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  • Curry Pikkaart avatar

    Drawing From Our Roots Series

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jan 27, 2015
     | 4,362 views

    Jesus' baptism was high point of His life - but it led Him straight to the desert of testing and temptation.

    “Jesus 101: Drawing From Our Roots” Luke 4:1-13 & 6:46-49 The night of my Ordination – the time at which I officially became a Minister of the Word – is still vivid in my mind. The joy, the solemnity, the anointing through laying on of hands – when the night was ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Go! And Be Refreshed: Stuck, Stagnant Or Spiritually Dry? Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Jul 1, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 639 views

    Have you experienced dryness in your soul — like you’re in a spiritual desert with no refreshment?

    Go! And Be Refreshed: Stuck, Stagnant or Spiritually Dry? Introduction: Are You Stuck, Stagnant or Spiritually Dry? It is a joy and privilege to bring God’s Word to you today. Let me begin by asking you something very personal: Have you ever felt spiritually stuck? Ever felt like you’re ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Jesus Is The Answer To Despair Series

    Contributed by Jesse Bennett on May 3, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,742 views

    Let me introduce you to an old friend you’ve know for a long time. A friend is someone that makes you a better person. That friend is trouble...

    Jesus Answer to Despair: Jesse Bennett Let me introduce you to an old friend you’ve know for a long time. A friend is someone that makes you a better person. Sometimes a friend loves you so much he will even hurt you to help you. Proverbs says the wounds of a friend can be trusted, but the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Three Reasons To Celebrate Christmas

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Dec 14, 2021
     | 4,709 views

    Your father and mother may have abandoned you, your spouse may have deserted you, but your God will never desert you. Your future is secure in Christ no matter what hurt, pain, or temptation comes your way.

    It’s Christmas Eve, and we are grateful you are with us tonight to celebrate. I am grateful for our string quartet leading us tonight. Where would we be without the music of Christmas? Christmas is the biggest holiday in American culture. The average American is expected to spend more than $1,000 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Telling Your Story - Contagious Christianity Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 20, 2004
    based on 128 ratings
     | 27,171 views

    The unsaved are really looking for something that can work in your life. How can you convince others that Jesus has made a difference in yours?

    OPEN: They tell me that being a “preacher’s kid” can be difficult for a young child. I read once of a preacher’s little boy who was told by his mother that he should wash his hands because there were germs living in all the dirt he’d been playing in. He looked up at his mother and got this really ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Fancy Footwork - Contagious Christianity Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 5, 2004
    based on 88 ratings
     | 14,780 views

    God say our feet are beautiful when we talk about Jesus with others. What’s so significant about our feet that God would think they would be beautiful?

    OPEN: Leonardo da Vinci had once worked on a great masterpiece for a long period of time. There was a young student standing next to him as da Vinci worked, and the student watched the master work as the painting had evolved in front of him. The student was awed by da Vinci’s technique and had ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    At The Cross - The Cross & Friendship Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 19, 2002
    based on 365 ratings
     | 65,928 views

    The Cross created a situation where the Son of God would call us His friends. How can that be?

    OPENING: * I wonder why it’s such a compliment to tell a woman she looks like a breath of spring, but not to tell her she looks like the end of hard winter. Isn’t it the same thing? * I wonder why it pleases her to say time stands still when you look into her face, but not to say her face would ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Depth Behind The Words

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Feb 26, 2013
     | 5,622 views

    This Thanksgiving sermon uses various Psalms to explore the depth behind the things for which we are thankful: friends, family, health, the world, God and what he does.

    Intro: The smell of the turkey roasting away has been tantalizing for quite some time, but now the breast meat has reached 165 degrees, the thigh meat is at 180, the skin is a beautiful brown, and the bird is resting tented loosely under foil. The pies (plural!) have been cooling on the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dennis Davidson avatar

    The Passion Of Self-Gratification Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Nov 30, 2009
    based on 55 ratings
     | 27,703 views

    God’s wisdom gives peace but the churches to which James wrote were experiencing chronic hostility & sharp confrontations. They fought, coveted, quarreled & condemned others to obtain their desires. They were dominated by self-will

    JAMES 4: 1-5 THE PASSION OF SELF-GRATIFICATION [Romans 7:14-25] Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy wrote of a man who was dominated by the driving desire for self-gratification. To possess land was his highest pleasure. Someone promised him that he could own all of the land he could walk around ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    My Story Can Change The World Series

    Contributed by James Kirkland on Oct 25, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,620 views

    They cannot argue about your testimony. I get emotional when I tell of the mercy the Lord has shown me and others.

    My Story can Change the World Mark 5:19-20 (NLT) But Jesus said, “No, go home to your family, and tell them everything the Lord has done for you and how merciful he has been.”20 So the man started off to visit the Ten Towns of that region and began to proclaim the great things Jesus had ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Manage The Earthly With Your Eyes On Eternity

    Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Sep 28, 2010
     | 7,724 views

    What's Jesus teaching us in the story of the dishonest manage? How do we use earthly wealth to gain friends? How can we be faithful with what God has entrusted to us?

    Text: Luke 16:1-13 Theme: Manage the Earthly with Your Eyes on Eternity Season: Pentecost 18c Date: September 26, 2010 Web page: http://hancocklutheran.org/sermons/Manage-the-Earthly-with-Your-Eyes-on-Eternity-Luke16_1-13.html Grace and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Tim White avatar

    Jesus Changes The Neighborhood Series

    Contributed by Tim White on Apr 16, 2012
    based on 6 ratings
     | 12,207 views

    Jesus will change how you deal with your friends, neighbors and enemies.

    Jesus Changes the Neighborhood Proverbs 3:27-35 Ill. Catherine Booth was the "mother" of the Salvation Army. "Wherever Catherine Booth went," said Campbell Morgan, "humanity went to hear her. Princes and peeresses merged with paupers and prostitutes." One night, Morgan shared in a meeting with Mrs. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fitting In Series

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on May 7, 2012
     | 6,607 views

    It’s hard fitting in, yet it is critical to our well-being. Motivational speaker, Simon Sinek says it well. “Our desire to feel like we belong is so strong that we seek it out...What a dreadful realization if we are to learn that people had to “join a gan

    THE W5 OF LIFE GROUPS “Fitting In” Scripture / Text: Luke 19:1-10 INTRO One of the more awkward experiences of my life as a kid were the times we played sports, whether organized in a school gym-class or the field across from our house. Everyone lined out single file and two team ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    Spiritual Battle In The Life Of Abraham Series

    Contributed by Bala Samson on May 11, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,926 views

    Turn the hindrances and obstacles that come your way in life into ‘valuable-crisis-lessons’ rather than be stumped by it!

    Abraham – Part 1 - Hindrances Genesis 12:6” Abram traveled through the land as far as Shechem. There he set up camp beside the oak of Moreh. At that time, the area was inhabited by Canaanites.” Friend, today I share an extract of the message that I preached in our recent ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Ditto

    Contributed by Teresa Lynn Murray on Nov 28, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,053 views

    This sermon is about the transition of Christians from servants of God to friends of Christ.

    “Ditto” John 15: 15 Perhaps today you may have a better chance of guessing my age as I share with you the Word of God. Today’s topic consists of one word “Ditto”. I know I’m dealing with a congregation where seventy five percent of the members are under the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational