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  • Gary Stebbins avatar

    How To Worry Well Series

    Contributed by Gary Stebbins on Oct 27, 2009
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     | 3,338 views

    How do we live fearless lives as Christians? God’s heart is that we not just survive, but thrive (adapted from a series taughty by Pastor Larry Osborne, North Coast Church).

    Introduction Fearless the series continues- last installment. We will be addressing the topic of worry today. Much to worry about today and even be fearful of. How do we master our fears/concerns as Christians? How do we worry well? Do you know someone who worries? Do you worry? What do you worry ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Men, Take The Lead

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jun 17, 2013
     | 6,524 views

    A sermon on Romans 12:3-8 on service but with an eye on fathers for Father's Day (Outline aand some material adapted from Sermon Central's Jay Mcphearson Title: Live In the Image of God)

    HoHum: Austin L. Sorensen once said, "A child is not likely to find a father in God unless he finds something of God in his father." WBTU: How do we view ourselves? How we view ourselves makes a profound difference in our lives. We are held back or succeed based on our self perception. Makes a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Ripe Summer Fruit

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 26, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 15,609 views

    A sermon on Amos 8:1-6 (Outline and material adapted from Charles Spurgeon's sermon, A Basket of Summer Fruit, on the same text: http://www.spurgeon.org/sermons/0343.htm)

    HoHum: Watermelon, peaches, grapes, cantaloupes, homegrown tomatoes. Summer fruit right off field! One time working on a farm, far away from water, just break open a watermelon... so good! Got a sandwich from Subway, leave off tomatoes, put homegrown on sandwich, star of meal! WBTU: Residents of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Bridges And Ditches: Everything Old Is New Again (#4 Of 5 In The Series) Series

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jan 24, 2015
     | 5,442 views

    Throughout the ages Jesus’ church has been flexible and adaptive in its tactics and methods but there are some crossovers which always seem to be present when the church is effectively winning the lost.

    Welcome and Call to Worship Good morning. We are so honored that you have chosen to worship with us today. We are in our fourth week of a sermon series from the book of Acts titled “Bridges and Ditches” and we are looking at ways to build bridges and jump ditches in order to bring the ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    How Do We Beat Death? Series

    Contributed by Gary Stebbins on Sep 13, 2009
     | 2,720 views

    How do we live fearless lives as Christians? God’s heart is that we not just survive, but thrive (adapted from a series taught by Pastor Larry Osborne, North Coast Church).

    Introduction Part 3- Fearless (adapted from a series by Pastor Larry Osborne/Chris Brown from North Coast Church). Review First week-looked at Daniel/his captivity in Babylon- Premise of what we discussed- based on this question- How do we survive and even thrive in a culture that is accelerating ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Flee Baby Flee Guardrails Part 3

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Mar 14, 2018
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    This sermon is a continuation of the Guardrails Series we adapted from Andy Stanley's series. This message deals with the need for us to not only run from sexual temptation but to understand God's purpose in giving us the gift of sex.

    Flee Baby Flee Genesis 2:19-25 I Corinthians 6:12-20 We are in our 3rd message on guardrails. Guardrails are a system designed to keep vehicles from straying into dangerous or off limit areas. Guardrails are designed to cause a limited amount of damage now, to prevent major damage or loss of ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Celebrate Reason?

    Contributed by Gary Stebbins on Dec 8, 2010
     | 4,276 views

    When atheist and others attack Christmas, should Christians be intimidated? Is believing in God a crutch for weak minded people? (part of this sermon was adapted from a sermon by Craig Groeschel entitled What Child is This)

    Albert Schweitzer, accepting the Nobel Pease Prize- Humanism, in all its simplicity, is the only genuine spirituality. Christmas is a time of celebration for many, but it has increasingly become a source of controversy. David Silverman, president, American Humanist, said- The invisible man in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    The Must Of Evangelism

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 11, 2023
     | 1,469 views

    Preaching the gospel is an imperative (Outline and material adapted from Gene Dulin in the book "The Faith Promise Missionary Conference" Section IX "Sermon Outlines on Missions" pg. 116)

    HoHum: Two fellows are standing on the side of a country road. One is holding a sign that says, “The end is near!” The other one is holding a sign that says, “Repent!” Several cars pass them by and pay them no heed. In fact, all the cars speed up to get past these guys whom they consider to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Message Behind The Tower Of Babel Series

    Contributed by Eddie Snipes on Jan 6, 2001
    based on 180 ratings
     | 82,255 views

    The Tower of Babel is not merely an explanation of language changes, but there are four key areas we learn from this account that applies to our Christian culture today.

    Tower of Babel Genesis 11: 1 Now the whole earth had one language and one speech. 2 And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there. 3 Then they said to one another, "Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly." They ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Finding A Mate– God's Way! Series

    Contributed by Mark Magee on Aug 16, 2004
    based on 27 ratings
     | 11,864 views

    I’d like to encourage God’s people to find the answer on ’how to find a mate’ from the Bible rather than our culture.

    A. Bad date when... Hey guys, you know you are on a bad date when.... 1. She whispers to the waiter, “Please kill me!” 2. You catch her giving her phone number to the guy cleaning your windshield. 3. She keeps calling you, “Bachelor number two”. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Getting Inside Society Without Letting Society Get Inside Of You Series

    Contributed by Art Campbell on Nov 12, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,752 views

    How can we infiltrate our culture without letting it’s values infiltrate us? Daniel and his friends faced this issue...

    One of the questions thoughtful Christians often ask when we’re trying to live incarnationally – putting flesh on the gospel – is how far should we go in accommodating ourselves to our culture? What’s OK for a Christian to do and what’s not when we’re trying to reach people where we are? For ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Napkin Is Still Folded - Easter

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Apr 4, 2006
    based on 1,364 ratings
     | 132,130 views

    The significance of the folded napkin in the Jewish culture makes some powerful points in considering the resurrection. Link included to formatted text and PowerPoint Presentation.

    THE NAPKIN IS STILL FOLDED JOHN 20:1-7 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/NapkinFolded.html [Please see link above for more info. on this matter. Concept for this sermon originally preached by Dr. Clyde Box. I receive many questions as to the historicity of the "Napkin Legend"...Dr. Box reportedly ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brad Bailey avatar

    Discovering Divine Community Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Jul 22, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,725 views

    Do you BELONG? Are you CONNECTED to anything that transcends yourself? One of the most striking paradoxes of our current culture today… is the crisis of connection.

    Do you BELONG? Are you CONNECTED to anything that transcends yourself? One of the most striking paradoxes of our current culture today… is the crisis of connection. • Never has our world experienced the level of connection that has become possible in just the last 10 years. It’s become ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Pornography! What’s The Big Deal?

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Apr 18, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,737 views

    God calls his people to be pure. We cannot succumb to the allure of contemporary culture, approving what is done in society if we will honour the Lord.

    “I have made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I gaze at a virgin? What would be my portion from God above and my heritage from the Almighty on high? Is not calamity for the unrighteous, and disaster for the workers of iniquity? Does not he see my ways and number all my steps? “If I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tim Huie avatar

    What Jesus Would Say To A Confused Christian Series

    Contributed by Tim Huie on Apr 16, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,217 views

    How do we keep from drowning in the pagan culture around us? By following the guidelines Jesus set in His letter to the church at Pergamos

    1. Illus. of wrong way on freeway As a man was driving down the freeway, his car phone rang. When he answered, he heard his wife warn him urgently, "George, I just heard on the news that there’s a car going the wrong way on 280. Please be careful coming home!" "I’m there right now," said George, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist