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Knowing Your Place

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Aug 31, 2022

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A sermon for the Sunday following Pentecost, Year C, Lectionary 22

August 28, 2022 Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church Luke 14:1, 7-14 Knowing Your Place Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. A small commercial plane was carrying only four passengers: a doctor, a trial lawyer, a minister and a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:7-14

Denomination: Lutheran

They Come To Succoth. Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Sep 6, 2022

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The men of Succoth, lived on an excellent army route between Canaan and the East, and having regard only for self and no concern for Israel's deliverance and no compassion for the sufferings of Gideon's gallant little band, would give no bread to their brethren.

They come to Succoth. Ex 12:37-40. 37The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Sukkoth. There were about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides women and children. 38Many other people went up with them, and also large droves of livestock, both flocks and herds. 39With the dough the Israelites ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 27:4

Denomination: Baptist

Way Back Into Love

Contributed by Je Layugan on Feb 15, 2021

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Relationship can be very complicated. Family members hate each other, siblings rival, friends unfriend each other, lovers quarrel. Christians are not exempted of these realities. In any relationships, the key is to find your way back into love.

# LOVE IS A PRIORITY, NOT AN ACCESSORY 1 Corinthians 13:1-3 1 If I speak (our words) in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 And if I have prophetic powers (when you operate in what God has given you), and understand all mysteries and all ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-3, Colossians 3:14, Genesis 29:20, John 21:15-17, 1 John 4:16, Hosea 3:1, Romans 5:8, 1 Corinthians 13:13 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

What If God Was One Of Us?

Contributed by Peter Fisher on May 22, 2021

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The story of our world from the beginning, and why we think of God as we do

Story ==== This is the story of our world, where we came from and how we got to where we are today. Obviously we’re going to miss a few things out, or our story would take a very very long time indeed. But our story will cover the important events and help to explain why we think of God the way ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 8:1, Proverbs 8:22-31, John 1:1-14

Denomination: Anglican

Christ's Victory Over Death Series

Contributed by William Baeta on Apr 20, 2019

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“The men said to them, Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen.” (Luke 24:5-6)

Introduction: Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! The resurrection of Christ is central to the Christian faith. It proves that Jesus Christ is exactly who He claimed to be and that He had accomplished His mission on earth. It proves that He is the Messiah and that on the cross He defeated ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:1-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Bitter Complaints: Born To Trouble Series

Contributed by Amiri Hooker on Oct 10, 2021

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Job speaks his prayers out loud in our text for this week. He shares his brokenness and mostly his feeling that God is not listening any longer.

MAIN TEXT: In a way, a lot has transpired between last week’s reading and this one. In another way, nothing much has changed. Job is still on the ash heap. Job is still iN A place of bitter complaints. The companions who sat in silence with Job for seven days (2:13) now try and blame Job for his ...read more

Scripture: Job 23:1-9, Job 23:16-17

Denomination: United Methodist

A First Responder

Contributed by David Shoots on Aug 14, 2021

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Those who are suffering need to pray and the cheerful should sing psalms of praise to God. We need to be there for them

James 5:13-20 13 Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms. 14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: 15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord ...read more

Scripture: James 5:13-20

Denomination: Baptist

Believers Are Baptized And Receive The Holy Spirit: A Sermon For The Baptism Of The Lord Sunday.

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Jan 3, 2024

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There is more than one Baptism Jesus received at the river Jordan. Water and Spirit Baptism are distinct and normative for the believer.

Believers are Baptized and Receive the Holy Spirit Acts 19:1-7 This Sunday is known as Baptism of the Lord Sunday in which we remember that Jesus was baptized by John in the River Jordan, even though Jesus had no sin to repent of. When this happened, there was an enrichment of what Baptism means. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 19:1-7

Denomination: Independent/Bible

"a Carnival Of Corruption" Lent 3

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Feb 28, 2024

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Carnival time is often a time of chaos. Jesus created chaos because of the corruption in the Jerusalem temple. The cleansing of the temple is the "judgement" of God against commercial robbery of the poor by the religious establishment. Jesus is the replacement.

In Jesus Holy Name Lent III March 5, 2024 Text: John 2:19-20 Redeemer “A Carnival of Corruption” Carnival time in New Orleans or Brazil always shows a crush of humanity going crazy. We have seen videos of “Smash ...read more

Scripture: John 2:12-24, Luke 19:43-45

Denomination: Lutheran

Judging And Discernment Series

Contributed by Guy Glass on May 21, 2024

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There is a right way and a wrong way to judge. This message looks at the right way

JUDGING AND DISCERNMENT MATTHEW 7:1–6 “DO NOT JUDGE, OR YOU TOO WILL BE JUDGED. 2FOR IN THE SAME WAY YOU JUDGE OTHERS, YOU WILL BE JUDGED, AND WITH THE MEASURE YOU USE, IT WILL BE MEASURED TO YOU. 3“WHY DO YOU LOOK AT THE SPECK OF SAWDUST IN YOUR BROTHER’S EYE AND PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE PLANK IN ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Children From God

Contributed by Jason Jones on Jun 6, 2024

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Sanctity of Life message regarding where we should be as believers, and where our culture is, and what we do about it.

Background to passage: The year was probably between 1100 BC and 1080 BC. The period of the Judges had been long and tumultuous. Samuel was to be the last of the judges and a huge transition into the kingdom years. The book of 1 Samuel begins with the birth of Samuel. 51 years ago, the Supreme ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

You Did It For Me

Contributed by John Dobbs on Mar 24, 2023

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It is the “final story in Jesus’ public teaching ministry” and only Matthew shares it with us. There are two groups in this passage: those who go into eternal life; those who go into eternal death.

You Did It For Me Matthew 25:31-46 Introduction We have been studying some of the judgment parables found toward the end of Matthew. The judgment parables offer surprises / great reversals. The last shall be first. Many are invited, Few are chosen. Keep watch, for we do not know the hour. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Truth Will Make You Free

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Oct 28, 2024

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A sermon for Reformation Sunday

October 27, 2024 Reformation Sunday Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church Romans 3:19-28; John 8:31-36 The Truth Will Make You Free Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. Our director of youth and family ministries, Grace, is ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:19-28, John 8:31-36

Denomination: Lutheran

Post Pentecostal Trials And Their Benefits!!!

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Jun 2, 2025

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To bring out the benefits which accrued to the Early Church on account of persecution. The truths thereof are very much appilcable to us too!!!

Post Pentecostal Trials and their benefits!!! Let's get it straight...being at the receiving end of persecution is indeed painful. But have we considered that our Heavenly Father in His infinite wisdom permits it for our benefits. In this Message, Yours Truly is inspired to share ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8, Acts 8:1, Acts 11:19-21, Romans 5:4, James 1:2-3 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: *other

There Is No Hierarchy In The Kingdom Of Heaven

Contributed by Michael Koplitz on Jun 10, 2025

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This is a point of the parable of the good Samaritan which is almost always omitted. It is important to remember that Jesus' parables are the best.

There is no hierarchy in the kingdom of Heaven Luke 10:29 – 37 Rabbi Rev. Dr. Michael Harvey Koplitz 29 But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" 30 In reply Jesus said: "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:29-37

Denomination: United Methodist

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