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How Christians Are To Serve Others

Contributed by Craig Condon on May 29, 2015

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We need to redirect our culture away from ourselves to the needs of others and the glory of God. Culture must not be used merely for self-interest.

The readings we heard from Deuteronomy 15:1-11 and Acts 4:32-37 this evening talk about how the Christian community is supposed to act. The events in the reading from Acts take place immediately after the coming of the Holy Spirit. The people had an uncommon experience of the life and death of ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 15:1-11

Denomination: Anglican

Building A Culture With A Long-Term Charitable Viewpoint Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 21, 2009

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We have a duty in charity to address issues of massive disparities in economic development and incomes.

November 23, 2009 Bl Miguel Pro Caritas in Veritate The Old Testament had particular contempt for those who oppressed widows and orphans. In a male-dominated society, where women were almost like property rather than equal partners in a marriage, being a widow, particularly a childless one, was ...read more

Scripture: Luke 21:1-4

Denomination: Catholic

Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit: For Theirs Is The Kingdom Of Heaven Series

Contributed by Claude Alexander on Jun 27, 2017

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The first beatitude. Not the economically poor but those who are poor in spiritual qualities.

Certain portions of Scripture seem to be etched more deeply into people's minds than others. Psalm 23 is definitely one of these, so also is I Corinthians 13 and Hebrews 11. The Sermon on the Mount, as Matthew chapters 5-7 is commonly called, is another. Its popularity may stem from its position ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-3, Luke 18:9-14, Isaiah 66:1-2

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Blessed Are The Upside-Down Series

Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Jun 29, 2025

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Jesus opens His Kingdom manifesto not with rules but with congratulations. He blesses the weak, the weeping, and the overlooked. These “blessings” are grace-filled announcements that reorient how we see God, ourselves, and the world.

Sermon Title: Blessed Are the Upside-Down Series Title: Kingdom Culture: Living the Sermon on the Mount Text: Matthew 5:1–12 Big Idea: Jesus opens His Kingdom manifesto not with rules but with congratulations. He blesses the weak, the weeping, and the overlooked. These “blessings” are grace-filled ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Denomination: Pentecostal

Being Close To The Poor Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 5, 2015

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'No one must say that they cannot be close to the poor because their own lifestyle demands more attention to other areas.'

Thursday of 2nd week in Advent 2015 Joy of the Gospel The passage from Isaiah we just heard is from what is often called “Second” Isaiah, probably a disciple of the original Isaiah who wrote during and immediately following the Babylonian exile. It is full of hope; from this we find ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 41:13-20

Denomination: Catholic

Recoloring Our Epic Quest Series

Contributed by R. York Moore on Feb 16, 2010

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A sermon encouraging listeners to regain their childlike faith and to support those whose childhood innocence has been stolen from them.

Intro: ƒæ It was one of those "high definition" moments of life. ƒæ The kind of moment that gets stuck in your head as a picture of what life used to be like. An idealized moment in time that becomes a part of our great personal epic. ƒæ The summer storm had dumped ponds of water teaming with ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:13-16

Denomination: *other

Instruments Of Liberation Of The Poor Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 11, 2016

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it means working to eliminate the structural causes of poverty and to promote the integral development of the poor, as well as small daily acts of solidarity in meeting the real needs which we encounter.

Thursday of the 32nd Week in Course 2016 Joy of the Gospel As we move into the last Sunday and last week of the liturgical year, we continue to be challenged by Jesus to follow Him all the way to death. We know not what that end shall be, except that He has promised to be with us. We live for the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:36-37

Denomination: Catholic

No One Likes An Exaggerating God Series

Contributed by Troy Luttrell on Apr 15, 2014

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There are some passages that seem to suggest that God might be stretching the truth with some of His promises, but the reality is the God of the Bible does not lie.

Background: • Our difficult verse is found in Psalms 37:25 – “I have been young and now I am old, Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his descendants begging bread.” Is it true that no Christians (God’s children) have ever been hungry enough ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 37:1-40

Denomination: Baptist

Who Is This Man? The Least Of These Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on May 26, 2013

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In Week two of this series we look at how Jesus shaped our view of "The Least of These"

Who is this Man? The Least of Theses It was John Lennon who said, “Jesus was all right, but his disciples were thick and ordinary. It's them twisting it that ruins it for me.” And from what I hear when I talk to people and read what people have to say about Jesus that seems to be the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 25:31-40, Matthew 25:31-40

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Rich Man's Choice

Contributed by Ian Hyde on Oct 16, 2021

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At some point we all have to make the same choice the Rich Man was faced with when he encountered Jesus in Mark 10:17-31. Will you be willing to give everything up to follow Him?

SPELUNKING How many here are familiar with the practice of exploring caves or spelunking? How many of you have ever gone spelunking? How many enjoy just saying the word spelunking? It’s like the sound water makes when it drops in a bucket… spelunking. It’s a fun word! And it’s an even more fun ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:17-31, Exodus 20:2-17, 1 Corinthians 3:12-15

Denomination: Nazarene

The Blessed List: Rich Man - Poor Man Series

Contributed by Michael Snow on Aug 13, 2008

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First in a 4 part series on the Blessings and Woes of Luke 6

The Blessed List: Rich Man, Poor Man Luke 6: 17-20; 24 Dr. Michael W. Snow August 10, 2008 I’m sure that by now many of you have seen the movie “The Bucket List.” It’s the story of two men who meet by chance as hospital roommates. As the story develops, we soon discover that one of the men is ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:17-26

Denomination: Baptist

I’m Gone Get To My Better Series

Contributed by Charles Jones on Jun 30, 2012

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You may know that God wants to save you. You may know that God wants to heal you. But do you also know that God wants to prosper you?

I’m Gone Get To My Better In order to give you a taste of the hard life, God test’s you so that you would be prepared to live well in the days ahead of you. Deuteronomy 8:16b The Message Bible That He might humble you and test you, to do you good in the end. Deuteronomy 8:16b The Amplified ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 8:16

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Beatitudes Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Nov 23, 2007

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In one church where the pastor was preaching the Sermon on the Mount the roadside sign read, “Worlds greatest sermon” by pastor so and so.

Sometimes the Sermon on the Mount is referred to as the world’s greatest sermon. In one church where the pastor was preaching the Sermon on the Mount the roadside sign read, “Worlds greatest sermon” by pastor so and so. That was a little confusing. It is Jesus who preached the world’s greatest ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit Series

Contributed by Frank Lay on Oct 12, 2004

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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

Scripture: Matthew 5:3

Denomination: Baptist

Is Jesus Enough? Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Sep 1, 2011

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In order to inherit the blessings of the kingdom of heaven we must humble ourselves and admit our spiritual poverty.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." Most of us have heard these words from the Declaration of Independence since we were ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

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