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  • Frank Lay avatar

    Blessed Are The Merciful Series

    Contributed by Frank Lay on Oct 12, 2004
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    Our God is a merciful God, and expects those of us who have received his mercy to be merciful as well.

    BLESSED ARE THE MERCIFUL Matthew 5:7 "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy." Are you a merciful person? Yet that is what our Lord Jesus Christ wants us to be. In Luke 6:36, our Lord said, "Therefore be mersiful, just as your Father is also merciful." Our God is a merciful ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Blessed Are The Persecuted Series

    Contributed by Frank Lay on Oct 12, 2004
    based on 38 ratings
     | 11,237 views

    As we examine this beatitude, let’s note some ways true believers are persecuted and what our reaction to persecution should be.

    BLESSED ARE THE PERSECUTED Matthew 5:10-12 The Apostle Paul was describing the many different persecutions he faced in his life as a preacher of the gospel. He shared how the Lord had delivered him from from them all. He wrote, “In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Bless Them

    Contributed by Tim Zukas on Jan 29, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 1,811 views

    Focuses on Jesus addressing the Disciples, not the crowd

    A recent survey has compiled all the qualities that people expect from the perfect pastor: Results of a computerized survey indicated that the perfect pastor preaches exactly 12 minutes. He frequently condemns sin but never upsets anyone. She works from 8 a.m. until midnight and is also a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Blessing The Boondocks

    Contributed by William Mouser on Feb 28, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,714 views

    Focusing on the relative obscurity of Mary and Elizabeth in their historical contexts, this sermon encourages Christians who are "out in the boondocks" in any sense to take courage that God is pleased to do His work through them.

    Second Sunday in Advent, Luke 1:26-45 Comparison shopping is a fairly standard technique for shoppers these days. The internet has made it really easy to do. Many websites have a standard format for describing the various features of a product, and you can select a number of different brands ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Blessed Are The Meek Series

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Jul 11, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,893 views

    Meekness precludes certain undesirable traits, enhances all desirable traits, and brings great reward.

    Blessed Are the Meek Matt. 5:5 INTRO.: Webster defines "meek" as "mild of temper; patient under suffering, longsuffering." The meek person is one who makes no undue demands upon himself, God, or his fellow man. He recognizes his abilities and responsibilities and is content in the circumstances ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Blessed Are The Merciful Series

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Aug 18, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,668 views

    A sermon on God’s mercy with main points taken from a very popular section of Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice.

    Blessed Are the Merciful Matt. 5:7 INTRO. This is the first of the Beatitudes that deals with the attitude of a Christian toward his fellow man. Mercy is love in action. It seeks the benefit of those who are in our power to hurt and may well deserve ill treatment. It goes beyond benevolence ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Blessings Of The Law Series

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Jan 25, 2010
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     | 2,795 views

    Because Christ is the living Word, submission to the Scriptures will bring spiritual victory!

    I. The Law provides a glimpse of the glory of God! A. God’s glory is revealed through His actions. 1. God chooses to give blessings. 2. God has a right to give commands. B. God’s glory is revealed through His Law. 1. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Blessings And Curses

    Contributed by O. K. Neal on Feb 11, 2010
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     | 5,348 views

    Bless those that curse you

    Blessings and Curses Romans 12:14, 17-21 “Blessing” = Authoritative pronouncement of God’s favor (Oxford Dictionary) “Curse” = a malevolent appeal to a supernatural being for harm to come to somebody or something, or the harm that is thought to result from this MS® Encarta® Reference Library ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Daniel Austin avatar

    Expect To Be Blessed Series

    Contributed by Daniel Austin on Feb 27, 2010
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    Expecting To Be Blessed sometimes means giving up every one of our own plans and hanging on for dear life.

    Expect To Be Blessed Faith Expectations Part 1 04/20/08 PM Reading: Romans 15:4-13 Text: Jeremiah 29:11-14 [This lesson and this series are drawn from the writings of Tom Allen in his book “What to expect now that you believe.”] Introduction We are told in Romans 15:4 “For whatever was written in ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Scott Kircher avatar

    Blessed Are The Merciful Series

    Contributed by Scott Kircher on Mar 7, 2010
    based on 14 ratings
     | 23,249 views

    What is mercy and what does it look like in a believers life.

    Blessed are the Merciful Matthew 5:7 – “Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. “ Slide Illustration - Napoleon The story is told of a mother who once approached Napoleon asking for a pardon for her son. Napoleon replied that the young man had twice committed a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Positioned For Blessings

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Oct 12, 2009
    based on 272 ratings
     | 100,604 views

    There are blessings that are waiting on us, but we have to get in position to receive them.

    *There was famine in the Land besides the first famine in Abraham�s day Famine = Trouble, difficulty, hardship, trials ( Everyone will be tested). It�s not will hard times come, but how will we respond to them? We cannot control what comes our way in life, but how we respond to it will ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Donnie Martin avatar

    Buffeted But Blessed

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Nov 2, 2009
    based on 24 ratings
     | 17,897 views

    Life sometimes seems to be giving us a good beating. But God’s purpose in permitting trials and troubles in our lives is not to beat and burden us, but rather to build and bless our Christian life.

    Buffeted But Blessed Text: 2 Cor.12: 9, 10 Intro: Most of us would think the ideas of buffeting and blessing are totally foreign to one another. It’s difficult to wrap our limited insight around the biblical idea that the former could actually produce the latter. As a matter of fact, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Eberly avatar

    Blessed Be The Walls Series

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Nov 9, 2009
     | 4,902 views

    Walls are dry spots, dead zones, dark nights of the soul that we hit and get stuck at. Paul hit one as you ministered. We all hit walls but not everyone gets to the other. You can’t go over them, under them or around them. The only way to the healing and

    Back to School Blessed Be the Walls 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 November 8, 2009 This week we are going to address a critical time in our journey of becoming emotionally and spiritually healthy. This is when the competencies are proven to be integrated into our lives or not. It has been called the ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Allen Calkins avatar

    Blessing The Lord

    Contributed by Allen Calkins on Nov 22, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,338 views

    Like David, we can bless the Lord when we acknowledge the greatness and goodness of God and allow God to give our lives the grace and significance only He can.

    Blessing the Lord Psalm 103 INTRODUCTION In just a few short days we will celebrate Thanksgiving 2009. Now I believe it is good that we have a day set aside each year to give thanks to God as a nation, even though on that day football and feasting seem to take precedence over blessing the Lord ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rodney Kelley avatar

    The Blessing Of The Father

    Contributed by Rodney Kelley on Sep 1, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,916 views

    Joseph was blessed by his father prior to dying, but it was the hand of God that sustained Joseph throughout his life.

    Intro. We come to our eighth sermon in the Life of Joseph. We began with the change in his father. He has gone from the son that was favored to the sovereign leader of the Egyptian kingdom. To do that, God allowed him to go into a pit, a place of temptation, a prison, and then the palace. His ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist