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  • Joseph Smith avatar

    To Catch A Thief

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 6, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,293 views

    God uses us, even in our desire to have and to take, to turn around and give life more abundantly to those who have been hurt, even by the church.

    Luther Rice Memorial Baptist Church, Silver Spring, MD August 26, 1984; First Baptist Church of Wheaton, MD, September 17, 1984; Takoma Park Baptist Church, Washington, DC, October 14, 1984 The most delicious of all the thrillers, the most engrossing of all the movie mysteries, is the kind in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Roshelle Brenneise avatar

    The Thief On The Cross Series

    Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on Jun 1, 2021
     | 4,146 views

    Remember Me!

    October 31, 2020 Last week’s sermon on Zacchaeus was to be the last in this series until my friend and I read the book, “Surprised by Love” by Elizabeth Viera Talbot on a recent vacation {thoughts on this sermon come from the chapter, “The Assurance”}. To what lengths would you go to ransom your ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Identify The Thief PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Mar 20, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,371 views

    This sermon explores the importance of preserving and reclaiming our God-given spiritual identities, using the story of Jacob and Esau in Genesis 27:1-38. Key

    Good morning, friends. It's a joy to gather with you today, as we open our hearts and minds to the wisdom and revelation found in the timeless pages of God's Word. We are here to share, to learn, and to grow together as we seek to understand more deeply the profound truth of our faith. Today, we ...read more

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  • Michael Stark avatar

    The Theology Of A Thief

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Apr 17, 2019
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,567 views

    A study of the faith of the thief who was saved even as he was dying.

    “Two others, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death with him. And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. And Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.’ And ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • James Dorman avatar

    Stop Thief! Series

    Contributed by James Dorman on May 3, 2017
     | 4,538 views

    A sermon on the prohibition against theft.

    Stop thief! Exodus 20:15; Ephesians 4:28 INTRODUCTION AG: A Sunday school teacher was teaching her class about the difference between right and wrong. "All right children, let’s take another example," she said. "If I were to get into a man’s pocket and take his billfold with all his money, what ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark A. Barber avatar

    As A Thief In The Night

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Nov 8, 2023
     | 1,575 views

    When will the Lord return? We eagerly expect this to happen. This is our hope. We are not told when. We are only told that He shall return

    As a Thief in the Night 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 Last week, we looked at the well-known passage of 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18. This passage is in common use among students of prophecy, and many theories of “rapture” have emerged from this study. It is also commonly used at funeral to give comfort to ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Unrepentant Thief PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 17, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 909 views

    This sermon explores the transformative power of faith, the freedom through Christ's forgiveness, and the eternal fulfillment in surrendering to God's will.

    Welcome, dear friends, to this gathering of hearts and minds, united in the pursuit of wisdom and understanding from the Word of God. We find ourselves here, not by chance, but by divine appointment, drawn together in the fellowship of faith to reflect on the profound truths embedded in the Holy ...read more

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  • Richard Deem avatar

    Beware The Thief

    Contributed by Richard Deem on Nov 8, 2001
    based on 114 ratings
     | 18,941 views

    The devil has take aim at everyone here this evening! His design is to steal, to kill and to destroy. He will lie to us, discourage us, try to steal from us, entrap us, turn us against each other, and blind us to the will of God. We must understand tha

    TEXT: John 10:10 INTRODUCTION: This text is probably one of the most powerful verses in the Bible. Jesus warned His disciples, “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy”. Everyone knows who the thief is --- the devil! The devil has take aim at everyone here this ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    The Dying Thief Series

    Contributed by Gerald Cornelius on Mar 27, 2001
    based on 148 ratings
     | 10,312 views

    The dying thief teaches us how to respond to Christ

    ENCOUNTERS WITH CHRIST: THE DYING THIEF TEXT: LUKE 23:39-43 We can say several things about how Jesus met people. He always approached the human soul the same way. His purpose was to elicit faith in his personhood. As to his methods, Jesus never approach two human souls the same way. Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bob Joyce avatar

    Stop! Thief!

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Jun 14, 2009
     | 4,068 views

    When the enemy fails in his attacks from the outside, he then begins to attack from within.

    When the enemy fails in his attacks from the outside, he then begins to attack from within; and one of his favorite weapons is selfishness. If he can get us thinking only about ourselves and what we want, then he will win the victory before we realize that he is even at work. Selfishness means ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Luke avatar

    Stop, Thief! Series

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Dec 1, 2015
     | 5,801 views

    God's instruction regarding theft

    Series: Big 10 “STOP, THIEF!” Exodus 20:15 OPEN When I was growing up, my closest neighbor friend, who was a few years older than me, loved to play Robin Hood. He always got to play Robin Hood while I always had to be Little John. After a while, I wanted to be Robin. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Rodney Johnson Sr., avatar

    The Other Thief

    Contributed by Rodney Johnson Sr., on May 8, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,810 views

    The other thief shifts our focus from the more familiar thief. We know the one that ask Christ for a memorial. But what about the "the other thief" who died insulting the Lord?

    The text teaches many lessons. Let’s consider the following thoughts: I. There are Only Two Types of People in the World: believers and unbelievers. II. There is no Salvation in Physical Closeness to Jesus. (The other thief hung next to Christ without accepting Him) He hung next to the "bread of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Like Enoch Walked"

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jun 27, 2003
    based on 40 ratings
     | 9,417 views

    Enoch was taken because he walked with God by faith. This makes him a type of the raptured church.

    “Then Enoch walked with God three hundred years after he became the father of Methuselah, and he had other sons and daughters. So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty five years. And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.” One thing the Christian must get very ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    There Is None Like Him

    Contributed by W. Alderman on Feb 27, 2006
    based on 21 ratings
     | 7,652 views

    This is a message from the Book of Revelation to help prepare us for His soon return.

    THERE IS NONE LIKE HIM TEXT: REVELATION 1:8-20 W. Max Alderman INTRODUCTION: The intelligent eternality of God is seen in this eighth verse as Christ reveals Himself as the Alpha and Omega. With Him being such, He is qualified to communicate to all ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Ready Or Not He Will Come

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Nov 29, 2011
    based on 434 ratings
     | 76,334 views

    As a child I really enjoyed playing hide and go seek. Little did I realize as a child how much this game of hide and seek paralleled the Return - The Second Coming of Jesus Christ.

    As a child I really enjoyed playing... hide and go seek. I loved it ...no matter if ...I was the one hiding ... trying not to get caught, ... or if I was the one seeking; ......who was trying to catch those hiding... unexpectedly. Although I have not played in quite some time, ......I do ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican