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  • Robert Webb avatar

    God's Blueprint For Building A Christian Home

    Contributed by Robert Webb on May 9, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,003 views

    Mother's Day Sermon

    God’s blueprint for building a Christian home Happy Mother’s Day Booker T Washington once said “If I have done anything in life worth attention, I feel sure that I inherited the disposition from my mother” Washington Irving ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Living For God In A Secular World

    Contributed by Buddy Cook on Jul 16, 2015
     | 10,875 views

    Daniel and his three Hebrew friends were thrust into the pagan environment of Babylon. How they served God in this pagan land is an example of how we can serve God in our secular culture.

    LIVING FOR GOD IN A SECULAR WORLD Daniel 1:1-21 Introduction: Recent Supreme Court Rulings • List of Supreme Court Rulings • We live in a world driven by public opinion and public opinion does not always line up with what God’s word to us. Question: How do we hold biblical ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    The Presence Of God

    Contributed by Randy Stephenson on Aug 4, 2015
     | 9,182 views

    God has been revealing His Holy Presence to humankind. Why do we not see the evidence?

    What happens when a person filled with the burdens of failures kneels down and with tears rolling down the face speaks? What happens when an addict to alcohol, drugs, sex abuse, or even bad choices in life, failed relationships. What happens when all of these people find theirselves on their knees, ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Dealing With Depression

    Contributed by Bill Lobbs on Aug 10, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,579 views

    Reasons for depression and how to overcome. In 1 Kings 19:1-4 we view Elijah in a state of depression. Depression is often an emotional state that can be overcome. This sermon will give one steps to overcome most depressive moods.

    DEALING WITH DEPRESSION Biblical Principles for Dealing With Depression Text: 1 Kings 19: 1-10 Theme: What to do When You Want to Die. Causes: Reason For Depression 1 Kings 19:1-4 Depression is one of the great problems in the world today. It has been called the "common cold" of emotional ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Making The Most Of Our Mistakes

    Contributed by Darrin Fish on Sep 3, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,600 views

    And whatever we do, we need to live by faith Faith that we will make mistakes Faith that God will see us through it, Because God will restore, support, and strengthen each one of us

    Making the Most of Our Mistakes • It seems sometimes that we have so many opportunities to mess up in life – • We do things we know we shouldn’t – and we make mistakes. Translation Mistakes • When industry tries to expand to other countries, there are plenty ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Shem, Japheth, And Ham

    Contributed by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid on Oct 10, 2015
     | 8,483 views

    The covenant of God bridged the gap between Shem and Ham, of Christ Jesus, lifted Ham up out of sin, in a way that love of the flesh could not.

    SHEM, JAPHETH, OR HAM by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (October 10, 2015) “By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations” (Genesis 10:5, King James Version [God's ...read more

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    Denomination: Friends

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    Testimony Of A Lame Man

    Contributed by Peter Fisher on Nov 16, 2014
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     | 6,165 views

    An imaginary testimony from the lame man Paul healed in Acts 14, giving the context of the events through the story

    Story This all happened a very long time ago. Location We live in the middle of nowhere, well just outside the middle of nowhere actually. We live here because it's a retirement home for old generals. My dad was a general – legatei is our word, and we moved around the empire when I was a ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    So Near, Yet So Far!!!

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Feb 14, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,342 views

    To focus on Biblical examples of some souls who were “so close, yet so far from Him”…even while gleaning lessons which are very much applicable to God’s people of the 21st century!!!

    SO NEAR, YET SO FAR…. Sometimes in our Christian sojourn, really can we (God’s children) be far away from the very One we owe our physical and spiritual lives to, even ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Oh Do Remember Me

    Contributed by Lori Broschat on Feb 29, 2016
     | 6,169 views

    Preparing for the coming of Christ

    OH DO REMEMBER ME A man sentenced to death obtained a reprieve by assuring the king he would teach his majesty's horse to fly within the year--on the condition that if he didn't succeed, he would be put to death at the end of the year. “Within a year,” the man explained later, ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Jesus Curses The Fig Tree Series

    Contributed by Ken Sowers on Feb 29, 2016
    based on 2 ratings
     | 37,269 views

    Jesus curses a fig tree as an acted out parable of the Jerusalem church leadership

    Jesus curses the fig tree The Setting –Jesus enters Jerusalem on what we call Palm Sunday, the first day of the week. He is met with great celebration. Last week we talked about the crowds cutting down branches to lay along the road like a red carpet, others even put their coats on the path ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Who Do You Follow? Series

    Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Jul 20, 2014
     | 5,978 views

    The contrast of Herod killing John the Baptist to Jesus feeding 5000 in Mark 6 is very revealing of the life of sin vs. a life of service. We must be totally devoted to Christ to live for Him, and cannot live like He is a convenience.

    Who do you follow? Mark 6:14-44 Introduction - Jesus is demonstrated in this book as a “servant” -- Key verse: Mark 10:45, “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” - For us to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Forward In Faith: Free From Sin, Not Free To Sin Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Aug 14, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,946 views

    ‘stand firm’ in the freedom which Christ brings, and Christ alone brings. Do not go back into the old way of trying to earn or win God’s favour by obedience to the Law. (1 Peter 1 v18-19)

    This morning I want us to think about freedom, what we have freedom from and what we have the freedom to do. Christians often talk about something we refer to as the Gospel, the Gospel simply means Good News or glad tidings. And one of the best ways we can explain the Good News about Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Lessons From The Pearl

    Contributed by John Gaston on Aug 18, 2014
     | 10,441 views

    Because of the pearl’s unusual characteristics, they are symbolic of many deep spiritual truths. Two examples might be the formation of the nature of Christ in us or as a symbol of the resurrection body.

    LESSONS FROM THE PEARL Matthew 13:45-46 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. JOKE # 1 a. A mechanic accidentally swallowed some brake fluid and really liked the taste. Before he knew it, he had polished off a whole bottle of the stuff. b. His buddy George caught him sneaking a swig the next day. ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Christmas Story Series

    Contributed by E. True Neilson on Dec 17, 2014
     | 9,860 views

    An interactive Christmas sermon with crowd participation.

    THE CHRISTMAS STORY INTRODUCTION: -People have all kinds of ideas about Christmas. -Some of them are right on, and some are way off. -Today we’ve invited the kids to be part of the service. -We’ve got the families together and we’re just going to have a good time and retell the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    What Makes The River Of Life So Great?

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Jan 11, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,403 views

    What Makes the River of Life So Great? 1) It flows from Christ. 2) It flows through ever Christian

    I want to start off with a geography question this morning. What is the greatest river in the world? Well that depends on how one measures greatness. If I mean what is the longest river in the world, that would be the Nile in Africa. The Nile is 6,650 km (4,132 miles) long. That’s 1,500 km ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran