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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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Oops -- Flooded With Calls!
Contributed on Feb 22, 2025
One blogger writes, “Today, 50,000 copies of the new edition of the town's phone book came out. I manage a pizza place and bought a full menu ad. Apparently the ad designer got confused, as they placed my cell phone number in ...read more
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The Sheep Who Went "moo"
Contributed on Feb 22, 2025
A flock of sheep are grazing in a field, happily going "baa baa" to one another and discussing life as usual when suddenly they hear a "moo mooooooooooo!" They look around &see only sheep. They carry on grazing as before. "Moo moo!" One sheep can hear it all too ...read more
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Last Words To Wife
Contributed on Feb 22, 2025
Her husband had been slipping in and out of a coma for several months yet she stayed by his bedside every single day. When he came to, he motioned for her to come nearer. As she sat by him, he said, "You know what? You have been with me all through the bad times. When I got fired, you were ...read more
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Mockery Of The Church
Contributed on Feb 22, 2025
New Zealand, Feb. 26 [2016] (UPI) -- Members of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, otherwise known as Pastafarians, registered their first official marriage celebrant in New Zealand. The group announced the news on its Facebook page, although the first couple that was set to be married by ...read more
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Saving On Parking Shrewdly
Contributed on Feb 22, 2025
A woman goes to a bank in NYC and takes out a loan for $5,000. She leaves her Rolls Royce as collateral. They carefully park it in their garage, confused as to why a millionaire would take out a loan for only $5,000. Two weeks later, she returns. She pays off the loan plus $15.55 interest. The ...read more