Sermons about Ill Gotten Gains

Gain Your Money Correctly Series

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Aug 22, 2004

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3rd in a five part series on understanding your possessions from a Biblical perspective. Part 3- Gain your money honestly.

GAIN YOUR MONEY CORRECTLY MATTHEW 25:14-30 INTRODUCTION: VIDEO CLIP: INTOLERABLE CRUELTY - 2:03 1 Tim. 6:10 "For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. Some people craving money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows." There are some who will ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:14-30

Denomination: Christian Church

"Gain The Proper Perspective On Sanctification” Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Apr 13, 2009

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If we are to know the happiness God has in mind for His children, we need to understand sanctification.

We have seen how the Beatitudes are progressive in nature, beginning with our gaining the proper perspective on salvation, which leads us to mourn over personal sin, which leads us to an attitude of humility with regards to self and a deep desire to be like Jesus. This is work of God in our life is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:8

Denomination: Baptist

"Gain The Proper Perspective On Service” Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Mar 29, 2009

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If we are going to find true happiness in life as Christians, we must learn some important lessons regarding service to others in Jesus’ name.

The word Jesus uses here as he speaks about mercy is most interesting, The word comes from the Greek word, “eliamosuna,” from which we get the “eleemosynary,” which means “benefactory.” In other words, the essence of being merciful is benefiting or serving others. Indeed, such is the case with the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:7

Denomination: Baptist

What Is "Great Gain" For You?

Contributed by Monte Robinson on Jul 18, 2003

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Challenge your congregation to have contentment by increasing godliness in their lives.

1 Timothy 6:3-10 PRAY ILL: Early African converts to Christianity were earnest and regular in private devotions. Each one reportedly had a separate spot in the thicket where he would pour out his heart to God. Over time the paths to these places became well worn. As a result, if one of these ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:3-10, Proverbs 19:23

Denomination: Baptist

Be Accepting Of The Sick Series

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Oct 30, 2021

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People can become so afraid of catching an illness that they will stay clear of anyone who is sick. Jesus challenged people to realize that caring for the spiritual needs of others far supersedes one’s desire for self-preservation

I wish to begin our message today with two quotes by Mother Teresa. Here is the first quote: “The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being unwanted.”(1) In her humanitarian efforts in Calcutta, Mother Teresa observed much rejection and hopeless, as ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:40-42

Denomination: Baptist

Gaining Your Bearings In Life Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 4, 2011

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Careful: Many of life's blessings can be enjoyed, but they carry with them the potential to work against you.

Gaining Your Bearings in Life (Proverbs 18:20-24) 1. I was told that I had used the joke from last week's sermon just 4 weeks earlier, about the 2 Jews, the 2 Catholics, and the 2 Baptists stranded on an island. Oops. 2. So, to redeem myself, I will tell one only about two Jews stranded on an ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 18:20-24

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Turning Your Pain Into Gain

Contributed by Bob Briggs on Apr 10, 2001

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The Prayer of Jabez gives us insight into how we don’t have to hang onto the past but press forward into the future.

Turning Your Pain into Gain Ballard Assembly Pastor Bob Briggs April 22, 2001 The top selling Christian book recently is “The Prayer of Jabez”. How many of you have read the book? It is written from the perspective of an obscure prayer found in 1 Chronicles 4. Everything written in ...read more

Scripture: James 4:2, 1 Chronicles 4:9-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Ministering To The Sick

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Jul 26, 2024

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People can become so afraid of catching an illness that they will stay clear of anyone who is sick. Jesus challenged people to realize that caring for the spiritual needs of others far supersedes one’s desire for self-preservation.

I want to begin our message today with two quotes by Mother Teresa; and here is the first quote: “The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being unwanted.”(1) In her humanitarian efforts in Calcutta, Mother Teresa saw a lot of rejection and hopelessness, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

"Gain The Proper Perspective On Self” Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Mar 17, 2009

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If i am going to experiencing the happiness described by our Savior in the Beatitudes, I must put self in proper perspective.

As we have been looking at our Savior’s teaching here in the Beatitudes, we have made note of how Jesus lays out for us here a blueprint for how we might experience the true happiness that only God can give - a sense of contentment, peace, joy, and fulfillment that the world cannot give us and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:5

Denomination: Baptist

Gaining Victory Over Depression Series

Contributed by Matthew Stoll on May 29, 2007

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Using Neil Anderson’s book "Overcoming Depression" to help gain victory over the spiritual and emotional battle of depression.

We are concluding our series “Victory in Jesus” this week, I am actually cutting the series short because Mother’s Day is next week. I didn’t think we would want to be studying depression on Mother’s Day. Our series has focused on God’s promise that through Jesus we have victory over sin and the ...read more

Scripture: Lamentations 3:1-33

Denomination: Methodist

His Pain, Our Gain

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Mar 26, 2005

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Jesus pain was our gain! This is an Easter sermon

INTRODUCTION „X SLIDE #2 „X Today we are here to celebrate Easter Sunday, or Resurrection Sunday. „X This day is unique in the sense that we are celebrating something that changed the course of history and the destiny of mankind forever! „X Christianity is the only faith where we do not come ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:21-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Godliness With Contentment Is Great Gain.

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Jan 8, 2015

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What is godliness? What is contentment? Why is it great gain?

1 Timothy 6:6 “Godliness with contentment is great gain.” Before we start taking a look at this verse let’s see what the surrounding verses have to say; 1 Timothy 6:1-10 “Let all who are under a yoke as slaves regard their own masters as worthy of all honor, so that the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:6

Denomination: Nazarene

This Time I'll Praise The Lord

Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jun 17, 2003

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Just as it was with Leah, we find the same story today. There are mothers today trying to get their husbands to love them. Trying to win the approval of others. Trying to find their identity in their children. The problem is—our husbands and children were

This message was delivered on Mother’s Day by Pastor Squires wife, Danice. Welcome 2 Groups 1. I want to welcome home our military families! If there is anyone here from the Abraham Lincoln, would you please stand? 2. I also want to welcome our new Moms! If this is your first Mother’s Day, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 30:17-20, Genesis 29:31-35

Denomination: Pentecostal

Gaining Yards After Contact

Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Sep 7, 2006

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The Super Bowl and Nehemiah. How Nehemiah gained yards after contact.

1 When Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he became angry and was greatly incensed. He ridiculed the Jews, 7 But when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites and the men of Ashdod heard that the repairs to Jerusalem’s walls had gone ahead and that the gaps were being closed, ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 4:1-23

Denomination: Pentecostal

Gaining From Your Loss Series

Contributed by Eyriche Cortez on Jun 3, 2007

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We gain from our loss when we recognize what sin does to our lives, when we respond with repentance and when we receive God’s forgiveness.

Good AM. Ludwig Van Beethoven noticed that he was losing his sense of hearing. As a composer, he worried that he could no longer create music if he becomes deaf. He tried every cure available to him but to no avail. One day, his greatest fear came true. He became totally deaf. According to the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:4

Denomination: Baptist

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