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  • Tim Bond avatar

    Is Anybody Out There Wise? Series

    Contributed by Tim Bond on Jul 13, 2002
    based on 48 ratings
     | 4,816 views

    God wants us to be wise not so that we can get ahead in life, but so that we can know how to be godly in every circumstance in life.

    Imagine that a genie appeared to you just like in the movie Aladin. Instead of granting you 3 wishes, you get the economy version and the genie tells you that you are granted 1 wish of your choice. (As Genie on Aladin says, “Ixniah on wishing for more wishes”) What do you choose? So many things ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Peace: The Virtue Of Stability (4 Of 10) Series

    Contributed by Jeff Armbrester on Feb 17, 2003
    based on 56 ratings
     | 6,683 views

    We long for peace in our world, in our communities, in our families, and even in our churches. Real peace is a condition of the soul, not our outward circumstances.

    We long for peace. We want peace in the Middle East, Europe, and in Korea. We want peace in our land. We are troubled by scenes of people buying gas masks, duct tape, and plastic. We are even more troubled at the sight of a toddler taking out her pacifier to put on a gas mask. We long for peace in ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Conversion

    Contributed by Garry Code on Feb 21, 2003
    based on 15 ratings
     | 6,669 views

    What it means to be converted

    Afternoon all Jesus said in John 3:3 I tell you the truth, no one can see the Kingdom of God unless he is born again. Being born again is to be converted, and that’s what I would like to talk about today. What is conversion? Is it as easy as simply believing in Jesus and being baptised? In the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Experiencing The Freedom Of Confession Series

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Feb 16, 2003
    based on 30 ratings
     | 8,151 views

    True confession is marked by 1. Honesty 2. Sorrow 3. Change

    A woman was very unhappy in her marriage and went to court in order to get a divorce. At the hearing, the judge asked: “Do you have any grounds ” “Yes, we have two acres,” she said. “That’s not what I was asking,” the judge said with an edge to his voice. “I mean do you have a grudge ” The ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    "Count Me In!"

    Contributed by Dwight Davis on Jul 14, 2002
    based on 59 ratings
     | 11,084 views

    Jesus tells us time and again that if we follow Him, we will be despised and even persecuted by the world. How many of us are willing to stick it out for Jesus even when the going gets tough?

    "Count Me In!" How many of you know the amount of our present national debt? As of last night our country was $6,103,548,889,112 in debt. Just to give you and idea of how large a sum of money that is and how fast we are sinking, this country’s deficit increases by an average ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Rich Young Ruler

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 155 ratings
     | 34,122 views

    An attractive young prospect for the Kingdom of God was told that he valued his earthly possessions too much and had to discard them.

    THE RICH YOUNG RULER Jesus loved meeting people. One of the fascinating features of the Gospels is to listen in to the interviews that Jesus had with a variety of people. He was always ready to listen to their problems, to answer their questions as he walked the highways of Palestine. Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Todd Riley avatar

    Grieve No More

    Contributed by Todd Riley on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 26 ratings
     | 8,769 views

    Between 1501 to 1504 this famous artist chiseled a 13 ½ foot marble statute of a famous Bible person.

    Between 1501 to 1504 this famous artist chiseled a 13 ½ foot marble statute of a famous Bible person. Q Who did the work? Q Who did he conceive his work to be representative of? Hint: also famous for painting the Sistine chapel. Famous for a painting that pictures God’s finger reaching out ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Cost Of Following Jesus

    Contributed by Howard Harden on Jan 13, 2001
    based on 214 ratings
     | 31,456 views

    Luke shared three encounters from Jesus’ life to teach us the cost of following Jesus.

    The Cost of Following Jesus Luke 9:57-62 I recently was moved by an encounter I had with a little girl. We were in line at the small town store where I live. She was small and dirty. Her clothes were unwashed, her feet barefoot. Dirt was upon her face, but she did not notice. She ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Christ: Pierced

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jan 18, 2001
    based on 64 ratings
     | 5,895 views

    He brought forth a bride for the first Adam from his side; now He has done the same for the Last Adam

    It has been said many times, that crucifixion must be the cruelest form of capital punishment ever devised by the mind of man. In our culture of comfort, and in a time when the pendulum of justice has swung so far away from the protection of society and so far toward the protection of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

  • Todd Riley avatar

    And God Created Woman

    Contributed by Todd Riley on Jan 23, 2001
    based on 84 ratings
     | 11,885 views

    an exposition of Genesis 2:18-25

    Islington Baptist Church May 14, 2000 Genesis 2:18-25 I’ve entitled today’s sermon “And God created woman” for today you and I are going to consider Eve’s creation. What better day for us than on Mother’s Day, for Eve is the great grandmother of us all. Eve was the first mother. As we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Problem With Partiality Series

    Contributed by Andy Atkins on Jan 27, 2001
    based on 159 ratings
     | 10,514 views

    God is no respecter of persons, and he expects no less for his church!

    The Problem with Partiality James 2:1-13 Are you a fair-minded individual? Do you oppose discrimination? Chances are that most of us alive today would describe ourselves as impartial and fair in most senses. But are we really as fair as we like to think? Suppose that today a cook from the local ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Moore avatar

    Jesus Is Waiting Series

    Contributed by David Moore on Aug 3, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 6,856 views

    What really matters in life.

    I have done 3 funerals in the last month. I’m getting tired of doing them, so all of you knock it off. I don’t want to do any more funerals for a while. Two of the funerals I did I didn’t know the people personally, so their families had to give me something to talk about at the funeral. It is a ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • David Moore avatar

    Training Your Mind Series

    Contributed by David Moore on Aug 3, 2004
    based on 15 ratings
     | 9,121 views

    All of this got me thinking about training, and how we train ourselves as Christians. We too are running a marathon, the marathon of life. And there is training that can make run the race easier, make us more effective as Christians, more usable by God to

    I have been watching Lance Armstrong ride in the Tour de France over the past couple weeks. The Tour de France is a bicycle riding event that lasts 3 weeks and thousands of miles. It is an amazing race, perhaps the equivalent is an event where a group of runners runs a marathon every day for 3 ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Ray Scott avatar

    "Are You Ready For The Rapture?"

    Contributed by Ray Scott on Aug 6, 2004
    based on 57 ratings
     | 18,049 views

    Jesus will come ... He will come quickly ... we have a responsibility while we wait ... we are to look for Him with eager anticipation.

    “Are You Ready For The Rapture?” INTRODUCTION: I begin this morning a SERIES on “The Rapture”. In the weeks ahead we will take a look at “The Signs of His Coming” … “What Jesus Expects Us To Do Until He Comes” … “What It Will Be Like For The SAVED/LOST Immediately After The Rapture”. Do you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Magee avatar

    Adoption: A Father's Choice Series

    Contributed by Mark Magee on Aug 17, 2004
    based on 39 ratings
     | 7,426 views

    When God wanted to describe how He wants to relate to us, He used the illustration of “Adoption”.

    I. Magee Adoption Story: A. Some of you will remember my wife Angel’s talk as we gave our Forward in Faith testimony in November, 2001. We knew that pursuing an adoption would be very costly financially and part of our sacrifice was to give up that pursuit in order to increase our ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ