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  • James O. Davis avatar

    The Tones Of The Second Coming Series

    Contributed by James O. Davis on Oct 30, 2003
    based on 49 ratings
     | 6,613 views

    The great hope of the Church is that Christ will come and rapture us to heaven before death intervenes. However, if death comes first, then we shall be resurrected and given glorified bodies like Jesus on the day He does return.

    James O. Davis is the founder and president of Second Billion (TM). You are invited to learn more about Second Billion by visiting www.billion.tv. INTRODUCTION This message is entitled, “The Tones or the Sounds of the Second Coming.” Paul called the Rapture of the Church a Blessed Hope; it is ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Live Like You're Out Of Your Mind

    Contributed by Edward Frey on Oct 4, 2002
    based on 94 ratings
     | 8,052 views

    With faith in Christ, believers forge ahead towards heaven regardless of what others might think.

    “You must be out of your mind.” If you lived in Grand Isle, and chose not to evacuate for Hurricane Lili last week, I bet you would have heard those words. I could somewhat sympathize with the people who stayed behind. They didn’t want to leave their homes or livelihood. The fact is that ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Why Do I Have To Obey My Parents?

    Contributed by Chris Smith on Jun 9, 2003
    based on 48 ratings
     | 22,274 views

    Sermon directed towards older children - teenagers regarding God’s command to honor and obey parents.

    Ephesians 6:1-3 (for the young people) Why should you Honor and obey your parents? Introduction: When God gave to Moses the Ten Commandments, He gave them a complete system. In it, He placed everything that was necessary for His people to be an example to the other nations. You see, God wants ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bruce Morrison avatar

    A Man Called Philip - Moving In The Miraculous And Baptizing In Water Series

    Contributed by Bruce Morrison on Jun 10, 2003
    based on 99 ratings
     | 10,473 views

    God set precidents through the lives of two deacons, Stephen and Philip, that remain in the church to this day.

    Water Baptism Series #3 - A Man Called Phillip - Moving in the Miraculous & baptizing in Water Bible Text: Selected passages from the Book of Acts chapters 6 and 8. Philip - a deacon In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Grecian Jews among them ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Tom Fuller avatar

    Liberty Or Legalism?

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Jun 10, 2003
    based on 124 ratings
     | 11,310 views

    How free should you be as a Christian - especially when dealing with younger, less mature believers. Paul addresses a difficult subject as freedom and legalism are compared. The answers may surprise you.

    I love steak. I really do. Whenever we go out it’s what I feel like most of the time. For a time I became a little reluctant to eat my favorite meat after doing a series of stories as a reporter on ecoli. You remember that, don’t you? The little bacteria killed several people in Oregon and ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Who Is This Man Series

    Contributed by Wes Richard on Jun 10, 2003
    based on 21 ratings
     | 5,129 views

    Jesus teaches the disciples that the Gospel is for everyone.

    Last Sunday as we shuffled Mark and Barnabas, Peter, Paul & Mary around on this stage, we learned that the book of Mark is not only an account of Jesus’ life and activity, but it is also a blueprint for the church to follow, a model for carrying out the work of the church. In Mark, you will ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    Christian Meekness Series

    Contributed by Edward Cook on Jun 11, 2003
    based on 100 ratings
     | 9,355 views

    True Christian meekness, as preached by our Lord as part of the Beatitudes, can only grow in the soil of poverty of spirit and godly sorrow.

    CHRISTIAN MEEKNESS Scripture reading: Matt. 4:23 - 5:16 Text: Matt. 5:5 My text is Matt. 5:5. Last time I preached on "Blessed are they that mourn." I want to remind you of a few things before we look at our text. RECAPITULATION General Our Lord Himself is the speaker: therefore the greatest ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Doubting Disciples Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Jun 13, 2003
    based on 29 ratings
     | 5,275 views

    Jesus brought 1)peace by showing the reality of the resurrection, and 2)purpose by showing the wellspring of witnessing.

    Luke 23:36-49 – Doubting Disciples Charles Swindoll in his book Three Steps Forward, Two Steps Back tells the story of a farmer who wanted to impress his hunting buddies. To impress them, he bought the smartest, most expensive hunting dog he could find. He trained this dog to do things no other ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Will You Pass The Test?

    Contributed by Abraham Shanklin on Jun 17, 2003
    based on 89 ratings
     | 22,624 views

    There are all kinds of reasons for giving tests or taking examinations. The main reason is to collect data or to make an assessment on what is or isn’t known. The Bible is not excluded from the practice of examinations.

    Will You Pass The Test? 2 Corinthians 13.5 – 7 July 20, 2001 KJV - 5. Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates? 6. But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates. 7. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    (Another) True Meaning Of Christmas

    Contributed by Charles Tucker on Dec 16, 2003
    based on 97 ratings
     | 9,392 views

    While we think of the cute and cuddly baby in the manger and the promise of "peace on earth," John tells a different version of the birth of Jesus... and another true meaning of Christmas

    I decided to start today with “The Top Ten Reasons We Should Keep Christmas.” With all the hustle and bustle, I thought we needed to be reminded why Christmas is a good idea. Without Christmas… • The candied fruit market would completely collapse! • Our boring, uneventful lives would have no ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Greg Nance avatar

    A Surprise Visitor With A Surprise Message Series

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Dec 19, 2003
    based on 27 ratings
     | 5,364 views

    Gabriel was the last person Zachariah expected to meet in the temple and Gabriel’s message was the least expected word from God that Zachariah thought he would hear.

    How many parents do we have here today? Raise your hands. I met Phil and his wife, Linda when we lived in Vermont. They were DINKs. That was the term we used to describe people married where the husband and wife had a career and no plans to have children. DINKs was short for “double income, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • David Haun avatar

    Joseph Series

    Contributed by David Haun on Dec 21, 2003
    based on 36 ratings
     | 13,147 views

    I wish I was more like Joseph. He obeyed God over and over. This sermon on Joseph can encourage your audience to obey God in new ways.

    The Characters of Christmas # 2 JOSEPH -- "I’LL OBEY." Hope Christian Church, Tamarac, Florida December 7, 2003 Dr. David L. Haun Joseph - truly a man of God. I wish I could be more like him. Joseph was probably a mature man, perhaps a widower. He was a blue-collar worker, a carpenter. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Jealousy

    Contributed by Peter Parry on Apr 26, 2002
    based on 64 ratings
     | 25,124 views

    One way to couteract jealous feelings is to see your life in God’s hands and not yours.

    JEALOUSY (Gen.37:3-11) It starts in a child at an early age and can last a lifetime; it can wreck the love between two people who thought they were inseparable; it can bring nations to war and the most powerful people to ruin. I’m talking about ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    How Does God Feel When People Hurt?

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on Jun 25, 2001
    based on 84 ratings
     | 8,128 views

    We find the answer to this question in the story of the invalid by the pool of Bethesda.

    Intro: One day our local video store was having a clearance on old movies. They had hundreds of old movies on sale for $2.00 a piece. Me and my son Andrew had a few movies in mind that we would like to buy and decided to go to the sale and take advantage of the opportune deal. We arrived just ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Lynn Floyd avatar

    What Do I Do When I Doubt? Series

    Contributed by Lynn Floyd on Jun 25, 2001
    based on 47 ratings
     | 6,182 views

    Doubt is one of those things that if not dealt with, will rob the joy of the Lord from our lives.

    “What do I do when I doubt?” 6-23-01 New Community Church OPENING ILLUSTRATION: As a kid I always looked forward to celebrating my birthday. I mean for that one day you were like a Hollywood superstar and you wanted everyone to know about it. I remember one birthday though in high school that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist