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  • Peter Langerman avatar

    Before Series

    Contributed by Peter Langerman on Oct 21, 2003
    based on 49 ratings
     | 10,983 views

    Before you wre interested in God he had already called and appointed you!

    1 Before Knowing that the fully developed, passionate humanity of Jeremiah necessarily had a complex and intricate background, we prepare to examine it. But we are brought up short. We are told next to nothing: three bare, unadorned background items — his father’s name, Hilkiah; his father’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    First Sunday Of Lent, Year B-- Among The Wild Things

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Jan 20, 2024
     | 1,465 views

    Jackals, “wild dogs, cheetahs, spotted hyenas and lions all of which are often "starvation driven."

    He was among wild beasts. (Mark 1:3 from our First Reading) This is no Garden of Eden. Jackals, “wild dogs, cheetahs, spotted hyenas and lions all of which are often "starvation driven" must exploit every opportunity to obtain a meal, which includes humans.1 The wild beasts “likely ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Paul Andrew avatar

    Fifth Sunday Of Lent, Year A- "Lazarus, Come Out!”

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Feb 16, 2023
     | 2,730 views

    We have a part to play in our coming out of the tomb

    Reader’s Digest has printed many quirky items from the daily lives of ordinary people. Many of these items are quite amusing. For example, Jennifer Pace wrote a few years ago to tell about a billboard she passed while driving through Texas. The billboard read: “Stand Up and Be Counted for the 2000 ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Scriptural Ways To Handle Temptation

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Feb 12, 2019
     | 4,558 views

    First Sunday of Lent, Year C

    The sign outside Immanuel Lutheran Church in Burnside, Iowa, “Lent is not the fuzz in your navel.”  “Led by the Spirit into the desert for forty days,…” The desert experience can be the place of mature repentance and conversion.. Basically, the desert represents a stripping away so as to make ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Howard Strickland avatar

    Right Before...

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Mar 29, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 940 views

    Are you connected to the source? Let me pray for us. “-Lord, help us to stay away from temptation and close to you, so we can do your will in Jesus name, amen.”

    Right Before... Are you connected to the source? Let me pray for us. “-Lord, help us to stay away from temptation and close to you, so we can do your will in Jesus name, amen.” Lent is meant to be a time of repentance. Lent occurs 40 days right before the miracle. Common day duties are set aside ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • EGERTON GBONDA avatar

    The ‘who’, ‘why’ And ‘how’ Of The Christian’s Wilderness Experience

    Contributed by Egerton Gbonda on Mar 11, 2011
    based on 6 ratings
     | 11,836 views

    A Lent 1 (First Sunday in Lent) sermon

    THE ‘WHO’, ‘WHY’ AND ‘HOW’ OF THE CHRISTIAN’S WILDERNESS EXPERIENCE Introduction The cries on our lips, when we go through certain experiences are: ‘why is this happening to me?’ (with our hands on our head), ‘who is responsible for ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Paul Andrew avatar

    Jesus And The Woman Taken In Adultery: One Who Excuses Himself, Accuses Himself.

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Mar 11, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,809 views

    Fifth Sunday of Lent – Year C Readings

    A rusty old shield one day prayed, “O sun, illumine me"; and the sun answered, “First, polish yourself." Jesus told them, “Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” Apparently, each of the Pharisees was weighing in his mind the risk of pursuing his ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    The Passion According To Matthew.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 9, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,375 views

    From the Passover to the Tomb.

    THE PASSION ACCORDING TO MATTHEW. Matthew 26:14-75, Matthew 27:1-66. I). THE LAST PASSOVER. Matthew 26:14-30. Even before the chief priests and the scribes had wrongly determined that the death of Jesus should not take place ‘during the feast’ (Matthew 26:5), Jesus had already predicted ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Dr John Singarayar SVD avatar

    Los Dueños Del Burro Series

    Contributed by Dr John Singarayar Svd on Apr 7, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 696 views

    Alguien que renunció a algo simplemente porque "el Señor lo necesita".

    Título: Los dueños del burro Introducción: Alguien que renunció a algo simplemente porque "el Señor lo necesita". Escritura: Lucas 19:28-40 . Reflexión Queridos hermanos y hermanas: «El Señor lo necesita.» – Lucas 19:31 ¿Has pensado ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Mary Erickson avatar

    Before We Have All The Answers

    Contributed by Mary Erickson on Jun 13, 2022
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    A sermon for Holy Trinity Sunday, Year C

    June 12, 2022 Hope Lutheran Church John 16:12-15 Before We Have All the Answers Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. Today is Holy Trinity Sunday. On this day we consider and marvel at the nature of God. God has revealed God’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Lent 2: God Is Heavy: Carrying The Weight Of God

    Contributed by Fr. Rian Adams on Mar 8, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,000 views

    Second Sunday in Lent. This sermon focuses ar​oun​d the idea of God as s​hiel​d but God as heavy to carry as Lent requires reflection and repentence​.

    “Carrying the Weight of God.” The Rev. Rian Adams Second Sunday of Lent, Year C The Genesis reading says God spoke to Abram and said, “I am your shield.” A shield has one job… the difference between life and death is how well a shield does that job. A shield's vocation is to protect the one ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal

  • Derrick Tuper avatar

    The Resurrections Before The Resurrection Series

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Mar 27, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,309 views

    Easter is four Sundays away. As we begin to focus on what it represents, I wanted to begin by looking at the resurrections that preceded Jesus'. There were actually five instances of people coming back from the dead before it happened to Jesus.

    THE RESURRECTIONS BEFORE THE RESURRECTION (part one) 1st Kings 17:7-24 Easter is four Sundays away. As we begin to focus on what it represents, I thought it would be good to begin by looking at the resurrections that preceded Jesus'. There were actually five instances of people coming back from ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Thomas Wilson avatar

    Called To Serve In Lent

    Contributed by Thomas Wilson on Feb 4, 2008
    based on 15 ratings
     | 10,983 views

    Designed to challenge those who abstain, instead of giving up something, take something up!

    Each of us in our daily lives, succumbs to some form of temptation, be it by overeating, drinking too much, smoking too much. Some of us are even tempted by the famous seven deadly sins; sloth, lust, gluttony, pride, envy and anger. Think about it, how many of us are so used to using a remote ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Dr. Madana Kumar, PhD avatar

    Lent: A Ritual Or Preparation

    Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Mar 22, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,634 views

    Evangelical Congregations do not observe the practice of fasting during Lent. But is there meaning beyond the ritualistic nature of the Lent season? How are you preparing to meet the resurrected Lord of the Easter?

    Lent: A Ritual or Preparation? We are part of an evangelical congregation and hence many of us do not observe the Lenten season as done in the mainline churches. But many of you who have grown up , or are used to the ways of the mainline churches will certainly remember the Lenten season. Those of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Dan Cormie avatar

    40 Days - Lent

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Feb 18, 2007
    based on 24 ratings
     | 26,178 views

    A challenge to draw near to God in the forty days leading up to the celebration of the resurrection.

    Dakota Community Church February 18, 2007 40 Days Introduction: Although Easter is the most significant of the Christian holidays it does not enjoy the kind of enthusiastic fanfare afforded Christmas or even Thanksgiving. Lent is a forty-day period before Easter. It begins on Ash Wednesday. ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite