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  • Rob Willis avatar

    From Major Mess To Masterpiece Series

    Contributed by Rob Willis on Apr 10, 2006
    based on 44 ratings
     | 38,988 views

    The first of two messages based on Ephesians 2:10. The work that God does in our lives is based on His grace that makes us into masterpieces.

    Note: In preparation for this message, I set the atmosphere as such: 1) We hung artwork (Van Gogh, Kandinksy, Salvador Dali) around the auditorium, on easels. 2) We played classical music - ambience. 3) An artist in our church made a painting of three crosses (in remembrance of Good ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Good Plan Gone Awry

    Contributed by Rusty Davidson on Feb 19, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,869 views

    Sermon examines Genesis 6:1-4 and the impact of not carrying out the plan of God and the consequences of such sin.

    INTRODUCTION “Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.” (Proverbs 19:21) I remember several years ago as I started and ran my own business for awhile, the plan God laid out for me. It was clear in my mind from the very beginning. I was to work it part-time ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    3 Reminders About Judgment Day

    Contributed by T. Michael Crews on Feb 19, 2007
    based on 18 ratings
     | 17,083 views

    Exposition of Malachi 4

    People can be very forgetful about important things. The great British preacher Charles Spurgeon once wrote: A man goes into an inn, and as soon as he sits down he begins to order…his dinner, his bed…He stays at the inn for some time. By and by, the bill comes due, and it takes him by surprise. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Divide It Right

    Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Feb 26, 2007
    based on 18 ratings
     | 8,343 views

    God wants us to understand His Word.

    2 Timothy 2:15 Divide It Right Woodlawn Baptist Church July 24, 2004 Introduction Today I want to take a short break from our series in the book of Esther and speak to you about a subject that is going to become more and more of an issue as the day of Christ draws near, and that is the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Blessed Be Your Name: When I'm Found In The Desert Place Series

    Contributed by Stephen Colaw on Nov 11, 2008
    based on 11 ratings
     | 14,221 views

    Part 2 of 2: When God gives and when He takes away, our only right response is praise.

    THE POINT: When God gives and when God takes away, our only right response is praise! ME Last week we took some time and we practiced praise. Let me hear you again today… Give me a sample of what praise sounds like! Now, as we saw last week. Praise is more than just making noise, even if ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Confronting The King Series

    Contributed by David Scudder on Dec 13, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,238 views

    Why would a loving God send people to hell? Today we will see the terror of facing God with our sins and then we will discover why the penalty, as horrifying as it is, is a fair and just penalty.

    Purpose: To describe the judgment of sinners. Aim: I want the listener to fear and reverence God’s holiness. INTRODUCTION: Why would a loving God send people to hell? Many people don’t want to believe that hell exists, or that it only exists for those who have committed really bad things (which ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Depend On The Shepherd

    Contributed by T. Michael Crews on Nov 21, 2006
    based on 17 ratings
     | 16,913 views

    A sermon which deals with the importance of depending on Christ.

    Depending on the Shepherd Zech. 10 Sometimes animals seem annoyingly human. A man absolutely hated his wife’s cat and decided to get rid of him one day by driving him 20 blocks from his home and leaving him at the park. As he arrived home, the cat was walking up the driveway. The next day he ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Names Of God: Jesus, Saviour Series

    Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Dec 20, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 6,215 views

    A christmas sermon about what the name Jesus means. A Saviour- but a Saviour from what?

    Names of God- Jesus: saviour. Carols by Candlelight. Sun 18th Dec 2005 pm WBC Matt 1:18-25 We’ve been looking at the names of God…. and tonight we come to the point where the baby in the manger is named: Jesus - or Yeshua to his mom and adopted dad- as that’s the Hebrew pronunciation o basically ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Deeper Magic Of Narnia

    Contributed by David Woodward on Dec 21, 2005
     | 2,646 views

    The Deeper Magic of Narnia explains the substitutionary atonement of Christ as portrayed in the book and movie, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.

    The Deeper Magic of Narnia Good morning, children. Are you ready for a story from Pastor Woody? Aslan the Lion created the Land of Narnia. It was a land of beauty and peace, but the White Witch was now ruling. How she came to power, we just don’t know. Why Aslan left the land of Narnia, we ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What If The Gift Never Came?

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Dec 30, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,808 views

    What would be different if the Gift we celebrate never came?

    What If the Gift never came? During this advent season, we have been talking about waiting. And perhaps how we tend to take the ancient meaning of Christmas for granted. The Question for today is What if the gift we celebrate as Christmas didn’t happen? Lets start with a few secular ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    God Has Not Forgotten

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Dec 2, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 13,825 views

    Never give up hope... God is at work, often doing the extraordinary in the course of the very ordinariness of our lives.

    Title: God Has Not Forgotten! Text: Luke 1:5-25 Thesis: Never give up hope… God is at work in your life. Introduction The story is told of an elderly couple who lived together in a nursing home. Though they had been married for 60 years, their relationship was filled with constant arguments, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Value Of Wisdom: Let's Make A Deal Series

    Contributed by Tim White on Mar 5, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 13,246 views

    The wise father shares the value of wisdom with his children, as well as the vanity of the world and its promises.

    The Value of Wisdom: Let's Make A Deal (1 Kings 3:3-14) Proverbs 2 There abounds stories about people getting to make wishes, or even 3 wish. The old story of finding an ancient bottle on the beach, rubbing it, and a Genie coming out to grant the finder three wishes is a classic. Can you imagine ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Cross Of Salvation... Sacrificial Love! Series

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Mar 15, 2012
     | 9,587 views

    We may share in the suffering of Christ by receiving his sacrificial love and by living sacrificially for others.

    Title: The Cross of Salvation… Sacrificial Love! Text: John 3:14-21 Thesis: We may share in the suffering of Christ by receiving his love and living sacrificially for others. Lenten Series: The Crosses of Lent Arthur Burns, a Jewish economist of great influence in Washington during the tenure ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Paradox Of Self

    Contributed by Joseph Anderson on Jan 25, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 12,043 views

    The importance of self in determining one's destiny. To hell or heaven.

    The Paradox of ‘self’ (Luke 9:25) “For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?” Introduction: In 2 timothy chapter 3, Apostle Paul warns us of the terrible times that will be in the last days. The idea is not something new ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Showing Up For The Battle Is Not Enough!

    Contributed by David Wilson on Jul 30, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,386 views

    The Israelites show up for Battle but are delayed because they allow Goliath to define the terms of battle. God's people need to get into the valley because it isn't fought on the hillside.

    Showing Up For Battle I Samuel 17 Preached on Sunday, July 29, 2012 This is one of the most difficult sermons I have ever had to preach. I thought it would be Wednesday evening’s Bible Study, but the Lord would not let me escape preaching it on Sunday morning. The story found in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist