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  • MELVIN NEWLAND avatar

    Mother's Day - A Mother's Love

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Apr 22, 2001
    based on 4,067 ratings
     | 686,138 views

    I know that many mothers pray. Sometimes they pray out of necessity. Sometimes they pray because motherhood is not easy, but extremely difficult.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGECHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (Revised: 2018) TEXT: Matthew 20:20?23 ILL. Someone wrote, "Mother's Day is traditionally the day when children give something back to their mothers for all the spit they produce to wash dirty faces, all the old gum they held in ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Preparing To Recieve The Holy Spirit Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Nov 8, 2000
    based on 117 ratings
     | 34,872 views

    How the disciples prepared to recieve the promised coming of the Holy Spirit.

    “Preparing to Receive the Holy Spirit.” Acts 1:12-26 Last week we began a study of the Book of Acts by noting five foundational principles on which Christ wanted to build his church. 1.) The Believers Message – Christ is Risen, 2.) The Believers Might – the power of the Holy Spirit, 3.) The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "The Danger Of Routine”

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Sep 27, 2001
    based on 34 ratings
     | 9,137 views

    Year C. Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost October 7th, 2001 Heavenly Father, thank you, for the elaborate ceremonies marking life passages that make great reminders not only of the “way it was” but also the “way it should be.” Amen. Title: “The danger

    Year C. Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost October 7th, 2001 Heavenly Father, thank you, for the elaborate ceremonies marking life passages that make great reminders not only of the “way it was” but also the “way it should be.” Amen. Title: “The danger of routine” 2 Timothy 1:1-14 Writing in ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Obervations On Prayer

    Contributed by Bradley Boydston on Oct 13, 2002
    based on 55 ratings
     | 8,338 views

    Four obervations on prayer based on the prologue to the final vision of the book of Daniel.

    - - - - - - - - - All scripture is quoted from the New Living Translation. - - - - - - - - - There was an old television commercial which for thes sake of hocking mouth wash asked the question – “How’s your love life?” Good question. And I’m not going to put you on the spot and ask for hands ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Excellent! Series

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Oct 3, 2004
    based on 29 ratings
     | 13,899 views

    Live the excellent way!

    EXCELLENT! I Corinthians 13:1-7 S: Spiritual gifts and love C: Love is the priority Th: Live the Difference Pr: LIVE THE EXCELLENT WAY. ?: What? What is it? KW: Contrast TS: We will find in our study of I Corinthians 13:1-7 the contrast between love and spiritual gifts that help us to live the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Clarence Peters avatar

    How To Find A Hero

    Contributed by Clarence Peters on Oct 12, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,976 views

    Find the right people to copy and you will grow upward rather than downward.

    How to Find a Hero Function: The listener will be able to identify healthy people to mimic and avoid those who drag them down. Some of you will remember times when no one gave a second thought to hitchhiking -- the roads were assumed to be safe. When you walked into a store, no one would scan ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

  • David Jenkins avatar

    War In Heaven Series

    Contributed by David Jenkins on Oct 22, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 9,969 views

    War in Heaven

    The War in Heaven Revelation 12:7-8, “7Then there was war in heaven. Michael and the angels under his command fought the dragon and his angels. 8And the dragon lost the battle and was forced out of heaven. 9This great dragon--the ancient serpent called the Devil, or Satan, the one deceiving ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Getting To Know God – Jehovah Nissi – The Lord Is My Banner Series

    Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 14, 2004
    based on 90 ratings
     | 30,494 views

    A Study of God’s Name - Jehovah Nissi – The Lord is my banner

    Getting to Know God – Jehovah Nissi – The Lord is my banner When I was at high school, I was part of an unusual group. I wasn’t a nerd – I mean you couldn’t call this a nerd could you? Okay – no need to answer, I preferred to think of myself as more of an academic, but almost everyone else in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Go Get God!"

    Contributed by Ivan Casteel on May 17, 2005
    based on 12 ratings
     | 7,925 views

    To show the importance of maintaining the presence of God in our homes.

    PP0557 DATE GO GET GOD!!! Mark 5:22; 35-43 Mr 5:22 And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet, Mr 5:35 While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tom Fuller avatar

    Restoring Relationships - Breaking Down Barriers Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Jul 17, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 11,009 views

    Broken relationships are among the Christians thorniest problems - yet relationships are so vital to our life as a believer. Paul gives us some good ways to help break down barriers we put up between ourselves and restore broken relationships through the

    Relationships - they are among the most important things we have as humans. Studies have shown that if newborn babies are not touched - if they don’t have some sort of a relationship with another human - they will literally die. Our need for relationships never stops. A recent study among ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

  • Bruce Ferris avatar

    A Firewall Against Deception

    Contributed by Bruce Ferris on Aug 19, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 15,918 views

    In this Internet savvy generation the term “firewall” is not only common vernacular but also an essential component for the proper functioning of your personal computer. To ignore a firewall’s value, is to put yourself at risk of losing all that is dear

    In this Internet savvy generation the term “firewall” is not only common vernacular but also an essential component for the proper functioning of your personal computer. To ignore a firewall’s value, is to put yourself at risk of losing all that is dear to you on your hard drive. Literally, hours ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Elijah: "The Emotional Roller Coaster” Series

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on Jul 22, 2002
    based on 110 ratings
     | 9,570 views

    A look at the dangers of depression, and what God has done to help us in our times of emotional overload.

    Humor: Have you ever heard this expression, "It’s enough to make a preacher cuss." It reminds me of story about little boy trying to sell a lawn mower. The local pastor walked up and he was able to persuade him to buy the worn out lawn mower. The pastor pulled on the rope several times to make sure ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit Series

    Contributed by Alan Mccann on Feb 6, 2006
    based on 51 ratings
     | 68,390 views

    The fruit of the Spirit is not an optional extra for believers but must be evident in all

    The Fruit of the Holy Spirit Galatians 5.16-25 I don’t know if you are any good at telling the differences between plants. I am not sure if you are any good at telling one tree from another. But it is made a lot easier when we can see the fruit hanging on the tree. Fruit marks a tree out as ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Rob Willis avatar

    The Domino Effect - Truths That Trigger Series

    Contributed by Rob Willis on Mar 8, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 11,725 views

    Focus on truths that trigger God’s working in our lives when we believe and obey them.

    Focusing on Truth – a Study in Ephesians Lesson Seven: “The Domino Effect” Subtitle: Truths that Trigger God’s Work Ephesians 1:15-20 Note: As I preached this message, I used dominos in the following ways: 1) I had the ushers hand one to every adult and teen in the service. 2) I illustrated what I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Owens avatar

    Sunday: Fun Day Or Son Day

    Contributed by David Owens on Jan 2, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 6,558 views

    Faithful Christians must make a commitment to the Lord’s Day. I used this as a New Year’s sermon.

    Introduction: A. Let’s begin this morning with a few quotes for the New Year. 1. “A New Year’s resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other,” Author Unknown. Certainly pessimistic, but often true. 2. “Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ