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  • Jeffery Anselmi avatar

    Fishing For Jesus

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Oct 29, 2001
    based on 64 ratings
     | 8,695 views

    What do we need to do in order to be a successful fisherman for Jesus?

    INTRODUCTION  One of the many things that I love to do is to go fishing. I think that my love for fishing came from my father. My dad and I used to go fishing all the time when I was a kid and even as an adult. My brother and dad still go fishing all of the time.  I remember ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Come To The Banquet

    Contributed by Allan Quak on Dec 5, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 6,293 views

    There are many excuses we can offer for not accepting the invitation to come to the banquet which God has prepared, but none of our excuses are valid because Jesus deals with them all.

    Friends in the Lord, One thing you can guarantee when you have Jesus over to your place for dinner is that the table conversation will always be very interesting. Which is exactly what is happening in our text. But the teachings of Jesus aren’t recorded just because they are “interesting”. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Stephen Colaw avatar

    How Does Christmas Change My World

    Contributed by Stephen Colaw on Dec 7, 2005
    based on 234 ratings
     | 41,795 views

    Christmas as we celebrate it in America won’t change anything, but Christmas as the celebration of "The Word Become Flesh" will bring us love, peace and purpose in our lives.

    How Does Christmas Change My World? Scripture: Luke 2:8-14, John 3:16 and other selected scriptures Theme: The birth of Christ brings love, peace and purpose to our lives Seed: multiple sermons from other pastors and personal study. Purpose: To challenge the listeners to allow Christ into ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Paying Off The Mortgage In God's Economy

    Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Dec 7, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,823 views

    If our actions are debt, then thank God he’s our creditor!

    Title: Paying off the Mortgage in God’s Economy Text: Matt 6:12, 14-15, Leviticus 25:8-55 FCF: God wants our relationship to be predicated on forgiveness – He’s wiped the slate clean! SO: I want the congregation to understand that our slate is clean, and so I’m going to have a sin burning ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dave Kinney avatar

    Why The Jews? Pt. 2

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Dec 3, 2004
    based on 16 ratings
     | 2,745 views

    6 reasons why the land of Israel belongs to the Jews. Learn why the word "Zionism" or "Zionist" is such a hated word today. America has blessed the people of Israel for over 200 years now and why is that so important?

    “Why The Jews?” Pt. 2 Zechariah 8 In 518 B.C. the prophet envisioned a day when Zion or Israel would be a place of: · The return of God’s passion. Vs. 1-3 · The repentance of God’s people. Vs. 4-8 · The reliance on God’s prosperity. Vs.12 · The realization of God’s Promise. Vs. 13 Well this ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dean Rhine avatar

    Church On Purpose: Worship

    Contributed by Dean Rhine on Jan 11, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,392 views

    Worship as a purpose of the church

    Intro: How many of you came here today by accident? Really, how many of you just happened to be out for a nice Sunday morning walk, and just happened to end up here in the service? No one! How many of you came here on purpose? Everyone. You might think it odd that I ask that question. After ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Martin Luther King - January 2005 Speech

    Contributed by Kelvin Parks on Jan 14, 2005
    based on 54 ratings
     | 24,425 views

    ... what are YOU going to do to address the challenges we still experience as it relates civil/human rights?

    MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. COMMUNITY BREAKFAST WATERVILLE ROTARY CLUB, WATERVILLE, MAINE 17 JANUARY 2005 Mayor LePage, Muriel Scott, Deborah Silva, Debbie Halm, Rabbi Krinsky, Pastor Anderman, Wayne Theriault, Waterville Rotary Club, Ethnic Vocal Ensemble, Jody Rich, Distinguished guest, family and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Victor Yap avatar

    All That Glitters Is Salt, Not Gold! Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Jul 27, 2003
    based on 20 ratings
     | 5,676 views

    The Life of Abraham, Part 6 of 10

    ALL THAT GLITTERS IS SALT, NOT GOLD (GENESIS 19:1-26) My good friend from Northern California while we were studying at the seminary was hopping mad when he heard people say that the 1989 earthquake was a sign of God’s displeasure at and judgment on San Francisco, also known as the homosexual ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    See Yourself Standing Before The Seated One

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Nov 8, 2002
    based on 56 ratings
     | 8,082 views

    sermon on Last Judgment Sunday - standing before God

    November 10, 2002 Daniel 7:9-10 “As I looked, thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took his seat. His clothing was as white as snow; the hair of his head was white like wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze. 10 A river of fire was flowing, coming ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Can We Trust The Map? Series

    Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 14, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,609 views

    An introduction to Luke considering the trustworthiness of the author, the sources of information, the process of writing

    Luke – Can we trust the Map? I don’t know how many of you watch the show Survivor. I know – many of you are thinking – that is garbage. It is all about greed and money. And I’ll grant that it is. But I love to watch, it because I learn a lot about people from it. It is amazing how different ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Luke avatar

    Faithful In The Face Of Persecution Series

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Nov 18, 2004
    based on 16 ratings
     | 5,845 views

    Learning about faithfulness through the examples of Paul and Barnabas

    SERIES: “LESSONS FROM THE EARLY CHURCH” TEXT: ACTS 14:1-7 TITLE: “FAITHFUL IN THE FACE OF PERSECUTION” INTRODUCTION: A. At a retirement home in Florida, a group of residents were discussing their ailments: "My arms are so weak I can hardly lift ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Worthy Of Double Honor Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Mar 31, 2005
    based on 47 ratings
     | 66,418 views

    # 10 in series on 1 Timothy this message deals with how we are to honor those who serve in leadership of the local church.

    Living for Christ in a Confused and Confusing World A Study of Paul’s Letters to Timothy Sermon # 10 The Office of Pastor 1Timothy 5:17-25 In our last study we examined the first part of chapter five (5:1-16). This part of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tim Barrett avatar

    Widow Of Nain

    Contributed by Tim Barrett on Apr 1, 2005
    based on 48 ratings
     | 22,506 views

    An evangelistic sermon showing how coming to faith in Christ defeats death for us.

    Widow of Nain Big Idea: Jesus has compassion for people, authority over death and is the means to receive Gods help. Intro: As a PE teacher I take being healthy pretty seriously. I try and eat healthy, not have too many of those evil crispy cream donuts. I try and exercise every so often – ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • David Elvery avatar

    The Secret, The Reason, The Realisation, The Sacrifice

    Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 14, 2004
    based on 21 ratings
     | 4,604 views

    Examining why Jesus wanted to keep his identity a secret

    The Secret, The Reason, The Realisation, The Sacrifice Get everyone to stand - Need to conduct a bit of a survey, People think better on their feet Q1 Sit down if you’ve never had a secret before. Q2 Sit if you don’t have some secrets in your life now that you don’t want anyone else to know ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Our Ministry

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Mar 27, 2007
    based on 66 ratings
     | 18,477 views

    In this text, we want examine three different aspects of our ministry. 1- The attitude of our ministry 2- The author of our ministry 3- The activity of our ministry

    INTRO.- ILL.- One man said, “In my house, I make all the major decisions and my wife makes all the minor decisions. For example, I decide such things as East-West trade, crime in the streets, welfare cheating and increase in taxes. My wife decides the minor things such as which house to buy, what ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ