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  • Jeeva Sam avatar

    Mile 20 On The Marathon Of Faith

    Contributed by Jeeva Sam on Jun 26, 2001
    based on 54 ratings
     | 4,185 views

    When you "hit the wall" of doubt on your faith journey, what do you do?

    Listen to these entries in David Heller’s delightful little book, Dear God: Children’s Letters to God. Dear God, What do you do with families that don’t have much faith? There’s a family on the next block like that. I don’t want to get them in trouble, so I can’t say who. See you in ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    A Mile Wide And An Inch Deep Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Oct 14, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,483 views

    31st in a series on Ephesians. Paul gives Christians some instruction on how to avoid a faith with no depth.

    Artemus Ward, an early American humorist, once described the South Platte River in northeast Colorado as “a mile wide and an inch deep”. It would be a considerable river, he mused, if it were turned on its side. Unfortunately, Ward’s description of the South Platte River could just as easily be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Disciples Go The Second Mile

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Sep 30, 2019
     | 6,533 views

    This message looks at what is behind Jesus' command for us to go the second mile. It's in the second mile that Jesus is most often glorified.

    Disciples Go The Second Mile Genesis 24:1-9 Matthew 5:38-48 Text Genesis 24:9-20 How many of us are “it must be fair” kind of people? We are not going to do anything unless its fair or we are treated fairly. We show up to do something for God and then get angry because not enough showed up so we ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    "Life Is Not A One Way Trip To Nowhere"

    Contributed by Kenneth Sauer on Apr 30, 2008
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,708 views

    Life in Christ is what brings meaning.

    Acts 1:1-11; Ephesians 1:15-23 “Life Is Not a One Way Trip to Nowhere” by: Rev. Ken Sauer, Pastor of Grace United Methodist Church, Soddy Daisy, TN www.graceumcsd.org In the 1997 blockbuster movie, As Good As It Gets Jack Nicholson plays the dysfunctional, acid-tongued, romance novelist Melvin ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Going Beyond Series

    Contributed by Edward Hardee on Jul 6, 2019
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    Second mile walking means we take the extra way. We go beyond what is expected in love and forgiveness.

    Title: Going Beyond Theme: Showing the importance of taking the extra step. Text: Matthew 5:41 "You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.'But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Contributed by Bala Samson on Jun 17, 2013
     | 2,347 views

    When was the last time, you volunteered to help the youth team, without being told about it?

    Even more! Philemon 1:21”I am confident as I write this letter that you will do what I ask and even more!” All we get to hear today in the corporate corridors is ‘what do I get out of this?’, ‘what is it in for me?’ ‘no one dare take advantage of ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Walking That Extra Mile: A Slightly Different Twist On Matthew 5:38-48 Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 1, 2002
    based on 201 ratings
     | 29,486 views

    The Sermon on the Mount appears to contradict so many other Scriptures unless viewed through the eyes of first century Judaism. No need to strain and squeeze to harmonize Jesus teachings here with His other teachings, the OT, or the rest of the NT. The

    Walking That Extra Mile: A Slightly Different Twist on Matthew 5:38-48 Note: If you are interested in more information about interpreting the Sermon on the Mount, please consider my book, "The Midrash Key" (by Ed Vasicek) available through Amazon.com Here is a LENGTHY introduction for the Bible ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    What You Can Learn On The Way To Nowhere

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Apr 29, 2014
     | 6,099 views

    The town of Emmaus was on the road to nowhere, at least until Christ came.

    What You Can Learn on the Way to Nowhere Luke 24:13-35 Introduction It seems that nobody thought Jesus was alive. The disciples thought the women’s report was crazy. Even the investigation by Peter and John of the empty tomb had mixed results. Jesus had told them when He was alive that he ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Extra Mile Pt 3 In The Home Series

    Contributed by Joe Hayes on Apr 25, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,262 views

    When the Door to your home closes the extra mile should continue www.preaching.co.nr

    “The Extra Mile.” (Matt 5:41) Do more than just enough, your efforts to go the extra mile can open the door to change a life, win a soul and change a home. The extra mile in the home is in many ways where the rubber hits the road when living a life that goes the extra mile because in the home we ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Part Two: Walking That Extra Mile

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 3, 2022
     | 957 views

    As a Rabbi, Jesus was interpreting and applying teachings from the Torah for His followers, addressing issues that were in rabbinic debate in this era.

    Part Two: Walking That Extra Mile Matthew 5:38-48 It was a sweltering August day in 1937 when the Cohen brothers entered the posh Dearborn, Michigan, offices of Henry Ford, the car maker. "Mr. Ford," announced Norman Cohen, the eldest of the three. "We have a remarkable invention ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Extra Mile Pt 2 The Stranger Series

    Contributed by Joe Hayes on Mar 15, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,418 views

    For Too long the Church has sought to win Friends and Family and past by the Stranger. www.preaching.co.nr

    God has stirred in my heart a theme, from Matt 5:41, entitled “The Extra Mile.” Going the second or extra mile sets a person apart from the people who ‘do just enough’ or those who claim ‘I have done my share’ and those who say ‘I just cannot do any ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Nowhere To Rest! (Luke 9:57-62)

    Contributed by David Smith on Oct 27, 2007
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     | 10,543 views

    It hurts when we lose someone we love, and it hurts because we love them. Love and pain are never far from each other. You can’t have one without the other.

    Q: Why did the Palestinian cross the road? A: We don’t know either, but if he wont’ tell us what he was doing, crossing a road without a permit, we will detain him until we find out! I was looking for a joke with a jarring ending to introduce what I consider to be a particularly jarring Gospel ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Retaliation Versus Going The Extra Mile

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 26, 2015
     | 7,616 views

    When people wrong us, insult us or take our property, we want to see them pay for what they did to us. The question we all need to ask ourselves today is, “Are we willing to go the extra mile for Jesus?”

    One winter day a man went shopping at the local neighborhood mall. When he returned to his car he noticed a rather foul odor coming from under the hood and so he checked the engine. In the compartment he discovered a dead cat rather mutilated from being caught in the fan belt. The poor cat had ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Not An Easy Hike

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Dec 21, 2021
     | 822 views

    I received my first 50-mile badge about 1969 hiking up in the Lassen National Park. The first day we hiked 5.5 miles up a hill and it took us 5.5 hours.

    I received my first 50-mile badge about 1969 hiking up in the Lassen National Park. The first day we hiked 5.5 miles up a hill and it took us 5.5 hours. It was so steep a climb that the switchbacks were no more than 10 apart at their widest point. Our packs were heavy too as we had all 9 days of ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Spirit Of The Law Part 2

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 1, 2023
     | 326 views

    How does Jesus explain the Spirit of the law. Let's continue our look at the Sermon on the Mount in in Matthew 5 part 2.

    Did Jesus tell us to be as perfect as God? How is that possible? Let’s understand the context and the Spirit of the law in Matthew 5:38-48. Eye for an Eye Let’s begin with an eye for an eye. You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. (Matthew 5:38 CEB) Have we ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible