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  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    So Send I You

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Apr 16, 2015
    based on 7 ratings
     | 19,371 views

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    So Send I You John 20:21 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/SoSend.html "As the Father hath sent me...so send I you" His mandate is my mandate. [say it!] Jesus said this to all of His disciples. But He also said this to EACH of His disciples. [Collectively as a group / to Peter, John, etc.] Are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Teaching To Tithe

    Contributed by Dr. William D. Poovey on Apr 23, 2015
     | 5,350 views

    How to Teach People to Tithe and Why Some Will Resent It

    How to Teach People to Tithe (and Why Some Will Resent It) Teaching To Tithe “Give and it shall be given unto you” (Luke 6:38). “It is more blessed to give than to receive” (Acts 20:35). A cartoon shows a fellow in the cemetery holding flowers. The epitaph on the stone ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    Beat The Clock

    Contributed by Paul Norwood on Apr 27, 2015
     | 7,487 views

    To convince audience we need to get serious about the second coming of Christ and always be ready.

    “Beat the Clock” Text: Matthew 24:36-44 I. Welcome II. Introduction Many of us older folks remember Bud Collyer hosting the television game show “Beat the Clock.” There have been at least four attempts to revive this show – the latest airing in 2002-2003. Contestants ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Gifts To The Bride - Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Larry Turner on May 1, 2015
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     | 4,477 views

    When Jesus left He gave gifts to his Bride, the church. This is a look at what those gifts are and how to use them.

    Revelation 2:17 “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give some of the manna that has been hidden away in heaven. And I will give to each one a white stone, and on the stone will be engraved a ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    Water To Wine—declaring God's Anointed-3 Series

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on May 5, 2015
     | 3,560 views

    3 of 6. Jesus turned water to wine in order to initiate/call attention to/set apart His public ministry. Where is Jesus heralded as God’s Anointed? or Why turn water into wine? God’s Anointed is heralded on the stage of...

    WATER To WINE—Declaring God's Anointed-III—John 2:1-12 Attention: On Stage— Jesus turned water to wine in order to initiate/call attention to/set apart His public ministry. Jesus is set apart as God’s Anointed. Declaring God’s Anointed can/may be accomplished thru ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Communicating Love

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on May 14, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 18,538 views

    Jacob made some terrible mistakes in the way he raised his children. And we can learn some valuable lessons from the mistakes that he made.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK A. Listen to Psalm 71:17-18. "Since my youth, O God, you have taught me, & to this day I declare your marvelous deeds. Even when I am old & gray, do not forsake me, O God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    “america’s Ancient Covenant With The God Of Israel” Series

    Contributed by Mike Fogerson on May 20, 2015
     | 4,198 views

    We spent last Sunday morning learning what a covenant is and what being in one means. 1 It means to bind, cut, divide (the way Abraham cut/divide the animals on presumably an altar before God) the binding is the people of Israel to God.

    America’s Fork In The Road: Keeping or Cutting Covenant Series (Based up Perry Stone & Bill Cloud’s book, America’s Controversy with God’s Covenant) “America’s Ancient Covenant with the God of Israel” March 15, 2015 Chester’s FBC, Chester, IL Dr. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Thanksgiving - God, I Thank You!

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jun 2, 2015
    based on 3 ratings
     | 18,438 views

    But yet, without those things which cause us to be thankful, here is Paul, thanking God. Maybe we can learn something from him. For what was Paul thankful?

    MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED: 2017) TEXT: Jeremiah 2:32; 2 Corinthians 1:3-11 (J.B. Phillips) ILL. In 1923 a terrible earthquake hit Japan. The Literary Digest declared, “History knows no disaster which parallels the earthquake & fire that visited Japan ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    God Is Calling

    Contributed by John Gaston on Jun 4, 2015
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     | 15,324 views

    A Biblical record of God calling, the purpose of His calling, and two remarkable aspects of His calling.

    GOD IS CALLING TO YOU Rom. 10:20-21 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: CALLING 911 1. Marie got deathly ill and Boudreaux called 911. The 911 operator told Boudreaux that they would send someone out right away. 2. "Where do you live at?" asked the operator. Boudreaux replied, "At de end of Eucalyptus ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Responding To Criticism

    Contributed by John Gaston on Jun 14, 2015
     | 9,340 views

    A study on the 7 ways King David responded to criticism.

    RESPONDING TO CRITICISM 2 Sam. 16:5-14 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: $20 Short 1. A Post Office worker, at the main sorting office, found an unstamped, poorly hand-written envelope, addressed to God. He opens it and discovers it is from an elderly lady, distressed because all her savings -- $200 -- have ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Conversion Of Paul

    Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Sep 15, 2015
     | 12,469 views

    THE CONVERSION OF PAUL IS CERTAINLY ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUE ACCOUNTS RECORDED IN SCRIPTURE. NO TWO CONVERSIONS ARE EVER THE SAME, AND I BELIEVE IT COULD BE ARGUED THAT THE ACCOUNT OF PAUL’S CONVERSION IS THE MOST DRAMATIC, AND THE LONGEST RECORDED IN SCRIPTURE

    THE CONVERSION OF PAUL ACTS 9:1-18 THE CONVERSION OF PAUL IS CERTAINLY ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUE ACCOUNTS RECORDED IN SCRIPTURE. NO TWO CONVERSIONS ARE EVER THE SAME, AND I BELIEVE IT COULD BE ARGUED THAT THE ACCOUNT OF PAUL’S CONVERSION IS THE MOST DRAMATIC, AND THE LONGEST RECORDED IN ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Larry Turner avatar

    Blocking The Road Series

    Contributed by Larry Turner on Sep 18, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,284 views

    Satan seeks a road into our minds to decieve us and destroy us. This sermon deals with blocking that road.

    It was an uneventful day. It had been 50 days since Passover. The streets of Jerusalem were busy with people rushing around preparing for yet another festival, all except for a few who were gathered in an upper room at the Temple. They were called people of The Way because they had followed a man ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    Malware In The Church

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Oct 19, 2015
     | 5,600 views

    A healthy faith community is characterized by Christ-like humility and mutual consideration.

    Title: Malware in the Church Text: Mark 10:35-45 Thesis: A healthy faith community is characterized by Christ-like humility and mutual consideration. Introduction This week I began reading The Girl In the Spider’s Web… another Scandinavian mystery novel. It is the 4th book of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Fruitful Even In Misery

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Oct 25, 2015
     | 5,885 views

    To show that GOD blessed us with double portion of everything He has for us even in the midst of a miserable world.

    I. EXORDIUM: Are you blessed? Yes. Matthew 5:10 Even in the midst of a miserable world, I am blessed. Matthew 5:10 (Amplified Bible) Blessed and happy and enviably fortunate and spiritually prosperous (in the state in which the born-again child of God enjoys and finds satisfaction in God’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    God’s People Must Prevail

    Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 4, 2015
     | 7,368 views

    God’s People Must Prevail

    God’s People Must Prevail - Neh Ch 4:7- 23 1) Prevail Over Derision - 4:1-6 a) The Feebleness of The People - 4:1,2 b) The Futility of Their Task - 4:2 c) The Foolishness of Their Faith - 4:2 d) The Frailty of Their Work - 4:3 e) The Fulfillment of Their Actions - 4:6 So built we the wall; ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness