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  • Russell Brownworth avatar

    Chosen!

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Jan 4, 2009
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    Predestination vs. Free Will...which is it?

    3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, 4just as he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless before him in love. 5He destined us for adoption as his children ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Love & War

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on May 5, 2008
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     | 4,371 views

    Jesus tells us to turn the other cheek so that we will be "like your Father in heaven" but what about all that Old Testament carnage that He commanded? How does loving our enemies apply to the modern politics of war?

    Dakota Community Church May 4, 2008 Love & War Jesus said we are supposed to turn the other cheek when an enemy strikes us, right; but what about all that Old Testament talk about mighty warriors and the armies of God, and how does modern conservative Christian teaching about patriotism and ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    New Year's Needs

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 30, 2004
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    If we?re going to make New Year?s resolutions, let?s make some that will make an eternal difference in our world, such as more, I. Passion For Lost Souls; II. Proclivity For The Scriptures; and III. Progress In Our Spirituality.

    NEW YEAR’S NEEDS Text: Eph.4: 10-13 Intro: I’m not sure why it is, but every year when New Year’s Day rolls around, I find myself experiencing a certain excitement and expectancy. Perhaps it’s just the sense of starting over. Or maybe it’s the thought of a new beginning coupled ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Becoming Fishers Of Men

    Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Jun 6, 2004
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    A challenege to share your faith to a lost world in need of Christ.

    All on the Altar – Becoming Fishers of Men Aug. 11, 2002 Matthew 4:19 and Luke 5:1-11 Sunday AM Intro: This morning I want to speak with you about something that all of us know as Christians that we are supposed to be doing, yet few of us, due to fear, ignorance, busyness, and other excuses and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Witness To Skeptics

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jan 8, 2003
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    Most of us do not witness because we are afraid of being hurt by skeptical people. Jesus gives us a great example of a blind man who overcame his fears and shared the truth of Christ’s love with the power of his personal testimony.

    How to Witness to Skeptics (John 9:1-41) Most of us do not witness because we are afraid of being hurt by skeptical people. Jesus gives us a great example of a blind man who overcame his fears and shared the truth of Christ’s love with the power of his personal testimony. Illustration:I was ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How Can I Trust The Bible

    Contributed by Lynn Malone on May 11, 2006
    based on 15 ratings
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    The Bible is God’s Word, and we can trust if for living.

    How Can I Trust the Bible? 2 Timothy 3: 14-17 Perhaps you’ve heard of the Jesus Seminar. This is a group of biblical scholars (so-called) whose sole purpose is to investigate the life of Jesus Christ in an attempt to determine the “historical” Jesus. Their attempts to accomplish this task have ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Quality Of Potential Leaders

    Contributed by Ruel Camia on Apr 15, 2007
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    Text says that anyone who desires guardianship desires a fine/good work a. 2 words for good: agathos - upright, just ; kalos - fine, beautiful, honorable b. Kalos is what is used. It is an HONORABLE work (not a position) he desires It is fol

    Title: Identifying Potential Shepherds Purpose: To motivate the church to encourage potential leaders Intro: Jorge Rodrigez - Meanest most ornery bandit on Texas Mexican border Raided banks and race back to Mexico could never catch him Assigned best Texas Ranger who caught up to him in a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Son Of God..the Shepherd

    Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Jul 27, 2011
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    What a remarkable scene ...ordinary man face to face with the Son of God. One on one with the Creator...The Good Shepherd.

    John 9:35-38 35 Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? 36 He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him? 37 And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Getting The Best From Life Series

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on May 2, 2010
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    Getting the best from life means being the person God wants you to be.

    HOW TO DO LIFE Getting the Best from Life James 1:1 * One of the largest sections in any bookstore today is the “self-help” section. In this section, you will discover titles like “how to become a millionaire”, ‘how to do woodworking”, or even ‘how to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Nice Preaching Series

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Nov 2, 2010
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,360 views

    God requires church leaders to correct those whose teaching does not align with the gospel.

    Scripture Introduction It seems that many congregations will tolerate unbiblical preaching as long as the pastor is not rude or mean or sharp with them. Most pastors lose their jobs pretty quickly if they cannot figure out how to preach nicely to the church. So our passage this morning shocks ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Palm Sunday: Celebrate The King

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Mar 23, 2013
     | 8,714 views

    The crowd announces in their cries that Jesus is the awaited king and they offer shouts of praise. When the Pharisees tell Jesus to rebuke them - he rather confirms what they are saying.

    Dakota Community Church March 24, 2013 Palm Sunday Celebrate the King Matthew 21:1-5 Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    Overcoming The Tendency To Blame God For Our Choices (Part 3) Series

    Contributed by Dan Proctor on Apr 29, 2013
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     | 4,491 views

    The greatest apostle in the New Testament was mobbed, arrested, jailed, and eventually executed. A person might ask, “Why would God do this to Paul?” Isn’t it sad that we look to blame God? People must understand that choices always have consequences. The

    Overcoming the Tendency to Blame God (for Our Choices) – Part 3 Acts 21 www.crbible.com/sermons Introduction: 1. Have you ever noticed how we love to blame others when things fall apart? Did you know that this human characteristic goes all the way back to the Garden of Eden? • When ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

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    Proverbs 26 - Similitudes And Instructions Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Sep 28, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,793 views

    This is a verse by verse look at Proverbs chapter 26.

    We will now look at chapter twenty six. 1 Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a fool. Proverbs 26:1 (NASB) Snow in summer and rain at harvest time are not desirable. Honor is not fitted for a fool. 2 Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jason Smith avatar

    Is The Book Of Mormon The Word Of God? Series

    Contributed by Jason Smith on Oct 19, 2013
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,666 views

    Why is the Book of Mormon not the word of God?

    The book of Mormon is a book that claims to tell the history of 3 groups of people from ancient America, two groups, the Nephites and the Lamanites, that came from the city of Jerusalem around 600bc before the Babylonians destroyed the city. The third group, the Jaredites supposedly came from the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    It's Not The Baptist's Church Series

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Aug 10, 2013
     | 3,636 views

    All witnessing points to Jesus and away from ourselves

    It’s Not the Baptist’s Church John 3:22-36 Rev. Mark A. Barber Last Week, we saw how Nicodemus was witnessed to by Jesus who knows the hearts of all people. The whole gospel is a witness to the person and work of Christ. We saw in the earlier sermon “How to be a Good ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible