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  • Freddy Fritz avatar

    The Twelve Apostles

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Sep 8, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,383 views

    The analysis of Jesus choosing the twelve apostles as set forth in Luke 6:12-16 will show us that Jesus uses ordinary people to accomplish his purposes.

    Scripture Jesus came to seek and to save the lost. He was about thirty years of age when he began his public ministry (Luke 3:23) in 28 AD. His ministry of seeking and saving the lost was primarily a ministry of teaching and healing. As Jesus carried out his itinerant ministry in Israel his ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Perspective

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Sep 28, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 13,549 views

    We must learn to see things as God sees them.

    Intro: How we see things in our lives and in our worlds is a lot more powerful and has a lot more impact on us than we might imagine. For example, if we see the world as existing to bring us pleasure and happiness, then when it doesn’t we get angry or frustrated or confused: “why is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Healing Rain Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 3, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 26,546 views

    When God’s time of refreshing comes we need to sit back like a sponge and soak it in. We need to allow a cleansing rain to flow over our lives and our hearts. When we open up our hearts to the Lord a healing rain washes over the wounds of sin and make us

    Healing Rain! Opening Video Illustration: Healing Rain by Michael W. Smith Thesis: When God’s time of refreshing comes we need to sit back like a sponge and soak it in. We need to allow a cleansing rain to flow over our lives and our hearts. When we open up our hearts to the Lord a healing rain ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Where Do We Go From Here? Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jan 5, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,505 views

    Where do we go from here? -- Go forward: 1. With determination to find the Lord (vs. 1-2). 2. With declarations of your faith (vs. 2). 3. Depending on God’s guidance (vs. 3-9 & 12). 4. With great devotion to the Lord (vs. 10-11)

    Back to the Best of Christmas Part 4: Where Do We Go from Here? Matthew 2:1-12 Sermon by: Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - Jan. 1, 2012 BACKGROUND: *We usually put three wise men in the manger scene, even though they don’t really belong there. The Scripture doesn’t tell us how many there ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Tears Of A Crown Series

    Contributed by Mike Gilbert on Feb 18, 2008
    based on 27 ratings
     | 28,937 views

    Lessons we can learn from Jesus’ tears.

    Intro>In the 1972 Presidential Primary race, Edmund Muskie seemed well on his way to becoming the Democrats’ nominee for President. However, the Manchester Union Leader published what came to be known as “the Canuck Letter,” which stated that Muskie had made disparaging remarks about Canadians, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Make It To The End Series

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Mar 1, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,155 views

    God provides comfort and encouragement to persevere.

    Scripture Introduction We rarely think of Jesus as needing to persevere. Yet he faced greater rejection and more opportunities for discouragement than any of us could imagine—he was forsaken by the whole world, and even by God. It would be wise of us, therefore, to look to him for a theology for ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    God Of The Poor - The Call To Charity And Justice

    Contributed by E Philip Davis on Mar 10, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 11,678 views

    When we look at God’s word, we will realise that we must respond decisively to the poor in three ways; to be charitable, to seek justice, and to see poor people as God does.

    GOD OF THE POOR – THE CALL TO CHARITY AND JUSTICE God’s love for the poor Luke 16:19-23 "There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Can We Believe In Grace? Series

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Apr 1, 2008
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,554 views

    God promises many gifts of grace to sustain hope while we struggle with suffering and sin.

    Scripture Introduction God’s people often worry whether they remain safe and secure in his favor. When you first came to Jesus, you probably knew only confidence. Your experience of grace was overwhelmingly positive and you wondered that anything could dim the dazzle of his beauty. As a result, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Church Series

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Apr 18, 2009
    based on 129 ratings
     | 27,756 views

    What is the purpose of the church? It’s 3 fold: • To magnify the Lord thru worship and the Word. • To move believers to maturity and ministry. • To make Jesus known to our neighbors and the nations. Link inc. to formatted text, audio/video, PowerPoint

    Church Ephesians 3:1-5 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/Church.html Now we enter the church age, the “Dispensation of Grace.” What is a dispensation? It is a time period. In the Bible it is a specific period of time during which God administers His rule over the world in a certain way. And over ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Stand Firm And Move Forward"

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Oct 19, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 19,068 views

    Before we can move forward when facing fearful challenges in our life we first need to stand firm in the Word of the Lord.

    Stand Firm and Move Forward Exodus 14:10-14 Remember the times you experienced fear? The times when your breath was taken away and your adrenalin shot way up? I experienced fear when I was eleven years old and we lived on a farm taking care of the farm for one summer. When a neighbor drove ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Nothing! Nada Hay Imposible!

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 15, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,809 views

    I. It Pays to be Right with God! (28-30). II. It’s okay to be Real with the Lord (34). III. Personal Surrender Precedes the Miraculous! (37-38).We will see that when we line our lives up with God’s plan, nothing can stop what He wants to do in and through us.

    Nada hay Imposible! Luke 1:26-38 26 In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin's name was Mary. 28 The angel went to her and said, "Greetings, you who are highly ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Identifying The Competitors For Belief-1

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Feb 18, 2014
     | 2,638 views

    1 of 4. John was approached by others regarding his spiritual niche. We must identify those competing for our belief. But How are we to identify them? Identifying competitors for your belief employs...

    IDENTIFYING The COMPETITORS For BELIEF—John 1:19-28 (Vie/Contend/Battle) Attention: Believe It! Nine-year-old Joey was asked by his mother what he had learned in Sunday School. "Well, Mom, our teacher told us how God sent Moses behind enemy lines on a rescue mission to lead the Israelites out ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Travis Hearn avatar

    Yo Wife Is Not Yo Mama! Mother's Day

    Contributed by Travis Hearn on Nov 27, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 14,788 views

    A sermon including six ways to love your wife.

    A man was walking along a California beach and stumbled across an old lamp. He picked it up, ..... rubbed it - and out popped a genie. The genie said, "Listen.... four people have released me from the lamp this month ..... and I’m getting a little sick of these wishes, so you can forget about ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    The Gift Of Forgiveness Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 4, 2016
    based on 8 ratings
     | 14,117 views

    The angel said that Jesus had come to forgive us of our sins... but why would the story of a baby be important to the Gospel message. What is there about a baby that would figure into God offering us forgiveness?

    OPEN: Here it is the first week of December and people are already getting into the Christmas spirit. They’re decorating their homes, putting up Christmas trees and mistletoe and holly… and Christmas lights all over the place. We Americans are so used to our traditions of the season ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • David Owens avatar

    Growing Larger Through Outreach (Pt. 2) Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Mar 2, 2015
     | 5,859 views

    In this sermon, we examine six different approaches to evangelism and how to be engaged in them. (Much from this sermon comes from Hybils’ Becoming A Contagious Christian, chapter 9)

    Introduction: A. One day a five-year old boy ran to answer the telephone, and answering it said, “Hello.” 1. A woman asked him, “Is your mother home?” 2. “Yes,” the boy replied, “but she’s changing the baby’s diaper and can’t come to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ