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  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Man, The Created Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 30, 2014
    based on 30 ratings
     | 50,981 views

    God said He created man in His image. But what do we do if we've damaged and warped that image? How can we ever repair and regain what was lost?

    OPEN: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3IRZPjdpr0 (Video “Imago Dei” on youtube.com - play it through the 1:00 minute mark then fade out) Psalm 8:3-4 asks an intriguing question: “When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Messiah's Warning About Being A Spiritual Phony Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Aug 18, 2011
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,837 views

    A true follower of Jesus is someone that has been radically changed from the inside out.

    A Messiah's Warning About Being A Spiritual Phony Text: Matt. 23:1-12 Introduction 1. Illustration: A recent survey of Discipleship Journal readers ranked areas of greatest spiritual challenge to them. These are listed in this order. 1. Materialism. 2. Pride. 3. Self-centeredness. 4. Laziness. 5. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Making God Smile

    Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on Aug 20, 2011
     | 4,086 views

    After Vacation Bible School I see the lesson we taught is a lesson we need to learn, We all should want to see God smile.

    MAKING GOD SMILE (All my sermons use illustrations that can be found at www.sermoncentral.com and all scripture is NIV unless otherwise noted) A few weeks ago we had Vacation Bible School, a slightly obnoxious camel puppet, from Brooklyn New York, taught the kids lessons about Noah. The first day ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Legacy Of Unrepentance-3

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Sep 19, 2011
     | 2,760 views

    3 of 4. Cain’s legacy was a spiritually derelict/deficient progeny. Personal unrepentance leaves a legacy of spiritually dereliction/deficiency. What does such a legacy provide? Spiritually deficient populations seek...

    The LEGACY Of UNREPENTANCE-III— Genesis 4:16-24 Likewise we will leave a legacy to our families. But what of any value will they receive? Background: Previously we had looked at Cain’s willful disdain of God’s direction for his life, & discovered the ‘Tragedy of Unrepentance’(4:1-15). Today we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Did God Do When The Lights Went Out

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Sep 19, 2011
     | 4,023 views

    I THOUGHT THAT THIS MORNING, WE WOULD FIND OUT WHAT GOD DID WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. WE PROBABLY HUNKERED DOWN, LIT CANDLES, PULLED OUT FLASHLIGHTS, SEARCH FOR OTHER HOUSING, OR A VARIETY OF OTHER THINGS. WHILE SEARCHING THE SCRIPTURE, I FOUND SEVERAL

    WHAT DID GOD DO WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT A Survey through the Scripture concerning God and Darkness INTRODUCTION: THIS HAS BEEN SOME SORT OF WEEK HASN’T IT? THIS WEEK OUR LITTLE AREA OF THE WORLD HAS SURVIVED AN EARTHQUAKE, A HURRICANE NAMED IRENE AND A TORNADO. ALL THAT IS LEFT IS FOR A ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Mending Our Brokenness

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Sep 25, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,818 views

    What is required to prepare God's people for His work? Mending the holes.

    Ephesians 4: The Gift Do you like to get a gift? Sure you do, everyone loves to get gifts. Well most people, remember this from our series last Christmas. (Clip from Big Bang Theory) Often when we think of gifts in a church setting we think of the gift of grace, or the gift of salvation or ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    How To Amaze Jesus

    Contributed by Mark Jones on Oct 3, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,898 views

    EOLS: God responds when we exercise faith that comes through the revelation of His power in our lives.

    And Jesus Was Amazed (How to Amaze Jesus) Matthew 8:5-10 5 When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help. 6 “Lord,” he said, “my servant lies at home paralyzed, suffering terribly.” 7 Jesus said to him, “Shall I come and heal him?” ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Root And The Fruit Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 10, 2011
    based on 129 ratings
     | 51,068 views

    If I’m not saved by works (Ephesians 2:8-9), why is it that the Rich man in Luke 16 and the Goats in Matthew 25:31-46 went to hell because the DIDN’T DO good works? That doesn’t make any sense... or does it?

    A Sunday School teacher had spent a great deal of teaching her young class about the fact that doing “good works” could not buy them a place in heaven. To drive home her point she asked her class, "If I sold my house and my car, had a big garage sale and gave all my money to the church, would I ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    His Name Shall Be...immanuel - God With Us Series

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 17, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,552 views

    An examination of the title "Immanuel," geared to help the audience fully understand the wonder that God is with us and to make decisions about their living that will reflect their belief that this is true every day.

    Where was God? Where was God when terrorists struck on September 11? Where was God in the theater in Aurora? Where was God when Hurricane Sandy struck? A lot of people are living there. Someone left. Someone has died. Life has changed. Things that once were certain are now shaky. Where is ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Cost Of Living Series

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 17, 2013
    based on 5 ratings
     | 12,262 views

    Dominant Thought: Following Jesus means being willing to accept His plans for self-denial, and not being ashamed of the Lord Whose lifestyle and mission is contrary to the world's mode of thinking

    A guy was on a business trip and thought it would be nice to come home with a little gift for his wife. He stopped off at a perfume counter in a nice store. “How about some perfume?” he asked the clerk. She showed him a bottle of really nice perfume - $120. “Oooh, that’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Running On Empty Series

    Contributed by Tim Diack on Feb 4, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,378 views

    Naomi returns to Bethlehem despondent and embittered by sorrow and loss. What she fails to see, is what we often miss as well – that God is already at work behind the scenes!

    Running On Empty - Ruth 1:19-22 - February 3, 2013 Series: From Heartache to Hope – The Redemption of Ruth - #3 As some of you will know, I have a sister. She lives in Calgary, and has a growing family of her own, so we don’t see each other very often – certainly not as ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    God's Mercy For The Outsider

    Contributed by Jaco Bester on Feb 13, 2013
     | 11,288 views

    A reflection on the non-discriminatory mercy of God

    GOD’S MERCY FOR THE ‘OUTSIDER’... ISAIAH 56:1-8; MATTHEW 15:21-28; ROMANS 11:25-36 Introduction: The story is told of two university students who got into a bit of a debate about the existence of God... The one student was a fervent atheist and eventually blurted out in ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Leonard Cook avatar

    What God Series

    Contributed by Leonard Cook on Feb 26, 2013
     | 9,006 views

    Daniel chapter 3, What Kind of God do we serve?

    Introductory Material The Book of Daniel 6th Century • The Author of this book is Daniel. His name means “God is my Judge”. The book is named after him since he is the principle character and author. In Daniel 12:4 he claimed to write the book. From Chapter 7:2 and thereafter, ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Philemon

    Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Mar 12, 2013
     | 13,547 views

    A sermon on the complete book of Philemon.

    Today, as we look at the Book of Philemon, we are going to see forgiveness in action. So if you have your bibles with you today, open up to the Book of Philemon. Now I suspect that Philemon may be a difficult book for you to find. Unlike the Book of Eli it IS actually a book in the Bible, it is ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Worth Fighting For Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Mar 18, 2013
     | 15,676 views

    In this sermon, we see that Paul believed that the truth of the Gospel and the care of the poor were worth fighting for.

    Introduction: A. The story is told of a young boy who arrived home from school with two black eyes. 1. His mother said to him, “Have you been fighting again? Didn’t I tell you that when you were angry you should count to 100 before you did anything?” 2. The young boy replied, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ