Sermons about Institutional Rot

Are You Salty?

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jul 12, 2001

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Why did Jesus call Christians the salt of the earth?

INTRODUCTION READ THE VERSE! Salt, why did Jesus call these disciples the salt of the world. (Talk about salt in the shaker) First of all, Jesus tells His disciples the way that they should be when he started them out with the beatitudes, then, He tells them of the relationship of the citizens ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Sardis Series

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Aug 11, 2001

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An early wake up call. A church with nothing to commend it

The Letter to the Church at SARDIS Divided into three sections 1. Introduction of the Writer 2. Reprimand of the Church 3. Encouragement to the Faithful. Historical Background. City in Asia, modern day Turkey. Near to Thyatira. Capital of the ancient kingdom of Lydia. Early prosperity under ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:1-6

Denomination: Anglican

Does Your Life Need A "Spiritual Facelift?"

Contributed by Curtis Brock on Oct 18, 2000

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Introduction: Does Your Life Need A "Spiritual Facelift?" Thesis: A person must realize the need to get life in order and take the steps to see it become reality.

Introduction: Does Your Life Need A "Spiritual Facelift?" Thesis: A person must realize the need to get life in order and take the steps to see it become reality. Introduction: Remodeling is never an easy task. I have had the pleasure to "remodel" the only home I ever owned. It was a chore - a ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 127:1

Denomination: Baptist

Composting The Garbage Of Our Lives With Praise Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 7, 2011

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Rain needs fertile soil in order to accomplish anything. But the soil needs compost in order to live. So also do our lives need God-processed garbage in order to bear fruit.

Fifteenth Sunday in Course July 10, 2011 Spirit of the Liturgy [If rain] The word of God, the prophetic spirit, doesn’t just evaporate from the Church. It must bear fruit in obedience to all of the ten commandments, the corporal and spiritual works of mercy, the welcoming attitude we bear ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 55:10-11

Denomination: Catholic

The Secret In You

Contributed by Darrell Coats on May 14, 2008

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A sermon exploring the greatest secret that God kept hidden from the ages but which has now been revealed within the Christian.

The Secret in You Colossians 1:25-27 Introduction: A couple of years ago, Prime Time Productions produced a self-help video that flooded the internet and became a sensation. The video’s a documentary that consists of a series of interviews that ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:25-27

Denomination: Methodist

Un-Holy Relationships

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Oct 31, 2019

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A study in the book of Hosea 2: 1 – 23

Hosea 2: 1 – 23 Un-holy relationships 1 Say to your brethren, ‘My people,’ and to your sisters, ‘Mercy is shown.’ 2 “Bring charges against your mother, bring charges; For she is not My wife, nor am I her Husband! Let her put away her harlotries from her sight, and her adulteries from between her ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 2:2

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

The Lord's Second Coming

Contributed by Paul George on Sep 16, 2003

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Zechariah 14 describes the last siege of Jerusalem, the second coming of Christ and the millennial kingdom which follows.

Zechariah 14 describes the last siege of Jerusalem, the second coming of Christ and the millennial kingdom which follows. After Jesus answered the disciples question concerning the destruction of the temple Jesus described the events leading up to His Second Advent (Luke 21:5-38). The events He ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 14:1-21

Denomination: Holiness

The Law Of Entropy Series

Contributed by Mark Batterson on Oct 18, 2005

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Faith is reversing the irreversible.

The Physics of Faith: Reversing the Irreversible 03.27.05 Pastor Mark Batterson This evotional concludes The Physics of Faith series. To check out old evotionals, visit the evotional archive @ www.theaterchurch.com. Next week we’ll begin a new series of evotional, God @ the Box Office, exploring ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:1-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Healing Of A Leper Series

Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Mar 18, 2021

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At first reading, this story has the tones of a divine miracle but it is so much more.

Introduction At first reading, this story has the tones of a divine miracle. Something that would have been incredible to see as a member of the crowd. The image of a poor wretched man, probably on his last days on earth, begging the Lord Jesus for a new lease on life, and getting just that. In ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:12-16, 2 Kings 7:3, Ephesians 2:1, Romans 10:9, John 8:28, Isaiah 64:6, Leviticus 5:3, Mark 1:41, 2 Corinthians 5:21 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Brethren

Money Talks! Series

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jul 9, 2017

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Money Talks - James chapter 5 verses 1-6 - sermon by Gordon Curley PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info

SERMON OUTLINE: (1). A Warning against Hoarding Wealth (vs 1-3) (2). A Warning against Stealing Wealth (vs 4) (3). A Warning against Decadence Wealth (vs 5-6) SERMON BODY Question: Would you like to be rich? Answer: Very few of us would say, “Nah, it doesn’t interest me!” Ill: • One wise ...read more

Scripture: James 5:1-6

Denomination: Brethren

The High Cost Of Low Living Series

Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 9, 2011

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The godly line of Seth is now intermingling with the ungodly line of Cain.

Intro: 1. Tozer, "The rise of a new religious spirit in recent years is marked by disturbing similarities to that earlier "revival" under Constantine. Now as then a quasi-Christianity is achieving acceptance by compromise. It is dickering with the unregenerate world for acceptance and, as ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 6:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Patience In Pain Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Aug 31, 2017

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God says to the wealthy, wicked oppressor: Weep for your miseries are coming. But He says to you and me who have trusted His Son: Wait for your Master is coming. Don’t quit. Don’t complain, and don’t lose your cool, because Jesus is right at the door!

Once upon a time, there was kindergarten teacher in Texas, who was helping one of her students put on his cowboy boots. He asked for help, and she could see why. Even with her pulling and him pushing, the little boots still didn't want to go on. By the time they got the second boot on, she had ...read more

Scripture: James 5:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Walk In The Light

Contributed by Jerry Dillard on Nov 7, 2002

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To make youth aware of the sin they often find at thier age. It’s about the way we should walk.God has given us a guide for how we are to live or as the scripture calls it how we are to walk. We should be identified by the way we walk.

Walk in the Light Ephesians 5: 1-5 God has given us a guide for how we are to live or as the scripture calls it how we are to walk. We should be identified by the way we walk. I. Mimics of God A. In verse one it says to follow God 1. It means to go after God with all you have. B. then it says to ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:1-5, Ephesians 5:8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

He Cleanses Us Series

Contributed by Stephen Georgeson on Oct 21, 2013

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God loves us and shows it to us in many ways throughout the Old Testament, Gospels and Epistles. This sermon deals with how Jesus shows His love for us by cleansing us.

So the story we read today in Mark, also recorded in Matthew 8 and in Luke 5, is a wonderful example of Jesus’ love for the unlovable. All throughout Scripture we see that God has a tender sensitivity for the outcast, the hurting, the sorrowful and the desperate. I said last week how He is ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:40-45

Denomination: Baptist

Results Of God's Rejection - 2 Chronicles 7:19-22

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Aug 2, 2011

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Results Of God's Rejection - 2 Chronicles 7:19-22

Results Of God's Rejection - 2 Chronicles 7:19-22 2 Chronicles 7:19 "But if you don't obey my laws and commands that I gave you, and if you worship other gods and serve them, 2 Chronicles 7:20 then I will take the Israelites out from my land that I gave them. And I will leave this Temple that I ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:19-22

Denomination: Pentecostal

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