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  • Bruce Howell avatar

    Love Story

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Feb 1, 2001
    based on 354 ratings
     | 15,316 views

    A demonstration of divine and human love intermingling.

    Love Story Luke 7:36-50 I LIKE LOVE STORIES. I guess I’m just a hopeless romantic. In Luke, chapter 7, we find a love story of the highest sort. It is not a romance; it’s far above that. It’s the story of one woman’s devotion to her God. The scene is the courtyard of the house of Simon ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    How Much Is God Worth To You?

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Feb 12, 2001
    based on 65 ratings
     | 18,724 views

    This sermon deals with the value we place on what the Lord has done for us.

    How Much Is God Worth 4/13/97 Proverbs 3:1-15 1 Timothy 6:6-21 Text Luke 7:36 Some things hold their value no matter where you go or when you go. If you took a time travel machine and had some diamonds, you could be sure you had something of great value because of its ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Jesus & The Party Crasher Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 13, 2001
    based on 432 ratings
     | 33,503 views

    What did Simon intend to do by snubbing Jesus as he did, and what exactly was the woman doing there at the party?

    Alan Calhoun, Bristol, Connecticut told of a tag sale (garage sale) he and wife had a year or so ago. They had decided to put out a mirror they’d received as a wedding gift. The reason they were selling it was that it had a gaudy aqua-colored metal frame and they just couldn’t find a room in ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Ray Scott avatar

    "Love - A Visible Response"

    Contributed by Ray Scott on Sep 18, 2003
    based on 24 ratings
     | 5,223 views

    This sermon shows us that if we love Jesus, we will demonstrate it ... and we will care about what Jesus cares about.

    “Love – A Visible Response” Luke 7:36-50 INTRODUCTION: We continue in our series on ‘Great Events In The Life Of Jesus’. TONIGHT – We take a look at a prostitute who has an encounter with Jesus. 7:36 – The Pharisee’s name was “Simon” – 7:40. Pharisees were self-righteous Jews … separatists who ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Yarbrough avatar

    "Thinking Like Jesus Does”

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on Mar 24, 2003
    based on 90 ratings
     | 4,819 views

    If Jesus had a passion for "sinners" why do they feel so unwelcome in our churches today?

    Illus.: Four Preachers Confess Four preachers met for a friendly gathering. During the conversation one preacher said, “Our people come to us and pour out their hears, confess certain sins and needs. Let’s do the same. Confession is good for the soul.” In due time all agree. One of them said that ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Michael Otterstatter avatar

    Find Salvation At Jesus' Feet

    Contributed by Michael Otterstatter on Jun 30, 2001
    based on 111 ratings
     | 9,159 views

    Like the woman who had lived a sinful life may we find salvation at Jesus’ feet.

    "At Jesus’ feet..." That is a phrase we hear a number of times in the gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) Can you think of some of the times that people fell down at Jesus’ feet? Can you recall why various people placed themselves at the feet of Jesus and what they did there? There were ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • David Yarbrough avatar

    Look Before You Label

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on Jul 23, 2001
    based on 79 ratings
     | 13,876 views

    We’ve all used labels. We stick them on jars and manila folders so we’ll know what’s inside. We also stick them on people for the same reason.

    Intro: When I was in Bible College I meet an interesting young man by the name of Shannon. What made him interesting were his looks. His hair was a different color each week, his ears were loaded with earrings, and he wore the big loose grunge style clothing. But the most interesting point of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Tears.

    Contributed by John Gullick on Sep 4, 2002
    based on 29 ratings
     | 6,633 views

    A sermon that looks at the role of tears in the christians life using a myriad of Scriptures.

    Tears Two situations where tears play a role. ’Mabel" said Roland, leaning across the style. "May I have a word?" "Of course." Replied Mabel batting her long eyelashes at him. "I’ve always time for you." She slipped her arm snugly into his and they walked slowly onto the moor. "Mabel." ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Jeffrey Poms avatar

    Battling To Be Forgiven

    Contributed by Jeffrey Poms on Sep 13, 2002
    based on 34 ratings
     | 2,502 views

    you’ll just have to read it

    Battling to be Forgiven Read Luke 7:36-48 Look at someone and tell em I have ears to hear, what the Spirit has to say to me, and Im gonna get my blessing You don’t come to Jesus by accident! All of you here are here for a reason 3 Struggles to battle to get your forgiveness- it is already yours ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Howard Parnell avatar

    When A Sinner Meets Jesus

    Contributed by Howard Parnell on Oct 7, 2002
    based on 54 ratings
     | 5,122 views

    An in-depth look at the emotional and spiritual workings that take place in the heart of a woman who comes in contact with the Son of God.

    WHEN A SINNER MEETS JESUS Luke 7:36-50 INTRO. Note the order of events briefly. (vs. 1-10) Jesus at Capernaum - heals the centurion’s servant. (vs. 11-17) Jesus in Nain (20 miles from Capernaum) - The widow’s son raised from the dead. (vs. 18-23) John the Baptist sends disciples to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Can Good People Love God? Series

    Contributed by Dave Weidlich on Oct 8, 2002
    based on 18 ratings
     | 3,992 views

    It’s a well-known fact that Jesus came to seek and to save those who are lost – the down-and-out. But what about the up-and-in? We are, and we live with, people who are not drug addicts, s and ex-cons. The folks we live with are highly educated, sophistic

    Can Good People Love God? Rev. Dave Weidlich ~ Cooper Mountain Presbyterian Fellowship ~ Oct. 6, 2002 Read Zechariah 4:6 So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD Almighty. In our Luke passage, we find two people ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Richard White avatar

    Do You See This Woman

    Contributed by Richard White on Oct 9, 2002
    based on 37 ratings
     | 3,847 views

    Many religious people see others as "High Maintenance" and not see their potential.

    Do you see this woman? Luke 7:36-50 Illustration: Grace Llewelyn Smith tombstone, no date of death or a date of birth just the names of her two husbands and this epitaph. “Sleeps but rests not, Loved but was not loved, tried to please but pleased not, died as she lived—alone.” Long nights, empty ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Dean Kennedy avatar

    If It Ain't Broke......then Break It.

    Contributed by Dean Kennedy on Oct 23, 2002
    based on 80 ratings
     | 17,076 views

    A look at brokenness and how God wants us to be broken and turn to him for restoration. And from that restoration, we will become much stronger.

    Good morning, So how many of you have heard the cliché…"if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it"…? Most people tend to abide by that with the exception of boys between 2 and 6. My youngest son, Dylan, fell into this category. And he still does to a certain extent. When he was 3 or 4, we were visiting ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What? No Offering Plates? Series

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Nov 10, 2002
    based on 40 ratings
     | 4,974 views

    Sermon 2 of 5 on why we do what we do in church. At the Meridian Christian Church we don’t pass an offering plate. Did you ever wonder why?

    Luke 7:36-50 (NCV) 36 One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to eat with him, so Jesus went into the Pharisee’s house and sat at the table. 37 A sinful woman in the town learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house. So she brought an alabaster jar of perfume 38 and stood behind Jesus at his ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Howard McGlamery avatar

    The Ministry Of Tears

    Contributed by Howard Mcglamery on Dec 9, 2002
    based on 64 ratings
     | 8,149 views

    Tears are a gift of God. Tears can bless us, comfort us, convict us, and sustain us.

    The Ministry of Tears Luke 7: 36-50 Introduction The Value of tears. - This morning I would like to speak on the ministry of tears and the many ways that they are a gift from God. I. Tears Are A Release Of Our Emotions. 1. There are Tears of Love. - Luke 7 2. There are Tears of Joy. My wife ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist