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    "Come And Worship

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Feb 24, 2008
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     | 9,264 views

    We should worship with JOY, and our worship should have an impact on our lives.

    Two young boys were walking down the street in downtown Atlanta when out from an alley a Pit Bull suddenly appeared and attacked one of the boys. The other boy grabbed a 2x4 lying near the alley and beat the dog to death and saved his friend’s life. A reporter from the Atlanta Journal and ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    A Glimpse Of The Holy

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Feb 2, 2008
    based on 10 ratings
     | 5,258 views

    A sermon on the Transfiguration - with an answer as to why people sit on the back row in churches.

    Look at where most of you are sitting. The back row of the church is the most popular seat in the sanctuary. The person who sits close to the front is either very brave – or is the wife of the Senior Pastor. I like to go to sporting events, and I don’t ever remember going to any event ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Swords Into Plowshares Series

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Dec 1, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,114 views

    When will the war end?

    When will the war end? We are fighting a war in Iraq that began on March 20, 2003. One month before that, the Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said “It is unknowable how long that conflict will last. It could last 6 days, 6 weeks. I doubt six months.” (USA Today, April 1, 2003, “Prewar ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    A Word Churches Don't Use - S * * Series

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Aug 17, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,845 views

    S I N -- it is a word we don’t like to use anymore in our churches.

    The “S” Word There is a three letter word that we don’t like to say in churches. The rest of the world uses this word all the time, but we don’t. It makes Christians feel uncomfortable. It makes us feel dirty. Maybe ashamed. Or embarrassed. The word is S – I – N. Sin! Yep, some of you ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Nobodies

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Dec 14, 2006
    based on 15 ratings
     | 6,684 views

    In the vast universe, we may feel like nothing. Good -- we are insignificant! The wonder is that God still loves us!

    There is a sad view in the world today that science and theology do not mix. Like oil and water, or cats and dogs, science and religion just don’t go together. That’s ridiculous. That’s absurd. I want to encourage our young people to take their science classes in school seriously – ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    A Butterball Turkey -- Or A Handful Of Rice?

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Dec 14, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 14,615 views

    A Thanksgiving sermon with a stewardship message.

    (The pastor holds a bag of rice throughout the service, and when he goes to the pulpit, very obviously carries the rice, and a pot, with measuring cup, to the pulpit with him (make the measuring cup 1/8th cup) I bet you think I’m going to explain this pot of rice on the pulpit. Well, maybe ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Hopeless People

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Dec 14, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 5,974 views

    If there is hope for Ninevah -- surprise, there is hope for you!

    My roommate in college wanted to be a missionary. He wanted to go to some distant and exotic part of the world and preach the Gospel. We both had met missionaries and had heard them tell their stories. My roommate and I had become good friends with a missionary to ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Compelling Love Of God

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Oct 21, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 14,821 views

    Does God’s love make any difference in our lives and in the way we live? It should. Do we just love a little, or are we dedicated and committed to loving others as God loves us?

    Fred Craddock is a great preacher and a great story-teller, and one of the stories I’ve heard him tell had to do with a trip in which he and his wife went back to their native Tennessee. They drove up to a small restaurant in Gatlinburg. They were tired and hungry and still had miles to drive ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Living A Life Worthy Of Christ

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Oct 21, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 12,004 views

    We cannot be worthy of Christ’s love and sacrifice, but the Bible DOES encourage us to WALK IN A MANNER WORTHY of Christ. We walk on two legs -- education of God’s Word, and action for God.

    In this, the opening verses of his letter, Paul praises the Colossians for the good that is in their church, and by encouraging them in verse 10 to “live a life worthy of Christ.” “Live a life worthy of Christ…” -- Easier said than done. In the movie, Saving Private Ryan, actor Tom Hanks ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Greatest

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Sep 23, 2006
    based on 40 ratings
     | 19,292 views

    If we want to be the greatest disciple, greatness will not be found as the world defines it, but in servanthood and in embracing the least of God’s children.

    Sports fans will know that Muhammad Ali today is called the greatest. Ali himself used to tell everyone “I am the greatest,” but not everyone agreed, especially when he was younger. He became the greatest in the eyes of the world over the last 40 years. Muhammad Ali ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Watching What We Say

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Sep 23, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,638 views

    We need to speak words of encouragement more freely

    Not long ago someone was telling me about a trip he had made to the Bahamas. He said he was walking along and he came to this pier on the beach, and at the end of this pier there was this great commotion that was taking place at the end of the pier and he was curious so he went to see what was ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Eyes That See, Hearts That Burn

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Sep 16, 2006
    based on 39 ratings
     | 5,552 views

    Why do we have "Holy Communion?" This is a sermon in the Reformed tradition that answers that in three ways -- Obedience, Remembrance and Enlightenment (or nurture).

    In a little while we will participate in the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper. Holy Communion. The Eucharist. On one level, this meal might seem like a reminder of some of the snacks we’ve had elsewhere -- like the cookie and juice we were given by our first grade teacher and like the bag of ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Time To Decide

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Sep 16, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,316 views

    There comes a time to make commitments -- are you ready to make one?

    In the Old Testament book of Proverbs, in chapter 30, there is a wonderful verse. The writer says in verse 18, "There are three things that are too amazing for me, four that I do not understand: the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Do You Reject Evil?

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Sep 16, 2006
     | 3,506 views

    Is there really evil in the world? Are we ready to resist evil?

    Some questions are hard to answer. And they should be hard. As a minister I stand before a bride and groom and ask, “Do you take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold from this day forth, as long as you both shall live?” Then I ask the groom a similar question. There ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Be Quiet, Be Still And Behave

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Aug 14, 2006
    based on 88 ratings
     | 26,191 views

    Being quiet and still drives us nuts! But we are told in Scripture to seek God in the stillness -- not in the noise and busy-ness of life.

    If there is one thing that drives us almost insane, If there is one thing that we cannot stand, If there is one thing that makes us uncomfortable it’s... (The sermon begins with the pastor standing in the pulpit, and simply standing for a full minute, doing nothing but waiting, seeming to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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