nature and cause and effect? Most of the time, yes -- but sometimes God surprises us.

Our Surprising God (Acts 3:1-10) 1. This week has been a rough, depressing week for many people. 2. Keith & Aimey Williams were through an awful ordeal… 3. Last week, a teenager in our community committed suicide after losing a brother a year ago in an accident… 4. Hundreds of Engineers and White ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:1-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Christian Analysis Of Atheism, Part 1

Contributed by Frederick Meekins on Aug 5, 2009

A Christian Analysis Of Atheism, Part 1

If the Middle Ages are to stand in history books as the Age of Faith, it could be equally asserted that the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries will no doubt be remembered as the Era of Unbelief. Whereas unbelievers in the Middle Ages were careful in how they expressed their ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 14:1

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Our God And Our Family Series

Contributed by Antonio Torrence on Mar 12, 2006

This sermon is about overcoming Christians overcoming social prejudices through prayer.

Text: Matthew 6:9 Title: Our God, Our Family -By Reverend A. LaMar Torrence, Cross of Life Lutheran Church Four score and seven years ago, one of our founding civil rights fathers James Weldon Johnson published one his first novels entitled “Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man”. In that same year ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9

Denomination: Lutheran

Christ's Final Week: Hosanna!

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Mar 19, 2006

As Jesus Christ rode into Jerusalem to shouts of Hosanna, there were a number of different people with different views and reactions as to what was taking place. Look at who was there.

Disclaimer: Source material for this sermon has been gleaned from many different sources. I have attempted to acknowledge these sources whenever possible. CHRIST’S FINAL WEEK: HOSANNA! MARK 11:1-11 Introduction: Someone has said that everyone loves a parade. Parades and Processions draw crowds. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

What To Do With Your Elihu

Contributed by Paul Fritz on May 29, 2006

Many people are hurt by modern day Elihus who freely offer others their mis-guided advice. Elihu accused Job of not listening to God but he was wrong. Elihu wrongly assumed that a right response to suffering always brings immediate deliverance.

What to Do With Your Elihu (Job 33:1-33) Many people are hurt by modern day Elihus who freely offer others their mis-guided advice. Elihu accused Job of not listening to God but he was wrong. Elihu wrongly assumed that a right response to suffering always brings immediate deliverance. Even ...read more

Scripture: Job 33:1-33

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Controlled Chaos: The Story Of Pentecost

Contributed by Larry Brincefield on May 28, 2004

Chaos Theory is an interesting mathematical theory. But in life, we see another Principle at work, Controlled Chaos.

Preached by: Rev. Larry C. Brincefield on May 30, 2004 at Belleview Church of the Nazarene Title: Controlled Chaos: The Story of Pentecost Text: Genesis 1:2; Acts 2:1-21 Introduction 1. Chaos Theory is a mathematical theorem… • Math was never my forte… • But let me attempt a very simplistic ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-21, Genesis 1:2

Denomination: Nazarene