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  • A. Todd Coget avatar

    I Know That I'm A Child Of God! Series

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on May 3, 2001
    based on 100 ratings
     | 20,773 views

    This sermon talks about the lavish love that God has for His children!

    What Do You Know? I Know that I’m a Child of God! 1 John 3:1-10 May 6, 2001 Intro: A. [How God’s Children Change, Citation: Craig Barnes, author and pastor of National Presbyterian Church, Washington, D.C.; from sermon "The Blessed Trinity" (5-30-99)] When I was a child, my minister father ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    I Know What Love Is! Series

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on May 11, 2001
    based on 94 ratings
     | 9,001 views

    In contrast to what the world calls love, this sermon explains the Bible’s definition of what real love is.

    What Do You Know? I Know What Love Is 1John 3:11-24 & 4:7-21 May 13, 2001 Mother’s Day Intro: A. [Kellie Ammons sent the following e-mail to me this week…] Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born. So one day he asked God, "They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow but how am ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    New Things

    Contributed by Steve Johnson on Dec 24, 2001
    based on 211 ratings
     | 29,615 views

    Origianlly used for a morning worship service, most recently used at a funeral for a 23yr old lady who died of cancer...easily adaptable for any regualr service or funeral service.

    What comes to your mind when I say "NEW"? What do you think of? I believe I would have to say that I think of Christmas. At Christmas, we get those "new" things. You may have thought of a new car or new house…maybe a new suit of clothes or a new baby even. But when you really stop to think ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    We Are The Family Of God

    Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Apr 29, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 6,208 views

    Sermon for the 3rd Sunday of Easter, based on the lesson from ist John, who calls us to be the family of God.

    3rd Sunday of Easter April 30, 2006 “Series B” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, we give you thanks for the gift of your Son, Jesus the Christ, who through his death ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Parent-Child Dedication Commitment

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Jul 30, 2004
    based on 149 ratings
     | 18,107 views

    Outline for message on what parents do when they dedicate their child to God

    Parent-Child Dedication A. IT IS ABOUT GOD’S SPECIAL LOVE! 1What MARVELOUS LOVE the Father has extended to us! Just look at it--we’re called children of God! That’s who we really are. But that’s also why the world doesn’t recognize us or take us seriously, because it has no idea who he is or ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Brad Bailey avatar

    Our Final Freedom--What Will The Future Of Eternity Be Like?-- Part Ii Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 9, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,582 views

    Taking a look at what is to come when we get to Heaven

    We have difficulty not imagining heaven as potentially boring… eternally boring. We initially imagine heaven without the challenges that make us feel alive… without the attachments that make life meaningful… without the tastes of sin that make it flavorful…. and without the earthly vices that offer ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "We Shall Be Like Him..." By Dr. E. Winson Butler

    Contributed by Winson Butler on Aug 10, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 2,547 views

    God doesn’t call us to be successful, He calls us to be faithful. We are called to pattern our lives after Him. We need to take inventory of three important areas of our Christian walk. Let’s examine them together!

    Introduction It would do us all good to stop and take inventory of our Christian walk. God hasn’t called us to be successful but faithful! In what areas you ask, there are three, let’s examine them together! Main Division I. In Our Love (3:1-2) II. In Our Lives (3:3-11) III. In Our Loyalty ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Christ's Passion For People Series

    Contributed by Mark Magee on Aug 17, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,455 views

    Whether you see the movie or see the book, one of the things you can’t miss about Christ is His compassion for people.

    A. Welcome Guests... B. Easter + Three services.... for your convenience and our continued growth. C. Series– For the last couple of weeks we’ve been involved in a series that has been inspired by Mel Gibson’s, The Passion of the Christ. I wanted to make the most out of a great opportunity ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Living Out Righteousness

    Contributed by Jeff Hughes on Apr 8, 2003
    based on 71 ratings
     | 10,108 views

    The importance of rightoeusness in our lives.

    Living Out Righteousness 1st John 3:4 – 3:12 Jeff Hughes I. Introduction a. Turn with me in your Bibles to 1st John, Chapter 3, and verse 4. b. Tonight we are going to look at eight verses in the Book of First John, chapter three, that shed some light as to how we as believers are to live out ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Loving In Deed And Truth

    Contributed by Jeff Hughes on Apr 8, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 7,029 views

    Living out our faith

    Loving In Deed and Truth 1st John 3:13 – 3:24 Jeff Hughes I. Introduction a. Turn with me in your Bibles to 1st John, Chapter 3, and verse 13. b. Tonight we are going to look at the Book of First John, chapter three, verses 13 through 24, eleven verses that give us some guidance on how we live our ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson avatar

    Children Of God Series

    Contributed by Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson on Apr 27, 2003
    based on 95 ratings
     | 14,328 views

    Our Christian identity influences profoundly how we live.

    Sermon for 3 Easter Yr B, 4/05/2003 Based on I Jn 3:1-7 Grace Lutheran Church, Medicine Hat, Alberta By Pastor Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson IDENTITY, IMAGE, GENUINE PERSONHOOD, BEING WHO WE TRULY ARE. That is one of the central themes of our second lesson today. Our identity, our true personhood all ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Charles Degner avatar

    God's Children - That Is What We Are!

    Contributed by Charles Degner on May 2, 2003
    based on 64 ratings
     | 25,300 views

    We wonder in awe every day that God has made us his children, and strive to become more and more like what we already are!

    1 John 3:1-3 How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 2 Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    "We Know Love By This"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on May 9, 2003
    based on 20 ratings
     | 4,968 views

    Jesus loves us so much, and that means that we ought to love others.

    1 John 3:16-24 “We Know Love By This” By: Rev. Kenneth Emerson Sauer Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA Humankind has made so many attempts to define love. Volumes upon volumes of books have been written about it. Over the centuries romantic love has been the theme of ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Edward Frey avatar

    We Are God's Children

    Contributed by Edward Frey on May 10, 2003
    based on 56 ratings
     | 8,252 views

    God has made us his own in Christ. The love of Jesus leads us to demonstrate this blessed truth in our lives.

    One of the strangest moments in life is the day that you are talking (discussing, correcting, teaching, arguing what ever you want to call it) to your own children and suddenly you hear your mother’s voice coming out of your mouth. Suddenly, you start saying things that you swore you would never ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Love One Another Series

    Contributed by Shawn Ragan on May 11, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,508 views

    This sermon is the second in a series about true Christian fellowship and community - this one focusing on the call to "love one another."

    Love One Another Series: One Another Meridian Church of God Seventh Day March 29, 2003 INTRODUCTION Good Morning Series Introduction We began a new series last week on “one anothering,” the different commands we have in our interaction with one another. The commands we have from our Lord in ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible