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  • Jeremy Houck avatar

    Due Respect Series

    Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Mar 20, 2005
    based on 117 ratings
     | 25,254 views

    The respect we get is equal to the respect we give

    On a cross Country flight a rabbi was seated next to an atheist. I know sounds like the beginning to a bad joke. A Rabbi and an atheist walk in to a … But I love this story. Every few minutes one of the rabbi’s children or grandchildren would come to his seat to see if he needed anything - food, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Such A Man

    Contributed by James May on Mar 20, 2005
    based on 25 ratings
     | 6,607 views

    This sermon was preached on Palm Sunday but is very easily adapted to any evangelistic or exhortation sermon. The bearer of the water pot was "such a man" that God was able to use him to bring the Plan of Salvation one step closer to fulfillment.

    SUCH A MAN By Pastor Jim May This is Palm Sunday, the last Sunday before Easter. Today is the day that we remember the Triumphal Entry of Christ into the city of Jerusalem as the crowds gathered to welcome him into the city. They lined the streets on both sides and as Jesus came riding through ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    I Believe In Angels

    Contributed by Donnie De Loney on Apr 1, 2005
    based on 27 ratings
     | 3,447 views

    A brief look at Angels and their work throughout the Word of God

    I Believe in Angels Taken from a sermon by by Rick Kallstrom Colossians 1:16-1:16 Don, Tim and Jim were college students from the Midwestern United States and they all attended the same university in Connecticut. It was Christmas break time, 1983, and they were all looking forward to going ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    What Is Your Opinion?

    Contributed by James May on Apr 3, 2005
    based on 31 ratings
     | 10,125 views

    Elijah’s words to Israel are the same words that I have to speak to the church today. How long will you halt between two opinions? It’s time to get the right opinion and serve the Lord.

    WHAT IS YOUR OPINION? By Pastor Jim May One of the greatest prophets who ever lived was Elijah. Here was a real man of God. Not much is known of Elijah’s family roots. We know that he came from the land of the Tishbite’s in Gilead, which was a wild mountainous land bordering on Arabia. Some ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Trial And Judgment

    Contributed by Leslie Trombly on Jun 21, 2001
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,140 views

    God’s Courtroom - The day of your trial and judgment.

    Bible References: John 3:16; Romans 6:32, 3:23-25, Luke 19:10; John 3:17; II Corinthians 5:17; Luke 13:27 and Matthew 25:41 Trial & Judgment date: The very near future Scene: Heaven’s Courtroom Judge: God Prosecutor: Satan Defense: Jesus Christ Defendant: You Law Books: The Books of Life & of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Finding God At The End Of Ourselves Series

    Contributed by David Gauthier on Jun 21, 2001
    based on 216 ratings
     | 28,396 views

    Trusting in the providence of God even when life doesn’t make sense.

    Do you ever read Romance novels? I don’t – believe me! I’m not particularly interested in that kind of literature. I’m a “facts” man. I like non-fiction. I like theology. I like pastoral administrative type books too. I like the kind of books that put most people to sleep. But I found a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Last Big Wave

    Contributed by Todd Goodwin on Jun 22, 2001
    based on 135 ratings
     | 16,816 views

    Every young person can be sold out and committed to God by understanding three principles about a move of God.

    S-ubject: The move of God C-entral Theme: Getting serious with God O-bjective: Every young person can be sold out and committed to God by understanding threeprinciples about a move of God. R-ationle: Principle #1: There is always a outcry for Repentance Principle ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Righteous Heart Ache

    Contributed by Tony Searles on Jul 9, 2001
    based on 74 ratings
     | 8,871 views

    Just how much do you hunger and thirst for the Lord? Birth a new desire for the House of God and His Presence!

    Stand & Read – Psalm 84:1-12 “How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! [2] My soul longed and even yearned for the courts of the Lord; My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God. [3] The bird also has found a house, And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    The Crippling Effects Of Envy

    Contributed by Darren Ethier on Jul 11, 2001
    based on 314 ratings
     | 38,164 views

    If you have envy in your heart it will cripple your life in so many ways. The Bible illuminates the ways that envy cripples and why God hates it so much.

    THE CRIPPLING EFFECTS OF ENVY  (JAMES 4:1-10) INTRODUCTION: Envy… I’d like begin today by reading to you a couple of interesting stories I picked up while surfing the Internet a few weeks ago. Story #1: "The Ann Arbor News crime column reported that a man walked into a Burger King in Ypisalanti, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Four Gardens Of Life

    Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Jul 13, 2001
    based on 86 ratings
     | 25,588 views

    Ravi Zacharias’ book "Jesus Among other Gods" gave the idea for this Easter sermon. It looks at four gardens, Eden, the desert, Gethsemene, and the garden where the tomb was and relates each garden to a time in our lives.

    Four Gardens of Life Introduction: One of the things that I look forward to in the spring is planting our gardens. Leslie and I are starting to put away some money for plants. She is telling me some things that she would like to do with the flowers, and I have been telling her some things I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Real Marks Of Greatness

    Contributed by Scott Jensen on Nov 28, 2004
    based on 67 ratings
     | 29,296 views

    A sermon addressing what God wants us to do in our lives.

    The Real Marks of Greatness Mark 9:33-50 Lessons from the hen house Have you ever been around a farm? Something I’ve learned about chickens is that there is a definite "pecking order" to the flock. Within the flock of hens, one of them always becomes dominant. She will peck away at any hen that ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Everyday Conversations Series

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Dec 1, 2004
    based on 21 ratings
     | 3,359 views

    3 of 4 on Friendship with God. We can and must learn to pray to God with everyday conversations. Our model is the Lord’s Prayer

    Every Day Conversations "The moment you wake up each morning, all your wishes and hopes for the day rush at you like wild animals. And the first job each morning consists in shoving it all back; in listening to that other voice, taking that other point of view, letting that other, larger, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Made For A Mission Series

    Contributed by Johann Neethling on Apr 10, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 15,781 views

    An examination of the only purpose we will NOT be able to carry out in heaven.

    MADE FOR A MISSION Have you ever wondered, "When a person becomes a Christian, why doesn’t God just take them directly on to heaven?" The answer is that God has an assignment for each of us; you and I were made for a mission. What is that mission? You don’t have to speculate. Just as Jesus was ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    Eulogy For Helen Walker

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Apr 19, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,827 views

    This is a eulogy for a believer who gave of herself to her family and was a great help in the church.

    Helen Walker 4/8/06 God creates some people who are to become very important in the world, and God creates some people who to be very special in the world. Now some would say it is better to be important than to be special, but I think when we come to ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    An Envious Heart

    Contributed by Alan Smith on Apr 20, 2006
    based on 31 ratings
     | 14,190 views

    It’s been said that there are two kinds of people in the world -- those who are millionaires and those who would like to be. And that’s one example of jealousy, but it’s only a piece of it.

    Introduction: Those of you who are Muppet fans will know that one of Kermit the Frog’s most famous lines is, “It’s not easy being green.” But I beg to differ. Shakespeare called jealousy “the green sickness”, and we often speak of people being “green with envy”. And, in that regard, it’s all ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ