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    Holy, Holy, Holiness! PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 24, 2024
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    Explores the divine call to pursue personal holiness, permeate social holiness, and practice daily holiness.

    Welcome, welcome, dear friends and family in Christ. We are gathered here today, not by chance or coincidence, but by divine appointment. Our heavenly Father, in His infinite wisdom and love, has brought us together to share in the joy of His Word, to grow in His grace, and to learn how we can live ...read more

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    When Is An Empty Chair A Reason For Hope?

    Contributed by Jay Winters on Jun 21, 2007
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    Using an empty chair as the central metaphor we explore how Paul’s exhortation to REJOICE comes alive in our own painful lives - all within the framework of the Trinity.

    In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, the Holy Three In One who pours His Love into our hearts and makes us rejoice. Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ About one hundred years before the Reformation, an artist named Andrei Rublev painted a depiction of the Trinity. ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Red Letters: Living A Faith That Bleeds

    Contributed by Tom Davis on Aug 17, 2007
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    God has hidden the mystery of the kingdom in the lives of the most needy.

    RED LETTERS: Living A Faith That Bleeds Tom Davis *Introduction: When I Look at the World… There are key themes – motifs, trends, patterns – at work in our twenty-first century world. We cannot ignore them and live as faithful followers of Jesus. We cannot live the red letters of the gospel ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The End Of Christianity

    Contributed by Simon Rundell on Sep 7, 2001
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    A response to Cardinal Murphy-O’Connor’s statement that Christianity had been “all but eliminated” as a source of moral guidance in people’s lives, and that people were ‘indifferent’ to Christian values. Mission: the essential role of the Church

    Sermon: 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time; 9th September 2001 Text: Luke 14:25-33 “Anyone who does not carry his cross and come after me cannot be my disciple” In the name of the +Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. BBC News, last Thursday. The Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    The Five Second Rule

    Contributed by J. Curtis Goforth, O.s.l. on Oct 3, 2007
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    Sermon on the rich man and Lazarus that addresses the parable from the perspective of the hungry in our world. It reminds us that our faith is not just something between us and Jesus, but also something between us and Lazarus.

    “The Five Second Rule” Sermon on Luke 16:19-31 Pentecost +18-C September 30, 2007 Rev. J. Curtis Goforth, O.S.L. “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who longed to ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Can God Shake This Place?

    Contributed by Ron Hicks on Nov 20, 2006
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    My prayer is that God would shake you so hard that the things that bind you would fall off and that you could experience the freedom that God wants you to experience.

    Can God Shake This Place? In our lifetime we have heard of, and seen on the news, the deadly destruction that earthquakes, in various parts of the word have left. Mass destruction. Cities have been decimated. Homes and buildings completely destroyed. 10’ of thousands have been ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Remember The Poor

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Dec 28, 2004
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    Caring for the poor is a basic tenant of the Christian faith. Here’s how to do it the Biblical way.

    Remember The Poor Boxing Day 2004 Galatians 2:10 Nowadays when we think of "Boxing Day," the word "sale" almost immediately follows. But in it’s tradition Boxing Day is not about getting more stuff at reduced prices. The Boxing Day tradition began in Britain possibly as early as in the ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    God Of The Poor - The Call To Charity And Justice

    Contributed by E Philip Davis on Mar 10, 2008
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    When we look at God’s word, we will realise that we must respond decisively to the poor in three ways; to be charitable, to seek justice, and to see poor people as God does.

    GOD OF THE POOR – THE CALL TO CHARITY AND JUSTICE God’s love for the poor Luke 16:19-23 "There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Beggar In Sanfrancisco

    Contributed by Benjamin Doolittle on Mar 29, 2002
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    Christine and I sat in the window. Directly across from us was a young women. She wore a greasy T-shirt. Her skin was pale, gray. She sat next to the garbage can. She seemed to blend into the concrete, part of the gray buildings, gray sky. Her grea

    Loving and Wonderful God, you have called us to be your family. We stand in a moment in time, upheld by the great cloud of witnesses. O God, open our eyes. Open our ears. Open our whole selves to the movement of your spirit through these words and our meditations. In Christ’s name we pray, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Preaching To The Poor, Part 2

    Contributed by Jerry Falwell on Apr 12, 2002
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    Preaching to the poor.

    “PREACHING TO THE POOR” Part 2 By Jerry Falwell A. INTRODUCTION 1. Review from last sermon. Preaching to the poor has always been important to the church. Listen to how important it was to Jesus to preach to the poor. When John the Baptist was put in prison, he became discouraged and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    If The Lord Does Not Help You, Who Will

    Contributed by Devon Witherspoon on Feb 21, 2008
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    We as believers must realize that no one can help us like GOD can.

    If the LORD does not help you, who will? Prayer Text: 2 Kings 6: 24-27 And it came to pass after this, that Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria. [25] And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass’s head was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Two Men Named Lazarus

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Feb 25, 2008
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    The similarities between these men were limited, but very significant; whereas the difference between them was very great.

    TWO MEN NAMED LAZARUS “Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. It was the Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. So the sisters sent word to Him, saying, ‘Lord, behold, he whom ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Should We Respond To The Poor?

    Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 22, 2006
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    Looking at how we respond to the poor

    How should we respond to the poor? Is 58:1-11 Gladstone Baptist Church – 23/10/05 am This year, there has been an unprecedented public exposure given to ridding the world of poverty. There has been the “Make Poverty History” campaign with Musicians such as Bob Geldoff and Bono and actors such as ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Are You Blessed Or Cursed?

    Contributed by Robert Cox on Jan 13, 2007
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    God’s promises are ours to enjoy!

    DEUT 30:11 Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach. 12 It is not up in heaven, so that you have to ask, "Who will ascend into heaven to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?" 13 Nor is it beyond the sea, so that you have to ask, "Who will cross ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Dominican Mission Team Report

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Mar 20, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,650 views

    The Team tells stories and reflections of their time in the Dominican

    DR team presentation 2008 Mike Hosts Begin with Steve’s Video - http://youtube.com/watch?v=wOrKxLiLkgk Wednesday & Thursday – Arrival & Orientation Mike talks about Los Algadones & hope for housing Friday – Construction and Poncho Mateo Dawn shares about young mothers in Poncho Mateo Saturday ...read more

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