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  • Clark Tanner avatar

    "The Great Forgiver"

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jul 11, 2009
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     | 4,364 views

    Jesus has the power to heal and the authority to forgive. But why did He forgive first?

    "One day He was teaching; and there were some Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting there, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was present for Him to perform healing. And some men were carrying on a bed a man who was paralyzed; and ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    Bringing Others To Jesus

    Contributed by Gerald Steffy on Oct 7, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,832 views

    “Bringing others to Jesus is the most important ministry we can do as Christ’s disciples."

    BRINGING OTHERS TO JESUS Luke 5:17-26 Proposition: “Bringing others to Jesus is the most important ministry we can do as Christ’s disciples." Objective: My purpose is to challenge God’s people concerning the importance of bringing others to Jesus today. INTRODUCTION: Illus: During one ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeffery Anselmi avatar

    A Better Way To Love Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Nov 25, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,177 views

    There is a better way to love, will you rise to the challenge.

    INTRODUCTION • For the past few weeks we’ve been learning lessons from a couple named Caleb and Catherine, who are husband and wife and the central characters in the movie Fireproof. • Not knowing how to really love each other, Caleb and Catherine have done a lot of things to hurt each other. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Life Interrupted

    Contributed by Tim Shepard on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 9,050 views

    This sermon is a lesson about the importance of life’s interruptions.

    It happened only a few weeks ago. After my normal shift on the graveyard I had gone home to rest. Some time in the middle of my sleep Storm came and woke me up. In her hand she held the phone. “It’s the police,” is all she said. A thousand questions went through my mind. “Did I do ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Doane Brubaker avatar

    The Forgiveness Wager

    Contributed by Doane Brubaker on Jun 28, 2007
     | 2,278 views

    Asks listeners to identify with four characters who will challenge the current state of their faith.

    The Forgiveness Wager Luke 5:17-26 This is a great story for challenging your faith by identifying with some of the characters. Am I most like the optimistic friend, willing to go to great lengths and inconvenience to help a friend get in front of Jesus because I’m confident it’ll make a ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

  • David Elvery avatar

    Faith In Community, Desperate Times Require Desperate Measures Series

    Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 27, 2005
    based on 20 ratings
     | 8,547 views

    Looking at the healing of the paralysed man

    Faith in Community Gladstone Baptist Church – 8/8/04 Desperate Times call for desperate Measures. Have you ever considered what you would do in a desperate situation? What about if you were diagnosed with a life threatening disease where the only treatment available was in Europe at one ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Sherman Gordon avatar

    What A Fellowship

    Contributed by Sherman Gordon on Aug 6, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
     | 5,620 views

    Have you ever thought that you didn’t need God, the Church, or the fellowship of the saints? Well, think again . . . there is a blessing in the fellowship of believers.

    LUKE 5:17-26 WHAT A FELLOWSHIP DRIVING . . . SINGING THE WORDS TO A SONG BEING PLAYED OVER THE RADIO AIRWAVES. HALFWAY . . . SINGING THE WORDS TO THE SONG, I WAS NOT COGNIZANT OF THE WORDS I WAS SINGING (2X). THE THOUGHT OCCURRED: HOW MANY THINGS ARE WE GUILTY OF SAYING, SINGING, OR DOING ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Russell Rhodes avatar

    The Healing Of The Paralytic Series

    Contributed by Russell Rhodes on Sep 1, 2005
    based on 15 ratings
     | 10,583 views

    This is a study of the miracle but it is a lesson to the Pharisees and the religious leaders at that day.

    The Healing of the Paralytic (Palsy) Luke 5:17-26 Matthew 9:1-8, Mark 2:1012 Miracles # 08 I. Jesus was teaching. 5:17a II. Jesus had the power to heal. 5:17c NOTE: The word power is the same Greek n which we get our word for dynamite. III. The crowd that was present. 5:17b & 5:19a A. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Chip Monck avatar

    Desperate Times - What Would You Do?

    Contributed by Chip Monck on Jul 8, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 7,191 views

    This sermon is designed to challenge traditional church thinking regarding waiting for "open doors", faith requirements to healing, and the true illness of the lost.

    (This first paragraph was actually a list of bullet points to comment on, and transition through into the beginnning of the message. They will not have a flow like the remainder of the transcript that follows after this opening paragraph) Tonight I want to challenge your thinking. Let me begin ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Get Off The Couch

    Contributed by Christopher Crane on Apr 3, 2005
    based on 15 ratings
     | 6,104 views

    When Jesus heals the man infirmed with palsy, he gives him the command to "Arise... take up thy couch, and go home." The healing was in the body. The couch was about the mind. This is a message about partner with God in the healing.

    GET OFF THE COUCH Luke 5:22-25 Sunday Morning, April 3, 2005 Luke 5:22-25 22 But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts? 23 Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk? 24 But that ye may know that the ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Scott Carmer avatar

    The Center That Holds

    Contributed by Scott Carmer on Apr 24, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,820 views

    We don’t follow God for a promise of easy life, but simply because God is TRUTH and nothing in life or death can separate us from God’s love.

    The Center that Holds Luke 5:17-26 April 24, 2005 I always try my best to preach out of my own experience, but as I approached today’s sermon, I realized that I was having trouble doing that. I can preach easily about a lot of stuff because I have experience. For example: I sometimes struggle ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • David DeWitt avatar

    No Lost Causes

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Aug 18, 2003
    based on 29 ratings
     | 4,079 views

    Because of the love and grace of Jesus there is no person too far gone

    No Lost Causes Luke 5:17-26 July 27, 2003 Morning Service Introduction When I was thirteen years old my sister and brother in law invited me to attend the Vacation Bible School at their church. I almost didn’t go because I had already been to one at my church but my sister talked me into going. ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Ray Scott avatar

    "The Four Faithful Friends"

    Contributed by Ray Scott on Sep 18, 2003
    based on 68 ratings
     | 34,937 views

    This story teaches us that we can make a difference in people’s lives ... and to overcome obstacles that keep us away from the power of God.

    “The Four Faithful Friends” Luke 5:17-26 INTRODUCTION: We continue in our series on ‘Great Events In The Life Of Jesus’. TODAY, we want to look at a man whom Jesus healed. Luke 5:17-20 – all turn – READ 5:17 – Jesus was in a house, teaching a large group of people. The place was packed! Every ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeff Simms avatar

    The God Who Heals

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on Sep 21, 2003
    based on 44 ratings
     | 7,629 views

    God desires to heal us of all our sickness, including of our sins.

    FBC Hull 9-21-03 a.m. service The God Who Heals Luke 5:17-25 Primary Purpose: God desires to heal us in all areas of our lives, especially of sin sickness Broken--the man in our passage today was broken. A man who was paralyzed and laid on a mat all day long. The Pharisees and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Travis Hearn avatar

    It's Time To Rip The Roof Off This Place!

    Contributed by Travis Hearn on Nov 27, 2013
    based on 7 ratings
     | 38,229 views

    A sermon urging listeners to bring people to Jesus.

    I heard a story about a dude who brought a friend to church who only typically attended twice a year: on Christmas and Easter (Chreaster). As they were walking out after the service was over – the pastor was standing at the door shaking everyone’s hands. He grabbed the dude’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational