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  • Greg Tabor avatar

    I'd Kill You If I Could

    Contributed by Greg Tabor on Oct 21, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,100 views

    A sermon that deals with murder of the heart.

    “I’d Kill You If I Could” Introduction: Jesus didn’t come to abolish the Law - but came to fulfill it - not one jot or tittle would fade from the Law. In our text today, Jesus is not contradicting God’s Law, but rather getting to the ‘heart,’ or intent of the Law. Read: Matthew 5:21-26 NIV. ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    A Heart Affair

    Contributed by Greg Tabor on Oct 21, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,007 views

    This sermon knocks down the ’you can look, but you can’t touch’ mentality. God’s not just concerned with bodily adultery, but also the adultery that takes place in the heart.

    A Heart Affair A sermon on Lust Introduction Today we are going to talk about a subject that is very disturbing. That subject is adultery. And the most disturbing fact about this subject is that we are all adulterers. Does that shock you? It should! But it is a reality. Read Matthew 5:27-30 ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Turning My Other Cheek

    Contributed by Greg Tabor on Oct 21, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 9,533 views

    Some difficult-to-understand sayings of Jesus. Some important truths for us to apply.

    Turning My Other Cheek Introduction “You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Selfless Love

    Contributed by Greg Tabor on Oct 21, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 11,265 views

    Loving your enemies?? What??? Yep. That’s truly showing genuine love.

    Selfless Love Read Text: Matthew 5:43-48 "You have heard that it was said, ’Love your neighbor…”(Matt 5:43). Heard from whom? Their teachers. Where did their teachers get it from? Leviticus 19:18 NIV says, “Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    A Great Gift To God

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Nov 1, 2005
    based on 58 ratings
     | 21,615 views

    A message demonstrating "Forgiveness" as a great gift to God.

    A Great Gift to God Matthew 5:21-26 #Dennis had the privilege of growing up in a Christian home. His father was an outstanding and compassionate attorney. Denis was supported with his father’s prayers and finances through law school. After graduation from law school Denis worked with his ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Do Us Part?

    Contributed by Tim Stutler on Mar 27, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,335 views

    How are we to understand Jesus’ teaching on divorce?

    Do Us Part? Matt 5:31-32 June, the month of weddings. 1. Background of Matt.: 2 pharasiacal schools argued about Deut. 24:1-4 (turn there now). Strict Shammaite and liberal Hillelite. Divorce on trivial matters was still rare in Jesus’ day compared to ours. There is no evidence of ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • David Ward avatar

    Games People Play: Battleship Series

    Contributed by David Ward on Jan 20, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 8,859 views

    Jesus instructs his followers how to deal with anger, desire for revenge, and mistreatment from enemies. From a Sermon on the Mount series.

    Games People Play: “Battleship” Matthew 5:21-26, 38-48 INTRODUCTION: Do you remember the game "Battleship"? The object of the game is to insert pegs blindly on a game board until you "sink" your opponent’s "fleet." Battleship is a game of hiding and attacking. So many of our relationships ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Laying Down The Law

    Contributed by Dean Rhine on Jan 24, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 1,925 views

    What do we do with the OT law

    Laying down the Law Matthew 5:17-48 5/25/97 Intro: Did you ever hear about the chicken who crossed the road? She laid it on the line! Jesus lays it on the line too in the Sermon on the Mount. Look with me at Matthew 5: 17-48. We just finished looking at the beatitudes, Jesus’ call for ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Liar Liar Series

    Contributed by Kevin Maloney on Feb 4, 2006
    based on 28 ratings
     | 16,173 views

    Jesus calls us to tell the truth in a way that goes far beyond being legally accurate.

    Liar Liar – Matthew 5:33-37 Amish buggies probably don’t have speedometers. How do they know if they’re breaking the law? They just know they’re not because you can’t speed in a buggy – you’ve got a two horse power vehicle. You always know you’re going far beyond the demands of the law, even in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Examined Life

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Feb 5, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,431 views

    The hard commands of Jesus are best understood as being directed to the church, which should be a Community of Grace. This sermon addresses Jesus’ teaching on lust, sin and adultery.

    The Examined Life in the Community of Grace Our key scripture today suggested to me the sermon title, The Examined Life”. You may have heard of this saying by Socrates, an ancient philosopher: “The unexamined life is not worth living." It struck me that, in some very strong language, what ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Matters Of The Heart

    Contributed by David Hicks on Nov 15, 2006
     | 3,616 views

    God wants obedience that flows out of a heart that is fully devoted to Him.

    The Heart of the Matter Matthew 5:17 – 26 I have a confession to make. About a month ago I had to go to the airport to pick up my daughter from her trip to California. Her trip had encountered several problems with planes which resulted in her arriving in Philly airport at around 2:00am. It ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Retaliate With Love

    Contributed by David Hicks on Nov 15, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,610 views

    We are most like Christ when we learn to love our enemies.

    Retaliate with Love Matthew 5:38-48 One winter day a man went shopping at a local mall. When he returned to his car he noticed a foul odor coming from under the hood of his car. When he popped the hood, he discovered a dead mutilated cat that had slept on the warm engine and had gotten caught by ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    A Holy Amputee

    Contributed by David Hicks on Nov 15, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,873 views

    Jesus expects us to deal ruthlessly with our own sin.

    A Holy Amputee Matthew 5:27-30 I’d like to read the following from a Grand Junction, Colorado News Article from May 2, 2003: With no water and as little hope of survival, Aspen mountaineer Aron Ralston, 27, used a pocketknife to amputate his own arm and free himself from a boulder weighing ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Adam Deibert avatar

    Loving Others -- And Letting Them Know It Series

    Contributed by Adam Deibert on Nov 19, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,740 views

    Introductory sermon for a series on loving relationships. By virtue of Creation, we all bear the image of God. To truly love others, we need to see that image.

    How many of you know who Steven Curtis Chapman is? Steven Curtis Chapman is a contemporary Christian musician. He’s been around for quite a few years, now, and recently released a CD with songs all centred around love. I want to quite the lyrics from the title song of that CD: We’ve got CDs, ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Living In The Second Mile

    Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Nov 19, 2007
    based on 84 ratings
     | 50,004 views

    I believe that we as Christians are required to live in the second mile. I have been working with people and Pastoring long enough to observe that all successful people live by the second mile principle.

    Title: Living in the Second Mile Scripture: St. Matthew 5:41 (Adapted from sermon from Rev. Edward Hardee, 7/2000) Preached at Perfected Praise Worship Center, Oklahoma City On Sunday, November 18, 2007 http://www.thewordministryokc.com We have entered into this Thanksgiving week, in a few ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist