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  • Bob Joyce avatar

    Freedom

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Jan 2, 2011
     | 6,099 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

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    A Holey Lifestyle Series

    Contributed by Chris Mccarthy on Jan 4, 2011
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     | 3,963 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

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    Divine Alchemy

    Contributed by John Perry on Jan 10, 2011
     | 3,283 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

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    Holy Is His Name (Part 2) Series

    Contributed by Roy Newton on Jan 14, 2011
     | 3,630 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

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    A Bad Decision

    Contributed by William D. Brown on Jan 14, 2011
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     | 8,307 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

  • Brian Mann avatar

    The Blind Spot

    Contributed by Brian Mann on Jan 16, 2011
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     | 10,889 views

    Sometimes God sends the storms in our lives the great winds to shake us from our slumber, to awaken the spirit within, so that we might realize the potential that God has planted inside each one of us. It’s when we become broken when our spirits are low t

    The Blind Spot Jon 2:1 Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly, 2 And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice. {by...: or, out of mine affliction} {hell: or, the grave} 3 For ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Mark Schaeufele avatar

    A Frustrated Messiah Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Jan 29, 2011
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     | 5,610 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

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    Life Priorities For A New Year

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Feb 2, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,022 views

    A few short thoughts from Matt. 6 that will help us make important changes with God’s help in the coming year.

    Life Priorities for the Coming Year Matthew 6:25-34 25 "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Zero Tolerance

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Apr 22, 2012
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     | 7,830 views

    A sermon about the exclusivity of the Gospel.

    “Zero Tolerance” Isaiah 45:20-25 Scripture Reading Isaiah 45:22 Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else. I. The Inclusiveness of the Gospel a. Its operation One of the most impressive aspects to the Gospel is its ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Father Seeks True Worshippers Series

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on Apr 30, 2012
     | 9,383 views

    The Holy Spirit, truth, worship

    THE FATHER SEEKS TRUE WORSHIPERS April 24, 2022 John 4:19-26 INTRODUCTION: As we talk about living a life of worship I’ve thought about one of the most under-preached and misunderstood conceptions of God. 99.9% of us here this morning are familiar with John 3:16, “God loved this world so much that ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Good Sam Series

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on May 3, 2012
     | 5,313 views

    A study of the Gospel of Luke 10: 25 – 37

    Luke 10: 25 – 37 Good Sam 25 And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 He said to him, “What is written in the law? What is your reading of it?” 27 So he answered and said, “ ‘You ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

  • Rick Crandall avatar

    Take Life’s Journey With The Lord

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on May 9, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 17,727 views

    1. Jesus will give us strong help (vs. 1-2) 2. Jesus will give us steady help (vs. 3-4) 3. Jesus will give us sheltering help (vs. 5-6) 4. Jesus will give us saving help (vs. 7-8)

    Take Life’s Journey with the Lord Psalm 121:1-8 Sermon by: Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - May 6, 2012 *One of the best trips Mary and I ever took was in the summer of 1976. We went all the way from Florida to Canada, living in a pup tent. Our vacation budget was $10 a day. One night ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Greg Nance avatar

    Five Mothers Of Jesus

    Contributed by Greg Nance on May 12, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,306 views

    Matthew's mothers help us celebrate Mother's Day with lessons that challenge us, but bring us to deeper faith.

    Happy Mother’s day! Today’s lesson will be a brief overview of the mothers listed in Jesus’ genealogy in Matthew with a focus on the most prominent quality of each. What would you say is the defining characteristic or quality in your own mother? Of all the things that stand ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • John Lowe avatar

    The Trinity

    Contributed by John Lowe on Jun 2, 2012
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     | 12,188 views

    The doctrine of the Trinity is a distinctive mark of Christianity. Though there are “triads” of divinities in many of the world’s religions and philosophies, none of these carries any similarities to the Christian teaching concerning the Trinity.

    Title: What the Bible Says About the Trinity Scripture Reading: 1 John 5:7 Text: For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one (1 John 5:7) The doctrine of the Trinity is a distinctive mark of Christianity. Though there ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Vern Hall avatar

    The Best Mother You Could Ever Have

    Contributed by Vern Hall on Jun 4, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,968 views

    Mother's Day

    Today’s scripture is found in the book of Isaiah, Chapter 49. We read this scripture the other day and it has stuck with me ever since. When I prayed to God for a message this morning. This is what he gave me. We won’t be before you very long today. After church, go spend time with ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible