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  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Seeing And Hearing In Order To Live Christ's Life

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 11, 2014
     | 2,176 views

    We cannot make Jesus into the Messiah we want; we must see His vision and hear His word so that His kingdom can be built within us, and we then can attract others to Him.

    Thursday of 2nd Week in Ordinary Time Lumen Fidei Why are we so unwilling to do what Our Lord commands? The Israelites were directed by God to be His presence in a pagan world, spreading the word about His power and goodness, and ultimately drawing all to worship the One God. But if you look ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Sight And Hearing; Faith Knowledge And Love Knowledge

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 2, 2014
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    People need to hear the word of God and to see a vision of His plan in order to nurture both faith and love in their hearts, and to bring Christians together.

    Thursday of First Week in Course 2014 Lumen Fidei Everyone who loves the parent loves the child, so we can’t say we love God and avoid loving our neighbor. We are all children of God, so we must love one another. In fact, one of the main reasons we come to hear the word and share the Body ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    A Sharp Sword, A Polished Arrow Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 4, 2020
     | 3,163 views

    When the God-man is troubled, He is troubled like nobody before or after Him.

    Tuesday of Holy Week 2020 A sharp sword, a polished arrow The Church today asks us to contemplate Our Lord Jesus Christ on this Tuesday after His triumphal entry into Jerusalem. First we hear the words of Isaiah, written hundreds of years before as a contemplation of the ideal Israel, who was ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    A Solemn Feast Day

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 8, 2020
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     | 3,353 views

    A summons to resounding praise.

    A SOLEMN FEAST DAY. Psalm 81:1-7. This Psalm opens with a summons to resounding praise (Psalm 81:1-3), with reasons to do so attached (Psalm 81:4-7). It continues with an address by God, beginning with a commandment, with a promise attached (Psalm 81:8-10); and going on to upbraid the people ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How Can A Man Be Born When He Is Old Series

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Nov 3, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,362 views

    A sermon about the orginal Nic at Night

    “How can a man be born when he is old?” I. THE MAN CONFRONTED WITH BEING BORN AGAIN (1) II. THE MUST COMMANDING THE BEING BORN AGAIN (3,5,7) III. THE MYSTERY CONTEMPLATED ABOUT BEING BORN AGAIN (4) IV. THE MEANS CLARIFIED REGARDING BEING BORN AGAIN (5) ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    House Of Mourning Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 8, 2003
    based on 56 ratings
     | 9,188 views

    One of God’s purposes for our lives is that we enjoy them., but it is not the ONLY purpose. He wants to deepen us, and that comes not so much from joy as it does facing the sober realities of life. Facing life’s realities opens us up to receive wisdom,

    Sober Thoughts and Balanced Living OR What Does A Mature Person Look Like? (Ecclesiastes 7:1-22) 1. The gift of enjoyment is a wonderful gift. 2. But remember that from chapter 3, “a time to weep and a time to laugh.” 3. We have to take the good with the bad; like Job, we have to say, “The Lord ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Faith And Unity Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 10, 2014
     | 3,510 views

    To fulfill Christ's intention for the Church, the Church treasures the unbreakable link between one faith and one community.

    Thursday of 4th Week of Easter 2014 Lumen Fidei In these first weeks of the Easter season each year the Church gives us much of St. John’s Gospel writings on the Eucharist, the sacrament of nourishment and unity. The Eucharist brings us together: those who profess the same Catholic faith ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    1 Thing Series

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Jan 17, 2019
     | 7,799 views

    What if you could only get 1 thing from God in the New Year? What would that 1 thing be?

    One Thing I. Introduction Crowded. Pressed. Overwhelmed. Panicked. Pressured. Distracted. Pursued. Sleepless. Scattered. Scared. Shattered. That sounds like I am talking about Walmart on Christmas Eve doesn't it? However, the truth is I am describing what seems to be the consistent condition ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    A Daily Enthusiasm For Our Mission Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 3, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,754 views

    Just as charity covers or eradicates an infinity of sin, so infinite sadness is cured by Christ’s infinite love.

    Thursday of 1st Week in Course 2017 Joy of the Gospel “No one dared to ask Him any questions.” I am a teacher on summer break. It’s quite a transition every year for teachers to move into June. We have to have time off, or we’ll burn out prematurely. But we also have to sharpen our pencils, hone ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Holy Family

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Dec 2, 2018
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     | 5,737 views

    Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph: Don't Lose Your Footing

    Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph: Our First Reading says, “a mother’s authority he confirms over her sons.” I read recently a humorous story about a young man who on his graduation from high school was chosen to give the commencement speech. He began by reading from his prepared ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Suppose You Show Up At The Banquet With No Oil?

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 10, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 887 views

    The experience of God is transcendent, in a sense more real than anything we’ve felt or smelled or seen. It is an experience of ultimate goodness, awesome beauty, and absolute truth.

    Thirty-Second Sunday in Course 2023 Every human being yearns for true happiness. The problem with us as we grow up, however, is that our earliest experiences even before birth start us off in life as materialists. After conception, we are either growing or we are dying, so we are nutrition hogs; ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Postponing Your Procrastination Series

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Jun 27, 2012
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,574 views

    Procrastination is a giant all of us face. Let us look at it.

    I. A TRANSGRESSION THAT WE REGULARLY COMMIT - "BOAST NOT THYSELF OF TO MORROW" A. CONCEIT IN PROCRASTINATION B. CURSE OF PROCRASTINATION II. A TRUTH THAT WE RARELY CONTEMPLATE - "FOR THOU KNOWEST NOT WHAT A DAY MAY BRING FORTH” See Psalm 118:24. A. We need to recognize TODAY ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Destined To Be King Series

    Contributed by Bob Briggs on Dec 8, 2003
    based on 36 ratings
     | 3,866 views

    It is time to move Christmas into our daily life pattern

    It was just a few days before Christmas, when two men decided to go sailing while their wives went Christmas shopping. While the men were sailing a storm came up-a mighty storm that tossed the boat back and forth across the water. Finally the tiny sailboat was forced upon the shore of a small ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Daylight, The Saving Time Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 17, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,138 views

    Those of us who are in Christ have great privileges, like a heads-up knowledge of end time events; nonetheless, with great privilege comes great responsibility.

    Daylight, The Saving Time I Thessalonians 5:5-11 1. Some people have it all wrong. 2. A man flew into Chicago & hired a taxi to take him downtown. As he was riding along they came to a red light & the driver went right on through the red light. The man said, "Hey, the light was red. You’re ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Forsaken Series

    Contributed by John Dobbs on Mar 22, 2024
     | 1,800 views

    The brutality of this execution is beyond our imagination. Yet, as we consider the cross today, we dare not look away.

    Five Powerful Words: FORSAKEN Mark 15:33-39 Introduction Mark 15:33-39, ESV And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ