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  • Pat Damiani avatar

    More Than Meets The Eye Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Feb 23, 2009
    based on 10 ratings
     | 10,640 views

    8th in a series from Ecclesiastes. We need to base what we think about God on His Word, not on what we observe in this world.

    In 1984, James Ealy was convicted in the 1982 brutal murders of 33 year old Christine Parker, her two children and one grandchild. Two years later, the Illinois Appellate Court overturned the conviction - even as justices acknowledged Ealy almost certainly was guilty. They said police had arrested ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Satan's War Against God's Followers Series

    Contributed by David Scudder on Mar 8, 2009
     | 4,056 views

    The American church has been mostly exempt from persecution for more than 200 years. Could it be that we too have become lazy along the way? The fifth seal talks about those who have died for the Lord rather than live for the world. If you were given th

    Revelation 6:9-11; 12:10-17 Purpose: To describe how and why martyrs die. Aim: I want the listener to accept persecution as a privilege. INTRODUCTION: The early church suffered much persecution. But from the death of Severus in 211 until the reign of Decius in 240, about 30 years, the church ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Resistance Resistant

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 9, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,084 views

    Anytime there is a new initiative in the kingdom of God, resistance will arise. Where God is at work, the enemy is also at work. Rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem was certainly no exception to this. When people take kingdom priorities seriously, people res

    Resistance Resistant Nehemiah 4:1-8 Don Jones tells the story of a close friend who pastored in the Phoenix area but God had laid on his heart the desire to start new churches. He left to go plant a church in another state. The plans were laid for him to begin with the cooperation of two ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Kingdom Reformers

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 9, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,921 views

    For God, his passion was for the city of David. That’s why he called Esther, Nehemiah, Ezra and Zerubbabel, to have a heart and passion for the city and to rebuild it in the image of God. Reformers are always seeking new ways to re-structure systems which

    Kingdom [Re]formers Nehemiah 13:15-31 How many years did you drive by and not notice? How many times did you cross paths with that which was broken and just look past it? How often did you pass by something which used to be a crown jewel of the city but now was a victim of neglect and your heart ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    When Life Turns Sour Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Mar 15, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,791 views

    When life turns sour, tell yourself the truth, complain to God, and He will deliver. Message focuses on Dylan Thomas’ poem, "Do not go gentle into that good night; rage, rage against the dying of the light."

    On a warm spring evening in 1952, at his home in Swansea in Wales, David John Thomas lay on his deathbed. Once a soldier who had fought in the Second World War, later an English teacher, Thomas had become very frail in his later years. There was no doubt that he would die soon. There was no ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Csi And The Resurrection

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Apr 9, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,063 views

    Having a good understanding and belief in the resurrection of Jesus is essential to being a Christian.

    CSI and the Resurrection Text: 1 Cor. 15:1-28 Introduction 1. You all know that I love all of the CSI shows on tv. They consist of a crime being discovered based on evidence taken from finger prints, DNA, and public records. The solution is there; you just to put together all the facts. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Power To Trouble Your Trouble

    Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Apr 10, 2009
    based on 18 ratings
     | 41,314 views

    Somebody once said that life was like an onion: you can peel off one layer at a time but as you do so, its juice gets into your eyes and causes your eyes to be filled with tears. There is something that is known as the trouble of life. I read a comment by

    POWER TO TROUBLE YOUR TROUBLE Dr. D. K. Olukoya Psalm 46:1-11:, “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed and though the mountain be carried into the midst of the sea. Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Suffering Servant's Trust Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on May 1, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 17,374 views

    The 3rd Servant Sermon teaches that obedient & faithful life is centered on obeying God’s Word. Through all the darkness & suffering the Servant holds to God’s trustworthiness. Then this Servant invites God’s disciples to trust God & walk in His Word.

    ISAIAH 50: 4-11 THE SUFFERING SERVANT’S TRUST [Mark 15:16-20] Following God’s declaration that He will deliver His people from their transgressions and rebellions begins the third (42:1-9 & 49:1-7) Servant Sermon in Isaiah. This obedient and faithful Servant’s life is centered on obeying ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Blessings In The Valley Series

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on May 9, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 15,370 views

    We often think that God’s blessing should just pop up. Some do! More often than not though God asks us to look for them. God has strategically placed His blessings where we could find them if we are listening to Him. God wants us to remember that He loves

    Valley Experience Series # 3 Opening Illustration: Once Isaac and his servants remembered the wells, they had to look for them. The wells just didn’t pop up. Effort was made to remember exactly where they were, and to find them. There is a story of a family unpacking at their new home. After ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Timothy (Mother's Day)

    Contributed by Troy Richards on May 12, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 23,351 views

    A look at how Timothy became the man of God he is because of his mother and grandmother.

    The three quotes from Men who loved their mothers is from sermon #114882. The story and prayer of Monica is from sermon #121107. -first of all, Happy Mother’s Day. I hope all of you are going to have a wonderful day and your family is going to shower you with gifts and take you out for a nice ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Vanished Into Thin Air Series

    Contributed by Amy Bickel on Jun 3, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,646 views

    First study in a series on Bible Prophecy and the End Times. Deals with the Rapture of the Church.

    ILL. While on a South Pole expedition, British explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton left a few men on Elephant Island, promising that he would return for them. Later, when he tried to go back, huge icebergs blocked the way. But suddenly, as if by a miracle, an avenue opened in the ice and Shackleton ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Astonished Series

    Contributed by Todd Stiles on Jun 4, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,826 views

    Understand what prompted Paul to write the book of Galatians and how his words affect us today.

    “Astonished!” Galatians 1:1-9 INTRO: Have you ever experienced the frustration and shock of finding out that something you felt was very clear and plain had become muddied, confusing, even forgotten? As a kid, my mom would often ask me rhetorically, “Do I have to draw you a picture?” And most ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    A Sinful Man, A Foolish Man, And A Wise Man

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Dec 1, 2006
    based on 114 ratings
     | 56,506 views

    Three different men are described in Proverbs 29. Take your choice.

    INTRO.- ILL.- You know its going to be a bad day ahead when... - You wake up face down on the pavement. - You call suicide prevention and they put you on hold. - Your birthday cake collapses from the weight of the candles. - You want to put on the clothes you wore home from the party and there ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Man Of The Hour

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Aug 25, 2007
    based on 78 ratings
     | 8,679 views

    Let’s take a look at Stephen’s life and how it stacks up against ours. 1- Full of grace 2- Did great wonders 3- Met mean opposition 4- Faced with death

    INTRO.- ILL.- One Friday morning, a teacher came up with a novel way to motivate her class. She told them that she would read a quote and the first student to correctly identify who said it would receive the rest of the day off. She started with “This was England’s finest hour.” Little Suzy ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Johnny A. Palmer Jr. avatar

    I Hear You Knocking, But You Can't Come In!

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Apr 3, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,367 views

    We can do without be sympathetic to the cult!

    Intro: 1. There was a song some years ago that went, “I hear you knocking…but you can’t come in!” 2. The cults will always come knocking on our door, but if we are wise we will not let them in. The essence of this little letter is: It is a Caution against Endorsing a Cult. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist