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  • Robert Fox avatar

    A Jewish Carpenter - Building A Legacy

    Contributed by Robert Fox on Jan 12, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 10,377 views

    Jesus was born into the family of a carpenter - a builder. Why? Was this significant? Student ministry PowerPoint format.

    [A Jewish Carpenter – Building a Legacy] Slide Graphic – A Jewish Carpenter (of course) – see http://www.postcardman.net/24928.jpg Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother’s name Mary, and aren’t his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas? Matthew 13:55 "Where did this man get these ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Everyone Can Serve

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jan 30, 2006
    based on 31 ratings
     | 13,386 views

    Every Christian can serve the church.

    Title: Everyone Can Serve Text: Matthew 20:29-34 Truth: Christians are to serve the church. Aim: I want them to commit to some area of service this year. Life ?: What do we need to do to have a servant’s heart? INTRODUCTION Show video clip of Hoosiers when the coach is talking to Jimmy about ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    You Have Not Been This Way Before

    Contributed by J Bernard Taylor on Jan 31, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 20,057 views

    God gives us opportunities for new choices in the new year,sustains us in circumstances, and promises never to change.

    It isn’t very often that New Year’s day falls on a Sunday. It is significant that we start out the new year in church. There is no better place to face the new year than in church. With all due respect for those who like to greet the new year with lavish parties, frolicking get-togethers and ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Doing The Right Things For The Right Reasons

    Contributed by Mike Rickman on Jan 15, 2004
    based on 17 ratings
     | 8,612 views

    Our works are not acceptable if our motives are not pure.

    January 11, 2004 Morning Worship Text: Genesis 4:1-9 Subject: Acceptable Worship Title: Doing the Right Things for the Right Reasons We live in a society where we are required to make decisions every day. For many, decisions are made without any consideration, other than, “What is best for me?” ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Who Are Our Strangers? Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 13, 2004
    based on 17 ratings
     | 5,333 views

    Many things conspire to keep people separate, even in the church. Only God can connect us, and it is the cross that binds us. Are we living out that reality, or have we let separations disconnect us?

    When he says it, it feels both enraging and endearing. When he pronounces it, it sounds like irritation, but it also sounds like invitation. It is both attracting and detracting, both including and excluding. I am referring to those moments in the old TV show, when Felix Unger, the neat freak half ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Safe At Home Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 18, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,169 views

    Interactive message. What do we do about the family? Respect our children; parent with sacrificial love; and give children priority of emphasis in the church’s outreach.

    There are times when all of us need to participate, times when no single person can speak all the truths or do all the work. There are times when a community of people must come together, think together, pray together, speak together. This is such a time. The state of family life in our nation is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Who Are You Walking With?

    Contributed by Stacey Lalor on Jun 19, 2004
    based on 64 ratings
     | 20,976 views

    A detailed look at Abraham and the lessons he teaches on the importance of walking with Almighty God

    Introduction/Preamble As a classroom teacher for a number of years, I have always been fascinated by the behaviour patterns of my students. One of the things I have come to observe about students/young people is that they are just like us adults, just mini versions of us. They see and react to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bishop William Bryant Wilmore, Jr. avatar

    "Is The Child Safe?"

    Contributed by Bishop William Bryant Wilmore, Jr. on Jul 14, 2003
    based on 90 ratings
     | 22,844 views

    David asked, concerning the fate of his rebel son Absalom, "Is the child safe?" It is a question parents of today and the church of today needs to ask.

    32And the king said unto Cushi, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Cushi answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise against thee to do thee hurt, be as that young man is. 33And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Making Life Count

    Contributed by Richard White on Feb 24, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
     | 6,190 views

    What will we leave behind, what will be our legacy. Even in the face of death, Paul’s concern was for his young protoge Timothy.

    Making LIFE COUNT 2 Timothy 2:1-2:13 I still remember the exact moment when I realized that I was truly an adult. It wasn’t my 18th birthday, or when I enlisted in the Navy a few years later. It wasn’t even when I got married a year after that I first realized I was an adult when I was 22 ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Cistern Or Spring?

    Contributed by Trey Harris on Feb 27, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 5,307 views

    Our soul thirst is satisfied only through Christ.

    “CISTERN OR SPRING?” JOHN 4:1-30 TREY HARRIS I think we are born thirsty. That must be why they start babies out on a liquid diet. We come into a dry world after being surrounded by water for nine months and I think we must spend the rest of our lives trying to once again experience the safety of ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Moving On From The Status Quo

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Feb 14, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,562 views

    A message for looking into the New Year with a determination to move to the next level in your spiritual life.

    Moving On from the Status Quo Philippians 3:12-16 December 31, 2006 On an episode of “CSI” the star quarterback was murdered at his 10-year high school reunion. The whole episode was a study in long-held attitudes, reputations, and grudges. One of the saddest aspects of the show was that some ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Prophets And Losses

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Sep 18, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,838 views

    False prophets are not just an Old Testament problem. We have them in full force today, in all denominations, telling us that God is “doing a new thing,” misinterpreting Isaiah 43:19 to justify sin.

    Other Scriptures used: Jeremiah 23:23-29 Psalm 82 Hebrews 12:1-14 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you, Lord, my rock and my redeemer. Amen. (Psalm 19:14) False prophets are not just an ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Victor Yap avatar

    Shape Up Or Ship Out Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 20, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,543 views

    Samuel, Pt. 3

    SHAPE UP OR SHIP OUT (1 SAMUEL 3) As I was sitting in my van in a parking lot a month after my 42nd birthday, a strand of hair dropped onto my shirt before my very eyes. Instinctively I picked up the hair to see its color, length and texture. Negative questions immediately arose: Is it gray? Am I ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Saved By Good Works Or By Faith? Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jan 5, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,050 views

    This sermon answers the question, "Are we saved by good works or by faith?"

    Scripture The October 22, 1996 headlines of The Times of London cried: Lost Forever: A Nation’s Heritage Looted By Its Own People. Afghanistan’s National Museum in Kabul is rubble, said the newspaper. It once held one of the world’s greatest multicultural antique collections: Persian, Indian, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Suffering For Right And Wrong

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Apr 28, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,738 views

    There will be times in our lives when we suffer for doing good deeds, but follow Jesus’ example and continue doing good deeds.

    Text: “Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good?” (I Peter 3:13). How many people here this morning like to do good deeds? We like to do good deeds because we were raised with that thought in mind. Our parents taught us the difference between good and evil. Our Sunday school ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church