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  • O. K. Neal avatar

    Christmas Crises

    Contributed by O. K. Neal on Feb 10, 2010
     | 4,557 views

    Should Christmas bring us anxiety or peace?

    Christmas Crisis Is 40: 1-11 Are you ready for Christmas? Many people change the saying to, “At Christmas be merry and of good cheer . . Thank God it comes but once a year.” Some sing, “Juggle bills, juggle bills, juggle all the way . . Buy your gifts at Christmas time and pay ‘em off in ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Advent: God's Message Service To The World

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Nov 29, 2009
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     | 4,731 views

    A very short sermon given at our Advent Carols service attended by lots of visitors. God’s message service to the world is through creation, through the Bible, and through people, but primarily in the person and message of Jesus. PowerPoint also available

    (Send me a message via Sermon Central if you would like to see the PowerPoint presentation that went with this short sermon. It contains the 3 photos referred to in the talk, and helps it to be visual and awe-inspiring!) If you are going to send a message to somebody, how do you get the message to ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Exodus 25 - It Will Cost You Something To Serve God! Series

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 28, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 22,257 views

    God asks me to invest into His kingdom purposes with my time, talents and treasure. In this way I am committed because it costs me something. The things I put my time and talents and money towards are the things that have a priority in my life.

    Exodus 25 - It Will Cost You Something to Serve God! When I first came into ministry many years ago now, Julie and I realized that the only way we could train in the Bible College was to sell everything we owned except our car and our children (actually our children already belonged to God, so ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Father, Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit Series

    Contributed by Tim Hbc on Apr 10, 2009
    based on 16 ratings
     | 19,213 views

    A short meditation on the final words of Jesus on the cross.

    ‘Father, into your hands I commit my spirit’ We come to the 7th and final word that Jesus spoke from the cross... Jesus has said, “Father forgive them for they do not know what they are doing.” Jesus has said to the believing criminal, crucified by his side, “I tell you the truth, today you will ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Life Of A Good Man

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Jan 10, 2012
    based on 6 ratings
     | 11,589 views

    Are your steps being ordered by the Lord? Do you delight in the will and way of the Lord for your life? Have you fallen? Have you risen back up to get back in the fight? Where does that place you?

    Intro: Psalm 37 contains a reference to three particular men. In v.16 we find “a righteous man,” in v.23 we find “a good man,” and in v.37 we find “the perfect man.” If we were to apply this from a NT viewpoint, we might say that the “righteous man” ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    I Am Series

    Contributed by Dr Kory Letoa on Sep 30, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,331 views

    The I am.

    THE "I AM'S" IN PSALM 119 It has been said that this Psalm "Contains the anatomy of experimental religion, the interior lineaments of the family of God." Its twenty-two sections, are so many strings of pearls, linked together by the letters of the Hebrew Alphabet, and representing every phase of ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    When The Going Gets Tough Series

    Contributed by Timothy Brown on Mar 26, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 9,857 views

    There are certain things you should do when life gets rough and tough.

    “Journey Through Gethsemane: Part II” Matthew 26:46 When the Going Gets Tough Introduction: The phrase, “when the going gets tough,” is a phrase that would lead one to think that a situation or a circumstance has gone bad. In the case of Jesus and his journey through the garden, at this point, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Ants And Slugs

    Contributed by Scott Epperson on Nov 3, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 13,324 views

    This is a sermon instructing us to never be idle both in our physical activity and spiritual activity.

    Ants and Slugs Text: Pro. 6:6-11 Intro: Reading this verse of scripture today we find two contrasting personalities, there is the ant or the wise and diligent and the sluggard which is sleepy and unconcerned. The latter I would like to discuss first. The Sluggard: The word sluggard = ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    "The Power Of The Gospel"

    Contributed by Blake Carroll on Sep 14, 2001
    based on 54 ratings
     | 15,083 views

    The power of the Gospel is tremendous.

    Title: “The Power Of The Gospel” Scripture: Romans 1:16-17 Introduction: The gospel is the one and only message that has tremendous power and the one thing that Christians should not be ashamed of. It is a message that came from God, and is centered around His Son, Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Results Of Obedience To God

    Contributed by Clarence Clough on Jan 28, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 14,783 views

    Obedience is pleasing to the Lord and will bring powerful results in our lives individually and corporately.

    Results Of Obedience To God Text: John 14:21 Introduction: Early on in life, we become aware that we are to obey. We soon learn that obedience brings smiles of approval and that disobedience is met with frowns and often harshness. Parents tell their children, "You had better mind us!" Teachers: ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    "our Christmas Carol"

    Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Dec 24, 2019
     | 4,013 views

    Our Christmas Carol should be to give God glory for the gift.

    Our Christmas Carol Luke 2:1-20 1. We have been caroling during our season of advent three part series on Christmas Carols • The first message titled “Zechariah’s Christmas Carol” First Christmas Carol was Zechariah’s Benedictus the song he sung to his son John the Baptist • The Second message ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Unfit For The Battle

    Contributed by Grant Adams on Mar 6, 2020
     | 4,946 views

    The Christian life is a spiritual warfare. The success of any warfare depends on the soldiers as well as their Captain. Many soldiers in God's army are unfit for the battle.

    This chapter contains the Law of God for the Israelites on the subject of battle. In this chapter, as God gives this law, He lists four classes of people who are unfit the battle. I. Those Whose Dedication is Incomplete 1. I’m concerned when I see so many Christians dedicated to everything but ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Spiritual Gifts And The Body Of Christ

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Apr 6, 2020
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,737 views

    Diversity in unity. The Oneness of the body of Christ.

    SPIRITUAL GIFTS AND THE BODY OF CHRIST. 1 Corinthians 12:3-13. ‘No-one can say “Jesus is Lord” except in the Holy Spirit,’ argued the Apostle Paul (1 Corinthians 12:3b). The Holy Spirit bears witness of Jesus (cf. John 15:26). The Holy Spirit only ever glorifies Jesus (cf. John 16:14). For us ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Way

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on May 8, 2020
     | 3,462 views

    Jesus is the way, truth and life.

    The Way John 14: 1 - 14 Intro: (Show picture of Barbar, the elephant). Could you use this picture to explain what a real elephant looks like to a person who had never seen one? What you would say? I This passage and what follows is known as the “Farewell Discourse.” It contains much of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Reflection B.4 / Does God Have A Purpose In Coronavirus? / The Old Testament Prophets – Still Relevant Today!

    Contributed by Simon Bartlett on May 11, 2020
     | 1,653 views

    The Old Testament prophets are relevant to our question because their major theme is judgement, and because God's great act of judgement at the end of the Old Testament may be a foreshadowing of his judgement of the whole world in 'End Times'.

    Starting with my next Reflection I will look at some passages in the Old Testament prophets. I would love to dive straight in, but I feel that some sort of introduction is in order. First, the Old Testament prophets take up more of the Bible than the whole of the New Testament! We believe God ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist