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  • Davon Huss avatar

    Dear John

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 10, 2015
     | 5,356 views

    Notice 3 truths that will refill our faith in Jesus' love (Material adapted from Mark Atteberry's book, Free Refill, Chapter 5 on Refilling Your Faith In His Love, pgs. 77-89)

    HoHum: A "Dear John letter" is a letter written, originally to a soldier overseas, by his wife or girlfriend to inform him their relationship is over, usually because the author has found another lover. WBTU: Because human love is failing, at times we doubt God’s love for us. When some ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Triumphal Entry Series

    Contributed by Aaron Burgess on Apr 4, 2009
    based on 18 ratings
     | 41,449 views

    This sermon is from Matthew 21:1-11. It contains some historical background information on the triumphal entry and reminds us that another triumphal entry will take place when Jesus returns again. However, the second time he will be coming in conquest o

    The Triumphal Entry Matthew 21:1-11 If you have your Bibles open them to Matthew 21. We will take a three week break from Romans to prepare for the Easter season. The passage we are going to study today is known at the Triumphal Entry and is the beginning of what Christians call Holy Week. Holy ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Confession For Cleansing

    Contributed by Dr. Jeremy Simpson on Mar 11, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,462 views

    The background for this psalm is II Samuel 11-12. We read where David lusted after his neighbor’s wife, committed adultery, made the hasband drunk, had him killed, and then covered the whole affair for at least a year. In the opinion of many, this is on

    CONFESSION FOR CLEANSING--PSALM 51 Introduction: The background for this psalm is II Samuel 11-12. We read where David lusted after his neighbor’s wife, committed adultery, made the hasband drunk, had him killed, and then covered the whole affair for at least a year. In the opinion of many, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Deceptive Power Of A Good Excuse

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Jul 29, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,104 views

    Excuses can rob us of God's best. They are an enemy of great faith and accomplishment. In this examination of Luke 14:15-24, we learn from Jesus's story about those who excused themselves from a great feast. Those people missed the opportunity of a lifetime.

    Intro We take as our text today Luke 14:15-24. Follow with me as we read that passage. “Now when one of those who sat at the table with Him heard these things, he said to Him, ‘Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God! 16 Then He [Jesus] said to him, ‘A certain man gave a great ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Ghostbusters

    Contributed by Steve Steve on Mar 8, 2002
    based on 39 ratings
     | 4,823 views

    I used this at new year to remind us of our ever present comforter, as we began this new year. Some very good material dealing with the Holy Spirit.

    Ghostbusters How many of you have seen the movie Ghostbusters? The premise of the movie is that there are these four guys. They are a mixture of a smart person, a witty person, the muscle-person, and the comic-person. If you’ve seen the movie then you cannot forget Bill Murray and Dan Akroyd ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    More Than Anything, I Want The King

    Contributed by Phillip Frady on Apr 17, 2002
    based on 47 ratings
     | 6,991 views

    A desire for the presence and purpose of God must supercede the desire for the things that God can give to us. Miphobesheth valued the person of King David more than the material goods.

    More Than Anything, I Want The King II Samuel 19:24-30 I.. Absolute trust II. Absolute devotion III. Absolute abandonment We have before us a right moving text. Miphobesheth was one of the sons of Saul. He was born with crippled legs and had won a special place in the heart of King David who had ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Parable Of The Pearl

    Contributed by Carl Allen on Jun 3, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,728 views

    The kingdom of God can be described in two ways. It is the rule of God in the heart. It is moral, not nationalistic. It is spiritual, not material. It is actual, not ideal. But it is also the rule of God in the world. It is social, not individualist

    The Parable of the Pearl of Great Price Matthew 13:46 Intro The kingdom of God can be described in two ways. It is the rule of God in the heart. It is moral, not nationalistic. It is spiritual, not material. It is actual, not ideal. But it is also the rule of God in the world. It is social, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Dealing With Temptation Series

    Contributed by Mark Lewis on Sep 19, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,017 views

    Part 11 in a sermon series on the Lord Prayer from Luke 11 & Matthew 6. I gleaned a lot of material from John MacArthur commentary on Matthew.

    Dealing With Temptation Matthew 6:9-13 Intro. – In the preceding petition “forgive us our debts,” the request was that sins already committed might be forgiven, but here we have a plea to be delivered from falling into new sins. The petition in the prayer is primarily for protection. It accepts ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    God's Pardon Series

    Contributed by Mark Lewis on Sep 19, 2009
     | 5,755 views

    Part 10 in a sermon series on the Lord Prayer from Luke 11 & Matthew 6. I gleaned a lot of material from John MacArthur commentary on Matthew.

    God’s Pardon Matthew 6:9-15 Luke 11:1-4 Intro. – In prayer, we are to be occupied with the Father’s pardon. When we preach the gospel to those who are outside the kingdom of God, we do not say to the unsaved, "If you promise to forgive, you will be forgiven." We preach an unconditional salvation. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    First Christian Church Has A Fantastic Future

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Sep 23, 2003
    based on 35 ratings
     | 3,660 views

    Utilizing Jesus’ words following the Good Confession, we study the whys and hows of being a great church. Material in the first section comes from a sermon by Darryl Dash.

    TEXT: MATTHEW 16:13-19 (Don’t read yet) TITLE: “FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH HAS A FANTASTIC FUTURE!” INTRODUCTION: A. Human beings are not very good at predicting the future --Just listen ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "Stressed Or Blessed?" Series

    Contributed by Kendall Hicks on Apr 25, 2016
     | 10,025 views

    This series is loosely based on a series by the same name offered by Life.Church. You can find their materials at open.church. There you will find videos, transcripts, outlines, and graphics.

    A pet store delivery truck was making its way through town when the other travelers couldn’t help but notice the peculiar behavior of the truck’s driver. Every time the truck came to a red light or stop sign, the driver would jump out of the truck with a baseball bat in his grasp, run ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What About Divorce? Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 17, 2015
     | 3,650 views

    Discussion of divorce from Jesus in Matthew 19 and then give some applications to various groups (Material adapted from Andreas J. Köstenberger's book, God, Marriage, and Family)

    HoHum: A young man was looking for a used car when he came upon an ad for a brand new Jaguar being sold for only $50. This must be a typo he thought, but when he called the phone number he was assured that $50 was correct. The next day he went by to see the car and to his amazement found the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Go Beyond The Faith Of Your Parents

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 19, 2013
     | 6,121 views

    A sermon to inform the whole congregation but to challenge young people (Much material taken from The NIV Application Commentary on Isaiah by John N. Oswalt, pgs. 504- 507)

    HoHum: Two Catholic priests, in their religious uniforms, were fishing on the side of the road. They thoughtfully made a sign saying "The End is Near! Turn yourself around now before it's too late!," and showed it to each passing car. Well this one car that passed didn't appreciate the sign and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Season Of Loss

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 27, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,039 views

    A sermon on the season of loss beginning with Ecclesiastes 8:14-17 (Title, outline and material adapted from Rick Warren at: http://pastors.com/resources-tragedy/)

    HoHum: “How long have you been driving without a tail light, buddy?” demanded the policeman. The driver jumped out, ran to the rear of his car, and gave a loud moan. His distress was so great that the cop was moved to ease up on him. “Aw, come now,” said the policeman, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Christian Is... An Alien And A Stranger Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 5, 2015
     | 8,917 views

    A Christian Is... An Alien and a Stranger Thesis: As Christians We are to be Different (Material adapted from Bob Tinsky's book, A Christian Is, Chapter 7, Pgs. 105-118)

    HoHum: In the Ice Age movies a squirrel is on a never ending quest for the acorn. He tries and he tries to get that acorn, and meets with a variety of misadventures along the way. He never succeeds in getting the acorn. In one of these movies, the squirrel has a "near death" experience, and finds ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ