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  • Stephen Funderburk avatar

    Developing A Church That Cares

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on May 2, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,578 views

    building a community of faith

    Intro: ILL. A youth minister was attending a Special Olympics where handicapped children competed with tremendous dedication & enthusiasm. One event was the 220-yard dash, Contestants lined up at the starting line, & at the signal, started running as fast as they could. One boy by the name of ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    God's Got Me Right Where He Wants Me

    Contributed by Jimmy Stewart on May 3, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,567 views

    If you feel like you’re in a trial: just know God has you there for a reason!

    God’s got me right where he wants me Jonah Bible tells us the familiar story of the ministry of the Jonah. The son of Amittai of Gath-hepher, he was a prophet of Israel who in 2 Kings 14 predicted the restoration of the ancient boundaries of the kingdom. He exercised his ministry very early in ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Armour Of God

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 4, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 7,345 views

    Breaking down each of the pieces of the armour fo God; a sermon I wrote and preached with a gr 11 student

    The Armor of God Youth Service - June 11, 1995 INTRO: I have a hard time with things that I can’t physically sense. I’m a fairly concrete person - I like the tangible things in life - like a thick piece of chocolate cake, or the solid handshake of a friend. And it is because of this ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Do We Have Confidence Before God Pt. 2 Series

    Contributed by Mark Baker on May 5, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,435 views

    God’s precious promises will not fall on us automatically. We have to know the will of God before we can even ask for them. We have to ask in line with His will. God’s Word is God’s will...

    -- New Revised Standard Hebrews 10:35 Do not, therefore, abandon that confidence of yours; it brings a great reward. In the 1st lesson we talked about what confidence was, and the commands that God gave us in His Word in order to walk in confidence before Him. Confidence is another way of ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Part 2 Sermon 1 What God Will Do For Us. Series

    Contributed by Bob Soulliere on May 5, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,525 views

    But what I want to talk about today is what God said He would do for us, If we do our part, BIG WORD FOR ONLY 2 LETTERS.

    Dedication of the Temple. Part 2 sermon 1 What God will do for us! London businessman Lindsay Clegg told the story of a warehouse property he was selling. The building had been empty for months and needed repairs. Vandals had damaged the doors, smashed the windows, and strewn trash all over the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Us Isn't Them Series

    Contributed by Steven Chapman on May 7, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,438 views

    Paul describes the transformation that happens when a person moves from a life lived in darkness to a life illuminated by Christ. That transformation happens as we, as Christians, take three determined steps that define the difference between ourselves an

    Us Isn’t Them! Moving From Darkness To Light Ephesians 4:17-32 All you have to do is spend a little bit of time listening to many Christians talk before you observe from their conversations an attitude of “Us isn’t them!” … an attitude that marks the boundaries between Christian territory and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How To Be Like God Series

    Contributed by Steven Chapman on May 7, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,337 views

    A person takes on the characteristics of the family to which he or she belongs. In this text Paul, shares at least three ways that we are to imitate God.

    How To Be Like God Ephesians 5:1-14 It is for me the most memorable scene of the movie. Pongo is watching out the window as a stream of people pass by heading toward the park. Each passing pet look like their owners. When a couple have been together for a long time. They begin to look like one ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Jesus Walks By

    Contributed by Matthew Morine on May 7, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,334 views

    This is not a happy story about Jesus saving the day. This is not another comforting account of how Jesus solves our problems in the storms of life. This is a story about growing real faith in God.

    JESUS WALKS BY TEXT: MARK 6:45-52. THEME: THE STORMS OF LIFE TEACH US MORE ABOUT US THAN GOD. The Native American group in Nova Scotia, Canada, had a long standing tradition. Each young boy had to live in the wilderness by himself for a week. It was a right of passage for an Indian male ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Abiding In The Vine I Series

    Contributed by Stephen Fournier on May 7, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,058 views

    Sermon on John 15 part 6

    ABIDING IN THE VINE I Series on John 15 pt. 6 John 15:4 1/21/07 That hymn we just sang “Abide in Me” has a story behind it. It was written by a pastor by the name of Henry Francis Lyte. Orphaned at age nine, Henry was of ill health for most of his life. He was told by his doctor that he ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

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    Abiding In The Vine Ii Series

    Contributed by Stephen Fournier on May 7, 2007
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     | 5,053 views

    Series on John 15 part 7

    ABIDING IN THE VINE II Series on John 15 pt. 7 John 15:4 1/28/07 We have all heard the expression that “home is where the heart is”. In other words your true home is in the place that you love the most. The place where you desire most to be. There is certainly a lot of truth to that saying. ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

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    Identify Yourself

    Contributed by Akinsanya Adubi on May 8, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 12,325 views

    There is a need for us to love ourselves as Christ loves us. How can we say we love God that we cannot see when we do not love our brothers and sisters that we can see. It is one of the most important commandments of God and it is the basic test that ever

    IDENTIFY YOURSELF John 13:31-35: 31"Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him. 32If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall straightway glorify him. 33Little children, yet a little while I am ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Discipleship--The Process Of Maturity

    Contributed by Donato Solano on Dec 5, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,421 views

    A true disciple is constantly and contently in the process of maturity.

    INTRODUCTION A true disciple is constantly and contently in the process of maturity. I. FAITH COMES FROM HEARING THE WORD OF GOD, 19; “disciple all nations”, Romans 10:17 A. Love the preachers of God’s Word Most people shoo away the preachers of God’s Word. They dislike them. They insult ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    En "Joy" Ing Life

    Contributed by Bobby Stults on Dec 6, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,512 views

    We should be living our life with JOY!

    THIS IS NOT AN ORIGINAL SERMON, BUT AN OUTLINE I FLESHED OUT... Date Written: December 06, 2006 Date Preached: December 06, 2006 Where Preached: OZHBC (Wed PM) Sermon Title: Enjoying Life Sermon Text: John 15:1-15 Introduction: There is a story about a football coach whose team had fought ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    In Covenant With God

    Contributed by Jonathan Twitchell on Dec 7, 2006
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     | 3,309 views

    Pastor Jon continues his study through Hebrews, looking at ways in which the New Covenant in Jesus fulfills the Old Covenant.

    If you were with us last week, you remember hearing about how Abram (later called Abraham) chased after the kings and their armies after they defeated Sodom and captured Lot. Lot was blessed by the King of Salem—Melchizedek. We learned that Melchizedek was superior to Abram because the blessing ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Article #10 - Entire Sanctification Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Twitchell on Dec 7, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 10,785 views

    Tenth in a sixteen-part series, this sermon looks at the distinctions between Salvation, Sanctification, and Glorification

    Article of Faith #10 - Entire Sanctification Date: Sunday, August 8, 2004 Author: Rev. Jonathan K. Twitchell Four-hundred-and-fifty years before Christ walked the earth there lived a philosopher by the name of Zeno. Zeno was best known for his mathematical paradoxes…situations that appear to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene