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Ed Vasicek
Contributing sermons since Jan 1, 2000
Newest Sermons
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The Old Testament Background For Jesus' Teachings About Discipleship (Discipleship Intro)
Contributed on Jan 6, 2025
Understanding the relationship of rabbi to disciple – and what discipleship entailed – will help us to better understand Jesus’ teachings because they help us better understand the teacher (Jesus) and His most frequent audience (the disciples).
The Old Testament Background for Jesus' Teachings About Discipleship I Kings 19:19-21,Luke 9:57-62, Matthew 19:21, and Luke 5:27 Intro A lot of ignorance about discipleship primarily because interpreters isolate the New Testament teaching from its Old Testament context. Main Idea: ...read more
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Discipleship In The Original Jewish Context: Elijah, Elisha, And Jesus
Contributed on Jan 6, 2025
Today we are going to look at Elijah and Elisha and note their potential influence upon the life and ministry of Jesus.
Discipleship in the Original Jewish Context: Elijah, Elisha, and Jesus Parallels between Jesus’ ministry and that of Elijah/Elisha (I Kings 19:1-9, 15-16 compared with Matthew 4:1-11) When Protestants have visions, they usually have visions of Jesus. When Roman Catholics have visions, they often ...read more
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Importance Of The 7 Feasts Of Leviticus 23
Contributed on Nov 1, 2024
God has a plan, a long-range intricate plan. He does not improvise as things move along, for He moves things along at His pace in His way.
The 7 Feasts of Leviticus and You (Leviticus 23) 1. The church board wanted a truly special speaker for today. So they decided to ask the man considered the best preacher in the state, but he said “no.” Then they decided to ask the most academically acclaimed speaker, but he said “no.” Then they ...read more
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Passover (Pesach) And Unleavened Bread (Matzoh)
Contributed on Nov 1, 2024
Passover is about redemption and foreshadows that Christ died for our sin; Unleavened Bread foreshadows the reason Christ died for our sins is – to make us holy.
The Feasts of Passover and Unleavened Bread (Leviticus 23:4-8) 1. Since we are discussing the seven original annual Jewish Feasts, we should begin with a Jewish joke. 2. It was a sweltering August day when all three Cohen brothers entered the posh Dearborn, Michigan, offices of Henry Ford, the ...read more
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Shavuot: The Feast Of Weeks (Pentecost)
Contributed on Nov 1, 2024
Pentecost foreshadows that during the church age, a new phase in God’s program has emerged: Jewish and Gentile believers are united in one body through the Holy Spirit -- and God uses them to labor in His harvest field.
Shavuot: The Feast of Weeks (Pentecost) (Leviticus 23:15-23) 1. A Christian man and a Jewish man were debating which faith was best. The Jewish man argued, “We gave you the 10 Commandments.” The Christian responded, “Yes, but you can’t say we’ve kept them!” Many Christians are surprised to ...read more
Newest Sermon Series
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Select Sermons From Isaiah 1-39
Contributed on Jul 25, 2022
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How Great Is Our God!
Contributed on Jul 2, 2022
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Jesus' 7 "I Am" Delcarations In John's Gospel
Contributed on May 2, 2022
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Notable Kings Of Judah And Israel
Contributed on Feb 14, 2022
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Arrivederci Romans (Romans 12-16)
Contributed on Sep 13, 2021
Newest Sermon Illustrations
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Tolerance Has Its Limits?
Contributed on Jan 22, 2025
Some people can be too tolerant. One blogger complained. She writes: “Today, my new roommate took a shower. This would be a good thing, except for the fact that it's apparently taken her two ...read more
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Courageous Husband?
Contributed on Jan 22, 2025
A woman and her husband interrupted their vacation to go to the dentist. "I want a tooth pulled, and I don't want Novacaine because I'm in a big hurry," the woman said. "Just extract the tooth as quickly as possible, and we'll be on our way." The dentist was quite ...read more
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Love Of Money And How We Treat Others
Contributed on Jan 22, 2025
The debate between whether having money or loving money negatively affects our character is very much alive… Paul Piff of the University of California…organized a “driver-pedestrian” experiment… “... Who is more likely to stop for pedestrians, the rich or the poor? Drivers are legally obliged to ...read more
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Clever But Mean
Contributed on Jan 22, 2025
A Welshman, Scot and Englishman are walking when they come across a lantern and a genie pops out and grants them one wish each. The Scot says: “I am a sheep herder, like my dad before me. I want my country to be full of lovely sheep farms.” Whoosh, and so it was. The Englishman was amazed and ...read more
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Sports Widow Gets Even
Contributed on Jan 22, 2025
"'Cash, check or charge?' I asked, after folding items the woman wished to purchase. As she fumbled for her wallet, I noticed a remote control for a television set in her purse. 'So, do you always carry your TV remote?' I asked. 'No,' she replied, 'but my ...read more