Sermons on usury: showing 16-30 of 204

A Guest In God's House

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 4, 2015

A Guest In God's House

Psalm 15 A Guest In God's House Intro Bringing back the Ark (Uzzah Perished) God's People should be :- (a) A Happy People (Rejoicing with the Ark) God's Presence (b) A Holy People Selfward, Manward, Godward. (c) A Heavenly People 1. David's Worship - 15:1, LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 15:1-5

Denomination: Holiness

Faithful?

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Sep 19, 2019

We cannot be faithful to the world and faithful to God at the same time. We must learn to put God first and everything else behind God.

Faithful? Luke 16: 1 - 13 Intro: A city boy moved to the country. He bought a donkey from an old farmer for $100. The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey. The next day the old farmer drove up and said, “Sorry son, but the donkey died.” The city boy replied, “Well, just give my money back.” ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:1-13

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Finance In An Ethical Way Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 10, 2010

We must manifest our conversion by managing our financial systems so as to protect the most vulnerable and strive for the general good.

Monday of Second Week in Easter April 12, 2010 The call to be born from above is a call to a repentance and revolution internal to the person. Once we accept the invitation to be one with the Father and the Son, the Holy Spirit begins to transform us. Maybe this church won’t experience an ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-13

Denomination: Catholic

The Struggle Inside The Wall Series

Contributed by Craig Cramblet on Mar 2, 2003

The trouble facing the Jews from their enemies is eclipsed now by their internal struggles.

The struggle INSIDE the wall Nehemiah 5:1-19 “The worst threats the church has ever encountered have come more from within than without. External pressures are like water on a grease fire– causing the church to intensify and spread. Internal strife and bickering are like AIDS– sapping the ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 5:1-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Nehemiah 4 - Enemies Inside Series

Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Mar 3, 2010

Often our greatest challenges are not from outside but inside the church. When problems develop remember that we are family, remember the task and remenber others are watching.

ENEMIES INSIDE During the Gulf War more people died of friendly fire that from enemy fire. In other words, more people died from the hands of their friends than their foes. Unfortunately the church can sometimes be like that. Very often the greatest resistance we have to building up the church ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 5:1-11

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Psalm 15 - Ascend The Hill Series

Contributed by Michael Monica on Feb 11, 2024

Exposition of Psalm 15

Introduction: • This psalm is simply titled A Psalm of David. In it, David meditates over the character of the man received into the presence of God. We have no precise occasion for this psalm, but this was a time when (most like when he was sojourning to the temple to make sacrifices); David was ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Who Knows All The Teachings Of Jesus?

Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Sep 21, 2007

A sermon for the 17th Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 20, series C

17th Sunday after Pentecost [Pr. 20] September 23, 2007 “Series C” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, you sent your Son, Jesus the Christ, into our world to reveal your word and grace to us. But sometimes ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:1-13

Denomination: Lutheran

Warning: Bridge Out Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 10, 2020

Life is laced with spiritual hazards. We need the wisdom of God’s Word in order to avoid the many traps that surround us. Today, we will look at three such traps.

Warning: Bridge Out! (Proverbs 28:6-10) 1. Sometimes people escape, unscathed, from traps that should have caught them. 2. I failed the first quarter of a class in middle school, so I made a fake report card. I did this every quarter that year. I forgot that they mail home the end-of-year cards, ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 28:6-10, 1 Samuel 2:12-24, 1 Corinthians 15:33, Matthew 10:16

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Citizens Of The Holy Hill

Contributed by Dana Carpenter Jr. on Dec 29, 2000

WHoi shall stand in God’s tabernacle? WHo shall dwell in His holy hill?

Introduction. Who shall stand in God’s tabernacle? Who shall dwell in His Holy Hill? I. The citizen of the Holy Hill must not... A. Backbite with his tongue (v.3). B. Do evil to his neighbor (v.3). C. Take up a reproach against his neighbor (v.3). D. Charge interest ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 15:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Selflessness Series

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Aug 29, 2003

The aim of this sermon is get us to reexamine our self for selfishness and recommit our selves to taking up our cross and following Christ.

ah Selflessness Nehemiah 5 August 31, 2003 Intro: A. [Excuses: Any Will Do?, Citation: Zig Ziglar, Something Else to Smile About (Thomas Nelson, 1999); submitted by Bonne Steffen, Wheaton, Illinois] Zig Ziglar writes: My brother, the late Judge Ziglar, loved to tell the story of the fellow who ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 5:1-19, Luke 9:23-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Defending The Poor Series

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Mar 3, 2013

God cares for the poor and oppressed; one of the most prominent themes in the Bible is our response toward the poor. It is the duty of God’s people to provide for those in need as best as we can with compassion, following the example of Nehemiah.

Nehemiah has resisted outward attacks, but now there’s corruption within. It’s been said that, “No test of leadership is more revealing than the test of opposition” (Boice). Nehemiah wasn’t expecting opposition from his own people. The outcry of the poor reached his ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 5:1-19

Denomination: Congregational

Do Not Steal Series

Contributed by John Oscar on Jul 19, 2017

Preaching on the 8th Commandment as well as sharing common ways people break it

Do NOT Steal CCCAG July 16th, 2017 Scripture-Exodus 20:15 When I graduated paramedic school, Tammie got me a professional level stethoscope as a graduation gift. You can buy a stethoscope at the local drug store for $10-15, but it’s not quality, and you can barely hear anything with it. If you ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:15

Denomination: Assembly Of God

God's Prosperity, Our Participation Series

Contributed by Bartholomew Riggins on Dec 15, 2001

This sermon focuses on our participation in the blessings that God wants to bestow upon our lives so that we can be a greater blessing

God’s Economy Series God’s Prosperity, Our Participation We greet you today in the Name of our Lord and Saviour, praising God from whom all blessings are always flowing because every good and perfect gift comes from the Father up above. I am grateful to be before you for the preaching and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:14-19, Matthew 25:14-25

Denomination: Church Of God

Sour Grapes...or Not?

Contributed by Neal Gracey on Aug 15, 2015

God will answer, one way or the other! Repent.

Happy "Repentance" Saturday, Everyone! Wow, my title this morning gets right to the point, don't you think? Ezekiel chapter 18 doesn't pull any punches when it comes to sin. The word of the Lord came to Ezekiel with a huge laundry list of transgressions that people commit. Having false idols, ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 18:1-32

Denomination: Baptist

Who Shall Abide In Thy Tabernacle? Series

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Mar 14, 2024

who shall abide in thy tabernacle?

Psalms 15:1- 5 who shall abide in thy tabernacle? I. HIS CONDUCT i. His Walk - 2 He that walketh uprightly, ii. His Work - and worketh righteousness iii. His Word - and speaketh the truth in his heart. II. HIS COMMUNICATION - 3 He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his ...read more

Denomination: Holiness