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  • Ken Sauer avatar

    "Let It Go"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Sep 11, 2014
     | 14,396 views

    A sermon about forgiveness.

    "Let It Go" Matthew 18:21-35 A little boy was saying his prayers. And as he went down the list of his family, asking God to bless them, he skipped over his brother's name. His mother asked him, "Why didn't you pray for Liam?" He replied, "I'm not going to ask God to bless Liam because he ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Go Worshipping To Church Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Sep 22, 2014
     | 6,829 views

    Genuine worship is a matter of serving God by serving others.

    One of my favorite books on worship is a short, simple book by Louie Giglio titled “The Air I Breathe”. Toward the end of that book, Louie wrote something that didn’t make a whole lot of sense to me the first time I read it. But in the 10 years or so since I first read those ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Taming The Tongue Series

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on Sep 26, 2014
     | 5,604 views

    Our Speech, Others Needs, Pride

    LIFE APP – Taming the Tongue James 3:1-12 (p. 848) September 28, 2014 Introduction: “In the ‘Wizard of Oz’ when the scarecrow speaks to Dorothy, she is amazed and asks, “him how he can talk when his brain is made of straw. The Scarecrow replies, “That ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Increase Your Faith

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Oct 7, 2014
    based on 2 ratings
     | 10,702 views

    During our walk with Christ many doubt their faith and even think whether they really have a bit of it or not! They are so careful and fearful about everything they do that they miss out on all the excitement of the faith walk and having a personal ...

    Opening illustration: Many years ago a shoe company in England sent one of its sales people to Africa to start a business. After a few months this salesperson sent a message back to his head office telling them that he is coming home as nobody in Africa wear shoes and therefore it is a waste of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Someone Is Praying For You

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 15, 2014
     | 12,393 views

    You are going to make it because Jesus Himself is praying for you. Our text tells us that Jesus does pray for us in heaven. We will also examine other passages that tell us how Jesus has prayed for us, and how He is praying still.

    Someone Is Praying for You: Jesus Christ, Our Intercessor Text: John 17 & Hebrews 7:23-25 23 Also there were many priests, because they were prevented by death from continuing. 24 But He, because He continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood. 25 Therefore He is also able to save to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Cancer Of Unforgiveness Series

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 24, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 16,819 views

    Joseph forgave his jealous brothers when he had a chance to hurt the ones who hurt him. However, forgiveness is me not hurting you, for hurting me. Can you find the unforgiveness of your heart and lay it down? It is a cancer that will kill your soul.

    Sermon Title: THE CANCER OF UNFORGIVENESS Text: Genesis 50 Series: Greatest Chapters of the Bible Dr. Larry Petton Cross Pointe Community Church January 26, 2014 Message #3 in series _________________________________________________________ The story is told by Ernest Hemingway of a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    “you Were Shaped To Serve God” Series

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 14, 2013
     | 14,136 views

    God has uniquely shaped each of His children to serve Him by serving others.

    Today going to look at God’s fourth purpose for your life: You were Shaped to Serve God. (READ TEXT) The word, “workmanship,” can be translated, “masterpiece.” Notice, the Bible says that through faith in Christ, that is what you already are. In other words, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Blaming Game

    Contributed by Joe De Leon on Nov 14, 2013
     | 7,787 views

    Many people try to use different excuses or justifications why they cannot serve the Lord the way they should. They blame the church, they blame their family, they blame their husband or wife... They insist on holding on to a victim mentality...

    The Blaming Game Ro.12:1-2 Church of God of Prophecy Sacramento, Ca. 11-14-2013 Many people try to use different excuses or justifications why they cannot serve the Lord the way they should. They blame the church, they blame their family, they ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    "We Can Get So Off Base"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Nov 1, 2014
     | 6,936 views

    A sermon about loving mercy.

    "We Can Get So Off Base" Matthew 23:1-12 Micah 6:6-8 Like most of us, John Burke (pastor of Gateway Church in Austin, Texas) assumed that he was not a judgmental person. But just in case he was wrong, he tried an experiment: for a whole week he kept track of his judgments about other people. ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Joseph The Forgiver

    Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Mar 3, 2010
     | 3,734 views

    A example on how to be a forgiver

    A lady tells as story that is a real picture of forgiveness. She says my mom, now in heaven, was a good cook. She was a good forgiver too and the combination of these two qualities resulted one day in an incident I love to recall. Let me recount it to you as I have heard it from a young child. Dad ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Do We Have A Clear Purpose This Easter Series

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Mar 22, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,739 views

    This is the second message in our Easter Series, and it asks a pertinent question; a question about our purpose. So, in our time together, I would like to look at the answer Jesus gave when questioned about the greatest commandment.

    EASTER SERIES 2010 Sermon #2 DO WE HAVE A CLEAR PURPOSE THIS EASTER? Matthew 22:34-40 (NIV) 34 Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. 35 One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: 36 "Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    I Am Willing To Serve Series

    Contributed by Damien Saylor on Jul 23, 2019
     | 7,436 views

    We are called to serve just as Jesus did.

    6 Qualities for Spiritual Health part 6 (6) I am willing to serve. - Today is our last sermon of our 6 qualities for spiritual health. - Today Let’s look at the importance of ourselves in the Body of Christ. - It is easy to find ourselves feeling like the appendix in the body of Christ, but ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What We Can Learn From Simeon This Christmas Series

    Contributed by Manny Salva Cruz on Jan 9, 2017
    based on 2 ratings
     | 21,204 views

    Simeon was a devout and righteous man who had been waiting patiently for the Messiah to come. When he saw the little boy, Jesus, he took him by his arms and blessed him.

    WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM SIMEON We are continuing our Christmas series. We have been learning a lot of spiritual lessons from the wise men, Mary and Joseph and the shepherds. From the wise men, we learned that it is always wise to seek the Lord. From Mary, we learned that we need a Savior from our ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    The Way Of Jesus # 2 – "I Am Being Sent By Jesus To Bless Others..."

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Jan 15, 2017
     | 9,914 views

    Not only does Jesus save us, He then calls us to go, He send us out in His name to be a blessing and invite others to follow Him. This is the 2nd in a series on The Way of Jesus, an initiative of my denomination the Evangelical Missionary Church of Canada

    Sermon - January 15, 2017 The Way of Jesus # 2 – “I Am being Sent By Jesus To Bless Others and to Invite Them to Follow Him” John 3:16-17; John 20:21 Last week we began this series on the Way of Jesus by looking at the first marker of the Way of Jesus: “I have begun following Jesus and I am ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    God's Goals For Our Lives

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Apr 21, 2015
    based on 3 ratings
     | 13,332 views

    1. Seek to communicate your love (vs. 1-4). 2. Seek to be a contagious Christian (vs. 5). 3. Seek to build courage in other believers (vs. 6-7). 4. Seek to carry-out God's call in your life (vs. 8-12).

    God's Goals for Our Lives 2 Timothy 1:1-12 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - May 4, 2014 *We talk to our daughter, Katie, almost every day, and I had to laugh a couple of weeks ago, when she called to whine a little bit. With graduation coming up, it suddenly dawned on Katie that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist