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  • Christopher Benfield avatar

    Smyrna: Riches Within Poverty

    Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Jan 12, 2020
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     | 4,557 views

    The second church Jesus instructed John to pen a letter was the church in Smyrna. It was situated within a city of great wealth and affluence, and yet many believers lived in poverty. They were not rich by the world's standards, but they were rich in grace.

    Smyrna: Riches within Poverty Revelation 2: 8-11 Today we come to Smyrna, the second church within the series of letters John was instructed to write in the Revelation. It is interesting to note, that of the seven churches, only two received all praise and encouragement from the Lord, with no ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Poverty, Yes, But Not Under Compulsion

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 11, 2022
     | 996 views

    Those who try to force others to be good are playing God without acting like God.

    Thursday of the 19th Week in Course If you did a survey among Americans to ask them to name their favorite saint, I would guess with some confidence that it is St. Francis of Assisi. And for a female saint, we could choose his close associate, St. Clare of Assisi, whom we celebrate today. As our ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Jason Jones avatar

    Suffering + Joy + Poverty = Wealth

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Jun 9, 2025
     | 75 views

    Sermon about giving based on the example of the Macedonians

    Background to passage: this is the beginning of a section composed of two chapters that deal heavily with giving. The two things we have to know is that the offering was supposed to go to the church in Jerusalem for relief from poverty, persecution, and famine; also that many Mediterranean churches ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Remember The Poor

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Dec 28, 2004
    based on 71 ratings
     | 9,649 views

    Caring for the poor is a basic tenant of the Christian faith. Here’s how to do it the Biblical way.

    Remember The Poor Boxing Day 2004 Galatians 2:10 Nowadays when we think of "Boxing Day," the word "sale" almost immediately follows. But in it’s tradition Boxing Day is not about getting more stuff at reduced prices. The Boxing Day tradition began in Britain possibly as early as in the ...read more

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  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Loving Lady Poverty To Pull Society From Chaos To Christ Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 30, 2020
     | 1,348 views

    Francis, the poor friar in his garment of third-rate cloth who smiles through his poverty is enormously attractive, because he is totally exceptional.

    Feast of St. Francis of Assisi 2020 October 4, 2020 G.K. Chesterton said about St. Francis that “he plunged after poverty as men have dug madly for gold.” He was in love with what or who he called “Lady Poverty” for a crazy but practical reason and it has to do with spreading the Gospel of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Larry Thompson avatar

    One Heart - One Voice

    Contributed by Larry Thompson on Jul 21, 2005
    based on 34 ratings
     | 25,942 views

    This message confronts the poverty and pandemic AIDS situation in Africa and calls for a biblical response from God’s people.

    ONE HEART – ONE VOICE – THE COMPASSION OF CHRIST LUKE 10:25-37 - ©DR. LARRY L. THOMPSON (2005) SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 2005 Introduction: On July 6th - 8th, President Bush and other G8 leaders will discuss the major social, political and economic conditions that leave nearly ONE billion people living in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Petticrew avatar

    How To Please God By Shopping

    Contributed by David Petticrew on Mar 16, 2004
    based on 48 ratings
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    A look at how God’s views issues like fair trade and exploitation and what an appropriate Christian response is.

    Introduction We have been looking at what it means to please God. We saw that it must start from faith. We also looked at what it means to please God with our minds and then this morning we looked at what it means to please God when we have disagreements. This evening we look at passage which tells ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • David Elvery avatar

    How Should We Respond To The Poor?

    Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 22, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,324 views

    Looking at how we respond to the poor

    How should we respond to the poor? Is 58:1-11 Gladstone Baptist Church – 23/10/05 am This year, there has been an unprecedented public exposure given to ridding the world of poverty. There has been the “Make Poverty History” campaign with Musicians such as Bob Geldoff and Bono and actors such as ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • E Philip Davis avatar

    God Of The Poor - The Call To Charity And Justice

    Contributed by E Philip Davis on Mar 10, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
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    When we look at God’s word, we will realise that we must respond decisively to the poor in three ways; to be charitable, to seek justice, and to see poor people as God does.

    GOD OF THE POOR – THE CALL TO CHARITY AND JUSTICE God’s love for the poor Luke 16:19-23 "There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    New Forms Of Poverty: Our Responsibility Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 28, 2017
     | 4,486 views

    "It is essential to draw near to new forms of poverty and vulnerability, and recognize the suffering Christ."

    Feast of the Purification/Presentation 2017 Joy of the Gospel I have a special affection for this feast, which celebrates the bringing of Jesus to the Temple forty days after His birth, because I was baptized on this day seventy years ago. It is called Candlemas, because a procession with candles ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Preaching To The Poor, Part 2

    Contributed by Jerry Falwell on Apr 12, 2002
    based on 54 ratings
     | 4,059 views

    Preaching to the poor.

    “PREACHING TO THE POOR” Part 2 By Jerry Falwell A. INTRODUCTION 1. Review from last sermon. Preaching to the poor has always been important to the church. Listen to how important it was to Jesus to preach to the poor. When John the Baptist was put in prison, he became discouraged and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Simon Rundell avatar

    The End Of Christianity

    Contributed by Simon Rundell on Sep 7, 2001
    based on 65 ratings
     | 2,646 views

    A response to Cardinal Murphy-O’Connor’s statement that Christianity had been “all but eliminated” as a source of moral guidance in people’s lives, and that people were ‘indifferent’ to Christian values. Mission: the essential role of the Church

    Sermon: 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time; 9th September 2001 Text: Luke 14:25-33 “Anyone who does not carry his cross and come after me cannot be my disciple” In the name of the +Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. BBC News, last Thursday. The Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Benjamin Doolittle avatar

    The Beggar In Sanfrancisco

    Contributed by Benjamin Doolittle on Mar 29, 2002
    based on 58 ratings
     | 6,447 views

    Christine and I sat in the window. Directly across from us was a young women. She wore a greasy T-shirt. Her skin was pale, gray. She sat next to the garbage can. She seemed to blend into the concrete, part of the gray buildings, gray sky. Her grea

    Loving and Wonderful God, you have called us to be your family. We stand in a moment in time, upheld by the great cloud of witnesses. O God, open our eyes. Open our ears. Open our whole selves to the movement of your spirit through these words and our meditations. In Christ’s name we pray, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Darrell Jones avatar

    The Day Of Visitation

    Contributed by Darrell Jones on Jun 15, 2005
    based on 21 ratings
     | 6,426 views

    Whether as members of the church or government we have a responsibility to take care of the poor. Let’s look at what God’s Word has to say about those who neglect or oppress the poor.

    The rich continue to get richer and the poor get poorer. I have no problem with the rich who work for their wealth, but the problem lies with those who gain wealth at the expense of the poor. In our state for instance, our governor scaled back the $5 billion medicaid program for the poor. This ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Darrell Jones avatar

    What Is Your Occupation?

    Contributed by Darrell Jones on Jul 11, 2005
    based on 34 ratings
     | 7,379 views

    Among the sins of Sodom, we find the sin of doing nothing. The question Pharoah asked in our text is a good question for us today? We answer the question is it a sin to do nothing.

    I once heard Granny Clampett say this about a man named Leif Crick, "he’s the only one I know who can get up in the morning with nothing to do, and at the end of the day he is only half done." In (Matthew 29:3, we find the word idle used, in the Greek it is rendered as a man without work. Friends, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God