As-salaam alaikum.  Today's khutbah was about loving Allah (swt) above all else.  This means in turn to love His word, the Quran, to read it everyday and to put into practice its precepts.  Finally, we should love the prophet and follow his Sunnah.  

As-salaam alaikum.  Today's khutbah was a warning to Muslims not to commit sinful behavior, especially after doing good deeds, such as going to Friday prayers.  The imam warned that such actions reduce the rewards of good deeds.  He also commented once again on the importance of the prayers, and that 17 rakats are the minimum requirement per day but that we should strive to do more. 

A reminder in the khutbah about fasting 10th of Muharram (9,10,11), and that Muharram is one of the four blessed months.

Today's khutbah was about being thankful to Allah (swt).  Thankfulness is one of the traits of a believer, along with patience.  When he is suffering, the believer is patient.  When the suffering is alleviated, he is thankful for the blessings he has been given.   

Today's khuthbah was about payment of zakatul fitr, and how this payment serves to allow us to reap full benefit from our fasting. 

As-salaam alaikum.  Today's khutbah was about the sin of shirk, of which there are two types.  The first type is the "greater shirk", which is ascribing partners to Allah (swt).  The second type is called al-riyah or showing off, when we do good deeds not for Allah's sake but to be seen by others. Therefore, we do the deeds for the sake of others instead of for Allah (swt).  May Allah protect us from the sin of shirk. 

قَالَ إِنَّمَا أَشْكُو بَثِّي وَحُزْنِي إِلَى اللّهِ وَأَعْلَمُ مِنَ اللّهِ مَا لاَ تَعْلَمُونَ

He said: “I only complain of my grief and sorrow to Allah, and I know from Allah that which you know not.” [Surah Yusuf V.86]

[5:3] “This day I have perfected your religion for you, completed My favors upon you, and have chosen for you, Islam as your religion.”

Salam,

Al-Ghani  (The Self-Sufficient)

All mankind stands in need of Allah [35:15, 47:38] but Allah does not stand in need of anything from anyone in all the worlds [3:97]. Whatever is in the Heavens and whatever is in the Earth is Allah's [4:232, 10:68, 22:64, 31:26]. He is Self-Sufficient; absolutely free from all wants [2:263, 2:267, 6:133].

If all who live on the earth disbelieve and go against His Laws, He is indeed Independent of what they do [14:8]. Whoever strives hard does so only for his own good [29:6]. Whoever is grateful is grateful for his own self, and whoever is ungrateful, or miser is miser against his own 'self' [47:38, 57:24]; Allah is Self-Sufficient, Supremely Honorable [27:40, 31:12]. 

Our rejection of Allah's laws brings no harm to Allah. He does not need our obedience. It is entirely up to us to either obey and follow His Laws for our own benefit or to reject them and suffer the consequences. According to His Laws of Requital, everyone has to bear the burden and consequences of one’s own deeds.  Accordingly, we are bound to face the result of every action of ours. And this refers not only to those actions which we do openly, but also to the thoughts and intentions which pass through the depths of our hearts [39:7, 60:6, 64:6].

"What I have forbidden for you, avoid. What I have ordered you [to do], do as much of it as you can. For verily, it was only the excessive questioning and their disagreeing with their Prophets that destroyed [the nations] who were before you". [Related by al-Bukhaaree and Muslim]

Narrated Abu Huraira: While we were sitting with the Prophet a man came and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have been ruined." Allah's Apostle asked what was the matter with him. He replied "I had sexual intercourse with my wife while I was fasting." Allah's Apostle asked him, "Can you afford to manumit a slave?" He replied in the negative. Allah's Apostle asked him, "Can you fast for two successive months?" He replied in the negative. The Prophet asked him, "Can you afford to feed sixty poor persons?" He replied in the negative. The Prophet kept silent and while we were in that state, a big basket full of dates was brought to the Prophet . He asked, "Where is the questioner?" He replied, "I (am here)." The Prophet said (to him), "Take this (basket of dates) and give it in charity." The man said, "Should I give it to a person poorer than I? By Allah; there is no family between its (i.e. Medina's) two mountains who are poorer than I." The Prophet smiled till his pre-molar teeth became visible and then said, 'Feed your family with it."

"sigh" ...is there any benefit in answering rhetorical questions?

Yeah, fasting was also the topic of our khutbah today; and how beneficial fasting in general is for believers.  He also touched upon those who are planning to slaughter should not clip nails or remove hair from the first of Dhul Hijjah, which I assume should be this weekend -  insha'Allah.

The emphasis at my Mosque was repentance, moreover; sincere repentance having remorse and conviction not to repeat the offense/sin. 

'A'isha reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) (as saying): One who is proficient in the Qur'an is associated with the noble, upright, recording angels; and he who falters in it, and finds it difficult for him, will have a double reward.