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  • Jim Butcher avatar

    Dead-End Detours Along The Road To Forgiveness

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jul 10, 2002
    based on 128 ratings
     | 6,837 views

    This message unpacks 4 of the common reasons that people do not persevere on the journey of forgiveness.

    Text: Galatians 6:1, 7, 9. - Our text sets the stage for what we want to discuss today. - Verse 1 places before us the call to forgiveness. This passage actually can be used in a much broader way, but given our immediate context this morning we’re dealing with the way this text applies ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Wedding Ceremony

    Contributed by Jeffrey Harper on Jul 30, 2002
    based on 266 ratings
     | 80,750 views

    This is a brief wedding ceremony utilizing the Book of Common Prayer with an origional wedding message.

    Prelude Mother’s Song Wedding Processional Pastor’s Greeting & Prayer On behalf of our Lord Jesus Christ, and _____ and _____, I welcome you here this afternoon as we witness and celebrate the love found between these two persons. Please remain standing as I read a couple scriptures ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • David Ibeleme avatar

    Myths About Love And Marriage

    Contributed by David Ibeleme on Jul 8, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
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    Helping people avoid the common myths that hinder us from enjoying marriage

    Myths About Love and Marriage Dr. David Ibeleme 1. The "Perfect Couple" Syndrome. There is no perfect couple. No Marriage is "made in heaven" - Matt. 22:25-30. "You" are not anybody’s rib - Gen. 2:22ff. Marriage is a perfect relationship between two imperfect people. It’s the union not the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Just A Simple Man

    Contributed by W. Alderman on Oct 4, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 8,697 views

    This sermon shows how God helps the simple or common man in his needs.

    JUST A SIMPLE MAN Psalm 116 W. Max Alderman Bible Baptist Church INTRODUCTION: Spurgeon said this about the simple man: The Lord preserveth the simple. How delightful it is to be able to reflect on the character of God as ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Clemente avatar

    Handwriting On The Wall Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Feb 28, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,814 views

    Use everyday common things and events to share God’s warnings to the world!

    A quick test of your Bible knowledge: There are many phrases that people say everyday that are actually statements from the Bible. An example is when people talk about retaliating, they would say “an eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth!” - Exodus 21:24 What other everyday sayings do you know which ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Inevitable Problems Unexpected Solutions

    Contributed by Selvan John on Mar 10, 2010
    based on 1 rating
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    Problems are common to all, but how do we overcome our problems successfully.

    I want to share a story with you this morning, it is a story about a man who had fascinating life and suddenly everything came crumbling down. He was very qualified man, honest and faithful that led him above all his peers. He became the director of his organization, a people training centre. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Gerald Roberts avatar

    "If I Was To Speak What Might I Say"--God

    Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Dec 18, 2014
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    If God was to speak in our common language how and what might God say?

    If I was to speak what might I say?--- God Isaiah 61 Advertisements do work The God billboard campaign started 1999 when an anonymous person walked into the Smith Agency in Fort Lauderdale, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Fishers Of Men

    Contributed by David Henderson on Nov 28, 2014
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    Fishers of men and fishermen share one thing in common: they must catch fish

    Good morning. I want to start by asking you something. How many of you have ever been fishing before? Well I have. I enjoy getting out in the sun on the lake. It’s nice. But you know what I really enjoy doing when I go fishing? Actually catching fish. Wednesday night we talked about ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Spend Time With The Teacher You Cannot See

    Contributed by Don Schultz on Jun 2, 2011
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     | 7,819 views

    Pentecost and Christian Education have something in common - God the Holy Spirit is the teacher.

    Spend Time with the Teacher you Cannot See Acts 2:1-21 Today is Christian Education Sunday. Today is also Pentecost Sunday. Doesn’t that seem like an odd combination? Do Pentecost and Christian Education have anything in common? On Pentecost Sunday we remember what happened many years ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Christians And Oaths Series

    Contributed by Grant Adams on Nov 13, 2019
     | 3,104 views

    Oaths and swearing are as common as food and clothing in our life today. This should not be so.

    Oaths and swearing are as common as food and clothing in our life today. This should not be so. As Christ rebuked the hard hearts of the Jews of old so the Bible still rebukes those of us who would use the things of God lightly and treat them with disrespect. I. Do Not Swear Beyond your ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Complaining Church

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jul 15, 2022
     | 1,324 views

    A common problem in ancient Israel was complaining. Times haven’t really changed.

    A common problem in ancient Israel was complaining. Times haven’t really changed. “Soon the people began to complain about their hardship, and the Lord heard everything they said. Then the Lord’s anger blazed against them, and he sent a fire to rage among them, and he destroyed some of the people ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Truth About Loving Your Enemies - Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on May 25, 2023
     | 1,079 views

    If the rest of Jesus’s sermon is going to make sense, then we have to grasp this part and take it to heart. ‌

    Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship Hagerstown, MD www.mycrossway.org We are continuing today with a portion of the Sermon on the Mount that probably challenges the believer more than any other section. I believe if the rest of Jesus’s sermon is going to make sense, then we have to ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Understanding God's Will

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Mar 26, 2001
    based on 174 ratings
     | 51,813 views

    Acts 16 reveals three basic facts about God’s direction for our lives.

    UNDERSTANDING GOD’S WILL Acts 16:1-10 INTRO.- ILL.- A preacher received a call from a church that offered him a salary four times what he was getting at his present church. Since he was a very devout and spiritual man, he spent much time in prayer trying to determine what God wanted him to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Robert Butler avatar

    Owl #1 Series

    Contributed by Robert Butler on Apr 12, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,382 views

    Wisdom is merely seeing life from God’s perspective and responding accordingly. It does not happen by chance. It is given by God to those who pursue, test and prove its value.

    <The owl commercial launches the message> Did you know that that commercial is almost 50 years old? It’s memorable. It points to a question, provides a practical experiment and even an answer. However, the wise old owl is only validating his own personal knowledge and experience so is that ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jason Duncan avatar

    Based On The Evidence Series

    Contributed by Jason Duncan on Dec 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,937 views

    The third in a series of messages based on the Matthew texts chosen by the Revised Common Lectionary for Advent of 2007.

    Judgment and Trouble in the World **The opening illustration is based on pages 299-321 from the book Blood and Thunder by Hampton Sides. In the fall of 1849, a fur trapper named James White became frustrated with the slow moving pace of his wagon train along the Santa Fe trail. White, his young ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational