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  • Christopher Holdsworth avatar

    How To Treat Your Enemy.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 8, 2024
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     | 573 views

    Overcoming evil with good.

    HOW TO TREAT YOUR ENEMY. Romans 12:16-21. “Be not wise in yourselves,” reads the last clause of ROMANS 12:16. Paul has already warned us against being ‘wise in our own conceits’ (cf. Romans 11:25). This is also taught elsewhere in Scripture (cf. Proverbs 3:7; Isaiah 5:21; James 3:13-16). The ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Speaking Of Gideon Series

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Apr 27, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 12,115 views

    When you think of a hero, you’re usually inclined to think of strength, great intellect, personal charisma and beauty, or enormous wealth, perhaps a profound drive for justice. Not exactly the case with Gideon.

    Speaking of Gideon Judges 6:11-16 When you think of a hero, you’re usually inclined to think of strength, great intellect, personal charisma and beauty, or enormous wealth, perhaps a profound drive for justice. Today we are going to look a biblical hero. But our hero today had none of these. ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Paul Andrew avatar

    Twenty-Ninth Sunday In Ordinary Time, B- Servant Leadership. Blah-Blah-Blah

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Sep 29, 2024
     | 690 views

    Once you accept the cup. Then your path to glory is by your service.

    Servant leadership. Blah-blah-blah. and so on; and so forth. Ever since Robert Greenleaf coined the term, there has been so much information out there on servant leadership that is too academic, or filed with unpractical generalizations like servant leadership is not command and control, nor ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Dr. Jerry Morrissey avatar

    "In The Eternal Dimension We Need Have No Fear That Evil Will Haunt Us.”

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Oct 12, 2001
    based on 80 ratings
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    Year C, Psalm 121 October 21, 2001

    Heavenly Father thank you for the gift of your awareness and the awareness of Christ within us, to give us power, not our own, but yours, to not only ward off evil, but to actually dismiss it. Amen. Title: “In the eternal dimension we need have no fear that evil will haunt us.” Psalm 121 Assurance ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Jim Butcher avatar

    Avoiding Spiritual Near-Sightedness That Leads Us To Do Evil In God's Name

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Mar 4, 2011
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    The chief priests were meticulous in making sure the "blood money" didn't go into the treasury while they were actively working on a murder. What are ways we see the small things while missing the big picture?

    Diagnosing Spiritual Near-Sightedness: There is a “spiritual eye condition” that allows people to see small things clearly while being blind to big things. - Matthew 27:6. - References in Matthew to clear “eyes”: Matthew 6:22-23, 7:3-5, 13:15-16. - We are going to go ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • William Akehurst avatar

    From Fear To Faith - The Lord Delivers Us From Evil (Covid-19)

    Contributed by William Akehurst on Mar 24, 2020
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    We are living in exciting times! Biblical Times NOW! In a time when darkness and despair has covered the globe, I am finding Joy, Happiness and Peace in GOD’s Salvation and take that fear to become FAITH

    FROM FEAR TO FAITH - THE LORD DELIVERS THE RIGHTEOUS William Akehurst, HSWC The LORD’s Prayer: Matthew 6:9-13 Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our (sins) ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Wilson Oshorakpor avatar

    More Than A Prayer (9) - "deliver Us From Evil"

    Contributed by Wilson Oshorakpor on May 31, 2021
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    The Lord's prayer is much more than a prayer guide. It points us to who the father is.

    TEXT: Matthew 6:13 "And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen." GOD IS ABLE TO DELIVER FROM ALL EVILS AND BONDAGE The Lord's prayer is much more than a prayer guide, it points us to who God is. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Jeffery Anselmi avatar

    Who Am I Becoming? The Issue Of Goodness. Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Oct 28, 2016
     | 4,743 views

    In a world that teaches us to return evil for evil, followers of Jesus must take a different path!

    INTRODUCTION • WTC Video • SLIDE #1 • The paradox of the world we live in is that from horrific tragedies such as 9/11, we can experience the worst that mankind has to offer to humanity, and we can all experience the goodness in people all during the same tragedy. • The ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Scott Maze avatar

    My Need For Righteousness Series

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 3, 2021
     | 1,679 views

    Evil is more complex that you imagine. There’s greater depth to evil that you can comprehend. Evil is so widespread that it demands you consider there’s a supernatural and spiritual network of evil ones instigating criminal and immoral behavior.

    Sgt. Steven McQueen of Charlie Company of First Battalion and 28th Infantry Regiment was recently shot in the head with a bullet from a machine gun. He was around twenty feet away from an insider attack in Afghanistan in 2018. An insider attack is when Taliban fighters pose as friendly Afghan ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jelly Beans

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 1, 2013
     | 7,477 views

    A sermon on Romans 12:17-21 on the Christian's response to evil (Outline and material adapted from Mark Copeland's sermon titled "Responding To Evil" at: http://executableoutlines.com/ro2/ro12_17.htm; Jelly Bean illustration came from Sermon Central)

    HoHum: Day after day John Jr. came home from school complaining about a classmate who sat behind him in 5th grade. "Bob keeps jabbing me when Miss Smith isn’t looking. One of these days, when we’re out on the play ground, I’m going to jab him back,” John Jr. said. After ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Eloy Gonzalez avatar

    We'd Climb Mountains...

    Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Feb 15, 2003
    based on 50 ratings
     | 3,914 views

    Epiphany 6: What great sacrifice have we thought we’d need to endure for the faith? We may be inclined to climb mountains... but no need, Christ already climbed Golgatha.

    Through the Old Testament lesson today, we are offered a wonderful insight to help us understand what God requires of us. This insight is wrapped in a most interesting story about a soldier named Naaman. He was a valiant warrior who had won many battles for his King. But Naaman had a terrible ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Marilyn Murphree avatar

    "Why Do We Build On Sand?"

    Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Sep 7, 2005
    based on 34 ratings
     | 8,661 views

    Why are we inclined to take short cuts with our spiritual life? How can we build so that when the storms rage we can stand firmly and not go under?

    Iliff and Saltillo UM church September 11, 2005 Dr. Marilyn S. Murphree “Why Do We Build On Sand?” Matthew 7:24-29 INTRODUCTION: Jesus was talking with all kinds of people during his ministry. Some were sincerely wanting to know the truth and to do it and others were just wanting to know it ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Dr. Madana Kumar, PhD avatar

    Everlasting Arms Of God

    Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Oct 22, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 17,466 views

    Whose hands do we commit ourselves into? Are we inclined to trust the human hands more? Do we really understand the might of the arms of God and surrender ourselves to Him?

    Everlasting Arms of God • What’s the shortest chapter in the Bible? Psalm 117 (2 verses) • What’s the longest chapter in the Bible? Psalm 119 (176 verses) • Which is the central chapter of the Bible? Psalm 118! There’s 594 chapters before Psalm 118 and there’s 594 chapters after Psalm 118. So ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • John Lowe avatar

    Psalm 49: An Intimation Of Immorality Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Dec 19, 2020
     | 4,032 views

    This psalm is classed as a wisdom psalm the subject of which is the prosperity of the wicked, as contemplated by the righteous; that is to say, why do the wicked prosper, while the righteous are poor and afflicted? This was a frequent cause of wonder to these Hebrew thinkers (compare Psalm 37).

    July 3, 2015 Tom Lowe PSALM 49 Title: An Intimation of Immorality (A psalm for the sons of Korah) Theme: The end of those who boast of their riches. Psalm 49 (KJV) 1 Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world: 2 Both low and high, rich and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Scott Carmer avatar

    And God Laughed

    Contributed by Scott Carmer on Mar 28, 2005
    based on 40 ratings
     | 5,854 views

    It is Easter and the resurrection is the laughter of the universe at our inability to understand and at Evil’s inability to read the end of the book.

    And God Laughed John 20:1-18 March 27, 2005 I don’t watch a whole lot of television, but I do like cop shows: Law and Order, CSI - Crime Scene Investigations, I realize that those are pretty much guy shows, but that’s who I am. These crime shows are all about evidence: finger prints, hair ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist