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  • How To Inherit God's Kingdom

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on Sep 24, 2010
     | 5,224 views

    God's eternity is received only when we realize that we cannot attain it on our own but must rely on God's grace-we must be poor in spirit.

    How to Inherit God’s Kingdom Matthew 5:1-3 INTRODUCTION I suppose since time began people have made a mad pursuit to find happiness. Many have tried money. One such Texas millionaire said; “I thought money could buy happiness. I have been miserably disillusioned.” Actress Sophie ...read more

  • How To Receive God's Comfort

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on Sep 27, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,219 views

    A proper mourning over sin will drive us to repentance and confession and will ultimately bring God's comfort.

    How To Receive God’s Comfort Matthew 5:4 INTRODUCTION In Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations, the story is told of Pip, an orphan who lives with his sister and her husband. One day while in the marshes, he meets a convict who forces him to steal food and a file from some people. The ...read more

  • Hearing The Shepherd

    Contributed by Christopher Martin on Sep 27, 2010
    based on 7 ratings
     | 8,288 views

    4th Sunday of Easter, Series C, Preached 4/25/2010 at St. Paul

    Of all the pictures that we have of our Lord Jesus Christ, the picture that is painted for us in the words of the 23rd Psalm are perhaps the most well known and the most comforting. One of the stained glass windows at St. Paul, McConnellsburg has this picture of Jesus as a shepherd surrounded by ...read more

  • Love According To Christ Series

    Contributed by Christopher Martin on Sep 27, 2010
    based on 6 ratings
     | 9,423 views

    Preached May 2nd, 2010 for the 5th Sunday of Easter at St. Paul's, Big Cove Tannery, St. Paul, McConnellsburg, and Mt. Zion, Little Cove. It talks about the difference between the world's definition of love and God's definition of love through Jesus Chri

    There’s a lot of talk in our world today about the topics of love. You’ll even hear those words used quite a bit by a lot of preachers in a lot of different churches. In fact, Jesus Himself in today’s Gospel reading gives us a commandment to “love one another as I have ...read more

  • The Importance Of A Gentle Spirit

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on Sep 27, 2010
     | 4,971 views

    Only as we learn to live with a gentle spirit can we realize the completenss of our Christianity.

    The Importance of a Gentle Spirit Matthew 5:5 INTRODUCTION Aristotle was a great Greek thinker and philosopher of the fourth century B. C. For him, the virtues of life were always defined as the mean between an excess and a lack of that virtue. He saw courage as the mean between cowardliness and ...read more

  • Keys To A Satisfied Life

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on Sep 28, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,277 views

    True satisfaction comes from a deep and abiding hunger and thirst for the things of God.

    Keys to a Satisfied Life Matthew 5:6 INTRODUCTION For untold years, hunger and starvation have been a chronic problem for many people in various countries. In 436 B. C., famine came to Rome and caused thousands of people to throw themselves into the Tiber River to end their lives. In 1005, famine ...read more

  • Living A Merciful Life

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on Sep 29, 2010
     | 4,722 views

    Believers have the wonderful privilege of showing God's mercy to others-and the responsibility.

    Living A Merciful Life Matthew 5:7 INTRODUCTION Landing on the bleak Massachusetts shore at Plymouth in December of 1620, the Pilgrims had to endure a desperate winter. It was a winter filled with hunger-a winter in which about half of them died. As luck would have it though, there was an Indian ...read more

  • The Importance Of A Pure Heart

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on Sep 30, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,350 views

    The condition of our hearts is of utmost importance for what we think will erupt in actions.

    The Importance of a Pure Heart Matthew 5:8 All of us are familiar with the purpose of a greenhouse. People who have greenhouses are usually in the business of selling flowers or other shrubbery or just want one so they can keep flowers year round. The temperature, of course, is warmer in a ...read more

  • The Happiness Of Being Peacemakers

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on Oct 4, 2010
     | 3,908 views

    It is the believer's responsibility to live at peace with others as far as is possible.

    The Importance of Peacemakers Matthew 5:9 INTRODUCTION Though America is a peace-loving nation, our nation and world have known little peace. The terrorist attack on New York and Washington, D. C. in September of 2001-and the long war on terror that resulted, is evidence of how quickly peace can ...read more

  • Three Aspects Of Kingdom Faithfulness

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on Oct 5, 2010
     | 2,370 views

    When we live a dedicated life of obedience, we can expect persecution for our faith.

    Three Aspects of Kingdom Faithfulness Matthew 5:10-12 INTRODUCTION A. Savonarola, Italian preacher 1. Greatest reformers of church period, condemned personal sin and ecclesiastical corruption. 2. Paved the way for the Protestant Reformation. 3. Biographer said of him: His preaching was a voice of ...read more

  • How To Be An Effective Influence

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on Oct 6, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,440 views

    Jesus commands that his followers have an effective influence on their worlds.

    How to Be an Effective Influence Matthew 5:13-16 INTRODUCTION A. John Donne said: “No man is an island.” B. Andrew Murray’s holy and pure life was reflected in his children and grandchildren. Said of him, “Five of his six sons became ministers of the gospel and four of his ...read more

  • The Lasting Word Of God

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on Oct 7, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,020 views

    We can place our utmost confidence in the Word of God to give us power for living and to guide us in the paths of righteousness.

    The Lasting Word Of God Matthew 5:17-19 INTRODUCTION A. Robert Ingersoll once held a Bible and said, “In fifteen years I’ll have this book in a morgue.” In that time he was dead himself. B. Voltaire said, “In one hundred years the Bible will be an outmoded and forgotten ...read more

  • How To Handle Anger

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on Oct 8, 2010
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     | 3,591 views

    Anger, while not sin, is a dangerous emotion that must be processed quickly and in a godly manner.

    How To Handle Anger Matthew 5:21-26 INTRODUCTION A. Dr. S. I. McMillen, in his book None of These Diseases, writes, “What a person eats is not as important as the bitter spirit, the hates, and the feelings of guilt that eat at him. A dose of baking soda in the stomach will never reach these ...read more

  • Jesus Speaks On Adultery

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on Oct 11, 2010
     | 3,387 views

    In referencing adultery, Jesus goes to the heart of the matter and helps us understand that obeying the spirit of the law is more important than simply obeying the letter of the law.

    Jesus Speaks on Adultery Matthew 5:27-30 INTRODUCTION A. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlett Letter. 1. Indictment against the Puritanical beliefs of the day. 2. Hester Prynne lived in Amsterdam with her husband. 3. Husband was a learned man and English by birth. 4. Wanted to cross over the ...read more

  • The Christian Marriage

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on Oct 12, 2010
     | 4,961 views

    Our view of marriage will affect the attention we give to keeping it healthy.

    The Christian Marriage Matthew 5:27-32 INTRODUCTION A. Like Hawthorne’s Scarlet Letter, we want to put a “D” on Hester Prynne and other divorced people. 1. We tell them God can’t use them but we still love them (what kind of grace is that?). 2. Half of all marriages ...read more