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  • Craig Condon avatar

    Shelter The Homeless

    Contributed by Craig Condon on Aug 7, 2015
     | 8,528 views

    God asks us to give our lives to him and serve him by serving others. We say to them, “God loves you and so do I”. We can reduce poverty. On Judgment Day, we will be judged by how we lived our lives and whether or not we loved others like Christ loves us.

    “I was homeless and you took me in…” As the worshipers arrived for church in a small town one Sunday morning, they were met by a rather disturbing sight. An apparently homeless beggar sat on the front steps of the church, wearing tattered clothing, a wool cap pulled down over his ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    The Church's Greatest Assets

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Feb 26, 2006
    based on 45 ratings
     | 6,898 views

    The church’s greatest assets are to be found in the spiritual and not in the material realm.

    THE CHURCH’S GREATEST ASSETS As important as land, location, bricks and mortar are, their value pales in comparison with the eternal assets that really constitute the body of Christ. The church’s greatest assets are to be found in the spiritual realm and not in the material realm. They are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Happy Are The Needy

    Contributed by George Yates on Apr 10, 2012
     | 3,875 views

    It is when we truly realize how needy we are for God that we find happiness

    I. It is interesting how some people who went through the Great Depression can brag about how poor they were. A. "We were so poor when I was growing up that the mice that lived in our house always ate out." 1. "You've heard of powdered milk--we were so poor when I was growing up, we had powdered ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    False Security

    Contributed by Carl Willis on Jul 13, 2005
    based on 21 ratings
     | 5,484 views

    The error of placing your trust in material things.

    False Security Luke 12:13-21 January 16, 2005 Luke 12:13-21 (NLT) Then someone called from the crowd, "Teacher, please tell my brother to divide our father’s estate with me." [14] Jesus replied, "Friend, who made me a judge over you to decide such things as that?" [15] Then he said, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    God Cleanses His People

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on May 19, 2003
    based on 57 ratings
     | 9,403 views

    To encourage the congregation to avoid materialism and the love of money

    Zechariah 5:5-11 God Cleanses His People Primary Purpose: To encourage the congregation to guard against materialism and the love of money. Introduction Before the Israelites had gone into exile, they were primarily a agriculture based society. They lived off the land and farming. During ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Art Of Contentment

    Contributed by Scott Coltrain on Nov 12, 2005
    based on 17 ratings
     | 5,489 views

    Paul addresses the contentment he finds in his spiritual blessings as opposed to materialism. This is a lesson of great importance to we who belong to a nation obsessed with material things.

    We have been studying this letter written by the Apostle Paul to the congregation at Philippi. We find ourselves in the last chapter and, in the passage under consideration, we finally learn what led Paul to write this letter to begin with. The Philippian brethren learned of Paul’s imprisonment ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Does Our Giving Matter To God? Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jun 26, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 19,126 views

    Our giving matters to God, because: 1. It's an obligation to God (Mal 3:6-9). 2. It brings demonstrations of God’s blessing (Mal 3:10-12). 3. It reflects our adoration for the Lord (Luk 7:36-50). 4. It can help a desperate situation (Php 4:13-19).

    Does Our Giving Matter to God? Malachi 3:6-12, Luke 7:36-50, Philippians 4:13-19 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - Sept. 28, 2014 (Revised and updated from a sermon preached at McClendon Baptist Church Nov. 10, 2006.) *Years ago, a friend of ours started coming to church with us, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    In Search Of Truth Series

    Contributed by Billy Noel on Dec 13, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,247 views

    This Christmas rather than seeking gifts and office celebrations seek the truth of Christmas.

    “In Search of Truth” Matt 2:10-12 This is the is the season of giving and all of us are pondering creative ways in which to demonstrate our love and concern for other people through giving and sharing One of the reasons that the story of the wise men is significant is that it illustrates that God ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Two Christmas Stories Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 25, 2018
     | 2,871 views

    For the real message of Christmas is the one we used to see plastered over every end-zone: God so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten son, that we might not perish, but have everlasting life.

    Christmas 2018 “He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, he gave them power to be made the sons of God, to them that believe in his name. Who are born, not of blood, nor of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    The Way Of Beauty Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 19, 2015
     | 4,667 views

    There can be no tension between devoting ourselves to love of God and love of neighbor.

    Thursday of 25th week in course 2015 Joy of the Gospel There is a very old argument in the Church that contrasts what we owe to God with what we owe to our neighbor. These days, it goes like this: we don’t need ornate churches with lots of stone and pipeorgans and marble altars and Italian ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Poverty Is Powerlessness Series

    Contributed by Henry Trocino Jr. on Mar 30, 2017
     | 5,817 views

    Part 6 of the Sermon Series, "Rich Man Poor Man in Proverbs"

    "The poor use entreaties, but the rich answer roughly" (Prov. 18:23). Proverbs tells about the unfair disadvantages of the poor and the advantages of the rich (Prov. 18:23-19:7). Let us study the plight of the poor first, and then the rich in the following antithetical saying. "The poor use ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "The Hollow Life"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Sep 22, 2016
     | 5,445 views

    A sermon about the haves and the have not's.

    “The Hollow Life” Luke 16:19-31 A famous rich person said the following at a college commencement: “A couple of years ago I found out what ‘you can’t take it with you’ means. I found out while I was lying in the ditch at the side of a country road, covered ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Quiet Generosity Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Nov 15, 2019
     | 5,927 views

    If you want a real reward from God, and not just the praise of people, don’t put on a show with your giving, and don’t make a sound. Instead, give in secret, and God will reward you publicly one day.

    Genia Obal, from Montrose, British Columbia, talks about the time her 7-year-old daughter had just won $2.00 for her memory work in Sunday school. After the morning service, the pastor's wife congratulated her. The little girl proudly announced, “And I put it all in the morning's ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Stuff Never Satisifies

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Dec 11, 2019
     | 3,259 views

    Learn to be content and you will always have all you need. You also learn what true giving means.

    Hebrews13:5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. 1 Timothy 6:8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. Coming home from Fort Worth the other day I noticed the vast ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Who's Coming To Dinner?

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 22, 2013
     | 5,982 views

    A sermon on who to invite to dinner based on Luke 14:12-14 (really it covers Luke 14:1-24)

    HoHum: Brad and Libby Birky opened a restaurant in Denver, Colorado. It is a 40 seat restaurant that has one thing conspicuously absent, a cash register. They serve healthy food to people in need. The Birky’s do not charge for their meals telling people “Pay whatever you can ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ