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  • Chew Chew avatar

    When Life Is Unfair

    Contributed by Chew Chew on Oct 20, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
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    A message of hope to those who feel that life is unfair.

    Title: When Life is unfair Text: Luke 7:11-17 Introduction Life is not all that fair. Sometimes it is cruel. I remember as a youth I used to teach Sunday school in a church. There was a group of children that came from a home beside our church. There was a particular boy that was very naughty ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Compassionate Like Christ Series

    Contributed by Todd Stiles on Oct 26, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,378 views

    What does it mean to be compassionate like Christ? Find out in this message from Luke 7.

    “Compassionate Like Christ” (Luke 7) Aren’t you glad God has compassion, and heals, restores and forgives? God’s compassion is overwhelming, isn’t it? In fact, would you say that word with me – compassion! Now look to the person to your right and say it…now to your left…nice! By now everyone ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Sick And Tired Of People Pleasing!"

    Contributed by Kevin Smith on Oct 27, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
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    we spend far too much time trying to please everybody else, that we lose ourselves and our identities with God.

    Luke 7:11-23 You may be seated in the presence of the Lord. Verse 14 says, "Then Jesus went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still." I want to take a strange twist on this text and for a little bit of time talk from the subject as the Holy Spirit shall lead and guide of, "I’m ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Day Death Dies.

    Contributed by Steve Pilon on Apr 28, 2001
    based on 71 ratings
     | 7,588 views

    Death has lost its sting only because Jesus defeated it on its own turf.

    Title: The day that Death dies A few weeks ago three sisters from this congregation, Suzanne, Charlene, and Donna, sang a beautiful song called the Shepherd Medley. But before they sang the song one of them, Charlene, gave a testimony telling the rest of the congregation just what this song meant ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    0816 Trinity Xvi: Jesus' Calloused Hands Series

    Contributed by Mark Woolsey on Aug 9, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,824 views

    Jesus is hardly ever more compassionate than we see Him in our Gospel passage read this morning.

    Sermon: Jesus� Calloused Hands Text: Luke 7:11-17, Eph 3:13-21 Where: Arbor House When: Sunday, Sep 26, 2004 Occasion: Trinity XVI Who: Mark Woolsey I . Intro Jesus is hardly ever more compassionate than we see Him in our Gospel passage read this morning. Look down the road ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Russell Rhodes avatar

    The Miracle Of Raising The Widow's Only Son Series

    Contributed by Russell Rhodes on Sep 1, 2005
    based on 13 ratings
     | 4,571 views

    All the miracles can teach us lessions and this one teaches some great lessons.

    The Miracle of Raising the Widow’s Only Son Luke 7:11-17 Miracles # 15 Lessons that we can learn form this miracle. I. When Jesus was on earth he had true believers (Disciples) and non believers (the crowd) that followed him. I believe today that not al people who are church member are saved. I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Widow At Nain

    Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Nov 6, 2006
    based on 15 ratings
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    Some things we need to remember about sorrow.

    Luke 7:11-17 The Widow of Nain Woodlawn Baptist Church November 5, 2006 Introduction Read Luke 7:11-17. There are many great and inspiring texts in the Scriptures – passages that take us to lofty heights and leave us there on the mountaintop for a while, allowing us to gaze on the majesty and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jesus Ruins A Funeral

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Nov 7, 2006
    based on 20 ratings
     | 7,288 views

    A sermon on the raising of the widow’s son at Nain showing the consequences of sin, the compassion of the Savior, and the capacity of the Savior to help.

    Jesus Ruins a Funeral. Luke 7:11-17 INTRO.: One day early in the second year of Jesus’ public ministry, two large crowds met outside the gate of a walled city in Galilee. There was quite a contrast between these crowds. One crowd had come from the lakeshore town of Capernaum. It was a noisy, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Great Powers

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Feb 16, 2001
    based on 74 ratings
     | 7,355 views

    Several great powers are seen in the life of our Lord.

    GREAT POWERS Luke 7:11-17 INTRO.- ILL.- Three boys at school were bragging about their fathers. The first boy said, “My Dad scribbles a few words on a piece of paper, he calls it a poem, and they give him a $100 for it.” The second boy said, “That’s nothing. My Dad scribbles a few words on a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    If God Is Just, Why Isn't Life Fair?

    Contributed by Tim Harrison on Mar 27, 2001
    based on 81 ratings
     | 15,488 views

    Staying Anchored to God through the Storms of Life

    Title: If God is Just, why isn’t life Fair? If you have your bible, I want to invite you to turn to Luke 7:11 We’ve heard it all our lives – we’ve probably even been guilty of saying it Now Children, play fair Hopefully the concept of fairness was instilled in us by our parents and our ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Unexpected Converts

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 26, 2000
    based on 66 ratings
     | 16,083 views

    Grace. Those most people thought were least likely to become God’s people are the ones who come to Christ; while the ones often thought to be most likely became his enemies.

    Two of the surprises that we come across as we read the New Testament are the people who become close to Jesus, and the people who are alienated from Jesus. It is surprising because it is exactly the opposite of what we would expect to find. We would expect Jesus to be close to the religious folk ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Why Does Jesus Help?

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Jul 7, 2003
    based on 45 ratings
     | 8,138 views

    PENTECOST 3(C) - Believers learn WHY does Jesus help: He is full of mercy and God is to be glorified.

    WHY DOES JESUS HELP? Luke 7:11-17 - June 29, 2003 LUKE 7:11-17 11Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went along with him. 12As he approached the town gate, a dead person was being carried out--the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Learn From The Collision At Nain

    Contributed by Michael Otterstatter on Jun 26, 2001
    based on 336 ratings
     | 51,670 views

    Two groups collided at Nain: a procession of death and sorrow met a procession of life and hope.

    “With television cameras rolling a brand new car is propelled down a track into a concrete barrier. Smash! Air bags explode. Crash dummies recoil from the impact. The test is repeated on dozens of new cars. Why this waste of automobiles? Researchers are trying to learn from the collisions in ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    A Meeting At The Gate

    Contributed by Keith Linkous on Jul 19, 2001
    based on 110 ratings
     | 17,846 views

    This message explores those Divine encounters that the Lord orchestrates for everyone’s life, even in areas you may have given up on.

    The Bible is full of relevant stories and principles that we can incorporate into our lives. The passage here in Luke 7 is no different. It contains some very interesting and amazing facts. In Luke 7:1, we see jesus entering Capernaum, and the day after, in 7:11, we see Him entering Nain. Those ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Dead Man Walking

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 26, 2003
    based on 61 ratings
     | 11,241 views

    There is a kind of death in family life today. Jesus offers unconditional compassion, used His authority to give life, and gives us as gifts to one another.

    One sweltering afternoon, on the dirty streets of a dangerous section of New Orleans, a man approached a woman with some papers in his hand. He asked Helen if she would agree to write letters to a man on death row at Angola prison. Helen agreed, rather absent-mindedly. She was used to people ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist