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  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Jesus Chilling Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 10, 2002
    based on 34 ratings
     | 3,928 views

    Jesus understood when, how, and why to "chill": when His emotional energies had been drained; how to back off the need to be needed; and for the purpose of providing a still point of healing for others.

    If there is any one thing that distinguishes my generation and later generations, like the Gen-xers, it is that we have totally different attitudes about work and play. We are light years apart about what we expect from work or what we want from play. People born before and during the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Restoring The Ruined Series

    Contributed by Marc Bertrand on Dec 4, 2002
    based on 50 ratings
     | 7,413 views

    A message raising the question of where we find the lepers of the 21st century and how we should deal with them in light of Jesus action.

    Restoring the Ruined Introduction: Casey House in Toronto is a modern day leper’s colony. None of the residents who live there has any hope for a cure. None of the residents who live there has any family interested in their plight. None of the residents who live there has any dreams for the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "The Life Of Jesus Christ"

    Contributed by Danny Moss on Jan 29, 2002
    based on 74 ratings
     | 11,082 views

    This sermon calls upon all believers to re-live the life of Christ.

    THE LIFE OF JESUS CHRIST Text: 2nd Corinthians 4:5-11 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake. For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkenss, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jesus Celebrated At A Wedding Series

    Contributed by Robert Galasso on Feb 16, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 3,915 views

    God is present in every moment and in every event of your life.

    Introduction: During this time in history, weddings were week-long festivals. The entire week would be spent celebrating the new life of the married couple. Often the entire town was invited and careful planning was required to take care of all the guests. To run out of wine was not only ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Jesus Asked For A Drink Series

    Contributed by Robert Galasso on Feb 18, 2002
    based on 25 ratings
     | 3,067 views

    What questions are you asking, and to whom are you speaking?

    Introduction: After the Northern Kingdom,with its capital in Samaria, fell to the Assyrians, many Jews were deported to Assyria, and foreigners were brought in to settle the land and keep the peace. (2 Kings 17:24). The intermarriage between those foreigners and the remaining Jews resulted in a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Turning Religion Into Relationship

    Contributed by Devin Hudson on Feb 18, 2002
    based on 666 ratings
     | 65,192 views

    John sermon series--8th sermon

    Turning Religion into Relationship “Nick at Night” John 3.1-15 3 men died and were standing at the pearly gates. What have you done to deserve Heaven? 1st—police officer, enforced law, fought crime. Peter, “OK, go on in.” 2nd—very wealthy and gave lots of money to charitable causes. Peter, “OK, go ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Four Soils Series

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Feb 18, 2002
    based on 124 ratings
     | 18,887 views

    Sermon on the parable of the sower. One’s response to the Gospel depends on the personal inclination of his will.

    The Four Soils Mark 4:1-20 INTRO.: Why do different people respond differently to the same message? Why do some reject the Gospel of Christ and others accept it and live Christian lives? Jesus provides an answer to this question in the passage before us. We will become more effective and joyful ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Jesus Free's A Woman Series

    Contributed by Robert Galasso on Feb 19, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,011 views

    In Jesus, there is the gospel of the second chance.

    Introduction: As Jesus was about to teach a crowd of people, he was approached by the religious leaders of his day. They were very angry with the success of his ministry. The attention was leaving them and they were used to keeping people under many rules. They were frustrated about their ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Acceptable Worship Series

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Feb 28, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 8,951 views

    Jesus confronts Pharisaic tradition.

    Acceptable Worshi) Mark 7:1-23 INTRO.: As we read the second through the seventh chapters of the Gospel of Mark, it seems to me there is a major emphasis on the controversy between the Pharisees and Jesus. The great expositor, G. Campbell Morgan, thought Jesus was intentionally confronting the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    3 Lent A

    Contributed by Roger Haugen on Mar 1, 2002
    based on 65 ratings
     | 10,374 views

    Jesus meets an outcast with love and acceptance.

    3 Lent A John 4:5-42 3 March 2002 Rev. Roger Haugen For me to preach on today Gospel lesson is difficult, if not altogether wrong. This is a woman’s text. As a man I cannot possibly understand her feelings as an outcast. If anything, I represent most of which puts her on the outside, all of ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Dennis Lawrence avatar

    World Class Christians Series

    Contributed by Dennis Lawrence on Sep 10, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 3,162 views

    Jesus has a heart for the whole world, and so so we need to have.

    World Class Christians Purpose Driven Life #38 Montreal June 8, 2004 Have you shared your story, or do you have a story about talking with someone about Jesus in the past two weeks? (Sharing from the congregation). This is good and represents some beginning, at least, to the process into which we ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    God's Man For The White House

    Contributed by Ivan Casteel on Oct 11, 2004
    based on 37 ratings
     | 5,790 views

    Challenge to Christians to establish Christ as Master.

    PP0524 DATE GOD’S MAN FOR THE WHITE HOUSE Ezekiel 22:30-31. "And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none." "Therefore have I poured out mine indignation upon them; I have consumed ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    I'm Saved, Hallelujah!

    Contributed by Steaven Snow on Oct 16, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,797 views

    A sermon that considers the great cost of so free a salvation.

    I’m Saved, Hallelujah! TEXT: Matthew 19: 16-25 16 And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? 17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rick Stacy avatar

    It's All In The Seeing Series

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on May 10, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 4,243 views

    4th in series of 5. Two different views of this woman (John 8:1-11) The crowd saw her as damaged and worthless. Jesus saw her as damaged and valuable.

    “Honor your father and mother” is one of the Ten Commandments. It seems a bit strange to me when you look at it set along side the other commandments. Why is this so important? Why, because parents have been given such a high and worthy charge – a living soul has been placed into their care. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Jesus In Action

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Mar 3, 2004
    based on 19 ratings
     | 7,498 views

    And in this chapter the good Doctor records for us 4 encounters that Jesus had with 4 very different people...(

    "JESUS IN ACTION" LUKE CHAPTER 7 INTRODUCTION Before the world was created -- before man was ever formed by the hand of God. God the father; God the Son; and God the Spirit were together. They have always been....THEY WERE/ARE/WILL ALWAYS BE... When Moses asked God who should he tell ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ