Sermons on Women Apostles:

St Anselm Patron Of American Bishops

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 21, 2012

The Church is Incarnational, and must have both a sacred and secular existence, and yet must not become subservient to the state, whether kings or democratically elected tyrants who would make us do evil.

St. Anselm Day April 21, 2011 If today’s lesson from Acts chapter 6 has any historical meaning at all, it is a confirmation that there have always been little fissures forming in the living stones that make up the Church. Early in our history, Greek-speaking converts to Judaism were ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:1-7

Denomination: Catholic

Not As The Pharisees Convert Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 20, 2010

We must be converted daily to the following of Christ, and be sensitive to the signs others demonstrate that they are ready to hear the message and be healed by Christ.

Monday of 21st Week in Course August 23, 2010 Today’s Gospel verses betray the Hebrew original of Matthew–one after another, Hebrew words come tumbling from Jesus’s lips: oi, as in oi vay–woe in English, peroushim, the separate ones we call Pharisees, ben Hinnom, which is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 23:13-22

Denomination: Catholic

Jesus And His Disciples! Series

Contributed by Larry Vollink on Jan 20, 2021

On this Inauguration Day of America, 2,000 years ago, our Commander In Chief selected 12 Men to be on his Cabinet.

"When God sent His Son into all the world He went all in. When Jesus went to the cross to die for our sins, He went all in. When He went to find the very best to follow Him and to learn with Him, to travel with Him and even die with Him, He chose 12 men. to go all out for Him!" (James ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:13-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Heaven Will Be Colorful!

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on May 11, 2020

You better put your prejudice away or you may not get to find out how colorful Heaven is going to be.

Proposition: You must win all men and women to Christ! I. Because it is a sin to be prejudiced! A. You deny God’s character! Deuteronomy 10:16-19 Regards not persons B. You deny God’s Word! James 2:8,9 Love thy neighbor! II. Because ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 10:16-19, James 2:8-9, Acts 17:26, Acts 10:44-48, Acts 8:26-39, Acts 9:15, Numbers 12:1-16, Mark 16:15, Galatians 3:28-29  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Revival Despite Persecutions Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Aug 10, 2021

Paul peacefully left Ephesus after the uproar had come to an end. He met the disciples over there and encouraged them to continue in faith. This particular act describes the passion for ministry, vision for the mission and thirst for the souls.

Acts 20:01-12 Revival despite Persecutions 20:01-06 Paul in Macedonia and Greece 20:07-12 Eutychus of Troas Acts 20:01-06 Paul in Macedonia and Greece Paul peacefully left Ephesus after the uproar had come to an end. He met the disciples over there and encouraged them to continue in faith. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:1-12

Denomination: Methodist

Really Close Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Jan 8, 2009

Exposition of Acts 18:24-19:7 regarding the people that were following John’s teaching but needing to be saved

Text: Acts 18:24-19:7, Title: Really Close, Date/Place: NRBC, 1/11/09, AM A. Opening illustration: tell about riding down 2nd Street and long-necking at the new bookstore and almost hitting that car in front of me as I eased into the turn lane without looking B. Background to passage: Paul has ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

"Authentic Religion"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Apr 27, 2013

A sermon about love.

John 13:34-35 "Authentic Religion" A headline on the front page of the paper this past Tuesday caught my eye. It read: "Bomb Suspects Driven by Faith." It went on to say: "The two brothers suspected of bombing the Boston Marathon appear to have been motivated by their religious ...read more

Scripture: John 13:34-35

Denomination: United Methodist

The Reality Of The Resurrection

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Apr 14, 2010

This message deals with three basic scriptural proofs of the reality of the resurrection of Christ.

The Reality Of The Resurrection Text: Mark 16:1-8 Intro: Today we celebrate what is commonly called Easter. The word “Easter” is used but once in all of the Scriptures (Acts 12:4). The Greek word from which it is transliterated is “Pascha,” which means, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus, John & Us Series

Contributed by John Bright on Jun 25, 2021

Working through the Gospel of Luke using consecutive expository preaching.

“Jesus, John & Us” Luke 7:18-35 A sermon for 6/27/21 Pastor John Bright Luke 7 “24 When the messengers of John had departed, He began to speak to the multitudes concerning John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? 25 But what did you go out to see? A man ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:18-35, John 1:35-40, Luke 4:16-19, Genesis 50:20, Romans 6:23, Acts 5:27-29, John 14:15, 1 Thessalonians 4:1-2  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Methodist

Rich Young Ruler Pt.3 Beware Of Money - Mark 10:17-27 Series

Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Jan 15, 2024

You can’t overstate how dire the warnings about money are in Scripture—especially Jesus’ warnings. He always connected it to your eternal destiny. It’s a really, really big deal.

Introduction: Greed When Zacchaeus voluntarily offers to give up half of his possessions and to restore fourfold whatever he may have gained by fraud, Jesus said, “Today salvation has come to this house” (Luke 19:8–9). You can tell someone has caught a glimpse of the treasure in the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:17-27, Matthew 19:16-30, Luke 18:18-30

Jesus Is Alive – True Or False?

Contributed by Lee Strobel on Sep 26, 2004

What is the evidence that confirms what Easter is all about?

Jesus is Alive – True or False? By Lee Strobel Who would you guess is the most successful defense attorney in the world? F. Lee Bailey? Well, he’s fallen on hard times. Johnnie Cochran? Let’s check an authoritative source on this: the Guiness Book of World Records. This is what it says on Page ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-20

Denomination: *other

Stop, Look, Listen & Live! Series

Contributed by James Wallace on Apr 12, 2022

Jesus' followers had to very carefully examine the evidence for Jesus' resurrection, even when it was right before their faces, to believe. In the same way, you owe it to yourself to examine the evidence & come to the same conclusion they did!

This world is a dangerous place. If there’s any lesson the congregation of Risen King may have learned over the past three months or so is just how vulnerable we human being are to tragedies that may overtake us very suddenly. That the world is a dangerous place is something that most of being to ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18, Luke 18:32-33, Matthew 16:21

Denomination: Bible Church

Photos Series

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Mar 15, 2002

This sermon takes one of the summary paragraphs in Acts and likens them to photos in a photo album of the early church and describes what the church today should learn from these photos.

Photos Acts 5:12-16 March 17, 2002 Intro: A. [Confusing Signs, Citation: Doug Lansky, signspotting.com; submitted by Lee Eclov] Doug Lansky has been a travel writer and photographer for many years. In the course of his travels he has collected photos of odd signs from around the world. Some ...read more

Scripture: Acts 5:12-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

You Shall Receive The Spirit (Acts 1, Pt 2) Series

Contributed by Gregg Strawbridge on Apr 12, 2003

The inerrant Scriptures teach that Holy Spirit has come upon the church, the renewed Israel, to empower the gospelizing of Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the remotest part of the earth.

Outline: The chapter breaks down into three sections. The Prologue of the Physician The Promise of Pentecost The Prophecy Passes 1. The Prologue of the Physician 1:1-3 Acts 1:1 The former account I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, 2 until the day in which He ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:1-26

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

God's Truth About The Gospel Series

Contributed by Danny Rogers on Oct 18, 2006

Expository intro to Colossians with a strong focus on God’s grace.

Intro: “The seductive allure of the counterfeit has confounded men throughout the ages. Homer, in his mythological tale The Odyssey personified the perils of deception in the story of the Sirens – mythological ½ women, ½ bird creatures who lived on an island in the Mediterranean Sea. Their ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:1-2

Denomination: Baptist