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  • Jody VanSickle avatar

    True Trust: Do You Have Who It Takes?

    Contributed by Jody Vansickle on Feb 26, 2011
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    Is our trust really in God?

    SCRIPTURE: Matthew 6:24-34 INTRO (ILLUS.): Do you have a worrier in your family? Someone who can just find something to worry about in every situation possible? I saw this illustration recently and it really struck me because I have a family member like this. This young couple. When their first ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Confrontational Gospel

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on May 27, 2010
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    We try so hard to make the gospel easy to accept, but the way Jesus presented it was bound to be confrontational in a sinful world.

    Passage: Matthew 10:34-42 Intro: Sometimes the words of Jesus are so different from the image we constructed that it shocks us. 1. and often we try to soften them, reinterpret them, make them less offensive and more acceptable. 2. but these statements this morning are really clear. 3. and in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    The Blessed Life #7: Overcoming Worry Series

    Contributed by C Jordan on Nov 16, 2008
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    Are you a worry wart? Worrying doesn’t do anything to help you, in fact, it often makes things worse. Jesus gives us three keys to overcoming worry in our lives: Refuse to worry, meditate on God’s love, and put first things first.

    THE BLESSED LIFE #7: OVERCOMING WORRY INTRO: We are living in a world where people are worrying about everything from the economy to the threat of terrorism and war. Yesterday on news: “Global financial crisis!” The world’s solutions to worry: Think positive, watch movies, take pills! ...read more

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    Our Attitude Toward The Wandering Sheep

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Sep 9, 2010
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    We can very easily get very judgmental of the wandering sheep. These people make bad choices and get into trouble. But let's see how the Great Shepherd views these wanderers.

    Passage: Matthew 18:10-14 Intro: One of the amazing things about us is that we can take a vice and turn it into a virtue. 1. and we are especially good at this when it comes to attitudes. 2. read about love, forgiveness, grace and we believe it. 3. but we also read about discipline and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    The Narrow And The Wide Gates

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Jul 29, 2009
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    If we are on the narrow road by God’s grace, what is our responsbility to those on the broad road?

    Passage: Matthew 7:13-14 Intro: It has become fashionable to view Jesus as a laughing, jolly figure joking his way thru his life and ministry on earth. 1. and certainly he was filled with a deep joy and contentment. 2. and yet this statement in Isaiah 53:3 has always bothered me in light of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Inertia

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Apr 6, 2010
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    Satan tells us this is just the way it is, we have to accept what he has for us. But Jesus has another option.

    Passage: Matthew 8:28-34 Intro: Inertia is the tendency of an object in motion to remain in motion, or an object at rest to stay at rest, unless acted upon by a force. 1. some objects are easy, like this one: PP Forrest Gump’s feather 2. others are a little tougher (Dave comes ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Sermon On The Mount: Jesus And Divorce Series

    Contributed by Edward Hardee on Oct 20, 2011
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    Message from the Sermon on the Mount dealing with Divorce

    Title: Sermon on the Mount: Jesus and Divorce Theme: To answer some questions on divorce Text: Matthew 5:31-32 Mt 5:31 It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: 32 But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    I Know What Love Is

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Jun 16, 2011
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    Therer is no one who understood what love really is, and demonstrated it, like Jesus Christ.

    Passage: Matthew 22:34-40 Intro: Baseball players talk about times when the pitch looks like a beach ball up there. 1. that’s when they smack it into the bleachers. 2. I wonder if this question asked looked like that to Jesus. 3. it was a wonderful question, and one that gave Jesus a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Final Exam. Are You Ready?

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Jun 16, 2011
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    Jesus is coming. It's inevitable. We can be ready.

    Passage: Matthew 24:36-51 Intro: Sometimes in high school but certainly in college, the first day of class involves receiving a syllabus. 1. expectations, projects, papers, tests. 2. and typically they include dates for completion, and test times. 3. now for some of us, these allowed us to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    The Final Separation

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Jun 16, 2011
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    At the end, whether we like it or not, there will be a division of the world into two groups. It is great to be in one, and it stinks to be in the other. What is the dividing point?

    Passage: Matthew 25:31-46 Intro: One of my favorite days in school was the day before a major test. 1. I loved it when the teacher spent the day reviewing what the test would be over. 2, people took notes that day! We listened. 3. for the last several weeks, we have been listening to Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    The Great Turnaround

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Jun 16, 2011
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    There has never been any event in human history as powerful at Christ's battle in the Garden of Gethsemane. And we are the beneficiaries of it.

    Passage: Matthew 26:36-46 Intro: This is one of the most challenging passages to preach in the Bible. 1. not because of great controversies. 2. but because there is so much going on, at so many levels. 3. Christology, soteriology, theology, hamartiology 4. at yet also very simple; a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    The Power Of Fear

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Aug 3, 2010
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    Fear is a normal abnormality, something we are very used to in our world. Here is the story of the execution of John, and the fear that was behind it.

    Passage: Matthew 14:1-12 Intro: Fear is the negative emotion we are most comfortable with. 1. it is a normal abnormality, something we have gotten very used to in our world. 2. fear is a hugely powerful force; a vast majority of the things we do, or don’t do, are motivated by fear. 3. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    What Sets Christianity Apart

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Aug 3, 2010
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    All of the religions of the world have works at their core; all except Christianity. Here is a great story of Jesus confronting the self-righteous works righteousness of His day, and ours!

    Passage: Matthew 15:1-20 Intro: Christianity is unique among the religions of the world. 1. and we are going to see why it is in this passage. 2. it is a conversation of intense conflict, so much so that it made Jesus’ disciples nervous. 3. in an atmosphere of love and grace, Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    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

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    The Principle Of Prayers

    Contributed by Dan Santiago on Aug 19, 2012
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    Prayer is a privilege given to us as a result of our relationship with God.

    Prayer is an important Christian discipline. But how do we pray? The disciples requested to the Lord Jesus Christ to teach them how to pray. When it comes to prayer, Christians were reminded not follow the ways of the religious people like Pharisees nor the way of the pagans. 1. Pray ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist