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    The Cleansing Of The Temple

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Mar 15, 2009
    based on 9 ratings
     | 9,760 views

    We’ve come to see Jesus as a touchy, feely love child. In this sermon, He unleashes a fire storm. Will the real Jesus please stand up.

    -Have you ever done the right thing in a sticky situation and it ended up costing you dearly? -Maybe it cost you a friend, a loved one, money, a deal, your pride, your reputation but it cost you something that you would have rather not give up. {PAUSE} -We watched a cool animated movie on Friday ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Saved From What?

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Mar 9, 2009
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,179 views

    Paul gives us a couple of shocking truths that greatly impact our lives. He tells us from what we are saved and what to do when we are suffering. Absolutely shocking but totally life-changing!

    -We talk in the Christian church, especially the protestant church, about salvation -However, I don’t think that we really know what we are talking about sometimes -Salvation means that we were in danger -What was the cause of our danger? -Or maybe better yet, from what did Jesus save us? -Most ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Get Out Of The Way!

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Feb 8, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,188 views

    The Holy Spirit is hard at work in the lives of others. We need to make sure we are being a helper in the work of the gospel and not a hindrance.

    -Have you ever been judged unfairly by others? -Has anyone ever looked down on you for something they thought you did? -Have you ever received a punishment for something that you didn’t do? -That is what the Apostle Paul is dealing with in chapter 9 of his first letter to the Corinthians -A number ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    With Or Without You

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Jan 23, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,730 views

    A comparison between the U2 song, "With or Without You" and Paul’s teaching on marriage and our relationship with Christ.

    -As we’ve discussed in the past, in this first letter to the Corinthians, Paul is basically responding to their questions -Even though Paul spent considerable time in Corinth (in Acts 18, Luke tells us that Paul stayed there for a year and a half), they still had some major theological and very ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Superman

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Jan 19, 2009
    based on 14 ratings
     | 12,844 views

    A funeral sermon for a child who died.

    -Ricky, Jerri, family, friends, coworkers, I, like you all wished this day had never come -At least not so quickly -We all learn early on that death is a part of the human experience but we expect to lose great grand parents, grand parents, and parents -We do not expect to lose our children -When ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    A Good Soldier

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Jan 5, 2009
    based on 13 ratings
     | 9,087 views

    A funeral message for a fallen soldier.

    -Karen, family and friends, we gather today to remember the life of Donald, to celebrate his many accomplishments and mourn our loss. -Most of you knew him very well. Unfortunately, I never had the opportunity to meet him but I look forward to the day that I finally do. -As I sat down with Karen ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Quest To See Jesus

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Dec 29, 2008
    based on 10 ratings
     | 2,356 views

    The magi looked for Jesus where He was to be found. Unfortunately, we don’t always look where He is. He has promised that if we look for Him we’ll find Him. Let’s look where He’s promised to be.

    -Have you ever gone on a journey to see something cool? -Have you ever looked forward with anticipation to seeing something new or interesting? -Do you remember what it was like to get ready to go see Grandma and Grandpa for Christmas, when you were little? -When I had the opportunity to travel ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    What If God Were One Of Us?

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Dec 29, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,953 views

    There was a song by Joan Osborne, "One of us", that came out a few years ago. Well, God has become one of us and that has made all the difference.

    -Do you remember the song by Joan Osborne that came out in 1995 entitled “One of Us”? -It was actually something of a hit for her -The lyrics are really interesting -They go: If God had a name, what would it be And would you call it to his face If you were faced with him in all his glory What ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Waiting On God

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Dec 26, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 7,837 views

    Sometimes God asks us to wait and be patient. What do we do in the meantime?

    - How are you at waiting? - They say that patience is a virtue. I know a lot of people that are not very virtuous then. I am one of them. - I do not like to wait one iota - However, I am working on it. I’m starting a group called Impatient Anonymous. THE MEETING IS BEGINNING ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The House That God Built

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Dec 20, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 10,519 views

    We have an edifice complex. We have a problem wanting to build up "houses" for God but God wants to build a house for us. Let Him.

    -Building a house is an impossible task -We’ve had two homes built for us while we were in Iowa -Both of them were horrific messes -We wanted the white package with the first home – it was a spec that we added a few upgrades to -They probably called us a dozen times to make sure that we indeed ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    God Is Infatuated With You!

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Dec 13, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,307 views

    God loves like no other. It’s a good thing He loves us more than we love Him because His love for us moves us to love Him more.

    - There’s a movie that stars Patrick Dempsey called “Can’t Buy Me Love” that came out in 1987 - It picks up the title from the old Beatles’ song of the same name - In the movie, Patrick Dempsey’s character, Ronald Miller, plays a kind of nerdy guy in high school who spends his summers mowing ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    You Spin Me Round And Round

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Nov 28, 2008
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,000 views

    Isaiah says that we are the clay and that God is the potter. God spins us on His potter’s wheel turning us into jars of clay for His purpose.

    -Maybe you remember the song by the group Dead or Alive in the 1980s entitled “You spin me right round” -The chorus is what most people remember -It goes, “You spin me right round baby right round like a record baby, right round, round, round.” -When Andrew was younger and he would spin around in ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    God Is Love

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Nov 21, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,274 views

    God is love. He shows us what love is. He loves our spouse through us and vice versa.

    -Do y’all know what the number one pop love song of all times is? -It is actually “Something” by the Beatles -The lyrics to the third verse are actually very interesting -It goes, “You’re asking me will my love grow, I don’t know, I don’t know. Stick around, and it may show, But I don’t know, I ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Give Thanks!

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Nov 21, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,562 views

    We don’t really give thanks anymore. That should not be. We have a lot for which to be thankful.

    -We have much for which to be thankful oWe have some pretty good jobs oThe rest of the world is going through a financial crisis – we are relatively unaffected oPeople are being laid off – we still have a means to support ourselves and our families oDoesn’t mean the job is always easy ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    You Wanna Bet?

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Nov 21, 2008
    based on 10 ratings
     | 5,146 views

    I sometimes feel so vulnerable to the attacks of Satan but Jesus says that NO ONE will be able to snatch Jesus’ sheep out of His hand. That is extremely comforting, especially when I’m at my lowest.

    -The high school that I went to was a big football, track and wrestling school -All of the best athletes played football -The coach of the team highly encouraged his best players to not play basketball anymore but to concentrate during the winter on lifting weights instead of shooting a ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran