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Kingdom Characteristics Series

Contributed by Greg Nance on Apr 24, 2004

based on 44 ratings

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When we come to Jesus, what do we really want from him? What does Jesus really want from us? Jesus shows us the way into the kingdom of God, and the path has requirements. Are you ready to enter?

Two Parables and Two Encounters with Jesus that teach us four characteristics needed to enter and live in the Kingdom of God. Persistent Prayer Penitent Humility Dependant Acceptance Sacrificial Submission Two great enemies in the hearts of men that prevent them entry into the kingdom are also ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Good Man Lost, A Bad Man Saved

Contributed by Bo Dunford on Jan 1, 2005

based on 44 ratings

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You can be a good person and still die lost and go to hell. You can be a bad person and die saved and go to heaven.

LUKE 18:9-14 “A GOOD MAN LOST – A BAD MAN SAVED” A) When Jesus preached and taught among men on earth, He found that there were some men which trusted in themselves that they were righteous! * It was to them that He spoke this parable ... And if He preached in America today, He would need ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: Baptist

The Thanksgiving That Doesn't Count

Contributed by Steve Miller on Jan 4, 2005

based on 51 ratings

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Real thanksgiving is done with the right attitude. The prayer of the Pharisee was arrogant and despising toward the Publican, therefore it did not count. This sermon was developed for a community Thanksgiving service.

The Thanksgiving that Doesn’t Count STEVE MILLER, November 23, 2004 Luke 18:9-14 (NKJV) Do you remember the television commercial for Citibank with the two ladies in the grocery store? The one puts her hand on the other’s tummy and asks when the baby is due? The woman looks at her like she’s ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: *other

A Man Who Went Home Justified

Contributed by Joel Santos on Jan 23, 2005

based on 97 ratings

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One of the greatest parables ever told was the story of the Pharisee and the Tax collector. The story is great because it has plot twists and leads to a surprise ending. The word righteousness means “right-standing”. To be righteous means to be in right

A MAN WHO WENT HOME JUSTIFIED Luke 18: 9-14 One of the greatest parables ever told was the story of the Pharisee and the Tax collector. The story is great because it has plot twists and leads to a surprise ending. In Jesus’ day this simple story surely sent people home baffled and buzzing. The ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God, Have Mercy On Me, A Sinner

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Feb 9, 2005

based on 16 ratings

| 11,872 views

This is a comparison on the attitude of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector for an Ash WEdnesday service.

February 9, 2005 Luke 18:9-14 To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everybody else, Jesus told this parable: “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood up and prayed about himself: ‘God, I thank ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: Lutheran

Lent A Time For Repentance

Contributed by Dennis Bliss on Feb 15, 2005

based on 14 ratings

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A lenten homily on humility, and repentance

Lent a season of Repentance. We disciples of Jesus are celebrating our communal Lenten pilgrimage, a 40 day spiritual journey that will hopefully enable us to better appreciate and celebrate the life giving death and eternal resurrection of our Lord and Savior, the very feast of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Still Not Enough

Contributed by Ben Bannister on Oct 11, 2004

based on 3 ratings

| 2,750 views

This sermon explains that Christ is the only way to Heaven.

Text: Luke 18:9-14 ETS: Jesus tells a story about a tax collector and a Pharisee. ESS: There are three reasons why the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisee’s is not good enough for God. OSS: The lost and religious will turn to Christ for their salvation. PQ: Why is the righteousness of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: Baptist

Break Out Of The Comfort Zone Series

Contributed by Bob Briggs on Oct 13, 2004

based on 31 ratings

| 11,811 views

Why do people not move forward with their dreams? Could it be others trying to suppress them?

Did anyone this week decide they were living in the comfort zone of life and decide it is time to make a change, to escape the zone and move into the Borderland? It becomes an issue of dealing with the accumulation of fear which has prevented you from moving forward, in dealing with the phrase, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: Pentecostal

"Pride, Humility, Forgiveness

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Oct 19, 2004

based on 38 ratings

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A sermon for the 21st Sunday after Pentecost Proper 25 Parable about the Pharisee and tax collector

21st Sunday after Pentecost Proper 25 Luke 18:9-14 Sermon "Pride, Humility, Forgiveness 9* ¶ He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised others: 10 "Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11* ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: Lutheran

A Sting In The Tail

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 20, 2004

based on 35 ratings

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Why was the tax collector more acceptable than the "good" Pharisee

OR/NR 24-10-04 Parable of the Pharisee & Tax Collector - Lk 18:9-14 Story: In a small country village in Sicily, there were two brothers, renown members of the local Mafia. They were mean, bad and very rich. No one had a good word to say about them. Indeed, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: Anglican

Justified Before God - In God's Sight, Part Ii Series

Contributed by Harold Simpson on Oct 16, 2003

based on 9 ratings

| 3,792 views

This sermon is the second in a series of sermons about justification before God. It is centered around the the Parable of the Pharisee and the Publican.

3 August 2003 Pentecost/Season After Pentecost Luke 18.9-14 Justified before God- In God’s Sight, Part II I. Place & Position II. Posture III. Plea The Pharisee came with a full hand, with a hand that couldn’t miss, a hand that was a sure winner. The Pharisee didn’t have a poker face. At ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: Methodist

How To Pray Inappropriate Prayers Without Really Trying!

Contributed by David Wilson on Jan 5, 2004

based on 6 ratings

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This message explores ways that we as believers sometimes approach God in an inappropriate manner in our prayer lives. Issues dealt with: Praying for the ears of men, praying for length,praying in pride, and praying to manipulate God to do our will rather

How to Pray Wrong Prayers without Really Meaning to Do So! Matthew 6:6-10 1. PRAYERS MEANT FOR THE EARS OF MEN ARE INAPPROPRIATE PRAYERS! Jesus warned against praying in the streets, etc. so that others could see you praying and hear your prayers. His warning was that we are not to put on a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:6-11, Luke 18:9-15

Denomination: Baptist

"O, Lord, It's Hard To Be Humble..."

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Oct 23, 2004

based on 28 ratings

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It shouldn’t be hard to be humble, but it is.

Luke 18:9-14 “O, Lord, It’s Hard to Be Humble…” By: Rev. Kenneth E. Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA www.parkview-umc.org You wouldn’t think it would be all that difficult. We were all formed from the same dust of the earth, by the same Creator. Basically, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: United Methodist

Not A Leg To Stand On

Contributed by Marv Mutzenberger on Oct 26, 2004

based on 55 ratings

| 7,390 views

Neither the Pharisee or the tax collector, and none of us have a leg to stand on when we use the standard of God to make judgments about ourselves.

NOT A LEG TO STAND ON Luke 18:9-14 The parable of The Pharisee and the Publican, in today’s lectionary, is called the Pharisee and a tax collector. Some of you have heard four or five, maybe nine or ten, or even more sermons on this text. It’s very familiar. It’s a bible story so familiar to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: Lutheran

"I Want To See Jesus!"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Oct 28, 2004

based on 48 ratings

| 6,373 views

Have we dined with Jesus?

Luke 18:9-14 “I want to see Jesus!” By: Rev. Kenneth Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA www.parkview-umc.org Zacchaeus was a chief among tax collectors, and I’m sure his parents never would have dreamed that he would turn out the way he did. You know ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: United Methodist

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