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  • Mark Elkins avatar

    How Should Christians Live? With A Message!

    Contributed by Mark Elkins on Sep 26, 2003
    based on 27 ratings
     | 2,201 views

    We have a message that is personally Heard from God, a message of Hope and a message of Harmony! Does you life reflect these?

    At your age 993 1001 more A message that is heard. Hearing God- #294 p. 311 750 engaging ill. Ambient noise generator. John heard a message from God. One of the great needs about man is a word from God. A word that tells us the truth about God, why we are here, who we are, and where we are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Walking In The Light

    Contributed by Lanny Carpenter on Oct 20, 2003
    based on 110 ratings
     | 32,280 views

    Designed to teach the importance of conducting one’s life in the presence and influence of Christ.

    WALKING IN THE LIGHT I JOHN 1:5-7 INTRO: Are you afraid of the dark? 1. As a child, shadows make us think of monsters. 2. If you like scary movies, you may at times think you see those characters in the dark. (ILL.) In interview, Stephen King, horror author, was asked about daily writing ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    What Does The Church Do? Series

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Oct 21, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,399 views

    The world today sees the church as powerless and irrelevant in our culture and the reason is due in great part because of our failure to live life differently than the world around us.

    In the play, My Fair Lady, Eliza is being courted by Freddy, who writes to her daily of his love for her. Eliza’s response to his notes is to cry out in frustration: Words! Words! I’m so sick of words!... Don’t talk of stars Burning above, If you’re in love, Show me! Don’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Fellowship Or Friendship (Or Where Three Is Not A Crowd)

    Contributed by Bramwell Hayes on Aug 9, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,963 views

    The basis of Christian fellowship and warnings about false attempts.

    Fellowship or friendship? Or when three is not a crowd Introduction There was recently a debate on the name of the Salvation Army on the website armybarmy.com, one contributor, somewhat sarcastically, suggested that the name should be changed to the friendship club. In fact, corps and Churches ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    Spiritual Cleansing

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Feb 22, 2005
    based on 31 ratings
     | 21,365 views

    An Ash Wednesday.

    Spiritual Cleansing Delivered on Ash Wednesday, 2005 By The Rev. Dr. W. Maynard Pittendreigh Senior Pastor Mpittendreigh@goodshepherdpc.org I John 1:5-9 5 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. 6 If we claim to have ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Dan Borchert avatar

    A Beleiver Sinning In The Eyes Of God

    Contributed by Dan Borchert on Aug 29, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 3,652 views

    This sermon take a serious look at a subject we do not like to look serious at, Sin. Very convicting

    1 John 1:5-10 A Believer Sinning In the Eyes of God. I. Introduction A. An angry church member once went up to her pastor. And asked him “Why do you keep on preaching to us Christians about sin. After all, sin in the life of a Christian is different from sin in the life of an unsaved ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    The Natural Man's Reaction To Sin

    Contributed by Howard Parnell on Sep 22, 2002
    based on 29 ratings
     | 4,819 views

    Lieing to ourselves, others, and God is a foolish way to try to cover our sins.

    THE NATURAL MAN’S REACTION TO SIN I Jn. 1:5-10 INTRO. When we were saved, we were called out of spiritual darkness into light. (I Thess. 5:5) - We are the children of light. But still, there seems to be a problem. John 3:19-21. Those who do wrong hate the light. When light shines in on us ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Walking In The Light Series

    Contributed by Brian Moon on Jun 26, 2002
    based on 166 ratings
     | 33,788 views

    Part one of a series done on 1st John

    “Dear John,” part 1 (Walking in the Light) Story – Me and my friends used to love to play manhunt. We had a guy who lived on the 16th and 17th holes of a golf course and late at night we would go out and play manhunt for hours. It was always a fun time, but one time I can remember it had been ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Lab Rats, Light, And Hope

    Contributed by James Chandler on Apr 3, 2003
    based on 75 ratings
     | 11,772 views

    This sermon compares the man who walks in darkness with the man who walks in the light.

    Lab Rats, Light, and Hope A group of graduate students did a very bizarre experiment. They took lab rats and put them in a tank of water and placed the tank in a totally dark room. They went into the joining room and monitored them with video equipment. The rats swam for almost six hours before ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Living In The Light Of Christ

    Contributed by Karl Eckhoff on May 12, 2003
    based on 29 ratings
     | 6,672 views

    Living in the light of Christ means admitting our wrongs, but it also means new life by His Spirit.

    Confirmation Sunday 1 John 1:5-10 Living in the Light of Christ 05/04/03 One of my favorite contemporary Christian tunes is a song by Geoff Moore entitled, Best Days. Throughout the song Geoff highlights some of the most memorable days of his life – a day when his dad took him fly fishing, taught ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Walking In The Light

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on May 19, 2003
    based on 208 ratings
     | 11,843 views

    Talks about the importance of taking sin seriously and confessing our sins

    Walking in the Light 1 John 1:5-10 Purpose Statement: To call on unbelievers and believers to take sin seriously. Introduction After dying, three friends, Robert, Sam and Tim wake up outside of heaven. St. Peter says that before any can enter, they have to pass through a bog. All those who ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Mystery Of Light Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 19, 2002
    based on 34 ratings
     | 17,597 views

    Scientists are baffled by the mystery of light they can study it but still don’t understand what light is. God is light according to the Bible and he’s as mysterious as light in the natural sense but like scientist we can study God and understand what lig

    The Mystery of Light - part 1 Illustration- God is light show by Scott Kinney (www.interviewwithGod). Thesis: Scientists are baffled by the mystery of light they can study it but still don’t understand what light is. God is light according to the Bible and he’s as mysterious as light in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Mystery Of Light Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 19, 2002
    based on 37 ratings
     | 5,212 views

    Scientists are baffled by the mystery of light they can study it but still don’t understand what light is. God is light according to the Bible and he’s as mysterious as light in the natural sense but like scientist we can study God and understand what lig

    Mystery of Light part 2 Thesis: Scientists are baffled by the mystery of light they can study it but still don’t understand what light is. God is light according to the Bible and he’s as mysterious as light in the natural sense but like scientist we can study God and understand what light does in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Mike Wilkins avatar

    Formative Fellowship Series

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Mar 4, 2002
    based on 245 ratings
     | 30,989 views

    God uses the fellowship of other christians to form us into mature Christians

    Habits that Lead to Christian Maturity Lent 2002 Formative Fellowship Acts 2 The need for Maturity: In Romania, after communism fell, we in the west became aware of the many orphans there who were basically warehoused in huge orphanages. They were vastly understaffed. So the babies, while they ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    God's Cure For Dirty Feet

    Contributed by James Groce on Mar 27, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,839 views

    We will never reach total perfection in this life, but this does not give us a license to sin

    --------------------------- 1 John 1:5-7 5This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 6If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, welie, and do not the truth: 7But if we walk in the light, as ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal