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  • Michael McCartney avatar

    Praise Him!

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 16, 2003
    based on 56 ratings
     | 7,647 views

    Are you praising Jesus for the right reasons? Or are you praising Jesus for the wrong reasons? You decide!

    Praise Him! Thesis: Are you praising Jesus for the right reasons? Or are you praising Jesus for the wrong reasons? You decide! Texts: Matthew 21:1-17 Mark 11:1-10 Luke 19:28-44 John 12:12-19 Historical Background: What is Palm Sunday all about? Why did they wave Palms? Looking at the time frame ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Ervin Kimrey avatar

    Hey, I Thought I Planted A Fig Tree

    Contributed by Ervin Kimrey on Jun 4, 2005
    based on 18 ratings
     | 2,936 views

    What would happen if unfruitfull christians were treated like other things that are useless? God did’nt save you to warm the pew. Jesus got angry with the fig tree that did’nt bare fruit and cursed it so that it died. Maybe if we faced death we would b

    HEY, I THOUGHT I PLANTED A FIG TREE Matthew 21:18-20 Intro: What do we do when something doesn’t work ? 1. Put it to the side 2. Get mad and… 3. Get rid of it 4. Try to fix it I. THE TREE’S PURPOSE A. To bear fruit B. To feed the hungry C. To multiply II. THE TREE’S PROBLEM ? A. It ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jerry Flury avatar

    Christ's Final Week: Cleaning House

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Mar 19, 2006
    based on 64 ratings
     | 9,525 views

    As believers you are referred to as God’s temple. This morning consider what your purpose in life is. Is there anything that has profaned that purpose? Are you in need of Christ’s purification?

    Disclaimer: Source material for this sermon has been gleaned from many different sources. I have attempted to acknowledge these sources whenever possible. CHRIST’S FINAL WEEK: CLEANING HOUSE MATTHEW 21:12-17 Introduction: Shortly after entering into Jerusalem during the final week of His earthly ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joseph Rodgers avatar

    Faces In The Crowd Series

    Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Mar 20, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,643 views

    A three weeks series looking at the cross from different perspectives.

    A Journey to the Cross through the Eyes of Jesus Sunday AM Faces in the Crowd Mat. 21:1-17 Introduction Video Clip This morning, I want to take you on a journey… but this is no ordinary journey. I want us to take a long walk with Jesus. Yet instead of seeing things from our perspective, I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Alan McCann avatar

    Come To Cleanse Series

    Contributed by Alan Mccann on Apr 3, 2006
    based on 84 ratings
     | 132,538 views

    When Jesus comes to the Temple he comes to cleanse - he comes to us, the Temple of the Holy Spirit with the same purpose

    PALM SUNDAY – MATTHEW 211-13 Illustration. A little boy had been attending Sunday school for many years. He had the same teacher for all of that time. She used to finish every lesson by saying ‘and the moral of the story is…’ One day he moved up into the senior Sunday school. His mom asked him ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Michael Luke avatar

    Unleashng The Power Of Prayer Series

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Feb 6, 2005
    based on 94 ratings
     | 21,185 views

    Spiritual lifelessness is bound up in faithlessness which is exhibited in powerless prayer.

    (some material from Bill Hybels) SERIES: “THE CHALLENGE TO THE CHURCH FOR 2005” TEXT: MATTHEW 21:18-22 TITLE: “UNLEASHING THE POWER OF PRAYER” INTRODUCTION: A. Prayer has been called “communicating with God” --Here are some prayers from kids written ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Wesley Bishop avatar

    Passion Week Act Ii: Cleansing Series

    Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Feb 21, 2005
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     | 9,330 views

    This is on the cleansing of the Temple.

    Last week recap: Palm Sunday and Triumphal Entry: donkey, crowds, cheering, etc. Mark places the temple cleansing on the next day, while in Matthew it appears to happen the same. It probably happened the next day. Read Matthew 21:12-17. This passage has often been misunderstood. At times ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Marilyn Murphree avatar

    "A Place Of Prayer" Series

    Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Mar 18, 2005
    based on 17 ratings
     | 4,718 views

    Creating a house of prayer often brings disruption and disturbance to a lifestyle that is unacceptable to the Lord. How do we respond to or resist Him?

    Holy Week Service Church of the Atonement March 21, 2005 “A Place of Prayer” Matthew 21:10-17 INTRODUCTION: The next day after the trimphal entry into Jerusalem, Jesus went to the temple. What he found there was anything but a house of prayer. Picture in your mind the confusion with all the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Kevin Keeling avatar

    The Tree That Was In The Way"

    Contributed by Kevin Keeling on May 10, 2004
    based on 15 ratings
     | 3,039 views

    Real Faith

    Matt 21:18-22 18 Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered. 19 And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away. 20 And ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Freedom Of A Fruitful Life

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on May 24, 2004
    based on 58 ratings
     | 9,379 views

    Those who bear fruit have more freedom and fulfillment in life.

    In the Bible, a fruitful life is described as one that is producing good things. God’s Words teaches a lot on this topic so it must be very important to God. God wants to bless your life. He wants you to be so blessed that He produces fruit in your life that will go on blessing you and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • James May avatar

    Pretty Leaves

    Contributed by James May on Feb 10, 2006
    based on 40 ratings
     | 10,725 views

    Jesus is looking for more than a beautiful appearance. He is looking for fruit to fill the void in the Body of Christ.

    PRETTY LEAVES Pastor Jim May Matthew 21:18-22, "Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered. And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Dean Rhine avatar

    Cleaning House In God's House

    Contributed by Dean Rhine on Jan 24, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,078 views

    conflict in the church

    “Cleaning House In God’s House” Matthew 21:1-17 1/18/98 Intro: Last week we looked at the Parable of the Workers. We saw the difference between equality and fairness. How has it been goig this week? I trust you have been able to rejoice as you have heard of God’s blessing on others’ lives. So ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Scott Bradford avatar

    What Were You Doing When Jesus Passed By? Series

    Contributed by Scott Bradford on Mar 16, 2007
    based on 30 ratings
     | 10,368 views

    This sermon raises the question about what the Pharisees were doing when jesus passed by? And then consequently asks, what were we doing when Jesus came near to us!

    I. (1) An old Jewish story tells of the reaction of a learned rabbi to the excited announcement by a member of his congregation: "The Messiah has come! He is in our city now!" "Really?," mused the rabbi. Going to the window, the rabbi looked out on the city and observed: "I see no difference!" You ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Clearing The Bench Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 18, 2007
    based on 68 ratings
     | 56,150 views

    The first thing Jesus did after His triumphal entry into Jerusalem was to clean house. He cleanses the Temple of it’s sinfulness. What can this teach us about the need for purity and holiness in our churches and our personal lives?

    OPEN: About 50 years ago there was a great preacher in the Washington D.C. area named Peter Marshall. I once read one of his sermons and found the following description of the scene we just read about in Matthew: “It is early morning, but already the temple court is a bedlam of activity and noise. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    That Special Week: Sunday And Monday Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 19, 2007
    based on 15 ratings
     | 4,375 views

    Sometimes it is hard to distinguish failure from ultimate success.

    That Special Week: Sunday and Monday (Matthew 21:1-22, 23:37-39) 1. Hundreds of sages or rabbis in the first century had disciples who would follow them and receive instruction in the Torah, the written Law of Moses and the oral interpretations of that Law by the famous rabbis. 2. It was not ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible