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  • Steve Smith avatar

    He's Coming To Town Series

    Contributed by Steve Smith on Dec 4, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 12,536 views

    While we sing and talk of one coming on a sleigh, we must remember that Jesus will also be Coming to Town but rather than on a sleigh pulled by reindeer, he will be in the clouds and rather than by reindeer, he will come with power and glory!

    INTRO Isn’t it amazing what Christmas has become? How the sweet calm picture of the birth of one named Jesus has become so much about rush, money, and envy. ILL: Listen to this parody of the Christmas season that I read this past week: "And there were in the same country children keeping watch ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lights Out? Lights On!

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Dec 6, 2006
    based on 24 ratings
     | 8,415 views

    Ice Storms of 2006: How to be lights of Christmas--My family and I have learned some important lessons this week we would not likely learn if our power was on. Link included to formatted text, PowerPoint Template, and many more Christmas sermons.

    Lights Out? Lights On! John 19:26-27 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/LightsOutLightsOn.html ----- Don’t you love Christmas lights? I do. But we cannot turn on our tree…our generator is just barely able to keep up w/ the furnace and fridge at present. But last night in our dark neighborhood we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What An Attitude!

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Dec 15, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,566 views

    Developing the attitude of Christ is central to discipleship. His is the gold standard of all attitudes!

    The Longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Be Glorified Series

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 22, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 10,686 views

    Sermon #8 in the John series deals with Jesus anouncement of his pending death and how it will glorify God. Taken from John 12

    John’s Gospel #12 BE GLORIFIED CHCC: EASTER, March 23, 2008 John 12 INTRODUCTION: We used the word “glory” or “glorify” in some of our songs today. Did you ever wonder exactly what that word means? I remember way back when I was a young guy and we had a “city-wide” revival. (Back then ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Battle For Souls Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Apr 28, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,968 views

    Exposition of Acts 13:4-12 about the spiritual warfare that surrounds believers and unbelievers in the battle for the soul of Sergius Paulus

    Text: Acts 13:4-12, Title: The Battle for Souls, Date/Place: NRBC, 4/27/08, AM A. Opening illustration: Talk about Satanic Saturday Nights B. Background to passage: the church at Antioch has just released Paul and Barnabas at the direction of the Holy Spirit after a powerful worship service in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Give Me That Old Time Religion Series

    Contributed by Joe Rowland on May 2, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 9,655 views

    What we need back in the Pentecostal churches is a taste of that Old Time Religion. We need the Holy Ghost and fire that our ancestors had.

    Give Me That Old Time Religion Ecclesiastes 12:1-7 1 Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them; 2 While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Live With An Ascension Attitude

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on May 6, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,578 views

    Live with An Ascension Attitude 1) Cheer the great things Christ has accomplished 2) Count on Christ’s continuing rule for your benefit

    The cost of gas has gone up again. It’s predicted to keep rising until it hits $1.40 per litre this summer. How does that make you feel? Does your stomach churn as you calculate the cost of driving to work? Are you rethinking that summer camping trip? Do you fear what other costs will go up as a ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Somebody... Nobody (Service) Series

    Contributed by Spencer Homan on Dec 15, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,203 views

    This is our Stewardship sermon #3... focusing on Service.

    Joshua 24:14-15 14 "Now fear the LORD and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your forefathers worshiped beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD. 15 But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Do We Have Free Will?

    Contributed by Ken Henson on May 24, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,331 views

    Many physicists and scientists now argue that humans do not have free will. The Bible teaches we are free to choose.

    Do we have free will? I think most people are actually not really interested in this question. But there are some really interesting and important aspects to this question. John Searle argues philosophers have not really made any progress on this question in the past hundred years or so. I think ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Tests For The Tongue Series

    Contributed by Paul Barreca on Jun 2, 2014
     | 4,040 views

    Nuclear power can be harnessed to bring destruction or benefit. The same is true for our tongue.

    Sermon Notes June 1, 2014 Tests for the Tongue James 1:5-12 At 5 AM on July 16, 1945, in northern New Mexico, the pre-dawn sky was instantaneously illuminated by the blinding flash. The mushroom cloud from the first Atomic detonation spilled upward for 40,000 feet and was visible for 60 ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Vision

    Contributed by Jeremy Poling on Jun 3, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 17,684 views

    Where there is no vision the people perish.

    Pro 29:18 Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he. Vision- khaw-zone' a sight (mentally), that is, a dream, revelation, or oracle word from: - vision. Perish- paw-rah'c to loosen;, dismiss; avoid, bare, go back, let, (make) naked, set at nought, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Getting On The Right Side Of Reality Series

    Contributed by Tom Owen on Jan 14, 2011
     | 4,198 views

    verse by verse through Acts

    [2] Through the first eight chapters of the book of Acts we’ve seen some amazing things happen in the early church. We’ve seen thousands of people get saved. We’ve seen incredible miracles happen through the hands of the apostles. And we’ve also seen intense opposition to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Breakthrough Prayer In Me

    Contributed by Keith Broyles on Oct 7, 2014
     | 6,287 views

    As people of faith we need to be people of prayer but even more than that, people of breakthrough prayer, asking God to break through in situations where there is nothing else we can do. We need breakthrough prayer for ourselves

    Rao was a Hindu yogi, a mystic who devoted his life to prayer and holy thought. And through his discipline, he was able to do remarkable things, or so people thought. Finally Rao decided to let the people see him put his faith into action. In 1966, he announced he was going to walk on water. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    God's School Of Faith

    Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Oct 10, 2014
     | 5,429 views

    Characteristics of Elijah's ministry; 5 lessons from God's "School of Faith"

    READ 1 KINGS 18:7-15 “Elijah the Tishbite of the inhabitants of Gilead;” this is literally all that we know about his parentage and locality. That’s remarkable considering we know about the genealogies of other prophets and leaders of Israel. Even the term “Tishbite” ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    When Jesus Comes: No Fear

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Apr 12, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,341 views

    Christmas Day 1988: Jesus came into a world full of fears about economics, government, health, and the rest. Our pretty porcelain manger scenes are not realistic. But when Jesus comes today and works through us, He works to drive away all the fears that

    A certain family, a number of years ago, as was their custom, lovingly and carefully set out their beautiful porcelain nativity scene for Christmas. They were so very proud of this delicate, fragile thing of beauty; they had paid a good deal of money for it on a trip to Europe, and its value could ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist