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  • Michael McCartney avatar

    Is That Your Final Answer?

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 19, 2002
    based on 74 ratings
     | 7,188 views

    When the million dollar questions of life and death are asked who are your lifelines that will give you the right answer.

    Is that your final answer? Thesis: When the million dollar questions of life and death are asked who are your lifelines that will give you the right answer. Introduction: The TV show “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” has become a intriguing show to watch because of the individuals and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Dean Meadows avatar

    Here Comes The Groom

    Contributed by Dean Meadows on Jun 24, 2003
    based on 154 ratings
     | 14,990 views

    This is a sermon to Christians and Non-Christians alike, for preparing for Jesus’s return.

    Here Comes the Groom Matthew 25:1-13 We’ve all been to the weddings and saw the wedding parties come out and then the music gets loud and the wedding march starts playing to announce the coming of the bride. The groom has kind of slipped to the front of the church with the pastor and best man, ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    A Glorified Life Series

    Contributed by Antonio Torrence on Apr 6, 2003
    based on 120 ratings
     | 20,192 views

    This sermon is about allowing God to be glorified in our trying and troubling circumstances.

    "A Glorified Life" -by Reverend A. LaMar Torrence, Pastor of the Cross of Life Lutheran Church John 12:20-33 The great statesman, Winston Churchill, once said, “We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” That proverbial statement best captures the meaning of this season we ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Paradise Lost

    Contributed by Ken Sowers on Nov 11, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,672 views

    The fall of man

    God’s idea of paradise Gen. 1:28-30 God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground." 29 Then God said, "I give you every ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jon Daniels avatar

    Wake Up Call!

    Contributed by Jon Daniels on May 24, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 16,546 views

    This sermon is a wake-up call for teenagers and their parents in the wake of a fatal car accident.

    “WAKE UP CALL” Psalm 57 INTRO – I don’t know many people who actually like this sound (play sound of alarm clock). These come in all sorts of designs with all sorts of sounds. Wake up to the sound of a beep, the radio, a CD, or the sound of rain, or the pounding surf, or crickets chirping. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Catherine Davis avatar

    Apocalypse Now

    Contributed by Catherine Davis on Jan 30, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,990 views

    Instead of worrying so much about the future, we should concentrate on living a life in Christ that begins with what we believe.

    Theme: Paul reminds the congregation of what God has done for them through Jesus Christ and urges the people to put both their present and future hope, despite death, in an eternal future with Christ. As he exhorts them to comfort one another with this hope using apocalyptic imagery, one is left ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Harold Simpson avatar

    The Life Of A Good Man

    Contributed by Harold Simpson on Oct 16, 2003
    based on 24 ratings
     | 7,153 views

    This sermon was for a member’s homegoing celebration. Mr. Roosevelt Cook had a long bout with illness and he died recently. I choose to not do lengthy sermons for occasions such as this. But I did encourage the family and community to strive for peacef

    27 September 2003 Funeral Services for Mr. Roosevelt Cook at Saint John A. M. E. Zion Church, Georgiana, AL., Pastor Harold O’N. Simpson, Officiate and Eulogist “For he was a good man and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith. And a considerable number was added to the Lord” (Acts 11.24). The Life ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Johnny Small avatar

    Why Does God Take The Good Ones

    Contributed by Johnny Small on Jul 1, 2002
    based on 69 ratings
     | 41,175 views

    How a death of a young Christian can be used for the Glory of God.

    Why Does God Take the Good Ones? When I heard that one of our youth at the church had been killed in a car accident, my first question was “Why Spike, why not someone else?” As always when I unjustly question God, He gave the answer through my lovely wife. She said, “Because God wanted him now.” ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Rewards

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Sep 28, 2005
    based on 35 ratings
     | 7,604 views

    God rewards His People

    Intro: most of us have seen a reward sign posted somewhere for the return of a lost item or a missing person or pet. Sometimes the reward may be a small amount, in some cases there have been rewards of a million dollars for information leading to the arrest or capture of a terrorist. Would it shock ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Aaron Jones avatar

    Is Suicide Unforgivable Series

    Contributed by Aaron Jones on Mar 5, 2001
    based on 330 ratings
     | 46,900 views

    This sermon deals with the pain and tragedy of suicide, and how Christians can respond with meaningful ministry.

    We approach a topic this morning that weighs on the hearts and minds of many people. In fact, of all the topics selected for this sermon series, this particular message is the one people have approached me about the most. The Huron area in recent years has known more than its share of suicide ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    Our Responsibility In Light Of Revelation Series

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Aug 17, 2005
    based on 130 ratings
     | 13,303 views

    Final sermon in 60+ Revelation Series. Link included to entire series in Formatted Text, complete with PowerPoint Presentations.

    Our Responsibility in Light of Revelation Rev. 22:6-21 ----- Link at bottom... ----- Knowing these things we have studied now…how shall we live? What should we be motivated to do now? It’s been an exciting study, over 60 sermons, and many other churches are now doing it using our same ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    Missing Persons Series

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Nov 30, 2005
    based on 44 ratings
     | 6,321 views

    Paul was sorely missed when he departed from Ephesus--because of his MANNER of life, his MESSAGE, and his MOTTO. Link included for formatted text, handout, and PowerPoint Template.

    Missing Persons Acts 20:36-38 Will you be missed when you are gone? We were glad you missed us this past weekend. It makes us feel needed to know it makes a difference when we are absent. The Apostle Paul spent 3 years w/ these believers in Ephesus, and it was very sad for them to see him go. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Decker avatar

    Be A Winner

    Contributed by Paul Decker on May 17, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,986 views

    We are to act like winners.

    BE A WINNER I Corinthians 15:50-58 S: Death and resurrection C: Victory over death Pr: WE ARE TO ACT LIKE WINNERS. Type: Inductive Because of the resurrection, we are… I. TRANSFORMED (50-53). II. UNBEATABLE (54-57) PA: How is the change to be observed? • We are to be deeply rooted in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bruce Ball avatar

    The Hand In The Coconut

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Sep 15, 2005
    based on 191 ratings
     | 44,570 views

    Using an illustration showing how we not only grab things of this world, but we hold on to them in spite of approaching spiritual death.

    For those of you who were not able to be here last Sunday evening, Pastor Willie presented one of the best sermons I have heard in a very long time. In that sermon was an illustration that I thought was perhaps the best I have ever heard involving how we may want God, but we want what is in the ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Bruce Ball avatar

    Next!

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Apr 18, 2006
    based on 91 ratings
     | 9,439 views

    When we are standing before the throne on Judgment Day, perhaps one of the scariest words we will ever hear is, "NEXT!"

    Every Sunday evening, after I get home from church, I start trying to think about what to preach about the next Sunday. I go through many possibilities, and then it happens – every week the same thing. Come Monday afternoon I have one thought in my mind that just won’t go away, and after ...read more

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    Denomination: *other