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  • Derrick Tuper avatar

    Don't Stress It

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Sep 21, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,916 views

    What causes stress, what are the effects of stress and what we can do about that?

    DON’T STRESS IT INTRODUCTION: What kinds of words come to mind when you think of the word, ‘stress’? Perhaps words like: anxiety, worry, fear, doubt, tension or chaos come to mind. Stress is defined in Webster’s as a ‘force that strains or deforms; mental or physical ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Power Of His Name (3) Series

    Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Sep 21, 2010
    based on 47 ratings
     | 10,149 views

    The 3rd Commandment is broken out in the open. Swearers want people to hear what they say. It’s intended by the profaner that you would hear those words. When a person commits adultery they try to hide it. When they lust, or when they kill, or whatever th

    ILL. A New York City businessman, moved to the country because of this bad economy. He went to the local feed and livestock store and talked to the owner about how he was going to take up chicken farming. He then asked to buy 100 chicks."That’s a lot of chicks," commented the proprietor. "I mean ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    What To Do About Sin Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Sep 22, 2010
    based on 30 ratings
     | 13,530 views

    What should we do about sin and those who commit sin? Our text gives us the proper action. 1- Pray for the one who commits a sin 2- Trust God to keep you safe 3- Realize the world is under control 4- Stay away from idols

    INTRO.- ILL.- Perhaps you heard about the other version of John chapter 8 when the woman was caught in adultery. Jesus saw a crowd chasing down a woman to stone her and approached them. "What’s going on here, anyway?" he asked. "This woman was found committing adultery, and the law says we ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Hearing The Shepherd

    Contributed by Christopher Martin on Sep 27, 2010
    based on 7 ratings
     | 8,349 views

    4th Sunday of Easter, Series C, Preached 4/25/2010 at St. Paul

    Of all the pictures that we have of our Lord Jesus Christ, the picture that is painted for us in the words of the 23rd Psalm are perhaps the most well known and the most comforting. One of the stained glass windows at St. Paul, McConnellsburg has this picture of Jesus as a shepherd surrounded by ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Meekness Of Jesus Series

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Mar 25, 2007
    based on 38 ratings
     | 14,542 views

    1. Meekness means we do not retaliate. 2. Meekness means we live without fear. 3. Meekness comes with a blessing.

    The famous atheist Frederick Nietzsche, who coined the phrase “God is dead,” once said, “Assert yourself. Care for nothing except yourself. The only vice is weakness and the only virtue is strength. Be strong. Be a superman. The world is yours if you work hard enough for it!” Hitler read ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Greg Carr avatar

    Focus On Five Serving Each Other Series

    Contributed by Greg Carr on Mar 28, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 6,765 views

    This goes deeper than love. This is helping others so that we can make a difference in their life. We need to make a habit of serving others so that we can demonstrate God’s way of loving.

    LET’S PRAY Father we ask for Your anointing on us today. Place Your anointing on me as Your messenger today. God move in our lives. Rip open the heavens and visit Your people today. Open our eyes so that we may see Your Word. Open our ears so that we may hear Your Word. Open our minds so that we ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    To Honor The King

    Contributed by Doane Brubaker on Mar 28, 2007
    based on 64 ratings
     | 8,868 views

    A Palm Sunday sermon exploring why Jesus wept at His triumpal entry into Jerusalem and how we can respond to Him in ways that Honor our true King.

    “To Honor A King” Luke 19:41-44 Do you love a parade? Billy Graham wrote in "The Key To Personal Peace" “One of the powerful, enduring images that my wife, Ruth, and I have of our early years together is of the ticker-tape parades in New York City celebrating the end of WWII. The war was finally ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    Talents, Money And Judgment

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Mar 29, 2007
    based on 54 ratings
     | 5,972 views

    Let’s examine three key points to this parable about talents, money and the judgment. 1- God entrusts His property V. 14 2- God requires accountability V. 19 3- God punishes the wicked Vs. 28-30

    INTRO.- Talents, money and judgment. Do these sound bad? In the light of this scripture they sound somewhat bad. ILL.- A young Bible college student was witnessing in Atlanta, GA. As he approached one house an elderly gentleman was sitting in his chair on the front porch. He asked, “Are you a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Staying Married Is Not About Staying In Love, Part 2 Series

    Contributed by John Piper on Mar 29, 2007
    based on 10 ratings
     | 11,707 views

    Marriage is more wonderful than anyone on earth knows. And the reasons it is wonderful can only be learned from God’s special revelation and can only be cherished by the work of the Holy Spirit to enable us to behold and embrace the wonder.

    Marriage and the Gospel Marriage is more wonderful than anyone on earth knows. And the reasons it is wonderful can only be learned from God’s special revelation and can only be cherished by the work of the Holy Spirit to enable us to behold and embrace the wonder. The reason we need the Spirit’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    But God! Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Apr 1, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 17,030 views

    Eleventh in a series on Ephesians. Our situation was hopeless, but God intervened.

    When we began our study of Ephesians chapter 2 last week, we saw that Paul painted a very realistic, and yet disheartening picture of what our lives were like without Jesus Christ. Paul made it clear that we need a Savior because without one, we are dead in our transgressions and sins; we were ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Now I See Series

    Contributed by Donald Hart on Apr 1, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 6,910 views

    Consider the players and their thoughts on that first Palm Sunday.

    Sermon by Donald R. Hart – Antioch Christian Church, Pittsburg, Missouri – April 1, 2007 (All Scripture passages are from the NIV unless otherwise noted) PALM SUNDAY MESSAGE NOW I SEE Text: John 12:12-16 INTRODUCTION One of the eye clinics in the area that specializes in cataract surgery ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Homosexuality Series

    Contributed by Gregg Barbour on Apr 2, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 9,275 views

    Help students gain an understanding of what the Bible has to say about Homosexuality in the 1st sermon in the Untouchables Series

    Pastor Ted was the founder and senior pastor of a 14,000 member church in Colorado Springs, who, in November, was accused of homesexual sex and drug use by a male prostitute named Mike Jones. Pastor Ted immediately denied those accusations, and later admitted that many of them were true. In a ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Return To Innocence

    Contributed by Keith Manry on Apr 3, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,574 views

    Part VI in the series - 24. This is a first person narrative account from the perspective of the penitent thief on the cross. The preaching idea: Only by the innocence of Christ are the guilty set free.

    Introduction… My prayer is that over the past six weeks that those of you who have been present for this series of sermons have been moved by the stories that we have experienced. One of the great things about preaching – is that before the message ever gets to you I’ve spent hours and hours in ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Righteous Anger Of Jesus

    Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Apr 3, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,147 views

    Sermon compares Jesus’ act of cleansing the Temple with the way He feels about many of our churches.

    Introduction: Three weeks ago we looked at the Compassion of Christ. We saw how Jesus showed compassion to a Widow who had lost her son, a man who was suffering from leprosy, and over 4000 people who were hot, tired and hungry. This morning I want us to look at a passage of Scripture that deals ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Cross We Don't Want To See

    Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Apr 3, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,302 views

    This sermon takes a look at the pain and suffering Jesus experienced on the cross.

    Introduction: Three weeks ago we looked at the Compassion of Christ. We saw how Jesus showed compassion to a Widow who had lost her son, a man who was suffering from leprosy, and over 4000 people who were hot, tired and hungry. This morning I want us to look at a passage of Scripture that deals ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist