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  • George Rennau avatar

    New Years - Christ Our Companion

    Contributed by George Rennau on Feb 19, 2001
    based on 159 ratings
     | 7,623 views

    What does the New Year have in store for you? Whether they be good things, or bad, or both You can face them because God has promised I will never leave you or forsake you

    Christ our companion Hebrews 13:5-6 "Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." So we say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?" What ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Grace

    Contributed by Christopher Martin on Dec 18, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 10,314 views

    A funeral sermon for a 50 year old man who committed suicide. He was an active member of the congregation, and gave no signs or reason for taking his own life, leaving the family, congregation, and community in a state of shock.

    (Read obituary from bulletin) Dear friends, members of Our Saviour’s, family members, and especially this day you, Holly, Kyle, Beth, Cara, and Loren, may God’s grace, mercy, and peace be with you from God, our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. The word of God that I will ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    What To Do When Your Ship Is Sinking! Series

    Contributed by Winson Butler on Apr 13, 2004
    based on 59 ratings
     | 10,645 views

    God never promised a life without hurt. However, He has promised hope to all in need. Find that needed hope He has promised in the following example!

    What To Do When Your Ship Is Sinking! St. Mark 4:35-41 Introduction I. I was in need of a little encouragement when I discovered this little piece of advice from an unknown source, "Don’t wait for your ship to come in...SWIM out to meet it!" I guess there’s a lot ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Church Has Left The Building Series

    Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Sep 21, 2020
    based on 4 ratings
     | 18,275 views

    Many of the churches -- and by churches, I mean Christians -- have forgotten the church is meant to thrive outside the walls of the church house by serving others and by being a means of God’s Grace. It is time for the Church to leave the building.

    TITLE: THE CHURCH HAS LEFT THE BUILDING SCRIPTURE: ST. MARK 16:15 On last Sunday I preached from the subject “THE CHURCH” – this morning I want to continue that message or Part-II and tag this message – “THE CHURCH HAS LEFT THE BUILDING.” I remember when I was still relatively young, Elvis ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Power Of The Presence Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 13, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,333 views

    When Jesus told us we needed to tell others about our faith in Him, did He leave us to do it all by ourselves? Or does God help us when we witness?

    About 350 years before Christ was born in Bethlehem, there was a man they called Alexander the Great. Over a period of 15 years Alexander the Great was in almost constant warfare and conquered most of known world. He never defended a walled city, almost always met his enemy in the open field, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Informed Grief Series

    Contributed by Allan Quak on Oct 19, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,175 views

    Paul deals with the pastoral situation of the Thessalonians who are grieving without hope. His response is not to focus on end-times theology, but to fill in the missing gap of knowledge with the hope that is in Christ.

    You can listen to the full message here:- http://nec.org.au/strong-and-ready/ Message 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Informed Grief Let’s open our Bible to our text and read. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 This is the verse in this section which quickly gets all the attention. After that, we who are still ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Struggles Are Worth The Trouble Series

    Contributed by Kevin Cummins on Jul 16, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 7,906 views

    James gives us some good reasons why we really should embrace the storms in our lives. Without the storms we would be weak and incomplete.

    Two men were walking through a field one day when they spotted an enraged bull. Instantly they darted toward the nearest fence. The storming bull followed in hot pursuit, and it was soon apparent they wouldn’t make it. Terrified, the one shouted to the other, "Put up a prayer, John. We’re in for ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Wisdom's Noble Call Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Dec 1, 2011
    based on 10 ratings
     | 13,964 views

    Wisdom leaves no doubt about the importance and meaning of her call. She comes near to mankind & seeks to win them by her noble & uplifting gifts. May we heed the call & follow heavenly wisdom's guidance.

    PROVERBS 8: 1-11 WISDOM'S NOBLE CALL Speaking without wisdom is of little value and wisdom without a voice is of little use. So here we have wisdom taking voice and speaking. The Word of God and wisdom go hand-in-hand crying out to be heard. Wisdom's inviting call here in chapter eight ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    In The Cradle-Out Of The Grave

    Contributed by Chuck Brooks on Oct 12, 2020
     | 3,183 views

    In order to bring many people to glory, God had to leave heaven’s glory and come down and take upon Himself a body and suffer in this body and die in this body and be raised from the dead in this body. This is the reason for the season...

    Background In chapter one the writer of Hebrews begins by exalting the Son of God. A song is written with the word, “He is exalted, the King is exalted on high.” This Hebrew audience, Jewish by birth but Christians by the new birth, were having difficulty letting go of their Judaism like Paul ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    When Worship Is Pointed The Right Direction

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 17, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,224 views

    An examination of worship to help people better understand how meditating on the person of God is the basis of our worship, and to practice that before we leave the building Meant to be preached at the very beginning of a worship hour and then followed b

    Isaiah 6:1-5, Ezekiel 1:22-28; Psalm 8,29,95; Titus 1:16 Introduction - Barbara McKeever, Urbana, Ohio -- Said that in the middle of a soloist's number at church, her young grandson Chandler tugged her sleeve and whispered, "She can't sing very well, can she?" She knew that the woman had a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Tangible Verses Intangible Series

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Nov 11, 2023
     | 1,731 views

    What is it that God wants you to do with the one life he has given you? The life you have is a gift but will not be all it can be without your journeying into the unknown.

    Tangible verses Intangible. Abraham set free to be blessed and a blessing! Genesis 17:1-10 and 17:15-22. We carry on today with number two sermon of this four-part sermon series “Steadfast.” The verse that sort of ties the series together is Psalm 16:8 “I have set the LORD always before me: ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    New Year 2023 - Your Legacy: Will It Make It Through The Fire?

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Dec 20, 2022
     | 4,977 views

    As we begin a new year, I wanted to share a message about our legacy. As you read the fictional stories of the three funerals, think about what your legacy will be when you leave here.

    Your Legacy: Will It Make It Through The Fire? Scripture: Matthew 6:19-21; First Corinthians 3:11-15 Happy New Year New Light! This morning I want to talk with you about your legacy – the one you will leave behind on earth but will greet you in heaven. This is the first Sunday of a new year and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Roy Probus avatar

    There Are No Stupid Questions?

    Contributed by Roy Probus on Dec 27, 2007
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     | 4,028 views

    Some of us live our lives without questioning what we are or why we do things, God wants us to question our belief in him.

    Give brief intro about you… [Show Halley’s Pic] When I was a 12 years old, I got the chance to see Halley’s comet. Some of you in this room may have had the chance to see it back in 1986. Halley’s only occurs every 76 years. I remember that entire trip because we actually had to travel ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Jerry Flury avatar

    Born To Die, Living In The Shadow Of The Cross

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Dec 12, 2012
    based on 6 ratings
     | 11,120 views

    Christ was born to die. From the moment He was born, the Cross at Calvary cast its shadow upon that Infant and would never leave Him until He had finished His mission. He was born to die.

    Born to Die, Living in the Shadow of the Cross John12:27–28.” At Christmas we like to think of the Baby lying in a manager. We like the warm and tender feelings we get from songs like “Away in the manger” and “Silent Night”. The world by large does not give ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joseph Neil Adams avatar

    If It Hadn't Have Been For God

    Contributed by Joseph Neil Adams on Dec 31, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 15,345 views

    Some us too have been dealing with life’s problems, situations that have left/leave us feeling helpless, hopeless and alone. How do we keep going when life is a pain in the butt?

    Psalm 124 Genesis 39:1- 21 Life has a habit of getting up and biting you doesn’t it?! Even when things are going well as they were for Joseph bad things do happen to good people. Some us too have been dealing with life’s problems. There have been, maybe are now situations that have left / ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist