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  • Jim Kane avatar

    An Angry Jesus Series

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Apr 7, 2008
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    The Third Sermon of Lent 2008

    So far this Lenten season we have learned about Jesus as our ‘homeless savior’ from the fox, Jesus as our ‘peaceful savior’ from the donkey, and last week, Jesus as a ‘warning savior’ from the camel. (Slide 1) Today we are going to learn from the dove, a harmless creature if there ever was one, ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Soul Food

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Apr 7, 2008
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     | 3,487 views

    Easter 2008 Sermon

    (Slide 1) I begin with a question, ‘What are you having for Easter dinner?’ (Congregation responds) (Slide 2) Who are you eating dinner with? (Congregation responds) I wonder what our two Lenten guides might be having for Easter dinner… let’s find out! (Slide 3) (Dramatic reading from ‘Living ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Choosing Your Lamb - Peer Pressure

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Apr 29, 2006
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    Peer pressure - the Psalm Sunday entry - shouts of joy - cries for Crusifiction - Made bigger by peer pressure.

    Choosing your lamb - Peer pressure Mark 11:1-11 A little boy was sick on Palm Sunday and stayed home from church with his mother. His father returned from church holding a palm branch. The little boy was curious and asked, "Why do you have that palm branch, dad?" "You see, when Jesus came into ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    Temptation

    Contributed by David Trexler on Oct 11, 2006
     | 7,942 views

    This sermon compares the temptation of Adam and Eve with the temptation of Christ, relating them both to our temptations today

    The Temptation of Eve and Christ (2006) Genesis 3:1-7 and Matthew 4:1-11 The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew the 4th chapter beginning at the first verse. Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 He fasted forty days and forty nights, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Lord You Have Known Me

    Contributed by Charles Scott on Apr 25, 2008
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     | 1,784 views

    God knows us intimately because He entered our common life in the person of Jesus and gives even those who lives on life’s margins opportunity to mediate God’s love.

    Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17 Page 794, BCP Domine, probasti 1 LORD, you have searched me out and known me; * you know my sitting down and my rising up; you discern my thoughts from afar. 2 You trace my journeys and my resting-places * and are acquainted with all my ways. 3 Indeed, there is not a word ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Palm Sunday

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Apr 27, 2008
    based on 15 ratings
     | 29,943 views

    Jesus arrives in Jerusalem.

    Peer pressure Mark 11:1-11 A little boy was sick on Palm Sunday and stayed home from church with his mother. His father returned from church holding a palm branch. The little boy was curious and asked, "Why do you have that palm branch, dad?" "You see, when Jesus came into town, everyone waved ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    Of Chaplin And Chaplain...

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Aug 13, 2012
     | 3,285 views

    Now what has Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest of the "Chaplinitis" era (when the fame of the legendary comedian spread like a wild contagion) in common with Book of Malachi (Last Book of the OT section of the Bible) containing a sizable section about Ch

    OF CHAPLIN AND CHAPLAINS Let me relate a bizarre yet true story, before I get started with my main theme. Before that… those of us who don’t know about, Charlie Chaplin, let’s put up our hands? Well, not many hands would go up, for most of us know that he was a ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Lose The Excuses Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on May 12, 2014
     | 11,419 views

    Jesus is making clear to us is that a commitment to follow Him is more than a desire or a profession of belief. It is a radical, life altering of commitment to follow or live like him

    Lose the Excuses Luke 9:57-62 Good morning, this is already the fourth Sunday in Lent, a time when Christians focus on discipleship, denial and self sacrifice. It is the hardest part of following Jesus. During the Lenten season, we deal with these habits and put them into practice as we journey to ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Death And Life? Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on May 12, 2014
     | 7,582 views

    Death, it’s not something we think about very often but it’s something that we spend the majority of our lives trying to deny and to postpone. But the reality is it’s always looming over us.

    Death and Life? Luke 9:51-52 What would you do if you only had one month to live? Would any of your priorities change? These are the questions that pastor Kerry and Chris Shook ask in their book, One Month to Live: 30 Days to a No-Regrets Life. The catalyst for the book was encountering people who ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Fisherman Series

    Contributed by Jamie Bogaard on Apr 3, 2017
     | 6,909 views

    Peter and Jesus meet and Peter becomes a fisher of men. Get ready for God's call

    This past Wednesday marked the beginning of the season of Lent. Many people give something up for Lent. I’m not always sure people understand why they do it. It just seems like the thing to do because that is what others are doing. For some reason this is not something that growing up that my ...read more

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    Denomination: Friends

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    Holistic Salvation: A Life Of Discipline Series

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Mar 25, 2010
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     | 5,206 views

    We tend to divorce our spiritual lives from our physical lives and see little connection or interdependence between the two.

    Holistic Salvation: A Life of Discipline Lent Week 4 March 14, 2010 Intro: One of the things I love about being a pastor is that as a generalist, I get to experience an incredible variety in jobs, tasks, roles, and activities. Part of the time I am a public speaker, part of the time I am a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Seek And You Will Find…great Expectations

    Contributed by Craig Condon on Jun 25, 2015
     | 7,483 views

    Jesus is the new covenant that God promised to his people in Jeremiah 31:31-34. In Jesus, God united us to him with bonds that can never be broken, and through this new covenant, we and Jesus can look death in the eye and see victory.

    Today’s Gospel passage marks the beginning of a change in Jesus’ ministry. The coming of the Greeks is seen as anticipating the coming of the Gentiles into the community of believers. While it is true that before the events in our Gospel reading Jesus spoke to the woman at the well and ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Lent 2013 Week 2 Series

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Feb 27, 2013
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     | 11,484 views

    Taking a look at the reaction of the Pharisees to Jesus healing on the Sabbath and the eternal nature of Christ revealed in His, "Oh Jerusalem, Jerusalem" monologue.

    This is the second week of the Lenten season and in the Scripture we are about to look at we see an incident that took place as Jesus was headed for Jerusalem in order to complete the work for which He came to earth. We know that Jesus was headed to Jerusalem because it says back in Luke 9:51 ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Lent 2013 Week 6 Palm Sunday Series

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Mar 24, 2013
     | 7,910 views

    Palm Sunday - How many in the crowd were seeing the "big picture?" Are we seeing the big picture personally or focused on just a small part?

    This is the sixth week of the Lenten season and today we’ll be taking a look at the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. Matthew 21:1-11 “As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, ‘Go to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    The Jesus Paradox Series

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Mar 30, 2015
     | 4,904 views

    Jesus shows us the way to please God ... for Jesus the way up was down!

    Title: The Jesus Paradox Text: Philippians 2:5-11 (Mark 11:1-11) Thesis: Jesus shows us the way to pleasing God. For Jesus the way up was down! Introduction A paradox is something that is contrary to expectations, existing beliefs or perceived opinions. It is a statement that appears to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational