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  • Eric Snyder avatar

    The Open Door Series

    Contributed by Eric Snyder on Mar 8, 2002
    based on 22 ratings
     | 16,072 views

    this is part of a series that was designed to help people grow.

    The Open door, # 2 of the enlarge your tent series, Isaiah 54: Main text Mark 2:1-11 Eric A. Snyder, Minister, Farwell Church of Christ March 3, 2002 A hairdresser in Colombia believes he has the baldness problem licked. The barber from Pereira, which is approximately 100 mile east of the Bogota ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Laughing Away The Burdens

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Dec 4, 2000
    based on 119 ratings
     | 17,425 views

    Abraham laughed in the cynicism of old age; Sarah laughed in the denial that defends against what is inevitable; but beyond both of them God laughed in joy at the triumph of His purposes, fulfilled in two aged followers.

    You have heard it said, “He who laughs last, laughs best.” Let me expand on that: I may laugh, you may laugh, but God will have the last and best laugh, for God’s purposes will be served. Laughter. There are all sorts of reasons to laugh. Some will laugh out of frustration; unable to do what ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Denn Guptill avatar

    Where In The World Is Heaven?

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Dec 5, 2000
    based on 65 ratings
     | 2,945 views

    A look at heaven and how to get there.

    "I don’t think that there can be any future for heaven or hell." Did you hear me, "I don’t think that there can be any future for heaven or hell" at least that’s what Gordon Kaufman a theologian from Harvard Divinity School believes. It would appear that mainstream Christianity has lost sight of ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    The Year Hope Died

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 30, 2000
    based on 118 ratings
     | 6,745 views

    When hope dies we need a fresh vision of God, a transformation of the heart and a mission to the world.

    Most of us who were old enough to understand at the time can remember where we were on November 22, 1963. President John F. Kennedy’s motorcade was on its way to a luncheon in downtown Dallas. The president and his wife were sitting in the back of an open convertible, and Governor and Mrs. John ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Moses In The Muddle

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 31, 2000
    based on 85 ratings
     | 7,364 views

    Moses was a mortal, a mediator, a mentor and a man of God.

    A cartoon showed Moses coming down from the top of Mt. Sinai with the Ten Commandments written on stone tablets in his hands. He’s giving a report to the children of Israel and says, “It was hard bargaining — we get the milk and honey, but the anti-adultery clause stays in.” That is seen as bad ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Jesus Deserves Our Praises

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Apr 5, 2001
    based on 50 ratings
     | 8,279 views

    on why Jesus deserves our praises as they did on Palm Sunday - for his person and his office

    April 8, 2001 Luke 19:28-40 After Jesus had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. 29 As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, 30 “Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Screen Doors For The Kursk Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Oct 24, 2000
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,799 views

    Doing battle always requires protection, but we often try to use something flimsy, not employing the help which God gives through others.

    No one in his right mind goes out to do battle without protection. You won’t last long on to any battlefield, whether it be the beaches of Normandy or the sands of Kuwait, if you don’t have some kind of armor. Tanks, flak jackets, bulletproof vests – you must have something to protect your heart, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Live For Today

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 31, 2000
    based on 149 ratings
     | 19,391 views

    Leaving the past behind and getting on with our spiritual walk

    It had been an interesting spring. I suppose interesting would be a good word to use here. They had seen their best friend tried in a Roman Court and sentenced to death. They had seen him nailed to a cross and die, they had seen him taken down and buried. Three days later they saw him alive ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    The Passion, Ash Wednesday And Lent

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Feb 21, 2004
    based on 84 ratings
     | 12,473 views

    What to learn as The Passion of the Christ movie opens on Ash Wednesday.

    Did you hear about the lady who shut down the US and Canadian border? Apparently Canadian customs officials found a grenade in the glove compartment of a 28-year-old woman¡¦s Ford Explorer as she crossed the border on last Monday. Due to the current tensions re: terrorist activities, this created ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Your Life's New Ambitions

    Contributed by Jeffrey Samelson on Apr 5, 2004
    based on 29 ratings
     | 4,316 views

    Paul shows us godly ambition, which is focused on Christ

    Fifth Sunday in Lent — March 28, 2004 Christ Lutheran Church, Columbia, MD Pastor Jeff Samelson Philippians 3:8-14 Your Life’s New Ambitions I. Know Christ II. Pursue the Prize III. Keep Your Eyes on the Finish Line Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Because He Lives

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Apr 6, 2004
    based on 180 ratings
     | 69,209 views

    BECAUSE HE LIVES WE HAVE HIS PRESENCE TO SURROUND US,HIS PEACE TO SECURE US, HIS POWER TO STRENGTHEN US, HIS PURPOSE TO STIR US, AND HIS PROMISE TO SATISFY US.

    BECAUSE HE LIVES John 14:19 ***In April of the year 2000, there was a car crash in Japan. Sadly, a man died in the accident. When the police came to examine the body, witnesses at the scene said they recognized the car and though the injuries disfigured the body, they also recognized the dead ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Betrayal, Forgiveness & Restoration - Peter Denies The Christ

    Contributed by Ken Kersten on Apr 8, 2004
    based on 54 ratings
     | 28,138 views

    A look at Peter’s betrayal of Jesus and how Jesus brought forgiveness and restoration to Peter.

    Mar. 28 – Jesus: The Betrayed READ John 13:21-38 18:15-18; 25-27 The year was 1779. He was a loyal patriot, a prosperous businessman, a natural leader and an obvious choice to be captain of the Connecticut State Militia. He proved to be a good military leader. He joined Montgomery ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Shaping The Clay

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Feb 20, 2005
    based on 30 ratings
     | 5,615 views

    Inauguration message for new role as Executive Director of the D. C. Baptist Foundation: the treasure we have is the gospel, which supports, guides, empowers, and gives life. Like disposable clay pots, we are to be impervious, transporting, and shaped fo

    Despite what you may feel in the air this morning, spring is coming. It really is. Spring IS coming. How do I know that? Have I consulted the wooly-worms? No, I wouldn’t know a wooly-worm if it bit me. Have I studied the groundhog and its shadow? No, since my birthday is the day after ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Nadasi avatar

    Day Of The Living Dead, Part 1

    Contributed by John Nadasi on Mar 10, 2005
    based on 26 ratings
     | 2,900 views

    The Lazarus story from a slightly different perspective. It asks the question "how do we respond when God doesn’t show up in time." Mary and Martha demonstrate the true nature of faith.

    John 11:1-45 Paonia United Methodist Church March 13, 2005 Over the last several weeks, We have covered some really difficult texts. That’s what lent is all about. If you haven’t heard something that has disturbed or upset you, Than I either have not been doing my job, or you haven’t been ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Another World To Sing In Series

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Mar 13, 2005
    based on 19 ratings
     | 3,536 views

    3rd of 5 on Death and Heaven. This message discusses the kind of Resurrection Body we will someday receive.

    Another World to Sing In “It’s not that I am afraid to die. I just don’t want to be there when it happens.” Woody Allen Feeling Fine: Farmer Joe decided his injuries from the accident were serious enough to take the trucking company (responsible for the accident) to court. In court, the trucking ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ