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  • Freddy Fritz avatar

    Do Religious People Have An Advantage? Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jul 20, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,470 views

    Do religious people have an advantage over non-religious people? Are relgious people more likely than non-religious people to get to heaven? This sermon answers these questions.

    Scripture Let’s read Romans 3:1: "What advantage, then, is there in being a Jew, or what value is there in circumcision?" (Romans 3:1) Introduction Every profession has its favorite stories, and the legal profession is no exception. A beginner attorney was defending a man accused of biting ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Same Daddy...different Promise Series

    Contributed by Carl Willis on Aug 8, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,581 views

    Ishmael and Isaac. Offspring of the same biological father, but recipients of a different promise.

    Same Daddy… Different Promise Galatians 4:21-31 Galatians 4:21-23 (NLT) Listen to me, you who want to live under the law. Do you know what the law really says? [22] The Scriptures say that Abraham had two sons, one from his slave-wife and one from his freeborn wife. [23] The son of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Freedom Series

    Contributed by Carl Willis on Aug 14, 2007
     | 7,408 views

    You’ve been set free! Now go out and serve someone.

    Freedom Galatians 5:1-15 Galatians 5:1 (NLT) So Christ has really set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don’t get tied up again in slavery to the law. Don’t Go Back • Christ has set you free – You are no longer bound to the law – You can choose to enslave yourself to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What Faith Is

    Contributed by Ray Mckendry on Aug 20, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,961 views

    From the Faith Chapter, a reminder that faith comes from hearing God’s word and obeying it.

    What Faith Is Heb 11:1-16 Introduction This is the great chapter on faith. It is the greatest example of faith in the whole Bible. In the last few verses of the previous chapter, the writer outlines how the Hebrew Christians in Rome needed to persevere in their faith. “Therefore do not cast away ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Let Your Hair Down! Series

    Contributed by Quinton Williamson on May 26, 2003
    based on 54 ratings
     | 10,144 views

    To let people know that praise is necessary in order to bless God for blessing us.

    SUBJECT: LET YOUR HAIR DOWN! SCRIPTURE: ST. JOHN: 12; 3 In this particular scripture we find where Jesus had one of his first after the resurrection of Lazarus. Jesus, before the Passover came to Bethany after hearing about Lazarus being dead. The Bible says that he came and raised Lazarus ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lessons From The Cross Series

    Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Jul 9, 2003
    based on 15 ratings
     | 4,535 views

    Justification--how Christ’s work on the cross has put us in right standing with God. It is by faith and not by works.

    Iliff and Saltillo UM Churches July 13, 2003 Lessons from the Cross Romans 5:1-8 INTRODUCTION: ILLUSTRATION: The other morning I was going to make some Grandes Orange Cinnamon rolls. The cans are supposed to be easy to open. You just peal the label off and insert a spoon and the can pops ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    You Are Hired! Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Jul 27, 2003
    based on 33 ratings
     | 7,685 views

    Parables of Eternal Life, Part 6 of 9

    YOU ARE HIRED! (MATTHEW 20:1-16) The economic crisis at the turn of the 21st century that hit the airline industry reflects the cost of doing business. United Airlines and Continental Airlines filed for bankruptcy, and American Airlines avoided bankruptcy after the union gave back $1.62 billion in ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Don't Just Sit There - Do Something!

    Contributed by Jyoti Banerjee on Aug 19, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 11,287 views

    Faith and works are not mutually exclusive - only two sides of the same coin.

    James 2 vv 14-26 Don’t just sit there. Do something! My dearest Sally, I love you more than anything else in the whole world. I would climb the highest mountain just to be with you. I would walk across the hottest desert just to be with you. I would swim the deepest ocean just to be with you. ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    The Calamity Of Being Without Christ

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Aug 19, 2003
    based on 56 ratings
     | 4,338 views

    Webster defines calamity as "an extraordinarily grave event marked by great loss and lasting distress and affliction". Such is the estate of the unbeliever.

    THE CALAMITY OF BEING WITHOUT CHRIST “That at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.” Ephesians 2:12 Webster defines calamity as "a state of deep distress or misery ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Once More Through The Wringer

    Contributed by James May on Oct 22, 2003
    based on 20 ratings
     | 5,710 views

    We can either trust in the Lord to give us the clean, fresh robes of righteousness, or we can put our selves through the wringer, in attempt to create our own self-righteousness and still be clothed in filthy rags.

    ONCE MORE THROUGH THE WRINGER I can still remember a little the old wringer type washing machine that my mother used to have when I was a child. I know, most of you would wonder how anyone could remember that far back. Wasn’t that before the days of radio? No, it wasn’t that far back, but it ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    How To Be A Spiritual Survivor

    Contributed by Jonathan Semro on Nov 9, 2003
    based on 17 ratings
     | 8,222 views

    Spiritual survival in a hostile spiritual environment dictates a firm confession of faith

    1st Sunday of End Time - Series B Reformation Sunday November 2, 2003 Psalm 46 1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, 3 though its waters roar and foam and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Good Works - When We Don't Need God Anymore Series

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jan 1, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,748 views

    Ironic isn’t it? We can do so well in our Christian walk, we depend upon our Christian competencies rather than the Holy Spirit.

    Was Jesus kidding? “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” Come on, what does that mean? Certainly Jesus is speaking in metaphors, certainly Jesus is exaggerating, certainly Jesus means something else….. In the city of Jerusalem ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Religion Or Relationship? Series

    Contributed by Ronald Thorington on Jan 1, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,667 views

    Salvation does not come through religion but a relationship with Jesus Christ.

    #22 8-26-07 Religion or Relationship? Introduction, 1) How do you know if you are truly saved? 2) Are you relying on religious credits to save you? 3) Apostle Paul had a great amount of religious credits. Text, Philippians 3:3-8 I. Salvation in not earned through Religion (3:4-6) A. Salvation ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Justification By Faith Alone Series

    Contributed by Carl Allen on Jun 2, 2010
     | 6,153 views

    Since that time of Cain and Abel there has been two distinct lines of works and faith in man’s religious life. Whosoever follows the way of man (like Cain), whatever it is, follows Satan’s lie. The person who follows God’s way follows the way of Abel, t

    Justification by Faith Alone Galatians 2:11-21 Introduction Guilt is a universal plague of sinful mankind. Every person feels guilty. Consequently every person tries in some way to alleviate their guilt. Primitive tribesmen sought to ease their guilt by appeasing the imagined gods who were ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Kind Of Faith Do You Have? Series

    Contributed by Carl Allen on Aug 31, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,349 views

    If you were to take a quiz about your faith, what kind of faith would you have as a result? James in chapter 2, gives us the foundation of where our faith should be and what it should be.

    What Kind of Faith Do You Have? James 2:14-26 Intro If you have a Facebook account on your computer at home to keep up with friends and family, you will have seen quizzes taken by people you know, which are usually titled “What kind of…” or “Which one of…” They are just for fun and can be very ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist