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    The Balance Between Renewing And Doing

    Contributed by Mary Erickson on Jul 22, 2024
     | 559 views

    A sermon for the Sundays after Pentecost, Year B, Lectionary 16

    July 21, 2024 Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 The Balance between Renewing and Doing Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. We Americans have a love affair with being busy. When asked, “How are you?” a ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    My Purpose Part Two Series

    Contributed by Damien Saylor on Feb 23, 2020
     | 3,446 views

    As Children of God we are founded, consecrated, sanctified, & ordained. What great purpose that gives us. Can we live up to such a great calling? We can, because we have help!

    Sermon series- purpose 2 - God is with you to carry out His purpose. - The greatest desire God has for mankind is for us to be His children. - With that knowledge comes the next phase of our purpose. - Walking with “Father God” - When it comes to doing any kind of work, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Thank You, Lord!

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Nov 29, 2007
    based on 70 ratings
     | 45,790 views

    Our text in Psalm 8 reveals some things for which we should give thanks. 1- Thank you, Lord, for your majesty 2- Thank you, Lord, for your children 3- Thank you, Lord, for your rulership

    INTRO.- ILL.- I am reminded of the story about the two boys who came to the breakfast table. The mother asked her first son, "What would you like for breakfast?" He said, "I want some of those blankety-blank, Post Toasties." His mother just hauled off, backhanded him and knocked him into the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Well Meaning But Wrong

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jan 27, 2007
    based on 86 ratings
     | 23,303 views

    In our text, we see some well meaning people who made some mistakes and how Jesus responded. 1- The mother’s request 2- The Savior’s comeback 3- The disciples’ reaction 4- The Savior’s example

    INTRO.- Well meaning but wrong. Ever happen to you? ILL.- A young preacher said, “I was completing my first funeral service in my first congregation on the plains of Kansas. The words of committal for a dear, aged mother had been spoken and a prayer following concluded the graveside ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Demonstration Of Love

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Feb 7, 2007
    based on 135 ratings
     | 43,717 views

    1- Love is kind 2- Love is giving 3- Love is forgiving

    INTRO.- According to this text we must be devoted to loving others and our love must be sincere or genuine. ILL.- Two friends were discussing the possibility of love. One said, "I thought I was in love three times.” "How so?" his friend asked. "Five years ago I deeply cared for a woman who ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Woe To You!

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Mar 2, 2007
    based on 101 ratings
     | 31,571 views

    There are seven woes in this text. Let’s consider only a few of these to see how they apply to us.

    INTRO.- ILL.- A rather pompous-looking deacon was trying to impress a class of boys with the importance of living the Christian life. "Why do people call me a Christian?" the man asked. After a moment’s pause, one youngster said, "Maybe it’s because they don’t know you." ILL.- During one of his ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Cleaning Process

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Mar 21, 2007
    based on 71 ratings
     | 10,250 views

    Our text reveals the cleaning process of the soul. 1- Alienation 2- Reconciliation 3- Continuation 4- Glorification

    INTRO.- How many of you men do laundry? ILL.- Many years ago when my daughter Holly and her hubby Chris were home on a weekend from Lincoln Christian College they had to do laundry. After Holly did a load of wash she brought them into the room and dropped them in front of her hubby Chris and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Five Were Wise And Five Were Foolish

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Mar 21, 2007
    based on 84 ratings
     | 19,352 views

    This parable is about foolishness, wisdom and preparation.

    INTRO.- ILL.- A black American Baptist preacher from Richmond was attending a Baptist convention in Mississippi. A Mississippi preacher, reading the Scripture lesson for a morning session, read: “Now the Kingdom of Heaven was likened unto ten Virginians which took their lamps and went forth to meet ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Credentials Of A Committed Christian

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jun 13, 2004
    based on 190 ratings
     | 13,482 views

    Your life says something about your commitment to Christ or lack of commitment.

    INTRO.- ILL.- The Indian in Arizona heard his first Christian sermon. Asked for his opinion, he replied, "Big wind! Loud thunder! No rain!" I’ve heard some sermons like that and I’ve preached many of them! ILL.- In 1974 when I went to try out for the church in Iberia, MO, elder Ralph ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    We Are Forgiven

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Oct 27, 2003
    based on 168 ratings
     | 4,536 views

    Complete forgiveness is found in Jesus Christ.

    INTRO.- Forgiveness if a beautiful thing, but not everyone expresses it or demonstrates it. ILL.- A couple had been married for 15 years. They were having more than the usual marital disagreements. They wanted to make their marriage work, however, and agreed on an idea the wife had. For one ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Proverbial Wisdom

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jan 5, 2005
    based on 166 ratings
     | 6,334 views

    1- Zeal and Knowlege 2- Wealth and Poverty

    INTRO.- Quips and quotes. Abraham Lincoln: 1809-1865, Sixteenth President of the USA - Common looking people are the best in the world: that is the reason the Lord makes so many of them. - How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn’t make it a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Don't Be Ashamed Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Sep 22, 2011
    based on 25 ratings
     | 14,448 views

    1- Don’t be ashamed - you’ve been saved and called 2- Don’t be ashamed - you’ve been given grace 3- Don’t be ashamed - you’ve been given a ministry

    INTRO.- ILL.- The London Missionary Society almost lost the most prominent missionary of the nineteenth century when they were considering him because the candidate forgot his sermon. Had it not been for one member of the society’s board, they probably would have rejected the young man. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    God Is Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Sep 22, 2012
    based on 264 ratings
     | 77,067 views

    The Psalmist declares, God is what? 1- God is our refuge, we must not fear 2- God is our strength, we must not fall 3- God is our God, we must not fight

    INTRO.- God is. The Psalmist doesn’t question the existence of God. He simply states, God is. Gen. 1:1 “In the beginning God.” ILL.- An orator in Hyde Park of London was speaking out against religion. He said, “My hatred of religion is inherited; my grandfather was an atheist; my father was an ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Let's Go To The House Of The Lord Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Oct 31, 2013
    based on 80 ratings
     | 54,912 views

    What do we find in the house of the Lord? 1- In the house there is great joy 2- In the house there is much praise 3- In the house there is peace and security

    INTRO.- 1 I rejoiced with those who said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.” The people of God were going to worship the Lord at His house. ILL.- A man was answering questions for a national poll one time. When asked for his church preference, he responded, "Red brick." ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Unless The Lord Builds The House Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Nov 10, 2013
    based on 81 ratings
     | 59,384 views

    How should the Lord build our house? 1- We must allow the Lord to build the house of our work 2- We must allow the Lord to build the house of our offspring

    INTRO.- ILL.- Some house builders drove into their local lumber yard. One of the men walked into the office and said, "We need some four-by-twos." The clerk asked, "You mean two-by-fours, don't you?" The man said, "I'll go check," and went back to the truck. He returned and said, "Yeah, I meant ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ