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  • Mark A. Barber avatar

    Salt And Light: A Sermon For The 5th Sunday After Epiphany

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Jan 28, 2026
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    For Epiphany 5 Year A February 8, 2026

    Salt and Light: A Sermon for the 5th Sunday of Epiphany Matthew 5:13–20 NKJV “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. “You are the light of the world. A city that is ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Every Idle Word

    Contributed by Charles Payne on Jan 29, 2026
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    If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember what you said

    “EVERY IDLE WORD” Truth, Memory, and the Cost of Lying SCRIPTURE READING: “Bad people trip over their own lying lips. Good people don’t have a lip problem.” (Proverbs 12:13) (Stephen Miler’s Casual Version of Bible) PROLOGUE Have you ever noticed that some of the people that influenced your life ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Kingdom Like No Other Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Feb 6, 2026
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    Jesus has come to fulfill the law, not do away with it. However, the focus shifts to fulfilling the law in Jesus’s way rather than Moses’s.

    A Kingdom Like No Other Jeffery Anselmi / General Adult The World of Jesus / Kingdom / Matthew 5:1–20 Jesus has come to fulfill the law, not do away with it. However, the focus shifts to Jesus’s way of fulfilling the law, rather than Moses’s. INTRODUCTION • Today we begin a new series called The ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Our Lenten Prayer: "lord, That I May See"

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 10, 2026
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    All of us need the fire of the Holy Spirit to penetrate our hearts and minds so that we may be free from sin and energized to walk in Christ’s light

    Sixth Sunday Integral 2026 Those of us who came of age before or during the Second Vatican Council (1962-65) knew this Sunday before Ash Wednesday as “Quinquagesima Sunday,” or Fifty-Day Sunday. In round numbers, it’s fifty days before Easter. Lent is called Quadragesima in Latin, because it is ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Keeping One's Word

    Contributed by Andrew Dixon on Feb 11, 2026
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    Someone said, ‘the one thing we should keep after we give it is our word.’ God is faithful to keep His word and His promises. Therefore, every child of God should also should reflect the Lord and be those who are trustworthy to keep their word, even when it is not easy.

    We read in Joshua 9:11-15, “Our leaders and all the people that live in our land told us to get some food ready for a trip and to go and meet you. We were told to put ourselves at your service and ask you to make a treaty with us. Look at our bread. When we left home with it and started out to meet ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Expectations For The Kingdom

    Contributed by Christopher Arch on Feb 14, 2026
     | 63 views

    Series on the Sermon on the Mount

    Title: Expectations for the Kingdom Scripture: Mt. 5:13-20 Type: Expos. Series Where: GNBC 2-15-26 Intro: In his Pilgrim’s Progress, John Bunyan describes Interpreter’s house, which Pilgrim entered during the course of his journey to the Celestial City. The parlor of the house was ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Sixth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year A- Sermon On The Mount

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Feb 15, 2026
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    The scene was set, both Jesus and Satan began calling to the people in the larger group.

    Jesus builds a shield around the law or Commandments in order to create more space and distance so that we won’t even bump up against the fence or sit on the fence but rather keep a healthy distance. For example, the Yodh rhymes with mode, is the smallest, most essential stroke letter in Hebrew, ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    "get Rid Of That Anger!"

    Contributed by Christopher Arch on Feb 21, 2026
     | 65 views

    Expository series on the Sermon on the Mount

    Title: Get Rid of that Anger! Script: Mt. 5:21ff Type: Expos. Series. Where: GNBC 2-22-26 Intro: Have you noticed recently how incredibly angry people are today? Highways, parking lots, stores, classroom, politicians, public discourse, sporting events… “I hate you!” “I wish you were dead!” ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    A Clean Heart (Psalm 51:1-12) Series

    Contributed by Jm Raja Lawrence on Feb 23, 2026
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     | 263 views

    Sin does not disappear when ignored. This sermon walks you through Psalm 51, facing what you have buried, asking God for deep cleansing, and recovering the joy you have lost.

    A Clean Heart Psalm 51:1-12 Morning Lent Prayer, Day 3 Introduction Lent is a season of honest reckoning. It strips away the comfortable distance we keep between ourselves and God and asks us to stand before Him as we truly are, not as we wish to appear. On this third day of our Lenten journey, we ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Adultery, Lust, And Divorce

    Contributed by Christopher Arch on Feb 28, 2026
     | 71 views

    Series on the Sermon on the Mount

    Title: Lust and Adultery Script: Mt. 5:27-32 Type: Expository series Where: GNBC 3-1-26 Intro: There’s a lot of literature or talk by a lot of people declaring that God gives us His law because He wants to make sure we don’t have any fun. It is truly sad that so many people have this idea of ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    "honesty, Kindness, And Love"

    Contributed by Christopher Arch on Mar 5, 2026
     | 47 views

    This is a series on the Sermon on the Mount

    Title: “Honesty, Kindness & Love” Script: Matthew 5:33ff Type: Expository Series Where: GNBC 3-8-26 Intro: *A man was still playing competitive league softball in his late 40's. His team had a lot of younger guys. During one game, this man was playing third base when a line drive was hit ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    I'm So Angry! Series

    Contributed by Mike Lewis on Mar 11, 2026
     | 31 views

    In our passage from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, we are going to hear what he has to say about anger and what to do and what not to do when you are angry.

    WELCOME & INTRODUCTION A NEW BRIDE [excerpt taken from Chapel Chats II by Dennis Lynn, Cascade College, pg. 23.] A man once recalls the story, now part of the family folklore, beginning when, as a new bride, his Aunt Edna put a shoe box on a shelf in her closet and asked her husband to never ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    We Don't Talk About That Series

    Contributed by Mike Lewis on Mar 11, 2026
     | 36 views

    Today’s lesson from the Sermon on the Mount tells us that if our hand causes us to sin, we should cut it off. When we sin, we might need some spiritual surgery to put us on the right track.

    WELCOME & INTRODUCTION RICK ALLEN: DEF LEPPARD Rick Allen became the drummer for the UK Rock band Def Leppard at the young age of 15 in 1978. Def Leppard had produced 3 albums by 1983, but tragedy would strike the next year. In 1984, Rick Allen was in a car crash that threw him from his ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    God's Plan For Marriage Series

    Contributed by Mike Lewis on Mar 11, 2026
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    Life-long marriage between a man and a woman is on the decline. Marriage is an institution that was ordained to be consistent through all time. In our passage from the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus speaks to his audience about marriage.

    WELCOME & INTRODUCTION A ROYAL PAIN-ENBAUM How many of you are familiar with the Actor Gene Hackman? He has made a wonderful living in so many great movies. He was Lex Luthor in the Superman films with Christopher Reeve. He won an Oscar for his role as Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle in The French ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    I Swear! Series

    Contributed by Mike Lewis on Mar 11, 2026
     | 40 views

    Our lesson today is thus titled, "I swear" Not because I do. But that is the topic Jesus is covering in this portion of our Sermon on the Mount series.

    WELCOME & INTRODUCTION THE HISTORY OF OATH TAKING From the beginning of time oaths were part of a major way of life. As a student of Christian history, I believe this is a moment to understand why oaths are so important, as well as how they came to be such an important tradition. WHAT IS AN ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ