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  • Gordon Curley avatar

    Peter: A Fisher Of Men.

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 23, 2010
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    Peter: A fisher of men. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    Reading: • Mark chapter 1 verses 16-20, • Luke chapter 5 verses 1-11. Ill: • A potter does not throw the clay away when it collapses on the spinning wheel! • When the clay begins to wobble the potter will simply start again. • The clay is unable to shape, hide or ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    The Frightened Fisherman

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 24, 2010
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    The Frightened Fisherman (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    Reading: Matthew chapter 14 verses 22-36: Ill: • Story about a farmer who wanted to impress his hunting buddies. • So he went out and bought the smartest, most expensive hunting dog he could find. • He trained this dog to do things no other dog on earth could ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    The Bible Inspired Of God.

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
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    The Bible inspired of God. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    Reading: 2 Timothy chapter 3 verses 15 to 17 Ill: • A pastor was taking a group of parishioners on a tour of the Holy Land. • He had just read them the parable of the good shepherd; • He explained to them that, as they continued their tour, • They would see shepherds on ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    Grace To Let Others Be

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
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    Grace to let others be (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    Reading: Romans chapter 14 verses 1-23. Ill: • It is said that when the British and French were fighting in Canada in the 1750s, • Admiral Phipps was the commander of the British fleet, • He was given orders to anchor outside Quebec. • His orders were to wait for the ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    The Changing Church And The Changeless Christ

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 29, 2010
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    We are in transitional times; we will be helped through transition if we remember who got us here and why, but if we also remain wary of popular bandwagons. The ultimate measure is whether we have been faithful to Christ's call.

    Gethsemane Baptist Church, Washington, DC, Nov. 24, 1996 Some folks are allergic to change. They want everything to be just as it always was. They get used to things and they want everything to stay put. Some folks just won’t deal with change. A few weeks ago the electricity went out at ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    David’s Song Of Praise

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Dec 4, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,970 views

    David’s Song of Praise (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    David’s song of praise Reading: • 2 Samuel chapter 22 verses 1-51. • 2 Samuel chapter 23 verses 1-7. • At least seventy-three of the psalms are assigned to David, • But his last one is found here in 2 Samuel chapters 22-23. • The phrase in chapter 23 verse 1: “These are the last words of ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    Solving Problems God's Way: Part 5 The Benefits Of Problems Series

    Contributed by Eldron Gill on Mar 24, 2008
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     | 4,877 views

    Solving Problems God’s Way: Part 5 The Benefits of Problems

    Solving Problems God’s Way: Part 5 The Benefits of Problems A minister was preaching about the benefits of living as healthy a life as possible. He decided that a visual demonstration would add emphasis to his Sunday sermon. Four worms were placed into four separate jars. The first worm was put ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Solving Problems God's Way: Part 7 Problem Prevention Series

    Contributed by Eldron Gill on Mar 24, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,685 views

    Solving Problems God’s Way: Part 7 Problem Prevention

    Solving Problems God’s Way; Part 7 – Problem Prevention Deuteronomy 7:1-26 Intro. * It would be better for us to simply avoid problems altogether instead of trying to solve them. * As stated before, there is no way we can live a life that is problem free. -- We live in a world that is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Calling God Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 7, 2008
    based on 40 ratings
     | 36,696 views

    Uses a cell phone to illustrate the basics of effective prayer. Addresses the tendency of people to rely on repetition and ritual to get God’s attention.

    OPEN: (a deep voiced man was positioned in a side room with microphone and monitor. This opening illustration goes on for a couple of pages but worked well to set up the rest of the sermon) "Our Father who art in heaven..." "YES?" (look up and around suspiciously then bow and say) "Our Father ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Test Of Success

    Contributed by Ben Mandrell on Apr 8, 2008
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     | 5,742 views

    The key to success, from the eyes of David,the leader of all leaders.

    Days of David: The Test of Success 1 Samuel 18:5-16 Englewood Baptist Church Sunday morning, April 6,2008 On Sunday nights, we have been peering into the life of David, the man after God’s own heart who was called to lead the nation of Israel in their most glorious era of history.God had given ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Waiting For An Important Call Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 14, 2008
    based on 59 ratings
     | 31,269 views

    One of the most frustrating things about prayer is that we seem to be doing all the talking. How do I "hear" God’s answers if He’s not "answering" me?

    OPEN: The father of a teenage daughter was concerned with the amount of time she spent on the telephone; not so much for the time she wasted (he had given up on that long ago), but because nobody else could use the phone. So, as a happy solution, he had a telephone installed for her with her ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Lies We Believe About Time Series

    Contributed by Robert Higgins on Apr 17, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,969 views

    What lies are you believing about time?

    Lies we believe about Time 1. Overview a. Top Five Things People Put Off Until the Last Minute i. House chores/yard work: 35 ii. Holiday gift shopping: 25 iii. Making doctor/dentist appointments: 20 iv. Calling relatives: 15 v. Changing oil in the car: 5 b. Time is as much a mystery as eternity ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brian Bill avatar

    Going Global Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Apr 27, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,012 views

    As we grow, we’ll go global.

    Going Global 2 Corinthians 10:15-16 Rev. Brian Bill 4/27/08 Introduction: “Think of Me” video I want to propose this morning that if we’re serious about growing in grace we’ll care about the same things that Jesus does. And since God is a global God, as we grow, we’ll go global. We’ve ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Men Who Had Been With Jesus Series

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,820 views

    Easter. Will examine the changed lives of the Apostles as proof of the resurrection of Jesus.

    (Sometime previous to the message – maybe during announcements) Joseph Bayly - in Psalms of My Life: Let’s celebrate Easter with the rite of laughter. Christ died and rose and lives. Laugh like woman who holds her first baby. Our enemy death will soon be destroyed. Laugh like a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Looking Beyond Christmas - Now What?

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jan 3, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 9,238 views

    The days after Christmas shouldn’t be a let-down for us. They should be a launching point, a glorious beginning in our lives.

    Looking Beyond Christmas - Now What? Luke 2:36-40 Sermon by Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church - Dec. 30, 2007 BACKGROUND: *Looking beyond Christmas: In the Scripture today Jesus is 41 days old, and in vs. 22 His parents have taken Jesus to the temple to present Him to the Lord. While they ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist