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  • Jim Butcher avatar

    How To Be Rich Toward God: Where To Invest Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Mar 24, 2014
     | 3,934 views

    A look at the two main places we should invest our money if we want to be "rich toward God" (Luke 12:21).

    WHERE DO I PUT THE MONEY? Being “rich toward God” seems a little obscure because you can’t mail God a hundred bucks. - Luke 12:21. - Matthew 6:20; Luke 19:13. - The investment sites that give you all the resources to figure out where to invest – I don’t have time ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jim Butcher avatar

    What Does God Think Of Living For The American Dream? Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 8, 2014
     | 4,163 views

    A look at the shortcomings of the American Dream. This focuses on the parable of the rich fool and how his life is a personification of the American Dream that we exalt.

    EVERYONE'S GOAL: The American Dream is the default life goal of our country. - Everywhere you look, our vision, goals, desires, and plans all run toward the American Dream. - I’ve said before that materialism is the biggest sin in America. Part of the proof for that is how pervasive our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Sajeev Painunkal, SJ avatar

    What Changed Zaccheus?

    Contributed by Sajeev Painunkal, Sj on Oct 30, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,940 views

    Jesus doesn't preach to Zaccheus. No moralising, no ridiculing. Just unconditional acceptance. That's all it took change him radically.

    A popular story recounts a meeting that may have taken place at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago in 1923. There is debate whether the meeting in fact occurred, but what is not in question is the actual rise and fall of the men featured in the story, who were nine of the richest men in the world ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Command The Rich Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Sep 16, 2011
    based on 16 ratings
     | 8,121 views

    Paul said to command the rich to do something good with their wealth. 1- Command the rich to put their hope in God 2- Command the rich to be rich in good deeds 3- Command the rich to lay up heavenly treasures

    INTRO.- Command the rich. Do we ever have the right to command anyone? Maybe not, but God does. God can command us to do whatever He wants because He is God. It’s like parenting. Parents can tell their kids what to do and when, but of course, that doesn’t mean they’ll do it. But parents have ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Jeffrey Dillinger avatar

    To The Rich People

    Contributed by Jeffrey Dillinger on Jan 29, 2011
     | 3,924 views

    Wealth won't last. Wealth will testify. So who are the rich that James talks to? In part, it is us. We are the rich and how we use our wealth is a statement about our spirituality.

    A Sermon To the Rich (James 5:1-6) Introduction: A. There has been some political debating over how much taxes individuals who make over $200,000 should pay. That group of people make up 3% of the American population or approximately 3.4 million households. For many, that is what we call ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Donald McCulley avatar

    Www.ecc5.com Series

    Contributed by Donald Mcculley on Dec 5, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,034 views

    If we ever hope to discover the true meaning of life, then we must address these three "W".

    www.ecc5.com ECCLESIASTES 5:1-20 Introduction: What is this title all about? It’s simple. I want to communicate (.com) with you from Ecclesiastes 5 (ECCS) about three issues that all start with the letter “W.” A few sermons back we talked about the letter “I.” ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Humble Circumstances Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Dec 6, 2011
    based on 58 ratings
     | 22,512 views

    James speaks of two different people; the rich and the poor. What’s the meaning? 1- Humble means high 2- Rich means low 3- Perseverance means salvation

    INTRO.- The brother in humble circumstances. Did you ever have those? Ever live in humble circumstances? ILL.- One day, a wealthy family man took his son on a trip to the country so he could have his son see how poor country people were. They stayed one day and one night at the farm of a very ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Fading Vision Series

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 24, 2011
     | 3,874 views

    We are never farther from Jesus than when we are satisfied with ourselves, and we are never closer to him than when we have nothing and no one else to rely on

    All of you are familiar, I’m sure, h the Hans Christian Andersen story about the Emperor’s new clothes. It begins, “Many, many years ago lived an emperor, who thought so much of new clothes that he spent all his money in order to obtain them; his only ambition was to be always ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Kevin Ruffcorn avatar

    Upside Down Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Nov 10, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,198 views

    Jesus--the radical rebel that he is--continually turns our world upside down. He questions our assumptions and challenges our goals and our definitions of success.

    TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST NOVEMBER 8, 2009 Mark 12:38-44 “Upside Down” INTRODUCTION One of the questions that parents dread to hear asked them by their children is, “Why?’ This simple question challenges our assumptions and our preconceived ideas. If forces us to ask questions that ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Chris Surber avatar

    At The Gate

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Sep 25, 2009
     | 4,054 views

    What Lazarus is at the gate of our house? How do we move from pride to compassion?

    At The Gate, Luke 16:19-31 Introduction Isn’t light self-revealing? Do we need to stand out in the street and shout to those who pass by, "That’s the sun," as we point to it in all its brightness? The sun is self-revealing in the same sense that Jesus Christ was and is the Light of the world. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Rev. Robert Strickland avatar

    Happy-Happy-Happy

    Contributed by Rev. Robert Strickland on Aug 7, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,683 views

    Great outdoor sermon for kids about true happiness. Duck Dynasty style. You will need a BB gun and some balloons.

    Everyone knows the Robertson family • Phil & Kaye • Si • Willie and Korie • Jase and Missy • Jep and Jessica • Mountain man, Justin Martin, and John Godwin Who is your favorite character on the show? • I didn’t even say Sadie…lol What’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • David Henderson avatar

    Finding God's Strength

    Contributed by David Henderson on Dec 29, 2014
     | 6,931 views

    Everyone seems to believe that wealth will make them happy. In this passage we read of a man who had it all yet he walked away from God because he had so much.

    Finding God’s Strength Matthew 5:5 and 11:28-30 The setting for the message this morning is found in one of the highlights of the ministry of Jesus. His ministry had its share of highs and lows but this was definitely one of his finer moments. In the background, Jesus had just gone through ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Gordon Curley avatar

    Money Talks & The Power Of Patience

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,793 views

    Money Talks & the Power of Patience (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    Reading: James chapter 5 verse 1-11. Ill: • Albert Einstein was invited to speak Swarthmore College. • It was to be at a banquet held in his honour. • Hundreds of people from all over the country came along; • They crowded an auditorium to hear what he had to say. ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • David Welch avatar

    Overview Of Ephesians Series

    Contributed by David Welch on Apr 18, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 17,035 views

    This is the final message from the Ephesians series reviewing the basic content of the letter.

    Paul Reviews His Letter to the Ephesians The identity and responsibility of the Church Introduction My name is Paul. During my time on earth I was an apostle appointed by Jesus to share the good news with both Jews and Gentiles but mostly to gentiles. I was not always and apostle and definitely ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Rich And Heartless, Or Rich And Generous?

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 19, 2018
     | 3,489 views

    Fail to correct your evil addictions, and lose eternally.

    Thursday of Pentecost Week 2018 Reformation/Revolution The epistle of St. James reads much like the preaching of an OT prophet like Isaiah or Jeremiah. Today James is directing his admonitions to those who are rich and heartless. One can with the grace of God be rich and humane, rich and ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic