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  • Be Ready - Persevere

    Contributed by Norm Story on May 18, 2001
    based on 215 ratings
     | 23,543 views

    The challenge of faithfully living prepared and ready

    "Be Ready – Persevere for the Long Journey" Psalm 78:1-7 Matthew 25:1-13 When I was a Boy Scout, I remember how the younger scouts struggled and suffered on long hiking-camping trips; because they always seemed to bring so much of the wrong stuff. They’d come loaded down with ...read more

  • Dressed For Action

    Contributed by Fred Mueller on Mar 15, 2002
    based on 81 ratings
     | 9,349 views

    "Let your loins be girded.." - urges hearers to be ready for service to God. Looks at attire - contemporary and ancient and the clothing of our Lord.

    The Reformed Church of Locust Valley Lent IV March 10, 2002 Luke 12:32-40 “Dressed for Action” “Be dressed for action and have your lamps it; be like those who are waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that they may open the door for him ...read more

  • Waiting For Godot

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 22, 2001
    based on 261 ratings
     | 84,362 views

    How do we wait for God? 1. We wait patiently. 2. We wait expectantly. 3. We wait faithfully.

    Samuel Beckett’s play, entitled Waiting for Godot, is a satire on the human condition. As Beckett sees it, humanity is waiting for Godot, or God, to come and save them, but he never shows up. Their waiting is in vain, for although they have been repeatedly told that God is coming, he never has, ...read more

  • Ready Or Not Here I Come! Series

    Contributed by Larry Sarver on Apr 16, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 11,450 views

    An Expository Sermon on Luke 12:35-48 concerning being prepared for Jesus return. Message #61 from Luke series.

    Luke Series #61 “Ready Or Not - Here I Come” April 7, 2002 Introduction: Welcome to New life in Christ. Each week I bring you a message from a verse-by-verse teaching we are currently doing in the Gospel of Luke. I teach verse-by-verse because I believe that we need to hear everything that ...read more

  • : "How To Plant Eternal Seeds Of Charity In The Course Of Our Daily Lives.”

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Aug 3, 2001
    based on 164 ratings
     | 7,375 views

    Year C. The tenth Sunday after Pentecost, Luke 12: 32-40 (32-48), August 12th, 2001 Title: “How to plant eternal seeds of charity in the course of our daily lives.”

    Year C. The tenth Sunday after Pentecost, Luke 12: 32-40 (32-48), August 12th, 2001 Title: “How to plant eternal seeds of charity in the course of our daily lives.” Jesus is pictured as giving instruction to his disciples as he is journeying toward Jerusalem. The material in this section comes from ...read more

  • Be Prepared

    Contributed by Simon Rundell on Aug 11, 2001
    based on 96 ratings
     | 5,564 views

    What to say when you are found sleeping at your desk - Be prepared for the Kingdom of Heaven arriving unexpectedly: preparation through Baptism and the Eucharist.

    Sermon: 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, Parish Mass with Holy Baptism Text: Luke 12:32-48 +In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Be Prepared! The motto of the Scouting Movement. It is a motto which would serve us all well this morning, as we should be ...read more

  • "Are You Ready In Faith"

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Aug 21, 2001
    based on 156 ratings
     | 14,861 views

    11th Sunday after Pentecost Ready for the coming of Jesus

    Luke 12:32-40 "Are you ready in Faith"   Are you a fool? Let me repeat that statement. Are you a fool? Listen to the following story, then decide if you are a fool or not. "A certain lord kept a fool or jester, in his house as a great men did in olden times for their amusement. This lord gave a ...read more

  • Be Prepared!

    Contributed by Andrew Schroer on Aug 27, 2001
    based on 86 ratings
     | 9,416 views

    Death is just around the corner. Jesus could return at any moment. Are you prepared?

    In days gone by, kings and nobles were accustomed to having court jesters, or fools as they were called, to entertain them. Many years ago there lived a king who enjoyed the folly of his court jester. Jokingly the king gave his jester a scepter and told him that if someday he found someone more ...read more

  • ¡estén Preparados!

    Contributed by Andrew Schroer on Aug 27, 2001
    based on 56 ratings
     | 3,714 views

    La muerte te está llamando. Cristo puede volver en cualquier momento. ¿Estás preparado?

    En los días pasados, los reyes y nobles acostumbraban a tener un bufón, un siervo que actuaba como payaso para su entretenimiento. Hace muchos años vivía un rey el cual disfrutaba mucho de las travesuras de su bufón. En broma, el rey le dio un cetro a su bufón y le dijo que lo guardara hasta el ...read more

  • From Fear To Faith

    Contributed by Ray Mckendry on Aug 28, 2001
    based on 74 ratings
     | 10,152 views

    One of Jesus’ encouraging messages of faith

    From Fear to Faith Sunday 12 August, 2001 Introduction After addressing the crowd which had gathered (v1), and answering the question of the man who wanted his share of the family inheritance, Jesus turns to speak to His disciples again. Verses 32-36 are first of all words of encouragement and ...read more

  • What Are You In Charge Of?

    Contributed by Paul Shafit on Sep 15, 2001
    based on 55 ratings
     | 3,737 views

    Are we faithful stewards of all God has entrusted to our care?

    What Are You In Charge Of? (Luke 12:34-40) What is the sum total of everything you’ve amassed in your life? You have a car and nice clothing. You have aquired some jewelry. Maybe you have a home of your own and maybe you’re feeling pretty secure in your ability to ...read more

  • Are You Ready?

    Contributed by John Foster on Apr 14, 2001
    based on 96 ratings
     | 8,610 views

    So many people in Church (and life) have talents and skills that they are wasting. This sermon encourages people to used their God given gifts for His glory and suggests that their life will be more fruitful if they do so.

    As I start my sermon this morning I want to ask if anyone here today likes to receive presents. Does anyone have with them today a present that they received from someone? [ask around room and get people to tell about the special present and who gave them] There’s something special about ...read more

  • A Touch Brings New Life

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Apr 24, 2001
    based on 59 ratings
     | 5,266 views

    This sermon lays the vision for the first Sunday of a brand new church.

    A Touch Brings New Life Psalm 139:1-6 Hebrews 10:19-25 Luke 12:40- 48 Look at your hands for a moment. God has placed within those hands the power for you to bring new life into the lives of others through a simple touch. A touch on the shoulder of one who’s discouraged, brings ...read more

  • Are You Ready? Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Oct 24, 2002
    based on 169 ratings
     | 27,652 views

    In Luke’s gospel (12:35) we find the first extended teaching on the Second Coming of Jesus and here he warns his followers to be ready. In these verses we are given three distinct characteristics of a “good waiter.”

    A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 34 Are You Ready? Luke 12:35-44 We have all seen and laughed at the Ameritrades commercial that shows the lazy husband reclining on the coach as his wife tells him to do one thing that day – ...read more

  • In His Service

    Contributed by Jim Twamley on Apr 2, 2003
    based on 96 ratings
     | 10,580 views

    I don’t know about you, but when I die, I want to be able to stand in the presence of Jesus and look back over my life and see that it counted for something.

    IN HIS SERVICE When you die, what do you want your tombstone to say? Do you want it to say, “He died with the most toys?” Do you want it to say, “She had a street named after her?” Do you want it to say, “She came to church every week?” Do you want it to say, “He accomplished much in his ...read more