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  • Frederic Whittier avatar

    Act Your Age

    Contributed by Frederic Whittier on Feb 13, 2007
    based on 54 ratings
     | 12,683 views

    This sermon was preached at Colchester Christian Academy. It was used to encourage teens to be teens while living out the example of Christ.

    Act Your Age 1 Timothy 4:12 Have you ever heard the saying “Act Your Age?” I may be wrong, but I’m pretty sure that guys probably hear that more often than the ladies do. Experts tell us that girls tend to mature faster than guys. I think that’s why males enjoy things that are crude and rude ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Four Vows For The New Year

    Contributed by Michael Martin on Feb 18, 2007
    based on 34 ratings
     | 16,464 views

    For vows every Christian ought to make and keep; Preached Dec. 31st 2006, for New Years service.

    (Psalm 76:1-12) "Vow, and pay unto the LORD your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared." In 701 BC God gave Judah a great victory over the Assyrians. JUDAH WAS A SMALL NATION, ALMOST COMPLETELY IN BONDAGE TO ITS NEIGHBORS... Assyria was a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    The Power Of Vision

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jun 24, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,787 views

    This Sermon was preached on graduation Sunday and challenges us all to have a vision in our lives in order to succeed in God.

    The Power Of Vision 2 Chronicle 34: 1-8 Luke 2:41-52 One of the most powerful things you can have in your life is a vision of what could be. Why does a young girl swim lap after lap in a swimming pool? She has a vision of winning a state title. Why does a young man run endless sprints? ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Why Are We Still Here?

    Contributed by Billy Kryger on Aug 7, 2005
    based on 19 ratings
     | 12,372 views

    This is a message I preached for our Church’s 56th Anniversary but you can adapt it to your situation.

    INTRODUCTION: Today we celebrate 56 years as a Church. 56 years of preaching the Gospel of the Lord, Jesus Christ. 56 years of standing on the fundamentals of the faith. 56 years of holding to the Baptist distinctives. Nearly 56 years on this same corner and in this same building, although ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Pat Cook avatar

    Top Ten Reasons Why Jesus Is Better Than Santa

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 30, 2005
    based on 69 ratings
     | 6,494 views

    David Letterman-style counting down of why Jesus is better than Santa. Family-friendly and fun to preach.

    Psalm 123:1-2 - Top Ten Reasons Why Jesus is Better Than Santa 10. Santa is more legend than reality. Jesus is more real than you can see - Luke 24:36-43. 9. Santa had a beginning. Jesus is timeless - John 1:1. 8. Santa only creates toys. Jesus created the whole universe - Hebrews 1:2. 7. Santa ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bruce Willis avatar

    The Calling Of A Candidate

    Contributed by Bruce Willis on Dec 5, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,483 views

    This is a sermon preached in view of being called as pastor which seeks to encourage the congregation to seek God’s will as they worship.

    The calling of a pastor is one of the most exciting experiences in the life of a church. It can also be one of the most anxious and trying too! This is reflected in a church newsletter article originally used by the “NEWS” in March 1957 entitled: “The Problem of Picking a Pastor.” If he is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Getting Water Out Of A Rock"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Sep 23, 2005
    based on 34 ratings
     | 12,384 views

    Combining Exodus 17:1-7 with Matthew 21:23-32 to preach a sermon on hope and the need for evangelism.

    “Getting Water Out of a Rock” Matthew 21:23-32 Exodus 17:1-7 In our Old Testament Lesson, that Sherry read earlier, we see that the people, the Israelites in the desert, are thirsty. They are standing around Moses and they are demanding water. Nothing had changed. The people had been fed, and ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Luther's Revelation

    Contributed by Woodrow Freeze on Nov 23, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,919 views

    A sermon preached at Homecoming, focusing on Martin Luther’s revelation surrounding "the just shall live by faith."

    For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. (Romans 1:16-17) ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Who Wants To Be A Millionaire

    Contributed by Dwight Jones on Feb 15, 2003
    based on 80 ratings
     | 8,278 views

    A sermon I preached during the height of popularity of the tv show, it has proven to be a great soul winning message.

    Who wants to Be A MILLIONAIRE? WHO WANTS TO LIVE WITH GOD FOREVER? Regis Philbin dressed in his trademark gray suit and gray or black tie is setting across from some average Joe who is now occupying the "hot seat". For the past few minutes we have watched him ask a large gamut of questions, from ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    One Soul Is Worth It!

    Contributed by Sherie Mercier on Feb 13, 2005
    based on 25 ratings
     | 5,044 views

    If we like Phillip, not get caught up in preaching the Word to masses, but go to one soul, it is worth it.

    1 SOUL IS WORTH IT Acts 8:1-8, 12-17 & 25-40 Today’s message is having to do with going after the one soul, the one life for Jesus. As believers, we should pursue the salvation of even one soul as we never know what that person’s life will bring about to the glory of God and to His kingdom. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    A Great God, No A Great People

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Mar 13, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 18,271 views

    This sermon was preached on Black History and deals with how God has used people of color throughout biblical history.

    A Great People, No A Great God 2/22/2004 NLF Exodus 12:37-42 Galatians 3:23-29 What do you do if you want to build a great team in professional sports? The first thing you do is try to find the best coach that is available. Then you begin to scout other teams to see who you might ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Joel Pankow avatar

    We're All In This Together

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on May 9, 2003
    based on 24 ratings
     | 6,712 views

    how we need to pray for each other and work together under the grace of God as we preach the Gospel

    May 11, 2003 Acts 4:23-33 On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them. When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God. “Sovereign Lord, you made the heaven and the earth and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Gospel Plumbline

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Sep 7, 2004
    based on 27 ratings
     | 3,744 views

    The five elements of Gospel preaching...what makes for a Gospel sermon? It isn’t style; it’s substance!

    THE WINDOW Bible Teaching Ministry of CEDAR LODGE BAPTIST CHURCH Thomasville, NC -------------------------- September 5, 2004 7Thus he showed me: and, behold, the Lord stood upon a wall made by a plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand. 8And the LORD said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    Is God In Your Job

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Sep 24, 2004
    based on 29 ratings
     | 6,209 views

    This sermon was preached labor day and it examines God’s call on our lives to things beside fulltime ministry

    Is God In Your Job? 9/5/04 GNLCC Exodus 31:1-11 2 Thessalonians 3:6-15 This is Labor Day weekend in which we celebrate the fact that we have work to do. How well do you do the work that you do? If those around you had to give you a number from 1 to 10 on the kind of worker you are, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Dangerously Christian Series

    Contributed by Keith Manry on Jun 12, 2003
    based on 161 ratings
     | 15,836 views

    This sermon was preached on Pentecost Sunday and challenges the church to become "Dangerously Christian!" (Len’s Sweet’s phrase).

    Who would have ever thought that going to church would be dangerous? But it has become exactly that in some places. Simon Loh, a pastor at Faith Assembly of God in Singapore, visited a hospital to pray with a church member who had contracted SARS. Soon thereafter, Loh discovered that he, too, had ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist