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  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How Jesus Taught Evangelism To His Disciples

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 114 ratings
     | 11,111 views

    Jesus taught us to do evangelism by ministering to the needs of people - Luke 19:1-10

    Song: God can do a lot with a little. A little is a lot with God! Jesus showed how he can take one little life and use it as a seed to multiply His kingdom and righteousness as a demonstration of His power, love and grace working through the most unlikely people. Statistic: Pollsters report ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Progressing Through The Storm 

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 15 ratings
     | 5,995 views

    Have you ever wondered why some people are afraid to progress when conditions appear difficult? Most of us are hesitant to try something new unless we are given guarantees

    Illustration:When Pablo Casals reached 95, a young reported threw him a question: "Mr. Casals, you are 95 and the greatest cellist that ever lived. Why do you still practice six hours a day?" And Mr. Casals answered, "Because I think I’m making progress." Your goal is to make progress every day of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Opportunity And Opposition

    Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Feb 13, 2004
    based on 37 ratings
     | 6,790 views

    Does your witness stand up in the face of opposition?

    Pastor J. H. Crowell, when about sixteen, sailed on a shipping vessel, where he was the only Christian in a crew of twelve. Before leaving his mother, he promised to meet her three times a day at the throne of grace. So regularly, he went below and prayed aloud. He thought he must. His fellow ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    A Picture Of God

    Contributed by Dean Morgan on Sep 15, 2004
    based on 27 ratings
     | 7,394 views

    The book of Nahum is basically a prophecy of judgment to a foreign nation, Nineveh. In beginning his sermon, Nahum first draws attention to the nature and character of God.

    TEXT: Nahum 1:1-8 TITLE: A PICTURE OF GOD The book of Nahum is basically a prophecy of judgment to a foreign nation, Nineveh. In beginning his sermon, Nahum first draws attention to the nature and character of God. In verses 2 and 3, we see that God is a God of vengeance. There are times that ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Why Christmas Is Depressing.

    Contributed by Dan Waite on Dec 16, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
     | 2,778 views

    Christmas can be depressing because we include some things that destract from the true meaning. Here are some of those things and what to do about them.

    Other sermons can be found at http://lastsermon.blogspot.com/ Luke 2:8 – 20 Why Christmas is depressing. I. Christmas is disruptive. A. It breaks the routine. (v 8) 1. We are conditioned by routine. 2. Routine saves us time and energy because we don’t have to think. B. It reminds us ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Picture Of God

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Oct 15, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,984 views

    A close look at God

    The book of Nahum is basically a prophecy of judgment to a foreign nation, Nineveh. In beginning his sermon, Nahum first draws attention to the nature and character of God. In verses 2 and 3, we see that God is a God of vengeance. There are times that we may ask ourselves if the wicked are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Treasuring Christ Series

    Contributed by David Taylor on Mar 6, 2014
     | 4,459 views

    Philippians - Manual of Joy Treasuring Christ

    Philippians - Manual of Joy Treasuring Christ Philipians 1:18b-26 David Taylor As we work through this letter, we are seeing that Paul sees all of life consumed and centered around Christ and the gospel. All of life is centered on, sustained by, and empowered by his relationship with Christ. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Spiritual Preparation Series

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Mar 29, 2022
     | 3,547 views

    Ever since Joshua was leading God’s people had responded by faith and now, they must prepare for what God will do next. The river at flood stage is behind them and the fortified city before them. No turning back.

    What do you expect to see after a great victory? In winning a war you expect to see a whole nation in jubilant celebration. There will be parades maybe even a ticker-tape parade and much fanfare. When a team wins a championship football game you expect to see the team dump Gatorade on the winning ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Faith To Move Mountains

    Contributed by Fr. Frank Gough on Oct 27, 2016
     | 10,245 views

    Growing your faith in action

    In our reading from the gospel today, The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!" And the Lord said, "If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you. Then Jesus speaks about a servant doing ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    Mia: Missing In Action (Hope)

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jun 9, 2021
     | 2,686 views

    There are 3 essentials FAITH, HOPE, LOVE... These 3 are the target of our enemy. GUARD HOPE AT ALL COST. Dig deep wells...

    MIA--- MISSING IN ACTION (HOPE FOR THE LAST DAYS.) By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com MIA MEANS MISSING IN ACTION. LESSON IF WE DO NOT SPEND TIME WITH JESUS BEHIND THE VEIL OF THE HOLY OF HOLIES OUR HOPE WILL ALWAYS BE LIMITED. Hebrews 6:18 That by two immutable things, in which it ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Joel Pankow avatar

    What Will It Take For You To Have A "Merry Christmas"?

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Dec 5, 2003
    based on 47 ratings
     | 3,975 views

    on what is really important about christmas and how we lose our merriness in the xmas season.

    December 7, 2003 Philippians 4:4-7 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Dead Man Walking Series

    Contributed by Brad Froese on Jul 18, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,803 views

    TRUE LIFE IS FOUND THROUGH A PROCESS OF DEATH AND REBIRTH. Jesus lived and died to bring us to that understanding…

    Illustration from Sermon Central: An Illinois man left Chicago for a vacation in Florida. His wife was on a business trip and was planning to meet him the next day. When he reached his hotel he decided to send his wife a quick e-mail. Unable to find the scrap of paper on which he had written her ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    More Than Meets The Eye Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Feb 23, 2009
    based on 10 ratings
     | 10,679 views

    8th in a series from Ecclesiastes. We need to base what we think about God on His Word, not on what we observe in this world.

    In 1984, James Ealy was convicted in the 1982 brutal murders of 33 year old Christine Parker, her two children and one grandchild. Two years later, the Illinois Appellate Court overturned the conviction - even as justices acknowledged Ealy almost certainly was guilty. They said police had arrested ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bob Joyce avatar

    View From A Deck Chair

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Aug 31, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,519 views

    A sermon on vision for a new year. This was written almost 10 years ago. Some of the illustrations may need to be update.

    The passage that I am using for a text is one that, when you hear it, will sound familiar to you. It is like Psalm 23, John 3 or 1 Corinthians 13 ... we wonder what more can be said about it. It is a passage that, if you are not familiar with Scripture, you will assume you read it in a magazine, or ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    P90x For The Soul - Giving Series

    Contributed by Scott Kircher on Oct 3, 2010
    based on 19 ratings
     | 7,041 views

    When we hear the word giving in church, we often think, here we go again. The church or pastor only wants us to give because he gets more money or looks more successful. The reality is that God wants us to give so we dont trust in money or stuff ahead

    P90X for the Soul Giving 2 Corinthians 8:1-7 Intro Slide Well, we are continuing today in a series we have been calling P90X for your Soul, because P90X is an intense physical workout, and we are seeking to learn and implement some spiritual disciplines into our lives se we can put ourselves in a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational