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  • Timothy Smith avatar

    Sleeping With The Enemy: Coping With Conflict Series

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Mar 4, 2006
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    3rd in a 3 part series on marriage using three movies as the springboard to Biblical truth for marriages and relationships.

    SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY: COPING WITH CONFLICT Reel Relationships - Week 4 Romans 12:17, Psalm 86:5 INTRODUCTION: (Video clip from Sleeping with the Enemy - 29:16-32:40 = 3:34) Some conflict in marriage is so horrible people will do anything to get out. Every time I see that clip my heart ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Jim Butcher avatar

    The Problem With The Power Of The Church In America

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Aug 29, 2005
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    Is the "spiritually superior" attitude that the Corinthians had similar to the attitude found in the American church today?

    The Corinthians’ Situation: 1. The Problem: They were living proudly in their spiritual superiority. - vv. 8-13. - Paul points out their pride in their superiority and their position, all of it (from their perspective) a sign of the hand of God. In reality, though, they were far from where God ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Evangelical Omissions

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on May 17, 2008
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    A look at a few of the teachings of Jesus that rarely get mentioned in the modern North American Church.

    Dakota Community Church May 18, 2008 Evangelical Omissions Have you ever been reading along in your Bible and come across something that kind of subtly goes against one of your doctrinal viewpoints? Right away you know it doesn’t mean ... it can’t mean, what it seems to mean; but, you also know ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    Go West Young Man

    Contributed by Johnny Chase on Jan 20, 2006
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    This message looks at the expansion to the great American west and compares it to taking new territory for God.

    “Go West Young Man, Go West” Intro: It was Horace Greeley, editor of the New York Tribune who coined the phrase "Go West, young man, go West." For those brave individuals that weren’t afraid of new challenges and opportunities the advice was taken to heart and the expansion into the great ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Soul Of Our Nation: A Battle SermonCentral

    Contributed by SermonCentral on Sep 8, 2023
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    The biggest battle we, as Americans, are facing today is the battle for the very soul of our nation.

    On Memorial Day, we take a moment to remember those who sacrificed their lives for our freedom. It is a time to reflect on the importance of remembrance and the cost of our liberties. Today, I want to talk about the battle we are facing as Americans - the battle for the soul of our nation. In the ...read more

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  • Michael Stark avatar

    There Once Was A Country...

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Jan 5, 2024
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    What we are as a nation is not what we were, and the difference is not something to be celebrated.

    “Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for the LORD has spoken: ‘Children have I reared and brought up, but they have rebelled against me. The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s crib, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand.’ “Ah, sinful nation, a people laden ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How To Discipline Yourself For The Purpose Of Godliness

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
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    Percentage of American’s who own running shoes but don’t run: 87% Discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness for it is profitable for all things, not only in this life but also in the life to come. (I Tim 4:7,8)

    How to Discipline Yourself for Godliness (I Tim 4:7,8) The Lord gives wisdom, love and eternal life that transcends human understanding (Prov. 3:5,6) The closer we are to the Shepherd the farther away is the wolf. Many people are willing to discipline themselves to be more beautiful, to get a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Godly Portrait Of Marriage, Pt. 4

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Sep 27, 2008
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    Do American marriages really believe that love never fails? Is this verse out of the realm of reality in America? If American marriages end in divorce, does that mean that “love does fail”? How would you answer these 3 questions?

    “Motivated Marriages” 1 Corinthians 13 A funeral service was being held for a woman who had just passed away. At the end of the service the pall bearers were carrying the casket out of the chapel when they accidently hit the wall and it jarred the casket pretty hard. Then all of the sudden there ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Mental Maxtix

    Contributed by Paul Newell on Jun 23, 2003
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    The MATRIX is not just a movie it’s a tool! Long before MATRIX the movie, there was matrix the tool, a sort of a shovel-hoe-in-one. A matrix is also a mathematical design, a system of columns and rows that relate to each other. It doesn’t matter which

    The Mental Matrix A Message On Dealing With Our Mind Presented by Pastor Paul Newell June 22, 2003 The MATRIX is not just a movie it’s a tool! Long before MATRIX the movie, there was matrix the tool, a sort of a shovel-hoe-in-one. A matrix is also a mathematical design, a system of columns ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Richard Tow avatar

    Loving And Accepting What God Loves And Accepts

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 22, 2005
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    Sermon explores our attitudes toward sinners. Clip from movie "Simon Birch" used as illustration.

    Loving & Accepting What God Loves & Accepts Matthew 9:9-13 1-18-04 Intro Our text this morning is Matt 9:9-13 “As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. "Follow me," he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him. 10While Jesus was having ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    How Will It End?

    Contributed by Brian Menear on Apr 27, 2007
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    If your life were a movie, how would it end? If you want a happy ending, follow these guides.

    How Will It End? Have you ever watched a movie and thought it was good except for the end? Ever read fairy tale books? How do they always end? “Happily Ever After” If your life was a movie or a book how would it end? You’d want it to end happy right? Today we are going to talk about how to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • David Elvery avatar

    1. Always Winter And Never Christmas” Series

    Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 22, 2006
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    Series on the Narnia Movies. - discussion about the fallen nature of our world and the hope we have in Jesus

    “Discovering Nania – 1. Always Winter and Never Christmas” Gladstone Baptist Church – 29/1/06 pm On 26th of December, the classic book “The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe” was released into the cinema’s as a movie. If you haven’t seen it yet, it is worth a look. <From Hal Seed’s Sermon> C.S. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Andrew Chan avatar

    Love Is More Than A Four-Letter Word

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Jul 8, 2005
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    "What you do defines you" - a line borrowed from movie "Batman Begins" summarizes this message.

    Love is more than a four-letter word 1 John 3:11-16 "Batman Begins" movie has a scene in it that I like – Bruce Wayne aka Batman puts on the playboy act—meant to keep people from connecting him with the crusading hero Batman— Wayne’s girlfriend from his past and now a zealous district attorney, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    The Deeper Magic Of Narnia

    Contributed by David Woodward on Dec 21, 2005
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    The Deeper Magic of Narnia explains the substitutionary atonement of Christ as portrayed in the book and movie, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.

    The Deeper Magic of Narnia Good morning, children. Are you ready for a story from Pastor Woody? Aslan the Lion created the Land of Narnia. It was a land of beauty and peace, but the White Witch was now ruling. How she came to power, we just don’t know. Why Aslan left the land of Narnia, we ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Forgiving Series

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Nov 24, 2008
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    Sermon #5 in the Fireproofing your marriage series. Tied in with the "Fireproof" movie, This message focuses on the need for forgiveness

    Forgiving Matthew 18:21-35 CHCC: October 5, 2008 VIDEO: FIREPROOF movie: Apology scene INTRODUCTION: Some of you are old enough to remember the movie called Love Story that came out in 1970. Do you remember that famous line that Ali MacGraw said to Ryan O’Neal: “Love means never having to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ