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Don Cummings Preaching & Worship Resources

Don Cummings shares his fifty years of experience in preaching and worship planning
about don cummings
Click here for the book of sermons on Six Psalms for Living a Blessed Life
Audio files of these sermons can be found here under the title Sermon Series: Six Psalms for Living a Blessed Life
WAYS TO USE THIS WEBSITE
This website is designed to be a resource for pastors, worship planners, and anyone who seeks inspiration and wisdom from scripture through time-tested preaching. The sermons here are organized by seasons of the liturgical year as well as by non-lectionary based topical messages and sermon series. The collection includes sermon manuscripts, audio and video recordings, prayers, meditations, bulletin reflections, and other worship aids.
"THE PREACHER and Prometheus have one thing in common: Each must carry the divine fire to man. "Ralph Sockman

What you will find here

After retiring from active ministry what does a pastor do with his sermon recordings, videos, manuscripts and worship resources gathered over a span of fifty years? Many are too good to just throw away. Many brought help and hope to a lot of people and still might. Don Cummings is making his sermons and worship resources available to all who may wish to use them through this one of a kind website. Use them freely. Check back often as this online library continues to expand. Scroll down to the bottom of this page to subscribe to this website and receive notifications when new material is added.

Master Menu

Sermons for the Liturgical Year by Don Cummings
Topical Sermons & Sermon Series by Don Cummings
Resources to Enrich Your Preaching & Worship Services
Other Resources
Advent Sermons
Sermons Organized by Biblical Texts
The Craft of Preaching
Energy for Living--a weekly inspirational newspaper column by Don Cummings
Christmas Eve Sermons
Sermon Series
Sermons by Great Preachers
Israel Videos from trips Hosted by Don Cummings
Ash Wednesday Sermons & Services

Illustrations
Study Guides for The Empty Room Class at Downtown First UMC Lexington KY
Lenten Sermons & Series

Quotations

Easter Sermons

Worship Resources

Pentecost Sermons

Prayers

"What People Are Saying"

We first met Don and his family when he was assigned to our rural congregation near Alliance, Ohio. Don was a breath of fresh air. His sermons and his worship style were inspiring. He frequently preached a sermon series and he always preached from Holy Scripture. The congregation grew under his leadership. In later years he became a leader in the UMC on how to grow a congregation. His ministry at our congregation was the most successful in its history. I believe that this website can be a useful resource. I admire Don for creating it.
Thomas Conrad
"The Ash Wednesday service was deeply meaningful. It renewed my faith and made the season of Lent much more significant to me. Your teaching and friendship are priceless! Thank you for giving me eternity. " Kelly S., Cleveland, OH
To say that I am humbled to follow the ministry of Don Cummings, is to put it mildly. Mayfield Church is well-known throughout our conference as a place of vital and meaningful ministry. Your story is reflective of Don's keen sense of leadership, his love for Christ, and the years you have shared together. I am honored to call him my friend. Scott Wilson Mayfield UMC
Because of Don Cummings I have two birthdays. He led me to Christ when I was 13 years old. He is not just my biological sibling, he is my brother in Christ. Paul Cummings OMS Missionary to Spain
“One of Don Cummings' Christmas Eve sermons changed my life. I was struggling with a difficult decision and his message helped clarify the choice I needed to make.” A worshiper at Mayfield UMC, Chesterland, OH.
Thank you for leading us where we needed to go in our worship planning today. It is our joy to share this great adventure of faith to which God has called us with you. Betsy Virnelson
Your website is so good. It will help many! It’s really good.Dr. Timothy C. Walker
  • It has long been debated whether the sermon has seen its day as an effective means of communication. Someone observed years ago that eventhough he could not remember what his wife served him for dinner last week, he knew he has been nourished by her cooking through all the years they have been married. He said that preaching is ike that. Ongoing exposure to the preached Word of God nourishes our soul.
    Paraphrased from a letter to the editor in Christianity Today in the early 1970s
  • How do we find God? Many have asked this question only to discover it is God who finds us. God's prevenient grace prepares our hearts to receive him before we even know we are seeking him. God's saving grace brings forgiveness and redemption from sin. God's sanctifying grace leads us into increasing conformity to the character of Christ. The life with God is nurtured through means of grace which are prayer, searching the scriptures, attendance at the Lord's Supper, fasting, and Christian conference (small group accountability).
    Adapted from John Wesley
  • The church that lives in and with the Gospels testifies to a sense of being directly addressed by Jesus.
    Fred B. Craddock
Stay connected with me at don_cummings@msn.com
Called to rightly divide the Word of God
Preachers always race toward next Sunday
And often their creative process freezes up
But inspiration comes from many sources
Let's keep in touch
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