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  • Kevin O'Brien avatar

    The Conquering Christ Series

    Contributed by Kevin O'brien on Mar 11, 2013
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     | 6,017 views

    This sermon explains the question, asked throughout Mark's Gospel: "Who is this man???!" ...and "Who but God can do these things?" -the answer, of course, is that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and no one except God can do these things. The sermon

    “The Conquering Christ” (Mark 3:7-6:52) Opening Illustration: I feel like an overcomer… Like a real conqueror of nature, because we took Hunter’s Safety this week and yesterday we passed the test! We shot at gopher silhouettes, and demonstrated that we could safely handle ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Disabling Jesus-4

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Mar 13, 2013
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     | 3,195 views

    4 of 4. The congregation at Nazareth would not believe Jesus’ ability to fulfill Scripture’s mandate for the Messiah. Religiosity thinks it absurd that Jesus can save, &/or is Messiah. But what results from such a stance? Disabling Jesus produces...

    DISABLING JESUS-IV—Luke 4:22-30 Attention: CASE IN POINT—UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISM: From: http://www.uua.org/beliefs/principles/index.shtml Our Unitarian Universalist Principles: There are seven principles which Unitarian Universalist congregations affirm & promote: The inherent worth ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Publicly Identifying With Christ

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Mar 23, 2013
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,918 views

    I would propose to you that the Lord is not bound to the doctrine of men, but longs for Christians to have Holy Spirit illumination of God’s Word about water baptism.

    Title: Publicly Identifying With Christ Topic: Water Baptism and Your Responsibility Introduction: The church often struggles under the results of the cancers of traditionalism, legalism, denominationalism, and faddisms. For example, there was a season when certain denominations worked with ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    John Wesley's View On Entire Sanctification

    Contributed by Sidney Yuan on Apr 1, 2013
    based on 2 ratings
     | 17,743 views

    This sermon gives a correct view of John Wesley's doctrine of entire sanctification, and teaches us how to be holy.

    Wesleyan Doctrine of Entire Sanctification by Sidney Yuan Before I give the sermon, I like to make a confession. I am not an Arminian. However, I don’t consider myself to be a Calvinist either. I think I am a Calminian. Calvinists have a tendency to stress the sovereignty of God more ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    God's Beautiful Symphony Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Aug 19, 2012
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     | 14,249 views

    Like instruments in an orchestra playing the same piece of music, so should all the members of the church and when the church is out of tune, it can get ugly. Four ways Jesus tells us we can tune up our lives.

    INTRODUCTION I really enjoy listening to a great symphony orchestra performing classical music. One of my favorite composers is Johann Sebastian Bach. His most famous composition was “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring.” Here’s a little bit of trivia about Bach that you might not ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Show Me The Money! Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Aug 20, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 13,346 views

    Jesus' response to the Pharisees and the Herodians when they tried to trick him with a question about taxes.

    INTRODUCTION Tom Cruise and Cuba Gooding, Jr. starred in the 1996 movie, “Jerry McGuire.” Tom Cruise played a sports agent with only one client. Cuba Gooding, Jr. played an NFL receiver who made the line, “Show me the money, Jerry! Show me the money!” famous. In our passage ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mike Gilbert avatar

    I Beg Your Pardon Series

    Contributed by Mike Gilbert on Jun 26, 2007
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     | 5,262 views

    Answers the questions: What does the Holy Spirit do? Is there an unpardonable sin?

    *ILL>In 1954, Theodore Seuss Giesel (known to most of us as simply "Dr. Seuss") wrote his first children’s poem, Horton Hears A Who, in which Horton, an elephant, on the 15th of May in the Jungle of Nool, hears a small speck of dust talking to him. It turns out the speck of dust is actually a tiny ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Don't Drink The Kool-Aid! Series

    Contributed by Mike Gilbert on Jun 26, 2007
    based on 34 ratings
     | 12,193 views

    How to identify a cult, why they’re so dangerous, how we should respond to our neighbors and friends who are involved in Mormonism, Jehovah’s Witnesses and Christian Science.

    *ILL>Fourteen years ago, the sight was "burned into our memories" (pun-intended). David Koresh’s Branch Davidians’ compound, named "Camp Apocalypse", caught on fire as the FBI came to arrest Koresh (actual name Vernon Law) for attempted murder of his son and a number of violations concerning ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    James, Son Of Thunder

    Contributed by Fran Van Hoven on Jul 2, 2007
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     | 4,268 views

    Have you ever known someone whose aggressive, ambitious personality just rubbed you the wrong way? Have you known someone who was so self-seeking that you couldn’t help but hope something humiliating would happen to them,just to teach them a lesson?

    James, Son of Thunder Matthew 10: 2 These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; 3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; 4 Simon ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Warren Lamb avatar

    The Hidden Treasure, The Precious Pearl, The Dragnet And The Householder Series

    Contributed by Warren Lamb on Jul 8, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,336 views

    How do I really feel about the Gospel of Jesus Christ? What is it worth to me? Do I really care about it all that much? Important questions, all.

    The Smith House in Dahlonega, Georgia, has been sitting on a gold mine for more than a century. During renovation of the landmark hotel back in February of 2006, workers discovered the entrance to a four-foot wide hole under the concrete floor in the main dining room. The hole goes straight down ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Josh Reich avatar

    Give & Take Series

    Contributed by Josh Reich on Jul 10, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,077 views

    Elijah was a major prophet, but he was also just a man. God was able to do some amazing things through him.

    We are starting a brand new series today called The fabulous life of Elijah. If you have your bibles, you can open them to the book of Hebrews chapter 11 which is on p. 865 if you grabbed a bible in the lobby. Elijah is a prophet, was a prophet. I guess you could say is because he never died. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Matthew Kratz avatar

    Do Not Be Anxious About The Necessities Of Daily Life Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Nov 24, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,206 views

    Four reasons why worry, being anxious, is wrong: it is 1) Unfaithful because of our Master; 2) Unnecessary because of our Father; 3) Unreasonable because of our faith; and it is 4) Unwise because of our future.

    Format Note: The Basic format for this sermon came from:(MacArthur, J. F. (1985). The MacArthur New Testament Commentary. The MacArthur New Testament Commentary (Matthew). Winona Lake, IN: BMH Books.) During a Funeral this week in GLIWICE, Poland, large photographs of Robert Dziekanski’s final ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Michael Stark avatar

    Rules For A Righteous Life Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Nov 25, 2007
     | 4,629 views

    We Christians need to learn anew how to live a life marked by being quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger, if we will honour God through a righteous life.

    JAMES 1:19-21 RULES FOR A RIGHTEOUS LIFE “Let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness that God requires. Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Matthew Kratz avatar

    Love Your Enemies: Repentance & Forgiveness Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Feb 23, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,210 views

    The 1) Inquiry about forgiveness and then Jesus’ teaching about 2) The extent of God’s forgiveness of believers.

    Kevin Davis says he will spend the next 25 years in prison because anything less would be a "horrible injustice" to Jennifer Teague, the young woman whom he admits to killing. Ms. Teague vanished as she walked home from visiting with friends on Sept. 8, 2005. Her body was found 10 days later in a ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • D. Greg Ebie avatar

    The Ten Commandments – Two Sides Of Honor Series

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Sep 20, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,210 views

    THE TEN COMMANDMENTS – Two Sides of Honor

    • Exodus 20:3-17 (NIV) [3] You shall have no other gods before me. [4] You shall not make for yourself an idol. . . [7] You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God. . . [8] Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. . . [12] Honor your father and your mother. . . [13] You shall not ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God