Sermons on poor peoples campaign: showing 76-90 of 190,894

Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit Series

Contributed by David Smith on Feb 4, 2011

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they wil

We have as our Gospel reading this morning what is certainly one of the best known and best loved portions of the Bible. Along with 'The Lord is my Shepherd' and 'For God so love the world ...', these verses from the beginning of Matthew Chapter 5 must be amongst the most frequently quoted words ...read more

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

The Poor Widow's Offering Series

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Aug 3, 2015

Today we’ll learn a significant lesson from a seemingly insignificant person. If not for Jesus pointing her out, the act of the poor widow would’ve escaped everyone’s notice and the opportunity to learn a valuable lesson would’ve been lost.

THE POOR WIDOW’S OFFERING (Mark 12:41-44) Today we’ll learn a significant lesson from a seemingly insignificant person. If not for Jesus pointing her out, the act of the poor widow would’ve escaped everyone’s notice and the opportunity to learn a valuable lesson ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:41-44

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God's Heart For The Poor

Contributed by Ken Ritz on Dec 30, 2005

What responsibility does a Christian have for meeting the needs of the poor?

God’s Heart for the Poor March 2005 I was about 27 years old, Still in the Navy, and I was driving across the country, to some Navy base or other. stopped in at this truck stop for dinner. Business was slow, only 3 or 4 other customers in there, and I sat down and ordered a dinner. The waitress ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:31-40, Matthew 25:36-46

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Poor Will Always Be With You Series

Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Jul 3, 2002

Jesus tells us we will always have the poor with us -- but what are we supposed to DO with the poor?

Deuteronomy 15:4-11 There should be no poor among you, for in the land the LORD your God is giving you to possess as your inheritance, he will richly bless you, if only you fully obey the LORD your God and are careful to follow all these commands I am giving you today. For the LORD your God will ...read more

Scripture: John 12:1-11, Deuteronomy 15:4-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Good News To The Poor

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jan 15, 2007

A sermon for the 3rd Sunday after the Epiphany

3rd Sunday after the Epiphany Luke 4:14-21 "Good News to the Poor" 14 ¶ And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee, and a report concerning him went out through all the surrounding country. 15 And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all. 16 And he came to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:14-21

Denomination: Lutheran

The Poor Economics Of Sowing

Contributed by Jim Cunningham on Sep 2, 2006

Looking at the Parable of the Sower as a true parable, rather than an allegory.

We are a bit past the growing season here in NJ. But the farmers’ markets are still booming with the harvest of seeds that were planted back in the spring. We have had extreme weather this year – first wet, then dry, with a miserable heat wave in the middle. I’m not sure it has been a bumper ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:1-20

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Pride And The Poor In Spirit

Contributed by Chris Mccarthy on Jan 11, 2011

This series is a study of the seven deadly sins contrasted with solutions found in the Beatitudes from Matthew 5. This second sermon uses the popular stories of the Prodigal Son and the Rich Man and Lazarus to contrast being proud against being poor in sp

Pride and the Poor in Spirit Seven Sins and Solutions THE STORY IS TOLD OF A MAN WHO HAD A DREAM IN WHICH AN ANGEL showed him two doors — one marked Heaven and the other Hell. Curious, the man went to the door marked Hell. Inside he saw an unhappy sight. Twelve emaciated people sat around a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-27

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit Series

Contributed by Don Jones on Jan 17, 2008

The first in the series on the Beatitudes. 1. The Happy, 2. The Humble, and 3. The Heaven bound

Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit Matthew 5:3 Introduction The crowds had begun to follow Jesus. His miraculous works, teachings, and His name had spread throughout the regions. Large crowds from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and the region across the Jordan followed him. Now when ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:3

Denomination: Baptist

Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit Series

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Jan 6, 2011

Jesus teaching on the mountain was more than a long sermon, it was the discipling of all that call themselves Christian.

Blessed are the poor in Spirit Matthew 5:1-5:12 Turn to Mathew 5 We will be starting a new series on the Sermon On The Mount this morning. It is a familiar passage, but a lot of times it is just ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Denomination: Nazarene

Let The Poor Say, Series

Contributed by Timothy Darling on Jan 3, 2007

Remember this, the average observer on the evening of the first Christmas, might not have seen Mary and Joseph as particularly blessed. There may have been moments that they doubted it themselves. And yet, they were rich...

Let the poor say, "I am rich" Luke 2:1-7 Dawn and I went to Pennsbury Manor recently. This is the home of William Penn. Oddly enough, the place is almost completely a recreation. Nothing about the grounds or buildings is original. The house is not the house he and his family lived in. It is a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-7

Denomination: Mennonite

Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit

Contributed by Gary Holt on May 25, 2019

week 1 of the sermon on the mount series: poor in spirit

Beatitudes #1 “Blessed are the poor in spirit” Matthew 5:3 Have you ever been poor? Giving plasma for gas money poor Evicted poor because you can’t pay the rent poor Duck tape on the broken car window poor Electricity got turned off poor Poor is defined: Having little or few possessions or ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:3, Luke 18:13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit Series

Contributed by Steve Malone on Mar 15, 2022

Jesus teaches in the Sermon on the Mount that one of the ways that we experience Kingdom life and are blessed is when we embrace our brokenness and ask for HELP.

Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit Matthew -5:1-3 OKAY – let’s do this! Week 8, of our study in Matthew’s Gospel, “The King and His Kingdom.” Our Text today is Matthew 5:1-3… I am going to read it, and then pray us into our time of study. Now when Jesus saw the crowds, REMEMBER – Jesus is in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-3

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit Series

Contributed by Dustin Boden on Jul 26, 2024

The Beatitudes teach us how to embody the qualities that Jesus values, such as humility, mercy, and purity of heart.

Today, we are starting a new series called “Becoming.” In this series, we will explore Jesus' most famous sermon, “The Sermon on the Mount,” which spans Matthew chapters 5 through 7. (Turn there) For those who think my sermons are long, they might not have enjoyed Jesus' sermons, as this ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:3

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit Series

Contributed by Scott Kircher on Feb 8, 2010

What does it mean to be poor in Spirit?

Poor in Spirit The Beatitudes – Attitudes to Live By Slide Good Morning. On a visit to the Beethoven museum in Bonn, a young American student became fascinated by the piano on which Beethoven had composed some of his greatest works. She asked the museum guard if she could play a few bars on ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Poor Among Us

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Mar 16, 2013

Sermon for the 5th Sunday in Lent, Year C 2013

John 12: 1 - 8 / The Poor With Us Intro: A group of pastors were gathered for a stewardship conference. A presenter spoke about offering a gift directly to God. He pulled out a $100 bill from his wallet, set it on fire in an ashtray, and prayed, “Lord, I offer this gift to you, and you ...read more

Scripture: John 12:1-8

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed