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  • Timm Meyer avatar

    Give Praise To The Lord For Freedom

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Jul 6, 2004
    based on 20 ratings
     | 6,509 views

    PENTECOST 5(A) - Believers give praise to the Lord for freedom because wickedness loses and God is victorious.

    GIVE PRAISE TO THE LORD FOR FREEDOM Jeremiah 20:7-13 - July 4, 2004 Pentecost 5 / Independence Day JEREMIAH 20:7-13 7O LORD, you persuaded me, and I was persuaded; you overpowered me and prevailed. I am ridiculed all day long; everyone mocks me. 8Whenever I speak, I cry out proclaiming ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Jesus... Life's Ultimate Question Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 6, 2004
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,646 views

    Confronting the question... who is Jesus to you?

    Intro: (Daylight Savings Time) Last night we changed our clocks…because of particular practical needs…time is changed. On a grand scale God has done the same…Based on a need in the human condition…God is said to have entered the world not simply to change temporal time, but eternity…and this in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Silent Answers

    Contributed by Bob Reish on Aug 8, 2004
    based on 28 ratings
     | 4,016 views

    God’s answers are often in His silence

    Silent Answers John 11: 1-44 Opening illustration: When Jenelle was born I expected a to ¡§feel¡¨ ¡§something¡¨. I did not ¡§feel¡¨¡¨anything¡¨. I was disappointed because I had unrealistic expectations about something that I did not know about. We often get disappointed in God because we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Eulogy Elizabeth Williams

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Aug 11, 2004
    based on 30 ratings
     | 7,756 views

    This sermon is for an outstanding Christian woman who died from cancer.

    Elizabeth Ann Williams September 15, 1949 –July 12, 2004 July 17th, 2004 When we think of Elizabeth Ann Williams, how can we not think of the goodness of God. For in Elizabeth God gave to us an incredible beautiful gift. The downside of receiving such a great a gift, is the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Unknown God Series

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Aug 29, 2004
    based on 50 ratings
     | 8,228 views

    When attempting to reach people of other faiths, we recognize that: 1. There is some truth in all religions and there are good people who follow them. 2. God has placed a longing for himself inside every human heart. 3. Jesus is the universal Savior.

    This is a confusing time in which to live. It was not long ago that America was a place where we, for the most part, understood each other and where other people were coming from. We shared common standards of ethics, and whether or not we followed those ethics, we understood them and agreed ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    A Transformed Life Preserves The Unity Series

    Contributed by Steve Bond on Aug 31, 2004
    based on 200 ratings
     | 32,892 views

    Paul writes in his letter to the Ephesians the importance of preserving the unity of the church.

    A TRANSFORMED LIFE: PRESERVES THE UNITY Ephesians 4:1-6 In the late 1800¡¦s there were two deacons in a small Baptist church in Mayfield, KY. These two deacons didn¡¦t get along and they always opposed each other in any decision related to the church. On one particular Sunday, one deacon put up a ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Three Benefits Of Jesus' Resurrection Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Apr 12, 2006
    based on 119 ratings
     | 393,449 views

    Jesus is alive! He rose from the dead on Easter Sunday. This sermon examine three benefits of Jesus’ resurrection.

    Scripture Today is Easter Sunday. It is the Sunday that the Christian Church has set aside to commemorate and celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. There is a very real sense in which we do that each Sunday of the year. And yet, there is one day each year on which we particularly remember ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Great Injustice Series

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Apr 15, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,633 views

    3rd in 5 part Series using the popular TV show, CSI, to investigate the death and subsequent resurrection of Jesus Christ.

    THE GREAT INJUSTICE: Caiaphas’ Conspiracy CSI: Murder of God - Week 4 MATT.26:57-68 INTRODUCTION: (Intro mpeg to CSI:31) It’s amazing that sometimes in our twisted world that what’s right can be unjust - that some things that are legal don’t give justice to others. Perennially perky lawyer, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Spiritual Lessons From The Eagle's Nest

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 8, 2007
    based on 154 ratings
     | 113,930 views

    Some very valuable lessons learned from the traits of the eagle.

    SPIRITUAL LESSONS FROM THE EAGLE’S NEST TEXT: Deuteronomy 32:11-12 Deuteronomy 32:11 12 -- As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings: So the LORD alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him. l. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Come...together Series

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Aug 27, 2007
    based on 30 ratings
     | 29,080 views

    We are to walk and work together.

    COME … TOGETHER Ephesians 4.1-3 S: Unity C: Attitude Pr: WE ARE TO WALK AND WORK TOGETHER. ?: How? How do we achieve this kind of unity? KW: Virtue TS: We will find in Ephesians 4.1-3 four virtues we are to practice in order for us to achieve unity. Type: Propositional; topical The ____ virtue ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    7 Keys To Victory

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Aug 30, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 9,130 views

    7 Key things that should characterize every New Testament church.

    In this passage we have recorded one of the most exciting events in all of scripture. After Christ ascended into heaven, the people who were believers met, and in Acts 1 it says, "These all with one mind were continually devoting themselves to prayer." Then on the day of Pentecost, Peter stood ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Blessings In The Valley Series

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on May 9, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 15,469 views

    We often think that God’s blessing should just pop up. Some do! More often than not though God asks us to look for them. God has strategically placed His blessings where we could find them if we are listening to Him. God wants us to remember that He loves

    Valley Experience Series # 3 Opening Illustration: Once Isaac and his servants remembered the wells, they had to look for them. The wells just didn’t pop up. Effort was made to remember exactly where they were, and to find them. There is a story of a family unpacking at their new home. After ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Four Dimensions Of Christianity

    Contributed by Larry Moore on Dec 31, 2004
    based on 19 ratings
     | 12,852 views

    A Lesson about the four steps a believer must take to mature in Christ.

    The Four Dimensions of Christianity Text: James 1:22-24 22 But be ye doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. 23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: 24 for he behold himself, and goeth his way, ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Glorifying God By Worship Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jan 1, 2005
    based on 38 ratings
     | 15,884 views

    Our ultimate goal in life is to glorify God. This sermon explores how we bring glory to God by worshiping him. We do so by examining what worship is, why we should worship God, and how we should worship God.

    Scripture Our ultimate goal in life is to glorify God. The first question in the Westminster Shorter Catechism asks, “What is the chief end [or goal] of man?” The answer given is, “Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever.” The reason we exist is to bring glory to God. God ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Molded Or Beaten Gold

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Jan 12, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 7,051 views

    Life will either hammer the difficulties out of us or it will be molded into a masterpiece.

    Exodus 32:1_4 – “And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal