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  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How To Overcome Provocation As Isaac Did

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 23, 2001
    based on 50 ratings
     | 10,880 views

    How to Overcome Provocation as Isaac Did (Godliness is profitable for all things, even an antidote to over-reacting to provocations)

    How to Overcome Provocation as Isaac Did - Gen 26:1-35 Intro - How should we respond we were are bullied? As children we all encountered a bully and learned that it is better to avoid a fight and to overcome opposition with kindness, wisdom and friendliness. Illustration:On a wall near the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Epiphany A

    Contributed by Roger Haugen on Jan 8, 2002
    based on 69 ratings
     | 17,970 views

    The Wise Men break into our little world and show us how awesome God’s breaking into our world truly is. We have sanitized the story and need to hear it once again as for the first time.

    Epiphany A Matthew 2:1-12 6January 2002 Each Christmas in our home Barbara Robinson’s The Best Christmas Pageant Ever comes out and quietly makes its way around. It is the story of a church, which is faced, with the drudgery of putting on the Christmas pageant for yet another year. The woman ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Church Of The Hot Waffle

    Contributed by John Roy on Jan 15, 2002
    based on 25 ratings
     | 5,718 views

    The church is to be the welcoming place for struggling sinners and stained saints.

    The Church of the Hot Waffle Matthew 11:19 & Mark 2:15-17 The Waffle House is to restaurants what little league baseball is to the Major leagues. The Waffle House serves food and that is where it’s comparison with other restaurants stop. It features, waffles, of course, Bert’s Chili, Omelets, and ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Fruit Of The Spirit - Love - Part 1

    Contributed by Jason Frazier on Nov 9, 2001
    based on 45 ratings
     | 4,556 views

    Break-down of the 3 Greek words for love & uses great illustration with apples.

    TEXT: Galatians 5:16-25 “Fruit of the Spirit” – Part 1: Love Many people what have grown up in church have heard about the “fruit of the Spirit.” In Sunday School, many children associate these with actual fruits: bananas, pears, grapes, & apples, because it puts it in a context they can ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Mark Berry avatar

    Who Did It?

    Contributed by Mark Berry on Dec 6, 2001
    based on 100 ratings
     | 16,624 views

    This sermon deals with marriage issues. In counseling couples I have found that they use the blame game. This sermon deals with some of those issues that cause strife in marrage and how to deal with it.

    “All Right…Who Did It?” 1 Cor. 7:2-5 But since there is so much immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband. [3] The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. [4] The wife’s body does not belong to her alone ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Dealing With The Mess Of Ministry

    Contributed by Jay Robison on Dec 11, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,717 views

    Ministry can be messy, but Jesus can be glorified in us. Church conflict is inevitable. In the conflict we must look for God’s power.

    I have used www.sermoncentral along with several other resources in this message. DEALING WITH THE MESS OF MINISTRY October 21, 2007 Jay Davis Robison 1 PETER 3:8-12 Today our church honors support staff Often in the background but essential to who we are Often times clean up ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Spencer Homan avatar

    Pressing On (Determination)

    Contributed by Spencer Homan on Dec 11, 2007
    based on 15 ratings
     | 10,995 views

    This is a sermon focusing on staying the course despite rejection and obstacles.

    Luke 13:31-35 At that very hour some Pharisees came, and said to him, “Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.” And he said to them, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I finish my course. Nevertheless I must go on my ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Preeminence Of Christ

    Contributed by Larry Breeden on Oct 11, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,564 views

    Jesus is LORD and Master of ALL

    THE PREEMINENCE OF CHRIST Col. 1:12-19 INTRO: Jesus the Central Figure (Subject) of the Bible A. Is Promoting, Bragging about Jesus above All other deities, too Gnostics, Skeptics & anyone else 1. Great battle going on, Attacks from all sides a. Religions fight the Supremacy of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Motivation: It's The Bottom Line! Series

    Contributed by Johann Neethling on Oct 14, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,291 views

    Christian disciples seek to live their lives for an audience of ONE. God’s opinion, God’s approval or disapproval is ultimately all that matters. The applause of heaven is the deciding factor in their life.

    MOTIVATION: IT’S THE BOTTOM LINE! Matthew 6:1-18 1. A father wrote a letter to apologize to a certain young man for not allowing him to marry his daughter. The letter went as follows: Dear Marty, I have been unable to sleep since I broke off your engagement to my daughter. Will you ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Jeff Hughes avatar

    Sin

    Contributed by Jeff Hughes on Mar 14, 2003
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,765 views

    Sinful man vs. sinless God

    Sin 1st John 1:5-7 Jeff Hughes I. Introduction a. By way of introduction, let’s briefly go over what we studied last time. b. First, we looked at an introduction to the epistle; we learned that the apostle John wrote it about 85 to 90 AD in Ephesus, as he was the pastor of the church there. We ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "Who Is This?" Series

    Contributed by Phil Anderson on May 17, 2004
    based on 71 ratings
     | 7,708 views

    Answering the disciples’ question of, "Who is this?" after Jesus calmed the storm. This sermon was designed for seekers to find out in some detail just Who Jesus really is.

    “Who Is This?” Mark 4:35-41 MK 4:35 That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, "Let us go over to the other side." 36 Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. 37 A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Andy Griffith Show

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jun 21, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,691 views

    A father’s day sermon with illustrations from the Andy Griffith Show

    Sermon for 6/20/99 Andy Griffith Show Father’s Day Sermon Introduction: A. Observation from Carl about Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. B. Today we are going to be positive about Fathers. C. My dad and Father’s Day. D. The 13th was my father’s birthday. E. Adam N Reiter- “He’s slowing down,” ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Who's Your Daddy?

    Contributed by Pb Stetser on Jul 6, 2004
    based on 50 ratings
     | 9,759 views

    This is a message from Father’s Day 2004 that uses a video clip (PowerPoint available upon request).

    Who’s Your Daddy? Preached 06-24-04 by Captain PB Stetser As with all of my sermons, the PowerPoint slides I used are available if you think they would be helpful. Simply email me at PBStetser@use.salvationarmy.org and request the slides for the specific sermon. Blessings! PB (begin with a David ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • James McCullen avatar

    Walking As Jesus Walked Series

    Contributed by James Mccullen on May 23, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 11,371 views

    Our walk can develop to be a walk more and more like Jesus. Please note all points and sub-points are tied to the scripture. This sermon is textual in style, you will have to open, and keep open, your Bible to get full benefit.

    Walking As Jesus Walked # 1 1 John 2:6 He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked. NKJV 1 John 1:6-7 6 If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. 7 But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Public And Private Ethics Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on May 4, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,150 views

    # 26 in series on Hebrews. Ethics cannot exist apart form a standard of right and wrong.

    A Study of Hebrews “Jesus Is Better” Sermon # 26 “Public and Private Ethics” Hebrews 13.1-6 At first glance Hebrews 13 may appear to be just a grouping of unrelated closing thoughts to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist