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  • Dennis Marquardt avatar

    The Love Of Life! Series

    Contributed by Dennis Marquardt on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 96 ratings
     | 12,575 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

  • Paul Apple avatar

    Love Minus Zero No Limit

    Contributed by Paul Apple on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 14 ratings
     | 2,906 views

    A. Introduction 1.

    A. Introduction 1. Lying at the very heart of the Christian faith is the Great Commandment, Matthew 22:37-40: "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: You shall love your ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How Jesus Directed His People Toward Excellence

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 54 ratings
     | 3,328 views

    Excellence is found in Christ Jesus for every dimension of our personal life, relationship and activities.

    How Jesus Directed His People Toward Excellence Matt 5:48 Illustration:Serious critics sometimes argue that the standards in art are always relative, but all artistic masterpieces give them the lie. John Gardner in The Art of Fiction: Notes of Craft for Young Writers. The only thing most ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How Jesus Directed His People Toward Excellence

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 17 ratings
     | 2,227 views

    Jesus knew that excellence could only be measured in terms of the heavenly Father. The Lord Jesus did not make the mistake of letting His standards be measured relative to his cultural context. Instead, Jesus said, "Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly

    1. Jesus knew that excellence could only be measured in terms of the heavenly Father. The Lord Jesus did not make the mistake of letting His standards be measured relative to his cultural context. Instead, Jesus said, "Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect." (Matt. 5:48) ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jeffery Anselmi avatar

    Inclusive Love

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Sep 10, 2001
    based on 178 ratings
     | 14,902 views

    Let’s talk about love

    Text: Matthew 5:43-48 Subject: Love Theme: Love your enemies. Prop: To be like God, we are to love even our enemies. T.S. We will look at reasons for Christ command for his followers to love their enemies. INTRODUCTION A story in the Sunshine Magazine about a professor of psychology illustrates ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Wayne Searls avatar

    Taking Responsibility For Me

    Contributed by Wayne Searls on Apr 24, 2002
    based on 64 ratings
     | 6,427 views

    To motivate the hearer to examine his/her behavior in order that he/she may take a more proactive approach when conflict arises.

    TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR ME Matthew 5:38-48 TEXT: "You have heard that it was said, ’An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ 39 "But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. 40 "If anyone wants to sue you and take away ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Tiger Gullett avatar

    There's A Difference In Hear Say And Truth Series

    Contributed by Tiger Gullett on Jan 26, 2004
    based on 30 ratings
     | 6,364 views

    The third message in a series from "The Sermon On The Mount" dealing with the effects of our attitudes.

    INTRODUCTION: Have you ever heard something that you thought to be truth, and possibly even told someone else what you had heard, only later to find out that it wasn’t true? It was just hear say ! I remember eating pop rocks when I was a little boy. You know those little hard candies that began to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ray Scott avatar

    Words Of Distinction - "Perfect"

    Contributed by Ray Scott on Jan 27, 2004
    based on 49 ratings
     | 15,640 views

    We often confuse the word "perfect" with ’sinless perfection. This study of the word "perfect" shows that God wants us to be ’complete, spiritually mature, and spiritually sound’.

    WORDS OF DISTINCTION – “perfect” INTRODUCTION: We CONTINUE in our series of “Words Of Distinction”. This will be the LAST in this series. TONIGHT we take at a look at the word “perfect”. I have to confess to you, that this word always bothered me as a young Christian. ESPECIALLY in Matthew ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Petticrew avatar

    Turning The Other Cheek, Are You Sure?

    Contributed by David Petticrew on Mar 16, 2004
    based on 50 ratings
     | 19,977 views

    A look at the historical context of Jesus commands to turn the other cheek, give away your cloak and go the extra mile to see what they really mean.

    Introduction The passage we read is at least on the surface one of the most difficult passages in the Bible, if we are to live by it. Every time you here the passage preached or talked about there is always a but, or a bit that says it doesn’t mean this. Or sometimes but it can’t mean this, Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Living Beyond The Ordinary Series

    Contributed by Bob Lentz on Sep 13, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 13,316 views

    Dealing with the paradox of "being perfect as the Heavenly Father is perfect".

    Living Beyond The Ordinary 9-17-06 Series: Building Blocks of Paradox Matt. 5:43-48 Intro. This morning we’re going to begin a brand new series based on the paradoxes of scripture. Now a paradox is basically a statement that seems to be impossible, contradictory, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Johann Neethling avatar

    Overcomers – Not Victims! Series

    Contributed by Johann Neethling on Oct 7, 2006
    based on 17 ratings
     | 10,667 views

    Evil is never overcome by more evil nor by playing into the power and victim games that others would use to entrap us. Evil is only overcome by goodness that lets our abusers know we will remain in control of how we choose to respond

    OVERCOMERS – NOT VICTIMS! Matthew 5:38-48 1. What has been your gut reaction to the recent spate of school shootings we have suffered in Wisconsin, Colorado, and now most recently in the small Amish community of Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania where 5 little girls where brutally shot to death? • How ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Monty Newton avatar

    What Are The Amish Thinking?

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Oct 9, 2006
    based on 21 ratings
     | 5,059 views

    The Amish have demonstrated that faith and practice may be consistent in the face of horrific personal suffering and loss.

    Title: What are the Amish thinking? Text: Micah 6:8 and Matthew 5:38-48 Thesis: The Amish believe that following Christ works as both faith and practice in the midst of very personal suffering. We were all stunned when we learned that Roger Morrison had taken hostages student hostages at the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Daniel Richter avatar

    The Laws Of The Kingdom Pt.2: It's The Thought That Counts Series

    Contributed by Daniel Richter on Oct 10, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,529 views

    The King begins to explain the new rules that govern God’s Kingdom.

    The Laws of the Kingdom Pt.2 It’s the Thought that Counts Matthew 5:17-48 May 14th, 2006 Well, the King has returned and He is beginning to make His presence known to the people. We looked at the genealogy of this king, the royal and divine bloodline. We looked at the Herald of the King, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

  • Vinnie Cappetta avatar

    Treating Your Enemies Right

    Contributed by Vinnie Cappetta on Apr 4, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,466 views

    It is natural for us to hate those who treat us poorly. It seems outrageous to do anything else, right? But, we forget that Jesus came to bring a new way of doing things; He wants us to treat our enemies right. Check out what He says . . .

    Treating Your Enemies Right Matthew 5:43-48 Think back to someone(s) who hurt you deeply. Ever asked the question, “What am I supposed to do with these angry feelings?” What if you could speak to Jesus about this? What if he could answer you? What might he say? First, Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Tony Grant avatar

    Perfect Parent

    Contributed by Tony Grant on Oct 17, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,144 views

    A Father’s Day Sermon: As parents, we may make mistakes with our children, but the main thing is to keep on loving them.

    Perfect Parent Matthew 5:48 06/19/05 2432 words Matthew 5:48, Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Teleios This is a verse that has always been puzzling to me. Be perfect! How can anyone be perfect? More than that, be perfect like God. That seems impossible. Since this ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed