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Planning For Tomorrow

Contributed by Neil Olcott on Jun 22, 2005

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Subject: How should we plan and hope for the future? Complement: By developing sense of peace that comes from a relaxed concern based on God’s sovereignty in our lives. Main Idea: We need to involve God at the center of all we do.

INTRO.: Every year when New Years day comes on January 1st, people commonly reflect over the last year and make resolutions for the new one. Like the artist who takes away an old drawing they had been working on for a long time and then pulls out a virgin white perfectly clean sheet of paper to ...read more

Scripture: James 4:13-17

Denomination: Baptist

Christ's Coming Produces Peace

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Dec 2, 2003

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ADVENT 1(ILCW-A) - Christ’s coming produces peace: not necessarily for the world, but always for every believer.

CHRIST’S COMING PRODUCES PEACE Isaiah 2:1-5 - November 30, 2003 ISAIAH 2:1-5 21This is what Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem: 2In the last days the mountain of the LORD’s temple will be established as chief among the mountains; it will be raised above ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 2:1-5

Denomination: Lutheran

If I Struggle With Doubt, Can I Still Be A Christian? Series

Contributed by Michael Luke on Aug 22, 2005

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Doubt is not the opposite of faith. In fact, doubt can be used to build faith.

SERIES: “ANSWERS TO SOME OF LIFE’S DIFFICULT QUESTIONS” TEXT: LUKE 7:18-28 TITLE: “IF I STRUGGLE WITH DOUBT, CAN I STILL BE A CHRISTIAN?” INTRODUCTION: A. A trial attorney was defending a man charged with murder. There was strong evidence ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:18-28

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

R-E-S-P-E-C-T Series

Contributed by Nate Barbour on Mar 25, 2003

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A deeper look at the benefits of Respect.

R-E-S-P-E-C-T A Little Respect Can Go A Long Way “Attitude” Series I. Introduction A disgruntled old man sat in a rocking chair on the front walk of his business. He owned one of those mom and pop grocery stores on the corner in a small town. As he rocked back and forth, he watched the people ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Working For Jesus Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jul 14, 2003

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How we behave at work says a lot about our faith to those around us. It also says a lot about our attitude toward worshipping God. How to make our workplace and our worship work together.

OPEN: During the middle 1800’s there was a popular set of rules for the office that showed up in one form or another across the nation. They all resembled something like these which were posted in Zachary Geiger’s establishment: 1. Office employees will daily sweep the floors, dust the furniture, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:1-2

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Surveying The Cross Series

Contributed by Ernest Flores on Feb 12, 2004

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The sermon answers the question of the old hymn, "Were You There?" by surveying the people around the cross of Jesus and seeing how we are similar to them.

Title: Surveying the Cross Text: Luke 23:36-56 v. 27 A great number of the people followed him... They called the other day to conduct a survey about the alumni of the University of Southern California. Asked me about my ethnic background, and I told them I was Mexican. They asked my line of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:26-56

Denomination: Baptist

Treasury Of Wrath

Contributed by Ronnie Brown on Jun 9, 2006

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For the hardened and haughty heart of the unrepentent sinner, God is heaping up a treasury of wrath to be poured out on the Day of Judgment.

Treasury of Wrath (Romans 2:1-11) When I say the word “treasure” or “treasury” what is the image that comes to your mind? Do you picture a newly discovered ancient seaman’s chest filled with gold coins, priceless gems, and gaudy pearls? Maybe you think of a heavily protected national bank and its ...read more

Scripture: Romans 2:5-6

Denomination: Baptist

The Two P's Of Christian Life

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jul 11, 2006

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To see a change in our world today, we need to PRAY and PROCLAIM Christ. Pray is to talk to God for men, and proclaim is to talk to men for God.

2 Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. 3 And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. 4 Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. 5 Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 4:2-6

Denomination: Independent/Bible

On The Road

Contributed by Tim Zukas on Apr 10, 2005

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Road to Emmaus - Life as a journey

A Confidential Report from the Pastor Search Committee: We do not have a happy report to give. We have not been able to find a suitable candidate for this church. Here are those we considered so far. ADAM: Good man but has problems with his wife. One reference told us how he and his wife ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-33

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Constant Cravings Series

Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Apr 30, 2005

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The 10th commandment is as comprehensive as the first. Perhaps more than any other, it focuses on the interior of the human heart. It is not concerned so much with what we do, but with what we think. It is less about action and more about attitude

Constant Cravings: The Tenth Commandment Exodus 20: 1-17 I grew up in a house with one other sibling, a brother, Trae. Actually his name is Frank William Houck the Third but we have always called him Trae. He was the one that I fought with, and rode bikes with, and fought with and built forts ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:1-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Responsiblity For The Truth Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Mar 31, 2005

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# 8 in a series on 1 Timothy this message deals with Timothy’s charge to stand for the truth.

“Living For Christ In A Confused and Confusing World” A Study of Paul’s Letters to Timothy Sermon #8 “The Responsibility for the Truth!” 1 Timothy 4:1-16 Chapter three ends with a reference to the church as “pillar and foundation of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

"Excuses"

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Feb 5, 2006

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Come, for everything is ready now. And there is no legitimate excuse to refuse.

Dwight L. Moody once preached a sermon from this parable; something I’m going to tell you about at the end of this sermon. His title was “Excuses” and as a sort of salute to the great preacher I’ve given mine the same title. I’ve never seen his sermon so any resemblance in this sermon to his is ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:16-24

Denomination: Orthodox

Ho Kairos Mou - "My Appointed Time" Series

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Mar 1, 2006

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This sermon examines the "appointed time" where Jesus knew that Judas would betray him at the "opportune time."

February 29, 2006 Matthew 26:14-25 Then one of the Twelve—the one called Judas Iscariot—went to the chief priests and asked, "What are you willing to give me if I hand him over to you?" So they counted out for him thirty silver coins. From then on Judas watched for an opportunity to hand him ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:14-25

Denomination: Lutheran

What Is Your Name

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Sep 23, 2005

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Who of us have never known an experience that we’d sooner forget; an experience of theft or maybe deception; or recounting those times when we were selfishly motivated, yielding to sin’s tempting tug and losing to its hold and persuasion.

The unknown author of the following story captures the value of a name. “After the American Civil War the managers of the infamous Louisiana Lottery approached Robert E. Lee and asked if he’d let them use his name in their scheme. They promised that if he did he would become rich. Astounded, Lee ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-32

Denomination: Salvation Army

Your Attitude And Your Assets Series

Contributed by Merv Budd on Oct 27, 2005

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We look at how our giving habits ought to reveal How the Gospel has gripped our hearts and our wallets.

• This May I will mark the beginning of my fifth year of ministry at NBBC • That means I have preached four years worth of sermons. And as I have looked at what to preach about in the next few months, trying to discern the needs of the congregation and what counter cultural perspective might be ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

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