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  • Paul Decker avatar

    Living The Good Life

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Apr 16, 2006
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     | 6,932 views

    Live the good life.

    LIVING THE GOOD LIFE Colossians 3.12-17 S: The good life – as God intended C: Resurrection Day Th: A People with Purpose Pr: LIVE THE GOOD LIFE. ?: What? What is good about the Christian life? KW: Characteristics TS: We will find in our study of Colossians 3.12-17 four characteristics we are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Defeating Distrust Series

    Contributed by Chip Monck on May 3, 2006
    based on 21 ratings
     | 9,929 views

    A spirit of distrust can rest upon the body of Christ: inside the church, between churches, across a city. This message explores a challenge to trust Joshua experienced.

    Turn to Joshua 22. One chapter. One passage. One story. One point to the message. A few practical steps we can take. (Touched on the importance of finding the stories in the midst of dry texts: such as geneologies, territory boundaries, etc. For example, Joshua 22.) - Narrated/Story Told ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Desperation, Faith And Love

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Aug 10, 2006
    based on 158 ratings
     | 6,256 views

    In the life of Christ we see desperation, faith and love.

    INTRO.- ILL.- A lady wrote a letter to Dear Abby. “Dear Abby, I am 44 years old and would like to meet a man my age with no bad habits. Signed, Rose. Abby replied: ‘Dear Rose: So would I.’” Could that be called desperation? If any woman or man is trying to find a mate that has no bad habits, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Convicition Of The Spirit

    Contributed by Timothy Jones on Sep 14, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 13,033 views

    What does the Holy Spirit do?

    THE CONVICTION OF THE SPIRIT Romans 8:12-14 JOKE: Late one night, a burglar broke into a house that he thought was empty. He tiptoed through the living room but suddenly he froze in his tracks when he heard a loud voice say: "Jesus is watching you." Silence returned to the house, so the burglar ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    God Wants Us To Be . . . A Church That Becomes A Community That Cares Series

    Contributed by Joe La Rue on Feb 18, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 8,438 views

    An examination of what it means to bear one another’s burdens, and how to do it

    Title: God Wants Us To Be . . . A Church That Becomes A Community That Cares Series: The Church God Wants Us To Be (Sermon # 6) COPYRIGHT © Joe La Rue, 2008 February 17, 2008 Introduction A. Max Lucado, in his book In the Eye of the Storm, tells the story of Chippie the Parakeet. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Rest For June

    Contributed by Christopher Martin on Mar 15, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 7,285 views

    A funeral sermon for an 85 year old woman who had passed away due to a blood disorder, and had gradually lost a lot of her memory in her last month. I was at her bedside when she was called home, and her last moments served as a powerful witness to mysel

    Some of you as you arrived here this morning may have already noticed the two hymns that were chosen for the congregation to sing are “Softly and Tenderly” and “Precious Lord, Take My Hand.” Although they appear in our newer hymnbook, With One Voice, they’re actually pretty old, familiar hymns. ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Why We All (Especially The Elders) Need Deacons Series

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Mar 19, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 7,684 views

    God loves us by equipping and calling deacons to serve us.

    Scripture Introduction A guy dies, arrives at the Pearly Gates, and (as always in stories like this), St. Peter is there and asks him to relate a good deed he had done. He thinks for a moment then says, “Well, there was the time I was driving down a road when I saw a group of hoodlums harassing a ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Lighthouses Of Prayer 2008 Series

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jan 7, 2008
    based on 10 ratings
     | 9,698 views

    An explanation of lighthouses of prayer and a call to be one.

    Luke 10:1-9 January 6, 2008 The Sending Out of The Seventy-Two: Lighthouses of Prayer I grew up in the evangelical church, and through those years I heard and practiced many different methods of evangelism, or ways to draw the people around you to God through Jesus. Most of those methods ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Treating People Right Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Sep 3, 2008
    based on 38 ratings
     | 23,136 views

    A look at how we are to treat other people.

    Treating People Right One of your biggest problems and mine are people problems – learning how to get along with other people. There is a short poem that goes – “To dwell above with those you love – that will be glory. To dwell below, with those you know – that’s a different story.” We have ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Ask A Sign Series

    Contributed by Charles Scott on Dec 17, 2007
     | 4,394 views

    Throughout the history of Israel-Judah and in the birth of Jesus we see that God continues to visit and protect His people.

    Fourth Sunday in Advent(A) Ask A Sign Isaiah 7__10-17 Isaiah 7:10-17 Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz, “Ask a sign of the Lord your God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven.” But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, and I will not put the Lord to the test.” And he said, “Hear then, O house of David! Is ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Are You Ready To Die?

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 2, 2007
     | 10,765 views

    The certainty of death and the realities of heaven and hell compell us to make preparations for eternity.

    Introduction * On the night of April 14, 1912, during its first trip from England to New York, the Titanic struck an iceberg. The collision tore a 300-foot gash in its hull, and in 2½ hours the unsinkable ship sank. Some 1500 people died. * On May 6, 1937, in Lakehurst, New Jersey, the mighty ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Smith avatar

    Spiritual Training (1 Corinthians 9:24-27)

    Contributed by David Smith on Nov 16, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,922 views

    ’I do not box as though beating the air’ - the little known fight career of St Paul! ...

    Do you not know that in a race the runners all compete, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win it. (25) Athletes exercise self-control in all things; they do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable one. (26) So I do not run aimlessly, nor do I box as ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Scott Johnson avatar

    Stained-Glass Masquerade

    Contributed by Scott Johnson on May 16, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,417 views

    So often in the Church we pretend that everything is perfect, but truth is, it isn’t. The book of James offers insight into how to cure this ailment.

    Stained-Glass Masquerade (James 5:13-16) Intro: Do you ever walk in to a church service and begin to question the validity of the perfection that’s displayed? Do you ever look around at the people and ask “Is there anyone in here who fails?” or “Has anyone fallen down in their walk with God ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Strength Of A Nation

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jun 29, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,462 views

    July 4 sermon. God and country and how the founders saw things.

    INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • Freedom has always come to us at a price. There are always forces in the world who want to take away the God ordained freedom that every person on this planet should be able to enjoy. • We enjoy freedoms that a lot of the world can only look upon with envy. • We live in a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Ray Ellis avatar

    Your Greatest Freedom

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Jul 2, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,339 views

    This message responds to the 21st century views in America that believe all truth is relative.

    Your Greatest Freedom -Truth Will Set You Free John 8:31-36 As we celebrate the 4th of July this week we need to praise God that for now we are still “A Nation under God.” We live in a country founded upon the principles of freedom. For the past 230 years America has been led for the most part ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist