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  • Tim Hedberg avatar

    Shift - Creation Care

    Contributed by Tim Hedberg on Oct 18, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,643 views

    Could it be that Jesus’ resurrections was meant to not only give hope to humanity but also to the rest of his creations?

    I want to begin this morning in John 20. John 20 is text that we most commonly read on Easter Sunday. It is John’s account of Jesus’ resurrection. In John chapter 20, we have Mary Magdalene going to the tomb where Jesus was buried early in the morning to anoint the dead body of Jesus with burial ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What Proves The Resurrection?

    Contributed by David Scudder on Mar 25, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,984 views

    There are many proofs of the resurrection, but Mary Magdalene found no peace until she SAW Jesus. Only a relationship with Christ brings peace. Intellectual proofs are not enough.

    What Proves the Resurrection? John 20:1-18 Purpose: To proclaim that Christ’s resurrection is real. Aim: I want the listener to be challenged to have a more intimate walk with Christ. INTRODUCTION: The Easter story is reviewed every year in every church that claims to be Christian. Most of us ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Source Of Encouragement

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on May 29, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,785 views

    Where do Christians find energy and direction...the vine. The connection based on a divine relationship.

    Source of Encouragement John 15:1-17 Look at this limb…withered leaves compared to the rest of the branch that I cut off of the bush. Broken right there by the trunk. If this were still on the bush it would not be long before it just dried up and fell on off on its own or Bobby and tony might ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Dennis Davidson avatar

    The Resurrection Body Is A Transformed Body Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jun 9, 2009
    based on 54 ratings
     | 30,382 views

    This section concerns the nature of the resurrection body. 1st, it is not the same body that was laid in the grave, simply reconstituted; & 2nd the new body is related to the original 1. It will be related to the original yet different.

    [RESURRECTION REALITIES SERIES] 1 CORINTHIANS 15: 35-42 THE RESURRECTION BODY IS A TRANSFORMED BODY [John 12: 23-28] After having established that the resurrection of Christ is the pledge of the raising again of the believer’s body, Paul answers the question: "What kind of body will the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Gift Of A Tomb Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Apr 19, 2009
     | 6,340 views

    This is a stewardship message looking at the gift given to Christ by Joseph of Arimathea.

    When our daughter, Deborah, was preparing to depart for Odessa in Ukraine last year she had to sign a form telling how she wished to have her remains disposed of if anything happened to her while she was overseas. Pretty heavy stuff for a twenty-one year old. But practical. What do you do ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    Holding Your Hand

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Dec 4, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 14,734 views

    We all face a variety of issues that threaten to make us stumble. Seeing the prosperity of the wicked caused the psalmist to question the goodness of God. But God squeezed his hand and reassured him that, given the judgment of God, the wicked do not reall

    Opening illustration: One of the joys of being with kids is holding their hands. We do it to keep them safe while crossing the street, or to keep them from getting lost in a crowd. And whenever they stumble and lose their footing, we grab their little hands tighter to keep them from falling. That’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Vital Signs In Christian Experience Series

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jun 15, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,798 views

    This sermon unpacks the relationship of the law to the Christian 1-6 and the pre-conversion experience of the law applied to Paul 7-13 and then Paul’s subsequent ongoing conflict with sinful nature as a mature believer 14-25.

    ROMS 7:1- 25 VITAL SIGNS IN CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. PAUL HAS GONE TO GREAT LENGTHS TO POINT OUT THAT A CHRISTIAN IS SOMEBODY WHO IS DEAD TO SIN AND ALIVE IN CHRIST. A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN SET FREE FROM THE SLAVERY OF SIN TO BECOME A SLAVE TO GOD. SUMMING UP CHAPTER SIX PAUL HAS STATED THAT ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Fruit Of The Spirit

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Jun 28, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,105 views

    Paul, Pt. 14

    THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT (GALATIANS 5:16-23) A brother attended a charismatic church retreat. It was such an emotional highpoint for him. He said he had never cried so much in his life before. Curious, he asked why more than half the audience speaks in tongues simultaneously, so I shared with him ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Why All The Noise? Series

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Sep 22, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,232 views

    How do we interpret our present time? Do we understand the times?

    “The Charge of the Light Brigade: Why All the Noise?” Jer. 4:11-12, 22-28 & 8:18-9:1; Mt. 24:3-14 & 36-44 Jesus, and the New Testament authors, spoke frequently about his second coming. One scholar indicated that 1 out of every 15 verses in the New Testament speaks about it. And yet we seldom ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Security Of Man’s Reclamation-2

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on May 3, 2010
     | 3,377 views

    Part 2 of a 2-part sermon. The writer to the Hebrews disclosed the essence of man’s reclamation. You can have, if you so choose, a sure reclamation. But how? Man’s reclamation is secured thru..

    The SECURITY of Man’s RECLAMATION-II—Hebrews 2:10-18 The writer to the Hebrews disclosed the means/essence of man’s reclamation. Man’s reclamation is secured by specific means. You can have, if you so choose, a sure reclamation. How is man’s reclamation secured? Man’s reclamation is secure ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    On This Rock

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Nov 8, 2009
    based on 9 ratings
     | 6,101 views

    What is the church supposed to be like, why do we exist. This message looks at 5 characteristics of the Church

    Twenty years ago I read a statement in the “preacher’s magazine.” And it said, “The church is like Noah’s ark, if it wasn’t for the judgement on the outside, you’d never be able to stand the smell on the inside.” I chuckled, I wrote it down, I filed it, but later I went back and read it and got ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Dennis Davidson avatar

    Sowing & Reaping Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Nov 12, 2009
    based on 55 ratings
     | 42,275 views

    The creation precept built into the very fabric of all creation, both physical & spiritual, is that a person reaps after the same manner & nature that they sow. Every thought, attitude or action has its own reproductive cycle. You reap what you sow.

    GALATIANS 6: 6-8 SOWING AND REAPING The principle of reciprocity is certainly being taught here. Though the initial thought is that their ministers should have a material return for what they spiritually sow in the life of the believers the principle extends beyond that arena. The creation ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Death, Be Not Proud Series

    Contributed by D Marion Clark on Oct 15, 2012
     | 7,822 views

    Death is a terrible curse, but death will not have the last word. For death will die and what awaits those who are in Christ is glory.

    Introduction The first funeral I presided over was for Mitch Mitchell. He died in his seventies of cancer. He died with his loving wife and family around him. The sanctuary was full for his funeral, even though he had not held important jobs and positions. He was simply a well-loved man. Soon ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Who May Live On God’s Holy Hill? Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Oct 30, 2012
    based on 238 ratings
     | 62,188 views

    Who may live with God? 1- Those who walk blamelessly 2- Those who speak truthfully 3- Those who wrong nobody 4- Those who give graciously

    INTRO.- ILL.- Three preachers got together for coffee one day and found all their churches had bat-infestation problems. "I got so mad," said one, "I took a shotgun and fired at them. All I did is make holes in the ceiling, but did nothing to the bats." "I tried trapping them alive," said the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    Marks Of The Faithful Church

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jul 16, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,100 views

    With what God has entrusted to us, are we faithful not only as individuals but as a church toward God. Are we willing to faithfully pursue Him and walk with Him no matter what! God put the church in the world; Satan tries to put the world in the church. Be faithful!

    Opening illustration: I wonder what Christ or even the apostle Paul would say if they were to visit our churches today. What a beehive of activity! Committees, programs, entertainment without end. But worship is often downplayed, services are cut back, prayer meetings are eliminated. Some call ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational