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The Great Pretenders Series

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Aug 10, 2016

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"The Great Pretenders" sermon is part of the Sermon on the Mount series talking about the hypocrisy of the Pharisees and how they were acting out the part in their giving of alms, prayer and fasting.

Sermon on the Mount “The Great Pretenders” Matthew 6:1-6 A father complained about the amount of time his family spent in front of the television set. His children watched cartoons and neglected their schoolwork. His wife preferred soap operas to doing housework. His solution was that ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-6

Denomination: Foursquare

The Great Commission Series

Contributed by Scott Jewell on Aug 17, 2016

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In English class, we've been given five questions to answer in every circumstance. How does answering those questions help us understand the marching orders we've been given in the Great Commission?

In 1944, Lt. Hiroo Onoda of the Japanese military was commissioned to guerilla warfare with squad of 4 in a remote island of the Phillippines. From the end of WWII, various leaflets and propaganda pieces were dropped onto the island to notify Onoda that the war was over, but he was sure it was a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Great Reversal

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Sep 26, 2016

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Do we even care? Or are we so busy accumulating wealth and looking for healing for ourselves, that we don't even see the destitute poor?

Intro Are compassion and money incompatible? Goal Let’s learn how important God considers our care of the less fortunate. Sermon Plan Let’s discuss Luke 16:19-31, an unnamed rich man and a famous beggar, Lazarus. We will learn about the dangers of the hard-hearted, selfish use of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Great Commission

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 11, 2015

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The Great Commission

Matt 28:16 - 20 The Great Commission 1. All Power 18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me. (a) No Lack Of His Power - All power (b) No Limit To His Power - All power - in heaven and in earth. The Extent Of His Power - All power The Exclusion Of His Power - ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20

Denomination: Holiness

The Great Reversal

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 15, 2015

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Just when the tree of David seems to be left without hope, without offspring, this Branch emerges to establish justice and righteousness in the world: the LORD our Righteousness.

THE GREAT REVERSAL. Jeremiah 33:14-16. In a double metaphor concerning gardening and building, the prophet Jeremiah was commissioned by the LORD not only ‘to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy and to throw down’ but also ‘to build and to plant’ (Jeremiah 1:10). There was certainly enough ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 33:14-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Great Tribulation

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Nov 15, 2015

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The message of Jesus on the Olivet Discourse is a message that is helpful to the church no matter where we are on the prophetic calendar.

THE GREAT TRIBULATION TEXT: Mark 13:14-23 Mark 13:14-23 (KJV) But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains: [15] And let him that is ...read more

Scripture: Mark 13:14-23

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Great Tribulation Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 8, 2016

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Even though nearly 2,000 years have gone by, Jesus wants his disciples of all time to understand how this era of human history ends. And that includes you. Let’s answer three basic questions that arise from a reading of this text.

The Great Tribulation (Mark 13:14-22) 1. Eschatology is the study of the Bible’s teaching about the End Times — it is about the end of the world as we know it; culminates in New Heaven and New Earth. 2. A friend says to a seminarian, “What subjects are you studying at ...read more

Scripture: Mark 13:14-22

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Inspired To Greatness Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Sep 30, 2014

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Share your heart, possessions and money, and so be an encouragement to the entire body of Christ.

A young man took a short cut home through a cemetery late one night and fell in an open grave. He cried for help and tried to climb out, but it didn’t work. There was no one around to hear his cries or to lend a hand. So he settled down in a dark corner of the grave to wait for morning. A ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:32-37

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Great Adventure Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Nov 12, 2014

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Jesus invites us on a great adventure that will change us forever.

The Great Adventure Text: John 1:43-51 Introduction 1. Started out this morning In the usual way Chasing thoughts inside my head Of all I had to do today Another time around the circle Try to make it better than the last I opened up the Bible And I read about me Said, I'd been a prisoner And ...read more

Scripture: John 1:43-51

Denomination: Methodist

Measuring Greatness Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Feb 24, 2015

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God's way of measuring greatness differs greatly from ours. God measures with love and service and not accumulation, accomplishment and attainment"

Matthew 18:1-9 “Measuring Greatness” INTRODUCTION For millennia the Season of Lent has been a time for Christians to reflect on their relationship with God and on Jesus’ call to discipleship, in anticipation of Easter. These forty days preceding Easter were first used as a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:1-9

Denomination: Lutheran

With Great Joy Series

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Mar 16, 2015

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What is the DNA of the true church?

With Great Joy Acts 1:12-14 In the previous passage we learned that the Ascension of Jesus into glory to sit at the right hand of the Father is the central point of Luke and Acts which makes the Ascension the most important event of the two books. We discussed the reasons why. The Jesus’ ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:12-14

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Great Temptations

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Mar 3, 2017

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Let’s learn how Jesus battled temptations and won.

Intro Life is filled with trials and temptations. Sometimes we fail. Jesus too was faced with great temptations, but he succeeded. Goal Let’s learn how Jesus battled temptations and won. Plan We will look at the testing of Christ in Matthew 4:1-11. Matthew 4:1-2 Led by the Spirit We read in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Greatness Of God Series

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Mar 26, 2017

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I recently ran across a statistic compiled by a German scholar. He determined that in Paul’s 13 epistles, he uses the term “In Christ” or some form of it ~ “in Him”, “in the Lord” ~ no less than 164 times! Paul loved to talk about Jesus!

(Capital Stewardship Day) The Greatness Of God Ephesians 1:15-20AMP Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, 16 do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:15-20

Denomination: Church Of God

The Great Reunion Series

Contributed by Tamela Walker on Apr 14, 2017

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the seventh word of Jesus

THE GREAT REUNION Luke 23:46 Father, into your hands I commit my spirit. As I pondered this scripture I looked at it this way “It’s 11:59 and 59 seconds and Jesus is ready to commit unto his Father in Heaven, so all mankind can have the Great Reunion with God. Therefore, addressing the Seventh ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:46, Psalm 31:5, Ephesians 2:8-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Key To Greatness

Contributed by Delishia Davis on May 5, 2017

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Christians have an example of greatness and a strategy to reach that point in life. If you want to be great, follow the words of our Lord and serve with humility.

Jesus got them together to settle things down. “You’ve observed how godless rulers throw their weight around,” he said, “and when people get a little power how quickly it goes to their heads. It’s not going to be that way with you. Whoever wants to be great must become a servant. Whoever wants to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:42-45

Denomination: United Methodist

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