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  • Beth Garrod-Logsdon avatar

    In The Master's Service

    Contributed by Beth Garrod-Logsdon on Oct 9, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,070 views

    27 Ordinary, Year C, Worldwide Communion A sermon to remind us not to question the job that God has called us to do.

    Luke 17:3-17 & 2 Timothy 18-14 *** Children’s Sermon - play "Simon Says" and discuss what happens if you do something that Simon didn’t say to do. Are you "out" of the game forever? How is this like life in Christ? How is repentance and forgiveness like getting a second chance? *** So, until ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Don Baggett avatar

    The Battle To Believe

    Contributed by Don Baggett on Nov 22, 2007
    based on 51 ratings
     | 8,553 views

    How much blessing does God want you to have? How abundant does He want your life to be? According to the way many people tend to think, God is going to get more glory out of His children’s life if they are sick, poverty stricken, and under a mountain of

    What do you believe about believing? Here were two blind men who came to Jesus for help. Jesus could have just touched them, or better still, simply spoke the word, and they could have been healed of their blindness. But instead, He asked them the question, “Do you believe I can do this?” He ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Byron Harvey avatar

    The Joy Of Change Series

    Contributed by Byron Harvey on Nov 23, 2007
     | 3,791 views

    I preach expository messages, and this is the seventh in my series on the Book of Acts.

    “The Joy of Change” Acts 3:11-26 6.10.07 The Joy of…books:  Cooking  Sex  Websites o “Soup” o Belly-dancing o Painting o Sake (rice wine) o Handspinning o Socks o Sox (Boston Red Sox)  Nature Channel – “Pigs” And that’s just with 3 pages of Google ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Kevin Burden avatar

    Paul, The Joyful Servant (2) Series

    Contributed by Kevin Burden on Nov 24, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,095 views

    Paul was a joyful servant of the Church.

    Philippians 1:1-4 1 Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons: 2 Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, 4 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kevin Ruffcorn avatar

    The Path Toward Victory Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Nov 24, 2007
    based on 12 ratings
     | 6,781 views

    Every winning team has a game plan that will bring them the victories. So too with Christians. Watchfulness, persistence, faithfulness and God’s power and presence pave the pathway for victory.

    Luke 21:5-19 “The Path Toward Victory” INTRODUCTION What does the future hold? Is the world going to get worse, get better, or stay the same? Many people in the United States fear the future. After 9/11 they are scared. Certainly Islamic terrorism remains a threat not only to the United ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Howard Strickland avatar

    Battled Scarred,but A Winner!

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Nov 24, 2007
    based on 24 ratings
     | 5,437 views

    Defeat at times here on this earth will come, but those who follow Jesus Christ will have total victory at the end!

    Battled Scarred,but a Winner! Text: Luke 11:14-22 14And he was casting out a devil and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered. 15But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils. 16And others, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Rodney Fry avatar

    We Will Have A New Body (1 Corinthians 15:35-58) Series

    Contributed by Rodney Fry on Nov 25, 2007
    based on 17 ratings
     | 11,655 views

    The question in verse 35 is in the mind of everyone at some time or another. B. These people had denied the resurrection of the body for at least two reasons: 1. Their philosophy taught that the body was evil and only spirit was good. Therefore

    WE WILL HAVE A NEW BODY 1 Corinthians 15:35-58 Introduction A. The question in verse 35 is in the mind of everyone at some time or another. B. These people had denied the resurrection of the body for at least two reasons: 1. Their philosophy taught that the body was evil and only spirit ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bishop Daryl Townes avatar

    Transformed Into God's Image

    Contributed by Bishop Daryl Townes on Nov 25, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,461 views

    A KNOWLEDGE OF WHO WHE ARE IN CHRIST

    Transformed into God’s Image Text: Genesis 1:26, 1 John 4:17, 2 Corinthians 3:18 INTRODUCTION By the end of this message tonight you are going to know who’s image you are living in, because you have a choice of who’s image you want to walk in and live in. Webster says that image means a ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Dr. Jerry N. Watts avatar

    A Heart For God

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Nov 28, 2007
     | 5,010 views

    To complete God’s best means having a heart for Him.

    A HEART FOR GOD Joshua 8:28-35 *Emerson said, "A man is what he thinks about all day long." *The Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius put it this way, "A man’s life is what his thoughts make of it." * William James said, "The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Stephen Funderburk avatar

    Why Churches Should Grow

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Nov 28, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,034 views

    here are some simple reasons why every church should be a growing church

    Intro: I believe every church should be a growing church. Not because of buildings or programs or even worship or preaching styles. The church should grow because of the many things it possesses that people need in life. Here is a list of why every church should be a growing ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Brian Matherlee avatar

    Gaining Altitude Series

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Nov 29, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 7,944 views

    Part 3 in a series from Isaiah 40

    FLYING LIKE EAGLES Part 3-Gaining Altitude Sunday, September 23, 2007 Pastor Brian Matherlee Isaiah 40:31(New American Standard Bible) “Yet those who wait for the LORD Will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Jon MacKinney avatar

    The Troublesome Tongue

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Nov 29, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,403 views

    Let’s do more than just beat ourselves up about our tongue. Let’s examine the problem and find real solutions.

    Passage: James 3:1-12 Intro: It’s perhaps typical when preaching on this passage to hand out the whips, and encourage everyone to beat on themselves and each other! 1. we all have plenty of experience with the power of the tongue. 2. we have been wounded, and we have wounded others. 3. some of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Jon MacKinney avatar

    The Production Of Humility

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Nov 29, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,968 views

    We are not naturally inclined to pursue humility, and yet it is one of the greatest Biblical characterisitcs there is. How does God build this into our lives?

    Passage: James 3:13-18 Intro: We all have a great example to follow, a man who lived the life described in v13. 1. this man is Jesus Christ. 2. his life was certainly a good one, full of deeds “done in the humility that comes from wisdom. 3. the great news is that, as James commands us to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Why Do We Fight, And What Can We Do About It?

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Nov 29, 2007
     | 1,981 views

    Fights are unfortuantely common, even in the church. Is there something we can do about them?

    Passage: James 4:1-12 Intro: Find a story about a good church fight 1) we like to think the church is beyond this type of behavior, but it is, after all, full of people. 2) and where there are at least 2 people, there is going to be trouble. Il) seminary student went out to candidate, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Spencer Homan avatar

    A Bird In The Hand

    Contributed by Spencer Homan on Dec 1, 2007
     | 5,211 views

    Based on the old parable "A Bird in the Hand is Worth Two in the Bush" teaches thankfullness for all God has done for us.

    Psalm 100 Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed