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  • Jason Pettibone avatar

    An Invitation To Joy Series

    Contributed by Jason Pettibone on Nov 2, 2007
     | 4,092 views

    Jesus challenges our common ideas about what it means to live the good life.

    An Invitation to Lasting Joy “What does God expect of me?” “How should a Christian act under pressure?” “Am I pleasing the Lord and honoring Him?” Answers to these questions can be found throughout the Bible, but there is one section of the Word, where Jesus Himself answers these questions and ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Minister's God-Given Goal – Part 1 Of 3

    Contributed by Paul George on Oct 12, 2006
     | 2,322 views

    To find favor in God’s eyes, it is essential that a minister understand the goal that God has sent before him.

    The Minister’s God-given Goal – Part 1 Matthew 28:16:20 To find favor in God’s eyes, it is essential that a minister understand the goal that God has sent before him. Most ministers have some specific goal that they often refer to as their “vision.” It is what they strive to accomplish. However, ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Born To Die Series

    Contributed by Cesar Verdeflor on Nov 8, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,905 views

    Was there a reason for you to be here in this life? You exist for a reason . . . that Jesus came in the flesh for a reason . . .

    BORN TO DIE THAT WE MIGHT LIVE John 6:38-40 Jesus came down from heaven with a mission to accomplish! He had an assignment which He took upon Himself in coming to earth to do the Father’s will: that you will have eternal life and will be raised up at the last day. We all know that there is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Prescriptive Pain And Suffering Series

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Feb 9, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,600 views

    Pain and suffering help us understand the suffering of Christ.

    Title: Prescriptive Pain and Suffering Text: Philippians 3:7-11, Romans 8:17; I Peter 4:12 Thesis: Pain and suffering help us understand the suffering of Christ. This is the second message in a Lenten Series: Knowing Christ Through Pain and Suffering. The Apostle Paul wrote, I want to know ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Evidence Demands A Verdict

    Contributed by Keith Manry on Mar 29, 2007
    based on 44 ratings
     | 12,877 views

    This is part V in the series - 24. It is a first person narrative account from the perspective of the centurion at the cross. WARNING: It is graphic! The preaching idea: the evidence has been presented. What will you do with it?

    “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.” Ultimately, that’s what the final 24 hours in Jesus’ life are about – God’s plan to redeem us to buy us back. We’ve heard from four characters who ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Now I See Series

    Contributed by Donald Hart on Apr 1, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 6,888 views

    Consider the players and their thoughts on that first Palm Sunday.

    Sermon by Donald R. Hart – Antioch Christian Church, Pittsburg, Missouri – April 1, 2007 (All Scripture passages are from the NIV unless otherwise noted) PALM SUNDAY MESSAGE NOW I SEE Text: John 12:12-16 INTRODUCTION One of the eye clinics in the area that specializes in cataract surgery ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Efren V. Narido avatar

    God "Unwrapped" The Good Gift

    Contributed by Efren V. Narido on Apr 10, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,694 views

    Would you like to know and to have the "gift" that will fully satisfy? Examine it in God’s Word as He shows it to His elect...

    “Jesus answered, ‘Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.’ The woman said to him, ‘Sir, give me this water so that I won’t get ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jesus Can Set You Free

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Jan 12, 2006
    based on 26 ratings
     | 9,400 views

    This sermon examinces how the jailer was brought to despair and back through the earthquake and testimony of Paul. It is Epiphany Sunday celebrating Jesus’ baptism.

    January 12, 2006 Acts 16:25-34 25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. 26 Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Hero: Who Is Jesus Series

    Contributed by Brad Crocker on Feb 24, 2004
    based on 137 ratings
     | 5,452 views

    Who is Jesus? He is God with us, bending down to us because He loves us and wants us to live in that love now and forever. First of four in the series "Dying was His Reason for Living."

    Dying Was His Reason for Living The Hero: Who Is Jesus Brad Crocker Landmark Christian Church, Chippewa Falls, WI 2/18/2004 A man fell into a pit and couldn’t get himself out. An emotional person came along and empathized, “I feel for you down there.” An intellectual person walked by and analyzed, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Who Killed Jesus?

    Contributed by James Buchanan on Mar 6, 2004
    based on 47 ratings
     | 6,161 views

    Dealing with the movie, "The Passion of the Christ", it deals with the question of who was really responsible for Jesus’ crucifixion.

    Today, I want to ask the question—who killed Jesus Christ? The answer is important, maybe more important than you realize. You see, there has been a lot of anti-Semitism because of the story of the passion, and there has been a lot of blame assessed to the Jewish people. In three days, a movie ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Martin Kim avatar

    The Church Is A Life Boat, Not A Showboat

    Contributed by Martin Kim on Oct 5, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 13,251 views

    The church’s primary reason for existence is to save the lost.

    The Church Exists for Evangelism How does the old adage go? “The main thing is to keep the main thing, the main thing.?Can we say it together? “The main thing is to keep the main thing, the main thing.? Do you agree with this statement? For us here at the Seattle Central Korean SDA Church, as ...read more

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    Denomination: Adventist

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Remember Me (Whose Line Is It?) Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 11, 2003
    based on 66 ratings
     | 18,185 views

    The story of the thief on the cross is one of the most powerful in all the Gospels. But it is possible to get some wrong impressions from what this teaches us.

    OPEN: A minister was talking to a professing Christian and asked him if he was active in his local Church. The man responded, "No, but the dying thief wasn’t active in a local Church and he was still accepted". The minister then asked if the man had been baptized. He said, "No, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Andrew Chan avatar

    Christmas: A Day For Others

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Dec 7, 2001
    based on 39 ratings
     | 2,364 views

    Christmas is really a day to remind ourselves not to be selfish but to serve others because of Jesus’ incredible love and His example as a servant for us.

    Christmas: A Day for Others Dec.16, 2001 Pilgrim Baptist Church, Vancouver Here are the top ten things that you tell u CHRISTMAS IS ALMOST here 10) There are more pine needles on your carpet than on your tree 9) The credit card is smoked along with the turkey and ham. 8) It’s A Wonderful Life ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • John Lowe avatar

    The Face Of Favor: Simon Of Cyrene Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Dec 27, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 17,612 views

    “Where you there when they crucified my Lord?” Simon of Cyrene was. He was one of the faces beneath the cross, and we will find that he was highly favored by God. He carried the cross to Golgotha, where Jesus was crucified.

    4/19/03 The Face of Favor: Simon of Cyrene Text: “Then they compelled a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, the father of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Seven Pearl Necklace

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Mar 26, 2012
     | 4,148 views

    Said a Wise preacher that the seven “utterances” (kindly note, not “words”) of the Saviour on the Cross reminded him of a seven pearl lustrous necklace, woven around the common thread of Christ’s passion! Why not, for therein our Lord who had all along sh

    THE “SEVEN” PEARL NECKLACE Said a Wise preacher that the seven “utterances” (kindly note, not “words”) of the Saviour on the Cross reminded him of a seven pearl lustrous necklace, woven around the common thread of Christ’s passion! Why not, for therein our Lord who ...read more

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    Denomination: *other