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  • Carla Powell avatar

    Practicing Your Piety In Secret

    Contributed by Carla Powell on Jan 2, 2002
    based on 91 ratings
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    The life of faith is low-profile. We minimize ourselves so that God can be magnified and glorified. Contrasts showy piety and quiet faith actions.

    Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day in Lent, the season of the church year during which we focus our attention on our devotion to God before Easter. Ash Wednesday gives us an unusual opportunity to focus on our mortality and our sin. These are not popular topics, nor issues that we like to ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Marks Of The Hypocrite Series

    Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 12, 2001
    based on 51 ratings
     | 5,291 views

    exposition on Matt ch 23 v 1 - 36

    THE MARKS OF THE HYPOCRITE Matthew 23 v. 1 - 36 The Hypocrite is an actor or pretender - and here is seen in the Scribes and Pharisees by:- 1. What they sought They sought the :- v. 1 - 5, (a) Admiration of men - v. 5 "but all their works they do for to be seen of men" (1) The rigour in their ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    They Wanted Wine

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Aug 1, 2002
    based on 28 ratings
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    Many People have lost the wine anointing of the Holy Spirit, Unfortunately there is often a long time between the time we lose something and the time we begin to miss it, and then eventually wish for it back again.

    John 2:3 3And (when they wanted wine), the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. notice: Jesus was there, his disciples were there ( but still there was no wine) it is possible to be in the presence of Jesus and not be ministered to. I.e. to say ( not take him in or receive him.) ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    A Personal Stewardship Testimony

    Contributed by Ron Hietsch on Oct 27, 2007
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     | 2,706 views

    I am called to manage God’s resources not consume them.

    My practical training to better understand my role as a steward of God’s resources started when Doreen and I bought a Medicine Shoppe Franchise way back in 1978. This purchase gave me an excellent working paradigm to apply to my future life as a steward. This was a store that had been open for ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Admitting Our Blindness In Human Development Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 14, 2009
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    Jesus can act as Messiah when He is approached by humans who admit their blindness, weakness and sin; so we must admit decades of blindness in our human development policies.

    November 16, 2009 Caritas in Veritate “Deeds without knowledge are blind, and knowledge without love is sterile.” As Luke portrays Jesus making his pilgrimage to the Holy City whose inhabitants will murder him, He finally responds to one who is publicly calling him The Messiah–Son of David. But ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Christmas Message

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Dec 22, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 10,798 views

    Christmas Eve 6pm service

    Luke 2: 1 – 20 / Christmas Message Intro: It is Christmas Eve and following tradition, you gather with family to exchange and unwrap gifts. You are handed a small, beautifully wrapped present. You unwrap it carefully. The good news is that it is a voucher for $500. The bad news is that ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Cleansing Of The Temple Series

    Contributed by Richard White on Jul 16, 2011
     | 5,839 views

    What kind of man is this who has the authority to cast out demons, make cripples walk and cleanse the Temple. They demanded a sign, he gave them one and they missed it.

    The Cleansing of the Temple: John 2:12-22 Confirmation that the Temple was being turned into a marketplace during the time of Jesus can be found in some early Jewish writings. First of all, there is a record of the common practice of setting up moneychangers in the temple area during Passover. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Winners In A Wicked World

    Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Sep 22, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,923 views

    You dont have to loose all the time.

    WINNERS IN A WICKED WORLD Mark 16: 15And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. 16He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. No Christian will ever have a proper ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Labourers In The Vineyard

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 30, 2014
    based on 7 ratings
     | 15,996 views

    An illustration of God's new order of things.

    THE LABOURERS IN THE VINEYARD. Matthew 20:1-16. This parable is part of Jesus’ response to Peter’s question: ‘Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?’ (cf. Matthew 19:27). This challenging part of the reply is framed with a formula concerning the ‘first’ ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Lent: Wild Beasts And Waiters

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Jan 22, 2018
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    He was among wild beasts, and the angels ministered to him.

    Lent1B Wild beasts and waiters. He was among wild beasts, and the angels ministered to him. 1). Wild beasts- A comic said, “I have an angel on one shoulder and a devil on the other. I'm also deaf in one ear.” During lent, in the wilderness, we may spend time doing battle with what we call our ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    A King's Last Night On Earth

    Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 9, 2015
     | 5,447 views

    Belshazzar

    Daniel 5:1-9. 17-31 A King's Last Night on Earth I. A NIGHT OF DRUNKENNESS - 1 Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand. Pro 20:1; Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. Pro 23:29 Who ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    A Model Of Prayer.

    Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 9, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,938 views

    Prayer

    Daniel 9:1 - 19. A MODEL OF PRAYER. 1. The Consideration of His Prayer. He had forethought & preparation. v.2 In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    A Wise Use Of Time

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 18, 2015
    based on 7 ratings
     | 8,892 views

    Three negatives negated, and three positives endorsed. Redeeming the time. The Holy Spirit and the word of Christ. An exhortation to praise and thanksgiving.

    A WISE USE OF TIME. Ephesians 5:15-20. Despite popular opinion, the Christian “life” or Christian “walk” is not a style of living or a level of morality that we must first attain before we can ever be recognised as true Christians. On the contrary, the Christian “walk” or the Christian “life” ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Closing The Gates To Heaven

    Contributed by David Radcliff on Mar 11, 2016
     | 5,163 views

    One of Christ's most scathing sermons.

    CLOSING THE GATES TO HEAVEN Text: Matthew 23:13 INTRODUCTION: This chapter contains the most scathing sermon Christ ever gave. Eight times he calls them hypocrites. By their lives they were shutting up the Gates of Heaven against men. They closed the gate to heaven . . . I. BY LIP SERVICE ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Andrew avatar

    Fifteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year B: Only Sandals And A Walking Stick

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Jun 11, 2018
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     | 4,985 views

    In contrast, Cynic philosophers of the era were known for their provision bag, staff, and big mouth!

    15B My favorite ancient Greek philosopher is the stoic Epictetus (epic-TEE-tus), who taught, “It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters," which is at the heart of some Catholic Christian adaptations of various Cognitive Behavioral Therapies. Epictetus, who taught ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic