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  • Owen Bourgaize avatar

    Three Crosses At Calvary

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 1,796 ratings
     | 232,097 views

    Calvary was the place of Three Crosses - of Rebellion, of Repentance and of Redemption - and the choice is ours.

    The Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ is the corner stone of our faith. It is the chosen symbol of the Christian faith. Thank God, we see it now as an empty cross because the seeming tragedy for good and apparent victory for evil was overturned by the power and purposes of God into the triumph of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Kapteyn avatar

    You Will Be With Me

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 51 ratings
     | 6,667 views

    Introductory Comments 1.

    Introductory Comments 1. Today we go back together nearly 2,000 years. We go to a place called Calvary or the Skull. Picture the scene as three crosses stand on the hill and on each of them is a man who will soon meet his death. If we were living at this time, there would not be that much unusual ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Frank Gallagher avatar

    Two Thieves Of Calvary (A Biblical Illustration Of Salvation)

    Contributed by Frank Gallagher on Jan 27, 2001
    based on 249 ratings
     | 30,156 views

    The two thieves on the cross illustrate the issue of salvation for the entire human race: that salvation is a choice by placing your faith alone in Christ alone.

    TWO THIEVES OF CALVARY (A BIBLICAL ILLUSTRATION OF SALVATION) Luke 23:32, 39-43; Matt. 27:41-44) [HTML formatted version and handouts are located ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Ingimar DeRidder avatar

    Seven Words

    Contributed by Ingimar Deridder on Mar 6, 2001
    based on 110 ratings
     | 10,608 views

    Last Seven Words from the Cross

    At the Cross I saw the small wooden cross on the side of the highway. Then I saw another. About fifty miles later there was another. What did they mean? I was told that they marked the spot of some awful accident and were a reminder of someone who had lost their life. There is another cross ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson avatar

    Innocent Suffering Series

    Contributed by Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson on Mar 12, 2001
    based on 154 ratings
     | 8,359 views

    In today’s psalm, first lesson and gospel, the theme of innocent suffering gives us the opportunity to ponder what this means for us today.

    Sermon for Palm/Passion Sunday, Year C Based on Ps. 31:9-16; Isa. 50:4-9a; Lk. 23:1-49 By Pastor Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson “Innocent Suffering” Preaching on Palm/Passion Sunday is like trying to see and appreciate the details of a beautiful landscape, while, at the same time, you’re traveling 500 ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Frank Gallagher avatar

    The Gospel - Faith Alone In Christ Alone

    Contributed by Frank Gallagher on Nov 13, 2000
    based on 115 ratings
     | 6,392 views

    Many Bible verses including the illustration of the Thief On The Cross teach that salvation is by faith alone in Jesus Christ alone.

    The Gospel - Faith Alone In Christ Alone (Luke 23:32-43; Matthew 27:41-44; Ephesians 2:8-9) [HTML formatted version and handouts are located ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Richard Jones avatar

    How Low Can You Get?

    Contributed by Richard Jones on Nov 28, 2000
    based on 210 ratings
     | 5,693 views

    Can you out-sin God's Grace and Love?

    How Low Can You Get? Luke 23:33-43 “One of the criminals who were hanged there kept deriding him and saying, "Are you not the Messiah? Save yourself and us!" But the other one rebuked him, saying, "Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation?" [23:39-40] Luke, who ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David DeWitt avatar

    Gambling With The Cross

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Dec 15, 2000
    based on 205 ratings
     | 9,962 views

    Far too many people are playing around the edge of faith and gambling with the cross

    Gambling with the Cross Luke 23:26-43 Good Friday Service April 10, 1998 Introduction I. Poem by George MacLeod A. We have come to commemorate the crucifixion: We need to put this event into perspective, focus needs to be on content not cosmetics - we want to look good, focus on christ rather than ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    The Right Choice

    Contributed by Kent Lenard on Feb 23, 2003
    based on 19 ratings
     | 7,251 views

    This sermon deals with the fact that God gives us a choice where salvation is concerned and that he loves us enough to honor the choice that we make.

    The Right Choice Mat 7:13-14,6:24,7:24-27,25:32-33,46,27:44, Luke 23:39-43, Duet 30:19 February 16,2003 I. Edwin Thomas was a master actor during the last part of the 1800s. He wasn’t a big man but he had a big voice, and there were none that were better . A. He played Richard II at the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    People At The Cross Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 7, 2003
    based on 109 ratings
     | 17,519 views

    There were all kinds of people at the Cross. What distinguished these groups of people? The condition of their souls, their spiritual heart attitudes. Around the Cross of Jesus, we can see people who demonstrated some contrasting heart conditions.

    People At The Cross (Matt. 27:36-44, Luke 23:39-43, John 19:25-27) 1. A father and daughter we walking through a spacious prairie. 2. In the distance, they could see fire all around them. They knew they could not escape it. 3. The father knew there was only one way to escape: set fire to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Patrick O'Loughlin avatar

    The Cross Is Our Place Of Forgiveness Series

    Contributed by Patrick O'loughlin on Mar 15, 2003
    based on 65 ratings
     | 9,892 views

    Around the cross we see the worst of Mankind but the best of God.As we study the words of Christ on the Cross let them minister to us.

    Text: Luke 23:32-39 Title: The Cross is our place of forgiveness. Introduction I think we can all agree that we see Mankind at his worst at the Cross. We see the worst of mankind in four ways in our text. a.We see Jesus led out with the worst kind of people. “Two other men, both criminals, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Tim Bond avatar

    The Three Crosses Of Calvary

    Contributed by Tim Bond on Mar 26, 2002
    based on 278 ratings
     | 36,190 views

    Each of the crosses on Calvary represent something very important about the death of Christ.

    The Three Crosses On Calvary In the latter half of the 1800’s there was a small man with a huge voice who was a master of the stage. His name was Edwin Thomas. At age 15 he debuted in Richard III, and from then on he became well known as a premier Shakespearean actor. He performed Hamlet in New ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    What Do You Know? Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Mar 29, 2002
    based on 41 ratings
     | 4,981 views

    An imaginative reconstruction of the dialogue between the repentant and unrepentant thieves, to be spoken by two preachers. Focuses on the old dilemma, whether God hears prayer.

    Unrepentant Thief (U): "Should the wise answer with windy knowledge, and fill themselves with the east wind? Should they argue in unprofitable talk, or in words with which they can do no good? ... What do you know that we do not know? What do you understand that is not clear to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dana Chau avatar

    The Seven Last Words Of Jesus

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Mar 29, 2002
    based on 529 ratings
     | 619,725 views

    Discover Jesus’ true understanding of God and mankind through His last words on the cross (A Good Friday Devotional)

    Words from a dying man can be fearful, resentful or senile, but rarely confident. These last words from the lips of Jesus were confident. These words reflect a true understanding of God and mankind. With such understanding Jesus responded confidently on the cross. Jesus said in Luke 23:24, ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Ken McKinley avatar

    Three Lessons From A Thief

    Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Apr 7, 2002
    based on 175 ratings
     | 31,115 views

    What can we learn from the thief on the cross? Today we will find out.

    THREE LESSONS FROM A THIEF There is a minor debate among theologians and Bible historians as to why Jesus was hung between the two thieves. Some say that it was Pilate’s doing. Since Jesus took the place of Barrabas it was Pilate’s way of saying, “if were going to do this lets do it all the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible