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  • Revd. Martin Dale avatar

    What Constitutes 'joy In Heaven'

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Sep 15, 2007
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    The three parables of Luke 15 reflect the Triune’s God seeking the lost

    Luke 15:1-10 Parable of the Lost Sheep Story: A young man who had been raised as an atheist –was training to be an Olympic diver. The only religious influence in his life came from his outspoken Christian friend. The young diver never really paid much attention to what his friend said about ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    When Do Religious People Whoop It Up?

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Sep 15, 2007
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    God invites us to share his joy when someone who was lost, is found.

    Title: When Do Religious People Whoop It Up? Text: Luke 15:1-10 Thesis: God invites us to share his joy when someone who was lost, is found. Introduction Have you ever lost something you really treasured… something you would really like to find? After reading the text for today, I thought ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    God's Lost And Found

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Sep 15, 2007
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    Have you ever lost anything or been lost. It can be scary. When we find something we lost, we are ecstatic. Could we get a little excited when God finds someone?

    - You remember the day, when you were walking along in the store, looking around you discover that your child you thought was following you is not and they are nowhere to be seen - You remember when you’ve gone out into the vast sea of parking stalls at night, thinking you remember exactly where ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    99 Sheep And A Pocket Full Of Pennies

    Contributed by Scott Carmer on Sep 17, 2007
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    God throws a party in heaven when a sinner repents.

    99 Sheep and a Pocket Full of Pennies Luke 15:1-10 September 16, 2007 I love John Wayne movies. Last year Toni gave me a set of DVDs for Christmas that included “Flying Tigers,” “The Sands of Iwo Jima,” “The Fighting Kentuckian,” “In Old California,” and “North to Alaska.” I also have “The ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Lost And Found

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Sep 18, 2007
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    Sheep wander off and get lost because they’re stupid. We know better and still do it anyway, so I’m not sure just how smart that makes us.

    Other Scripture used: Exodus 32:1,7-14 1 Timothy 1:12-17 Psalm 51:1-18 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. God, grant me the Serenity to accept the people I cannot change, the Courage to change the one I can, and the Wisdom to know it’s me. Naval aviation training ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Let Us Rejoice

    Contributed by Carl Benge on Sep 19, 2007
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    A sermon on welcoming back the sinner

    The title of my sermon today is “Let us rejoice!” Even though it may be under somewhat different circumstances, rejoicing is a common theme throughout the 15th chapter of the Gospel according to Luke. In our gospel reading for today, we read of two different parables that Jesus is telling to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Longing Of God's Heart, Part 3 Series

    Contributed by Richard Laraviere on Sep 22, 2007
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    The longing of God’s heart is that he might have his children enter into sweet fellowship with him through the avenue of prayer.

    The longing of God’s heart Part 3 Indebted to Mark Virkler for this teaching- Communion with God Opening: 1. Prayer is foundational to the Christian life. 2. Prayer IS the battle. Four keys to hearing God’s voice as found In Hab. 2:1-2 1. Quiet yourself down Look for vision Tune ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    Lost Things

    Contributed by Joanna Beveridge on Sep 24, 2007
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    We are unhappy if we lose something precious and really glad when we find it again. God is sad when we wander away from him, but really happy when we let him lead us home again.

    I really enjoy doing jigsaws – when I get the time, that is. Does anyone else here like jigsaws? What’s the biggest jigsaw you’ve ever done? The biggest one I’ve ever done is 1000 pieces. Just imagine you’d spent days and days doing a 1000 piece jigsaw and just when you thought you would ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Backward Economics Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Sep 27, 2007
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    God’s ways are not our ways. This truth is not more clearly demonstrated than in the parable of the lost sheep and the lost coin

    Luke 15:1-10 “Backward Economics” INTRODUCTION Jealousy is never a pleasant human emotion, either when we become aware of it in our own being, or when we see it displayed in the lives of others. Jealousy is a common human emotion, though, and it is one that you and have had to deal with in ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Joy In Heaven

    Contributed by Jeff Pearce on Oct 7, 2007
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    DOING WHAT PLEASES GOD!!!!!!!!!

    JOY IN HEAVEN INTRO: LUKE 15:1-10 1: LOOK AT THE CROWD GATHERED AROUND JESUS A) PUBLICANS AND SINNERS B) THE SOCIAL OUTCAST C) MOST EVEN DISOWNED BY THEIR OWN KINSMAN POINT: THESE PEOPLE ARE THE EQUIVALENT OF WHAT WE CALL TODAY, THROWAWAYS OR LOST CAUSES THOSE WHO AREN’T WORHT OUR TIME. 2: THE ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Welcome Home Son

    Contributed by Rommel Samaniego on Oct 22, 2007
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    A Funeral service for a person who accepted Christ on his death bed.

    Welcome Home son ( a funeral Service) Luke 15:17-24 Good evening we are all here to to mourn the passing of Tatang. But more importantly to celebrate and thank the Lord Jesus Christ, for the life that He gave Tatang, and the time we shared his life, Truly God has given and he hath taken away… ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Amazing Grace

    Contributed by Norman Lorenzo on Feb 4, 2008
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    A sermon that teaches why grace changes everything.

    Amazing Grace Why Grace Changes Everything Luke 15:11-24 SCRIPTURE READING Ang ating teksto sa umagang ito ay Lukas 15:11-24 at ito ang ating Scripture Reading kanina. Ito ay isang parable na sinabi ng ating Panginoong Hesu-Cristo tungkol sa isang anak na lalaki na hindi satisfied o hindi ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Faithful Father Series

    Contributed by Aarron Ellerman on Feb 7, 2008
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    The love of God for His childen is so tenderly displayed through the parable of the prodigal son.

    Series: Stories from the Kingdom Text: Luke 15:11-24 Title: “The Faithful Father” I. Separation (12-13a) Vs. 12 • The one son comes to his father and says give me my inheritance. o First of all this would have been the greatest insult he could give to his father. o Essentially he was saying “I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Take It To The Limit - Money Series

    Contributed by Tim Hedberg on Feb 11, 2008
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    Living God’s way financially.

    Take it to the Limit - Money January 20, 2008 Luke 15:11-31, p. 1624 For the next 3 weeks, we are going to be working through a sermon series I’ve titled, "Take it to the Limit." It is a series of messages focused on confronting our culture’s false notion that to live That to really become ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Importance Of Embracing Lost People Series

    Contributed by Clinton Smith on Feb 18, 2008
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    This sermon encourages the believer to embrace lost people as the father embraced his rebellious son.

    As Jesus moves through these stories, He is placing greater and greater emphasis upon the value of the thing lost. In the illustration of The Lost Sheep, there was 1 sheep out of 100 missing, just 1%. In the illustration of The Lost Silver, there was 1 coin out of 10 missing, 10%. In the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist