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  • Christopher Crane avatar

    Not Very Far

    Contributed by Christopher Crane on Jun 16, 2004
    based on 46 ratings
     | 18,547 views

    A backdoor look at the Five Purposes of the Church.

    Not Very Far Exodus 8:28 Exodus 8:28 28 And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: intreat for me. <Prayer> You know, it’s really always been the plan of the enemy. And his strategies haven’t changed ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    The Pleasure Of Pleasing God

    Contributed by Antonio Torrence on Aug 15, 2004
    based on 48 ratings
     | 14,619 views

    This sermon is about focusing our energies on those things that pleases God.

    There are several things I Like about the author of our text, Brother Luke. First, I like the fact that Luke was not one of the original Disciples of Christ, yet the power of the gospel so affect his life that he felt the need to make a change. He did not have the pleasure of walking and talking ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Job: Victim Or Victor

    Contributed by Brandon Robards on Aug 25, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,947 views

    Victimhood is a choice, but not the right choice.

    Job: Victim or Victor? When I was 12 years old I tried out for my first basketball team. It was my sixth grade year, and I was struggling to make new friends. Two elementary schools fed into the middle school, and my sixth grade class had over 250 students. Of those 250 students, only 20 came ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Danger Of Falling Asleep During This Sermon Series

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Sep 1, 2004
    based on 35 ratings
     | 10,749 views

    Generations come and go and are very different from one another -- but some Christian values and characteristics remain the same.

    When I was a Junior in High School, my last class of the day was Chemistry. By that time of the day, I was dragging. I needed a nap, or a candy bar or something to keep me awake. But I never had any of that – just chemistry. And chemistry could not keep me awake. Now I know this has never, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Called To Be Free Series

    Contributed by Jim Heidebrecht on Aug 6, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,194 views

    Sermon #18 in Galatians series. What does it mean to be free in Christ. Spiritual maturity is measured not in how many freedoms you take, but in how many you limit or give up for the sake of others.

    08/05/2007 “Called to be Free” (Gal 5:13-15) INTRO What is freedom, really? Freedom is power. The idea of freedom includes the power to choose, to make your own decisions. We know a bit about freedom in this country. Say what you will about America, but it is still the freest country in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Take Control Of You Life Series

    Contributed by Todd Pugh on Feb 6, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,936 views

    Managing these inputs and outputs of your life determines the quality of your life. A very important book has been written on the subject. “Boundaries”, by Doctors and Authors Cloud and Townsend. This sermon has a giant footnote at the bottom with th

    Healthy Heart Happy Homes How to take control of your life Week 2, January 25, 2004 Intro: This series is about overcoming some of life’s greatest roadblocks. Serenity Prayer: GOD, grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change Courage to change the things I can And The Wisdom to ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Avoiding Imposters Series

    Contributed by David Scudder on Aug 20, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,149 views

    How can we spot a religious impostor? What does God think of shallow religion?

    Avoiding Imposters II Timothy 3:5-9 Purpose: To describe what false teachers look like. Aim: I want the listener to be alert to false teaching and turn away from it. INTRODUCTION: Sunflowers are fascinating. These large flowers actually follow the sun from sunrise to sunset. I remember seeing a ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Marriage Covenant Series

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Aug 20, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 12,275 views

    Discusses the covenant of Marriage

    The Blood Covenant (Your Marriage) Introduction This message will start the foundation for my series on Marriage. My brother sent me a book titled “The Blood Covenant” by E.W. Kenyon. As I read the book, I kept thinking about the covenant of marriage and how if we entered into that covenant with ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Kid's Stuff 1 - Kids Are Special To God Series

    Contributed by David Parks on Nov 30, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,020 views

    1st in A series based on George Barna’s book Thermoforming Children into Spiritual Champions.

    KID’S STUFF 1 – KIDS ARE SPECIAL TO GOD Text: Deut. 6:1-9 Introduction: 1. Occasionally, someone will approach me and ask, “How much time do you spend preparing a sermon?” 2. I really can’t answer that question, and today’s lesson is an example of why. 3. I have been thinking, praying and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Some Assembly Required

    Contributed by James May on Dec 26, 2004
    based on 56 ratings
     | 11,291 views

    The church comes with the same directions as many things that we purchase. "Some Assembly Required."

    Some Assembly Required Pastor, Jim May The church is a wonderful creation of God. It is here where we come together, not just on the Lord’s Day, to worship Jesus, but at all times and for a multitude of reasons. Yet every time we come together, whether it is for a regular service, a time of ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    What Are You Doing In Sodom? Series

    Contributed by Paul Barreca on Feb 19, 2012
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,819 views

    Sodom represents the allurment of the world. It proved deadly for Lot, and it will just as surely destroy our lives if we venture close to the world.

    Our passage gives us a powerful lesson concerning worldliness. The key question from Genesis 14, “how close can you get to sin before it corrupts you?” The key verse, is Genesis 14:12. There we learn that while Lot first “pitched his tents near Sodom, now we read that Lot was ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • David Parks avatar

    Walking Like Jesus Walked 2 – The Real Jesus Series

    Contributed by David Parks on Feb 21, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,239 views

    Rembrandt’s depictions of Jesus were even more controversial in the 17 century. His familiarity with the Jewish community in his native Netherlands moved him to paint Jesus with a Jewish appearance. People were shocked! Jesus looking Jewish?

    WALKING LIKE JESUS WALKED 2 – THE REAL JESUS Text: Luke 19:28-44 Introduction 1. Have you heard of the controversial exhibit at the Detroit Institute of art? 2. It is the Rembrandt and the Face of Christ exhibit. 3. Rembrandt’s depictions of Jesus were even more controversial in the 17 ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Mike Parry avatar

    Stumbling Series

    Contributed by Mike Parry on Mar 8, 2012
    based on 41 ratings
     | 48,588 views

    Jesus uses a child to point to His spiritual kids and the importance of not causing them to stumble. To avoid stumbling we are to guard others and discipline ourselves.

    “Stumbling” Matthew: King and Kingdom FCC – March 4, 2012 Text: Matthew 18: 6-10 Introduction: Turn in your Bibles to Matthew 18. This chapter is one of four major sermons of Jesus in Matthew. Matthew 18 has been called by many the “Discipleship Discourse.” In ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    We Need Rain

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Aug 23, 2009
    based on 14 ratings
     | 19,181 views

    Just as many of the people today in the Middle East and Central Asia, currently in the grip of one of the worst droughts in recent history, are desperate for rain, so the church needs to see its desperate need for a fresh rainfall from God.

    WE NEED RAIN DEUTERONOMY 28:1-15, 23-24 Introduction: A few years ago much of the United States went through a severe dry spell. It was so dry that it had become an Internet joke. During that drought someone published this request online: “Please pray for rain: "It’s so dry in Tennessee that the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Perry Greene avatar

    Facts Of Life Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Sep 11, 2012
     | 10,186 views

    God has given us a hint about life, death, and resurrection in our daily activities, our night time sleep, and awaking the next day.

    1. Jonah and Professor You probably heard about the lady who was riding on a crowded bus. She was quietly reading her Bible when a rather distinguished looking man took the seat beside her. After a while he noticed her reading material. He introduced himself. “Hello, I am Professor Smith. I ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ