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  • Ken Pell avatar

    Give More Series

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Dec 15, 2012
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    Turning the holiday into a Holy Day requires God’s people to have generous hearts that reflect the heart of God.

    ADVENT CONSPIRACY: GIVE MORE MARK 12:38-44 Big Idea: Turning the holiday into a Holy Day requires God’s people to have generous hearts that reflect the heart of God. INTRO: Well we will be talking this week about “giving more.” Usually we think about giving gifts when I say ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Jesus' Poor Money Sense Series

    Contributed by D Marion Clark on Oct 30, 2012
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    Don’t hire Jesus to be a fundraiser; he just doesn’t seem to have good money sense.

    Introduction One of the characteristics that makes our country great, as seen in the recent tragedy, is the pleasure people take in giving to worthy causes. People like contributing to something that makes a positive difference. Good fundraisers know this; that is why most of them feel good ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Total Commitment Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Mar 7, 2016
     | 9,158 views

    Jesus summarizes the law in the Great Commandment, the scribes seek honor, and a poor widow gives all.

    Mark 12:28-44 “Total Commitment INTRODUCTION It doesn’t take long, while reading the gospel of Mark, to realize that the kingdom of God is a very different from the nations and societies of the world. When reflecting on the kingdom of God and what it means to be a disciple of ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Tom Fuller avatar

    Radical Trust Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Jul 2, 2012
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    Mark wrote nothing by accident in his gospel. Just prior to the arrest of Jesus, he presents a stark contrast between those who think they have it all and those who have nothing. Which group is which? The answer may surprise you.

    As we begin this portion of Mark 12, Jesus has just finished his series of debates with the religious leaders. They’re done, but Jesus isn’t. He came to Jerusalem to first proclaim His hostile takeover—retaking for God the thing man had conformed to his own image. He proclaimed ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

  • Brian Bill avatar

    Giving It All Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Nov 4, 2017
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    Jesus celebrates the sacrifice of the giver, not the size of the gift.

    Beth and I had the joy of serving at the Fall Festival of Fun on Tuesday night. I’m thankful to Sheila Kuriscak and her team for creating this family-friendly outreach. Our job was to greet people as they came in and give kids bags for all their candy. I would estimate that more than 70% of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Commentary On Widow Of Zarephath

    Contributed by Narinder Choranji on Nov 8, 2017
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    In many cultures widows are never considered as strong, successful and influential women but God gives great honour to many widows in The Bible as they teach all humanity the deeper lessons of life by their simple acts of faith in God Almighty.

    ** INTRODUCTION ** The bible has many stories about widows: The widows oil of Zarephath - 1 kings 17:1-24 The widows offering – Mark 12:41-44 The widow of Nain - Luke 7:11-17 Jesus raises a widow’s son. Not sure why these ladies names were not given. But some were given the names of their ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Poor Widow - Release Your Old Life Series

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Feb 7, 2008
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    Placing the coins in the offering, was a greatest act of faith Jesus had seen all day, for what she gave was her total trust to God.

    Note: This was preached on Ash Wednesday, but the content is good anytime of the year. The first two sections support the final section about the poor widow and call for a recommitment to Jesus. God bless. - Peter What is it that God is looking for in our lives? When God sits back and looks at ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Throwing Your Life Away

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Aug 29, 2007
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    This message calls for greater commitment and sacrifice. I found the inspiration for this message after having gone to Romania on a missions trip.

    Mark 12:41-44 KJV And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. [42] And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. [43] And he called unto him his disciples, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Rich Anderson avatar

    "What If I Give All I Have?" Series

    Contributed by Rich Anderson on Jan 19, 2011
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    Giving all we have to God through Jesus Christ. We should give everything because it all belongs to God. And we should give gladly.

    I read an alarming statistic. Annually, Americans spend more on dog food than on church contributions. We may want to review some priorities. I also read, “It’s not how much of my money will I give to God, but how much of God’s money will I keep for myself.” The ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Questions And Answers Series

    Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Sep 21, 2014
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    Jesus ends His public ministry with three key principles: God’s love commands us to love our neighbors; He sees every action we do (don't be a Pharisee); giving sacrificially is what God requires of us, even if it means giving all we have.

    Questions and Answers Mark 12:28-44 - Jesus is demonstrated in this book as a “servant” - Jesus’ teachings, while difficult for some to deal with, are always timely -- God always allows us to hear from Him at just the right time - This morning we have two things ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    She Put In Everything She Had Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 4, 2012
     | 4,345 views

    Why was the story of the widow's lepta so very important to the early Church, and to Christ?

    32nd Sunday in Course 2012 Verbum Domini Giving All Most of the stories the Holy Spirit shares with us in the Holy Gospel are stories of what Jesus did, or what he said. Only a few, like this story of the widow’s lepta, are about what he said regarding the actions of another. The actual ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • William Baeta avatar

    Watch And Pray While You Wait

    Contributed by William Baeta on Nov 8, 2012
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     | 22,248 views

    “He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of Himself. Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgement, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people” Hebrews 9:26-2

    Theme: Watch and pray while you wait for the Lord Text: 1 Kings 17:8-16; Heb. 9:24-28; Mark 12:38-44 “Who can I trust?” is a question that is often asked by all of us. This is simply because your whole life depends on it. What makes this question even more difficult is that many people ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Ten Seconds That Changed The World Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 10, 2012
     | 3,742 views

    Like the widow in the Gospel, little actions of doing good can attract the attention of the Lord, whose Word and grace can work miracles of healing, and can even heal our culture of death.

    32nd Sunday in Course 2012 Verbum Domini Ten Seconds Can Change the Course of the World On August 3, 1943, General George S. Patton entered a tent in a military hospital in Sicily to visit wounded soldiers. He had just been briefed by one of his commanders that malingering was thinning out the ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Monty Newton avatar

    Religion Gone Bad

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Nov 12, 2012
     | 6,387 views

    Religion goes bad when our lives are not marked by genuine humility and heartfelt generosity.

    Title: Religion Gone Bad Text: Mark 12:38-44 Thesis: Religion goes bad when God is not the object of our devotion. Introduction (Disclaimer… this introduction may not be for the faint of heart.) I am fascinated by some of the reality programming on the Discovery Channel. One of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Kevin Ruffcorn avatar

    Generosity Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Nov 12, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 14,596 views

    Generosity is one of the characteristics of a person who is a disciple of Jesus Christ.

    Mark 12-41-44 "Generosity" INTRODUCTION We're rather shy when it comes to talking about money--no, that is really right. We are really scared when it comes to talking about money. We don't want to have people know how much money we have, how much money we make, or credit card balance, or ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran