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  • Wesley Bishop avatar

    How To Fight Back

    Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Jan 4, 2005
    based on 18 ratings
     | 4,892 views

    This is about revenge.

    The Sermon on the Mount contains many tough sayings. He said that adultery was more than just an act; it was a thought. He said that someone who was angry was also a murderer. Isaiah talked about a world turned upside down. Now Jesus is doing just that. Read Matthew 5:38-42. This is a hard ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Who Can I Hate?

    Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Jan 7, 2005
    based on 19 ratings
     | 2,606 views

    This is about loving our enemies.

    Read Matthew 5:43-48. This is yet another hard saying of the Sermon on the Mount. This goes beyond the revenge we looked at last week. Jesus said that we shouldn’t seek revenge. Okay, fine. I’d love to take revenge, but I won’t. Now he says that I have to love them. Isn’t it enough that I ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Those Who Hunger And Thirst - Revised Series

    Contributed by J. Yeargin on Nov 21, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,006 views

    When Jesus spoke this message, He knew what our problem is. Whenever you think that no one else knows or cares about your problem, let me remind you remind you that Jesus knows it all.

    Many times it is hard for Americans to relate to the verse we will study tonight. That is, not many of us really have had to do without food and water for an extended period of time. Perhaps we have chosen to do this on a few occasions. Due to health reasons or even spiritual reasons we may have ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    A Den Of Thieves And A Kosher Baptist Suit Series

    Contributed by George Barton on Feb 2, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,626 views

    BUILT ON MARK 11, IT HELPS NORTH AMERICAN CHRISTIANS TO SEE WHY JESUS WAS REALLY ANMGRY WITH THE PHARISEES FOR WHAT THEY WERE DOING IN THE COURT OF THE GENTILES.

    A DEN OF THIEVES AND A KOSHER BAPTIST SUIT (Mark 11:15 NIV) On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple area and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money-changers and the benches of those selling doves, (Mark 11:16 NIV) and would not ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit Series

    Contributed by Frank Lay on Oct 12, 2004
    based on 21 ratings
     | 6,596 views

    Remember, Jesus is speaking of spiritual poverty. He never condoned utter poverty as good. He is speaking to the person who has an utter sense of his own destitution in the sight of God, who can only say, "God, be merciful to me a sinner." That person

    BLESSED ARE THE POOR IN SPIRIT Matthew 5:3 Someone has said that the beatitudes are called that because they are good attitudes to be in. Yet such attitudes are not popular today in the world or even in the church. Jesus said, "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Are You Thirsty For Series

    Contributed by Frank Lay on Oct 12, 2004
    based on 91 ratings
     | 15,776 views

    Just what is this righteousness that we are to hunger and thirst for? The Bible speaks of three kinds of righteousness.

    WHAT ARE YOU THIRSTY FOR? Matt 5:6 D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones wrote, "If every man and woman in the world knew what it was to ’hunger and thirst after righteousness’ there would be no danger of war." We live in a world that is hungry and thirsty. The problem is that people are hungry and thirsty for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Blessed Are The Merciful Series

    Contributed by Frank Lay on Oct 12, 2004
    based on 50 ratings
     | 10,124 views

    Our God is a merciful God, and expects those of us who have received his mercy to be merciful as well.

    BLESSED ARE THE MERCIFUL Matthew 5:7 "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy." Are you a merciful person? Yet that is what our Lord Jesus Christ wants us to be. In Luke 6:36, our Lord said, "Therefore be mersiful, just as your Father is also merciful." Our God is a merciful ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Peacemakers Series

    Contributed by Frank Lay on Oct 12, 2004
    based on 48 ratings
     | 13,444 views

    Jesus Christ came into the world so that we might be reconciled to God. Those he has reconciled have been called to become agents of his peace in the world. How can we become peacemakers?

    THE PEACEMAKERS Matthew 5:9 Every believer is to be a peacemaker both in the church and in the community. Christians should never seek conflict or be responsible for it. Yet, we find that conflict if often the result of one’s coming to Jesus Christ. For example, a college professor shared his ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Where Does Pride Get You

    Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Jan 14, 2005
    based on 15 ratings
     | 3,081 views

    This is about the dangers of spiritual pride.

    There was a man who received a medal for his unusual humility. It was taken away when he wore everywhere. Read Matthew 6:16-18. The words “pride” and “proud” occur over 80 times in the Bible. Proverbs 16:18 says, “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.” In the ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Influence

    Contributed by Danny Nance on Mar 21, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 8,926 views

    A message focusing on the Christian’s call to influence his/her world.

    Influence Matt. 5:13-16 It is told that once during the Civil War, a detachment of General Sheridan’s men, caught in a tight corner, broke and fled and galloped away for their lives; and just then Sheridan himself came riding up. Taking in the situation at a glance, he rose in his stirrups, waved ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    John Wayne Religion

    Contributed by Lee Henry on Nov 15, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,980 views

    Jesus teaches us how to behave like a real Christian without being a hypocrite.

    John Wayne Religion Matt. 6:1-18 Intro: I like John Wayne. If an old John Wayne movie is on T.V. that I have seen 5 or 6 times, I’ll still watch that over almost anything else on television. John Wayne played his part so convincingly that I could almost believe he really was that person. Of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Where's Waldo? Series

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Aug 27, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,465 views

    Seeking means intentional effort to find. Finding Waldo is not always easy. Neither is finding his kingdom and his righteousness. Yet it is worth the effort.

    When I think of seeking or searching, “Where’s Waldo?” The busy pictures where you search for Waldo and other objects that often blend into the rest of the picture. You have to search and search to find him. Sometimes it is easy and it jumps right out at you but usually it is not. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Those Who Mourn Series

    Contributed by J. Yeargin on Nov 4, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,917 views

    II. We must understand how destructive sin is. A. How are we supposed to “mourn”? 1. Like at a funeral of a lost family member? 2. Like when we did something wrong by accident or on purpose?

    Introduction: As we continue our series, let’s back up for a moment and consider what has just transpired in the life of Christ. In the last two verses of the previous chapter we can see that Jesus had become very famous with His healings and miracles. “Great multitudes of people” from ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Those Who Mourn Series

    Contributed by Greg Johnson on Sep 30, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,163 views

    Mournfulness is one of the eight qualities of character of a citizen of the Kingdom of God that Jesus declares in the greatest sermon ever preached, the Sermon on the Mount. Those that mourn are blessed with comfort both in the present and in the future.

    This message is an edited version of a sermon given at Loving God Fellowship. Copyright © 2007 Loving God Fellowship, Inc. http://www.LovingGodFellowship.org . You are encouraged to share this message with those you know that are hungry for God’s Word. Those Who Mourn The Greatest Sermon Ever ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Measuring Up To God's Standard

    Contributed by Greg Tabor on Oct 21, 2005
    based on 19 ratings
     | 14,142 views

    You’ve got to think that the folks listening to Jesus were hoping for a replacement for the stringent Law of God that had become even more difficult to keep under the unbearable traditions of the Pharisees. I’m sure there were some great expectations. Aft

    Measuring Up to God’s Standard 7/10/05 Lighthouse Assembly of God Pastor Greg Tabor Introduction You’ve got to think that the folks listening to Jesus were hoping for a replacement for the stringent Law of God that had become even more difficult to keep under the unbearable traditions of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God