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Jesus, The Rabbi Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 30, 2014

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Jesus did what others rabbis did, only in more powerful ways; yet ministry is only effective when people have receptive hearts.

Jesus, the Rabbi (Mark 6:1-13) 1. Jewish Rabbis often play the role of settling disputes. A poor Jewish man finds a wallet with $700 in it. At his synagogue, he reads a notice stating that a wealthy member has lost his wallet and is offering a $50 reward to anyone who returns it. Quickly he ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:1-13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Loving, Caring Christians

Contributed by David Dunn on Nov 3, 2025

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God calls His people to reject indifference, embrace compassion, and reveal Christ’s heart by noticing, moving, and loving where others pass by.

Introduction – When the Heart Grows Numb Our text comes from the Book of Lamentations. Jeremiah stands amid the ruins of Jerusalem and cries, > “How deserted lies the city, once so full of people! How like a widow is she who once was great among the nations… All her people groan as they ...read more

Scripture: Lamentations 1:12, Luke 10:33-37, Matthew 9:36, Galatians 6:9, 1 John 4:19 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Nice Place You Got

Contributed by David Dunn on Nov 9, 2025

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The church becomes lovely when grace lives within her people—imperfect, forgiven hearts revealing God’s presence and beauty to a longing world.

>>The Big Hunger If you’ve ever watched the old film The Gods Must Be Crazy, you’ll remember the little Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert. Anthropologists call them the San people, but their neighbors simply say, “the Sun People.” Out there—where the sand burns your feet and the stars blanket ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 84:1-12, John 1:14, Ephesians 3:10, 1 Peter 2:5, Matthew 18:20 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Too Nice To Judge? Series

Contributed by David Dunn on Nov 11, 2025

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God’s justice ends evil, not people; His love respects freedom yet never stops reaching for hearts that still can turn home.

The Question Nobody Wants to Ask You’ve heard it before— If God is love, why would He send anyone to hell? That question echoes in classrooms, podcasts, and TikTok comments. Even church kids wonder, “How can a good God allow something so bad?” It’s not rebellion to ask that; it’s ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16-21, 2 Peter 3:9, Romans 6:23, Revelation 20:11-15, Isaiah 49:15-16 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

[#25] An Exhortation For Them To Have The Same Mind Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Aug 12, 2019

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This passage demonstrates the simple but often neglected principle that we should not expect every believer to be fully mature.

Date: 2/25/19 Lesson # 25 Title: An Exhortation for Them to Have the Same Mind • “Special Notes” and “Scripture” are shown as endnotes. • NIV Bible is used throughout unless noted otherwise. Scripture: Philippians 3:15-17 (NIV) 15 All of us, then, who are mature should take such a view of ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:15-17

Denomination: Baptist

No Impossible Cases Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Aug 17, 2012

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God’s timing is always perfect. In Galatians 4, Paul expressed that idea when he wrote “But when the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son…” So we know that God chose the time when Jesus was to come into the world, and that it was the ex

No Impossible Cases Acts 9:1-19 Introduction God’s timing is always perfect. In Galatians 4, Paul expressed that idea when he wrote “But when the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son…” So ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-19

Denomination: Baptist

Discipleship Series

Contributed by David Yarbrough on May 20, 2002

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Our whole goal is to lead people to fall in love with God. Not to make them better people or better Christians, but to help them to better know the awesome power and intimacy of God’s love, and that will radically change their hearts and lives.

Our whole goal is to lead people to fall in love with God. Not to make them better people or better Christians, but to help them to better know the awesome power and intimacy of God’s love, and that will radically change their hearts and lives. Humor: A rather pompous-looking deacon was ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:25-33

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Triumph In Christ Despite Tragedies

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 11, 2024

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John felt God’s authority inside his heart to proclaim that the Messiah was in the midst of His people, and why he was able without fear to tell people how to act, how to get ready for Christ’s coming.

Third Sunday of Advent 2024 Just imagine fifty-six years. If you are as old as I am, subtract fifty-six years from your age and reflect on what your life was like in that year. You’ll see a huge difference in your life, in the culture, in the Church, in a little over a half-century. Now think of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:10-18, Philippians 4:4-7, Isaiah 12:2-6, Zephaniah 3:14-18

Denomination: Catholic

Got Problems? Deal With It! Series

Contributed by Jim Drake on Apr 28, 2008

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Ezra was facing a problem and came up with a solution that ended in success. From that, we can see how this godly leader dealt with a problem. And from that, we can develop our own how-to list. We can see three key components to dealing with the problems

How do you deal with problems? 1. Recognize the problem 2. Come up with the right solution 3. Properly identify success One of the complaints some people have about expository preaching is they say it’s not practical. They say that when you just preach directly from the text of the Bible, you ...read more

Scripture: Ezra 8:15-20

Denomination: Baptist

"The Big Picture: Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Sep 25, 2001

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A call to Christians to look past discrimination and prejudice.

Galations 3:28-29 “The Big Picture: Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors” By: Rev. Kenneth Sauer Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA By now, many of you have probably seen the television ad compaign that has been running during the month of September....each commercial ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:28-29

Denomination: United Methodist

What Can We Learn From The Dissatisfaction Implanted In Our Hearts?

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

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What Can We Learn From the Dissatisfaction Implanted in Our Hearts? Rom. 8:22-38

What Can We Learn From the Dissatisfaction Implanted in Our Hearts? Rom. 8:22-38 Illustration:Early in my career as a doctor I went to see a patient who was coming out of anesthesia. Far off church chimes sounded. "I must be in heaven," the woman murmured. Then she saw me. "No, I can’t be," she ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:22-38

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

After God's Own Heart -- 1 Samuel 16:1-13

Contributed by James D. Thornber on Nov 2, 2013

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Part one of a series on King David which describes the characteristics of what made David a man after God's own heart.

After God’s Own Heart 1 Samuel 16:1-13 If you spend enough time reading the Bible, one of the things you start to notice is that it never flatters its heroes. It tells us the complete truth, good and bad, about everyone we meet. This is one of the reasons that I don’t believe the Bible ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1-13

Denomination: Pentecostal

How Much Pain Can A Heart Absorb Before It Goes Numb?

Contributed by David Dunn on Jan 10, 2026

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Addresses how prolonged suffering leads to spiritual numbness, how biblical lament keeps faith honest, and how Christ answers pain not with distance, but with presence and costly, enduring love.

There is a kind of pain that makes us cry. And then there is another kind of pain—quieter, heavier—that eventually makes us stop. We live in a world where suffering is no longer rare. It is constant. It streams. It scrolls. It updates every few minutes. War. Displacement. Hunger. Violence. ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 22:1-2, Luke 10:33, John 11:33-35, Romans 5:8

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Where Is Your Heart? (Lesson #8 - Final Lesson In Revival Series) Series

Contributed by Glenn Newton on Mar 13, 2008

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Malachi writes to the same audience who under the leadership of Nehemiah said “let us rise and build” They now needed to be rebuilt themselves. God asked them, “Where is your heart?”

• In the summer between my Jr. and Sr. year at Bible College, I took a 2 week intensive course in “Systematic Christian Doctrine.” 1 week later we took the final exam. Our professor reviewed all this stuff we needed to know for the exam. On the day of the test, we arrived to a room where one ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 1:1-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Don't Let Your Heart Be Troubled - A Funeral Sermon

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Nov 6, 2020

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This is a homily for the memorial service of a woman of faith in the community of the Yonge Street Mission in downtown Toronto

Funeral Homily - John 14: 1 - 9 It is a deeply painful thing to lose someone you love. It is a deeply painful thing to have to adjust to life without that person being here for you and for the community. All of us are here because we want to, we need to, say goodbye to Theresa. And we want to do ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-9, Colossians 2:9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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