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What About Your Gestures?

Contributed by Scott Carmer on Aug 21, 2006

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The gestures of worship - lifting up holy hands in praise - must be in sync with the gestures of holy living.

Gesture Theology Ephesians 5:15-20 August 20, 2006 I remember the very first sermon I ever preached. It was at License to Preach School down at DePauw University during the summer of 1972, between my freshman and sophomore years in college. I knew that I was headed for seminary by that time, and ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:6-20

Denomination: Methodist

How To Be Confident Of Your Salvation

Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Sep 5, 2006

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How to know that salvation is secure and have assurance that you are saved.

The major theme of the Bible is God’s eternal plan to rescue us from the penalty, power, and presence of sin through the death and resurrection of His Son, Jesus Christ. God’s nature is holy, righteous, and just. Man is both sinful by nature and by choice. God’s solution? He has provided us a ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:38-39

Denomination: Baptist

#3divine Possibilities: Starving At A Feast? Series

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Aug 15, 2005

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When people sit around and do nothing God’s people starve. God has a plan of deliverance and there is food a plenty!

SPEAK TO GOD’S POSSIBILITIES: STARVING TO DEATH AT A FEAST? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com We are studying Divine Possibilities: 1. Climb into God’s Envelope; 2. Accept the Mantle; 3. Starving at a feast; 4. Let God! 5. When an unforgiving preacher preaches forgiveness; 6. Rising ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:23-24

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Who Will Rescue Me?

Contributed by William Nieporte on Sep 6, 2005

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Who will rescue us from ourselves - from our lives of profound inconsistency.

(Part of this sermon was inspired by a message I read at "30 Minutes One Sunday" - but beyond the initial comments, the remainder of the sermon went in a completely different direction than that which I read!) Many of us here today have had, or still have, many problems in our lives. We are ...read more

Scripture: Acts 7:15-25

Denomination: Baptist

El Shaddai Series

Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Sep 9, 2005

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Names of God 3: El Shaddai. What does ’El’ mean, and if that means ’Powerful’, ’mighty’ etc already- why add Shaddai to it?

Names of God 3: El Shaddai WBC 11/9/5pm Genesis 17:1-9 "IN THE NAME OF JESUS" Paul Harvey told about a 3-year-old boy who went to the grocery store with his mother. Before they entered the grocery store she said to him, "Now you’re not going to get any chocolate chip cookies, so don’t even ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 17:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

Freedom

Contributed by Dean Meadows on Jun 30, 2005

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This is a 4th of July sermon, but can be used anytime of how to be "Free" from sin.

Freedom Galatians 5:1 This is the time of the year to which we celebrate our freedom. July 4th is celebrated as America’s official split from Britain’s rule and the beginning of the American Revolution. There were 13 colonies in America who were ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:1

Denomination: *other

Persevering Through Trust-Perseverance Part 3 Series

Contributed by Mike Rickman on Jul 14, 2005

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If we are to be successful in our Christian experience we must have someone we can trust.

July 10, 2005 Morning Worship Text: Proverbs 3:5-6 Subject: Perseverance Part 3 Title: Persevering Through Trust As we patiently wait for the coming of the Lord, we have to have something to hold on to that will help us maintain our faith through hard times. We must find something to trust in. I ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-6

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Perseverance For Christ

Contributed by Elijah Stepp on Jul 15, 2005

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Persevering for Christ - Continuing in our Christian Walk

“Perseverance for Christ” (Elijah Stepp, Jr.) Choice of opening Illustration………………. Introduction Perseverance is a term which may be over-utilized. Explaining what it takes for a team to win a game, a coach may say perseverance is required. A boss may tell employees perseverance is required ...read more

Scripture: James 1:12

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Potential Of Faith. Series

Contributed by Ronnie Smith on Jul 15, 2005

based on 16 ratings

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Chick-fa-la has an advertising campaign that displays cows holding up signs saying “eat more chicken”. This is cute because the cows are trying to save their own lives by convincing others to “eat more chicken”. If we as Christians expect to be all God

Mark 9 23 Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. You have an untapped potential in Christ! · A father brought his son; we have no idea the age of the boy, to Jesus. · He first encountered the Disciples and they could not help him. · So now he ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Are Your Prayers On Vacation?

Contributed by Greg Frazier on Jul 20, 2005

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In order to know God you have to spend time talking to Him. You cannot take a vacation from prayer.

Are Your Prayers On Vacation? Talking to God Daniel 6:1-28 / Ephesians 6:18 During this month we are looking at the themes from this years VBS - Serengeti Trek. Serengeti Trek takes place during the last week of this month and by then we will have a good grasp of what the children will be ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 6:1-28

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

Contributed by James May on May 21, 2006

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There’s a Jekyll and Hyde in every one of us. Which nature will win? It all depends upon whether we allow Jesus’ blood to cleanse us from sin, or try to defeat Mr. Hyde on our own.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Pastor Jim May In 1886, Robert Louis Stevenson authored a book titled, “The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde”. The whole gist of the book concerns the way in which an individual is made up of emotions and desires that are opposite to one another: some good and ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:18-21

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Begining Series

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Jun 24, 2006

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Ovireview of the Book of Acts - Begingng of a series. The idea that the letter is written to you and me and perhaps other purposes too.

We are going to do something a little different for our sermon time. At least it is different for me. For the next while, at least through the Fall we are going to remain in one book of the Bible. That means that when you arrive Each Sunday you will already know which book and chapter of the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:1-26

Denomination: Congregational

Too Busy Series

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Feb 18, 2006

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How many countless people are merely existing, even in the church? It is often the result of not focusing on God’s agenda and direction for the way we spend our time.

Text: 10Figure out what will please Christ, and then do it. 11Don’t waste your time on useless work, mere busywork, the barren pursuits of darkness. Expose these things for the sham they are. (The Message) Last sermon I shared an overview of what stewardship is. Stewardship lesson one: ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:10-20

Denomination: Salvation Army

Lent

Contributed by Steven Ostrowski on Feb 26, 2006

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Fasting during Lent and why it’s Biblical.

Lent is a common practice among Christian denominations. In the Eastern churches they consider Advent to be Lent, and the western Lent to be the Great Lent. In most western churches Lent is the 40 days not counting Sundays before Easter. The word Lent comes from the Anglo Saxon word lencten, ...read more

Scripture: John 12:13

Denomination: Catholic

The Secret Ingredient Series

Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Mar 19, 2006

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God’s mission without God’s methods is a recipie for disaster. Note: You should have a Hershey’s chocolate bar for this sermon.

Milton Hershey started out by learning to be a printer. He lived just north of Lancaster, PA, and worked on a German paper. But soon, he realized how much he hated the work. So one day, he threw his straw hat into the press, and promptly got himself fired. And so, needing a job, his mother got ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 2:11-22

Denomination: Baptist

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