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  • Gene Gregory avatar

    Warning To A Dying Church

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Mar 25, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,770 views

    An examination of the poisons that cause a church to die.

    WAKING A DEAD CHURCH It’s hard to believe that the winter Olympics have come and gone already. Just a month ago, Gladys, Drew and I closed out each evening sitting on the couch watching the athletes compete. Some of the events, like the ski jumps, and snow boarding, we enjoyed watching. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Tested By Wisdom Series

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Mar 27, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,750 views

    Any path apart from God’s way is a downward path. God offers us light and liberation, while secular reasoning brings only darkness and despair.

    Overcoming Futility, a Sermon Series on Ecclesiastes "Tested by Wisdom", Ecclesiastes 7:13-29 Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts I read an apt example of worldly wisdom the other day, in the latest issue of Money magazine: Under the heading of financial ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    Spending And You Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 27, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,539 views

    Money cannot buy happiness, but misusing it can buy gloom.

    Spending and You: Theory (topical) 1. When a woman in my office became engaged, a colleague offered her some advice. "The first ten years are the hardest." "How long have you been married?" I asked. "Ten years," she replied. 2. Well, it is true that the first ten years typically are the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Running Unhindered

    Contributed by Glenn Branham on May 9, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,624 views

    Dedication to Christ requires that we run the race of faith without the hinderances of sin and flesh.

    "Running Unhindered" Heb. 12:1 Intro: The Bible sometimes describes the Christian life as a race. In those days the Olympic games of Greece and the Isthmian games of Corinth were all the rage. They were the sporting events of the day. Athletic races were well known as feats of endurance, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Mark D. Stetler avatar

    Qualities For Low Conflict Christians Ii

    Contributed by Mark D. Stetler on Feb 18, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,389 views

    Do you want relationships with little or no conflict? Look at part 2 of this series.

    Qualities for low conflict Christians Part # 2 John 15:12 “This is my commandment that you love one another as I have loved you!” Last week we talked about some low conflict qualities of Christians. We talked about the Grace of Humor, Grace of Humility, Grace of Empathy, Grace of Optimism. This ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Levitical Feasts Intro Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 22, 2005
    based on 40 ratings
     | 8,651 views

    God has a plan, a long-range plan. He is a Big God. He does not improvise as things move along, for every detail is taken into account beforehand.

    Digging Deeply into the Levitical Festivals (Leviticus 23) 1. Ginny and I were talking about something she heard on Moody Radio this week. 2. The speaker related that he was sitting on a plain leaving from China, and to his surprise the woman next to him spoke perfect English. 3. The began ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Characteristics Of A Childlike Heart

    Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on May 22, 2006
    based on 24 ratings
     | 55,214 views

    THIS SERMON IS ABOUT THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A CHILDLIKE HEART NAMELY 1. HUMILITY 2. FAITH 3. INNOCENCE 4. VICTORY 5. REVELATION 6. TRANSFORMATION 7. HUNGER AND IS BASED ON JESUS’S COMMAND THAT WE MUST CHANGE AND BECOME LIKE LITTLE CHILDREN

    UNLESS YOU CHANGE AND BECOME LIKE LITTLE CHILDREN , YOU WILL NEVER ENTER THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN ********************************************************************************************** OUTLINE : CHARACTERISTICS OF A CHILDLIKE HEART ********************************************** 1. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    "Spiritual Warfare: A Winnable War”, Pt. 3

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Nov 1, 2008
    based on 17 ratings
     | 4,655 views

    Vigilant prayers are what bust the yoke of bondage, break the bonds of brokenness, crush the confusion surrounding your life and looses the lies Satan has wrapped your life up in!

    Last time I left you with this thought – we have a weapon for every tool of the devil, but he has no weapon for the one weapon we have – the word of God! William Gurnall said, “We must not confide in the armor of God, but in the God of the armor, because all our weapons are only mighty through ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    We Are Family Series

    Contributed by David Henderson on Nov 25, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 14,563 views

    This message focuses on the family of God and the fact that all of us have a significant place in God’s work. In this message I compare the body to a puzzle. All pieces of the puzzle must work together to complete the bi picture. I gave every person who

    “We are Family” 1st Corinthians 12:14-26 David Henderson, Pastor/Teacher Two friends were out hunting. As they were walking through the woods, one of them suddenly screamed and the other one looked around and saw a huge grizzly bear charging at them. The first friend started to frantically put ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Revelation Of Christ's Expectations (Faithfulness) Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Feb 15, 2011
     | 4,352 views

    Christ expects us to be faithful to Him, no matter the circumstances and no matter the consequences.

    [If you would like to receive free weekly sermons by email, please contact jonrmcleod@yahoo.com.] WHAT IF? The second church Jesus addresses in Revelation is the church in Smyrna. This church was a persecuted church. Persecution of Christians still exists today. According to one recent estimate, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Riding Free In Christ

    Contributed by Jason Olson on Nov 2, 2006
     | 2,892 views

    This is a sermon in an outreach to a motorcycle rally and explains how to "Build our Life" on Christ.

    Building Your Life To Last “In order to ride free in Christ we must be built to last” I. Build Or Bust a. What’s Your Design? i. You’ve got to have a plan for what you want to build 1. Build or Bust Requirements a. You’ve got to have a plan b. You’ve got to have a design. It should be unique and ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Keith Peters avatar

    The Measure Of A Man

    Contributed by Keith Peters on Jul 9, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,549 views

    Uses the acronym faithful to describe a godly father.

    The Measure of a Man (Deut. 6) Mal. 1:6 “A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? “ kaw-bade' : to be heavy; causatively to make weighty INTRODUCTION: We have transitioned as a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Christian Cheong avatar

    Greatness: The Pathway To Greatness Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jan 3, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 17,159 views

    Jesus redefined greatness for His disciples - not to go for positions of privilege and power, but to be a servant and serve the needs of others.

    Jesus redefined what it means to be great, at Christmas • Phil 2:6-9 “Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, 7 but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Transformed Life

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Feb 18, 2013
     | 7,415 views

    The Apostle Paul teaches us what a transformed life, how to have it and what it looks like.

    THE TRANSFORMED LIFE Acts 9 True saving faith is not faith in the facts but faith in a person, Jesus Christ. And it is not mental ascent or agreement. ... "it is a firm conviction that leads to conduct". Where there is no accompanying conduct... it is just head belief. True belief causes a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    God Works In Before He Works Through

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Mar 1, 2013
    based on 59 ratings
     | 21,723 views

    Salvation is not the end of God’s plans for you, it is just the beginning.

    God Works IN Before He Works THROUGH Ephesians 2:8-10 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/130303.mp3 Salvation is not the end of God’s plans for you, it is just the beginning. Our past guilt led to present grace and by that grace we are saved...and yet a future glory awaits, and not just in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist