(As
of October 2001. All www sites
preceded by http://)
FREE
SITES
www.crossmarks.com
- ELCA pastor Mark Vitalis
Hoffman (Fargo, ND) runs this one. Links
to a lot of material from ELCA pastor Brian Stoffregen (Rock Springs, Wyoming).
www.textweek.com
- Lectionary texts for years
A, B and C. Site gives you Biblical
and exegetical research.
www.ltsg.edu/sem/special/greekprep/lectionprep.htm
- Prof. Richard Carlson at Gettysburg Seminary runs this.
www.rockies.net/~spirit/sermon.html
- A Roman Catholic site, with many links to others.
www.sermonillustrations.com/
- Tons of excellent
illustrations, sermons and children's sermons indexed by text.
www.mumac.org/ppcss.html
- Provides sermons, sermon
resources, biblical research helps and worship helps.
www.sermoncentral.com
- From San Diego-based
Outreach Markenting. 16,000 sermons indexed by biblical chapter and topic.
Overwhelming at first, but good stuff to be found.
www.deaconsil.com
- A favorite site.
10+ lectionary sermons, illustrations and outlines posted 10 days ahead. Good links to other pages.
There are many books and other resources advertised at the top of the
page; go below these for the good free sermon resources.
www.sermons-stories.co.uk
- Lots of stuff here, on
apparently every text in the lectionary. Sermons
and stories.
www.pastors.com
- Rev. Rick Warren, Saddleback Church’s resource
http://desperatepreacher.com
- A colorful name!
Sponsored by Cokesbury, but ecumenical participation.
The site’s manager writes that 80% of their stuff is free, but
there’s a $30 annual fee for more.
SUBSCRIBER
SITES
www.ministrynow.com
- $49/year.
An online magazine with seeker-oriented messages and illustrations.
www.sermonhelp.com/
- $19.95/year.
Whole sermons, indexed by topic and by text.
Free samples.
www.sermonmall.com/
- $49.95/year.
Lectionary sermons, wedding and funeral sermons, stories, jokes and
prayers. Some amusing free samples.
www.preacherscorner.com
- $59.95 per year for lots of stuff.
www.sermons.com
- $27/year.
Subscription to "Dynamic Preaching" that comes quarterly via
email. Sermons and children's
sermons. Free samples.
www.sermonmall.com This is from
Lectionary Homiletics, one of the better journals.
Click on “Lectionary Readings,” then “This Year’s Readings” for
Revised Common Lectionary texts. $49.95 a year.
www.sermonwriter.com/
- $29.95/year.
A lectionary-based true story e-mailed to you each week for that Sunday. Occasional other helps e-mailed. Can receive free samples by e-mail.
www.homileticsonline.com
- $4.95 a month for the
online journal, “for those who have too much integrity to preach someone
else’s sermon.”
www.preachingtoday.com
- From Christianity Today,
$49.95 a year.
www.eSermons.com
- CSS Publishing co-sponsors
this venture. Annual fee $49.95-$94.95 depending on how much and what kind
of material you want.