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  • W Pittendreigh avatar

    Watch Your Table Manners Series

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Jul 23, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,063 views

    God accepts ALL sorts of people in his family -- and we need to as well!

    Acts 10:1-48 We continue our study of the Book of Acts, and we now come to chapter 10. It opens with a Gentile soldier named Cornelius, who is told by God in a vision to send for Peter. Meanwhile, Peter is in another town and it’s late in the afternoon and he is tired and hungry. Someone starts ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Good News For Bad People Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Mar 13, 2003
    based on 54 ratings
     | 5,475 views

    This story is about what we think makes us acceptable in the sight of God.

    A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 49 “Good News for Bad People” Luke 18:9-14 In verse nine Jesus begins another parable. Because this parable follows the parable of the persistent widow, where Jesus teaches us to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Music In Worship

    Contributed by Scott Coltrain on Feb 24, 2004
    based on 112 ratings
     | 15,561 views

    This is an examination of the kind of music that God deems acceptable in the worship of the Lord’s Church.

    From the earliest days, music has played an important element in the worship of God. In both the Old and New Testaments, one can read of the use of music in worship. During the last 1600-1700 years, there has been much controversy as to the nature of acceptable music in Christian worship. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Heart With A Big Margin

    Contributed by W F on Jun 25, 2006
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    Discover how to accept people who are hard to live with in a way that is pleasing God.

    INTRODUCTION At some time in our lives we all need to deal with difficult people or people who have done the wrong thing by us. In this letter that Paul has written to Philemon, we discover how we can accept people who are hard to live with, in a way that is pleasing God. Quite simply some people ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    "No More Excuses"

    Contributed by Chanon Mullens on Jun 12, 2007
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    Moses had several excuses; of which God didn’t accept any

    • An excuse is a reason we give for not doing what someone else expects us to do. We not only make excuses for missing church, but for missing work, school, and meetings. We also make excuses for bad behavior and for bad attitudes, and for not getting a job done on time or for not doing ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    An Invitation To The Feast

    Contributed by Pr. Lynell Aljoe-Thurman on Oct 11, 2008
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    God has given an invitation to eternal life. Will you accept or reject grace?

    Prayer: Merciful Father, you are a generous Lord and Savior. We thank you for the invitation to come to your eternal feast and we accept that invitation. Help us to invite others to dine at your table, to be washed in the waters of baptism, to accept forgiveness, and to always acknowledge that ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    All Or Nothing At All

    Contributed by Kevin Williams on Sep 7, 2008
    based on 26 ratings
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    God will not accept partial service. He wants your all or nothing at all.

    I have spent a good portion of my adult working life, working in retail. And with each job they trained the managers on how to spot counterfeit money. To the untrained eye the counterfeit money looks exactly like the real money. They are the same length, they feel the same, the information on ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Big Invitation SermonCentral

    Contributed by SermonCentral on Oct 11, 2023
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    God has given an invitation to eternal life. Will you accept or reject grace?

    Good morning, good afternoon, or good evening, my dear brothers and sisters in Christ. As we gather here today, we are united by a common purpose, a shared faith, and a mutual love for our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. We are here to learn, to grow, and to understand more about the incredible love ...read more

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    Don’t Say God Can’t

    Contributed by John Gaston on Feb 5, 2022
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    Many times we think our situation is beyond hope. We're tempted to accept the natural, inevitable outcome. But are we calculating without God? What if we served a God of miracles! Could things be different? A thousand times YES!

    DON’T SAY GOD CAN’T 2 Kings 6:25; 7:1-2 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: I’ve Heard Crazier Things 1. When King George VI was a boy, he and his older brother Edward were standing at the window of their palace looking out on the snow-covered city. Just off the palace grounds they could see a mob of common ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Child Of God, Family Of God Series

    Contributed by Robert Higgins on Apr 15, 2008
    based on 11 ratings
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    Because we do not know who we are, we don’t know how to live. God desires that we know the incomprehensible truth that we are His family and to learn how we can act like it.

    Being the Family of God – Part One (Introduction) Rhetorical questions. How many sinners are there in this room? Can I see your hands? (Some of you know I’ve asked this before so you know better don’t you?) Why do so many of us see ourselves as sinners? Is it because…well, because we sin. For ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God The Father

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 29, 2005
    based on 20 ratings
     | 6,930 views

    A sermon on the attributes of God.

    GOD THE FATHER Psalm 145 INTRO: In Hanover County, Virginia, about 20 miles north of Richmond, there is a theme amusement park known as King’s Dominion. This sermon deals with God’s dominion over the earth. The Baptist Faith and Message states: “There is one and only one living and true God. He is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God The Father

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 12, 2007
    based on 16 ratings
     | 4,794 views

    A message on the existence of God.

    GOD THE FATHER Psalm 145 INTRO: In Hanover County, Virginia, about 20 miles north of Richmond, there is a theme amusement park known as King’s Dominion. This sermon deals with God’s dominion over the earth. The Baptist Faith and Message states: “There is one and only one living and true God. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    El Shaddai Series

    Contributed by Chip Van Emmerik on Oct 30, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,231 views

    No matter who you are, there are always times in life when you are forced to accept that you just cannot go any farther. That you simply lack the resources or ability to make some things happen. what so many Christians throughout the ages have failed to u

    Title: El Shaddai Text: Genesis 17 Proposition: You must look to good for sufficiency Open Have you ever been frustrated in life? I am talking about the time when you worked and planned and hoped, and after it was all done, everything turned to dust? No matter how hard you tried, you reached a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dennis Jones avatar

    We Are Fully Forgiven

    Contributed by Dennis Jones on Jun 10, 2003
    based on 84 ratings
     | 8,102 views

    In most cases we do not understand what that means or do not accept the fact that God loves us that much. Our minds cannot comprehend unconditional love. We cannot understand how or why God could possibly love us that much that we could be fully forgive

    WE ARE FULLY FORGIVEN Last week in our bible study we discussed being fully forgiven. In most cases we do not understand what that means or do not accept the fact that God loves us that much. Our minds cannot comprehend unconditional love. We cannot understand how or why God ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Respectable Sin

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Jan 14, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,722 views

    One of the greatest threats to the church is that we become Politically Correct and accept "respectable sins."

    RESPECTABLE SIN 2 Timothy 4:2 Have you ever heard of "outing?" "Coming out party" Used to mean going out for picnic and a party to celebrate a girl becoming a teenager. Now mean "Corning out of closet" Now it means to become openly ungodly and defying public opinion used of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist