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  • Rodney Buchanan avatar

    The Quest For Honesty Series

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Feb 20, 2005
    based on 55 ratings
     | 20,439 views

    The character attributes involved in honesty are: 1. Simplicity 2. Transparency 3. Integrity

    We are dealing with a topic today which is a struggle for all of us. If we are truthful, we will admit that not lying can be a problem. There is the fib, the white lie, the half-truth, the clever deception, misleading information, stretching the truth, exaggeration. Who has not been startled to ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Deadly Sins? Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Mar 14, 2005
    based on 21 ratings
     | 4,913 views

    We’re to be counter-cultural in the way we fight against the social pressures of our world where the norm is to respond to hurt with anger and revenge, where lust is seen as normal, faithfulness as an option. Rather we’re to respond with the servant love

    According to the Age this week, the seven deadly sins have been knocked for six. No longer do we worry about sloth, gluttony or lust. In fact most respondents to a recent survey carried out by the BBC said they rather enjoyed those particular vices. The trouble is, according to a professor of ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Turning The Other Cheek - By Michael Prabaharan Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Mar 14, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,482 views

    The Sermon on the Mount is an invitation – to taste and see this God, to join his club and deepen his kind of life skills.

    Turning the Other Cheek I’ve been trying to figure out a realistic application for turning the other cheek ever since as a young person a mentor of mine once pointed out to that to teach his son this attitude was a license to getting him bullied at school. No way am I going to encourage my son ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Michael Luke avatar

    Guard Your Heart Series

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Mar 16, 2005
    based on 34 ratings
     | 10,623 views

    The heart is the center of our being and what determines who we are. It’s important and needs to be watched carefully to avoid impurities.

    (Based on Southeast Christian Church’s “living a Life of Integrity” and a message by Darrel Land) SERIES: “WORDS OF WISDOM FOR KINGDOM LIVING” TEXT; MATTHEW 5:27-32 TITLE: “GUARD YOUR HEART” INTRODUCTION: A. Most Sundays I am excited to preach 1. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Michael Luke avatar

    Keep Your Promises Series

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Apr 2, 2005
    based on 158 ratings
     | 58,862 views

    Christ-followers need to be people of integrity who faithfully do what they say they will do.

    (based on Southeast Christian Church’s series “Living a Life of Integrity”) SERIES: “WORDS OF WISDOM FOR KINGDOM LIVING” TEXT: MATTHEW 5:33-37 TITLE: “KEEP YOUR PROMISES” INTRODUCTION: A. A wealthy businessman lay on his deathbed. His preacher came to visit and talked ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Tim Stutler avatar

    Do Us Part?

    Contributed by Tim Stutler on Mar 27, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,296 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
     | 8,801 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

  • Dean Rhine avatar

    Laying Down The Law

    Contributed by Dean Rhine on Jan 24, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 1,897 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
     | 16,108 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
     | 3,387 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

  • Warren Lamb avatar

    "What Is Your Word Worth?" Series

    Contributed by Warren Lamb on Apr 10, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,444 views

    Some say truth is realitive...but, Jesus didn’t think so. Just what is truth suppose to mean for a Christ-follower?

    “What Is Your Word Worth?” Matthew 5:33-37 Daniel Webster once wrote, “There is nothing so powerful as truth – and often, nothing so strange.” Perhaps he had an understanding into the insight that Jesus had about both the need for truth and the difficulty in attaining it. So far in this message ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Warren Lamb avatar

    "Godly Sexuality" - Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Warren Lamb on Apr 10, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,728 views

    Sex sells...are you buying? Sex is an every-day, all-day, in-your-face issue. What are we to do?

    "Godly Sexuality" – Part 1 Matthew 5:27-32 (Cognates: Matthew 19:3-12; 1 Corinthians 6:9-20; 7:1-17; Hebrews 10:26-31) God’s stand on sexuality, marriage, divorce and remarriage is clear when we take the whole of Scripture, prayerfully read it and then trust the Holy Spirit to open our hearts and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Danny Nance avatar

    A Higher Standard

    Contributed by Danny Nance on Mar 21, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,943 views

    The standard of holiness has never been lowered, and the need for grace never more seen.

    A Higher Standard Matt. 5:20, 48 I’d like to be a track star. How cool would it be to stand before a roaring crowd that has stood to its feet because I set a new record in high jump! And I could do it, you know—if the record for high jump stood at two feet. Unfortunately for me, the record is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Matthew Kratz avatar

    Do Not Take An Oath – Let What You Say Be Simply Yes Or No Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Apr 5, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,797 views

    In these five verses Jesus sets forth 1) the original Mosaic teaching, 2) the traditional perversion of that teaching, and 3) His own reemphasis of what God’s standard for truth has always been.

    Whether you are a child or an adult, Truth is so scarce that nearly everyone is suspect. Business people, advertisers, commentators, clerks, salesmen, lawyers, doctors, tradesmen, teachers, writers, politicians, and even many, if not most, preachers are suspect. Our whole society is largely built ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Tim HBC avatar

    Sex

    Contributed by Tim Hbc on Apr 10, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,961 views

    What does Jesus teach about sexual purity?

    Matthew 5:27-32 and 19:3-9, What Jesus Thinks About Sexual Purity Sex is good! Sex is wonderful! God created sex! [In Matthew 19:5] Jesus quotes Genesis 2:24. A man and a woman shall become one flesh. That’s not just symbolic language! It’s what God intends to physically happen between a husband ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist