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  • Brian Matherlee avatar

    Me, Myself And I

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Dec 9, 2009
     | 3,802 views

    I am the reason it’s hard to follow God.

    ME, MYSELF AND I Why it’s Hard to Follow God Sunday, July 26, 2009 Pastor Brian Matherlee We borrowed a GPS for our vacation. We were going to visit DJ and Heather Williams in Louisville and John and Carol Hawkins in Galesburg, Illinois. These two places were unfamiliar and we were grateful to ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Don't Be Afraid

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Feb 5, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,083 views

    When Christ calls us to the impossible, we are challenged to face our fears.

    Don’t Be Afraid / Luke 5: 1 - 11 Intro: During the summer months when I was in college, I worked in the office of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Company. Because I was an intern, I had to work what they called the “swing shift.” That meant you work 2 week rotations of 7 to 3, 3 to ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Filling In For The Boss

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Jun 10, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,980 views

    That’s what we are to do: fill in for the Boss! The Christian’s job description: Fill in for the Boss! Do what Jesus would do!

    “Filling in for The Boss” 2 Corinthians 5:20, 21 Do you know who died recently? Mickey Mouse! Or at least the man who has given him his squeaky voice. Wayne Allwine provided the voice of Disney’s top animated star since 1977, when he officially took over for his mentor, Disney Legend Jimmy ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    When Jesus Confronts Series

    Contributed by Tim White on Jun 19, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,777 views

    You are either stepping towards God or away from Him. There is no neutral position.

    * It’s important to get good directions. * In November, 1975, 75 convicts started digging a secret tunnel designed to bring them up at the other side of the wall of Saltillo Prison in northern Mexico. On April 18, 1976, guided by pure genius, they tunneled up into the nearby courtroom in which many ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Doing What God Wants Series

    Contributed by Tom Owen on Dec 7, 2010
     | 7,248 views

    Learning how to be the church in today's world through learning from the book of Acts.

    [2] Has God ever asked you to do something that was really hard? You knew God wanted you to do something, but you had a difficult time following through. Even though you knew it was the right thing to do; that it was God’s thing to do; but you just couldn’t do it? [Seeing car with ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Peter's Incredible Zeal Series

    Contributed by Jason Cole on Dec 28, 2005
    based on 110 ratings
     | 77,359 views

    Many people read the Bible and read of Bible characters and stand in awe of what they could do and how they could live. We must never forget that people like Peter, were real people, with real problems, simply living their faith.

    Introduction Just about every kid has a period in their lives where they love superheroes. The kids idolize the superheroes ability to do the impossible, to fly, their incredible strength or their x-ray vision. When I was growing up, I loved superman. I wanted to be just like superman. I ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    #1 - Investigate The Claims Of Jesus Series

    Contributed by Darrell Stetler Ii on Dec 6, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,562 views

    This series examines how Jesus interacted with his followers, and draws principles we can learn from. #1 - Investigate His Claims Honestly. *HANDOUT INCLUDED*

    For a CD of over 100 of sermons by Darrell Stetler II (most complete with handouts), please e-mail darrellstetler2@sbcglobal.net. How to Follow Jesus - Sermon #1 The temptation is to think that we can’t follow Jesus, because there’s too much that we don’t understand. Too much ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Don't Be Afraid

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Aug 6, 2011
     | 4,924 views

    You have to get out of the boat and trust Jesus to lead you in order to do the will of God.

    Matthew 14: 22 -33 / Don’t Be Afraid Intro: A woman was walking down a city street when she heard a voice in her ear say, “STOP!” Startled, she did and a brick fell from the roof above and fell right in front of her. She could have been killed. A few days later, she was ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Baptism Of Jesus

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jan 6, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,405 views

    Three reasons why Jesus decided to be baptised - and sin isn’t one of them!

    Sermon Story: In the fifth Century AD St. Patrick baptised King Aengus by full immersion. During the baptismal ceremony, so the story goes St. Patrick leaned on his sharp-pointed staff and inadvertently stabbed the king’s foot. After the baptism was over, St. Patrick looked down at all the blood, ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    "What Are You Looking For?"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jan 12, 2011
    based on 8 ratings
     | 12,284 views

    A sermon about living life to the full through following Christ.

    John 1:29-42 “What Are You Looking For?” By: Ken Sauer, Pastor of East Ridge United Methodist Church, Chattanooga, TN www.eastridgeumc.com (Many of the ideas from this sermon came from a sermon by Brett Younger) How would your life be different if you were not a Christian? For some ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Divide And Conquer

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jun 3, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,845 views

    Does Jesus really call us to a simple, exciting life?

    “Divide and Conquer” Mt. 10:17-42 Drew Dyck once volunteered at a youth event put on by a national youth ministry. Near the end of an evening full of games, fun, and food the leader began his devotional talk by stating, “Being a Christian isn’t hard. You won’t lose ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Greg Barnes avatar

    Who Is This Jesus? Series

    Contributed by Greg Barnes on Jun 19, 2012
     | 8,481 views

    We might believe in Jesus and we might know some things about Jesus, but do we really know the Jesus who lived, died, and was raised again?

    In 1991 the Soviet Union collapsed in on itself which made for big changes not only in Russia, but in Alaska as well. Russians were coming to Juneau, where we lived, for business ventures, educational excursions, and cultural exchanges. My wife and I had the opportunity to house some of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Give It Up

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Jun 25, 2012
     | 3,582 views

    Give up the things that keep you from following God.

    Give It Up May 18, 2008 Evening Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: Give up the things that keep you from following God. Focus Passage: Luke 9:22-27 Introduction: Jim Elliott, “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    Becoming The Messiah's Disciple Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 27, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,078 views

    The basics of discipleship are easy to understand, not always easy to do, but thye are the prerequisites to become the kind of Christian God expects you to become.

    Becoming The Messiah's Disciple (John 1:35-51) 1. Sometimes we hear phrases and teachings so often that we could easily parrot them back, but we really understand? 2. A chauffeur had driven the chemistry professor to dozens of speaking engagements. He’d heard the same canned speech scores ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Where Is He?

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jan 1, 2011
     | 2,077 views

    Will following the example of the Magi lead us to worship Christ?

    Matthew 2: 1 – 12 / Where Is He? Intro: We don’t give much attention to stars. They are there all the time so we just ignore or forget about them. Astrology is a group of systems, traditions, and beliefs which hold that the relative positions of celestial bodies and related details ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed