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  • Denn Guptill avatar

    The Kingdom Of Heaven Is Like Leaven Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Aug 1, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,579 views

    Part of my summer preaching series this week we look at the impact the Kingdom of Heaven has on the world

    6 The Kingdom of Heaven is Like Yeast For seven of the eight parables that Jesus began with the line “The Kingdom of Heaven, or the Kingdom of God is like. . .” he used everyday events that were happening around those he was teaching, outside, but in one instance he took them out of the fields and ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Created To Become Like Christ Series

    Contributed by Johann Neethling on Mar 25, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,081 views

    God’s plan from the very beginning has been to make human beings like Himself. This is His third purpose for your life, to make you like Jesus Christ.

    CREATED TO BECOME LIKE CHRIST The 3rd Purpose of Your Life The Purpose Driven Life – Part 4 of 7 • Everybody needs a purpose and that’s why we’re spending 40 Days of Purpose, looking at God’s 5 main purposes for our lives. • Let’s just quickly review what we have looked at, First, You Were ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Glenn Durham avatar

    He's (Like) One Of The Guys

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Feb 21, 2008
    based on 24 ratings
     | 7,802 views

    Jesus identity with us demands we believe the two cardinal implications of the gospel.

    Scripture Introduction When someone says, “Tell me about yourself,” where do you begin? I could say: “I was born in Tennessee and raised in a small town near Memphis.” Or maybe you begin with your current career: “I have been the Pastor here for only 9 months.” Or would you speak of how you chose ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Christopher Holdsworth avatar

    Is Not My Word Like As A Fire?

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 1, 2022
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     | 2,130 views

    What is the chaff to the wheat, says the LORD.

    IS NOT MY WORD LIKE AS A FIRE? Jeremiah 23:23-29. Speaking for the LORD, Jeremiah complained that his heart was ‘broken’ within him because of false prophets (Jeremiah 23:9-12). It is one thing to see such ‘folly’ among the Baal worshipers in Samaria. But even the prophets of Jerusalem ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Rick Duncan avatar

    What Change Loks Like Series

    Contributed by Rick Duncan on Sep 2, 2005
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     | 4,122 views

    Think about the one thing in yourself that you would most like to see changed before you get too old. Or better, what would those closest to you say that they would like to see changed in your life?

    About 30 years ago, I started to see poems and prayers pop up on my mom’s refrigerator. They read something like this: “Lord, don’t me become a mean old woman. Help me become sweeter and sweeter as I grow older and older.” I called her yesterday and asked her about those poems and prayers. My ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Just Like Your Father

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 9, 2001
    based on 130 ratings
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    Let’s take one more look at the subject of love. And in doing that, there are 3 things I want you to see: 1. The Magnificence of God’s Love. 2. The Mediocrity of Man’s Love. 3. The Maturity of Christian Love.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK A. I’m convinced that if there is one thing the world really needs to know more about, & to put into practice, it is love. In fact, so important is love that Jesus devoted a whole section of the Sermon on the Mount to it. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Nobody Cares Like Jesus

    Contributed by James May on Feb 5, 2006
    based on 29 ratings
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    Loneliness is a huge problem facing mankind, bringing many to a point of committing suicide. If only they could realize that Jesus is there and they are not alone.

    NOBODY CARES LIKE JESUS Sunday, February 05, 2006 By Pastor Jim May We live in a world where people can feel so alone, even in the middle of a crowd. Have you ever felt that way? Loneliness is one of the major causes of suicide because people just give up, thinking that no one cares, no one ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Break Forth Like The Dawn

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Mar 2, 2017
    based on 4 ratings
     | 21,106 views

    Sermon focused on fasting

    BREAK FORTH LIKE THE DAWN ISAIAH 58:1-14 #SPIRITUALDISCIPLINES INTRODUCTION… http://conditioningresearch.blogspot.com/2010/07/intermittent-fasting-joke.html There was a man who went into see his doctor. He was overweight and the doctor wanted to see if fasting would produce any results for him. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Russ Barksdale avatar

    Become More Like Jesus Series

    Contributed by Russ Barksdale on Nov 14, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,163 views

    A real vision of Jesus catapults a person toward constant transformation. Notice how a genuine encounter with Jesus changes us: 1. It changes what we see. 2. It changes what we hear and do. 3. It changes what we become.

    Become more like Jesus Acts 9:1-25 October 30, 2016 A real vision of Jesus catapults a person toward constant transformation. Notice how a genuine encounter with Jesus changes us: 1. It changes what we see. Vv.1-9 2. It changes what we hear and do. Vv.10-19 3. It changes what ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dave McFadden avatar

    "What Forgiveness Looks Like" Series

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Nov 16, 2004
    based on 19 ratings
     | 5,020 views

    Just what does real forgiveness look like?

    In our passage for today, Paul speaks about the dangers of unforgiveness. He tells us that unforgiveness . . . A. Negatively impacts our influence on others - v. 29 B. Negatively impacts God’s influence on us - v. 30 Consequently, he tells us to all those things associated with unforgiveness - ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Daniel Habben avatar

    Confess Like King David

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Oct 3, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,075 views

    Confess Like King David 1) “I am the problem, Lord.” 2) “You, Lord, are the solution.”

    He, a married man with children, seduced and slept with another man’s wife and then arranged to have him murdered. Can you imagine what the headlines would read if the current Prime Minister of Canada was guilty of these sins? He isn’t, as far as I know, but the leader of another ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Mark A. Barber avatar

    Just Like Everyone Else

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Nov 13, 2013
     | 5,149 views

    We are called to be different.

    Just Like Everyone Else I Samuel 8:1-22 In a way, we can’t blame Israel for wanting a king. They had gone through hundreds of years of anarchy. The book of Judges which precedes 1 Samuel historically started off on a good note but progressively deteriorates into periods of captivity because of ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • The Rev deniray mueller avatar

    Be Brave, Like "Doubting Thomas”

    Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Jul 12, 2021
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     | 5,730 views

    often maligned, we should be more like 'Doubting Thomas'

    John 20:19-31 May the meditations of my heart and the words of my mouth be acceptable to you, my Lord, my rock and Redeemer (Psalm 19:14) Today’s gospel reading is one of the best-known Eastertide gospels – that of “Doubting Thomas”. We almost never hear the name of this disciple without the ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal

  • Paul Robinson avatar

    Revival Looks Like Turning

    Contributed by Paul Robinson on May 17, 2023
     | 2,050 views

    Revival is far more simple than we often think, but that doesn't mean it's easy.

    Turning is something we do every day. We turn to get out of bed, we turn to go in and out of rooms, we turn on the road, we turn to greet people. Turning is such a natural thing that we don’t even notice we are doing it. In Psalm 85, some conscious turning is taking place. God is turning from His ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Thieves Strike When Least Expected Jesus Will Come Back When Least Expected

    Contributed by Brian Young on Jan 29, 2017
     | 4,723 views

    Communion Meditation Sermon Illustration Christ Return Surprise Thief Night Watch Broken Ready Hour Day House Owner Eat Bread Drink Cup Proclaim Lord Death Come Back Planned Hammer Crowbar Break Locks Gloves Protect Wait Time Midnight Ball Drop Police gem

    They planned it for many months if not for years. They had the right stuff - They brought a hammer and crowbar to break the locks - They wore gloves and hooded sweat shirts to protect their identities They waited for the right time - They waited for the stroke of midnight until the ball dropped - ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ