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  • Bob Joyce avatar

    When You've Really Got It Made

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Jan 3, 2011
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    Storing treasures in heaven is when you've really got it made.

    Verse one of Luke 12 tells us that many thousands of people had gathered in an open area to hear Christ. Can you imagine how quiet, how deathly still it must have been in order for those present to hear Christ? The Lie of Greed When there was a lull after He had been teaching some very heavy ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God Bless Us With Happiness

    Contributed by Donnie De Loney on Feb 8, 2011
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    Ways to find happines in our lives

    God Bless Us With Happiness Luke 12:15-20 15And He said to them, “Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.” 16Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Man Who Interrupted Jesus- A Sermon On Greed And Generosity

    Contributed by Matt Krachunis on Feb 8, 2011
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    Story of the man who interrupted Jesus- The Parable of the Rich Fool

    • The Man Who Interrupted Jesus. • I like Generous People- they are fun to be around- getting gifts, getting meals paid for • Do you know what I love even more? Being the one giving gifts, paying for meals, doing nice things for people • Crystal and I went out to lunch this ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Greed

    Contributed by Carl Allen on May 5, 2010
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    We face price tag moments all the time in everyday life, we’re constantly doing cost-benefit analysis, always asking the question: “is it worth it?”. Because we live in a consumer world and we’re being constantly bombarded: buy this, buy that. And we weig

    Greed Luke 12: 16-21 Introduction You’re in Parks Mall or Irving Mall, shopping away, your going from store to store browsing at stuff. Finally something really catches your eye. You’re excited about it, you hold it, you want it. Only one final hurdle remains—the price. So you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ray Pritchard avatar

    Hold Lightly What You Value Greatly

    Contributed by Ray Pritchard on Jul 3, 2007
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    God orchestrates the affairs of life—both the good and the bad—to bring us to the place where our faith will be in him alone.

    Hold Lightly What You Value Greatly Luke 12:16-21 The land of a rich man produced plentifully and he thought to himself, "What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?" And he said, "I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Keeping Score

    Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Jul 15, 2007
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    Jesus Kingdom plays by the rules of love, not money

    Title: Keeping Score Text: Luke 12:13 – 21 MP: Self-sufficiency is an insufficient legacy. FCF: Through Christ and his Word, we can be sure that we have won the only game worth playing. <NOTE: During the reading, when Jesus asks “Who made me an arbiter and a judge among you – The answer is – by ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Rich Fool

    Contributed by Joel Santos on Jul 18, 2007
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    The rich man prided himself on his intelligence, his success, his efficiency and foresight. He had plans to ensure his comfort for years. But God calls him a ’fool’.

    The Rich Fool Luke 12:13-34 Jesus is preaching mainly about the Pharisees (see 11 :37, 45;12:1). Suddenly a man shouts out from the crowd. ’Tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me,’ he calls out. While Jesus is preaching, the man is thinking about a family quarrel in which his brother ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Man With Six I's

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Jan 14, 2008
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    Covetousness will not satisfy the passions of the flesh.

    Title: The Man With Six I’s The Parable Of The Rich Fool Text: Luke 12:15-21 Theme: Covetousness will not satisfy the passions of the flesh. Introduction: Jesus and Money Jesus talked a great deal about money. Sixteen of the thirty-eight parables were concerned with how to handle money and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Seven Deadly Sins: Covetousness Series

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Jan 27, 2008
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     | 13,139 views

    Covetousness is the spirit of greed and may bring about spiritual death apart from genuine repentance and faith in the forgiving grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.

    The Seven Deadly Sins: Covetousness --Deuteronomy 5:21; Philippians 4:11; Luke 12:13-21 Since 1991 Dr. Haddon W. Robinson has held the Harold John Ockenga Distinguished Professor of Preaching Chair at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. In a poll taken by ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    God First

    Contributed by Brien Sims on Apr 8, 2008
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    Know the importance for putting God first, Feel the obscurity of any other way, and Put God First!

    The New Year has already jumped upon us and time has already begun to fly. Many of us have made New Year resolutions and decided that weight watchers may be our only hope. Many years have passed and many resolutions have failed and passed into obscurity with our over crowded schedules. Don’t you ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Gene Gregory avatar

    Misplaced Priorities - Fools Series

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Apr 12, 2008
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     | 13,733 views

    First in series on Foolish Living, based on fools found in the Bible. Examines qualities of a person God calls a fool.

    MISPLACED PRIORITIES This week we celebrated April Fools Day. No one knows for certain, when or where this special day began, but it is celebrated in one form or another, often by other names, in many countries around the world. I still remember the first April Fool’s joke pulled on me. I was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Perryman avatar

    Beauty And The Beast Pt.3 Series

    Contributed by Mark Perryman on Apr 18, 2008
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    The 3rd fairy tale we will look at: "Possessions are powerless."

    INTRO: Thought: How many possessions does a man need? Tolstoy writes a story about a man who lived in Russia who worked for and finally accumulated 1300 acres. His passion was to accumulate land. A stranger came by one day and told him about land in the East where you could have what you could walk ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Embrace Eternity Series

    Contributed by Monty Newton on May 1, 2008
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    Today is a good day to look beyond and ask, "What then?"

    Title: Embrace Eternity Text: Luke 12:13-21 Thesis: Today is a good day to look beyond and ask, “Then what?” Series Introduction; Tim McGraw’s hit song Live Like You Were Dying, is the springboard for the current series of messages. The song is the story of a man who learned he was dying of a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The North American Martyrs And Cultural Relativism Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 17, 2009
     | 3,147 views

    Proper cultural exchange among nations is even more important than economic; we must have profound respect for the whole human person when cultures interact.

    October 19, 2009 The North American Martyrs Caritas in Veritate The coincidence of the Feast of the North American Martyrs with article 26 of Pope Benedict’s encyclical brings to mind an historical reality connected with the European settlement of America. During the sixteenth and seventeenth ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Tim Smith avatar

    Finding Contentment In A World Built For Greed Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 19, 2009
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     | 7,108 views

    It was Bob Dylan who said, everybody worships something and he was right. Many times, that has led to the drive for more. The more we have, the more we want, and when that doesn’t bring happiness we want all the more.

    Finding Contentment in a World Built for Greed Luke 12:13-15, 20-21 The goal of the Game of Life is to get married, have kids, and try to accumulate as much wealth as possible so that you can become a millionaire. It teaches the lesson that the one with the most toys wins. The Game of Life portrays ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist