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  • Greg Hanson avatar

    Balancing Career And Family With Faith Series

    Contributed by Greg Hanson on Apr 13, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 11,908 views

    Our career and our families are two potential idols in our lives. But faith helps keep them in proper perspective and enables you to find a balance.

    Last week we started our series on Canadian Idols. We explained that idols are anything in our lives that take the place of God. God alone deserves and belongs in the place of priority in our lives, and when anything or anyone pushes Him aside, that becomes an idol for us. Historically, people ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Foolish Or Filled? Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Apr 22, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,347 views

    In order to be in the will of God, believers today must be filled with the Holy Spirit. Anything else is utterly ridiculous.

    1. Two contrasts and two comparisons (17-18) 2. To be filled with the Spirit is to overflow with praise (19) 3. To be filled with the Spirit is to overflow with thankfulness (20) 4. To be filled with the Spirit is to overflow with humility (21) EPHESIANS 5:17-21 I love my kids with all my heart. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Two Halves Make A Whole Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 19, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,101 views

    Couples, Pt. 10

    TWO HALVES MAKE A WHOLE (ACTS 18:1-4, 18-26) A couple was celebrating their golden wedding anniversary. Their domestic tranquility had long been the talk of the town. A local newspaper reporter was inquiring as to the secret of their long and happy marriage. “Well, it dates back to our ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    He Will Be Called Wonderful Series

    Contributed by Leroy Redding on Jul 10, 2007
     | 6,289 views

    Isaiah 9:6-7 #1

    HE WILL BE CALLED...WONDERFUL Isaiah 9:6 What’s in a name? Our names mean a great deal to us. Most of us strongly identify who we are with what we are called. Names make a difference to people. Some people go to court to change their names. Parents agonize over choosing names for their ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Transfiguration, An Apocalyptic Experience Series

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 31, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 7,378 views

    The Transfiguration is apocalyptic in nature revealing not only the divinity of Jesus, but also looks forward to the time when all is in complete submission to him.

    I hope this sermon is helpful to you in your studies. I have found William Lane’s commentary on Mark (new international commentary) very helpful and highly recommend it. There was a magician who was hired to do his act on a cruise ship. He had been there for several years and did the same act over ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    God's Faithful, Imperfect People

    Contributed by David Owens on Jan 15, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 25,161 views

    This sermon is based on the book Messy Spirituality by Michael Yaconelli. It is an encouragement to keep serving in spite of our imperfections.

    A. There’s a story told of a preacher who was preaching a message about the fact that no one is perfect. 1. To prove his point he asked for anyone who was perfect to stand up. 2. One man stood up in the middle of the congregation. 3. The preacher asked him, “Do you really think you are ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Simple Request For A Drink Of Water

    Contributed by Tammy Garrison on Sep 10, 2002
    based on 64 ratings
     | 8,580 views

    This is the 3rd in a series of 5 sermons of people who encountered Christ personally & how their lives were changed. The woman at the well invites us to meet Jesus at the struggles in our life and rise above our troubles.

    It all started with a simple request for a drink of water. It is noon, the hottest part of the day. Jesus has been traveling with the disciples. He’s on his way from Jerusalem, traveling North to the area of Galilee. The journey takes them through the countryside of an area called ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Namaan Is An Island - He Thinks!

    Contributed by Cynthia Hinson on Feb 16, 2003
    based on 36 ratings
     | 7,448 views

    Namann’s real problem wasn’t leprosy, was it?

    Namaan was a powerful man. He was a leader – the chief commander of the army of Aram – a country that today we know as Syria. He was a military man - someone who was used to giving orders and having them followed – a person who expected things to be done his way and without any questions asked – ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Abuse Of Power - That Ain't Right Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 31, 2005
    based on 66 ratings
     | 14,448 views

    Halloween is a fun time that permeates our culture.... and it also has its dark and sinister side. Yet even Halloween’s dark side pales compared to an even worse threat of the occult in our nation.

    OPEN: Tomorrow is October 31st. It is best known as the day of Halloween, but it also the day on which other significant events have taken place. · In 1938 Orson Welles broadcast his famous “War of the Worlds” that caused much of the United States to become panicked by the possibility that Mars ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Love Your Neighbor

    Contributed by Gregory Burcham on Mar 6, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 13,645 views

    Sermon deals with what God’s word has to say about love for our fellow man

    Love your Neighbor John 13:34-35 (KJV) February is the month of Valentines, a month that is dedicated to love. As such, it should be no surprise that I have devoted the entire month’s sermons to the subject of love. There are certainly enough types of love to go around. There is brotherly love, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joel Pankow avatar

    The New Covenant Is With Our Faithful Husband

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Mar 31, 2006
    based on 12 ratings
     | 5,470 views

    This sermon examines the faithfulness of God to stick with His people through the first and second covenants.

    April 2, 2006 Jeremiah 31:31-34 "The time is coming," declares the LORD, "when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. It will not be like the covenant I made with their forefathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Two Halves Make A Whole Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Apr 28, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 15,057 views

    Bible Couples, Pt. 10 (Final) "Aquila and Priscilla"

    TWO HALVES MAKE A WHOLE (ACTS 18:1-4, 18-26) A couple was celebrating their golden wedding anniversary. Their domestic tranquility had long been the talk of the town. A local newspaper reporter was inquiring as to the secret of their long and happy marriage. “Well, it dates back to our ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    I Pledge Allegiance Series

    Contributed by Douglas Dudley on Feb 10, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,905 views

    We, as Christians,have a dual citizenship, and we need to know our relationship to Civil Governments.

    “I Pledge Allegiance” Text: Romans, Chapter 13 Introduction. A man drives up to a large sheep ranch and locates the owner out in the pasture with his sheep. He approaches the owner and asks, “If I can tell you exactly how many sheep you own, can I have one?” The owner scratched his head and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Olympic Or Smack Down

    Contributed by Christopher Lanham on Feb 17, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,782 views

    Is your prayer life real or just an exaggerated production?

    Genesis 32: 22-32 Olympic or Smack Down? Prosper CRC: Falmouth, MI April 8, 2001 PM On a Thursday night not to long ago I caught a few minutes of WWF Smack Down, trying to get a current picture of what comes to mind when the word wrestling is mentioned. It has been quite a few years since I ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Timothy Smith avatar

    The Bible: Is It Credible? Series

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on May 27, 2006
    based on 26 ratings
     | 10,604 views

    2nd in a 4 part series dealing with topics that tend to divide people from each other and God.

    THE GREAT DIVIDE - PART 2 “The Bible: Is it Credible?” 2 Timothy 3:16-17 & 2 Peter 1:20-21 INTRODUCTION: (:22 video intro) This book is, without a doubt, the most popular book in history. Last week we talked about the novel, The Da Vinci Code and mentioned that it was one of the most popular ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church