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  • David Elvery avatar

    How Useful Are You?

    Contributed by David Elvery on May 7, 2009
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    Living as salt and Light

    “How useful are you?” Gladstone Baptist Church – 6/5/07 pm 1. What are the characteristics in people that we respect? Are we respected by the way we live our life? Have you ever noticed that some people come up with some really stupid ideas. Like freezers for Eskimos, like Battery powered ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Carl Benge avatar

    What Does God Want? Blessed Are Those.. Series

    Contributed by Carl Benge on May 15, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,057 views

    How God wants us to be doers not wanters. That we are not entitled but are granted living through his grace.

    05102009 Blessed Are Those… We might shake our heads at such blatant hypocrisy, but the truth is most people fail to live up to their own Words. One prime example of this might be Karl Marx who wrote the Communist Manifesto in 1848. Marx’ had --- and still has --- millions of followers. His ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Are They Getting The Message? Matthew 5:14-16

    Contributed by Nigel Heath on May 19, 2009
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    Over 70% of our communication is non-verbal so when Jesus said ’let your light shine’ what does this say about the message our lives communicate to others?

    17.5.09 COMMUNICATING THE GOSPEL Matthew 5:14-16 INTRO How skilled are we at communicating? Perhaps not as skilled as we think. It is easy to send the wrong message without knowing it. Examples There is a famous example of a message that was sent in WWII ‘Send reinforcements we’re going to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    We Are Bored Series

    Contributed by Tyler Edwards on May 12, 2010
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     | 5,387 views

    Something is missing from the church today, and people are starting to notice. Too often the church fails to offer what it advertises: life.

    3. Something is happening (Preview to a Vision week 3) January 24, 2010 We are Bored When I was in high school my room was in the basement of my house. Outside my room was a sort of basement living room area where we had a ping pong table set up. Well one day I was sitting around with nothing ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Does Anyone Care

    Contributed by Ronnie Knight on Jun 14, 2010
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     | 7,542 views

    This sermon should challenge every Christian to share their faith intentionally by demonstrating that we need Christians who understand that he church is not functioning properly unless she is carrying the gospel to the lost.

    Subject: Evangelizing The Lost Scripture: Matthew 5.13-16/Psalm 126.5-6 Sermon: “Does Anyone Care?” Scope: This sermon should challenge every Christian to share their faith intentionally. Summary: We need Christians who understand that the Church is not functioning properly until she ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Religion And Government

    Contributed by Sheila Crowe on Aug 6, 2009
     | 4,474 views

    We need to restore to society a common moral code by being a light of Christ actively involved in our communities. Religion should be in government but government must not be in religion

    As we struggle to understand to live out our faith and God’s will in our lives, we know that God does in fact care about all of the issues we will address during our Tough Issues Sermon series. Can anyone who is a believer truly think that God does not care what we think regarding criminal justice ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Dr.W.Samuel Legon avatar

    Some Christians Have Dim Lights

    Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Aug 6, 2009
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    Where were you when the lights went out.

    SOME CHRISTIANS HAVE DIM LIGHTS Matt: 5:14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. 15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • DAN SANTIAGO avatar

    Christian Influence

    Contributed by Dan Santiago on Aug 31, 2009
    based on 9 ratings
     | 13,501 views

    Christians should also interact and be exposed to the community to be the salt and light of the world.

    CHRISTIAN INFLUENCE Matthew 5:13-16 Read Matthew 5:13-16. Why did Jesus compare the disciples to the salt of the earth and light of the world? When we study the characteristics of salt and light, we learn that when use properly, it has beneficial influence. I said “proper ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    We Have A Light To Shine

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 21, 2011
     | 7,402 views

    Stewardship message, designed as a dialogue between the pastor and a lay reader, and focusing on all the light we as a church now shed, but also could share, with adequate personnel and finances. Ends with a candlelighting ceremony.

    Takoma Park Baptist Church, Washington, DC, Nov. 11, 1990 Pastor: One Christian organization that is concerned with helping people who have emotional problems uses as its slogan, "It is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness." Today we are going to test that theory. This morning we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Revd. Martin Dale avatar

    Sermon On The Mount (1) Series

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Feb 1, 2011
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    Is the Church really salt and light in our society

    Mt 5:13-20 Salt and Light Story: In the 19th Century (before radar was invented) ships avoided each other by looking out for beacons or lights on other ships. And they communicated with each other by flashing messages to each other by light in a sort of morse code. One day a Royal Naval ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    "Tasting And Seeing The Goodness Of God"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Feb 2, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,794 views

    A sermon about being salt and light in the world.

    Matthew 5:13-20 “Tasting and Seeing the Goodness of God” By: Ken Sauer, Pastor of East Ridge United Methodist Church, Chattanooga, TN www.eastridgeumc.com When I was about Mary Ellen’s age, I happened along my dad, who was sitting in the kitchen, eating an apple. My curiosity ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Let It Shine

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Feb 3, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,685 views

    A sermon for the 5th Sunday after Epiphany on providing salt and letting the light of Christ shine.

    Matthew 5: 13 – 16 / Let It Shine Intro: A minister was making a wooden trellis to support a climbing vine. As he was pounding away, he noticed a little boy who was watching him. The youngster didn’t say a word, so the preacher kept on working, thinking the las would leave; but he ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • J Jeffrey Smead avatar

    The Real Deal

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Feb 4, 2011
    based on 318 ratings
     | 86,293 views

    Far to many times I have heard someone share that they know someone who says they are a Christian, but their life is impure. It literally destroys the witness of Christ when believers do not live out their faith. So, are you the real deal? Updated February 2023.

    Dr. Evan Kane ... was the chief surgeon ... of Kane Summit Hospital ... in New York City. He had practiced his specialty ... for 37 years. Over the course of time, ... he came to question the wisdom of using general anesthesia ... for every surgery. He believed people would recover quicker ... ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Jay Bunting avatar

    Are You Salty?

    Contributed by Jay Bunting on Feb 5, 2011
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     | 8,335 views

    This sermon looks at and compares how a Christians life should be like that of salt to others.

    5th Epiphany 2011 Matthew 5: 13-20 Are you salty? This week I heard someone ask this question about the church, it asked, “If your church was removed tomorrow from your neighborhood, from the community, would anybody notice?” I know YOU would notice, but what about the people in our ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Making A Difference

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Feb 5, 2011
     | 6,468 views

    We make Christ known by being present and active in the world... by makine a difference.

    Title: Making a Difference Text: Matthew 5:13-20 Thesis: We make Christ known by being present and active in the world… by making a difference. Epiphany Series: Encountering Christ in Epiphany The First Sunday of Epiphany we encountered Christ at his baptism. • The First Sunday after Epiphany ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational