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  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How To Present The Gospel To Materialists And Philosophers

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Mar 12, 2002
    based on 36 ratings
     | 4,762 views

    How to Present the Gospel to Materialists and Philosophers - Acts 17:16-34

    How to Present the Gospel to Materialists and Philosophers - Acts 17:16-34 Illustration:A recent survey of Discipleship Journal readers ranked areas of greatest spiritual challenge to them: 1. Materialism. 2. Pride. 3. Self-centeredness. 4. Laziness. 5. (Tie) Anger/Bitterness. 5. (Tie) Sexual ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Putting First Things First

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jan 24, 2001
    based on 209 ratings
     | 33,294 views

    It has taken us generations of self-study to come up with 3 major "wants" in life. Yet Jesus knew it all along!

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER CENTRAL CHRISTIAN, BROWNSVILLE, TX A. Psychologists tell us that there are 3 major "wants" in life. The first "want" is to want comfort - to want food when we are hungry, to want something to drink when we are thirsty, to want a cool place when we are ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Broken, Worn Out, Old Clay Pots

    Contributed by Paul Dietz on Jun 19, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 15,126 views

    I used this sermon as one of several in a series on Clay Pots (Earthen Vessels). This was the one I used on Father’s Day during that series.

    I recently came across a Chinese parable that eludes to our thoughts for today’s text. It’s a tale about a water-bearer and his two pots of clay. An elderly peasant had two large clay pots. One of the pots had a crack down its side to a point about half way. The other pot, perfect! Each had been ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    How Do Our Children Interpret Our Faith?

    Contributed by Daniel Massey on Nov 20, 2003
    based on 57 ratings
     | 9,302 views

    Why do we take our children to church and what do they see when they get there?

    How Do Our Children Interpret Our Faith? Introduction On November 11, 2003 I had the esteemed privilege of addressing our community in the presence of hundreds of our residence. It isn’t very often that we can make a statement to so may in our community and be uninterrupted having such a captive ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Incarnation Series

    Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Dec 12, 2003
    based on 64 ratings
     | 11,395 views

    Words are not enough: the message must be incarnated to be communicated.

    The Incarnation. WBC 14/12/03pm Jn 1:1-2, 14, Phil 2:5-11 Read Jn 1 passage WORDS ARE NOTE ENOUGH You have probably never heard of the island of Molokai. Well, it’s located in the state of Hawaii. And it has quite a history. You have to go way back to the late 1800’s to understand its ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Will Jesus Really Forgive Me?

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Sep 21, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,920 views

    A study in the reality of the forgiveness that can only be found in Jesus

    Will Jesus Really Forgive Me? Luke 23:29-43 March 20, 2005 Palm Sunday - Morning Message Introduction This week as I was preparing for this message I was looking at the hymnal, something we don’t do much of here because we have the technology of the projection system. As I looked at the pages I ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    What Are We Here For?

    Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Nov 2, 2007
     | 3,283 views

    Finding Purposed in living a Chritian Life

    Philem 1-7 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy, our brother: To Philemon, our dear friend and co-worker,2 to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets in your house. 3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 4 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Cope With Stress Series

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Mar 20, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,855 views

    Stress is normal, and can be healthy. How we deal with it is what makes the difference. John the Baptist shows us how to cope in times of extreme stress by trusting in the Lord Jesus Christ.

    Title: How To Cope With Stress Series: God Uses Broken Vessels Text: Luke 7:19-23 Subject: Stress is normal, and can be healthy. How we deal with it is what makes the difference. Introduction Psalm 23 Antithesis The clock is my dictator, I shall not rest. It makes me lie down only when ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Final Preparation Series

    Contributed by Steve Smith on Dec 23, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 8,696 views

    Like preparing for Christmas, God wishes to prepare us for Jesus by providing to us a Spiritual Cleansing, a Re-Decorating of the Heart, and an Exchange of Gifts

    INTRODUCTION Time is close! Down to the last few moments – “The Final Preparation” for Christmas? What do YOU HAVE YET TO DO to prepare for Christmas? In MY HOUSE, Deb has a certain formula for preparing for this special season. In fact, of all the special times of the year, this the one she ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Conquer What You Fear

    Contributed by Doane Brubaker on Apr 2, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,284 views

    An Easter message: the courage to go on despite our fears comes from the resurrected Jesus dwelling within us.

    Conquer What You Fear Matthew 28:1-10 You understand the relationship of cause & effect. If that happened, then this results. When you enter a dark room and flip a light switch you expect the room to brighten. If you flip that switch and the windows open, you’re pretty surprised because the two ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    He Sure Doesn't Look Like Much

    Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Jan 10, 2004
    based on 80 ratings
     | 5,877 views

    Baptism of Our Lord: Many people missed the Messiah because ’He sure didn’t look like much.’ But veiled in flesh and blood, fulfilling all righteousness, was God Himself.

    Just a few weeks ago we celebrated the birth of the Savior. God – the eternal, the almighty Logos – the second Person of the Trinity – became flesh and blood, like we are. There He lay, in a manger in a stable. And He needed tending to. Mother needed to feed Him and change his diapers and comfort ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Mother

    Contributed by John Gerald on May 5, 2005
    based on 66 ratings
     | 15,538 views

    Tributes to Mothers

    MOTHER It takes a mother’s love to make a house a home, A place to be remembered, no matter where we roam. It takes a mother’s patience to bring a child up right, And her courage and her cheerfulness to make a dark day bright. It takes a mother’s thoughtfulness to mend the heart’s deep ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Pat Cook avatar

    God Can Even Use Governments Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on May 16, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,729 views

    2nd of series based on Galatians 4:4 - why Jesus came when He did. This one shows the time was right POLITICALLY - God used the Roman system. God is the Way-Maker!

    Acts 14:26-27 – God Can Even Use Governments A young African boy listened intently as the missionary teacher explained why Christians give presents to each other on Christmas Day: “Because it’s an expression of our joy over the birth of Jesus and our love for one another”. When Christmas ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bruce Ball avatar

    You Can Make A Difference

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on May 31, 2006
    based on 240 ratings
     | 64,644 views

    This sermon shows who makes a difference; how they do it; and why they do it.

    A minister wore a carnation on his lapel every Sunday morning. He never gave it much thought until one day after church, a visiting boy about ten years old asked if he could have it. The minister handed it to him and asked him why he wanted it. The boy said that his parents were divorced the ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Reversing The Curse Series

    Contributed by Guy Caley on Nov 10, 2004
    based on 30 ratings
     | 9,354 views

    4th in the series "Miracles in Matthew." Jesus heals our whole self--heart, mind, body--to reverse the effects of sin’s curse. Concludes with communion meditation.

    Introduction: In 1990 a 32 year old psychiatric patient rushed through the Rijks Museum in Amsterdam until he reached Rembrandt’s famous painting "Nightwatch." Then he took out a Squirt Gun filled with acid and sprayed it all over the masterpiece before he could be stopped. But what did ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God