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  • Dan Erickson avatar

    Why Can't They Understand?

    Contributed by Dan Erickson on Nov 25, 2000
    based on 164 ratings
     | 8,073 views

    Why can't some people "get it" when it comes to the Christian gospel?

    Sometimes the words we speak just don't connect with the person to whom we are speaking. During the first week of basic training, an army drill sergeant was explaining what was in store for his squad during the next two months. One young private raised his hand and asked, "Sergeant, when do we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Who Gets In?

    Contributed by Dan Erickson on Nov 25, 2000
    based on 144 ratings
     | 4,834 views

    Making sure we are ready to enter heaven is probably as important as anything in life

    A man was stranded in the desert. As he crawled across the burning sand, dying of thirst, he encountered a necktie salesman. "Can I interest you in a nice new tie?" the salesman asked. "Are you crazy?" the man gasped. "I'm dying of thirst and you want to sell me a necktie?" The salesman shrugged ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mike Hays avatar

    Resting In The Promise Of God

    Contributed by Mike Hays on Dec 5, 2000
    based on 104 ratings
     | 11,096 views

    God invites us to enter into His rest now and to look forward to His perfect rest to come.

    Resting In The Promises of God! Hebrews 4:1-11 As we move into the Christmas Season everyone is gearing up for a month of high commitment and low energy. The stores are announcing that there is less than a month for you and me to get our Christmas shopping done. The ads are announcing that ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Wait Is Over Series

    Contributed by Bob Briggs on Dec 8, 2000
    based on 44 ratings
     | 25,871 views

    The Holy Spirit has come, the wait is over, the church is begun.

    Last week we concluded Acts chapter one where Jesus gave His followers the instructions to wait for the Holy Spirit to come, and now, as we move into chapter two, the wait is over. The Holy Spirit has come and we are now ushering in the church era. In chapter one, the Savior ascends, in ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Steve Hanchett avatar

    Kept By The Power Of God Series

    Contributed by Steve Hanchett on Dec 13, 2000
    based on 194 ratings
     | 18,758 views

    Three biblical reasons for the saints security in their salvation.

    “Kept By the Power of God” Steve Hanchett, pastor Berry Road Baptist Church Emil Lucas’ parents immigrated to the United States from Germany and settled in Northeast Oklahoma about the time the Indian Territory became a state. Emil never married and after his parents passed away he stayed on ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Building The Church, Building You

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Dec 14, 2000
    based on 104 ratings
     | 50,361 views

    To build the church is to build people.

    BUILDING THE CHURCH, BUILDING YOU! Phil. 1:6-8 INTRO.- ILL.- A certain congregation was about to build a new building. The building committee passed the following resolutions: 1- We shall build a new building. 2- The new building is to be located on the site of the old one. 3- The material in ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How To Conquer Temptation Series

    Contributed by Jim Mooney on Dec 30, 2000
    based on 244 ratings
     | 10,747 views

    Temptation is a reality that we all face, this sermon will instruct believers on how to conquer it.

    HOW TO Conquer TEMPTATION Growing Up Rather Than Giving - Part 4 James 1:12-18 We have looked at the reality of trials in our daily lives and the fact that we must make up our minds if we are to grow stronger and deeper in our faith and relationship with God. Decision determines destiny. Today I ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    How To Have Real Faith Series

    Contributed by Jim Mooney on Dec 30, 2000
    based on 176 ratings
     | 14,498 views

    Faith that saves is a faith that serves, that is how you know that it is real.

    HOW TO HAVE REAL FAITH Grow Up Rather Than Give Up - Part 7 James 2:14-26 2 COR 13:5 "Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves." The Coke Company says’ that their drink is the Real Thing. There are many different religions that claim to be the real thing. Many of ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Timothy Peck avatar

    The Dangers Of Judging People Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Jan 4, 2001
    based on 161 ratings
     | 24,460 views

    Judging other people is dangerous because it lulls us into a false sense of security, blinds us to our own faults, and usurps God’s role as judge.

    We Christians can be such "dorks" sometimes. We have a tendency to build our own little holy huddle, with our own special words and secret handshakes. If a person shows up who doesn’t know our special words, they feel like a fish out of water. No wonder so many unchurched seekers are deeply ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Timothy Peck avatar

    God's Verdict On The Human Race Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Jan 4, 2001
    based on 60 ratings
     | 6,786 views

    The content, extent, and proof of God’s verdict on the human race.

    The twentieth century has been punctuated by a series of extremely controversial court verdicts. Consider the O. J. Simpson trials. O.J.’s criminal trial in 1995 acquitted him of the accusation that he murdered his ex-wife and her boyfriend. But his civil trial in 1997 find him liable for $8.5 ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Word Power! Series

    Contributed by Andy Atkins on Jan 16, 2001
    based on 88 ratings
     | 6,748 views

    What to do with God’s Word as we seek a more mature walk with Christ.

    Word Power! James 1:19-27 There are a lot of lessons we can learn from the field of medicine. By collecting a list of symptoms and various indicators throughout the body, a doctor can diagnose and treat a disease with remarkable accuracy. As the field advances, more diseases which often proved ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Timothy Peck avatar

    Is There A Hereafter? Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Jan 18, 2001
    based on 114 ratings
     | 27,485 views

    Compelling evidence for an afterlife for people investigating the Christian faith.

    Are our lives parts in a play scripted by God, or is this all there is? Is this life merely a stage, with life-like props? Is there life beyond this realm? The vast majority of Americans believe that there’s life after death. We see it in popular movies like Ghost, Heaven Can Wait, even in Disney ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Facing Uncertain Times Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Jan 25, 2001
    based on 95 ratings
     | 13,306 views

    Three realities that help us face uncertainties in our future with spiritual confidence.

    You and I live in an amazing period of human history. Most culture watchers and scholars believe that we are witnessing the decline of modernism that began in the 16th century and the emergence of a new phenomenon known as postmodernism. One of the many marks of postmodernism is technological ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Timothy Peck avatar

    Real Love Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Jan 25, 2001
    based on 65 ratings
     | 6,025 views

    How the Bible’s description of love debunks three popular myths about love.

    (Note: This sermon was introduced with the Susan Ashton song "Call of the Wild"). The song says, "The freedom he loved, he was now a prisoner of, because he answered the call of the wild." We see examples of that reality all around us, as we live in a culture that urges us to answer that call. In ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Facing Life's Final Uncertainty Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Jan 30, 2001
    based on 79 ratings
     | 11,206 views

    Three confident actions Christians can take in the face of death.

    One of the real tests of a person’s belief system is how that belief system stands in the face of death. Consider some of these dying words of people throughout history. Welsh poet Dylan Thomas urged us to not go gently into the night but to rage against dying. The Roman Emperor Vespian said, "I am ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational