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  • Stuart Blount avatar

    Building A Love That Lasts

    Contributed by Stuart Blount on Apr 24, 2001
    based on 84 ratings
     | 7,928 views

    Loving God as he deserves is so challenging for us. Our own human relationships can often give us clues towards this great goal.

    BUILDING A LOVE THAT LASTS Examining the ingredients necessary to loving God as he deserves One of the greatest love stories in the Bible is found in one of the strangest of the books of the Bible …… THE SONG OF SONGS / SOLOMON. It is the story of how King Solomon fell in love with one of his ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Mystery Hidden For Ages

    Contributed by David Anderson on May 5, 2001
    based on 81 ratings
     | 5,385 views

    The many mysteries of Old Testament prophecies come together pointing to Jesus as Messiah.

    Sermon: "Mystery Hidden for Ages Past" 2 Sam. 7:1-11,16; Ro. 16:25-27; Luke 1:26-38 + + + Listen again to these fascinating words inspired upon the lips of the Apostle Paul by the omniscient Holy Spirit: 25 Now to him who is able to establish you by my gospel and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    What Child Is This

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jan 11, 2002
    based on 64 ratings
     | 12,858 views

    A sermon for the First Sunday in Advent

    1st Sunday in Advent Matthew 24:36-44 "What Child Is This?"   36* "But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only. 37 As were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of man. 38* For as in those days before the flood they were ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    "Drop Your Anchors"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on May 30, 2002
    based on 77 ratings
     | 9,938 views

    Only in God are we safe and secure.

    Psalm 46:1-11 Matthew 7:21-29 “Drop Your Anchors” By: Rev. Kenneth Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA We speak naively about the the earth being a terra firma--which means that it is solid ground. But it isn’t. Geologists have discovered that the continents ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Freedom Isn’t Free

    Contributed by Steven Platt on Jun 7, 2002
    based on 50 ratings
     | 6,868 views

    Memorial Day Sermon. It opens honoring those who gave their lives for our country, but ultimately honors those who gave their lives for our King. It closes with the ultimate Memorial Service for us as Christians, the Lord’s Supper.

    Freedom Isn’t Free October 12, 2000. To some people, this may be a loved ones birthday. To others, maybe the day they bought their first new car. October 12, 2000. Undoubtedly, mothers were busy making Halloween costumes or perhaps even a few were beginning to buy Christmas gifts ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "Let There Be Peace On Earth"

    Contributed by David Washburn on Dec 8, 2002
    based on 59 ratings
     | 13,152 views

    True peace does not come through contented circumstances, but through a relationship with God

    As I was bringing our children to church Wednesday night, they were taking note of all the homes that were lit up and decorated for Christmas. They remarked at how they liked the decorations and the effort folk put forth at Christmas time. They also said, “People are different this time of year. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Backsliding Series

    Contributed by Andrew Stringer on Jan 11, 2003
    based on 141 ratings
     | 93,438 views

    A Sermon on Backsliding

    BACKSLIDING Hosea 4:16 Introduction: ILL: What’s a Backslider? "Dad, what’s a backslider?" the boy asked. "Well, Son, that’s a man who leaves our church and goes to another." "But Dad, then what do you call a man who leaves his church and joins ours?" "He’s a convert, Son, a convert!" ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    It Passes My Understanding

    Contributed by Keith Edwards on Apr 29, 2002
    based on 29 ratings
     | 18,286 views

    What a great promise! The peace of God can surround us and stand guard over our hearts and minds.

    IT PASSES MY UNDERSTANDING ISAIAH 26:3,4 “Peace that passes understanding” Philippians 4:4-7 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Payday For Mom

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on May 13, 2002
    based on 194 ratings
     | 12,243 views

    Not working outside the home? There’s enough to be done within the home to keep ten women busy (and probably twenty men). Consider the wages...

    May 12, 2002 Erma Bombeck writes; For the first 4 or 5 years after I had children, I considered motherhood a temporary condition -- not a calling. It was a time of my life set aside for exhaustion and long hours. It would pass. Then one afternoon, with 3 kids in tow, I came out of a ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    He Chose The Nails

    Contributed by Brent Zastrow on Mar 1, 2001
    based on 104 ratings
     | 8,492 views

    Considering the Choices God has made for us out of His great Love.

    HE CHOSE THE NAILS - I Peter 1:3-5 Feb. 25, 2001 Preached by Brent W. Zastrow, Saybrook Christian Church - Saybrook, Il. I remember reading about a guy who stopped in the grocery store on the way home from work to pick up a couple of items for his wife. He wandered around aimlessly for a while ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Bruce Rzengota avatar

    How To Pick Your Friends To Influence People Series

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Apr 10, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 5,908 views

    IF WE ARE TO FULFILL GOD¡¦S PLAN FOR OUR LIVES WE MUST GIVE CAREFUL CONSIDERATION TO HOW WE PICK OUR FRIENDS

    How to Pick your Friends to Influence People Mark 3:13-19 INTRODUCTION Earl C. Willer tells the story of two men who grew up best friends: Though Jim was just a little older than Phillip and often assumed the role of leader, they did everything together. They even went to high school and college ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    The Work Of The Ministry (Acts 6) Series

    Contributed by Gregg Strawbridge on Apr 13, 2003
    based on 21 ratings
     | 4,218 views

    The Apostles responded to physical ministry needs by delegating the responsibility to qualified men in order to continue to focus on the ministry of prayer and the Word. From this we learn that such a division of labor is necessary, wise, and protects the

    INTRODUCTION You might say that Socrates was ultimately responsible for the Greek NT. Socrates had a pupil: Plato (which meant “fatso”); Plato had a student, Aristotle; and Aristotle had a student, Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), the king of Macedonia that conquered the Persian empire and annexed ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    "He Told Him The Good News"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on May 18, 2003
    based on 27 ratings
     | 5,346 views

    A call to evangelism.

    ACTS 8:26-40 “He Told Him The Good News” By: Rev. Kenneth Emerson Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA One of the most perplexing questions for many of us Christians is this: “How can we spread the Gospel? How can we extend and promote Christianity?” Let’s face ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • James Barrett avatar

    The Prophecy Of Paul

    Contributed by James Barrett on Mar 14, 2003
    based on 55 ratings
     | 5,987 views

    Paul tells Timothy that at the end of the age men will be "without natural affection."

    THE PROPHECY OF PAUL 2ND TIMOTHY 3:3 Intro: Much of the focus in church today is on prophecy, in particular, where we are in the prophetic timetable. Much of the attention is centered on the events and trouble in the Middle East. People today are very interested in what the Old Testament prophets ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Marilyn Murphree avatar

    "Do Not Pass: Refusing To Judge Others" Series

    Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Apr 3, 2003
    based on 28 ratings
     | 7,742 views

    Why we should refuse to judge others.

    Iliff and Saltillo UM Churches Fifth Week of Lent April 6, 2003 “Do Not Pass: Refusing to Judge Others” Matthew 7:1-12 James 4:11, 12 INTRODUCTION: In today’s scripture when Jesus said “judge not” was He wanting his disciples to close their eyes to all evil and error? Did he intend ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist