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  • Dan Cale avatar

    Stewardship 3 - Finishing The Inside Series

    Contributed by Dan Cale on Apr 21, 2005
    based on 74 ratings
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    This is the third in a stewardship series but can be used stand alone. It investigates the stewardship lessons found in the giving of a poor widow.

    Building a Life of Christian Stewardship Pt 3 – Finishing the Inside Mark 12:41-44 We’ve spent the first two weeks of stewardship month dealing with the major portions of building this life of Christian Stewardship. First was the foundation established in God’s ownership and our management of His ...read more

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    Don’t Give Up - For With Christ There Is Hope

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jun 2, 2010
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    The story of the raising from the dead of the Widow of Nain’s son gives us hope that with Jesus nothing is impossible

    The Raising of the Widow of Nain’s Son Maddy and I moved to Frisby from New Romney at the end of 2007 Story: As we were taking the bedroom apart, I was surprised to find a small basket underneath our bed with three eggs and £1000. I was a bit puzzled and so I called Maddy and asked her what this ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Moved By Compassion Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Jun 3, 2010
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,792 views

    Jesus reacted to the needs of a grieving widow with love and compassion. His words and actions transformed lives and honored God.

    Luke 7:11-17 “Moved by Compassion” INTRODUCTION When peace, like a river, attendeth my way, When sorrows like sea billows roll; Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say, It is well, it is well, with my soul. Refrain: It is well, with my soul, It is well, it is well, with my ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Greatest Gift

    Contributed by Juan J. Guerra on Jun 6, 2013
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    Christ meets the widow in Nain and doesn’t just look the other way like we are prone to do.

    THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL Announce and Read Text: Luke 7:12-15 Jesus had just come from Capernaum where he had seen great faith in the form of a centurion whose slave he healed. He walked into the town of Nain happy to see such faith and suddenly he is hit with compassion for a woman he didn’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Living On A Shoe String

    Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Feb 3, 2018
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    Stewardship is not a mater of quantity but quality. The widow did not have much but Jesus said "she gave her all".

    Our text today depicts an event in the live of Jesus when He was just sitting back and observing people. He is not keeping tabs on what the people are putting to the treasury, but He is seeing the attitude of the spiritual heart of those who are bring their gifts to God. What is in our heart is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 21, 2023
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    This sermon explores faith, obedience, and God's provision in desperate circumstances, using the story of a widow's interaction with the prophet Elisha.

    Welcome, beloved family, welcome. We gather here today, united in spirit and purpose, to delve into God's Word, to seek His wisdom, and to find comfort and guidance in His eternal truth. We stand on the precipice of a new day, a new week, a new opportunity to live out the love of Christ in our ...read more

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    There's Something About Mary Series

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Aug 25, 2017
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    A sermon for those for whom it is not "their thing" about the biblical basis for Christian devotion to Mary preached Northolt 13th August 2017

    ..................................... I want to talk to you about someone who is very important in the Christian story. Many Christians, not all Christians, but the majority of Christians world wide believe that when this faithful person came to the end of their earthly life, they did not die but ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Cut The Rope Series

    Contributed by Derek Geldart on Feb 8, 2025
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    This sermon challenges believers to trust Jesus as the "Waymaker" by cutting the rope of complacency, fear, and self-reliance, fully surrendering their plans and ambitions to God's authority and stepping forward in faith through the doors of opportunity He opens.

    Cut the Rope Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/sermons/ Apostle Paul exhorts us to “take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ” (2 Corinthians 10:5). While we often interpret this in terms of resisting sin, there’s a deeper truth here. Yes, with God’s help, we strive to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Good Shepherd PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 10, 2025
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    Persistent prayer matters because God hears, cares, and responds in His perfect timing, inviting us to trust Him even when answers seem delayed.

    Some prayers are born in bright rooms with balloons and birthday cake. Others are born at 2:13 a.m., when the house is quiet, the questions are loud, and the pillow is wet. Some prayers feel like sprinting—fast, full of faith. Others feel like limping—slow, sore, and short on strength. If you’ve ...read more

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    Beyond Grit: The God Who Brings Walls Down

    Contributed by Derek Geldart on Jun 14, 2025
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    Move beyond human grit and trust in God’s power, showing through the fall of Jericho that walls of fear, hardship, and sin collapse not by strength or strategy, but through patient obedience and unwavering faith in the God.

    Beyond Grit: The God Who Brings Walls Down Joshua 6:1-20 "Sheer grit can only take you as far as your strength allows. But many walls only crumble through faith in the One who is able." Even though Abram was given the astonishing promise, “I will make you into a great nation, and I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Part 2 - It All Begins With Prayer Series

    Contributed by Rev. Bruce A. Shields on Feb 4, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,562 views

    Part 2 of the Finding Purpose series looks at how everything we are and are to become starts with prayer.

    FINDING PURPOSE Part 2 – It All Begins with Prayer † SCRIPTURE READING Isaiah 56:1 – 7 In Isaiah chapter 56, God gives us a glimpse of His plan for all the people, not just the Israelites. Even those who were excluded from worship or not considered citizens in Israel, God’s blessings are for ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

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    The Resurrections Before The Resurrection (Part Two) Series

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Apr 3, 2017
     | 7,808 views

    Last week we looked at Elijah resurrecting the widow's son. God did a miraculous work through his prophet to bring about a faith response from the widow. Today, we'll look at how God used Elijah's successor, Elisha, to accomplish another resurrection.

    THE RESURRECTIONS BEFORE THE RESURRECTION (part two) 2nd Kings 4:8-37 INTRODUCTION: In continuing the series on the resurrections that took place before Jesus' resurrection, last week we looked Elijah and the widow's son. God did a miraculous work through his prophet to bring about a faith ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Holy New Thing

    Contributed by Tim Hedberg on Mar 13, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,110 views

    God’s committed persistence for His people to work out his new holy way in them.

    A Holy New Thing Isaiah 43:14-21 February 19, 2006 This week our 5-year-old son Luke, Deb and I began to read The Horse and His Boy book #3 in the Chronicles of Narnia Series by C. S. Lewis. After reading the 2nd chapter in this book, Luke had a disturbed and frightened look on his face. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Price Of Peace

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Sep 6, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,453 views

    Conflict is fundamentally spiritual, not just interpersonal, founded in insecurity and elusive. But persistence in prayer will ultimately provide peace.

    When Jesus spoke of those who cry, “Peace, peace” when there is no peace, He must have foreseen the pain of the present time. Never before in human history, I would suspect, have more people felt less peace than now. Everywhere you turn there is the evidence of a generation which is deeply ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Grace And Going Our Own Way Series

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on Mar 14, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,356 views

    If our stubborness persists, God will let us go our own way of disobedience but not without consequence.

    Grace And Going Our Own Way Romans 1:24-32 I. When God Lets Us Have Our Own Way A. Children are famous for wanting their own way. They chafe under the rule of their parents, especially if their parents do not allow them to do the things they want to. If the rules are too stringent, rebellion may ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist