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  • Amiri Hooker avatar

    “sometimes I Get Caught Cheating!”

    Contributed by Amiri Hooker on Jan 2, 2014
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     | 4,636 views

    This sermon deals with the fact of the servants of Jesus needing to be responsible to the needs of the poor and oppressed.

    ) November 3, 2013 [White or Red]
Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4
Psalm 119:137-144 (UMH 840)
2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12
 Sermon St John Luke 19:1-10 “Sometimes I get Caught Cheating!” Well this couple came in for concealing ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Why Are We Still Playing War?

    Contributed by Amiri Hooker on Jan 2, 2014
     | 3,811 views

    This is a sermon about the foolishness of War. This sermon also looks a the cost of War in this country and the fact that a lot of the resources in this country go to feed the war monster.

    December 1, 2013 [Blue or Purple]
First Sunday of Advent (Year A)
Psalm 122 (UMH 845)
Romans 13:11-14 Isaiah 2:1-5 St John “Why are We Still Playing War” As we gather this first Sunday of Advent, the Isaiah 2 passage is a great reminder that the God we ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Ruth 2: God Provides Generous Justice Series

    Contributed by Vic Folkert on Jan 16, 2020
     | 4,733 views

    Ruth has 3 strikes against her: a widow, a foreigner, and fatherless. God provides by the law of gleaning, and the righteousness of Boaz.

    Ruth 2: God Provides GENEROUS JUSTICE ***My father told me about his great-grandfather, a farmer who emigrated to America, along with many from his church in the Netherlands. Unfortunately, the man’s wife died, leaving him with three young children. He hired a teenage girl to watch the children, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    What Is Happiness, Really? Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 4, 2021
     | 1,454 views

    Happiness does not come from anything this-worldly. If you restrict happiness and joy to material things, you are doomed to disappointment.

    Happiness Is . . . When I was in my teens, it was still legal to advertise cigarettes on television, so we were often overwhelmed with those kinds of commercials. I think the one that was most offensive was the one that used a popular jingle to say “Happiness is the taste of” a particular cancer ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Let Your Soul Dance Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 12, 2022
     | 1,863 views

    John, Mary, Jesus. Would any of us doubt that they were blessed, blessed by their faith in the enduring presence and redemption of God?

    Sixth Sunday in Course year C There is a very unexpected expression in today’s reading from St. Luke. The most literal translation reads: Blessed are you when men hate you, and when they exclude you and revile you, and cast out your name as evil, on account of the Son of man! Rejoice in that ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Hope That Nobody Can Take Away

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 21, 2022
     | 1,222 views

    Our faith gives life a new basis, a new foundation on which we can stand, one that relativizes the habitual foundation of people’s security, the reliability of material income.

    Monday of 3rd Week in Course Spe Salvi We may suppose that little David could have lived his whole life out under the stars, playing his stringed instrument to his flock, chucking rocks at an occasional predator and enduring the taunts of his multiple older siblings. But he heard the call of God ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    When The Spirit Breaks The Letter Series

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Oct 13, 2021
     | 1,783 views

    Did the disciples break the law at times? Can we sometimes break the letter of the law while keeping the spirit or intent of the law?

    Did the disciples break the law at times? Can we sometimes break the letter of the law while keeping the spirit or intent of the law? Let’s look at an example using the law of the road? Imagine I come to a cross-road stop-sign way out in the country, and I can see a long way down the road to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Be A Bit Sheepiish

    Contributed by Emms International on Dec 12, 2016
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     | 7,098 views

    This is a sermon based around Matthew 25:31-46 to explain why EMMS International is committed to working with some of the poorest and most vulnerable people in the world in India, Malawi and Nepal.

    “ BE A BIT SHEEPISH” INTRODUCTION I want to start by saying at the end of what I have to say I want to make a strange and what might sound an unattractive offer. I want to invite you to be a bit sheepish, hopefully that invitation will make a bit more sense if we read and think about ...read more

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    Neither A Slave Nor A Slave-Owner Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 13, 2016
     | 3,640 views

    We must stand up for the freedom of the Gospel and the rights of pre-born humans.

    Thursday of First Week in Course 2016 Joy of the Gospel I can’t imagine what it is to be a slave, or, for that matter, like Lincoln, a slave-owner. But all of us have sinned, and many have been addicted to one sin or the other. That’s the worst kind of slavery. The nation of Israel ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    The Real Face Of The Persecuted

    Contributed by Darryl Ward on May 22, 2017
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     | 5,208 views

    What does it really mean to be persecuted for following Jesus today?

    Two and a half years ago, Florida charity worker Arnold Abbott made world headlines when he was arrested. His crime? Feeding the homeless. Arnold, who was ninety at the time, had been helping prepare hundreds of meals every week since 1990. In 1991, he founded the Maureen A. Abbott Love Thy ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    The Disciples' Best Attitude Toward Wealth

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 20, 2025
     | 39 views

    An early reminder of the Jewish understanding of the dangers of wealth that has been hoarded for personal power.

    Friday of the 29th Week Integral 2025 I’ve run into a lot of people who think they know Scripture and will quote St. Paul by saying “money is the root of all evil.” If you paid attention to the first reading, you know that he, acting as Timothy’s mentor and supervisor, wrote “the love of money is ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    The Romance Of Redemption Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jul 29, 2020
     | 5,097 views

    Humble yourself before the Lord and find recognition, resources, and best of all, a close, personal relationship with your Redeemer.

    Christian Herter was running hard for reelection as governor of Massachusetts, and one day he arrived late at a barbecue. He’d had no breakfast or lunch, and he was famished. As he moved down the serving line, he held out his plate and received one piece of chicken. The governor said to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Bob Marcaurelle avatar

    How God Prepared The World For His Son Spiritually

    Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Nov 19, 2018
     | 2,944 views

    A message showing how people all over the First Century world were sick and tired of the cruelty in the world and the idolatry in the religions and were longing for some kind of universal Savior.

    Christmas Messages 4 Bob Marcaurelle homeorchurchbiblestudy.com bob marcaurelle free printed an audio messages HOW GOD PREPARED THE WORLD FOR HIS SON SPIRITUALLY “And the Lord opened up her heart to respond to the things spoken by Paul.” Acts 16:14 Lydia was a Jewish business woman and she ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When A Dog Sees A Rainbow

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Jun 23, 2003
    based on 116 ratings
     | 20,685 views

    Spiritual blindness is nothing new. What is it like to live with opened eyes, fully seeing God’s magnificent gifts for our lives?

    THE PASTOR’S POINTS sermon ministry of CEDAR LODGE BAPTIST CHURCH Thomasville, NC A fellowship of faith, family and friendships. ------------------------------------------------------- June 22, 2003 17Then Elisha prayed, "O LORD, open his eyes and let him see!" The LORD opened his servant’s ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Poor In Spirit, Rich In God's Kingdom Series

    Contributed by Sean Lester on Jan 2, 2004
    based on 87 ratings
     | 12,926 views

    Sermon one of a series through the beatitudes of Matthew chapter 5. Theme: God favors people who depend upon Him for their lives.

    The Poorer the Richer Rev. Sean Lester January 4, 2004 Morning Service Matthew 5:3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." (ESV) Introduction: This is the first statement that Jesus makes in what we have come to call the Sermon on the Mount. As we begin this ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal