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  • Ken Henson avatar

    At Home With God-Heaven-Revelation 21 Series

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Nov 30, 2013
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     | 4,461 views

    Heaven need not be an obsession, yet our relationship with God should be. It is this relationship which drives everything good in our lives. It is motivation for love for each other, gives us strength for today, and fills with hope for an eternity with Gd

    • The Bible is NOT obsessed with heaven. When Jesus speaks of the Kingdom of Heaven or the Kingdom of God, in general, He is not talking about a future housing for God and His people-He is talking about a way of living here and now. The greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven must be the servant of ...read more

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    A Voice For Life

    Contributed by Scott Sharpes on Jan 24, 2012
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     | 4,260 views

    The Sanctity of Life: Is life God created, Is life God valued, and Is life God redeemed? A scriptural look at the issue of life. Questions deal with "Who is a human being?" and "Who gets to determine when life starts and stops. What do we do with this

    Title: A Voice for Life 01/22/12 Text: Psalm 139:13-18 Purpose: Sanctity of Life sermon ********************************************************************************************** Introduction A. Describe the birth of daughters, standing there cutting the umbilical ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Stumbling Series

    Contributed by Mike Parry on Mar 8, 2012
    based on 41 ratings
     | 48,700 views

    Jesus uses a child to point to His spiritual kids and the importance of not causing them to stumble. To avoid stumbling we are to guard others and discipline ourselves.

    “Stumbling” Matthew: King and Kingdom FCC – March 4, 2012 Text: Matthew 18: 6-10 Introduction: Turn in your Bibles to Matthew 18. This chapter is one of four major sermons of Jesus in Matthew. Matthew 18 has been called by many the “Discipleship Discourse.” In ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Larry Turner avatar

    Church. What Is It Good For? Series

    Contributed by Larry Turner on Sep 12, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 14,769 views

    This sermon gives six reasons why church attendance is important

    “A member of a certain church, who previously had been attending services regularly, stopped going. After a few weeks, the pastor decided to visit him. It was a chilly evening. The pastor found the man at home alone, sitting before a blazing fire. Guessing the reason for his pastor’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    “i Believe In God The Father Almighty, Maker Of Heaven And Earth.” Series

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Apr 21, 2013
     | 9,768 views

    I believe that there is one God - and it's not me!

    “I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.” How many times in your life as a Christian have you spoken those words? Confessing the Apostles’ Creed is a regular part of our worship here. But how often have you really thought about what those words mean and ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Living The Experience Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Jul 28, 2013
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,785 views

    Once you have tasted of the goodness of Jesus nothing else will do.

    Living The Experience Text: 1 Peter 2:1-3 Introduction 1. Illustration: "The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians who acknowledge Jesus with their lips then walk out the door and deny him by their lifestyle. That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable." ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Triumphant Entry & Cleansing The Temple

    Contributed by Edward Hardee on Apr 1, 2012
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    To show how the triumphant entry and cleansing the temple are important to each story.

    The notes I used are from Preacher's Sermon and Outline Bible on Matthew. Title: Triumphant Entry and Cleansing the Temple Theme: To show the connection between Matthew 21 and our lives Text: Matthew 21 Introduction The interesting part of Matthew 21 is the contrast between the Triumphant Entry ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    The Right Place Series

    Contributed by Tim White on Apr 2, 2012
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     | 6,932 views

    Jesus teaches His disciples the proper place for their relationships, possessions and even their own lives.

    The Right Place Mark 10:23-31 • There is a lot of talk about values. • It seems in our relativistic world, values depend upon the situation. • However, the Bible has values that do not change. Ill. A group of friends went deer hunting and paired off in twos for the day. That night ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Treasure Is In A Field Series

    Contributed by Andrew Stringer on Apr 4, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,699 views

    In Matthew 13, Jesus preached 7 parables that detail the history of His kingdom on this earth. In this parable, He tells of God's great love for believers, so much that He purchases the whole world to redeem a few out of it!

    The Treasure Is in a Field Matthew 13:44 Introduction: 1. Today, we are going to pick apart just one verse of scripture. 2. We may compare several others to it, but mainly we will discuss all the possibilities of the verse at hand. 3. We will look at it from three perspectives. 4. Really ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What's Important

    Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Jun 1, 2012
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     | 7,271 views

    Two core values that the church believes in. Bible Knowledge and Obiedience

    What’s Important Luke 9:57-62. James 1:22-24 Intro. This morning we are back into our core values that we identified in our vision casting sessions. Out of these sessions we defined our mission as a church which was “ to encourage and develop those we meet into committed followers of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    An Analysis Of Francis Schaeffer's "The Church At The End Of The 20th Centu

    Contributed by Frederick Meekins on Aug 23, 2012
     | 5,504 views

    An Analysis Of Francis Schaeffer's "The Church At The End Of The 20th Century"

    Francis Schaeffer has been characterized as an Elijah to the late twentieth century. Though not as inspired in the same direct sense as his Biblical forebears, Francis Schaeffer did articulate a vision of the future remarkable in its accuracy and a message startling in its relevancy. Schaeffer was ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    First Things

    Contributed by Gary Moore on Jan 25, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,847 views

    Delighting one’s self in God is the first priority of the Chrisitan

    "Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act. He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday." INTRODUCTION TO THE SUMMER SERIES This summer we will examine some ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    Testing Our Faith Series

    Contributed by Steven Buhr on Jan 25, 2008
     | 4,647 views

    When we have tough times in our lives, are we being tested, or is this a trial? What’s the difference?

    January 13, 2008 – Testing our Faith We’re going to start a new series on the book of James today. Great topics are covered in this book: Trials & Temptations, Faith & Deeds, Taming the Tongue, Wisdom, Submission, Knowing the Future, Patience, and Prayer. We start in chapter one, where James, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Our Victory Is Certain Series

    Contributed by David Scudder on Feb 4, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,898 views

    If anyone had ever had a reason to be afraid and discouraged it would have been Paul as we find him here in a Roman jail writing to one of his closest friends. How can we have a positive outlook when we are living in a negative situation?

    Our Victory is Certain II Timothy 4:16-18 Purpose: To describe the commitment we should have to serving Christ. Aim: I want the listener to be inspired to stand up for Christ every day without wavering. INTRODUCTION: If anyone had ever had a reason to be afraid and discouraged it would have ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Dime Lo Que Piensas Y Te Diré Quien Eres

    Contributed by Major Gerardo Balmori on Feb 23, 2008
    based on 31 ratings
     | 5,986 views

    ¿Tiene problemas con su mente y sus pensamientos? ¿Pensamientos malos le vienen y lo turban? El día de hoy Dios le mostrará como tener la victoria. Efesios 4:23 dice: “y renovaos en el espíritu de vuestra mente”, Así como el hombre piensa en su corazón

    Dime lo que Piensas y te diré quien eres Filipenses 4:4-8 El Ejército de Salvación Mayor Gerardo Balmori ¿Tiene problemas con su mente y sus pensamientos? ¿Pensamientos malos le vienen y lo turban? El día de hoy Dios le mostrará como tener la victoria. Efesios 4:23 dice: “y renovaos en el ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army