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  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    The Encounter With Christ Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 15, 2019
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    For the mystic Francis, "there is nothing but God."

    St. Francis of Assisi, Stigmatic 2019 It was the encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ that gave us the miracle that was Saint Francis of Assisi. That personal relationship with Christ turned a hedonist into an ascetic, a wastrel into Il Poverello, a sinner into a saint. And, that, we must believe, ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    The Life That Really Is Life

    Contributed by Mary Erickson on Sep 30, 2019
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    Genuine and joyful life cannot be found in the pursuit of wealth and possessions. It can only be found within the true source of life: God and the kingdom of eternal light.

    September 29, 2019 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Lk. 16:19-31; I Tim. 6:6-19 The Life that Really Is Life Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. You can’t take it with you. There was a rich Texas oil man, and he wanted ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Be Good Men And Women, Full Of Spirit And Faith

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 8, 2019
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    If Christians disagree about strategies and persons to work with, that may just be God working with our weaknesses to write straight with crooked lines.

    Tuesday of Pentecost Week 2019 Feast of St. Barnabas I can’t imagine, at the end of one’s life, any better way to be thought of than what we read about the Apostle Barnabas: “he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith.” What more does a man need in life? We’ll come back to the life of ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Even In A Catastrophe, We Should Glorify The Lord By Our Lives Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 8, 2020
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    In heaven, then, when we succeed in becoming like Christ as His servants and siblings, the Father will give us honors beyond anything we could hope for.

    Monday of the 19th Week in Course: St. Lawrence One of the directions we deacons can give at the end of Holy Mass says “Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life.” The idea is to go out from the Eucharistic celebration and bear fruit, bringing the Gospel to your friends and colleagues. That ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    The Spirit Of The Sabbath Year Series

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Oct 21, 2021
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    Let’s explore the spirit of the laws of land rest and jubilee found in the Old Testament. These are laws that even good Christians will object to, because we are too selfish to even contemplate them.

    Let’s explore the spirit of the laws of land rest and jubilee found in the Old Testament. These are laws that even good Christians will object to, because we are too selfish to even contemplate them. An agricultural sabbath was mandated for the whole of the seventh year (Leviticus 25:2-7, 20-22) ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Spirit Of Neighborhood Laws Series

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Oct 26, 2021
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    How would our neighborhoods look if the poor were helped and businesses operated in strict honesty? Let's look at the spirit of Old Testament neighborhood laws.

    How would our neighborhoods look if the poor were helped and businesses operated in strict honesty? Community responsibility to the poor is emphasized in both testaments. The popular political notion of being hard hearted towards them is not an option and generosity is commanded. If anyone is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Smyrna: Unto Death Series

    Contributed by Gordon Pike on Jan 17, 2021
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    Whatever the Christians were going through in Smyrna … whatever we are going through in our lives right now … Jesus not only knows what we are going through, He’s experienced it Himself.

    Imagine having to hide to do what we’re doing right now because if we get caught, we would be arrested and tortured and made to renounce our faith publicly … or be executed. That was the situation and daily reality for the little church in the beautiful city of Smyrna. Smyrna is located 35 ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    The Heart Of The Gospel Series

    Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Jan 29, 2021
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    The first recorded message we have of Jesus defines for us the purpose of his arrival and the continued purpose of the church in the Great Commission

    Grace Community Church Winchester, VA www.gracecommunity.com Watch this message at: https://youtu.be/jU3zxPM80MI Introduction I heard a story of a ship that was sinking in the middle of a storm, and the captain called out to the crew and said, "Does anyone here know how to pray?" One ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    “but God Was Not Pleased”

    Contributed by Amiri Hooker on Aug 3, 2015
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    This is a sermon about the powerful Treat the Poor and what it means to be working poor in a country with so much every thing. The Sermon is based on the interactions between David and Nathan around his killing of Uriah

    Text “and sent Nathan to David. Nathan said to him, “There were two men in the same city—one rich, the other poor. The rich man had huge flocks of sheep, herds of cattle. The poor man had nothing but one little female lamb, which he had bought and raised. It grew up with him and ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Decisions For The Poor

    Contributed by Daniel Keeran on Dec 30, 2016
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    Scriptures teaching one's responsibility to the poor.

    In recent decades, a number of benevolent organizations and non-religious efforts, have made extensive appeals for contributions from the public. Undoubtedly, we will see more presentations of this kind as world population increases and as the gap widens between rich and poor nations. Every ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Harvest Time

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Mar 3, 2023
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    What are you sowing? What will your harvest be, on the Day of the Lord?

    One of the things I loved about living in South Jersey, where I served my first church, was the fresh peaches. I love peaches even more than I love sweet corn. So as soon as they started appearing, I started buying. And every time I went into the local farmer’s market (Puglia’s) I would just wander ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Jesus Christ, Not Wealth, Our Strength

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 1, 2022
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    Jesus helps us understand our situation with money even better.

    Saturday of the 31st Week in Course St. Paul founded most of the churches in Macedonia during his many months serving in that area, but the one at Philippi was perhaps his favorite. In the letter we have been hearing proclaimed these days, we see proof of his fondness for those good Christians. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Karma Or Compassion?

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 16, 2019
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    If we listen to the word of God and trust in His promises, we will have a happy, fruitful life even if everything around us is going to pieces.

    Thursday of the 2nd Week in Lent 2019 Karma or Compassion? Only St. Luke among the four Gospel writers records this story of the rich man and the poor beggar, Lazarus. A superficial reading of the words may suggest to us that this is an example of the Asian principle of “karma,” where the good or ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Lazarus And The Rich Man

    Contributed by Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Aug 2, 2012
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    It has become common practice to see as the whole meaning of this story that the rich should help the poor... But this particular story especially, if one allows oneself to be affected fully by its original meaning, is a very concrete proclamation of the

    One cannot understand and preach the gospel concretely enough. A real evangelical sermon must be like holding a pretty red apple in front of a child or a glass of cool water in front of a thirsty person and then asking: do you want it? We should be able to talk about matters of our faith in such a ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Temptation Series

    Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Sep 16, 2024
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    James gives us a righteous approach to dealing with temptations.

    James: Practical Faith  James 1:9-18 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church  09-15-2024 Happily? When I lived in Mississippi, I ran a counseling center for a large psychiatric hospital. One of the ways we promoted the hospital’s programs was a series of in-services I would ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist