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  • Jimmy Haile avatar

    The Gospel Has A Leveling Effect Series

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Aug 12, 2011
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     | 3,252 views

    We live in a world that promotes materialism and the sad part is, they have convinced us that we can't be happy without the newest item, newest gadget.

    James 1:9-12-Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted: But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away. For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Double Trouble And The Double Cure Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 21, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,691 views

    A sermon based off of Romans 6:1-14 on the sinner's double trouble and God's double cure (Outline and material adapted from Dr. Jack Cottrell)

    Introduction: Elvis Presley had a song called Double Trouble: I guess there's gotta be two dark clouds hangin' over me My future looks as bumpy as a matchbox on the sea Every time I think that I have finally got it made Some losin' cards are played, I just can't make the grade I got double ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Come: To A Choking World

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Oct 6, 2009
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     | 4,719 views

    What chokes the joy out of life? Too many cares that major on minors, and the relentless pursuit of material success. Jesus came to be authentically human among us.

    Nearly every time I take an airplane trip, I get a happy surprise. When we take off and rise through the congestion of earth and the grim gray clouds of our immediate atmosphere, there comes that astonishing moment when the plane bursts through the cloud cover into bright sunlight. I am always ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Troublemakers

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 22, 2013
     | 6,542 views

    A sermon on troublemakers in the church (Outline and material adapted from Alan Carr at: http://www.sermonnotebook.org/romans/Rom%2016_17-20.htm)

    HoHum: An evangelist was speaking in a meeting when a heckler shouted, “Listen to him! And his father used to drive a wagon led by a donkey.” “That’s right,” said the evangelist, “and today my father and the wagon are gone. But I see we still have the donkey ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Play Dough Or Pliable Clay?

    Contributed by Craig Benner on Jan 7, 2012
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     | 8,775 views

    Don't be a silly putty christian. Bouncing around and taking on all shapes and forms. The Potter is looking for material that He can mold and make into a vessel of honor.

    Pliable Clay or Silly Putty? Text: Jer. 18:1-6 What substance are you? If only a vase could speak. It started out as an ugly chunk of dough, placed upon the wheel of the potter, spun around uncountable times with pressure applied; shaping and reshaping. Then it was sent to a ferociously hot ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Baptism And The Church Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 15, 2014
     | 7,090 views

    A sermon on how baptism relates to the church (Material adapted from Daniel Overdorf's book, Rediscovering Community, chapter 10 Sacramentally Participating pg. 241- 254)

    HoHum: How can one be baptized without the church? Christians are the church. If not a Christian then not part of church, if a Christian then part of church. We have no record of anyone in the NT baptizing themselves. Imagine someone coming to the point of wanting to be baptized, they come ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    One Second Coming

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 16, 2014
     | 4,207 views

    What will Jesus' Second Coming be like? (Material adapted from David Vaughn Elliott's book, Nobody Left Behind, Chapter 19, pgs. 304-316)

    HoHum: Herbert Washington, whom co-workers at Significant Plastics Inc. say was unduly concerned with the rapture and the second coming of Christ, suffered a serious heart attack when co-workers pretended they'd been caught away without him. "We didn't mean to scare him to death," said one woman. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Believe - Kickoff Sunday - Week 0 Series

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Nov 26, 2014
     | 9,745 views

    This is Kickoff Sunday of a new 30 week series called Believe. Material comes from Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, TX via Randy Frazee.

    Believe: Towards a Transformed Life September 7, 2014 2 Peter 1 An elderly man went to the doctor complaining that his wife could barely hear. The doctor suggested a test to find out just how bad her hearing problem was. He said, “Stand far behind her and ask her a question, and then ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Pride And Going Beyond What Is Written

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 1, 2013
     | 4,320 views

    A textual sermon on 1 Corinthians 4:7 (Material adapted from Dave Swavely's book, Who Are You to Judge?, chapter 6 "Pride Questioned and Convicted)

    HoHum: C.S. Lewis said that the worst evil is pride. “According to many Christian teachers, the essential vice, the utmost evil, is Pride. Unchastity, anger, greed, drunkenness, and all that, are mere flea bites in comparison: it was through Pride that the devil became the devil: Pride leads ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Covenant Characteristics Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 20, 2015
     | 12,613 views

    Sharing 5 characteristics of a covenant relationship (Material adapted from Gary Chapman's book, Covenant Marriage; chapter 2 Covenant Marriages, pgs. 13- 24)

    HoHum: A man and woman, both 60 years old, had just spent the day celebrating 40 years of marriage. They got home and were examining their gifts when all of a sudden an angel appeared and said, “Because you two have been such a loving couple all these years, the Lord is going to give each of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Harm In Same Sex Marriage Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 16, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,747 views

    What's the harm in same sex marriage? (Material adapted from various sources and Marriage: What is it, why it matters, and the consequences of redefining it by Ryan T. Anderson)

    HoHum: Henry Rollins- “Don't hide behind the Constitution or the Bible. If you're against gay marriage, just be honest, put a scarlet 'H' on your shirt, and say, 'I am a homophobe!” WBTU: Many are saying that we are losing the fight over marriage in this country. A majority of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    We Speak Of A Charge Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 30, 2015
     | 5,127 views

    More like a Bible study from 1, 2 Timothy and Titus (material adapted from the North American Christian Convention Bible study by JK Jones)

    HoHum: Go over (Hopefully sing) Hymn # 479 A Charge to Keep I Have In a recent book, Presidential Praise: Our Presidents and Their Hymns authors C. Edward Spann and Michael E. Williams Sr. note that the title of President George W. Bush’s autobiography, A Charge to Keep, was drawn from ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Christian Is... A Friend Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 27, 2015
     | 8,344 views

    A Christian is a friend of Jesus (Material adapted from Bob Tinsky's book, A Christian Is... God's Answer to Man's Question, chapter 6, pgs. 91-98)

    HoHum: A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked- Bernard Meltzer WBTU: I had several friends when I was in grade school. We played Monopoly, fished in the pond, played hide and seek in the cornfields and woods, terrorized the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    An American Reformation

    Contributed by Byron Perrine on Jul 9, 2019
     | 2,422 views

    An edited adaptation of material presented in History of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States of America by Abel Stevens (digital on-line edition by Holiness Data Ministry).

    (If you have found this sermon helpful, please visit us at www.HeritageRestorationProject.org or www.ChristianWisdom.info) There have been many changes in interpretation of the New Testament over the centuries. Some of these changes in theological understanding led to massive political and social ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    La Corrección Fraterna.

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Aug 7, 2017
     | 3,134 views

    Jesús aquí nos dice que no debe preocuparnos solamente el bienestar material del prójimo sino también su situación moral y espiritual.

    23A Pregunto, ¿Cuántas personas se necesitan para estar de acuerdo? Dos. “Donde dos o tres se reúnen en mi nombre, ahí estoy yo en medio de ellos.'' ¡Qué poderoso es cuando un matrimonio se pone de acuerdo para orar! Si los matrimonios pudieran entender el misterio del poder del acuerdo, el ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic