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  • Stairway To Heaven Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Mar 4, 2001
    based on 71 ratings
     | 5,668 views

    The beatitudes can be understood sequentially .. as stairsteps to "perfection" (Matt. 5:48). The first four lift us to fellowship with God; the other four bring us back down to the reality of ministry with needy people. This sermon was delivered using a ladder as a "prop".

    When Stanley Kubrick made the movie “2001: A Space Odyssey”, he guessed that by this time we would be flitting back and forth in outer space, visiting other planets and seeing things never before seen by human beings. The movie suggested that those who would be alive in the year 2001 would go on ...read more

  • Overcoming Mediocrity Series

    Contributed by Michael Stover on Mar 14, 2001
    based on 96 ratings
     | 3,211 views

    The Sermon on the Mount was not for everyone. It was only for REAL disciples. Should you be here for this series of messages?

    I. The Multitudes (5:1a) A. See 4:25 B. They followed the miracles 1. (4:23-24) brought sick folks to be healed 2. This happened often a. Feeding of 5000 b. ‘An evil generation seeks a sign’ C. Majority of followers week after the exhilarating experiences II. The Mountain (5:1b) A. He drew away ...read more

  • The Journey From Sinner To Saint

    Contributed by Gregory Griffin on Mar 24, 2001
    based on 163 ratings
     | 6,131 views

    Using the sermon on the mount as a model, a look at eight stages we may go through on our Christian Journey

    To often, we expect people to leap from sinners to saints in a single bound, sort of like Superman, is able to leap tall buildings. But I have found more often than not, it is a process, much like anything else. God gives us the means and information and we must take advantage it in order to become ...read more

  • Please Pass The Salt

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Apr 24, 2001
    based on 167 ratings
     | 12,878 views

    How Christ followers can create thirst for the Water of Life.

    Jesus always said interesting things. Consider this famous quote from Matthew 5:13 (NKJV): "You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men." He was talking to His followers. ...read more

  • How To Face Life Challenges 1 Series

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Apr 26, 2001
    based on 37 ratings
     | 6,214 views

    This sermon deals with the beattitudes blessed are the poor in spirit and blessed are they that mourn.

    How To Face Life’s Challenges Part I NLF 3/4/2001 Psalm 102:1-17 Philippians 2:1-11 Matthew 5:1-10 Imagine being on a football team, and at the end of the first quarter your team is behind 21 to nothing. At half-time you are down 28 to 7. Now you know that whoever is ahead at the end of ...read more

  • How To Face Life Challenges 2 Series

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Apr 26, 2001
    based on 33 ratings
     | 3,632 views

    This sermon deals with the beattitudes blessed are the meek and the ones who thirst and hunger for righteousness.

    How To Face Life’s Challenges Part II 3/11/2001 New Life Psalm 46:1-11 Colossians 3:12-17 Our vision as a church includes bringing people into a right relationship with God and with each other by introducing them to Jesus Christ. Our goal is to bring new life into the lives of all ...read more

  • Funeral Eulogy J. Moffett

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Apr 26, 2001
    based on 40 ratings
     | 6,048 views

    This is a funeral of a Christian single male age 45. Five years earlier he had suffered a heart attack.

    Jeffrey Alan Moffett 3/7/2001 Every now and then God does something super extraordinary and then wraps it up in such an ordinary looking package that if we do not look closely, we miss the beauty inside the package. Brothers and sisters I submit to you today, that Jeffrey Alan Moffett ...read more

  • Just Do It!

    Contributed by Danny Pinksen on Jun 28, 2001
    based on 39 ratings
     | 13,216 views

    A sermon for church members involved in ministry to the community.

    TITLE: “JUST DO IT!!” SCRIPTURE: Matthew 5:1-12 By: Captain Danny Pinksen The Salvation Army CBS Corps Introduction: [ILLUS: You and I are the consumers. Did you ever wonder why TV commercials are the way that they are? Every commercial producer hopes (believes) that their commercial, ...read more

  • Beatitudes--More Than Skin Deep

    Contributed by Daryl Bahn on Nov 3, 2001
    based on 114 ratings
     | 8,309 views

    Jesus’ Beatitudes are a splash of frigid water in the face of the self-righteous, but a cup of refreshing water for God’s forgiven saints who are weary of the ways of the world. (All Saints Day, 2001)

    BEATITUDES—MORE THAN SKIN DEEP (Matthew 5:1-12) The Beatitudes are like a splash of ice-cold water in the face of those who are self-satisfied and full of themselves. The Pharisees, for example, were wealthy, successful, powerful, and very religious. They thought the coming of the Kingdom of God ...read more

  • The Greatest Sermon Ever Preached Series

    Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 8, 2001
    based on 20 ratings
     | 2,960 views

    exposition on Matt ch 5

    THE GREATEST SERMON EVER PREACHED Matthew 5 v.1-16 (1) it was preached by the greatest teacher (2) it contains the greatest truths (3) it offers the greatest treasures Note:- 1. The personality of the christian v 1-11 (a) v. 3 He is poor in spirit - humility because of the right sense of (1) sin, ...read more

  • God's Topsy-Turvy Kingdom

    Contributed by Carla Powell on Jan 2, 2002
    based on 75 ratings
     | 5,717 views

    Approaches the Beatitudes as the promise of a future great reversal of fortunes (uses images from Disney’s Hunchback of Notre Dame).

    "Blessed are the poor in spirit, blessed are those who mourn, blessed are the meek, blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, blessed are the merciful, blessed are the pure in heart, blessed are the peacemakers, blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake." Jesus’ ...read more

  • A New Law

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 26, 2000
    based on 56 ratings
     | 7,644 views

    Jesus and the New Covenant: The internalization of the law.

    It feels good to leave the heavy messages of the prophets and come into the sunshine of the New Testament. But the message of the prophets, as well as the rest of the Old Testament, are very important to our understanding of the New Testament. As soon as we begin reading Matthew, the first book ...read more

  • Sermon On The Mount Lesson 1 Series

    Contributed by Bill Prater on Dec 29, 2000
    based on 146 ratings
     | 12,879 views

    Lesson #1

    In all of the teachings of Jesus, the Sermon on the Mount is the longest discourse we have recorded. There should be no doubt that what is contained in this sermon is as relevant today as it was the day it was first spoken by the Lord Jesus Christ. The relevance of this sermon is seen in the fact ...read more

  • Sermon On The Mount Lesson 4

    Contributed by Bill Prater on Dec 29, 2000
    based on 224 ratings
     | 31,969 views

    Sermon on the Mount #4

    No doubt when Jesus spoke the words, "Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth", more than a few eyebrows were raised by those who heard Him. His statement ran against the current mood of the religious leaders of the day. To their way of thinking, the only way to inherit the land was ...read more

  • The Great Search For Hope

    Contributed by Michael Blankenship on Jan 22, 2001
    based on 63 ratings
     | 1,653 views

    The inward, outward, heavnward search causes us to draw closer to the abondant love of our Lord and Savior.

    First Baptist Church 545 South Main street Jellico, Tennessee. 37762. Pastor: Michael Blankenship Sunday Morning January 14, 2001 It seems as if today more than ever before in history we are less satisfied with the lives, which we live. We have more than our parents and grandparents ever dreamed ...read more