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  • Gaither Bailey avatar

    The Way To Emmaus

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Apr 20, 2023
     | 1,096 views

    Serving Christ and working for change for the better is the best way to live.

    On The Way To Emmaus – Luke 24: 13 - 35 Intro: The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815. General Wellington of England faced the powerful leader Napoleon and his French army. As they fought against each other in this famous battle, England waited prayerfully to hear the outcome. ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    What God Wants Most

    Contributed by Steven Chapman on Jan 24, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,613 views

    The point here is not that Martha’s activities are bad. The choice Jesus discusses with Martha is between something that is good and something that is better. Life is full of tough choices, and Jesus is addressing the relative merit of good activities her

    What God Wants Most Luke 10:25-42 Suppose you have to choose between two people who want to go to dinner with you. The first is very warm and takes a genuine interest in others. He listens attentively and is fun to be with. Those who develop a friendship with him want it to last a lifetime. In ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Sometimes We Think We Know Better Than The Lord

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Mar 18, 2009
    based on 49 ratings
     | 22,042 views

    A sermon on the Cross-centered life.

    Mark 8:31-38 “Sometimes We Think WE Know Better Than The Lord” by: Rev. Ken Sauer, Pastor of Grace UMC, Soddy Daisy, TN www.graceumcsd.org History is filled with examples of women and men who, by throwing away their lives, gained life eternal. Late in the 4th Century there was a certain monk ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Do You Have Hope In Your Life?

    Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Jun 24, 2020
     | 3,937 views

    You better know what hope you have in your life today.

    DO YOU HAVE HOPE IN YOUR LIFE? Psalms 39: 7 And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee. Romans 15:13 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost. We can only trust the Lord for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Can God Be Trusted

    Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Sep 8, 2005
    based on 38 ratings
     | 5,161 views

    A short sermon for our older congregation on whether God can be trusted (or better asked ’what can God be trusted for?’)

    "Can God be trusted?" Silver Service. 8th Sept 2005 I’m a police officer and occasionally park my cruiser in residential areas to watch for speeders. One Sunday morning I was staked out in a driveway when I saw a large dog trot up to my car. He stopped and sat just out of arm’s reach. No ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "You'd Better Watch Your Mouth!"

    Contributed by Bishop William Bryant Wilmore, Jr. on Aug 11, 2003
    based on 176 ratings
     | 65,349 views

    Our words bring death or life. Therefore, it behooves us to "Watch Our Mouths." Sermon inspired by one listed on Sermon Central by Rev. Timothy Proctor titled: "Somebody Ought to Say Something" Some of this manuscript has been borrowed from his text.

    The book of proverbs is a Christian library and drug store all rolled into one. It’s a book of wisdom, as well as a book of remedy. There is something in this book to instruct or heal anyone who suffers any type of spiritual malady. God here – through Solomon – has condescended (or ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Getting Real About The Christian Life Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Mar 4, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,098 views

    If God is light, if God is perfect righteousness, then we’d better get real about our own righteousness.

    John is writing to his followers in the final years of his life. You get the feeling that he thinks he’s running out of time because there’s a certain urgency to the way he writes. He doesn’t waste words. There’s no polite greeting at the start of the letter. He just gets ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    A Matter Of Life And Death Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 3, 2015
    based on 33 ratings
     | 24,988 views

    Cage fighting is a particularly gruesome way of fighting, and yet Paul used the fighting of his day (more brutal than MMA) to describe Timothy's responsibilities. What could we possibly learn from MMA that could make us better servants of Christ?

    How many of you know the meaning of these letters used to describe a sporting event: MMA? (Mix Martial Arts). It’s kind of like boxing where the contestants not only hit each other with their fists, but also with their feet and knees and elbows. It’s also called “Cage ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Prayer For Revival Series

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 14, 2021
     | 3,257 views

    Many of you are praying for a better life and if God were to grant you your request, you would quickly become overconfident. And you would quickly move to spiritual indifference. Some of you are praying against THE VERY circumstances that God has arranged so you would better experience Him.

    I want to introduce you to a way you can pray for your believing friends to experience revival. Many of you enjoy speaking to your parents as often as you like. I was part of a funeral this week for a good man, a husband, and a father. He had been a member of this church for over twenty years and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Improving Your Social Life: Three Essential Communications Skills

    Contributed by Cary Paulk on Mar 14, 2002
    based on 318 ratings
     | 20,951 views

    A Sermon that gives practical helps on being better communicators.

    Improving Your Social Life: Three Essential Communications Skills James 1:19-20 Introduction: [A young man once approached Socrates to ask if the philosopher would teach him the gift of oratory. His request was then followed by an incessant stream of words until, finally, Socrates placed his hand ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Life For A Life Series

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Sep 15, 2017
     | 12,632 views

    A study of the Gospel of John 19: 17 - 42

    John 19: 17 - 42 A Life for a life 17 And He, bearing His cross, went out to a place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha, 18 where they crucified Him, and two others with Him, one on either side, and Jesus in the center. 19 Now Pilate wrote a title and put it on the ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Transcending Life’s Challenges Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 22, 2020
     | 2,980 views

    The fears and hardships of life can weigh heavily upon us, and sometimes the best way to cope is to transcend them by focusing and pondering the truths of God’s Word, particularly His promise to bring us through.

    Transcending Life’s Challenges (Romans 8:31-34) 1. Today is Father’s Day and today’s sermon has a lot of Jewish Roots to it. So I decided to begin with a joke about a Jewish father. 2. Sid Samuels, 79, was on the operating table awaiting surgery, to be performed, at this insistence by his own ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Let Your Life Shine

    Contributed by Roger Hasselquist on Feb 5, 2024
     | 1,043 views

    If we want to have influence in this world, we had better shine. We need to let our life shine so that others will be attracted to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

    Alba 1-28-24 LET YOUR LIFE SHINE I Thessalonians 4:9-12 The military has a history of requiring that boots be polished until they shine. If you have served in the military, you are probably familiar with the involved process that it takes to achieve that shine. There are websites that explain ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Top Ten Reasons Why Easter Jesus Is Better Than Christmas Jesus

    Contributed by Peter Pilt on Apr 19, 2019
     | 4,411 views

    This was a creative way we presented the Easter Story. We looked at the ways that Easter Jesus is better than Christmas Jesus and then decorated the auditorium half as Easter and half as Christmas. It worked very well. This is Part 1.

    This Easter at CityHOPE Church we are looking at the top ten reasons why Easter Jesus is better that Christmas Jesus. Now I understand that Christmas and Easter Jesus are the same Jesus…but the point I am trying to make is that the world is more comfortable celebrating a baby in manger rather than ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Free To Live The Life Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 1, 2004
    based on 25 ratings
     | 2,395 views

    Education, self-help books, and personal improvement efforts can make life richer and better. But nothing can do what God does when a person turns his or her life over to Jesus Christ. IN Jesus Christ, we can have victory in the fullest sense.

    Free to Live the Life (Romans 8:1-4) 1. Once in a while you read a news story that makes you feel good: MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - A Mexican boxing champion beat up and hospitalized a gunman who shot at him outside a gym in a crime-plagued city on the U.S. border. Prosecutors in Ciudad ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible