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David Swanger
Contributing sermons since Mar 15, 2003
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Righteousness Begins In The Heart
Contributed on Mar 13, 2013
Making clear His attitude toward the Old Law, Jesus challenged the religious leaders teaching and raised the bar when it came to righteous living.
Righteousness Begins in the Heart Matthew 5:17-20 To some who were confident of their own righteousness (don’t miss that statement) and looked down on every¬one else, Jesus told this parable: Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The ...read more
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Difference Makers Are Different
Contributed on Mar 6, 2013
To make a difference, one must be different. Such is a real possibility as we become salt and light before a decaying and dark world.
You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a ...read more
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Blessed Are The Persecuted
Contributed on Feb 27, 2013
Called to live a beatitude kind of life, the hard reality is anyone who lives out the first seven beatitudes is guaranteed at some point to experience the eighth.
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Jesus ends the beatitudes by saying “Blessed are those persecuted, reviled, and spoken against.” Would anyone care to get in “the blessed line?” Most of us prefer ...read more
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Blessed Are The Peacemakers
Contributed on Feb 21, 2013
Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the presence of righteousness in the haearts of men and women.Peacemakers are those who have been called to share that reality with others.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the sons of God. One would be hard pressed to find a better description of the peace that God desires for his children than the words of an old song written in 1875 by Edward ...read more
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Blessed Are The Ermine
Contributed on Feb 13, 2013
While we tend to focus on the purity of such things as food, water, and air, we would be wise to focus more intently on the purity of heart that Jesus speaks of here. A purity if not possessed will prevent us from seeing God both now and eternally.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. The ermine is a short-tailed weasel that has the unique feature of having its fur change to a snow-white color in the win¬ter. God created this animal with this feature to protect it from others. The ermine instinctively protects his white ...read more
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Sermon On The Mount Series
Contributed on Jan 9, 2013
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Sermon On The Mount
Contributed on Dec 3, 2012
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The Story Is Told Of A Man And Woman Who Had Been ...
Contributed on Aug 14, 2007
The story is told of a man and woman who had been married for over 60 years. They had shared everything except there was one secret in their marriage. The wife had a shoe box in the top of her closet, and she had cautioned her husband never to open it and never to ask about it. He never did. But ...read more
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When Johnny Was 6 Years Old He Was With His ...
Contributed on Jul 13, 2007
When Johnny was 6 years old he was with his father when they were stopped for speeding. His father handed the officer a twenty dollar bill along with his drivers license, turned to his son and said “It’s okay son, everybody does it.” When he was 8 he was present at a family counsel lead by ...read more
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How Important Is Character To Me Personally? – ...
Contributed on Jul 13, 2007
. How important is character to me personally? – Soon after moving to Pulaski my children, Josh and Britney were eight and six. We walked out of Bi-Lo one day and when I put my quarter into a coke machine out came not one but two cokes. I told Josh and Britney to go on to the car where ...read more
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Character Is A Matter Of What We Say And What We ...
Contributed on Jul 13, 2007
Character is a matter of what we say and what we do being consistent. In 2002 Wynona Rider (actress) was video taped steeling merchandise from an exclusive department in Los Angeles. She was arrested, tried and given probation and community service. After the trial the prosecutor had the ...read more
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One Night An Arab Had Settled In For The Night ...
Contributed on Mar 15, 2003
One night an Arab had settled in for the night and had just fallen asleep when his camel stuck his head in his tent and explained that it was awful cold and asked permission to just stick his legs inside the tent to keep them warm. Granting him permission the Arab went back to sleep. A little ...read more