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  • Denn Guptill avatar

    Get A Life- / Group

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Dec 5, 2000
    based on 147 ratings
     | 8,140 views

    This sermon was preached to introduce our LIFE Groups to the congregation

    They were the ultimate church plant. They started with 11, grew to 120, then to 3000. Not bad, as a matter of fact very good. But how did they do it? I guess that question has to be asked by anyone who is even remotely interested in church growth. What was the secret that they had that allowed ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Making Your Election A Sure Thing

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Dec 7, 2000
    based on 104 ratings
     | 8,907 views

    The Scripture tells us how to make our election in Christ a sure thing.

    MAKING YOUR ELECTION A SURE THING II Pet. 1:5-11 INTRO.- ILL.- Two political candidates were having a hot debate. Finally one of them jumped up and yelled at the other, “What about the powerful interests that control you?” The other guy screamed back, “YOU LEAVE MY WIFE OUT OF THIS.” What’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Bob Briggs avatar

    Ushering In A New Era Series

    Contributed by Bob Briggs on Dec 8, 2000
    based on 74 ratings
     | 13,750 views

    The Book of Acts provides us with a blueprint of living as Dr. Luke presents the beginning of the early church.

    Tonight we begin a journey to explore the unfinished work of Jesus Christ as the pages of Acts unroll before us. From the infant stages of the early church to our contemporary existence today, the work of the Kingdom of God is still actively being finished. This is an exciting adventure we ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Big Mistakes That People Make

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Dec 14, 2000
    based on 90 ratings
     | 9,952 views

    People make some big mistakes in life.

    BIG MISTAKES THAT PEOPLE MAKE Luke 12:13-21 INTRO.- ILL.- A newspaper in Kansas, trying to correct a mistake that had occurred in a previous issue, carried the following item: “We wish to apologize for an error in the wedding story in last week’s paper. Due to a typesetter’s mistake we said, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Bob Briggs avatar

    If Jesus Came To Your House

    Contributed by Bob Briggs on Dec 15, 2000
    based on 49 ratings
     | 16,548 views

    What would you do different if Jesus was coming over today?

    If Jesus were to come into your house, what do you think the first question he might ask you would be? Are you a believer in me? What is happening in your life? Why didn’t you take the trash out when you were asked? What would he ask? As I look at the Scriptures, I believe the first ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • MELVIN NEWLAND avatar

    Expressing Kindness Series

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Dec 22, 2000
    based on 470 ratings
     | 121,864 views

    Let’s see how Jesus showed kindness, because I think those are the ways we need to learn to show kindness today.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (Revised: 2015) A. Two weeks ago I started a series of sermons based on 1 Corinthians 13, & we began to consider what Paul said was "the most excellent way" to live. And that "most excellent way" is the way of love. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Rodney Buchanan avatar

    Where Your Treasure Is ...

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 27, 2000
    based on 437 ratings
     | 53,188 views

    The act of giving is an act of worship, tells me where my heart is, and tells me how much I trust God.

    Burt Reynolds starred in an old film entitled The End. In the film he decides to commit suicide by swimming out as far as he can until he is exhausted and then just go under. But after going under he is looking at the surface from the underside and decides not to go through with it. As he ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Rodney Buchanan avatar

    The Invitations Of Wisdom And Folly

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 30, 2000
    based on 107 ratings
     | 13,146 views

    Wisdom’s call is an invitation to fear the Lord, avoid deception and ultimately a call to life.

    This chapter of Proverbs contains the invitations of two women. One is called Wisdom and the other Folly. Wisdom abides in a rock solid house with seven pillars. She has prepared a banquet of choice meat and fine wine. The table is set and she sends out messengers to call out from the highest ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Timothy Peck avatar

    What Do Christians Think About God? Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Jan 17, 2001
    based on 88 ratings
     | 8,492 views

    Five key concepts Christians believe about God made understandable to seekers.

    Back in the mid 1960s TIME magazine’s cover stated that God was dead. Yet God stubbornly refuses to show any signs of rigor mortis. Over 30 years after TIME magazine’s obituary of God, 95% of Americans said that they still believe in the existence of God. But when it comes to defining exactly what ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Timothy Peck avatar

    The God Who Is Three-In-One Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Jan 24, 2001
    based on 85 ratings
     | 8,194 views

    The Bible’s teaching about the trinity for people investigating the Christian faith.

    Shortly after I committed my life to Jesus Christ I had some people knock on my door selling a magazine called the Watchtower. They said they were Christians, so I invited them into my apartment. We talked for a while, and they showed me the latest issue of their magazine. The cover story was ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Dan Erickson avatar

    Prophecy: Words To Us From God?

    Contributed by Dan Erickson on Jan 28, 2001
    based on 148 ratings
     | 8,353 views

    Are there some ways other than the Bible through which God lets us know what He desires and what He expects from us?

    RYAN: Pastor Dan, there is something I need to tell you right away. DAN: Are you sure it can’t wait until after the worship service is over? RYAN: No. No, this is important. DAN: OK, what is it? RYAN: Well, God told me that we need to change the color of the church carpet. DAN: Oh, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Timothy Peck avatar

    Confidence In The Face Of Rumors Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Jan 30, 2001
    based on 101 ratings
     | 10,587 views

    Four ways to face rumors about the end of the world with confidence.

    One of the biggest threats to confidence in our lives is rumors. Just ask office workers when a rumor starts that the company is going to have to lay people off. Before most of the workers were confident and secure in their jobs, but that rumor produces uncertainty, insecurity, and anxiety. That ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Timothy Peck avatar

    Getting Our Bearings Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Feb 1, 2001
    based on 129 ratings
     | 14,258 views

    Two ways to get our bearings and stay on course in the spiritual journey.

    When I was a child my mom and adoptive father bought a sailboat with fantasies of sailing around the world. But first we had to learn how to sail…which included learning how to navigate. One of my earliest memories was going out in our little sailboat from Marina Del Rey, and my adoptive dad ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Timothy Peck avatar

    Lighten Your Load Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Feb 1, 2001
    based on 147 ratings
     | 18,309 views

    How to lighten our load of four burdens that can crush us in the spiritual life.

    For many people today the spiritual journey is filled with crushing burdens. I think of the character Rodrigo from the 1986 academy award winning movie The Mission. Rodrigo, played by Robert DeNiro, portrays a slave trader who kills his brother in a fit of rage. He’s filled with such terrible ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    God's Got A Plan

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Feb 7, 2001
    based on 120 ratings
     | 18,330 views

    Even when we think all hope is lost, God has a plan in mind.

    God’s Got A Plan Psalm 1:1-6 Matthew 21:18-22 2 Kings 4:1-7 Have you ever seen a situation in which you thought it was a pretty hopeless, and been shocked that something good still came out of it. The problem is, what we see is not necessarily all of which is actually present. There ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed