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How To Be A Church That Doesn't Suck Series

Contributed by W F on Jul 23, 2007

based on 11 ratings

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Some churches and some Christians can be like a vortex sucking the life out of their community. Here’s how you can be a church that doesn’t suck.

The most powerful influence doesn’t have anything to do with what we have; but it has everything to do with who we are. That’s why Jesus started his Sermon on the Mount by teaching us about the kind of people we ought to be. Next, Jesus builds on that idea and goes on to teach about what we must do ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: *other

Blessed Are The Merciful Series

Contributed by Art Campbell on Jul 23, 2007

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Mercy is one of God’s core attributes and showing mercy one of the requirements to receiving it.

Over the past few weeks we’ve been looking at the blessed like, life in the Kingdom of God. So far you could describe what we’ve been looking at as the attitudes, or the spiritual conditions, that reflect Kingdom people. They are poor in spirit, they mourn over sin, they are meek and they hunger ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:7

Denomination: Baptist

Our Call To Take A Stand

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 24, 2007

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Examines the importance of Christians living uniquely different lives from those in the world. Suitable for Memorial Day.

OUR CALL TO TAKE A STAND Standing on a small platform, a reader calls out names, “Michael Hyde. Donald Jackson. Jose Munoz.” The names being read were those engraved on “The Wall.” No one calls it anything else. It was once highly controversial. This was not a statue, no soldier on ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:3-12

Denomination: Baptist

Community Of Impact

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Jul 29, 2007

based on 4 ratings

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salt, light, impact--

Intro: what if you met someone who gathered a handful of people together and began to talk about this group making an impact on the entire world. What if He made statements like, this message will be told everywhere, even to the ends of the earth. Jesus did exactly this: He said, His church would ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Blessed Are The Pure In Heart Series

Contributed by Art Campbell on Aug 1, 2007

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How can we attain purity in a world that is anything but pure? By being purified by Christ, having a pure devotion to Christ, and living a pure life that flows from these.

Blessed are the Pure in Heart Matt 5.8 "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God" Purity is not very fashionable nowadays. • Camera advert - deception is a common theme in advertising • Free sex is an assumed part of society • God is unwanted in public life But Jesus says it is the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:8

Denomination: Baptist

Living At A Higher Level

Contributed by Wade Allen on Apr 9, 2007

based on 8 ratings

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Preached at the "Sermon at the Mount" in Rogers, OH at the Lake Mount Church of Christ.

None of us want to be average. I doubt that anyone got up this morning and thought to themselves, “I want to see how bad I can look today.” Now, before you judge me realize God made me this way. None of us want to simply be average. Parents do not dream about their children being ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Quest For Blessedness Series

Contributed by Jim Drake on Apr 9, 2007

based on 10 ratings

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People today must understand that God’s standard for blessing is unattainable apart from a miraculous work of grace in their lives.

1. Jesus requires the attitude of blessedness a. Mourn (5:4) b. Meek (5:5) c. Merciful (5:7) d. Maker of peace (5:9) 2. Jesus requires the essence of blessedness a. Poor in spirit (5:3) b. Pure in heart (5:8) 3. Jesus requires the evidence of blessedness a. Pursuit of righteousness ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:3-12

Denomination: Baptist

Quest For Purpose Series

Contributed by Jim Drake on Apr 10, 2007

based on 5 ratings

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Christians today have both a negative and a positive role in society. The negative role is to restrain evil. The positive role is to spread the Gospel and do good works.

1. The first purpose God has for the church today is preservation 2. The second purpose God has for the church today is propagation MATTHEW 5:13-16 I’ve got a book at home called Seven Men Who Rule the World from the Grave. Some of the names might not ring a bell. Names like Julius Wellhausen, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Baptist

"Your Life As A Light"

Contributed by Terry Brooks on Apr 10, 2007

based on 7 ratings

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This sermon helps the hearer develop their relationship with God in order to be a light shining in this dark world.

“Your Life as a Light” Matthew 5:14-16 Begin by playing “Waiting for the Light to Shine” from “Big River” Big River is my most favorite musical. In this story, Huck Finn is making his way through life and waiting for the “Light” to shine that will tell him what life is all about. Just as Huck is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16

Denomination: Baptist

Keeping Your Torch Lit Series

Contributed by Greg Hanson on Apr 13, 2007

based on 4 ratings

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What does it mean to be the light of the world and the salt of the earth? How can we faithfully represent Jesus in our world today?

Commander Hansen had no idea how or why his outpost was being attacked. The outpost where he was stationed was suddenly up against a very powerful enemy... one he had never encountered before. Oh, he had heard of them, sure, but he never expected that he would meet them head on. They had been at ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Greatest Rewards

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Apr 15, 2007

based on 14 ratings

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how to be blessed, the sermon on the mount

Intro: Professor Henderson’s Dream–The Thimble Crown In this dream a little lady in front of him in the line receiving rewards from Jesus, got a large beautiful crown. He thought because he was a minister he would receive even a greater one, but instead was handed a thimble crown. When he woke up, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Denomination: Assembly Of God

What Would Jesus Say To Britney Spears? Series

Contributed by Greg Hanson on Apr 16, 2007

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What would Jesus say to someone who has experienced the level of success that Britney has? This message offers words of encouragement and warning.

[This message was written in November 2002. But despite where Britney’s life and career has gone since, I believe a lot of this message is still relevant. Stats may be updated at Wikipedia.com] Britney Spears was born on December 2, 1981 to proud parents Jamie and Lynn Spears. Growing up, she ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16

Denomination: Wesleyan

Pursuing "Happyness" Series

Contributed by Eyriche Cortez on May 7, 2007

based on 14 ratings

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Happiness is a choice, not a consequence. It is centered on God’s rule in our lives and it is connected to what Christ has done for us.

Last December 2006, Columbia Pictures released the movie “The Pursuit of Happyness,” starring Will Smith and his son Jaden Christopher. Christopher Gardner inspired the movie. He was a salesman struggling to provide for his family until he finally makes it big in the stock brokerage business in San ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

The Values Of The Person God Prospers Series

Contributed by Jason Pettibone on May 14, 2007

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Observations of the kind of values that Jesus outlines in the Beatitudes. (Heavily in debt to Dallas Willard for seminal thoughts!)

Last week, I talked about the need for a transformed heart, made alive by God’s Spirit. If our desire is to please God and enjoy His blessings, our heart must be renewed daily, and we must discipline our hearts so they are undivided! We need not be ‘miserable Christians’ frustrated by the gap ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:3-12

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Get Your Head Up And Your Eyes Out Series

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 15, 2007

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Living for ourselves does not lead to a life of fullness, living a life of love, which is focused on others, with our head up and our eyes forward, is God’s road to fullness.

Get Your Head Up and Your Eyes Out Matt 5:14-16 Sept 24, 2006 Intro: Here is the cover of last week’s TIME magazine (September 18, 2006), and I must say, I am a little disgusted. Some of the leaders of some of the largest, evangelical churches in the US are teaching that a life of fullness is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16

Denomination: Baptist

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