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  • David Salisbury avatar

    Fix Your Anger Series

    Contributed by David Salisbury on Oct 25, 2002
    based on 69 ratings
     | 4,607 views

    Lesson 4 in a series on the Sermon on the Mount. This sermon helps us get a handle on our anger.

    Quick Sermons for Permanent Fixes Lesson 4 Fix Your Anger Matthew 5:21-26 We’re in lesson 4 of our series on the Sermon on the Mount. We’re talking about Quick Sermons for Permanent Fixes. Jesus challenges us to look long range and make real fixes in our lives instead of temporary, quick, easy ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Sermon On The Mount Lesson 13

    Contributed by Bill Prater on Jan 1, 2001
    based on 84 ratings
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    Lesson 13

    To this point in the Lord’s sermon He has taken us through the Beatitudes where we learned that genuine salvation begins when we realize our poorness of spirit and spiritual bankruptcy before God. At that point we begin to mourn over our sinfulness. This mourning leads to a meek humbling of one’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Survivor: Dealing With Conflict On Your Team Series

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Feb 5, 2001
    based on 329 ratings
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    Part One of Three Part Survivor Series on dealing with conflict. Several Illustrations and points came from a sermon or sermons on Conflict by Blaine Fairchild on Sermon Central.

    Dealing With Conflict If you watched Survivor this last Sunday night you know that there was some conflict on the team that lost the first contest. As a result Debb was kicked off the team. In her view she was one of the best prepared people involved. She had prepared extensively and knew (at ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The First Step

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 21 ratings
     | 3,929 views

    Introductory Consideration 1.

    Introductory Consideration 1. Tom was one of the best friends I had ever had, we had so much in common. We were both from Dutch background, both accountants, both attended the same church and served in consistory together and even lived across the street from each other. Mostly, though, our ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Love Of Life! Series

    Contributed by Dennis Marquardt on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 96 ratings
     | 12,240 views

    #6 in 10 Commandment Series

    #6 “THE LOVE OF LIFE” TEXT: Ex. 20:13; Matt. 5:21-24,43-48; I Jn. 3:15 INTRO: Everyday we hear more and more about murder, killing! Our culture is full of killing; every year in this country we kill over 1,000,000 unborn babies mostly for the sake of convenience. We are moving to the day ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Playing The Fool Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Apr 1, 2001
    based on 48 ratings
     | 7,146 views

    Words do hurt when they come from our unresolved anger. That anger is about our own issues, it requires accountability when it hurts others, it separates us from God when it is deliberate. Reconciliation is a priority.

    Words have power. The things we say to one another have power. Kids may deal with smart-mouths in the schoolyard by chanting, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me.” But that’s rubbish! Don’t you believe it. Names do hurt. Words hurt. The things we say to each ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Anger Series

    Contributed by Troy Mason on Apr 21, 2001
    based on 35 ratings
     | 6,723 views

    This is what Jesus teaches about anger and how to deal with it.

    Anger Matthew 5:21-26, 38-48 INTRODUCTION: Does being angry condemn you to hell as these verses indicate? I. Jesus’ interpretation of the Sixth Commandment A. Pharisees and Scribes had taught that only outright murder was forbidden by the commandment. B. Sinful anger builds through 3 stages 1. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Let's Compare Our Righteousness

    Contributed by Bo Dunford on Dec 19, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 3,543 views

    Is our righteousness any better than the Pharisees?

    MATT.5:17-22 “LET’S COMPARE OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS” A) These words were spoken by the Savior, and they are strong, searching words of Jesus! * The word except is used only five times by our Savior in this sense and means: unless, if not! * Matt.18:3 “Except ye be converted, and become as little ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Reckoning With Racial Division Part 2 - Healing The Wounds Of Our Heritage Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 9, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,617 views

    Pursuing the priority of racial reconciliation and unity

    We are continuing in our series this morning entitled HOLDING OUT HOPE IN A WOUNDED WORLD. A series allowing us to face the critical social issues in our common lives and to discover how the Spirit of God is imparting to us a great opportunity; an opportunity to rise above the temptations of either ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Faith Vs Love Series

    Contributed by Craig Smee on Jul 6, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,631 views

    A look at the resolutions of Proverbs 3. Faith and Love

    FAITH VS LOVE IS THERE A LINK To understand this resolution, we need to have a look at each one of these aspects Faith and Love Are they bound together and linked without separation? <ADVANCE> Marriage – Love someone – you are faithful to them. Child – Love my son – I will faithfully look after ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    The Love Of Life Series

    Contributed by Keith Walker on May 19, 2004
    based on 54 ratings
     | 9,327 views

    "Thou Shalt Not Kill" and how it applies to issues such as murder, abortion, euthanasia, suicide and war.

    INTRODUCTION Alexander M. Sanders, Jr. is the Chief Judge of the South Carolina Court of Appeals. He spoke to the graduating class of the University of South Carolina in 1992. His daughter, Zoe was a member of that class. He told a story about when Zoe was 3 years old. Sanders came home to find a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Do Not Murder, Second In A Series Series

    Contributed by Dale Miller on Jun 5, 2004
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,047 views

    Jesus raises the standard, thou shalt not kill becomes, dont even hate.

    MATTHEW 5;21-26 INTRO; THE MAN WHO HAS VISION AND NO TASK IS A DREAMER. THE MAN WHO HAS A TASK AND NO VISION IS A DRUDGE. THE MAN WHO HAS BOTH A TASK AND A VISION IS A HERO. PLAN YOUR WORK. WORK YOUR PLAN. AS WE CONTINUE THRU THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT, AND AS W E PREPARE FOR THE 40 DAYS ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Deadly Sins? Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Mar 14, 2005
    based on 21 ratings
     | 4,713 views

    We’re to be counter-cultural in the way we fight against the social pressures of our world where the norm is to respond to hurt with anger and revenge, where lust is seen as normal, faithfulness as an option. Rather we’re to respond with the servant love

    According to the Age this week, the seven deadly sins have been knocked for six. No longer do we worry about sloth, gluttony or lust. In fact most respondents to a recent survey carried out by the BBC said they rather enjoyed those particular vices. The trouble is, according to a professor of ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Michael Luke avatar

    Pursue Reconciliation Series

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Mar 16, 2005
    based on 36 ratings
     | 12,183 views

    Christ calls his followers to be different from the world. We show this difference in our efforts to reconcile relationships.

    (based on Southeast Christian Church’s “Living a Life of Integrity”) SERIES: “WORDS OF WISDOM FOR KINGDOM LIVING” TEXT: MATTHEW 5:17-26 TITLE: “PURSUE RECONCILIATION” INTRODUCTION: A. A young insurance salesman had just completed a training seminar in which the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Art Of Reconciliation

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 10, 2004
    based on 45 ratings
     | 5,210 views

    Sermon on the Mount - dealing with murder and reconciling relationships.

    The Art of Reconciliation Matthew 5:21-26 October 12, 2004 Introduction We are knee-deep in the Sermon on the Mount as we work our way through the gospel according to Matthew. The section we look at today begins a number of individual teachings that Jesus gives regarding a number of different ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan