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  • Stephen Sheane avatar

    Miracle On 34th Street Series

    Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Dec 17, 2019
     | 3,293 views

    Jesus is who He claimed to be, is who the scriptures said He would be, and does what He said He would do.

    MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET Today we are starting a new series called Christmas at the movies. For the next 4 weeks leading up to Christmas we are going to be looking at 4 classic Christmas films and asking if there is anything we can learn from them in terms of lining up with the biblical account of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Grasping The Handle Of The Door God Has Put Before You.

    Contributed by John Gullick on Feb 13, 2001
    based on 75 ratings
     | 3,289 views

    A sermon that encourages us to walk through the doors that God has for us to enter.

    The distinctive call of God. Grasping the handle on the door that God wants you to open. tHERE ARE CERTAIN DOORWAYS THAT YOU WALK THROUGH THAT CHANGE YOUR LIFE FOR EVER. There is the doorway of your playcentre or Kindergarten where you enter the world of education and socialisation with your ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Stay The Course

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on May 1, 2001
    based on 115 ratings
     | 12,971 views

    Attributes of people who finish what they start.

    The 2000 movie, "The Patriot" starred Mel Gibson as Benjamin Martin, a Revolutionary War hero. Martin’s 18-year-old son, Gabriel, enlists in the conflict and he spends the first half of the movie diligently repairing an American flag he found in the dirt. Tragically, Gabriel becomes a casualty of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Body By Jesus Series

    Contributed by Jeffrey Stratton on Nov 14, 2002
    based on 35 ratings
     | 3,456 views

    Learning to become strong for the off-road times of life from 1 Timothy.

    August 10 & 11, 2002 2 Timothy 2:1-13 “Body By Jesus” Let’s review a bit of last weeks message entitled “Hitting the Road. In last weeks lesson we learned that the Chassis that a “Built Lord Tough” life is built upon is a correct understanding of the “Promise of Life” that Paul writes of in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Preach The Word Series

    Contributed by Chris Santasiere on Dec 5, 2002
    based on 240 ratings
     | 30,047 views

    An effective Christian is one who is involved in communicating God’s Word to others.

    How To Become An Effective Christian “PREACH THE WORD!” II Timothy 4:1-8 November 2, 2002 Introduction Harry Reginald Hammond, better known as “Reg” to all of his friends, had felt a calling on his life to serve as a minister in the Church his whole life. Reg’s father was an Episcopal priest as ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Receive Grace To Present Christ Series

    Contributed by Jim Luthy on Feb 27, 2002
    based on 128 ratings
     | 5,723 views

    The presence of God will never be revealed to us, through us, or in us, if we don’t receive our gifts and employ them in unity.

    Receive Grace: To Present Christ (Together) Ephesians 4:1-16 Pastor Jim Luthy What we have learned so far from Paul’s letter to the church in Ephesus is that we are to pursue understanding and receive grace. Having pursued understanding, we know that we are blessed in the heavenly realms, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Keep Going Series

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Sep 12, 2004
    based on 27 ratings
     | 8,461 views

    This is the third of four on an Olympic theme. It was delivered at an outdoor Bandshell event in three parts. I used many sources including several on Sermon Central.

    Go for the Gold 1st Part: Get in the Game Keep Going Hebrews 12:1 12 We have around us many people whose lives tell us what faith means. So let us run the race that is before us and never give up. Olympic history is filled with stories of athletes who gave all they had and then some in an ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Love In Action

    Contributed by Scott Carmer on Jul 31, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 8,502 views

    The fullness of living in the love of Christ requires faith AND action in his name.

    Love in Action I John 3:16-24 May 7, 2006 There was this girl who called her boyfriend one day and asked him to come over to her house because she needed some help. She had started to put together a jigsaw puzzle and she just couldn’t get it. She had been working on it all afternoon and hadn’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Being A Good Steward Of My Talents Series

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Jan 15, 2007
    based on 44 ratings
     | 19,584 views

    A sermon about being a good steward of our what has given us to serve Him with.

    As we think about being good stewards of our talents, I want us to first consider what the Bible says about the priority of ministry. In other words, why should you be interested in finding a place of service within the life of the church? Let me share ten reasons why you should be interested in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Investing Your Life In People Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Dec 11, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,285 views

    This final lesson in the series is designed to motivate us to realize that the soul-saving business is the most important business in the world.

    A. Today’s sermon brings to a conclusion this series on outreach that we have been addressing this fall. 1. We are going to spend a few moments thinking about Jesus’ famous last words, but before we do, I thought it might be fun to think about some other famous last words. 2. Here are the Top 10 ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    #1 And Proud Of It

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Jan 25, 2006
    based on 68 ratings
     | 9,734 views

    A sermon dealing with pride. Examples of pride, pitfalls of pride and how to overcome pride.

    There is an old saying: ‘Second place is okay if you don’t mind being first in a long line of losers.’ Nobody wants to be in 2nd place, do they? We all want to be in first place. We all want to be the winner, no matter what it is we have won at. In June 1974, Richard Nixon’s administration ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    He Leads Me Beside Still Waters

    Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Mar 7, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 17,298 views

    Waters that lead us to life

    He leads me beside still waters ps 23:2 ACCORDING TO THE RULES: Eric Liddell, affectionately known as the Flying Scotsman, won a gold medal in the 400-meter race during the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris. Yes, it was a spectacular race that resulted in a world record. Why then, nearly forty years ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    "Strong In The Grace Of Christ Jesus"

    Contributed by Stephen Becker on Oct 9, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 6,495 views

    Remaining strong in the Grace of Christ Jesus, even despite persecution.

    Have you ever thought about what you would write to somebody if you knew it would be your last letter ever to them? Especially if you were writing to a family member or a close friend…somebody you care for but knew that you would never see again? I’ve heard of parents who, when finding out that ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Showing Up At The Gym Series

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Dec 17, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,243 views

    Discipleship will not happen by accident. It requires meaningful practices. It requires meaningful progress. And it requires a meaningful process.

    SHOWING UP AT THE GYM Talking and Listening to God -- Part 4 Isaac Butterworth December 19, 2010 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 (NIV) 24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. 25 Everyone who competes in the games goes ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Tim Smith avatar

    Retraining The Mind, Body And Soul Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 17, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,996 views

    If we are to run the race in life that God has set for us, we must develop a lifestyle of training to be like Jesus. As one noted basketball coach once stated, “The will to win is not nearly as important as the will to prepare to win.”

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    Retraining the Mind, Body and Soul Ephesians 4:22-24 In the ancient Greek Olympic games, an athlete would begin training at least 10 months before the race. This training involved rigorous discipline including the athlete’s diet, his sleep habits, exercise routine, and daily running.
The ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist