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  • Rodney V Johnson avatar

    A Slave For Christ Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Jan 7, 2012
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    This is part one of my series focused on slavery and how we should become slaves for Christ. this series was inspired by a book I read by Michael card titled "A Better Freedom." In part one I examine slavery in general and how Christ became a slave to sva

    A Slave For Christ Part 1 (Inspired by the book: “A Better Freedom” by Michael Card) Scripture: Philippians 2:5-8; Matthew 20:28; Exodus 21:32 Introduction: As we begin this new year, I want to take you back to a very difficult time in American history – the time of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Kaph - Psalm 119:81-88 Series

    Contributed by Bobby Stults on Jan 26, 2012
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     | 17,547 views

    God’s word is a word of promise… but that promise is not always fleshed out in plain and simple terms. But the ONE thing we CAN rely upon is that God’s promise, whether complex or simple… it is the promise of the Almighty and we must surrender to that pro

    KAPH January 25, 2012 Oak Park Baptist Church – Wednesday Bible Study Series Psalm 119:81-88 (ESV) – 11 of 22 Kaph – 11th letter of the Hebrew alphabet… 81My soul longs for your salvation; I hope in your word. The word the psalmist uses here that is translated as ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Where Are My Loved Ones Who Have Died In The Lord? Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Feb 5, 2012
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    There is comfort for those who grieve at the death of a loved one who died in the Lord. The message explores that comfort that is ours in Christ the Lord.

    “We are always of good courage. We know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, for we walk by faith, not by sight. Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord. So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Life Instructions

    Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Feb 7, 2012
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     | 6,064 views

    Jesus gives us instructions on how to act in circumstances that we all face in life .

    Life’s Instructions Matthew 5:38-41 Intro. One winter day not so long ago a man went shopping at the local neighborhood mall. When he returned to his car he noticed a rather foul odor coming from under the hood and so he checked the engine. In the compartment he discovered a dead cat rather ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Stumbling Onto Grace Series

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Feb 7, 2012
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     | 6,995 views

    What we need is a true picture of Jesus, with nothing avoided and nothing exaggerated. We must be careful to not overemphasize one aspect of Christ’s character at the exclusion of the totality of His being. People will stumble over Him, but if they open t

    Stumbling onto Grace Romans 9:30-33 -Do you know what a caricature is? One definition says that it’s “a representation, especially pictorial or literary, in which the subject’s distinctive features or peculiarities are deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic or grotesque ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Mary Christmas Series

    Contributed by John Braland on Dec 10, 2010
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     | 6,310 views

    Mary’s example teaches us that godly men and women still understand that God’s favor still rests on them. And Mary teaches us that godly men and women still respond to God’s calling. When God leads us to do something we need to follow, we need trust God.

    Every morning the kids get up and prepare for school. Kathi makes them breakfast and packs their lunches and we get them ready to board the bus. And now that it’s cold out the kids don’t want to stand at the bus stop for very long because they will get cold and we don’t want to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Scott Kircher avatar

    The Faces Of Christmas - The Face Of Courage Series

    Contributed by Scott Kircher on Dec 12, 2010
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     | 7,830 views

    How do we walk a godly life? It takes great courage to live a life that follows God and not ourselves. What are some of the characteristics of a person who lives a life of courage? This morning we are going to see how Joseph exemplified courage to foll

    The Face of Courage - Joseph (Matthew 1:18-25) The Faces of Christmas Series Slide Introduction Courage What picture comes to mind when you think of the word courage? I think there are a lot of people that think for a person to be courageous, they need to be fearless or do dangerous things ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Timely Gift Series

    Contributed by Scott Sharpes on Dec 16, 2010
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     | 4,359 views

    White Elephant, Functional, Returnable or Re-gift are all kinds of gifts we get at Christmas. But the most important gift we get is the timely gift that God gave through his Son Jesus.

    The Gifts of Christmas Title: The Timely Gift Text: Luke 2:1-20 Purpose: God has given us the gift of time. (Fourth in series) (Audio of sermon available at ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    In The Fullness Of Time

    Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Dec 23, 2010
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     | 12,153 views

    Jesus came at the right time

    Galatians 4:1-7 One man sent his parents a microwave oven one Christmas. Here's how he recalls the experience: "They were excited that now they, too, could be a part of the instant generation. When Dad unpacked the microwave and plugged it in, literally within seconds, the microwave ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Bob Joyce avatar

    Freedom

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Jan 2, 2011
     | 6,098 views

    The Ten Commandments are a blue print for us to live a life of freedom.

    Have you ever heard of preachers referred to as Bible thumpers? I have. I guess some preachers would take offense to that, but you know, it's better to hear a good, solid thump from the Word of God than it is to hear the hollow echo of an empty mind. If you look up the word thump, you might find ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Chris McCarthy avatar

    A Holey Lifestyle Series

    Contributed by Chris Mccarthy on Jan 4, 2011
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     | 3,949 views

    This series is a study of the seven deadly sins contrasted with solutions found in the Beatitudes from Matthew 5. This first sermon uses the Parable of the Sower to introduce the series.

    A Holey Lifestyle Seven Sins and Solutions Preached by Chris McCarthy at Northampton Church of Christ (nhcoc.com) on 1.2.11 *** Note to Sermon Centrists: I drew a lot of content for this sermon series from “Seven” by Jeff Cook. Read it for good measure. Isaiah 6:1 In the year that ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • John Perry avatar

    Divine Alchemy

    Contributed by John Perry on Jan 10, 2011
     | 3,280 views

    No matter who you are every one of us secretly hopes & longs for a God who is able to change the impossible, a God who can get gold out of the garbage of our lives.

    Bunbury Sun am 09/01/11 “Divine alchemy” Intro: *** A fellow was raised in the back hills of West Virginia-I mean, so far out in the sticks, never in his life had he even seen a big city, to say nothing of modern inventions and neon lights. He married a gal just like himself and they ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Roy Newton avatar

    Holy Is His Name (Part 2) Series

    Contributed by Roy Newton on Jan 14, 2011
     | 3,626 views

    In a series on the Lord’s Prayer, this sermon is the second part of an examination of the meaning of the first petition ’May Your Name be kept Holy’, answering the question ’How do we keep God’s Name Holy?’

    "Pray like this: Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy." (Matthew 6:9, NLT) (SLIDE 2) INTRODUCTION A pastor was building a wooden trellis to support a climbing vine. As he pounded away, he noticed that a young boy that he recognised from the Sunday school was watching him. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • William D. Brown avatar

    A Bad Decision

    Contributed by William D. Brown on Jan 14, 2011
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     | 8,303 views

    For this young man his stumbling block was his riches, most of us don’t have this riches problem as our stumbling block, but just about all us do have some thing that hinders our walk as a Christian in some way or another, every bodies stumbling block is

    Matthew 19:16-22 A BAD DECISION 1-15-11 Today for a few minutes I want us to think about this young man that we read about in our text, he obviously was an intelligent person, I mean he was rich according to the other gospel ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Schaeufele avatar

    A Frustrated Messiah Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Jan 29, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,601 views

    Jesus has given us all we need to meet people's needs and wants us to step out in faith and meet those needs.

    A Frustrated Messiah Text: Matt. 17:14-20 Introduction 1. Illustration: Our dog Copper has issues! First of all, he is part Basset Hound and part Terrier. If you combine a Labrador and a Poodle they are called a "Labradoodle." That would make Copper a "Barrier," and the barrier is between his ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist