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  • James Wilson avatar

    But I Say Unto You . . .

    Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 22, 2000
    based on 26 ratings
     | 4,891 views

    Jesus fulfilled the law.

    Restored! John 9:1-7 There are a few things I am good at, but many things I'm bad at. Still other things I'm absolutely terrible at. Among them, I am a terrible patient. Other than a couple of childhood illnesses, I hadn't been sick a day in my life until a doctor diagnosed me with thyroid ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Denn Guptill avatar

    Loving Those We Hate Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 23, 2001
    based on 82 ratings
     | 13,414 views

    Part 9 of Sermon on Mount Series, the tough job of loving those who hurt us

    Salt, Light and those We Love to Hate November 17 1996 Matt. 5:38-48 Matthew 5:43-44 (NIV) "You have heard that it was said, ’Love your neighbour and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, This particular command comes from Leviticus 19:18 ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Michael Treston avatar

    Radical Love Can Bruise Your Ego

    Contributed by Michael Treston on Oct 24, 2001
    based on 64 ratings
     | 4,658 views

    loving your enemies is great in theory...

    Radical Love can bruise your ego. WWJD is easy at times but some times it goes totally contrary to human nature. Example - Matthew 5:38-48. The problem is with wwjd is it makes sense until it comes time for getting even Loving your enemies is great in theory but the practice is so much ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Cameron Horsburgh avatar

    Love In The Midst Of War

    Contributed by Cameron Horsburgh on Nov 5, 2001
    based on 41 ratings
     | 4,653 views

    Jesus calls us to love our enemies. We need to do this this now more than at any other time in our history. (Written as a response to 11/9, but quite relevant today)

    Text: Mt 5:43-48 The last few weeks have been some of the most memorable of our lives. Memorable for all the wrong reasons, but memorable nonetheless. Who will ever forget those terrible pictures of airliners crashing into the towers of the World Trade Center? How many will forget the weight that ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • MELVIN NEWLAND avatar

    Just Like Your Father

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 9, 2001
    based on 130 ratings
     | 15,474 views

    Let’s take one more look at the subject of love. And in doing that, there are 3 things I want you to see: 1. The Magnificence of God’s Love. 2. The Mediocrity of Man’s Love. 3. The Maturity of Christian Love.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK A. I’m convinced that if there is one thing the world really needs to know more about, & to put into practice, it is love. In fact, so important is love that Jesus devoted a whole section of the Sermon on the Mount to it. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Frank Walker avatar

    Jesus, You Gotta Be Kidding Series

    Contributed by Frank Walker on Nov 24, 2001
    based on 58 ratings
     | 7,921 views

    This has to be the hardest of Jesus’ teachings in Matthew 5.

    A story in the Sunshine Magazine about a professor of psychology illustrates how difficult it is to love others. Although he had no children of his own, whenever he saw a neighbor scolding a child for some wrongdoing, he would say, "You should love your boy, not punish him." One hot summer ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brian La Croix avatar

    Influencing Our World For Christ

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Dec 5, 2001
    based on 34 ratings
     | 12,842 views

    A call to be people of impact for Christ.

    Influencing Our World For Christ Various Scriptures I. Introduction Today our topic is “Influencing Our World for Christ.” The idea of our time together is to look at just some of the many ways we can make a difference as we live and work in a world that doesn’t seem to have much time for ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • David Swinney avatar

    Schoolyard Violence (Opening The Circle)

    Contributed by David Swinney on May 11, 2001
    based on 64 ratings
     | 6,685 views

    The only Biblical, Christian response to the violence of our society is to let the love of Jesus be the rule for the way that we treat others.

    Schoolyard Violence (Opening the Circle) Matthew 5: 21-26; 38-48 Sunday Morning, March 11, 2001 Introduction: The Bus Ride Home The boy was already a little worried when he walked up the stairs to of the school bus. He was running late that afternoon, and the front seats, the ones near the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Mark Hensley avatar

    When The Rain Comes Series

    Contributed by Mark Hensley on May 17, 2001
    based on 109 ratings
     | 8,317 views

    Chad a 34-year-old software developer married with two children from Florida would rather sleep in on Sundays...find out why.

    West Greeley Baptist Church May 20 2001 “When the rain comes” Matthew 5: 44-45 Pastor Mark Hensley 44But I tell you: Love your enemies[1] and pray for those who persecute you, 45that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Stover avatar

    The Third Mile Series

    Contributed by Michael Stover on Jun 18, 2001
    based on 34 ratings
     | 3,159 views

    Isn’t going the second mile enough? Not for a true disciple and follower of Jesus...

    I. A Misrepresentation that Is Typical (43) A. An Omission that was Considerable 1. How do we love our neighbor? 2. The OT admonition paralleled Jesus’ commandment to love our neighbors as ourselves (see Lev. 19:18) B. An Addition that was Convenient 1. Nowhere in scripture do you find the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Love Almighty And Ills Unlimited Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Mar 17, 2001
    based on 76 ratings
     | 5,162 views

    When we are dealing with issues and conflicts, we may select to be babies (unlimited retaliation), children (limited retaliation), adolescents (limited love), or mature (unlimited love), toward Jesus’ command to "Be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect."

    Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. What madman spoke those words? What visionary would even in his wildest dreams suppose that you and I could be perfect? What is this raving? It is the word of Jesus, at the end of a series of challenges. Love your enemies. Give to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Wesley Bishop avatar

    Who Can I Hate?

    Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Jan 7, 2005
    based on 19 ratings
     | 2,578 views

    This is about loving our enemies.

    Read Matthew 5:43-48. This is yet another hard saying of the Sermon on the Mount. This goes beyond the revenge we looked at last week. Jesus said that we shouldn’t seek revenge. Okay, fine. I’d love to take revenge, but I won’t. Now he says that I have to love them. Isn’t it enough that I ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Othey McNew Jr. avatar

    A New Beginning

    Contributed by Othey Mcnew Jr. on Nov 8, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 14,894 views

    A message to our church as we start with a new location and try to overcome obstacles to our move.

    A New Beginning 2nd Corinthians 9: 6-11 We are going to be a little different today. Instead of reading the scripture verses and then praying we are going to pray first and then read the scriptures when we get to them in our message today Please join me in Prayer!! As I was working on today’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Troy Mason avatar

    Anger Series

    Contributed by Troy Mason on Apr 21, 2001
    based on 35 ratings
     | 7,106 views

    This is what Jesus teaches about anger and how to deal with it.

    Anger Matthew 5:21-26, 38-48 INTRODUCTION: Does being angry condemn you to hell as these verses indicate? I. Jesus’ interpretation of the Sixth Commandment A. Pharisees and Scribes had taught that only outright murder was forbidden by the commandment. B. Sinful anger builds through 3 stages 1. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Stensrud avatar

    Love That's Tough To Do

    Contributed by John Stensrud on Apr 29, 2001
    based on 75 ratings
     | 5,264 views

    Who knows why someone chooses to be our enemy? And how do you respond to them when they do? The tendency is to strike back.

    Love That’s Tough to Do Matthew 5:43-48 Sermon by Pastor John Stensrud Immanuel Baptist Church Elgin, IL Delivered on February 18, 2001 Mat 5:43 "You have heard that it was said, ’Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist