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  • Stephen Sheane avatar

    When You Pray Series

    Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Jan 20, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,437 views

    When you pray keep it sincere, secret, simple, and structured.

    WHEN YOU PRAY Once upon a time there was a man who loved hunting. He wasn’t a Christian, in fact he would usually go hunting on Sunday mornings while everyone else was in church. One day he was hunting for bears. As he trudged through the forest he came upon a large and steep hill. He climbed the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    One Necessary Thing

    Contributed by David Welch on Dec 2, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,384 views

    Message on the Mary and Martha encounter with Jesus. Jesus identifies the one essential thing.

    Introduction Most everyone wants to be prepared for what lies ahead. If someone were to ask you what you need for the coming year, how would you answer? More money? More time? New friends? A vacation? A new job? A job? More education? More quality time with the family? A new house? Better ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Jericho Road People

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Aug 28, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 12,587 views

    people we meet that need our help as Christians.

    Jericho Road People Scriptures: Luke 10:25-37 Introduction This message is in follow-up to the sermon from last week titled “Looking Saved.” In that message I shared with you the foundational truth that being saved means you learn to love. Not love just in words, but also in deed. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Sometimes Jesus Isn't Warm And Cuddly

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Sep 8, 2007
     | 1,876 views

    The decision to be a follower of Christ places all other affections in perspective.

    Title: Sometimes Jesus Isn’t Warm and Cuddly Text: Luke 14:25-33 Thesis: The decision to be a follower of Christ places all other affections in perspective. Introduction The current issue of Newsweek Magazine (September 10, 2007) featured Fred Thompson on the front cover along side the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Mark Schaeufele avatar

    What Are You Holding Back? Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Sep 20, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 9,469 views

    Everything we have comes from the Lord, and to with hold it from Him is sin.

    What Are You Holding Back? Text: Joshua 7:1-26 Introduction 1. Illustration: When French soccer star Zinedine Zidane head-butted Italian defender Marco Materazzi in the chest during the final 10 minutes of the 2006 World Cup he sealed his own fate and the fate of his team. When Zidane was ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Matthew 5:1

    Contributed by Segun Omole on Nov 20, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,742 views

    And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:

    And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: And...this is a word used to indicate continuation of and event or a statement. This tells me that the next statement is a continuation of a previous event or statement. Looking back to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Storms You Can Avoid Series

    Contributed by Charles Cockroft on Jun 28, 2007
    based on 264 ratings
     | 122,391 views

    We all face Storms but We can avoid some storms. This is #2 in the series

    Standing in the Storm 2 (Storms we can Avoid) Matthew 7:24-27: Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    His Name Is…the Stone. Series

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jul 18, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,868 views

    His name is…The stone. (Powerpoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    SERMON OUTLINE: The Context: • 2nd of 3 parables • time of Confrontation • issue of authority The Name: • the stone rejected • the stone which crushes SERMON BODY: Ill: Sleeping Beauty, Tom Thumb, and Quasimodo were all talking one ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    Lost Is As Lost Does Series

    Contributed by Pastor Jeff Hughes on Jan 23, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,205 views

    If you act lost, you just may well be lost if that is your modus operandi.

    As I have said many times in the past, I take a real beating sometimes with people, unsaved and unfortunatly those that profess Christ as well. Why? Well, some is perhaps justified as I too am human and goof up at times (don't forget, pastors are always required to be perfect!). But usually it ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

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    I'm Eaten

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Dec 6, 2012
    based on 29 ratings
     | 12,213 views

    Zeal for God and His house. Link inc. to formatted text, audio, PowerPoint.

    I'm Eaten John 2:12-17 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/Eaten.html "Eaten up". You can be eaten up with a goal. It's when you want something so badly that it 'consumes' you. ill.--"Hero Worship". This is when you want that sandwich more than anything. [hero!] No. I've noticed that there's a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Seven Pillars Of Wisdom

    Contributed by Andy Grossman on Jan 15, 2014
    based on 5 ratings
     | 41,985 views

    Describes the seven pillars wisdom is built on.

    “Seven Pillars of Wisdom” January 19, 2014 Proverbs 8:12-14 I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence; I possess knowledge and discretion. To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech. Counsel and sound judgment are mine; I have ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    The Tribulation, Not A Good Thing Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Dec 9, 2002
    based on 16 ratings
     | 6,498 views

    The third part in this series on the end times, it looks at the great tribulation

    It started the day everybody disappeared, well not everybody disappeared but a lot of people did. And from there it went from bad to worse. No one was sure who was simply missing and who had been lost in the tragedies that followed the disappearances. Those who remembered September 11th tried to ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Mark Adams avatar

    The Nourishment You Need

    Contributed by Mark Adams on Aug 13, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,074 views

    This is a sermon that focuses primarily on Amos 8, looking at how a deficiency of the Word of God plays out in our lives individually and as a culture.

    Amos has always seemed to me like a man I could enjoy being around. He was plain spoken, and to the point. He was the kind of guy who appreciated hard work. Amos was a shepherd. He didn’t shepherd those pretty, fluffy white sheep. Based on the word used, he worked with a really ugly, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Justin Miller avatar

    Ask, Seek, Knock, Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Justin Miller on Aug 31, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,051 views

    1. Today we’re in Matthew 7.

    1. Today we’re in Matthew 7. We’re almost done with the sermon on the mount – this weekend and next. It’s been a good series and I kind of hate to end it, but when you’re doing a series on the sermon on the mount and you come to the end of it, that’s it. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Faith Enough To Follow

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Oct 8, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,197 views

    This message poses the question, "Do you have faith enough to follow the Lord, even when He does not explain where you

    Faith Enough to Follow Text: Gen. 12:4 Intro: Learning to live in an attitude of faith toward God is the foundation stone of the Christian life (Heb. 11:6a). However, faith is not merely a word in our religious vocabulary. Faith is the only way the child of God can experience intimate communion ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist