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  • Geoff Baggett avatar

    Survivor 6: How To Survive Your Finances Series

    Contributed by Geoff Baggett on Oct 21, 2002
    based on 189 ratings
     | 11,269 views

    This is the sixth message of my SURVIVOR series, focusing upon a proper perspective for personal finances and the ongoing battle against materialism. (10-20-02)

    Opening Activity Begin this message with a fun activity. The following items are needed: 1. An empty, old bottle 2. A large key made of cardboard and spray painted gold. The key will have the verses of Matthew 6:19-21 printed and attached to one side. 3. A treasure map with the following ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Hamby avatar

    The Folly Of Seeking The Comfortable Life Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Oct 24, 2002
    based on 445 ratings
     | 62,432 views

    This passage forces us to make a decision about what kind of life do we want? Do we want a life dependent on things of this world or a life with no guarantee of any of the world’s goods but close to God?

    A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 32 “The Folly of Seeking the Comfortable Life” Luke 12: 13-24 Every day of our lives we are being pulled in a number of different directions on one hand we have family responsibilities pulling us one way; ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rick Bezanson avatar

    God's Generosity And Grace

    Contributed by Rick Bezanson on Oct 17, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,095 views

    As Christians we should have a shift in values and we should place more value on our relationship with God then on created things.

    Luke 12:13 Someone in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me." 14 Jesus replied, "Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?" 15 Then he said to them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Whose Is It Anyway

    Contributed by Jay Robison on Mar 12, 2008
     | 2,761 views

    Jesus is asked to referee in a fight over money. He points out we can suffer from the sin of affluenza, then reminds us all we have is God’s

    I am grateful for sermoncentral which is one of the many resources I used in preparing this message. WHOSE IS IT ANYWAY? February 10, 2008 Jay Davis Robison LUKE 12:13-31 Have I got a stock tip for you For 6 yrs running, voted Most Innovative among Fortune mag’s Most Admired Companies ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John King avatar

    Adventures In Life Management

    Contributed by John King on Nov 9, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,831 views

    What the world sees as financial success Jesus sees as "foolish."

    ADVENTURES IN LIFE MANAGEMENT (stewardship) John L King, Taconic Christian Church, Shrub Oak, New York Introduction (sarcasm) •Jesus told a parable about A Rich Man in Luke 12 This guy was Rich and famous. (Tell parable in own words) •This rich man had evidently been very successful and there ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • D. Greg Ebie avatar

    Freedom From Debt – I Owe, I Owe, It's Off To Work I Go Series

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Nov 16, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,908 views

    Discover real financial freedom as we break free from the gip of debt in our lives.

    FREEDOM FROM DEBT – I Owe, I Owe, It’s Off to Work I Go Luke 12:15-21 (NIV) [15] Then he said to them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions." [16] And he told them this parable: "The ground of a certain rich man ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • John White avatar

    Seven Sorts Of Simple Fools

    Contributed by John White on Nov 22, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,703 views

    This parable contains several characteristics that are common to those who leave God out of their lives.

    SEVERAL SORTS OF SIMPLE FOOLS Luke 12:16-23 Introduction: Have you ever felt foolish? That you did something to make a fool of yourself? Did you ever look at someone and say, "That person is a fool.." We simple Bible believing Christians are seen by the unbelieving world as fools. They ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bill Butsko avatar

    Rich, But Foolish

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Aug 3, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,955 views

    If we are concerned only about earthly possessions, we will enter eternity empty-handed.

    Text: “…a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions” (Luke 12:15). I would venture to say that you and I learned a long time ago that material possessions are not the most important items in life. The first ten years of my life was spent in the coal-mining hills of Southern ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Richard LaRaviere avatar

    Finding Your Way Back Home...again

    Contributed by Richard Laraviere on Aug 9, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,212 views

    Finding our way back to relationship with our heavenly father not so much when we have sinned as just wandered away

    Finding Your Way Back Home…. AGAIN Opening: 1. I was taking time to read again the Word last evening and the freshness of the word just washed over me and then I realized it had been awhile since I had actually held the word in my hands and was reading. I needed to again come back to center ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

  • Brien Sims avatar

    God First

    Contributed by Brien Sims on Apr 8, 2008
     | 4,570 views

    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
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,877 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

  • Chris Hughes avatar

    The Bigger Barns Theory Series

    Contributed by Chris Hughes on Dec 4, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,114 views

    You can’t store up eternal wealth in a mortal barn

    Living is forGiving Part 1 The Bigger Barns Theory Luke 12 13Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” 14Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?” 15Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Mark Perryman avatar

    Beauty And The Beast Pt.3 Series

    Contributed by Mark Perryman on Apr 18, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,784 views

    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

  • Monty Newton avatar

    Embrace Eternity Series

    Contributed by Monty Newton on May 1, 2008
     | 5,188 views

    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

  • J. Curtis Goforth, O.S.L. avatar

    "Heavenly Treasures"

    Contributed by J. Curtis Goforth, O.s.l. on Jan 5, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,343 views

    This sermon challenges the attitudes of most congregations in America towards material possessions in the light of the parable of the rich fool.

    Sermon on Luke 12.13-21 Preached at Christ Boulevard United Methodist Church August 1, 2004 Rev. J. Curtis Goforth, O.S.L. Someone in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me." But he said to him, "Friend, who set me to be a judge or arbitrator ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist