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  • Ronald Harbaugh avatar

    The Church In Every Age Must Rise From The Dead

    Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Oct 14, 2006
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    A sermon for the 19th Sunday Afer Pentecost, Proper 23 What it means to be faithful to the proclamation of the Gospel.

    19th Sunday after Pentecost (Pr. 23) October 15,2006 “Series B” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, Through the power of your Holy Spirit, help us to love you with all of our heart, and soul, and mind, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Strong Words About Responsibility

    Contributed by James Westmoreland on Oct 23, 2006
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    Today’s Gospel tells us that we are responsible for how we live, and we are warned not to be a stumbling block. Some don’t want to be bothered by any responsibility for anyone else. To become great is to become the servant of all.

    In his early years, American landscape photographer Ansel Adams studied piano and showed some talent. At one party, however, as Adams played Chopin’s F Major Nocturne, he recalled that "In some strange way my right had started off in F-sharp major while my left had behaved well in F-major. I could ...read more

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    Denomination: Disciples Of Christ

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    The Gold Standard

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Sep 7, 2010
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    Our Lord reframes an ancient code, moving it from passive compliance to active obedience. He calls us to go to practice an unselfish standard of fairness/righteousness. This is what He did. And this is what He empowers us to do.

    James Cash Penny started a general merchandise store in Kemmerer, Wyoming in 1902, which he built into a multi-billion dollar enterprise on the guiding principle of the Golden Rule. For years J.C. Penny stores were called “Golden Rule stores”. It was Mr. Penny’s belief that ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    Mary: Living A Life Of Purity

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 12, 2007
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    Mary’s life reveals the extraordinary blessings and favor that God pours upon those who live a life of moral purity.

    Mary: Living A Life Of Purity Luke 1:26-35, 38 Introduction: The Consequences of Wrong Choices Traci stood before the church, tears in her eyes, head bowed to the floor, her mother at her side. It must have been the most difficult situation she had ever been in in her short fifteen years. Yet it ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Bradford Reaves avatar

    Jesus Among Secular Gods, Part 4 - Killing The Imago Dei: Answering The Questions Of Relativism & Secular Humanism Series

    Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Nov 4, 2019
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    Part 4 based on the book by Ravi Zacharias and Vince Vitale: Secular humanism believes we can look to human advancement for justice, peace, and the end of suffering. In sharp contrast, Christianity teaches that the only way for us to truly live is to remove ourselves from the equation.

    Humanism (also known as progressivism) is based on relativism and the idea that human advancement is the solution to injustice, war, and suffering. Like most worldly reasoning or false teachings in the church, there some truth in this reasoning. The Christian and Biblical world-view that God uses ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    Sinful At Birth

    Contributed by Joel Hoyer on Nov 8, 2018
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    5th in a Lenten Series on Psalm 51

    Psalm 51:5 2/28/18 (Create in Me a Clean Heart #5) SINFUL AT BIRTH A scorpion asked a beaver to take him across the river on his back. “Are you insane?” asked the beaver. “While I'm swimming you'll sting me and then I'll drown.” “Oh, come now,” laughed the scorpion, “why would I sting ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    God And The Workplace

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Jun 5, 2018
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    So what does God say about work and what does He expect from us concerning those we come in contact with at work?

    God and the Workplace Prayer- I want to look at the act of working this morning. Work is a necessity for survival but for some it is their life. (Workaholics) To some they dread going to work. (Not doing what they would like to do) For a select few working is their happy place. So what does ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Are You Worth Your Salt?

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jun 3, 2015
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    3 ways that a Christian can lose their saltiness (Outline and material adapted from Yves I-Bing Cheng at: http://www.meetingwithchrist.com/E023%20You%20are%20the%20salt%20of%20the%20earth%20(2)%20-%20Mt%205(13).htm)

    HoHum: Have the children come up front and do Children’s Minute (http://www.sermons4kids.com/pass-the-salt.html) Need a shaker of salt, a brightly colored shirt, a leather belt, and a plastic toy What is this? (Show shaker of salt) Salt makes food more savory, makes it taste better, not so ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    In With The New Self (Part 2) Series

    Contributed by Jordan Muck on Oct 11, 2016
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    An exegetical approach to Colossians 3

    Message Outlines Week 1: Colossians 3:1-4 Focused on What’s Above Week 2: Colossians 3:5-11 Out With the Old Self Week 3: Colossians 3:12-17 In With the New Self (Part 1) Week 4: Colossians 3:12-17 In With the New Self (Part 2) Series: Colossians Week: Four Passage: Colossians ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jerry Flury avatar

    Religion, Reformation, Or Relationship

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Nov 1, 2017
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     | 12,008 views

    What matters is not what religion you are or cleaning up your act. What matters is your relationship with Christ.

    Religion, Reformation, or Relationship Matthew 12:34b-50 Traditionally, on New Year’s Day, many people make resolutions. About 85% of those made are for some form of self-improvement. While most of those who make resolutions are sincere, only 8% ever achieve their goal. How many times have you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Emotional Blackmail

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Nov 13, 2017
     | 9,077 views

    If you can work and don’t, you shouldn’t eat.

    Emotional Blackmail by Fr. Emmerich Vogt, O.P. Something I always like to cover in my missions is the role of feelings and emotions in our moral lives. Someone just gave me a copy of a book by Susan Forward, Emotional Blackmail. It’s about those who prey upon people’s emotions as a form of ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    What Is Your Calling? (Part 8) Series

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 10, 2016
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     | 4,197 views

    Do we continue in a lifestyle if sin? Is our life filled with any form of violence? Do we yearn and live our life based on corrupted wisdom? What sort of worship we bring before God? Is pride evident in our lives?

    Opening Illustration: Narrative of Krupy who used to be our worship leader in the Middle East. As soon as pride and corrupted wisdom entered his heart, God eliminated him from ministry and his calling was stunted. Introduction: The devil was at one time a righteous angel! Therefore, he, too, is a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Leadership: A Biblical Perspective Series

    Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Mar 21, 2014
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     | 15,530 views

    This, then, is how you ought to regard us: as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the mysteries God has revealed. Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful.”I Corinthians 4:1-2

    What Is Leadership? Paul says in I Corinthians 4:1-2, “This, then, is how you ought to regard us: as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the mysteries God has revealed. Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful.” God owns everything ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Douglas Phillips avatar

    The Courage Of The Church

    Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Sep 14, 2015
     | 5,139 views

    THE CRY OF THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF THE CHURCH, IS FOR MEN AND WOMEN COMMITTED TO CHRIST, IN THE FACE OF THE SWORD, TIED TO THE STAKE, IMPRISONED, AWAITING THE AXE, ALL WITH THE SAME COURAGE, NOT TO DENY THEIR FAITH.

    THE COURAGE OF THE CHURCH ACTS 4:1-35 OFFERATORY PRAYER HEAVENLY FATHER, IN THE QUIETNESS OF THIS SACRED HOUR, WE HEAR YOUR VOICE CALLING US AWAY FROM THE AFFAIRS OF LIFE THAT OFTEN CLOUD OUR VISION OF YOU. AS WE TURN OUR EYES UPON JESUS, LET THE THINGS OF THIS WORLD GROW STRANGELY DIM IN THE ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Fr Mund Cargill Thompson avatar

    The Lass With Downs Syndrome And How I Learnt About Being God's Friend

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Nov 17, 2018
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     | 3,410 views

    When you go to work, however tough your job, you don't go alone

    Tomorrow many of you will be in the workplace. Some of you may have to make difficult decisions about people’s livelihoods. Who do you fire? Who do you keep? Some of you may have to face difficult moral choices? Do you obey that order from your boss when it is ethically suspect? But if you don’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican