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  • Pat Damiani avatar

    Worthwhile Worship Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Sep 24, 2013
     | 8,508 views

    Worship that is worthwhile to God requires priority, preparation and participation.

    See if you can help me out and complete the following phrase: One man’s trash is… [Wait for answers] That’s right: One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Because we live in a culture where we tend to rapidly lose interest in things that we just had to have at ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Love Comes From God Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Sep 24, 2013
     | 8,941 views

    In this second sermon in the series, we explore the truth that God is love, and, therefore, love comes from God.

    Introduction: A. I really like a letter that a little girl once wrote to God, it said: “Dear God, I bet it is very hard for you to love all the people in the world. There are only four people in our family and I can never do it. Nan” 1. It is hard to imagine how God can love every last ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Good Ol' Snoopy: The Power Of A Dream Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Mar 17, 2013
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     | 8,597 views

    Snoopy always follows his dream, what would happen if we did. This message looks at why dreams are important

    Good Ol’ Snoopy My favorite character in the Peanuts world has to be Snoopy and as a kid I couldn’t understand why the strip wasn’t called “Snoopy” instead of “Peanuts”, I assumed that he was the main character and the rest of the cast were just ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Hope Has Come

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Mar 19, 2013
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     | 12,419 views

    This sermon deals with the hope we find in Christ when we lose some of the things we treasure the most. It looks at the Shunnamite woman and her relationship to Elisha.

    Hope Has Come Glenville 3/15/2013 2 Kings 4:8-17 1 Peter 1:3-9 Each week it seems as though somebody has taken another person’s life in an argument, a drug deal, or a robbery. We have the debate going on in Congress over gun control on who should have background checks and what ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Our Victorious King Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Mar 24, 2013
     | 12,826 views

    When times are tough, thank the Lord for His timeless love; trust the Lord for His timely help; and take the Lord in as your triumphant King!

    Our Victorious King Psalm 118 Three store owners shared adjacent storefronts in the same building. Times were tough. So in hopes of picking up sales, the owner of the shop at one end of the building pout a sign over his front entrance that said, “YEAR END CLEARANCE!” At the other ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    The Greatest Of These Series

    Contributed by Tim Diack on Mar 25, 2013
     | 4,693 views

    Jesus wept because the people did not recognize the time of God's coming to them - but what about us? Today is Palm Sunday and the question we need to wrestle with is this: Have we recognized the time of God's coming to us?

    The Greatest of These - Matthew 21:1-11 - March 24, 2013 Series: Palm Sunday For many people the highlight of any given year is Christmas, isn’t it? Christmas is when family comes together, parties are attended, and presents are exchanged. More importantly, it’s the time of year ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    The Servant Finishes - His Death Series

    Contributed by Buffy Cook on Jan 18, 2015
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     | 5,511 views

    Ninth in a 12 part series examining THE most important week in all of history: The Passion Week, when Jesus fulfilled Mark 10:45. The Servant Finishes - His Death. Golgotha was A Place of Choices, Crucifixion, Prophecy, and Cruelty.

    The Passion Week of Christ: A Study from the Book of Mark Week 9: The Servant Finishes - His Death Mark 15:21-32 I. Introduction A. Do you ever struggle to believe that YOU are someone worth dying for? I mean doesn't it seem ludicrous, don't we Christians seem to be off our rockers, to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Outcome Of Grace

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 28, 2014
     | 5,332 views

    A reminder that the person who has received grace is the one who’s able to give it to others

    Ann J. Musico, New York - My son, Matthew, was 7 when the school sent home his standardized test scores. When I saw that he had scored a 99% in math, I praised him and said, "You must have inherited Daddy's math genes." The look on my husband's face was priceless when Matthew ran up to him and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Cultivating Christian Love Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Feb 3, 2014
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     | 20,477 views

    This summation section delineates how Christians ought to live so that they will be enabled to love the life they live. In order to love the life we live Peter gives us a pattern for Christian conduct. These graces of beauty & duty are the concern of eve

    1 PETER 3: 8-12 [Renewing Hope Series] CULTIVATING CHRISTIAN LOVE [Psalm 34 / Romans 12:17-21] In this summation section before us, the Bible delineates how Christians ought to live so that they will be enabled to love the life they live (v.10) (CIT). In order to love the life we live Peter ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Is So Special About Jesus?

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Dec 14, 2014
     | 4,491 views

    The incarnation is essential to our salvation.

    Title: What’s So Special About Jesus? Text: Matthew 1:18-23 Truth: The incarnation is essential to our salvation. Aim: I want to persuade them of the truth of the incarnation and its necessity for salvation. INTRODUCTION It must be difficult to be an atheist at Christmas. Maybe one hides ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Ritual Or Relationship? Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jan 26, 2015
     | 11,998 views

    Ritual that rejects relationship is pointless; Ritual that reflects relationship is priceless

    The wedding ring that I’m wearing this morning is not the same one that Mary placed on my finger on our wedding day. Fairly early in our marriage we went to San Diego on our vacation and I managed to lose my wedding ring while swimming in the ocean. That ring was an important symbol of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    There Is A Savior Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jan 26, 2015
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,954 views

    Christmas is the answer to my greatest need - the need for a Savior

    Overall I tend to be pretty handy and can handle a lot of maintenance and repair projects around our home. And most of the time, I actually enjoy doing that. But there are also some repairs that are beyond my ability to tackle. For instance, when the “check engine” light goes on in my ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Bringing A Penknife To A Sword Fight Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 22, 2013
    based on 45 ratings
     | 46,286 views

    There are folks who try to bring a "penknife" to a Sword fight they want to have with the Bible. Why would they even try? And why are such folks doomed to failure?

    OPEN: Back in the Old Testament, in the book of Jeremiah, we read an intriguing story of a Jewish King who didn’t like something God had to say. The King’s name was Jehoiakim and God had had Jeremiah write down a prophecy condemned the King and his kingdom because of the evil that King ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "what Happens When We Die"

    Contributed by John Hamby on Sep 17, 2018
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     | 19,485 views

    Jesus answers the question of the Sadducee's about His resurrection.

    “What Happens After We Die?” Luke 20:27-40 The question of “What happens after we die?” is a question that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Idf’s Medal Of Valor

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Sep 19, 2018
     | 3,242 views

    A study in the book of 2 Samuel 23: 1 – 39

    2 Samuel 23: 1 – 39 IDF’s Medal of Valor 23 Now these are the last words of David. Thus, says David the son of Jesse; Thus, says the man raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel: 2 “The Spirit of the LORD spoke by me, and His word was on my tongue. 3 ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel