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  • Render To God

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jul 11, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,969 views

    A message on Christian responisibilities in service and tithing.

    RENDER TO GOD Matthew 22:15-22 INTRO: One day, as I was driving down the street in Nashville, a man flagged me down. Thinking there was some emergency, I stopped. He was a wino, wanting some money. We live in ...read more

  • A New Evangelical Explosion Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 1, 2014
     | 3,424 views

    The Pope calls for a missionary conversion of the whole Church, especially the papacy.

    Thursday of the 31st Sunday in Course 2014 Joy of the Gospel The most pronounced conflict in the early Church was not a conflict with the Romans. Except for the persecution of the madman Nero, and a minor tiff with Claudius, the Church was pretty well left alone until close to the end of the ...read more

  • Useless Or Useful? Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 8, 2014
     | 5,912 views

    Mercy is the greatest of the virtues in the external manifestation.

    Thursday of the 32nd Week in Course Joy of the Gospel St. Paul had a dilemma. One of his converts in Asia, Philemon, lived in Colossae. Philemon’s slave, Onesimus, had escaped and probably stolen property in the process. Escaped slaves were dealt with according to their owner’s whim ...read more

  • Stewardship, Solidarity And Wages Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 7, 2015
     | 3,893 views

    A just social system must come from the conversion of many minds and hearts.

    Thursday of 32nd week in course 2015 Joy of the Gospel What is the kingdom of God? Is it imposed from outside ourselves? Jesus is very clear on this point. The various sects and political parties in Palestine during the first century thought that the reign of God would be imposed, especially ...read more

  • The End And The Reward Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 12, 2016
     | 4,530 views

    Paul is not focusing on sinful behavior we should avoid, but on exemplary behavior we should practice.

    24th or Last Sunday of the Year 2016 Extraordinary Form The five hundred year period since the end of the Renaissance has been marked by two events we Catholics can realistically call religious catastrophes. The first, of course, was the Protestant revolution most agree was begun by Martin Luther ...read more

  • What Faith Is, What Faith Isn't Series

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Sep 20, 2017
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     | 6,709 views

    Today, let’s look at the motivation for gratefulness Paul lists: the Colossians’ faith and love, which are both based on their hope in the truth of the Good News. Today, we’ll focus on FAITH

    3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4 because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people— 5 the faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven and about which you have already heard in ...read more

  • The Apostolic Testimony

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 25, 2013
    based on 6 ratings
     | 6,015 views

    The telling of the message: the imparting of a divine mystery.

    THE APOSTOLIC TESTIMONY. 2 Peter 1:16-18. Peter had a genuine pastoral concern for the purity of the church after his own death, literally his “exodus” (2 Peter 1:14-15). The Apostle wrote his second letter against a background of false teaching which denied the second coming of our Lord Jesus ...read more

  • Christian Character Of Stephen The Martyr

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 10, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,145 views

    The would-be servant of God, whether waiting at table, ushering at the door, distributing to the poor, or preaching the gospel, must be of a blameless character and reputation.

    THE CHRISTIAN CHARACTER OF STEPHEN THE MARTYR. Acts 6:1-15. It is interesting to commemorate one particular saint who gave his name to a Street, a Road, a Church, and a bench (!) in Norwich, and I dare say in other cities too. Stephen is rightly acknowledged as the first Christian martyr, a ...read more

  • How To Participate In The Resurrection Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 1, 2013
     | 4,037 views

    The witness of the apostles to the Resurrection challenges us to face the mystery of our own existence and life, and adopt a way of life that would inspire others at our own funerals.

    Monday of Easter Week Gaudium et Spes Fifty-one days. What a difference fifty-one days can make, if Jesus Christ and the Spirit of Jesus Christ permeates those days. Look at the followers of Jesus in the wake of His arrest, torture and execution. They were cowering in a little upper room in ...read more

  • Called In Family To The Family Of God

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 13, 2013
     | 7,424 views

    The Church, in Her Liturgy, continues the work of Jesus on earth, calling all in unity to obey the two great commandments.

    Monday of First Week in Course January 12, 2013 Sacrosanctum Concilium Today we begin reading the Letter to the Hebrews, in which the author writes what may be the first theology of the atonement. We also see Peter, Andrew, James and John being called to be disciples, and ultimately apostles, of ...read more

  • Promote The Good; Proscribe The Evil Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 23, 2013
     | 4,060 views

    The call of Christ not to judge, not to condemn, is directed at our relationships with other humans, not evil actions themselves.

    Monday of 2nd Week in Lent 2013 Gaudium et Spes Today’s Scriptures are most appropriate as follow-ups to the Gospel of Transfiguration we heard on Sunday. Jesus is seen on Mount Tabor conversing with Moses, the great lawgiver, and Elijah, the greatest prophet. Jesus has always been seen by ...read more

  • Faith Needs A Setting Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 29, 2014
     | 2,830 views

    what is communicated in the Church, what is handed down in her living Tradition, is the new light born of an encounter with the true God, a light which touches us at the core of our being and engages our minds, wills and emotions.

    Thursday of 4th week of Lent 2014 Lumen Fidei The name “Israel” was given to Jacob, son of Isaac and Rebecca, after an incident in which this patriarch wrestled all night with a divine being. That name means “God-fighter,” and it applied well to his descendants. Our OT ...read more

  • The Voice.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Sep 28, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,811 views

    John the Baptist provides a prime example of a preacher's humility: pointing away from himself to Jesus: not seeking to add followers to His own fold, but to Christ, the Son of God.

    THE VOICE. John 1:19-28. The prologue to John’s Gospel gives an account of how Eternity broke into time (John 1:1; John 1:14): yet Time encroaches on the very timelessness of the account in the person of “a man sent from God, whose name was John” (John 1:6). This John is not to be confused with ...read more

  • The Narcissus Who Gave Us Easter Sunday Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 26, 2019
     | 1,933 views

    Those who do not know the Resurrected Christ either have to attain some kind of Buddhist impassivity or despair of any relief.

    Tuesday of the 30th Week in Course 2019 Saint Narcissus Today St. Paul contrasts our life in this world with our hope to live eternally in the arms of the Blessed Trinity. His reflections are particularly apt for Catholics today. Because of the evil done by a small minority of priests and ...read more

  • Promises Of God Series

    Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Mar 11, 2018
    based on 3 ratings
     | 11,175 views

    This sermon takes you to believe in the Word of God, especially the Promise of God which led you to the redemption experience. The Lord one who called you out of darkness will lead you to the end. just believe him and wait upon his Word and time.

    Psalm 105:15-22 Introduction This psalm is ascribed to the authorship of David. The psalmists sing about the history of his forefathers. He remembers the unchanging promises of God, the power of God. he cites the examples from patriarch and the great man Joseph. Though he is descendant of Judah ...read more