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  • Jay Bunting avatar

    Are You Salty?

    Contributed by Jay Bunting on Feb 5, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,614 views

    This sermon looks at and compares how a Christians life should be like that of salt to others.

    5th Epiphany 2011 Matthew 5: 13-20 Are you salty? This week I heard someone ask this question about the church, it asked, “If your church was removed tomorrow from your neighborhood, from the community, would anybody notice?” I know YOU would notice, but what about the people in our ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Olympic Glory

    Contributed by Jason Jones on May 16, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,250 views

    Exposition of 1 Corinthians 9 regarding running the Christian life race to win the prize. Do you run to win? Are you in the Christian life to spectate? Is your Christian life just flailing along in laziness, flabbiness, outta shape, and without clear p

    Text: 1 Cor 9:23-27, Title: Olympic Glory, Date/Place: NRBC, 5/15/11, AM A. Opening illustration: Shoot for an “A” next time…British athletes 10,000 training for Olympics B. Background to passage: On the heels of his two chapter discussion on the willing limitation of Christian ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Standing Knee Deep In A River And Dying Of Thirst

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 24, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,226 views

    A sermon on contentment (outline and material adapted from Allen Webster of Jacksonville Church of Christ)

    HoHum: Several years ago there was a study done about the American Dream. The story said that for Americans with household incomes of under $25,000, polls showed these people believed it would take $54,000 to fulfill the American dream in their lives. The same survey also showed that for those who ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Righteous Man In A Sinful World

    Contributed by Rev Oke Omezi on Aug 13, 2013
     | 6,567 views

    Teaches us how you can overcome the pressures of the world to compromise and abandon your faith.

    A RIGHTEOUS MAN IN A SINFUL WORLD 2 Cor 6:14-18 Gen 39:1-7 One of the biggest challenges that face believers these days is how to stay righteous in a very sinful world. The truth is that sin is pleasurable no matter how much you pretend that it is not. It is great temptation that we face on a daily ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Were The Wise Men Really So Wise?

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Nov 8, 2013
     | 7,892 views

    Were the wise men as smart as we think?

    Were the Wise Men Really So Wise? Matthew 2:1-18 Sometimes we think we know more about something than we really know. A perfect case is this morning’s text about the three wise Men. We even think we know their names as being Gaspar, Melchior, and Balthasar. We believe that they came from the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Great Salvation

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Nov 10, 2013
     | 3,050 views

    To know the difference between Law and Grace in the area of punishment.

    I. EXORDIUM: Do you have GOD's Great Salvation? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To know the difference between Law and Grace in the area of punishment. IV. TEXT: Hebrews 2:2-3 (Amplified Bible) 2:2 For if the message given through angels [the Law spoken by them to Moses] ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Why Of Cheerful Giving Series

    Contributed by Jay Tigner on Nov 14, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,124 views

    Why worship God with our wealth?

    THE NEXT LOGICAL QUESTION. Having looked at what the Scriptures say to us regarding the “what” of cheerful giving, the tithes and offerings, the next logical question that would come to the curious mind is “Why give?” We have heard over and over again that the Lord owns it ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    With Joy

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 7, 2014
     | 11,359 views

    A sermon about things we are to do "with joy" (Outline from an article by Robert Lee in Pulpit Helps)

    HoHum: Joy is the flag flown high From the castle of my heart From the castle of my heart From the castle of my heart Joy is the flag flown high From the castle of my heart When the King is in residence there (So) let it fly in the sky Let the whole world know Let the whole world know Let the whole ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Supernatural Endowment For Spectacular Exploits

    Contributed by Bishop Prof. Julius Soyinka on Jan 8, 2014
    based on 3 ratings
     | 11,958 views

    God has made spiritual gifts available for His Church, and these are supernatural endowment the Church need to do spectacular exploits in the Kingdom of God. This will edify the body of Christ and glorify God.

    SUPERNATURAL ENDOWMENT FOR SPECTACULAR EXPLOITS Study Text: 1 Corinthians 12: 1 – 11. Introduction: - God has given us many gifts for us to operate in the supernatural, but we are not fully benefitting from what has been freely given to us. - Our failure in putting these gifts into action ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Remember Who You Are

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 11, 2009
    based on 10 ratings
     | 10,583 views

    A sermon on Ephesians 2:10 (Title and content adapted from Arron Chambers book of same title)

    Sermon for 8/9/2009 on Ephesians 2:10 Remember Who You Are (adapted from Arron Chambers) Introduction: There was a young man at the Monterey Community pool and he was complaining that no young lady would want to date him because he is so skinny and so ordinary. I had to pipe up and say, “No, man ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How God Brings Good Out Of Bad Series

    Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Aug 25, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,809 views

    God is the master of bringing good things out of bad things. He loves to turn crucifixions into resurrections. How does He do it? Phil.1:12-20 shows us.

    “HOW GOD BRINGS GOOD OUT OF BAD” Philippians 1:12-20 ________________________________________ Tonight we’re going to see how God brings good out of Paul’s bad circumstances. You recall that Paul was under house arrest for having preached the gospel and for healing a demon possessed ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Walking In God’s Presence Is The Most Wonderful And Valuable Thing. Series

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Sep 1, 2009
    based on 21 ratings
     | 17,492 views

    Part one of a two part series on being in the Presence of God.

    What if I was to make you an offer? I have two rings one that is made of Gold and I can guarantee that it is, it has 9 carat stamped inside it. I even meet the Jeweler that made it and it contains his makers symbol / the other is pretty cool it has a lions head on it and it looks like gold and ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    Speaking The Truth In Love

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 21, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,306 views

    A sermon on Ephesians 4:15 (Some material adapted from Bible.org from Richard Strauss)

    Sermon for 9/20/2009 Ephesians 4:15- Speaking the Truth in Love Introduction: Jacqueline Bay- My son Zachary, 4, came screaming out of the bathroom to tell me he’d dropped his toothbrush in the toilet. So I fished it out and threw it in the garbage. Zachary stood there thinking for a moment, then ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Without Wavering

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 11, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,639 views

    Funeral sermon for Howard Abernethy, the church’s longest-standing member. He lived without wavering from old values, from his church, from his friendships.

    Howard Abernethy approached me after worship one Sunday and said that he and his wife wanted to invite Margaret and me on a little excursion. It would be a day on the railroad. He had learned that my grandfather had been a railroad mechanic, and thought maybe we were kindred spirits. Howard ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    All I Want For Christmas

    Contributed by Wayne Solomon on Dec 19, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 15,899 views

    God's Unspeakable Gift

    Christmas Sunday Service Theme: The Unspeakable Gift Text: 2 Corinthians 9:15 Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift. The practice of giving and receiving gifts for Christmas has been immortalized in well known songs of our times. Songs like Donald Gardener’s 1944 song All I want for ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God