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Rewiring The Desire To Acquire Series

Contributed by James Stewart Jr. on Dec 17, 2003

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Intro; The message deal’s with the area of Greed. This is the Fifth message in the series.

Intro; Today’s message is dealing with the area of Greed. Greed is another one of those sins that you can’t see but the people around you can see it in you. Perhaps you with the mentioning of the word greed a face popped up in your mind. Could be your wife or husband. Greed says many things but ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:26-31, James 4:1-2

Denomination: Pentecostal

Dare To Go Beyond!

Contributed by Edward Frey on Nov 13, 2002

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Only the righteousness of Christ enables us to go beyond selfishness and greed.

Remember the old Star Trek television series? It captured the imagination of an entire generation when it first came out. The crew of the starship USS Enterprise endeavored on a 5-year mission – and as those familiar words explain – “to boldly go where no man has gone before.” “Go beyond!” ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:17-20

Denomination: Lutheran

Esau's Choice Reflects His Character

Contributed by Paul Fritz on May 23, 2003

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Esau never expressed any repentance for his sinful choices. The Bible says, “If I hide iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me.” (Psa. 66:18,19) Not only did Esau make one bad mistake but for the rest of his life he refused to confess and forsake

Esau’s Choice – Genesis 25:19-34 Preparation for the Teacher 1. Aim: To lead the people to understand how to avoid making impulsive decisions that they will later regret. Illustration: Both the hummingbird and the vulture fly over our nation’s deserts. All vultures see is rotting meat, because ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 25:19-34

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When The Beast Gets Loose Series

Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Nov 29, 2007

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Part 3 in a series on temptation. This deals with last 3 of seven deadly sins.

KILL OR BE KILLED Part 3-When the Beast Gets Loose Romans 7:14-20 October 21, 2007 Pastor Brian Matherlee Read Romans 7:14-20 We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin. Ro 7:15 I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:14-20

Denomination: Wesleyan

No Dumping

Contributed by Lorraine Greeff on Jan 27, 2016

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the garbage that we allow in our heads, thoughts.

NO DUMPING DID YOU KNOW THAT THE AVERAGE PERSON HAS 10,000 SEPARATE THOUGHTS EACH DAY? IF YOU LIVE TO BE 75 THEN YOU WOULD HAVE HAD OVER 26 MILLION THOUGHTS. ALREADY MOST OF YOU HAVE HAD OVER 2000 THOUGHTS SINCE YOU GOT OUT OF BED THIS MORNING AND YOU STILL HAVE 8000 TO GO. THEN YOU START ALL OVER ...read more

Scripture: James 1:16-21

Denomination: Charismatic

Sins Ignored By Christians

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Feb 15, 2012

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Sin is sin; we must root it out of our lives.

Sins Ignored by Christians February 12, 2012 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: Sin is sin; we must root it out of our lives. Focus Passage: 2 Timothy 3:1-7 Supplemental Passage: "Be on guard, so that your hearts will not be weighted down with ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Identifying False Teachers Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jul 2, 2022

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1 Timothy 6:3-10 shows us how to identify false teachers.

Scripture Paul gave Timothy instructions about three groups of people in the church: widows (in 5:3-16), elders (in 5:17-25), and slaves (in 6:1-2). Then he turned his attention to a fourth group: false teachers (in 6:3-10). Their presence was a huge problem in the churches in Ephesus. Paul showed ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:3-10

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Parable Of The Rich Fool

Contributed by James Snyder on Jul 10, 2013

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Covetousness will cause a person to implode, from which few people survive.

Recently, an elderly woman here in Florida won the $600 million lottery. I am happy for her and diligently looking into my family tree to see if I might not be a distant relative. I was thinking about this and wondering how many people contributed to this lottery to bring it up to the $600 million ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-34

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Be Content Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Sep 26, 2020

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The World runs after ungodly things and gains, whole life is spent on Chasing the wind without end. Watch out your conversation, be content with what you have for a satisfying life.

Introduction: I greet you all in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. As per the will of God, we are meditating under the Theme: I will never leave you nor forsake you, ‘Uninterrupted Presence of God' in our lives. Today, we are meditating on the theme 'Be Content'. I am not ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:5-6

Denomination: Methodist

The Secret Of The Fruit Series

Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Apr 17, 2004

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This is the initial, introductory sermon in the series on "The Fruit of the Spirit."

THE SECRET OF THE FRUIT—GALATIANS 5:13-26 “MY DESIRE, TO BE LIKE JESUS; MY DESIRE, TO BE LIKE HIM. HIS SPIRIT FILL ME, HIS LOVE O’ERWHELM ME, IN DEED AND WORD, TO BE LIKE HIM.” --Lillian Plankenhorn, 1946 Is that your heart’s prayer? How can one ever be like Jesus? The secret to being ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:13-26

Denomination: Methodist

The Night Of The Living Debt Series

Contributed by Ken Hubbard on Feb 3, 2010

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A message about the terrible monster of debt and how to live above materialism and greed.

INTRO How many remember those old B movies? A) Attack of the Killer Tomatoes B) ___________________________ C) ___________________________ -Today I want to deal with a monster that is more real than the ones listed. -Bringing financial death; emotional stress and marital ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 37:21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What I Owe Me Series

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Oct 21, 2006

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This sermon deals with looking at our own greed and how it hurts the Kingdom Of God.

Paid In Full—What I Owe Me 10/1/2006 Ecclesiastes 5:10-20 and 1 Timothy 6:3-10 Luke 12 Today is the first week of our Stewardship Period. We will be doing three messages with the overall theme “Paid In Full”. There are only three debts we need to pay up to be Paid in Full. The first is ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-21

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Sermon On The Amount Series

Contributed by Andrew Stringer on Jul 28, 2007

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Should I tithe and why?

Stewardship Series #6 Stewardship of God’s Tithe -or- The Sermon on the Amount! Malachi 3:10-12 Introduction: 1. There’s an old saying; "Money talks. Mostly it says to many people, ’Goodbye.’" And I am sure there is some truth in that statement, especially when we are settling our monthly ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:10-12

Denomination: Baptist

A Donkey's Tale Of Divine Direction

Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Jan 28, 2009

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How many of you have a knowingness of God’s ways but don’t necessarily chose God’s way over your own way?

I believe it pretty much goes without saying that “God’s ways are best.” But how many of you have a knowingness of God’s ways but don’t necessarily chose God’s way over your own way? There’s a BIG difference between "saying" and "doing" – isn’t there? I believe it was Bernard Shaw who said, “The ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 22:1-35

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Justice Versus Injustice Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Feb 16, 2010

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Jesus curses both the fig tree and teh temple for their fruitlessness. Rather than standing for justice and assisting the poor, the temple has sided with Roman Imperialism and in doing so has promoted injustice.

Mark 11:12-21 “Justice versus Injustice” INTRODUCTION What do you do if you do not reach a goal for which you were striving? Do you give up, try again, make a different goal, or do something else? What do you do if your children fail to live up to your expectations—your ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:12-21

Denomination: Lutheran

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