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  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Actively Repent And Avoid Presumption

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 1, 2025
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    We can stand under Gis mystery, His greatness, His uniqueness, and admire or adore Him. That’s the extent of our “understanding,” to stand beneath his Being.

    Monday of the Eighth Week in Course 2025 This is one of those liturgical weeks that gets started in one direction and then heads off in another mid-week. Of course, I’m talking about Wednesday as the turn-around day, Ash Wednesday, which begins the universally recognized time of Lent. So we should ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Learning From The Gentle Jesus

    Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Oct 29, 2007
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    An Ash Wednesday sermon, that encourages to learn from the gentle Jesus.

    ASH WEDNESDAY SERMON Ash Wednesday is a bit like a reminder phone call. The alarm going off for an early wakeup call, or the mark on the calendar or diary indicating that something important is coming soon and we need to prepare for it. Ash Wednesday is the start of us preparing for Easter. We ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Robert Butler avatar

    Easter Series

    Contributed by Robert Butler on Mar 29, 2021
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    The truth is always the same: The only hope we have in this life stems from what God did for us. He came for you. He suffered for you. He Died for you. He rose for you. He moved heaven and earth for you.

    “Lent is one of the oldest observations on the Christian calendar. Like all Christian holy days and holidays, it has changed over the years, but its purpose has always been the same: self-examination and penitence, demonstrated by self-denial, in preparation for Easter. Early church father ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Life Of Discipleship - Lent 2010

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Feb 24, 2010
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    During Lent we prepare ourselves in silence to making a greater effort to become more Christlike.

    A Life of Discipline: Lent 2010 Feb 21, 2010 Intro: Here are some faces that might be familiar to you – who can tell me who they are? (Alexandre BILODEAU (Freestyle Skiing - Men's Moguls, GOLD), Jennifer HEIL (Freestyle Skiing - Ladies' Moguls, SILVER), Maelle RICKER (snowboard cross, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Into The Wild With Jesus

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Mar 1, 2009
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    A spiritual wilderness may be a place we fight Satan and face-off with our inner demons.

    Title: Into the Wild (with Jesus) Text: Mark 1:9-15 Thesis: A spiritual wilderness may be a place we fight with Satan and face-off with our inner demons. Introduction You may be wondering why this particular story is pertinent to us today. The story is pertinent because it does at least two ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Embracing New Vision

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Apr 25, 2014
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    Annual message on new vision for the church

    Embracing New Vision Proverbs 29:18 January 5, 2014 Morning Service Where there is no vision, the people perish. Proverbs 29:18 * Where there is no vision, there is no life * Where there is no vision, there is no future * Where there is no vision, there is no hope * Where there is no vision, ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Christ And Controversy

    Contributed by R. Joseph Owles on Mar 3, 2006
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    Jesus’ forgiveness and compassion creates controversy.

    SERMON IN A SENTENCE: We cannot be in a right relationship with God if we are in a wrong relationship with others. Two weeks ago we encountered Paul’s challenge to “Be like Christ,” and we looked at Mark’s account of Jesus healing a leper for clues of how we could actually be like Christ. We ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Celebrity Jesus Series

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Apr 18, 2011
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    Jesus is a celebrity to the fanciful and a life-changer to the faithful.

    Palm Sunday Title: Celebrity Jesus Text: Matthew 21:1-11 Thesis: Jesus is a celebrity to the fanciful and a life-changer to the faithful. Lenten Series: Reflecting, Repenting and Returning to God The Lenten Season is a time for reflection, repenting of our sin and returning to God. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    If Anyone Wold Come After Me

    Contributed by Mike Rickman on Mar 28, 2009
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    A different perspective of what it means to take up your cross.

    March 29, 2009 Morning Worship Text: Luke 9:23 Subject: The Cross Title: If Anyone Would Come After Me For the last four weeks some of you have been attending the community Lenten services at the various churches. I think it is kind of funny that some of our churches that participate in those ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    1 Shattered Commitments Series

    Contributed by Roberta Karchner on Feb 21, 2020
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    Here in Lent we explore stones. We begin today with the shattering of the commitment between God and God's people. Let us take up our stones and walk to the freedom of Easter and the rolling back of the stone.

    Exodus 32 =:1--24 NRSV When the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered around Aaron, and said to him, “Come, make gods for us, who shall go before us; as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Elements Of Renewal

    Contributed by John Vella on Feb 5, 2007
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    Prayer leads to an awareness of where we need to change. This awareness then calls for a putting away of negative elements in our behaviour ( we call that fasting). This in turn calls forth a new way of relating to others which is concretely expressed i

    Seeds for Sowing, Vol. IV, Issue 3, No. 16 First Sunday of Lent (Year B) March 12, 2000 Readings: * Genesis 9:8-15 * 1 Peter 3:18-22 * Mark 1:12-15 Elements of Renewal Mixed Feelings There are many things in life that call forth mixed feelings from ourselves. At the same time, we both want to ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Rich Anderson avatar

    A Quiet Mind Series

    Contributed by Rich Anderson on Jan 19, 2011
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     | 13,614 views

    The season of Lent provides for us a time of renewal, commitment or recommitment, repentance and prayer.

    Ever since 325 AD, we celebrate Easter on the first Sunday that occurs after the first full moon following the vernal equinox (March 21st.) As you know, the date of Easter changes from year to year and this is why. Easter will always be recognized between March 22nd and April 25th and only ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Russell Metcalfe avatar

    With Jesus Into Holy Week - 6 Of 7 Series

    Contributed by Russell Metcalfe on Feb 1, 2021
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    With the Passion staring Him in the face, we might ask, why should there be a parade? Why the waving of palms and shouting of hosannas? Didn't Jesus know what was going to happen?

    March 31, 1996 Matthew 21:1-11 We have followed Jesus during this Lenten Season as he sat by a well and talked with a Samaritan woman about living water and about worship. We have listened in the night hours on the housetop as he told Nicodemus, "You must be born again." We have ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Ash Wednesday: Year C

    Contributed by Fr. Rian Adams on Mar 5, 2019
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     | 8,832 views

    The Rev. Rian Adams. This sermon is for Ash Wednesday, Year C

    Ash Wednesday The Rev. Rian Adams At one time Advent was hands down my favorite season of the church year. The happiness, the joy of anticipation, the hope of a star, the birth of a child… it all added a hopeful newness to my soul. However, over time our culture has ruined Christmas with the ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal

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    Lifted By God Series

    Contributed by Kemuel Travis on Feb 22, 2007
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     | 6,368 views

    To show that we can be lifted out of the ashes of our sins and sorrows by God as we follow the admonition in James 4.

    - -Today is Ash Wednesday and begins what is commonly called the Lenten season -Origin of Lent -Not found mentioned anywhere in the Bible -Began around 230 AD -Group of Christians started fasting 40 hours leading up to Easter -Preparing their harts for Easter -The idea caught on and ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan