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  • Clarence Eisberg avatar

    "Making The Most With Your Opportunity”

    Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Nov 12, 2020
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     | 4,966 views

    Headline Los Angeles Times: Dylan Floro goes from the “forgotten man to an integral part of the Dodgers’ bullpen. Floro pitched 1.1 innings The parable of the talents is a reminder not to waste opportunities. Dylan Floro did not waste his talent nor his opportunity.

    In Jesus Holy Name November 15, 2020 Text: Matthew 25:14-15 “Making the Most with Your Opportunity” Who is that man on the cover our Sunday Bulletin? Why is he there? I’;; answer that in a moment. (cover of the bulletin was the Dodger pitcher Dylan Floro from the World ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    You Are A Slave The Question Is To Whom

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Jul 4, 2017
    based on 6 ratings
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    The Scriptures are clear: We are either a slave to sin or we are a slave to righteousness. The opposite of rejecting God is not a freedom to be in charge of your own life. If you are not a slave to Righteousness you are a slave to SIN!

    For those who are not familiar with an Anglican Service there are four Scriptures that are read before the Message. The Scriptures assigned for today are: Genesis 22:1-14, Psalm 89: 1-18; Romans 6:12-23 and Matthew 10: 40-42. I'm not sure ... who shared this story ... but it says a lot ... about ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Ten Minas Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Jul 3, 2015
     | 7,812 views

    We are responsible for how we administer what God entrusts to us.

    “As they heard these things, he proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because they supposed that the kingdom of God was to appear immediately. He said therefore, ‘A nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return. Calling ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Impossible Dream

    Contributed by Doug Boquist on May 17, 2007
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     | 4,342 views

    This is a modern-day telling of the "woman at the well" found in John chapter 4. It is delivered as a monologue from the perspective of a narrator.

    INTRODUCTION What follows is a sermon delivered completely as a story. No scripture is read, and no conversation precedes the story to set up the audience. The story is told from a narrator’s standpoint. The songs in the story can be spoken or sung, although singing would be preferable. Later ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Calling On Others

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jun 30, 2004
    based on 126 ratings
     | 14,433 views

    A sermon for the 5th Sunday after pentecost

    5th Sunday after Pentecost Proper 9 Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 "Calling on Others" "After this the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to come. And he said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Ready Or Not, Here I Come Series

    Contributed by Allan Bendert on Dec 1, 2013
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     | 5,722 views

    Looking at expectations

    READY OR NOT, HERE I COME! MATTHEW 24:36-44 HOWEVER, NO ONE KNOWS THE DAY OR HOUR WHEN THESE THINGS WILL HAPPEN, NOT EVEN THE ANGELS IN HEAVEN OR THE SON HIMSELF. ONLY THE FATHER KNOWS. WHEN THE SON OF MAN RETURNS, IT WILL BE LIKE IT WAS IN NOAH’S DAY. IN THOSE DAYS BEFORE THE FLOOD, THE ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Safety First? Series

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Oct 29, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,912 views

    In a safety and security conscience culture, does the narrow way of Jesus offer such a radical departure that we have missed the danger of the Kingdom?

    Series on the Mount Safety First? Matthew 7:13-14 October 28, 2007 We live in a safety first culture. When I was a kid, we didn’t wear helmets when riding our bikes except on the BMX track. I turned out ok. Today we wear seatbelts, have car seats, and heaven forbid that the kids might actually ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Living When Dying Is Gain Series

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on Apr 23, 2012
     | 5,578 views

    Risk and reward of the radical life, sacrifice, death.

    LIVING WHEN DYING IS GAIN (THE RISK AND THE REWARD OF THE RADICAL LIFE) Matt 10:39 (p 688) Oct. 23, 2011 INTRODUCTION: If someone asked you “what does being a follower of Christ mean to you? “ And I suppose I’m asking those individuals who have made ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A World Crying From The Quicksand

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 26, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,611 views

    We get bogged down by responsbilities. The way out is first to act responsibly, second to tell others what God is doing in you, and ultimately to yield to our Savior.

    One afternoon I came by the church to pick up a few things. I parked around the back, and there discovered two of our members, plus our sexton, in major trouble. These men had purchased a heavy-duty safe for the church office, and were intent on moving it inside. The safe had been hauled here on a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    David And Saul Series

    Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on Nov 18, 2022
     | 2,260 views

    In this story we see the unmistakable contrast between Saul's choices and David's choices.

    November 19, 2022 After David defeated Goliath, Saul did not allow David to return home – because David did not swear loyalty to him. Even so, there’s no doubt that Saul felt some gratitude toward David. After all, David was Saul’s favorite musician and he had taken care of the “Goliath ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Sing With The Mind Also

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Oct 26, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,621 views

    Cantate Sunday, 1986: Music has power to involve every facet of our beings in worship, it helps build the body of Christ, and it can offer a credible witness to the world.

    It was offertory time in the morning worship, and everyone had settled down quietly – settling down, I suspect, for a little nap to get themselves ready for the big nap they would take during the sermon! And, as was customary, the organist began the slow and solemn strains of an offertory: music to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Lewis avatar

    Jealousy, Joy & Justice Series

    Contributed by David Lewis on Dec 20, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 17,682 views

    The Greatness of John the Baptist

    Introduction What marks people out as being great? Power, wealth, Courage, humility, success. We see this morning that John was a great man. He was humble, he had great joy and he was courageous enough to give a message of justice and judgement that was certainly not palatable to his hearers ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    Ripple Effect Of Our Decisions

    Contributed by Travis L. Billings on Sep 16, 2018
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     | 5,854 views

    Often times, we can make a decision and it will have a ripple effect. Vashti made a decision and it set in motion an incredible ripple effect.

    I have often read about Queen Vashti and have felt that she does not get mentioned as much as she should. We often read the Book of Esther and focus on many important people, good and evil, in the book but we rarely talk about Vashti. It is her one decision to reject the earthly king's request ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Christ, The Good Shepherd

    Contributed by William Baeta on May 9, 2003
    based on 46 ratings
     | 32,035 views

    “I am the good shepherd; and I know my sheep, and am known by my own. As the Father knows me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep” John 10:14-15.

    Theme: Christ the good Shepherd Text: Acts 4:5-12; 1 Jn. 3:1-2; Jn. 10:11-18 We all learn by example and this is the way children easily pick up the habits of adults. A young couple returning home from work one afternoon opened their front door only to hear their nine-year-old son and seven year ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Merwin Rylaarsdam avatar

    Narnia: Death Working Backwards Series

    Contributed by Merwin Rylaarsdam on Jan 4, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,600 views

    Christ gives us hope that death no longer has dominion, but works backwards to produce life.

    “Death Working Backwards” Scripture: John 1:1-18 The life of Jesus is filled with what skeptics would call “impossibilities.” From the very moment the egg in Mary’s womb was fertilized by the Holy Spirit, to his long-predicted birth in Bethlehem, to his being sent and called out of Egypt, to ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed