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  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    Destroying Your Enemy

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Nov 8, 2012
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    Obeying Jesus’ command to love our enemies doesn’t come naturally, however. Often our first response is to retaliate. The best way - the Christ-like way - to destroy an enemy is to make him your friend! To melt an enemy, try the warmth of love.

    Opening illustration: There is a story told of two shopkeepers. Their stores were across the street from each other, and the two had a bitter rivalry. One day an angel came to one of the shopkeepers and said, “The Lord has sent me to tell you that you may have one wish. Whatever you ask for, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Jesus, You Want Me To Do What?! Series

    Contributed by Tim Diack on Feb 13, 2012
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    Loving a neighbour can be hard enough, but loving an enemy? What was Jesus thinking? How do we respond when people treat us poorly, insult us, ridicule us, or set themselves up against us in our homes, our schools, our places of work and our communities

    Jesus, You Want Me To Do What? – Matthew 5:43-48 - February 12, 2012 Series: Kingdom Life – A World Turned Upside Down #17 Picture this: Two shopkeepers were bitter rivals. Their stores were directly across the street from each other, and they would spend each day keeping track of ...read more

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    The Command And A Call !!!

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Mar 8, 2012
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    To exhort those being persecuted to leave all matters into the hands of the ONE , who has said "Vengeance is mine".

    The Command and a Call “Winners do not do different things, they do things differently”…wrote the wise management guru Shiv Khera in his book “You can win”. I want to rephrase this sentence oozing wisdom slightly and put it this way “Christians may not do ...read more

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    Break The Hate! Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 9, 2012
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    Jesus taught us to break the hate in our hearts and lives and to offer people love, prayers and forgiveness so that they would see that people who are a part of the Kingdom of Heaven are using a different operating system than this world.

    Series: Cliff Hangers Introduction: These teachings were risky, some would even say very dangerous, they would be teachings that would be opposite of what the religious leaders of the day were teaching, and they would become points of dissension and points of exhilaration. Some people would ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Common Grace: God's Favor On All People Series

    Contributed by David Scudder on Apr 1, 2012
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    Today we are going to look at a different aspect of God's grace. God has a grace that saves us, but He also has a grace that He shows to everyone--whether they will go to heaven or not. It is called common grace.

    Purpose: To explain how God's demonstrates His grace to all. Aim: I want the listener to marvel at God's goodness and never take it for granted. INTRODUCTION: When we think about God's grace our minds usually go to John Newton's words: "Amazing grace, how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Una Persona Brillante Series

    Contributed by Pastor: Jose Luis Dejoy on Jun 26, 2013
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    Tal vez todos anhelamos llegar a ser o que nos reconozcan como personas brillantes, una persona brillante es mucho más que simplemente ser inteligente o ágil, una persona brillante es aquella que hace las cosas correctas y de la forma correcta.

    Tal vez todos anhelamos llegar a ser o que nos reconozcan como personas brillantes, una persona brillante es mucho más que simplemente ser inteligente o ágil, una persona brillante es aquella que hace las cosas correctas y de la forma correcta. Para llegar a ser una persona brillante se requiere ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

  • William R. Nabaza avatar

    Be Perfect

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Jun 30, 2013
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    To show that our perfection is because of the perfection of the LORD JESUS CHRIST in us.

    I. EXORDIUM: Are you perfect in Him? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that our perfection is because of the perfection of the LORD JESUS CHRIST in us. IV. TEXT: Matthew 5:48 (Amplified Bible) You, therefore, must be perfect [growing into complete maturity of ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    From Cheek To Cheek

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Jul 9, 2013
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    "Turning the other cheek" is a challenge to anyone who follows Jesus. What is it? What is it not?

    1. Love Walks In the early 1990s, gang violence erupted in Boyle Heights, a section of East Los Angeles. 8 gangs were in conflict in the parish around the Dolores Mission Catholic Church. Killings and injuries happened daily. A group of women who met for prayer read together the story of Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Heart Of The Matter Series

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Aug 19, 2013
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    A sermon examining Jesus' teaching about the condition of one's heart.

    THE HEART OF THE MATTER Matthew 5:21-48 There is a rare congenital heart defect that occurs in 1 in 12,000 pregnancies called Dextrocardia. This is a condition in which the heart is located on the right side of the chest and points to the right instead of being on the left side of the chest ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Loving Your Enemies Series

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Jul 24, 2011
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    Loving those who are unloveable and unloving.

    Redemptive Relationships “Loving Your Enemies” Matthew 5:43-48 Matthew 5:43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy. 44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Love, Forgiveness And Reconciliation Series

    Contributed by Babatunde Bello on Aug 10, 2011
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    LOVE FOR OURSELVES WILL HELP US TO LIVE HEALTHILY AND MAKE HEAVEN

    Introduction: This is a picture of a quarrelling usher and a member of the congregation. When this member gets to the entrance of the church and finds that the usher mounting the entrance gate is his/her enemies and immediately turns away from entering the church, how would God view your ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Justin Miller avatar

    Love Your Enemies Series

    Contributed by Justin Miller on Aug 31, 2011
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     | 6,423 views

    1. Today we’re covering one of the most counter-culture passages in all of the Bible.

    1. Today we’re covering one of the most counter-culture passages in all of the Bible. Really it’s the teaching that separates Christianity from everything else. In Matthew 5:38-48, Jesus has the nerve, the audacity to command us to let go of our need for revenge and to love our ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Christians Are Abnormal In How They Related To Enemies And Abuse Series

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Aug 17, 2012
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    Continuing series on the Sermon on the Mount- Christians are Abnormal - Looks at a Christian response to abuse and insult.

    CHRISTIANS ARE ABNORMAL IN HOW THEY RELATE TO ENEMIES AND ABUSE Matthew 5:38-48 April 15, 2012 Before I address our topic for this morning, I want to confess that what the Bible says is not always easy to do and I have on occasion struggled in this very area myself. Several years ago a person ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • D Marion Clark avatar

    The Problem Of Good

    Contributed by D Marion Clark on Aug 21, 2012
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    Presents the doctrine of common grace and how it answers the question of how there can be good in a fallen world.

    Introduction I met a traveller from an antique land Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Internal Law Of The Kingdom Of God - Sermon On The Mount

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Aug 21, 2012
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    A Christian goes beyond what is required by the Law. He is not only righteous in appearance, in action, but in character, obedient to God on the inside.

    The Internal Law of the Kingdom of God (the Law of the Heart) A soldier in the time of war got a letter from his fiancé, saying he has met someone else and wants to call off the marriage. So she asked for the engagement ring and her picture, so that she might have use for it in the future. He ...read more

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