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  • Scott Coltrain avatar

    The Holy Spirit And Conversion

    Contributed by Scott Coltrain on Oct 11, 2002
    based on 55 ratings
     | 5,109 views

    This is a basic study of the means by which the Holy Spirit effects the conversion of sinners to Christ.

    We are taught by Christ Jesus in John 3:3, 5, that "Unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.... unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God." In this passage, we learn that conversion - being born again - involves water and the Spirit of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How Is Your View From The Bridge? Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Sep 30, 2006
    based on 20 ratings
     | 11,286 views

    God has called us to take the initiative in bringing reconciliation.

    How Is Your View From the Bridge? Text: Gen. 33:1-20 Introduction 1. Read Gen. 33:1-20 2. Illustration: God’s love is like a bridge that makes reconciliation possible. If you take away the bridge, the separation remains. George Herbert said, “He who cannot forgive others breaks the bridge ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    On The Edge Of Greatness

    Contributed by John Hamby on Oct 16, 2003
    based on 119 ratings
     | 42,361 views

    Three characteristics of moving on to greatness taken from the Children of Israel’s refusal to cross over into the Promised Land.

    On the Edge of Greatness Numbers 13:17-20 (Basic Sermon idea from a sermon by Pastor Eric Goodman) I believe that it is God’s desire for every church to enter into greatness. You may be thinking, “Now, hold on Bro John, that can’t be right! Are you saying ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Expectations

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jun 6, 2005
    based on 25 ratings
     | 8,326 views

    Just as we have certain goals and dreams for our children, so also does God for His adopted children. Four words describe His expectations.

    Expectations! I Jn 3:1-3 1 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 ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    The Price Of Admission Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Scott Chambers on Jun 9, 2005
    based on 21 ratings
     | 3,556 views

    A study on the New Testament Church.

    Believe it or not, in the beginning there was no difference between being saved and being a member of the church. After Peter had finished preaching his sermon of the Day of Pentecost, those listening were convinced that what he had said about Jesus was the truth. So the people were cut to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Remembering The Perks

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Jan 16, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 3,920 views

    Forget not all His Benefits! - Here are a few to remember.

    16, January 2004 Dakota Community Church Remembering the Perks Introduction: We have spent a lot of time the last little while going over things like soldiering and depression and other Christian responsibility type issues. Every now and again we need to be reminded that there are many benefits ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    Your Family - Investing In Growth Series

    Contributed by Merle Mees on Sep 12, 2001
    based on 64 ratings
     | 8,580 views

    Part of the Fit for Life PowerPak.

    INVESTMENT TIPS FOR GROWING YOUR FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS Selected Bible Texts 5/14/00 AM - Mother’s Day Warren Buffet is one of the richest men in America. In 1997, among the 70 or so people in this country who were worth 1 billion dollars or more, Buffet was the only one of only a few who acquired ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Seeing Is Believing--Sometimes

    Contributed by Bradley Boydston on Dec 8, 2001
    based on 46 ratings
     | 3,428 views

    How is it that the guards at the tomb had first hand experience of the power of the resurrection, and yet, they chose not to believe?

    I was amused by a cartoon of two Roman soldiers guarding Jesus’ tomb on the first Easter morning. Each is holding a mug of tea in his hand, and the sun is just rising above the horizon. One is encouraging the other. "Cheer up, it’s Sunday morning. As I see it, we have one more day of guarding the ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    More Men Like Moses’s Daddy!

    Contributed by Jim Mccutchen on Jun 17, 2010
    based on 34 ratings
     | 8,477 views

    No single attribute will give more positive spiritual influence on your children than spiritual integrity.

    MORE MEN LIKE MOSES’S DAD! INTRO: (Men don’t always say what they mean) When a man says “IT WOULD TAKE TOO LONG TO EXPLAIN” He means: "I have no idea how it works" When a man says "TAKE A BREAK, HONEY. YOU ARE WORKING TOO HARD’’ He means: "I can’t hear the game over the vacuum cleaner" When a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Proper Training

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Aug 5, 2010
    based on 7 ratings
     | 8,851 views

    Our primary task as parents is to prepare our sons and daughters to walk according to God’s plan, God’s will, and God’s purpose for their lives. Here are three steps to help prepare or give proper training of your children to live for God.

    Proper Training Proverbs 22:6 "Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it." Our primary task as parents is to prepare our sons and daughters to walk according to God’s plan, God’s will, and God’s purpose for their lives. It is the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Life, A Cathedral

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Sep 5, 2011
     | 2,871 views

    How should one ’feel’ when rubbing shoulders with God? Can we be expected to feel something specific to the occasion? Maybe what I feel and how I behave has much to do with how I understand authority; how I respect or despise it; maybe my behaving and fee

    Life, a Cathedral Scripture: Exodus 3:1-5 Glenys and I recently vacationed in Quebec. While there, two experiences stood out for me as the highlights of our vacation. These impressed me, not in the sense that it met my entertainment approval but these affected me and my sense of things. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    Wise Or Fool Series

    Contributed by Rule Digal on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,792 views

    Jesus consistently and continually preached that we need to be ready. Over and over again we hear him say, “So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”

    Wise or Fool Matthew 25:1-13 NOte: Some materials of this sermon are taken from sermoncentral.com Now, let’s continue on in our series on the Parables of Jesus. Let’s open our Bible to the book of Matt.25: 1-13, and study the Parable of the Ten Virgins. The main emphasis of this parable is the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    God Is With Us

    Contributed by Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Aug 2, 2012
    based on 5 ratings
     | 15,888 views

    Jesus Christ is with us to the end of the world. This is the gift of Easter.

    Fairy tales and legends from the oldest times tell of the days when God walked among human beings. Those were splendid times, when one met a wanderer on the road who asked for lodging, then at home one recognized in this simple man the Lord God and was richly rewarded. Those were wonderful times, ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Martin Wiles avatar

    Did You Miss Lazarus?

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on Sep 10, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,283 views

    The rich man's life illustrates some traits that can lead us to miss opportunities God sends.

    DID YOU MISS LAZARUS? LUKE 16:19-25 INTRODUCTION I once lived beside a retired pastor and his family. His wife worked at the Department of Social Services. There were many poor people in the county, and she was very familiar with many of them since her line of work often took her to their homes ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What God Expects When We Mess Up

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on Sep 22, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,905 views

    The believer and unbeliever alike have responsibilities when it comes to dealing with sin in their life.

    WHAT GOD EXPECTS WHEN WE MESS UP? LUKE 15:11-32 INTRODUCTION Young Johnny was reared in a fine Christian home. When he was only nine years old, his father took him into his office one day and explained the gospel message of Jesus Christ to him, and young Johnny accepted Christ as his Savior. In ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist