Sermons on Widow Mite:

Providing Care Within The Community Series

Contributed by Davon Huss on May 31, 2014

A sermon on physical and spiritual care in God's community, the church (Outline and material adapted from Daniel Overdorf's book, What the Bible Says About the Church: Rediscovering Community, chapter 3 Communally Responsible, pages 71- 79)

HoHum: Older baseball fans remember when Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play MLB, joined the Brooklyn Dodgers. Wherever the Dodgers traveled, opposing players and fans spewed hateful words and racial slurs at Robinson. Pitchers threw fastballs at his head. Opposing base runners ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:16-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Fit Marriages, Fit Singleness Series

Contributed by Todd Leupold on Mar 16, 2009

Addressing the confusions of the Corinthian Church regarding marriage, sex, divorce, and remarriage and it’s applications to us today.

SERIES: PRESCRIPTIONS FOR A HEALTHY & HOLY CHURCH: A Study in 1 Corinthians Applied To The Church Today III. MAINTAINING PROPER DIET & EXERCISE A.) FIT MARRIAGES, FIT SINGLENESS (1 Cor. 7:1-40) Rev. Todd G. Leupold, Perth Bible Church, March 15, 2009 AM INTRODUCTION: One look at what I ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:1-40

Denomination: Baptist

Elijah At Kerith And Zarephath

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 18, 2000

Elijah’s obedience to announcing judgement on Israel because of apostacy landed him in stressful situations but God wonderfully provided for him.

ELIJAH AT KERITH AND ZAREPHATH Being a prophet in Israel wasn’t a bundle of fun! Elijah often found himself in stressful situations. True, he had the prestige of being Jehovah’s messenger to those who recognized him, but all too often his message wasn’t welcomed and he became very unpopular. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Tale Of Two Sons Series

Contributed by Joe Tilton on Jun 4, 2013

Events 900-years apart have similar reasons. Elijah and Jesus performed miracles that now call us to action. What need is right in front of us?

June 9, 2013 Tale of Two Sons The Oklahoma Conference Leader Bishop Hayes is returning home after a speaking engagement. When his plane arrives, there is a limousine there to transport him to his home in Oklahoma City. As he prepares to get into the limo, he stops and speaks to the driver. "You ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:11-17

Denomination: *other

The Search Of Anna Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Jan 6, 2013

This message looks at Anna's encounter with the Christ child at the templ

Anna Luke 2:36-40 In Luke Chapter 2, we see two people who encounter the Christ child as Mary comes to be ritually cleansed six weeks after childbirth, as Jewish law commanded. The first was an elderly man named Simeon. Writings in the second century said that he was 112 years old. Luke tells us ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:36-40

Denomination: Methodist

1) A Committed Faith Series

Contributed by James Lyons on Mar 6, 2023

Part I

1) A Committed Faith, Ruth 1:1-17 Today we start a new sermon series in the book of Ruth. Ruth is only mentioned one other time in the Bible – in Matthew 1:5, she’s listed as an ancestress of Jesus Christ. This is a beautiful love story that unfolds in a very unlikely setting. ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

Loyal Friends Series

Contributed by Brady Boyd on Nov 4, 2021

This book seems like an odd fit. There are no epic miracles or battles. It’s a love story for sure, but I think it’s also a book about loyalty and God’s redemption.

Ruth Chapter One – Loyal Friends November 7, 2021 This book seems like an odd fit. There are no epic miracles or battles. It’s a love story for sure, but I think it’s also a book about loyalty and God’s redemption. We open the story with a moving conversation between an elderly widow and her ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:13-18, Psalm 68:5-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

2 A Cup Of Coffee

Contributed by Simon Bartlett on Jan 28, 2020

Jesus sees what we’re doing; he values our service to him, even in things that might seem very small to us; and he will reward our service.

A cup of coffee *** Background: my second service as minister; the interim minister is leaving. At the start of the service I make a cappuccino coffee and cut a piece of cake. I invite Jo, the church secretary, to come to the front and then serve the coffee and cake, explaining that it is a ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:41-44, Luke 12:35-37

Denomination: Baptist

A Parable On Prayer

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Feb 3, 2020

What does persistence in prayer really mean?

Title: A Parable On Prayer – “Always Pray” Text: Luke 18:1-8 Subject: (Does prayer work?) How do we commit to Prayer when injustice seems to rule? Complement: (Wait and see...) by faith in Christ’s coming kingdom Big Idea: Without Faith We Will Fail – With Faith We Pray And ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Why Ruth? A Mothers Day Sermon.

Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on May 9, 2025

The book of Ruth holds many themes. Her life was a blessing, an unknown blessing in her time. We live lives of which the outcomes are often unknown. Her's brought a blessing to the whole world. Why?

Ruth: a Mother’s Day sermon. The book of Ruth starts with the words, “In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. So, a man from Bethlehem in Judah, together with his wife and two sons, went to live for a while in the country of Moab.” (Ruth 1:1) Incidentally the book of ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:1, Ruth 1:1-22, Judges 21:25, Ruth 1:1-17, Ruth 4:11-12  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Salvation Army

God Hears Every Prayer Series

Contributed by Dr John Singarayar Svd on Oct 12, 2025

Unanswered prayers are often prayers being answered in ways we cannot yet see or understand.

Title: God Hears Every Prayer Intro: Unanswered prayers are often prayers being answered in ways we cannot yet see or understand. Scripture: Luke 18:1-8 Reflection Dear Friends, There was a widow in my village when I was growing up. Every morning, she would walk past our house on her way to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Denomination: Other

6) An Eternal Name

Contributed by James Lyons on May 12, 2023

Part VI in a series on the book of Ruth

We’ve just finished Ruth 3 where Ruth and Naomi have received an assurance from Boaz that one way or another, he’ll guarantee that Naomi would have an heir to carry on her husband’s name. Of course, we’re rooting for Boaz to be the one who marries Ruth. But there’s a closer kinsman that Boaz ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 4:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

The Christ Who Cares

Contributed by Dr. Travis Campbell on Dec 12, 2009

No matter the problem we are facing, no matter how helpless or hopeless we feel, there is a Christ that cares for us.

A faithful study of this, the third of the four Gospels, the book of Luke, will reveal that it was written by the beloved physician, Luke. This is one of two books that Luke penned, the other being the Book of Acts. Luke was greatly influenced by the Apostle Paul. It is even suggested that Luke ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:11-18

Denomination: Baptist

"Placed For Provision”

Contributed by Sean Dees on May 3, 2021

Don’t stay in the dry places waiting for the former to happen again, it served its propose, but now God is sending you to your next provision.

I. Elijah A. Elijah is one of the most colorful personalities found in the entire Bible. Here in 1 Kings chapter 17, he appears suddenly upon the scene, he doesn’t have a huge introduction, and not a lot is said about his life previous to here in this passage. He comes on the scene during some ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:1-6

Human Resource And Diversity Issues In The Early Church

Contributed by Kenneth Anthony on May 6, 2006

Apostolic church faced human resource issues. Apostles needed to delegate authority so could concentrate on primary calling to pray and preach.

Introduction Running a church sometimes just takes common sense. Real problems arise in the Church just like any other institution, however, through prayer, cooperation within the Body of Christ, and some thought even the most complex problems can be solved. Today’s reading from Acts 6:1-7 deals ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:1-7

Denomination: Orthodox