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  • John Gullick avatar

    What To Do When Painted Into A Corner

    Contributed by John Gullick on Oct 1, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 5,151 views

    A sermon that uses the situation where Moses is between the Egyptian army and the red sea to extract biblical principles for us who find ourselves in difficult situations.

    Painted into a corner. Many of you will be familiar with the cartoon picture of a person who paints the floor of a room and paints himself into a corner where there is no window or door. So the painter is surrounded by wet paint on all sides and no exit on the others. A modern saying that fits ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Some Christians Are Dumber Than Geese

    Contributed by Kent Lenard on Oct 25, 2004
    based on 20 ratings
     | 4,705 views

    This sermon discusses the need for unity in the church, and the need to align ourselves with Christ.

    Some Christians are Dumber than Geese Ephesians 4:1-6 Romans 12:6, 14:19 15;5-6, 1 Corinthians 1:10, 2 Cor 13:11, 1 Peter 5:8, John 15:1-8, Eph 4:11- 16 I. How many of you were ever told when you were little, " you don’t have the sense of a goose". A. I guess I was special because I was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Missing A Chance To Be Together

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on May 19, 2003
    based on 35 ratings
     | 5,907 views

    Are we loosing the art of being together? God would like us to BE TOGETHER!

    HEAR THE INVITATION TO BE ---- WITH /TOGETHER/  knit together! By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr.  Kyfingers@aol.com MISSING A CHANCE TO BE TOGETHER? Matthew 23:37 O, Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, HOW OFTEN WOULD I HAVE GATHERED THY ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Paul's Expectations Of The Church

    Contributed by Alan Tison on Aug 2, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,977 views

    The apostle Paul gives us his expectaions for the church from a very familiar passage.His expectaions are found through out his writings

    Introduction: High School Reunions can be some of the best of times and some of the worst of times. One thing about High School reunions is often people are surprised with the changes that have occurred with their classmates. • The computer Geek is now a successful the businessman • The awkward ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Kingdom Of Heaven - A Mixed Bag Series

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Oct 11, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,200 views

    The 4th in a series of messages from texts unique to Matthew’s gospel. This one deals with three parables Jesus told about the kingdom, each one showing the mixture of good and bad mixed together in the kingdom of heaven.

    Matthew’s Unique Message #4 The Kingdom of Heaven – A Mixed Bag Matthew 13:24-30; 47-51; 25:31-46 CHCC: July 29, 2007 INTRODUCTION: This summer I’ve been preaching sermons taken from the Gospel of Matthew. We’ve looked at several passages where Matthew gave information about the life of Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    What Does A Spiritual Church Look Like?

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 4, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,284 views

    People have many ideas about what makes a church "spiritual," and not too many of them are biblical. In today’s sermon we will find that a spiritual church is characterized by its devotion to Jesus Christ.

    What Does A Spiritual Church Look Like? Acts 2:41-47 Introduction Illustration: The Tater Family Some families make church their home. Others find other uses for the church. Take the notorious Tater family, for example. Perhaps you’ve met some of them. · The chief of the clan is old Dick Tater, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Beef Stew

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Aug 27, 2007
     | 4,357 views

    All of us are different yet when we work together it blends well.

    Beef Stew: One With Many Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:4-30 Introduction Last week I spoke to you about the divisions that exist within Christianity. I shared with you that I believe only the power of love will enable us to build bridges to close those divisions. I talked about the “Failure To ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How To Seldom Offend And Not Be Offended

    Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on May 8, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 9,813 views

    Scripture way to deal with conflict resolution within the community of believers.

    May, 2007 How to Seldom Offend and Not be Offended Matthew 18:15-20 INTRODUCTON: Many times there are things that come up within the Christian community that cause hard feelings among members, and these problems grow into mountains and cause divisions within the church and even church splits. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Partners In Christ Series

    Contributed by Steve Smith on May 14, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 6,315 views

    For a church to be a successful church, we must understand the importance of being "Partners In Christ".

    I. INTRODUCTION Philippians was written by Paul somewhere believed to be AD 61/2. He was in prison at the time either in Ephesus or Rome. The Philippian church had heard of his imprisonment and sent Epaphroditus, who may have actually been their pastor, to bring a financial gift to him to help ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Just Do It

    Contributed by Germain Brown on Nov 22, 2000
    based on 109 ratings
     | 8,809 views

    You can do it in the Name of Jesus...

    JUST DO IT 1 SAMUEL 17 HERE’S A STORY OF A GUY THAT WAS YOUNG AND GOOD LOOKING, LIKE ME, THAT WOULD TAKE CARE OF SHEEP. HIS NAME WAS DAVID. HE LIVED IN A LAND THAT WAS CLOSE TO GIANTS. AMONG THESE TALL PEOPLE, LIKE ME EXCEPT ONLY LIKE FIVE FEET TALLER, WAS A GIANT ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Delicate Situation

    Contributed by Tammy Garrison on Dec 7, 2001
    based on 47 ratings
     | 4,017 views

    Faced with a decision such as the one Joseph faced, what would you decide to do? Could you believe Mary? Could you accept her situation? How about accepting God’s involvement in the event? What is your decision today?

    This week at our house the Christmas decorations have been going up. It’s funny how even the hanging of the decorations have their traditions and rituals about them. Once every waterglobe is set out, once all the candles are lit, once every piece of evergreen garland is restretched from its long ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Radical Faith

    Contributed by George Rennau on Nov 23, 2003
    based on 50 ratings
     | 11,530 views

    If we are going to Follow Jesus our life will look just as RADICAL as His

    TITLE: RADICAL FAITH The turkey shot out of the oven and rocketed into the air, it knocked every plate off the table and partly demolished a chair. It ricocheted into a corner and burst with a deafening boom, then splattered all over the kitchen, completely obscuring the room. It stuck to ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Dennis Cocks avatar

    What Is The Purpose For Our Church?

    Contributed by Dennis Cocks on Nov 25, 2003
    based on 35 ratings
     | 7,316 views

    This sermon was preached as our charter service and I have preched it every year since to remind us why we’re a church. It can easily be preached to any church as a sermon on the purpose of the church.

    NEW HOPE’S CHARTER MEMBERSHIP SERVICE JUNE 4, 2000 TEXT: Matthew 16:13-19 INTRODUCTION: This morning we are here to charter our church’s membership. We have been called to build a church in this community upon the Solid Rock, Jesus Christ! God has called us to do a great work. We are doing ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Lynn Floyd avatar

    How To Protect Our Church

    Contributed by Lynn Floyd on Jul 21, 2002
    based on 130 ratings
     | 32,068 views

    In this sermon I talk about the importance of maintaining unity in the church and give practical ways a church can protect against disunity.

    How To Protect Our Church MESSAGE DISCLAIMER: Most of this message material was taken from a sermon Rick Warren (Saddleback Church) preached to his core leadership. This sermon fit right in with what our church is (was) going through at the time. I used the manuscript from his "Leadership Lifter" ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bill Burnett avatar

    God's Process For Growth

    Contributed by Bill Burnett on Dec 3, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 12,355 views

    To what extremes does God take us in order for us to grow?

    Three Ways Circumstances Come About: • From my own doing • From Satan • From God (He directly allows them) Three Ways You Can Deal With Circumstances • You can remove the circumstances • You can remove yourself from the circumstances • You can allow God to work out the circumstances How God ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare