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  • Owen Bourgaize avatar

    A Love Story That Went Wrong Series

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 136 ratings
     | 10,430 views

    Hosea’s painful relationship is a parable of God’s love-relationship with mankind - Love Revealed, Love Rebuffed and Love Restored

    Someone said that the story of Hosea is a "love story that went wrong". When that happens there’s suffering. Hosea’s prophecy is a cry from the heart of God, "What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? Your love is like a morning cloud, like the dew that goes early ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Life Of Contentment Series

    Contributed by Damien Spikereit on Oct 23, 2000
    based on 204 ratings
     | 15,179 views

    Finding contentment in the midst of a discontent world is possible only in a relationship with Jesus Christ.

    - A barber in a small town was busy cutting hair one day when the local cop walked in to get a haircut. And the barber was feeling a bit generous that day, so he said to the cop... "Since you do such a good job protecting us, and watching over us... today’s haircut is free." The cop said ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Give It A Rest

    Contributed by George Casady on Jan 9, 2001
    based on 17 ratings
     | 5,456 views

    Encouagement for God’s people to take a God-given sabbath rest.

    Give It A Rest Exodus 23:10-12 What advice can I give you for the New Year? I pondered this as I anticipated this morning worship service. What practical friendly pastor-like advice might I give that would be helpful and apply to pretty much our entire church as we look ahead to a New ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Too Blessed To See God

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on Jan 28, 2001
    based on 290 ratings
     | 20,008 views

    The greatest spiritual discipline is to continually be focused on God, and His blessings are what make it difficult

    1/28/2001 Golf immortal Arnold Palmer recalls a lesson about overconfidence: It was the final hole of the 1961 Masters tournament, and I had a one-stroke lead and had just hit a very satisfying tee shot. I felt I was in pretty good shape. As I approached my ball, I saw an old friend standing at ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How Can I Ever Forgive You

    Contributed by Christopher Raiford on Jan 29, 2001
    based on 48 ratings
     | 5,226 views

    The Necessity of Forgiveness

    Theme: HOW CAN I EVER FORGIVE YOU? 1. Because God has forgiven me. 2. Because God gives me the strength to do so How can I ever forgive you? You have hurt me for the last time! How many times have we heard or said these types of statements? In our Lord’s prayer we ask our heavenly Father to ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Heaven, Out Of This World!

    Contributed by Dave Martin on Jan 30, 2001
    based on 270 ratings
     | 12,331 views

    Can we pause to imagine what it would be like in an instant of time, to step over into eternity?

    "Heaven is Out of this World!" "Left Behind" series Part 4 of 4 Text: Rev. 21:1-3 & Selected Cross Creek Community Church Pastor Dave Martin - Jan. 28, 2001 www.crosscreekcc.org God’s Word is Powerful, Relevant, and Life Changing! Rev. 21:1-3 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

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    What Are You Waiting For?

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 14, 2001
    based on 245 ratings
     | 31,178 views

    Simeon had waited all his life for this moment. And there are 3 things we need to notice about it.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER CENTRAL CHRISTIAN, BROWNSVILLE, TX ILL. There was a family who had no interest in spiritual things, & therefore never went to S.S. or church. But one Christmas their little boy was invited by his best friend to attend the S.S. Christmas ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Trusting Him Lent 1 Year C

    Contributed by Jim Pye on Feb 21, 2001
    based on 110 ratings
     | 13,090 views

    Jesus’ obedience led to our salvation an is a pattern for when we are tempted.

    4/3/01 6 p.m. Luke 4:1-13 Lent 1 ( Romans10:8b-13) 4 1 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the desert, 2 where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry. 3 The devil said to ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Thanks For Everything

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Feb 21, 2001
    based on 96 ratings
     | 7,098 views

    This message examines why we aren’t more thankful.

    They were without friends, family or future. Ten men thrown together through a common tragedy without a home and without a hope. Have you ever heard someone say “They treated me like a leper” or “they acted like I had leprosy?” Back in the eighties when AIDS was just surfacing and society and ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Dry Bones, Dead Dreams

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Feb 22, 2001
    based on 194 ratings
     | 15,901 views

    How to deal with failure in your life, when you know it’s a failure you should not accept.

    by the Rev. Dr. W. Maynard Pittendreigh January, 2001 Sunrise Presbyterian Church Miami Florida Pittendreigh@aol.com Ezekiel, in our Old Testament lesson, stands on the battlefield. The battle is over, and his side lost. The battle has been over long enough for the smoke to have cleared and ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Anointed King Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Nov 26, 2000
    based on 126 ratings
     | 8,890 views

    Jesus anointing at Bethany followed by the triumphal entry to Jerusalem

    One of the things the gospel writers do as they present their accounts of the life and words of Jesus, is to describe the wide range of responses to Jesus. That’s very apparent in today’s reading from John 12. Here we see a range of responses to Jesus, ranging from Mary’s loving devotion to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Don't Kill Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Dec 5, 2000
    based on 100 ratings
     | 4,542 views

    What does this command prohibit and how does it fit in our society today.

    A Sunday school teacher was discussing the Ten Commandments with her five and six year olds. After explaining the commandment to "honour thy father and thy mother," she asked, "Is there a commandment that teaches us how to treat our brothers and sisters?" Without missing a beat, one little boy ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Bob Briggs avatar

    The Journey Of Our Lifetime

    Contributed by Bob Briggs on Dec 14, 2000
    based on 107 ratings
     | 11,791 views

    Each one of us has a journey set before us,a journey with which we can draw from the examples of the past for living today.

    Today, as we gather here in this sanctuary, our lives have intersected, our path’s have crossed, somewhere between the lines of Ecc. 3:2 , where there is a time to give birth and a time to die. The intersection is life’s journey, the journey we all take, the roads we travel, the mountains we ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • MELVIN NEWLAND avatar

    Christmas - If Christmas Comes

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Dec 21, 2000
    based on 80 ratings
     | 89,112 views

    For millions of people Christmas never really comes. Oh, I'm not saying that Dec. 25th doesn't come. It comes, but Christmas doesn't really come into their hearts & their lives.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED: 2016) TEXT: Galatians 4:19 Well, the calendar says that Christmas will soon be here. I get a little uptight this time of the year because I realize the responsibility that is mine in presenting the Christmas ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Christ Over Tradition

    Contributed by Rob Ross on Dec 26, 2000
    based on 100 ratings
     | 6,731 views

    Christmas tradition needs to be questioned and the truth of Christ affirmed.

    Verse: Luke 2: 1-20 Topic: Christmas Probing Question: What is the reason for Christmas? Key Word: reasons Subject: Reasons for Christmas Aim: To inspire the congregation to experience a renewed sense of what Christmas is all about. Title: Christ Over Tradition Introduction Christmas with your ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist