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  • gary moore avatar

    War In The Heart Series

    Contributed by Gary Moore on Feb 6, 2008
     | 2,824 views

    Paul describes the effect of living under the rule of the Mosaic law.

    Is the law then contrary to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could give life, then righteousness would indeed be by the law. But Scripture imprisoned everything under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe (Galatians ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    Disoder In The Church Series

    Contributed by Jeremias Fababier on Sep 1, 2008
     | 3,340 views

    How we should handle disorder in the church.

    TOPIC: DISORDER IN THE CHURCH Text: James 4:1-10 Introduction: (ILL. Wrong Attitude – Many of us Christians are like the little girl who started fighting with a friend. Her mother who heard about the quarrel talked with her little girl about it trying to show her she was wrong and her need of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The First Christmas Song

    Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Dec 18, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 8,878 views

    The first Christmas song was not sung by a hip-hop artist or a famous rock star, but was sung by the Heavenly Host on a Holy Night.

    The First Christmas Song By District Elder M.L. Maughmer, Jr. Luke 2:8-14 Praise the Lord and Merry Christmas. In two days we will be celebrating Christmas the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. On tomorrow night children will try to spy wondering if reindeer really know how to fly, ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

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    Overriding The Default Button

    Contributed by Bruce Ferris on Feb 25, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,548 views

    In this day and age, the Default Button is easily understood and defined as a selection automatically used by a computer program in the absence of a choice made by the user predetermined to be the most often used option. I have heard this term is used by

    Overriding the Default Button (Genesis 20) In this day and age, the Default Button is easily understood and defined as a selection automatically used by a computer program in the absence of a choice made by the user predetermined to be the most often used option. I have heard this term is used by ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jerry Blaxton avatar

    When We Doubt

    Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Mar 28, 2008
     | 2,758 views

    How do we keep from allowing doubts pull us away from God?

    [Read John 20: 24-29] When We Doubt John 20: 24-29 If you reach in your pocket, your purse or your wallet, and pulled out a coin or paper money, and you looked at it, it wouldn’t take you long to find the phrase “In God We Trust” printed on the face of it. But you don’t have to believe that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Portrait Of The Savior Series

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Jun 2, 2008
    based on 20 ratings
     | 7,450 views

    This series is designed to teach the 3 dimensions that we all must experience in our relationship with Jesus Christ.

    This is the start of a new 3 part series that is designed to teach the 3 dimensions that we all must experience in our relationship with Jesus Christ. When you think of dimension, what comes to mind? Maybe those funky glasses that you used to put on at the movie theater so you could see the movie ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bob Joyce avatar

    Desperate Faith

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Sep 11, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 7,524 views

    The desperate days do come. But, in those desperate awful days of no relief comes the experience of trusting God … even unto death.

    The first time I had a pastor search committee come to consider me for their church, I went to my pastor for advice. I told him I two sermons. One was better than the other. I asked if I should preach the best sermon first or save it for when the church called me to preach for their ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Inevitability Of Death & Resurrection

    Contributed by Thomas Lanthrip on Oct 21, 2006
     | 5,021 views

    Most people have heard the old saying “No one is getting out of this world alive”; well there is much to be considered on this topic. When one sets forth with the intention of preaching expostulation on this topic the question arises, “Must everyman die p

    I. The American cultures view of death Note: since America is so vast in religion, there are many vies on the subject of death and time will only permit a few to be mentioned this morning. 1. The Atheist’s view When asking an Atheist about eternity, life after death and the wonderful ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mike Wilkins avatar

    The Beasts And The Kingdom Series

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Feb 21, 2005
    based on 65 ratings
     | 10,478 views

    The Beastly Nations of the world devour and tranple, but the Kingdom of God loves and serves.

    Singing the Songs of The Lord In a Strange Land February 20, 2005 Daniel 7 The Beasts and the Kingdom You think you’ve had some bad dreams! Daniel’s dream is weird and wonderful to us, and terrifying to him! You can imagine seeing these things before the days of monster movies and the like. ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Love And Dogma

    Contributed by William Mouser on Aug 2, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 2,670 views

    The Bible, particularly Jesus, puts together two ideas which the world would always keep seperate: love and dogma. This sermon argues they must always go together.

    Psalm 33, Isaiah 45:11 – 19, 1 John 4:7-21, John 15:9-17 The Bible puts two things together that modern man would never in a million years put together. We see them both in the gospel and the epistle appointed for today. On one hand there is something in both the gospel and the epistle which ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Jason Cole avatar

    How To Know God's Will

    Contributed by Jason Cole on Feb 26, 2004
    based on 46 ratings
     | 6,067 views

    We often wonder what God wants us to do, the Bible teaches us that we can find and know God’s will for our lives.

    “How to Know God’s will” Introduction: A man wanted to know the will of God for his life, so took out his Bible, let the pages fall open, closed his eyes and put his finger down on a spot. Looking down at the verse under his finger he found that it said, “Judas went out and hanged ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Richard Schwedes avatar

    What It Means To Be A Christian?

    Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Apr 3, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,993 views

    Using Ephesians 2:1-10 this sermon explores what it means to be a Christian.

    Who here has seen the movie Ice Age 2: The melt down. In this movie there is a character called Ellie she’s a mammoth. But she has a huge problem she believes she is a possum. She has been adopted by some possums, hung out with possums and tries to do many things that possums do. Like swing from ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Jerry Flury avatar

    What's Achan You?

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Jul 16, 2014
    based on 7 ratings
     | 23,056 views

    We often hear, "How I live my life and the things I do is nobody's business but mine as long as I don't hurt anyone else." Nothing could be further from the truth." How you live matters more than you think.

    What's Achan You? Joshua 7:2-9 There is an old saying, first penned by John Donne, "No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of a continent, a part of the main." What Donne was saying is that we are all in some way connected to each other and what happens to one person affects us ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • William R. Nabaza avatar

    From Heart To Mouth

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Oct 19, 2015
     | 4,619 views

    To show that the LORD JESUS knows what's inside our hearts but inspite of this, whenever we come to Him, He forgives and cleanses us and makes us the righteousness of GOD in Him. 1 John 1:9 (Amplified Bible) If we [freely] admit that we have sinned and

    I. EXORDIUM: Do you trust your own heart? No. I only trust GOD. The heart is deceitful, but GOD can be trusted. 1 John 3:20 1 John 3:20 (Amplified Bible) Whenever our hearts in [tormenting] self-accusation make us feel guilty and condemn us. [For we are in God’s hands.] For He is above and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Fr Mund Cargill Thompson avatar

    God In The Rubbish Dump We Have Made Of The World

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Aug 7, 2015
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,339 views

    A God we chew on in bread, a God who gets involved in refugee camps and broken marriages - this is the bread of life who comes down from heaven

    Why is it that we have mass as our main act of worship every Sunday without fail, two opportunities to go to mass every Sunday, another two opportunities every Thursday and Friday, and communion from the reserved sacrament every Monday. Why do we do this? [take answers] Back writing somewhere ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican