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  • Chris Kelly avatar

    Why Kids Are So Important

    Contributed by Chris Kelly on May 20, 2014
    based on 3 ratings
     | 21,884 views

    Children are so often neglected in our society. But in Jesus' kingdom they are the keys to the community!

    Why Kids Are So Important Series: Kids of the Kingdom May 4, 2014 Kids Message: (Gather kids and ask 1 kid to put an easy puzzle together. Tell him/her that if they put it together under the time limit then they will get a prize. Say, “Go!” but give them only 5 seconds. Say, ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Hope For The Hopeless

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Jan 29, 2003
    based on 67 ratings
     | 7,800 views

    Jesus said he would make us fishers of men, yet we are like Jonah who was called to preach to the people of Ninevah -- we run away as fast as we can!

    Jonah 3:1-10 Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time: "Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you." Jonah obeyed the word of the LORD and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very important city-- a visit required three days. On the first day, Jonah ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Imitators

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Oct 30, 2002
    based on 57 ratings
     | 9,850 views

    We need relationships that mentor us into Christlikeness, but we also need to be a mentor for others.

    Imitators (1 Cor 4:16 NASB) I exhort you therefore, be imitators of me. (1 Cor 11:1 NASB) Be imitators of me, just as I also am of Christ. (Eph 5:1 NASB) Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children; (1 Th 1:6 NASB) You also became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Fellowship Of The Church Series

    Contributed by Kerry Bauman on Aug 25, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,751 views

    This message looks at how we obtain, lose, restore and sustain fellowship in the body of Christ

    Preaching Series: The Tie That Binds The Fellowship of the Church Text: 1 John 1:1-10 Introduction: In 1773, the young pastor of a poor church in Wainsgate, England, was called to a large and influential church in London. John Fawcett was a powerful preacher and writer, and these skills had ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Keeping The Story Alive

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Mar 21, 2008
     | 3,374 views

    In the telling and retelling of the Good News, we keep hope alive!

    Title: Keeping the Story Alive Text: I Corinthians 15:1-8 Thesis: In the telling and retelling of the Good News, we keep hope alive. Introduction Every year, early in the month of October, she set aside a day to plan her spring garden. She would get up early and if it was nasty weather, she ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Who Is First? Pp Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Oct 12, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,703 views

    God wants to be first and He has earned the right to be first.

    INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • Priorities. In the hustle and bustle of life it is sometimes difficult to keep our priorities in the right order. • Most of us live a pretty fast paced life. It is so easy to get caught up in the daily grind of making a living and raising a family that we can very ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Words And Prayer For Virginia Tech

    Contributed by John Tung on Apr 25, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,368 views

    Addressing the Virginia Tech. shooting this week and offering words of prayer before my sermon.

    Today, I want to start by addressing the shooting at Va. Tech. this week. I have followed the news this week, as you have. It seems to me that the cause of this shooting was mental illness exacerbated by the immigrant experience. So, the first thing I want to say is that we need to take the stigma ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Restoration Of A Failure

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on May 20, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,797 views

    A look at several (from entertainment and science) who started out as failures but became great successes. Samson is our model of one who started well, failed miserably, but was restored.

    The Restoration of a Failure Judges 16:20-22 Today I want to start by looking at some Famous Failures. 1. He was fired by a newspaper editor for lack of creativity and imagination. 2. He did not speak until he was 4 and didn’t read til 7, his teacher called him "Slow" 3. He went broke 5 times ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Spiritual Warfare

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Jan 19, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 14,896 views

    Peter’s view of handling Spiritual Warfare

    SPIRITUAL WAREFARE 1 Peter 5:8-11 * God uses few things to teach us like He uses “experience.” For instance, in the matter of raising children you might get one kind of answer from a non-parent and an entirely different one from a parent. The reason is because the non-parent offers what the text ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Can I Learn From A Mom

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on May 17, 2009
    based on 216 ratings
     | 99,344 views

    Spiritual Lessons which moms can teach.

    What I can learn from a Mom Matthew 20:20-23 READ “Things moms teach us”. * Mothers teach us about foresight: "Make sure you wear clean underwear in case you’re in an accident." * Mothers teach us about logic: "If you fall out of that tree and break your neck, don’t come ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Can I Trust You? Can You Trust Me?

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 28, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,217 views

    First of a series based on the six pillars of 'Character Counts!'

    Today, we are part of six or seven congregations in the East Noble School district that are addressing the six pillars of 'Character Counts!' program that East Noble has been running for the past couple of years. It is not often these days that the church and the school get together on the same ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Sometimes Leaving Makes More Sense Than Staying

    Contributed by Ezekiel Ette on Sep 30, 2017
     | 10,021 views

    Indecision and False Hope is not from God, People talk about the good old days as an excuse to stop discovering the new. God has a plan for us even when we do not know the future.

    A few years ago when we first started out fresh from college, we had many dreams. Some wanted to get more education and some talked about making money. Others wanted to live in the big city far away from their parents and some wanted to stay close to parents. Some were not comfortable with change ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    God Honoring Marriage #2

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 16, 2013
     | 4,133 views

    A phrase by phrase exposition on Matthew 19:7-12

    HoHum: A Mormon acquaintance once pushed Mark Twain into an argument on the issue of polygamy. After long and tedious expositions justifying the practice, the Mormon demanded that Twain cite any passage of Scripture expressly forbidding polygamy. “Nothing easier,” Twain said. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Church Maintenance Series

    Contributed by Duane Smith on Jun 29, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,708 views

    This message is designed to help us understand how God expects us to maintain relationships within the family of God.

    CHURCH MAINTENANCE 1 Tim 5:1-21 INTRODUCTION: A. Maintenance can be a hard thing to do. 1. It is easier to buy something new, but eventually you have to do maintenance on it. 2. There are basically two types of maintenance: a. Preventive – this maintenance is do to preclude a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Curse On Canaan Series

    Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Dec 27, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,789 views

    A continuation of an expository series on the Book of Genesis. In this sermon we look at the curse on Canaan. Why the curse was given and what it would mean later on.

    Genesis (Pt. 19) The Curse on Canaan Text: Genesis 9:18-29 By: Ken McKinley (Read Text) Now when we read Genesis, we should always keep in mind that it is written as a book of history. In-other-words; it falls into the genre of historical writings, and it is meant to be taken as factual, literal ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible