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    Sermon On Gluttony

    Contributed by William Meakin on Dec 16, 2020
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    Gluttony is renowned by some Christian denominations as one of the seven deadly sins

    Matthew Scully, the American author, journalist and speech-writer once remarked: "If we are defined by reason and morality, then reason and morality must define our choices, even when animals are concerned. When people say, for example, that they like their veal or hot dogs too much to ever ...read more

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    Sermon On The Roses Of Life

    Contributed by William Meakin on Feb 17, 2024
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    Roses are defined as a prickly bush or shrub that typically bears red, pink, yellow, or white fragrant flowers.

    Bruce Mbanzabugabo, a Rwandan-born author and born-again Christian once remarked: “The more you focus on the beauty of roses, the more invisible their thorns become; and an anthophile will never stop loving roses even when their thorns harm him. Therefore, this is how love should be!” Ezekiel 2:6 ...read more

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    Forgiveness, Yes Or No?

    Contributed by William Meakin on Mar 9, 2024
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    “Yes” is defined as an affirmative response to a request, question, command, or suggestion. Alternatively, “No” is respectively described as the negative reciprocation for each.

    Shannon L. Alder, a female author and physical therapist who works as an inpatient therapist at a rehabilitation hospital in California once remarked: “People that hold onto hate for so long do so because they want to avoid dealing with their pain. They falsely believe if they forgive they are ...read more

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    Sermon On The Greatest Things

    Contributed by William Meakin on Mar 21, 2024
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    Not surprisingly so, the greatest things in life have often been noted to include: The existence of God, food, music, life itself, family, water and love.

    Ronald Wilson Reagan, the former 40th president of the United States once remarked: “The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one who gets the people to do the greatest things.” Psalm 126:1-6 confirms: “A Song of Ascents. When the Lord restored the ...read more

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    Sermon On Bitterness

    Contributed by William Meakin on Sep 7, 2022
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    Bitterness is defined as anger and disappointment at being treated unfairly.

    Jagadish “Jaggi” Vasudev, better known by the honorific title “Sadhguru,” an Indian yoga guru and proponent of spirituality once remarked: “To forgive does not mean to forget. To forgive means not to carry any bitterness in you, because that destroys your life.” Ephesians 4:31-32 reminds us: “Let ...read more

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    Sermon For Trinity Sunday

    Contributed by William Meakin on May 6, 2024
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    The Trinity is considered to represent the strong bond of God’s love, centered on its unity. It is regarded as the unique oneness of three.

    Vera Nazarian, a Russian-American writer once remarked: “Love is made up of three unconditional properties in equal measure: 1. Acceptance, 2. Understanding, 3. Appreciation. Remove any one of the three and the triangle falls apart. Which, by the way, is something highly inadvisable. Think about it ...read more

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    The Rainbow (Genesis 9)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jun 13, 2024
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    Does the rainbow play into our lives today? Let's discuss this in Genesis 9.

    We each bear the consequences of our own sins, yet pass on bad habits and genetic corruption. Our children also sin and each generation suffers more as the sins of society accumulate. Did God know all this in advance? Has He prepared a plan to save humanity? Let’s discuss this in Genesis 9. How ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Sermon On Substitution

    Contributed by William Meakin on Jun 27, 2023
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    Substitution is defined as the action of replacing someone or something with another person or thing.

    Mitch Alborn, an American author, journalist and philanthropist once remarked: “You can’t substitute material things for love or for gentleness or for tenderness or for a sense of comradeship. Money is not a substitute for tenderness, and power is not a substitute for tenderness.” Romans 5:18 ...read more

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    Sermon On The Pace Of Life

    Contributed by William Meakin on Jul 7, 2023
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    The pace of life has been said to represent the speed at which changes and events occur.

    Kosuke Koyama, a Japanese theologian once remarked: “Love has its speed. It is a spiritual speed. It is a different kind of speed from the technological speed to which we are accustomed. It goes on in the depth of our life, whether we notice or not, at three miles an hour. It is the speed we walk ...read more

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    Sermon On The Wheel Of Fortune

    Contributed by William Meakin on Jul 16, 2023
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    The Wheel of Fortune is a concept in medieval and ancient philosophy which represents the capricious nature of fate.

    Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann, a German author, music critic and artist once remarked: “Everything here below beneath the sun is subject to continual change; and perhaps there is nothing which can be called more inconstant than opinion, which turns round in an everlasting circle like the wheel of ...read more

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    Sermon On Spiritual Awakening

    Contributed by William Meakin on Jan 5, 2024
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    A Spiritual Awakening is reputed to be a profound experience that has often been correlated to a unique interrelation with the Divine, a deeper understanding of the nature of life, or a sense of inner growth and transformation.

    Casandra Brené Brown, a female American professor and author once remarked: “Spirituality is recognizing and celebrating that we are all inextricably connected to each other by a power greater than all of us and that our connection to that power and to one another is grounded in love and ...read more

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    Sermon On Philosophy & Wisdom

    Contributed by William Meakin on Jul 14, 2022
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    Philosophy is defined as the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline.

    Confucius, an ancient Chinese philosopher once remarked: "The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come. When in a state of security he does not forget the possibility of ruin. When all is orderly, he does not forget that disorder may come. Thus his person is ...read more

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    Sermon On The Hidden World

    Contributed by William Meakin on Aug 1, 2023
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    Amongst its many definitions, a journey through life could be regarded as experiencing wonder, challenges, extreme highs and lows, celebrations, special moments and memories that trend a general lifestyle as a human being.

    Albert Einstein, a German-born theoretical physicist once remarked: “The one who follows the crowd will usually get no further than the crowd. The one who walks alone, is likely to find himself in places no one has ever been.” 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 reminds us: So we do not lose heart. Though our ...read more

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    Sermon On The Daydreams Of Life

    Contributed by William Meakin on Aug 21, 2023
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    Daydreaming is defined as the activity of thinking about pleasant things that one would like to do or have happen to them, instead of thinking about the present.

    Daniel Levitin, an American-Canadian psychologist once remarked: “That daydreaming mode turns out to be restorative. It's like hitting the reset button in your brain. And you don't get in that daydreaming mode typically by texting and Facebooking. You get in it by disengaging.” Colossians ...read more

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    Sermon On Involvement & Commitment

    Contributed by William Meakin on Sep 5, 2023
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    Commitment is defined as the state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity, arrangement etc.

    Martina Navratilova, a Czech-American former professional tennis player once remarked: “The difference between involvement and commitment is like ham and eggs. The chicken is involved; the pig is committed.” Romans 12:1-2 reminds us: “I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to ...read more

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