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War And Peace

Contributed by Charles Payne on Mar 26, 2025

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War is one of the most complex and troubling aspects of human existence, especially from a moral and theological perspective. It brings suffering, destruction, and death—yet at times, it seems to be a necessary response to evil.

WAR AND PEACE SCRITURE: Joel 3:9-10 (KJV) Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up: Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong. PROLOGUE War is one of the ...read more

Scripture: Joel 3:9-10, Isaiah 2:4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Madness Of The Mind

Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Oct 4, 2004

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Rule your mind or it will rule you because anything that one imagines of God apart from Christ is idolatory.

We are looking at a very important topic this week. It is what I call, “Madness of the mind.” Ecclesiastes 9: 3: “This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 9:3

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Giving Game.

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Nov 15, 2022

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The son of a Baptist preacher, J.C Penney was motivated by the golden rule. His first store was named, Golden Rule store, and he titled his autobiography 50 years with the Golden Rule.

The Giving Game. 2 Corinthians 8:7NASB I read a biography about the life and legacy of JC Penney, the founder of the department store by the same name. The C in J.C stood for cash, no kidding. But that wasn’t the motivation behind his ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:7, 2 Corinthians 8:1-6

Denomination: Pentecostal

God... The Rule Breaker (A Christmas Communion Meditation)

Contributed by Monty Newton on Dec 20, 2009

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God is a rule breaker... God does things through people and in ways that differe from what we think to be conventional or traditional.

Title: God… the Rule Breaker (A Christmas Communion Meditation) Text: Luke 1:26-38 Thesis: God is a rule-breaker… God does things through people and for people and in ways that differ from what we think of as conventional or traditional. Introduction Thinking outside the box is a catch phrase ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Worship By The Book Series

Contributed by Christopher Lanham on Feb 17, 2005

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If all of life is worship, what are the ground rules worship? If we know them, we know the ground rules for life.

Worship by the Book Colossians 2 Cascades Fellowship CRC, JX MI Jan. 16, 2005 Last week Pastor Bob began a series on worship. In that sermon he taught us that worship is only worship when it is God-centered. If we come to worship with anything else in mind – if we come to a service looking for ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:1-23

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

How Does Legalism Get Us Off-Track Spiritually?

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jun 6, 2007

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This message uses Saul’s poorly-conceived rule as an example of how our rules can create major problems.

- This was a difficult passage to find the “interpretive key” for. How Legalism Starts: He made up a rule that made him feel better. - 1 Samuel 14:24. How Those Around Him Responded: They feared the rule, so they tried to live by it. - 1 Samuel 14:26-28. - v. 26 - There was honey that they ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 14:24-45

Denomination: Baptist

The Science Of Biblical Interpretation

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Jan 4, 2001

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The Eight Fundamental Rules of Biblical Interpretation

The science of Biblical Interpretation (Hermeneutics) began at least about 2500 years ago with Socrates and Aristotle who have influenced it to our day. The eight rules of Biblical Interpretation are found in the writings of the foremost legal and Biblical authorities, both ancient and modern. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:20, Ecclesiastes 8:1

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Auto Lessons

Contributed by Joseph Chase on Jan 30, 2004

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Homilee using a parable of rules for the road.

AUTO LESSONS INTRODUCTION: A. Jesus often used object lessons. B. Behold a Sower went forth to sow. C. What man of you having 100 sheep. D. They help to impress spiritual lessons. E. In the lesson today we want to use a familiar object-auto. F. After all everyone (but me and my family) came in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Kingdom Power And Glory Series

Contributed by Curtis E. Nester on Jun 7, 2016

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Praying for God to rule in our lives

SERIES: The Greatest Prayer Ever Prayed #9 TITLE: Kingdom Power and Glory TEXT: Matthew 6:9-13 INTRO: In a small town in Oklahoma there were two churches and one distillery. Members of both churches complained that the distillery was giving the community a bad image. And to make matters worse ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13

Denomination: Baptist

How To Remain A Spiritual Baby. Series

Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Feb 10, 2012

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Rules for retarding you spiritual progress.

Intro: 1. A classic work many of us have read is called "Pilgrims Progress," but if truth be know, it could have a companion work rightly entitled, "Pilgrims Regress!" 2. Abraham was a great man of faith, who at times makes great progress; but there is also the flip side of the story, he also makes ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 20:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

The Enduring Word Of God Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Sep 29, 2020

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God is sovereign. His rule is never restricted and His Word is never bound.

Hello everyone! Good morning. I hope everyone is doing fine and keeping well, not just physically but spiritually, in our walk with the Lord. • Let’s listen to Him again, from Acts 12 today. Let us pray. Dear Lord, we are here to honour You and to give thanks, for WHO you are and for all that ...read more

Scripture: Acts 12:20-25, Daniel 4:29-32, Isaiah 55:8-11, 1 Peter 1:23-25

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Going For The Gold Series

Contributed by Steve Malone on Dec 11, 2024

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A message about what Jesus taught about the golden promise and the golden rule.

Going For The Gold Matthew 7:7-12 Dismiss Grove KIDZ QUESTION... Are you ready for some Word of God this morning? Are you open to whatever that Word has to say? And do you believe that God’s Word really... • is alive and active, sharper than a double edged sword? • can judge the thoughts and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:7-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Freedom Of Forgiveness Series

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Oct 8, 2010

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Some say that religion is merely moral rules to control behavior, Jesus transcends religious rules to address a deeper spiritual need.

Introduction Some people have said that religion is the development of myths and stories to provide moral principles to control human behavior…to create moral rules in order to control social behavior. There are certainly some destructive tendencies that social groups would want to contain. I ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Has There Ever Been A King As Awesome As Christ?

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Nov 21, 2011

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Has There Ever Been A King As Awesome As Christ? 1) Look at what he rules. 2) Look at how he rules.

Seven years ago, King Jigme of Bhutan, a mountainous country sandwiched between China and India, announced that he was giving up absolute power in favor of a constitutional monarchy headed by his son, the crown prince. The nation was stunned. People openly wept and begged their monarch to ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 47:1-9

Denomination: Lutheran

Why Should We Be Good? Series

Contributed by Andy Payne on Jun 14, 2010

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Luke 6:31 Recognized as one of the most significant ideas, not only in all Scripture but in moral philosophy as well – termed the “golden rule.” See how the golden rule has changed today.

Why should we be good? Re-Cap 1. Relativism 2. Sincere belief 3. Judgments 4. Moral Values Why Should we be Good? Ravi Zacharias notes that “religion that is based on truth, when reduced merely to sociological function, will disintegrate through abuse. Time has proven, in an even ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:27-36

Denomination: Baptist

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