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  • Fr Mund Cargill Thompson avatar

    Palm Sunday Or "the Science Of Worship"

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Apr 4, 2020
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    A sermon for Palm Sunday 2020 exploring how being in Corona Virus Lockdown may mean we have to reinvent worship but does not mean we have to stop it - and how that worship can actually be good for us and lift our spirits.

    ........................................................................ 2500 year ago a bunch of refugees were living in squalour in camps in what is now Iraq. They had been forcibly deported against their will by the Babylonian Empire - much the same as Stalin forcibly deported Cossacks from the ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Steven Strickland avatar

    Singing A Song In A Strange Land

    Contributed by Steven Strickland on Apr 13, 2020
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    WHAT DO YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU HEAR THE WORD WORSHIP? TO SOME PEOPLE WORSHIP MAY BE A PHYSICAL ACT OR WORDS OF ADMIRATION. THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO SHOW GOD YOUR LOVE AND RESPECT. ONE WAY WE SHOW HIM OUR DEVOTION IS THROUGH SONG

    SINGING A SONG IN A STRANGE LAND PSALM 137 BY THE RIVERS OF BABYLON WE SAT AND WEPT WHEN WE REMEMBERED ZION. THERE ON THE POPLARS WE HUNG OUR HARPS FOR THERE OUR CAPTORS ASKED US FOR SONGS, OUR TORMENTORS DEMANDED SONGS OF JOY; THEY SAID, “SING US ONE OF THE SONGS IN ZION.” HOW CAN WE SING THE ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Lent4b—rejoice Sunday

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Feb 2, 2018
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    The theology of enjoyment in the Book of Ecclesiastes is repeated over and over: find enjoyment and satisfaction in your work.

    It’s optional— when the Church’s sacred ministers wear “pink” on Laetare Sunday —the Fourth Sunday of Lent. The word is from the Latin word for the command “rejoice!” To illustrate this theme: A famous preacher was trying to teach his students to make their facial expressions harmonize with ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Paul Andrew avatar

    Cuarto Domingo De Cuaresma

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Feb 7, 2018
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    Hoy es Domingo de Laetare— de la palabra Latina que es un imperativo: “Alégrense”

    Cuarto Domingo de Cuaresma Hoy es Domingo de Laetare— de la palabra Latina que es un imperativo: “Alégrense” Para ilustrar este tema, quisiera comenzar con un cuento de buen humor. Resulta que había un predicador famoso que estaba tratando de enseñar a su clase hacer sus ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Darren Felarise avatar

    Hanging Up Your Harp

    Contributed by Darren Felarise on Sep 29, 2019
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    The Devil may never get you to do drugs, drink, or smoke, but if he can just get you to hang up your harp & sing a silent song, he's got you.

    Ps 137:1-4 137 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. 2 We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. 3 For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Engaging The Enemy

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 8, 2013
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    Psalm 137 begins with heart-breaking pathos and ends with shocking hostility.

    Psalm 137 begins with heart-breaking pathos and ends with shocking hostility. The children of Israel were taken by force from their homeland, a place given them by God. In captivity they sat by the edge of the Euphrates and wept, overcome with despair. Anyone who has suffered a significant loss ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    How Shall We Sing In A Strange Land?

    Contributed by John Crisp on Jul 13, 2014
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    How shall we sing the Lords song in a strange land?

    Psalm 137.4 – How shall we sing the Lord’s song in a strange land? • V5 – By not forgetting our home. o “If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.” o They always had their minds on home. o They longed for home not the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Psalm 137 Series

    Contributed by Sam Mccormick on Mar 11, 2020
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    A lament for fallen Jerusalem - either prophetic or written in captivity. The psalmist grieves deeply for Zion and pledges to never forget.

    For Sermon Central researchers: I have posted a series of 15 sermons on the Psalms. In recent personal studies I have found the psalms to be richer and more thought-provoking than I had fully appreciated. I had too often swept swiftly through psalms without slowing down to inquire as thoroughly as ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Lost Song In A Backslider’s Life

    Contributed by David Radcliff on Mar 11, 2016
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    How to regain your joy.

    THE LOST SONG IN A BACKSLIDER’S LIFE Text: Psalm 137:1-7 INTRODUCTION: Here is a song soaked with tears. A backslidden people have lost their ability to sing the Lord’s song. The harps that were dedicated to give praise to God are silent now by the River of Babylon (world). The harps ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    We Hung Up! Hang Up And Count To Three?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 4, 2022
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    How easy is it to just HANG UP on life? Israel hung their instruments of praise of because of hard times.

    WE HUNG UP! Hang up and count to three? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com HAVE YOU EVER HEARD THE MYTH OF THE THORN BIRD? There is a legend about a bird that only sings once in its life. The legend of the THORN BIRD’S SONG is the sweetest song ever sang on this earth. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Richard Tow avatar

    Zechariah's Second Vision Series

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Nov 1, 2021
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    Message focuses on the sovereignty of God, divine retribution on nations that oppress God's people, and God's vindication of his elect. This word of comfort and assurance has timeless application for God's people of all ages.

    Life is not fair! The godly suffer unjustly, and the wicked seem to get away with their evil deeds. Unbelievers point to all the pain and suffering in the world and defiantly say, “If God is a just, loving God, why does he allow war? Why does he allow disease and famine? Where was he during the ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    How Can We Sing Here? Song Stealer?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Oct 13, 2021
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    Our enemy is out to steal our song and our our singing ability. Watch the news and try to sing? How can we sing in this mess? God's song is powerful even when the world is a mess.

    HOW CAN WE SING HERE? Song stealer? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com Our enemy is out to steal our song and your singing ability. Watch the news and try to sing? MAY WE BE ENCOURAGED AND ENCOURAGE OTHERS AND SING… God is going to do something new, get ready for it. Moses is gone. ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Otis McMillan avatar

    Don’t Stop: The Challenge Amid The Pandemic

    Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Dec 29, 2021
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    This sad account of the people of God finds them at one of the lowest points in their rich history. I would like to suggest to you that there is a message of hope hidden in the text and a challenge to keep on keeping on.

    Subject: Don’t Stop: The Challenge Amid a Pandemic Text: Psalm 137:1-6 “By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Cesar Datuin avatar

    Hope In The Midst Of Hopelessness (Believing Hope)

    Contributed by Cesar Datuin on Jan 7, 2022
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    As the new year comes this 2022, is it still a happy new year in the midst of the pandemic? This exhortation tries to see where can we get that desired hope even in the midst of hopelessness.

    Introduction: Good morning to all and Happy New Year. We may feel different as the settings now is similar to what we have in 2020, when everyone needs to be safe in their own homes, that’s why we are now in our online Sunday Worship and Healing service starting this Sunday. As we welcome 2022, ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Reuben Bredenhof avatar

    No Place Like Home

    Contributed by Reuben Bredenhof on Jan 9, 2022
     | 3,578 views

    We would sooner give up everything of human worth, even earthly joy, physical health and wholeness, than lose that gift. For this is our true home: in Zion, with God, and in his house. This is always home for God’s people: to be with Him!

    There’s no place like home. You realize that when you’ve been away for a while: maybe on vacation, a business trip, or in the hospital. Home is a refuge. For when we’re at home, we’re surrounded by the familiar. Home is security and comfort. There’s no place like it. But how do we know when we’ve ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed