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  • John Lowe avatar

    Twelve Apostles Selected After A Night Of Prayer Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Jul 19, 2017
     | 7,948 views

    The new people of God, like the old, are called or chosen. He does the choosing. Whether you like it or not, He chooses you; you do not choose Him.

    Harmony of the Gospels -AD 28- Near Capernaum Title: Twelve Apostles Selected After a Night of Prayer Mark 3:13-19, Luke 6:12-16 Up to this point large crowds had followed Jesus, and among them was a group of men whom He called to discipleship. The disciples were at least seventy in number, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Anchors In The Storm

    Contributed by Shane Symyrozum on Jul 26, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 13,546 views

    Funeral service for my closest friend’s four year old girl who died of cancer.

    Note: This funeral sermon was for my best friend’s four year-old daughter who recently died of cancer after a valiant five month fight; I have included the father’s eulogy as an appendix, as it is extremely touching and illustrates the difference faith can make in one’s life. During the family’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Choice To Follow God - More Than A Political Ad

    Contributed by Roberta Karchner on Feb 21, 2020
     | 2,851 views

    God gives us a promise - that we have the right to choose. But the choice isn't simple, we can choose life or choose death.

    Deuteronomy 30:15-20 NRSV 30:15 See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, death and adversity. 30:16 If you obey the commandments of the LORD your God that I am commanding you today, by loving the LORD your God, walking in his ways, and observing his commandments, decrees, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Real Friendship

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Aug 22, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,269 views

    There are some friends who would give of themselves to make you succeed. Jesus is such a friend.

    Real Friendship August 21, 2011 Evening Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: There are some friends who would give of themselves to make you succeed. Jesus is such a friend. Focus Passage: I Samuel 20:1-42 Supplemental Passage: "Greater love has no one than ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Stark avatar

    Good Is Enemy Of The Best

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Jan 25, 2014
     | 7,302 views

    Choosing what is best is often counter-intuitive. Christians are responsible to choose what is best.

    “Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him as a guest. She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to what he said. But Martha was distracted with all the preparations she had to make, so she came up ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Relationship Builders Pt.1 Series

    Contributed by Mark Perryman on Mar 28, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,303 views

    Qualities and truths that will help us in our relationships.

    INTRO: Thomas Carlyle had married his secretary, whom he dearly loved, but he was thoughtless and absorbed in his own interests and activities, treating his wife as if she were still his employee. Stricken with cancer, she was confined to bed for a long time before she died. After her funeral, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Fancy Footwork - Contagious Christianity Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 5, 2004
    based on 88 ratings
     | 14,540 views

    God say our feet are beautiful when we talk about Jesus with others. What’s so significant about our feet that God would think they would be beautiful?

    OPEN: Leonardo da Vinci had once worked on a great masterpiece for a long period of time. There was a young student standing next to him as da Vinci worked, and the student watched the master work as the painting had evolved in front of him. The student was awed by da Vinci’s technique and had ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Face To Face: Fellowship In Jesus Series

    Contributed by C Jordan on Sep 26, 2010
    based on 6 ratings
     | 8,841 views

    God has given us the antidote for loneliness and broken relationships: Fellowship with one another in Jesus Christ.

    FACE TO FACE #2: FELLOWSHIP IN JESUS INTRO TO TOPIC: We are living in a social networking generation. We can’t allow online social networking to take the place of real world friendships • New depression today – no new friends to want to be friends with on Facebook. OPENING TEXT: “So the Lord ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Manage The Earthly With Your Eyes On Eternity

    Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Sep 28, 2010
     | 7,548 views

    What's Jesus teaching us in the story of the dishonest manage? How do we use earthly wealth to gain friends? How can we be faithful with what God has entrusted to us?

    Text: Luke 16:1-13 Theme: Manage the Earthly with Your Eyes on Eternity Season: Pentecost 18c Date: September 26, 2010 Web page: http://hancocklutheran.org/sermons/Manage-the-Earthly-with-Your-Eyes-on-Eternity-Luke16_1-13.html Grace and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    My Story Can Change The World Series

    Contributed by James Kirkland on Oct 25, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,433 views

    They cannot argue about your testimony. I get emotional when I tell of the mercy the Lord has shown me and others.

    My Story can Change the World Mark 5:19-20 (NLT) But Jesus said, “No, go home to your family, and tell them everything the Lord has done for you and how merciful he has been.”20 So the man started off to visit the Ten Towns of that region and began to proclaim the great things Jesus had ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Fitting In Series

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on May 7, 2012
     | 6,417 views

    It’s hard fitting in, yet it is critical to our well-being. Motivational speaker, Simon Sinek says it well. “Our desire to feel like we belong is so strong that we seek it out...What a dreadful realization if we are to learn that people had to “join a gan

    THE W5 OF LIFE GROUPS “Fitting In” Scripture / Text: Luke 19:1-10 INTRO One of the more awkward experiences of my life as a kid were the times we played sports, whether organized in a school gym-class or the field across from our house. Everyone lined out single file and two team ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    Spiritual Battle In The Life Of Abraham Series

    Contributed by Bala Samson on May 11, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,767 views

    Turn the hindrances and obstacles that come your way in life into ‘valuable-crisis-lessons’ rather than be stumped by it!

    Abraham – Part 1 - Hindrances Genesis 12:6” Abram traveled through the land as far as Shechem. There he set up camp beside the oak of Moreh. At that time, the area was inhabited by Canaanites.” Friend, today I share an extract of the message that I preached in our recent ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Ditto

    Contributed by Teresa Lynn Murray on Nov 28, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,939 views

    This sermon is about the transition of Christians from servants of God to friends of Christ.

    “Ditto” John 15: 15 Perhaps today you may have a better chance of guessing my age as I share with you the Word of God. Today’s topic consists of one word “Ditto”. I know I’m dealing with a congregation where seventy five percent of the members are under the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Kevin L. Jones avatar

    Jesus' Letter To Pergamos Series

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Mar 30, 2014
    based on 9 ratings
     | 18,756 views

    A sermon examining Jesus' letter to the Church at Pergamos.

    THE LETTER TO THE CHURCH AT PERGAMOS Revelation 2:12-17 In the early part of the last century, an American ship was wrecked off the Sicily Isles near the coast of England. The sea had been calm and the weather clear, but the vessel was caught in a treacherous current that slowly lured it off its ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Matthew The Publican Series

    Contributed by William D. Brown on Apr 1, 2014
     | 10,466 views

    Matthew was probably more notorious as a sinner than any of the 12, because he was a publican, tax collector for Rome. -- In Jesus' day, land and poll taxes were collected directly by Roman officials, but taxes on transported goods were contracted out.

    #11~ MATTHEW: APOSTLES 2-15-14 ~ Today we'll continue with our study of the 12 Apostles, and today we'll talk for a few minutes about the apostle Matthew. ----- Matthew was probably more notorious as a sinner than any of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist