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  • Saints, Blessed In Spirit Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 31, 2015
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     | 3,883 views

    Here are some practical suggestions for becoming a saint.

    What does it mean to be a saint? And why are we celebrating each year the Solemnity of All Saints? One simple reason–God wants us to be happy. God wants us, therefore, to be saints ourselves. Holy on earth; holy in heaven. To be saints, to be holy, we need to live and die in charity, ...read more

  • The Beatitudes

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 31, 2015
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    The Beatitudes are the key to what a saint is all about

    The Beatitudes 1. Introduction: Today is All Saints Day and I think the BCP Lectionary has a good Gospel reading for today For in the BCP lectionary the Gospel reading is chooses Matthew 5:1-12 - The Beatitudes You see I believe the Beatitudes are foundational for the development of CHRISTIAN ...read more

  • The Problem With Pursuing Your Passion

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Nov 16, 2015
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    1. Everyone says “Follow your heart”. But “The heart is deceitful above all things . . ." 2. we tend to be passionate about things we're good at, but getting good takes a lot of work 3. It's difficult to see the difference between passion and addiction

    The most common career advice people hear these days is that in order to be happy you have to pursue your passion. This is the first generation I’m aware of that has swallowed such a lie. Today I’d like to present three problems, huge reasons that pursuing your passion as a path to ...read more

  • Learning To Be Blessed Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Apr 17, 2009
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    Jesus gives us the path to being blessed, are we willing to walk the path?

    INTRODUCTION SLIDE #1 How many of you want to live a blessed or happy life? How do you live a life that is blessed or happy? What is the secret formula for living a blessed and happy life? What if I could share with you a formula for having the blessed life that you have been looking for? What ...read more

  • Blessed Are The Merciful

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 21, 2009
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    A sermon on forgiveness taken from blessed are the merciful and blessed are the peacemakers.(Taken from John Baker’s Book, Life’s Healing Choices on Choice #6)

    Evening Service for 4/19/2009 (Mat 5:7) Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. (Mat 5:9 NIV) Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. Introduction: One Sunday morning during announcements, the preacher said, “I need to make a correction to an ...read more

  • How Fortunate Are You?

    Contributed by David Elvery on May 7, 2009
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     | 8,441 views

    A sermon on the Beattitudes and their upside down nature

    “How Fortunate are you?” – Matthew 5:1-12 Gladstone Baptist Church – 26/4/07 S1 - We are jealous of the lucky people in this world. Frano Selak claims to be the luckiest man in the world. He has a 76 year old Croatian music teacher who has escaped from 8 near death experiences His first lucky ...read more

  • What Does God Want? Blessed Are Those.. Series

    Contributed by Carl Benge on May 15, 2009
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    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

  • "Gain The Proper Perspective On Sanctification” Series

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Apr 13, 2009
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     | 4,913 views

    If we are to know the happiness God has in mind for His children, we need to understand sanctification.

    We have seen how the Beatitudes are progressive in nature, beginning with our gaining the proper perspective on salvation, which leads us to mourn over personal sin, which leads us to an attitude of humility with regards to self and a deep desire to be like Jesus. This is work of God in our life is ...read more

  • On The Sermon On The Mount

    Contributed by Augustine Of Hippo on Jun 1, 2011
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    A classic sermon by St. Augustine on the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5.

    Chapter 1 1. If any one will piously and soberly consider the sermon which our Lord Jesus Christ spoke on the mount, as we read it in the Gospel according to Matthew, I think that he will find in it, so far as regards the highest morals, a perfect standard of the Christian life: and this we do not ...read more

  • Below The Poverty Line

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 8, 2011
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    All of the beatitudes - and the rewards that accompany them - presuppose humility, acknowledgement of of one's dependence on God's mercy.

    Are you happy? If not, what would it take to make you happy? “What is happiness?” and “How can I get happiness?” are two of the most pressing questions facing people in the United States today. Most of us don’t have to worry a great deal about food, clothing and ...read more

  • Heart-Eye Coordination

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 9, 2011
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     | 5,671 views

    Our ability to see clearly is dependent on the condition of our hearts, which are made and kept pure through Scripture, worship and prayer.

    How many of you wear glasses? I’ve worn mine since I was seven years old. I was able to wear contact lenses for about 20 years but after about 40 they don’t work so well. And even contacts with the new technology, entails juggling with reading glasses, since I have to wear bifocals. ...read more

  • On Board With God

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jun 14, 2011
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    A sermon preached at the memorial service for the Honorable Graham B. Purcell, Jr.

    First Presbyterian Church Wichita Falls, Texas June 14, 2011 Witness to the Resurrection Graham B. Purcell, Jr. (May 5, 1919 - June 11, 2011) ON BOARD WITH GOD Isaac Butterworth Matthew 5:1-12 (ESV) 1 Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to ...read more

  • Be

    Contributed by Lyndon Marcotte on Jun 16, 2011
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    The Beatitudes are the declaration of God's blessing in our lives

    “Be” – Matthew 5:1-12 Confess that I am intimidated to preach about the beatitudes, because it does feel a bit like climbing a mountain, and I know how out of shape I am. Where do you start? How will we make the journey? These simple words are profound in their depth and their ...read more

  • Living Like A King

    Contributed by John Perry on Jul 17, 2011
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    All of us at some time have dreamed about what it would be like to live like a king. In our text Jesus tells us how we can live like a king.

    Bunbury Sun pm 17/07/2011 “Living like a king” Intro: Living like a king has b/co a euphemism that we are all familiar w/ - it has come to mean that we are living a life of luxury. I’ve often heard people say when visit foreign lands say how they could live like a king in this ...read more

  • The Importance Of A Pure Heart

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on Sep 30, 2010
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    The condition of our hearts is of utmost importance for what we think will erupt in actions.

    The Importance of a Pure Heart Matthew 5:8 All of us are familiar with the purpose of a greenhouse. People who have greenhouses are usually in the business of selling flowers or other shrubbery or just want one so they can keep flowers year round. The temperature, of course, is warmer in a ...read more