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  • John Harvey avatar

    What We Are About Series

    Contributed by John Harvey on Aug 15, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,010 views

    The core values of a church, help to define who you are and help the members to be investors not just consumers.

    “What We’re About” August 14, 2005 Last week we began discussing our core values. What is it that makes us who we are. We defined core values as the stakes in the ground for our lives and that it was through these values that the heart of our church beats and the mission of our church is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Where Is Your Treasure?

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Aug 10, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,098 views

    This sermon deals with our faithfulness in living out our faith while anticipating the return of Christ Jesus.

    Luke 12: 32 – 40 – Where Is Your Treasure Intro: Long ago, in a kingdom far, far away, a rich king hired a “fool” to entertain him and make him laugh when he was sad. He gave the fool a golden scepter and told him that when he met a greater fool than he, to pass the golden scepter to that ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Lesson 1: Worship

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Dec 3, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 993 views

    Words of worship from Psalms 100.

    A. PSALM 100 (AMPLIFIED) Shout your love to God, all people of the earth, Worship the Lord, with gladness, Come into His presence with singing. Realize the LORD is God who made you, You are not a self-made person. We are the people of God, We are His sheep ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Walking With Jesus In Faith Series

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Jan 21, 2008
    based on 9 ratings
     | 7,935 views

    Walking with Jesus in faith means living in confidence, obedience, and righteousness.

    Walking with Jesus By Faith II Cor. 5:1-9 INTRO.: Everyone knows I like to fish. When I fish, I seldom see fish. But I select my fishing place based on past experience and reports of others. I have faith the fish are there and I will eventually catch them. The only question is whether it is better ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Sermon On The Mount Lesson 31

    Contributed by Bill Prater on Jan 8, 2001
    based on 95 ratings
     | 3,464 views

    Lesson 31

    For the first and only time in this sermon, we find Jesus addressing the same subject twice. The subject of prayer was covered in detail in Matthew 6, especially in the section dealing with the Model Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13). His second mention of the subject shows how serious a matter prayer is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    In Liberty We Trust

    Contributed by Sam Greene on Dec 9, 2004
    based on 15 ratings
     | 2,670 views

    This sermon addresses America’s love affair with our new ’god’ appropriately named Liberty.

    There once was a time when men became intoxicated by drink. In drunken stuper inhibitions fail, anger often rages and all sense of consciousness takes leave. In the process of time other agents became our intoxicants. Things like drug abuse, power, and wealth also lured Americans into love ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    We Are At War

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Aug 26, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,428 views

    Described in the sermon are the three things necessary to declare war on evil in our world. They are: to know the enemy, be trained to do battle and have a plan.

    Ephesians 6: 10 – 20 We Are At War Intro: One fact always struck me as a history teacher. It seems that throughout recorded history there have been wars. Modern history is no exception. Our country was born as a result of the Revolutionary War. As a nation, we have experienced the Civil War, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Exaltation Of Jesus Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Dec 21, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,777 views

    The cross was planned by the Father and brought satisfaction to Christ.

    [To receive a free sermon each week by email, please contact jonrmcleod@yahoo.com] AMAZING LOVE The suffering of the Servant proves that God loves us. 1. The cross was PLANNED by the Father. Yet it was the will of the LORD to crush him; he has put him to grief (v. 10a). ILLUSTRATION: Parent ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Galactica Conclusio Philosophicus

    Contributed by Frederick Meekins on Jul 16, 2009
     | 2,195 views

    The Worldview Behind Battlesstar Galactica

    In one of the climactic scenes of the conclusion of "Battlestar Galactica", Gaius Baltar remarks that an unseen hand had been guiding events all along up until that point. Just as the characters were propelled by something from beyond themselves, the producers behind this show may have been driven ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Healing Sin

    Contributed by Bradley Hall on Feb 25, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,909 views

    Jesus’ healing of a blind man confirms his identity as a sinner in the eye of the Pharisees.

    Who could POSSIBLY object to the healing of a blind man? Well, plenty of people. Jesus is strolling around the town when he sees a man who has been blind since birth. The common thinking at that time was that such afflictions as blindness and deafness were brought about by sin -- somebody’s sin. ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Evangelizing The Cities Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 28, 2015
     | 3,697 views

    Just as post-Resurrection Judaism created a culture that rejected the Gospel, so modern society tries to make people incapable of receiving Christ. But we must bear witness, especially in the cities.

    Thursday of the Second Week in Lent Joy of the Gospel Last Sunday we heard Jesus tell his key disciples not to disclose their vision of Him transfigured until He would rise from the dead. There was a good reason for that. The Jewish mindset, which had been formed by prophets like Jeremiah, ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Discerning A Turning Point In History Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 13, 2014
     | 4,001 views

    Christians must discern whether changes in the culture are actually movements of the Spirit, or not.

    Thursday of the 3rd Week in Advent 2014 Joy of the Gospel Yesterday we began the second phase of our Advent preparation. We ceased calling on Christ to return in glory, and we began our proximate preparation for the commemoration of the humble birth of the righteous branch who grew up to reign as ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Studies In Ephesians: Alienated But Not Forgotten Series

    Contributed by Edward Hardee on Oct 18, 2011
     | 2,415 views

    Studies in Ephesians on being alienated but not forgotten by God.

    Note: This is a study through the book of Ephesians as done in 1995. One of the main sources I used at the time was Beacon Bible Commentary vol. 9. Title: Alienated but not forgotten Theme: To show our once condition and our new Text: Eph 5:18 Alienated from the Life of God I. What is meant by ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Jeff van Wyk avatar

    Social Ethics

    Contributed by Jeff Van Wyk on Mar 29, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,160 views

    Christian ethics is individual as well as social and should therefore be part of the Christian communities’ focus.

    SOCIAL ETHICS Luke 10:33-37 - But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion. “So he went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn and took care of him. “On the ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Promote The Good; Proscribe The Evil Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 23, 2013
     | 3,938 views

    The call of Christ not to judge, not to condemn, is directed at our relationships with other humans, not evil actions themselves.

    Monday of 2nd Week in Lent 2013 Gaudium et Spes Today’s Scriptures are most appropriate as follow-ups to the Gospel of Transfiguration we heard on Sunday. Jesus is seen on Mount Tabor conversing with Moses, the great lawgiver, and Elijah, the greatest prophet. Jesus has always been seen by ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic