Sermons on Weak Humanity:

Discipline And The Joy Of Following Christ

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 19, 2025

We must all accept discipline so that we will receive the “peaceful fruit of righteousness” owed to those who are trained by discipline.

Twenty-first Sunday in Course 2025 As a teacher, I used to tell my students there’s a good way to find out what the teacher finds important in a lesson. Here’s the rule: write down anything the teacher says more than once. That’s what is likely to be on the test. Today St. Luke shares a question ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 66:18-21, Psalm 117:1-2, Mark 16:15, Hebrews 12:5-7, Hebrews 12:11-13, Luke 13:22-30  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Catholic

Four Days Late

Contributed by Michael Stark on May 29, 2021

When Christ delays answering our pleas, how shall we respond? God is merciful, even when it appears that Heaven in silent.

“Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill. So the sisters sent to him, saying, ‘Lord, he whom you love is ill.’ But when Jesus heard it ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-27

Denomination: Baptist

I Believe In Pontius Pilate Series

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jul 13, 2003

1. Jesus Christ humbled himself. 2. Jesus Christ surrendered himself. 3. Jesus Christ gave himself to save us.

The Apostle’s Creed, which we are studying, is a creed of contrasts. Listen to the stark opposites to which we profess faith: “I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary.” From that great pronouncement of Christ’s uniqueness, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-27

Denomination: Methodist

Christmas Theology

Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Jan 10, 2011

The amazing theology of Christmas includes paradoxes like the Incarnation, and this theology is worth our prayerful pondering at Christmas and always

Christmas Theology TCF Sermon December 12, 2010 Luke 2:8-19 (NIV) 8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Sanding The Floors Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Sep 5, 2009

Developing leaders is like sanding floors -- acknowledging that flaws will be removed only by abrasion. But such weaknesses become a channel for strength and for God’s grace to work.

We could all have such perfect houses if people didn’t use them. The most beautiful and perfect rooms you will ever see are the ones in furniture displays at the store or maybe in a museum someplace, and the reason they are so perfect is that nobody uses them. But in the real world houses are ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Transformed By Truth: A Father’s Compassion Psalm 103:13-14 Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Jun 18, 2024

In Psalm 103:13-14 we see the tender heart of God as our Father, His deep compassion for us, and His understanding of our frailty.

Transformed by Truth: A Father’s Compassion Psalm 103:13-14 Psalm 103:13-14 (NLT): "The Lord is like a father to his children, tender and compassionate to those who fear him. For he knows how weak we are; he remembers we are only dust." Introduction: Today, we are diving into the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:13-14, Psalm 103:13, Isaiah 49:15, Psalm 103:14, Genesis 2:7, Proverbs 9:10  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Social Dimension Of Evangelism Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 21, 2016

"the service of charity is also a constituent element of the Church’s mission and an indispensable expression of her very being."

Thursday of the 29th Week in Course 2016 Joy of the Gospel Why did Herod and the Pharisees hate Jesus so much that they endeavored to kill Him, and not only once? And why ultimately did Jesus lay this curse on Jerusalem, or, rather, turn their curse on themselves, so that in 67 AD the Jews ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:31-35

Denomination: Catholic

Pleasing God Instead Of Ourselves Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jan 14, 2013

Apart from public sin, nothing shatters the fellowship, the spiritual growth & the witness of a congregation so much as disharmony among its members. Romans 15 continues Paul’s teaching in the vital importance of unity in the church, here meaning the loc

ROMANS 15: 1-6 [CHRISTIAN RELATING SERIES] PLEASING GOD INSTEAD OF OURSELVES [Psalm 78:5-7] Someone once said, "The more I get to know the human race, the more I love my dog." Dogs are loyal, dependable, eager to please, and quick to forgive. Don’t you wish people were more like that? ...read more

Scripture: Romans 15:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

He Knows My Cry

Contributed by David Dunn on Dec 10, 2025

Jesus knows the deepest cry of the human soul; He entered our darkness, carried our pain, and rises as the God who hears us.

There are moments in the human journey when language becomes too small. Grief too large. Silence too heavy. And the soul… too tired to pretend. Moments when we don’t simply pray — we cry. And not the gentle kind. Not the kind you can tuck into a sentence and offer politely at prayer meeting. I’m ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:46, Hebrews 4:14-16, Revelation 21:4

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

The Ones The Wolves Pulled Down!

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Sep 6, 2005

Be strong and don’t lag behind for the wolves are watching and drooling!

The Ones The Wolves Pulled Down! Garth Brooks had a song awhile back called Wolves written by Miss Stephanie Davis. In it he speaks of thinking about the ones the wolves pulled down the morning after he drove heifers to lower ground during a bitter January with ten-foot drifts and wind that had ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:15

Denomination: Baptist

A Fool For Christ

Contributed by Matthew Oliver on Oct 20, 2012

2 Corinthians 11:16-12:10 It is in our weakness that we find the true strength of Christ - St Paul addresses those who considered themselves

SJE sermon series: 2 Corinthians 11:16-12:10, 26 August 2012 This is our second last installment in our series through Paul’s second letter to the church at Corinth. What we are hearing this week is Paul’s use of irony and the startling conclusion – it is in weakness that the ...read more

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Deserted In The Desert Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Feb 13, 2013

We become aware that our real strength (God) becomes apparent in our weakest times. The desert proves to be a friend to bring this about.

1. Know where you are There was once an absent-minded professor who became so absorbed in his work that he forgot the simplest details. One morning his wife said, "Now Henry, remember, we are moving today. Here, I’m putting this note in your pocket. Don’t forget." The day passed by and ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 63:1-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Logos Series

Contributed by David Flowers on Apr 22, 2010

Part 2 in series, Love Never Dies, this message focus on Christ's identity as the Logos in the first eighteen verses of John chapter 1.

The Logos… Love Never Dies, prt. 2 Wildwind Community Church David Flowers April 11, 2010 Good morning. What a fantastic service we had last week, huh? It was wonderful to be here with all of you last week to celebrate Easter in what turned out to be one of my favorite Easter services ...read more

Scripture: John 1:2-18

Denomination: Free Methodist

Where The Sufferer Is, God Is

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Apr 11, 2015

Message explaining little bit about suffering.

Where the Sufferer Is, God Is Isaiah 53:4, Romans 5:8NLT The biblical revelation neither explains nor eliminates suffering. It shows, rather, God entering into the life of suffering humanity, accepting and sharing the suffering. Scripture is not a lecture from God, pointing the finger at ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:4

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Life Of Freedom (By Pastor Jose Gomez Jr.)

Contributed by Jose Gomez Sr. on Sep 12, 2005

There is freedom available from sin and weakness. But, there are no human actions or works that help save us. It is only through the sacrifice that Jesus Christ made that we can ever hope to be boundless, limitless, and truly free.

Well then, should we keep on sinning so that God can show us more and more kindness and forgiveness? 2 Of course not! Since we have died to sin, how can we continue to live in it? 3 Or have you forgotten that when we became Christians and were baptized to become one with Christ Jesus, we died with ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:1-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational