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  • Efren V. Narido avatar

    Christ: The "Life" That Satisfies

    Contributed by Efren V. Narido on Apr 29, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,903 views

    Does life really consist of the abundance of possessions, time, etc.?

    “Someone in the crowd said to him, ‘Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.’ Jesus replied, ‘Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?’ Then he said to them, ‘Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Success Leads Us To Forget

    Contributed by Joel Santos on May 9, 2006
    based on 44 ratings
     | 4,629 views

    Our text today tells us that we often forget even the most important thing when we attain success in life. Success leads us to: Forget our neighbors II. Forget our God III. Forget our Soul

    SUCCESS Leads Us To FORGET Luke 12:16-21 The great dread of our age is the insidious onset of Alzheimer’s disease, the inexorable loss of the very memories that constitute our individuality, our personhood. Big pharmaceutical companies are investing massively in drugs which might retard or even ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Mark Price avatar

    I Did It My Way: The Sin Of Self-Sufficiency

    Contributed by Mark Price on May 12, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 9,848 views

    God’s Word spells it out: on our own, we cannot measure up. Theme: The emptiness of riches without Christ.

    Someone once said: Fred Allen said, "I don’t have to look up my family tree, because I know that I’m the sap!" He also said, "Some movie stars wear their sunglasses even in church. They’re afraid God might recognize them and ask for autographs." On the other end of the self-confidence scale, ...read more

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    Jesus Is The Life Series

    Contributed by Jake Kircher on Dec 28, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,669 views

    Understanding Jesus’ claim as the life

    Tonight, I brought some of my most valued stuff that I wanted to share with you guys. When I was younger, I was an avid collector of baseball cards. If you have been in my apartment and looked into the corner of my bedroom, there are about 15 boxes of baseball cards that are all filled. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Guard Against Greed

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Aug 23, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,546 views

    Pentecost 11(C) - People must guard against all greed because all too many trust only in earthly riches. Believers guard against greed by being rich toward God.

    GUARD AGAINST GREED August 20. 2006 - PENTECOST 11 - Luke 12:13-21 * * * * * * * * * Dear Friends in Christ and Saints in the Lord: The very first thing we want to remember this morning is that God is not unhappy with those who are wealthy. Having lots of ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • David Flowers avatar

    Life's Too Short To Work All The Time, Prt. 2 Series

    Contributed by David Flowers on Apr 29, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,012 views

    Examines how working too much causes us to miss God’s purposes for our lives, to miss out on fun and recreation which God wants us to enjoy, and to have a distorted view of God and ourselves.

    Life’s Too Short To…Work All The Time, prt. 2 Life’s Too Short To… 5 of 8 Wildwind Community Church David Flowers 4/30/05 We’re in the middle of a series of things life’s too short for. Life’s too short to play it safe, to carry a grudge, to work all the time, to live in the past, to worry about ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Playing A Losing Game!

    Contributed by David Aswat on May 23, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,729 views

    To show that we cannot win at the game of sin.

    SUBJECT: GAMBLING TEXT: Lk. 12:13-21 THEME: Meeting The Needs of The Person Through The Word of God! TITLE: Playing A Losing Game! INTROD.: Definition of Gambling - .... PROP.: We Cannot Win At The Game of Sin T/SENT.: By briefly looking at three aspects ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Spiritual Inventory

    Contributed by Ed Pruitt on Jun 16, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,448 views

    Have you done a Spiritual Inventory of your life lately?

    Spiritual Inventory Sunday October 15, 2000 Luke 12:13-40 13 Then someone called from the crowd, “Teacher, please tell my brother to divide our father’s estate with me.” 14 Jesus replied, “Friend, who made me a judge over you to decide such things as that?” Our Lord absolutely refused to sit in ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Treasure Hunters

    Contributed by Richard Burkey on Jun 21, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 5,533 views

    Jesus warns us in this parable of the danger of pursuing the wrong treasure all our life, even finding it, and then discovering we have missed discovering life’s eternal treasure. Such eternal treasure is found in our relationship with Him.

    Treasure Hunters July 14-15, 2001 Luke 12:13-21 (New International Version) 13Someone in the crowd said to him, ¡§Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.¡¨ 14Jesus replied, ¡§Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    True Ownership Series

    Contributed by Alan Tison on Oct 23, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,334 views

    We must have an understanding of who owns what when it comes to stewardship. this is the first in a four part series on stewardship

    PLAY DVD OF APOLLO 13, CLIP 1. Houston we have a problem, Have you ever noticed how problems shape our lives. While we may pray for a problem free life, the truth of the matter is problems have a way of defining us. John Maxwell said, “Problems are predictors” – you can predict what type of person ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How To Deal With Stinginess Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Oct 30, 2006
    based on 44 ratings
     | 14,146 views

    This is a sermon that deals with destructive behavior of Greed in the Christian life.

    How to Deal with Stinginess This morning I want to talk with you about a destructive behavior that is not mentioned much in churches. Over the past few weeks we have been talking about destructive behavior that affects the Christian. We have not been talking about lying, stealing, or cheating. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • John King avatar

    Adventures In Life Management

    Contributed by John King on Nov 9, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,410 views

    What the world sees as financial success Jesus sees as "foolish."

    ADVENTURES IN LIFE MANAGEMENT (stewardship) John L King, Taconic Christian Church, Shrub Oak, New York Introduction (sarcasm) •Jesus told a parable about A Rich Man in Luke 12 This guy was Rich and famous. (Tell parable in own words) •This rich man had evidently been very successful and there ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Freedom From Debt – I Owe, I Owe, It's Off To Work I Go Series

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Nov 16, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,174 views

    Discover real financial freedom as we break free from the gip of debt in our lives.

    FREEDOM FROM DEBT – I Owe, I Owe, It’s Off to Work I Go Luke 12:15-21 (NIV) [15] Then he said to them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions." [16] And he told them this parable: "The ground of a certain rich man ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • John White avatar

    Seven Sorts Of Simple Fools

    Contributed by John White on Nov 22, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,977 views

    This parable contains several characteristics that are common to those who leave God out of their lives.

    SEVERAL SORTS OF SIMPLE FOOLS Luke 12:16-23 Introduction: Have you ever felt foolish? That you did something to make a fool of yourself? Did you ever look at someone and say, "That person is a fool.." We simple Bible believing Christians are seen by the unbelieving world as fools. They ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Matthew Stoll avatar

    Treasure In Heaven

    Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Dec 19, 2006
    based on 41 ratings
     | 13,006 views

    We need to place our treasure in heaven through giving to the poor and tithing to the church rather than fall into greed (excessive spending) and worry (excessive saving).

    [Clip from short film, Gone Nutty, from Ice Age. Scrat tries to store nuts for the Ice Age, and he stores one too many. 4:12] Jesus warned us about two dangers: greed (which includes materialism), and worry. Both of which lead to the same problem, storing up for ourselves treasure on earth, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist