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  • Glenn Branham avatar

    The Journal Of God

    Contributed by Glenn Branham on May 1, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,238 views

    If the Bible was God’s journal, what would His entry read about the notable days of your life?

    "The Journal of God" Dan. 7:10, Rev. 20:12 Dan. 7:10 A river of fire was flowing, coming out from before him. Thousands upon thousands attended him; ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. The court was seated, and the books were opened. Mal. 3:16. Then those who feared the LORD talked ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Mission Defined: S-P-U-D

    Contributed by Eldon Reich on May 3, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,549 views

    Mission sermon using a potato as mission emphasis. Hand out potato, or stack altar witht hem in a call to action for missions.

    APRIL 24 MISSION DEFINED-- S.P.U.D. Matthew 25:31-40 How many of you remember playing with Mr. Potato Head? My brother and I had one on the farm. We nicknamed him SPUD. Spud was a real friend to us: We could make him into whatever face we wanted. We could make SPUD smile. We could make SPUD ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Stephen Wright avatar

    One Of Us Series

    Contributed by Stephen Wright on May 7, 2005
    based on 17 ratings
     | 6,705 views

    Jesus was called by His Father to be our High Priest, but He is also one of us.

    Heb 5 Introduction There have already been three references in Hebrews to Christ as our high-priest in the preceding chapters: - 2:17 in all things He had to be made like His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful High-priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Knowing Who You're Looking At - Meeting Jesus Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 9, 2005
    based on 68 ratings
     | 15,296 views

    The Bible frequently refers to Jesus as the "Son of Man" (even more than it calls Him the Son of God) Why was He called the "Son of Man", and what can mean to us?

    OPEN: In the late 1700’s, the manager of Baltimore’s largest hotel refused lodging to a man dressed like a farmer because he thought this fellow’s appearance would discredit his inn. So the man left. Later that evening, the innkeeper discovered that he had turned away none other than then ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • William Mouser avatar

    Rejoice In The Sufferings Of Christ

    Contributed by William Mouser on May 17, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,329 views

    Days before His crucifixion, Jesus exposed the hostility of the unbelieving world to Himself, and (by implication) to all those who are loyal to His mission.

    Fifth Sunday in Lent Deuteronomy 18:15-22, 1 Peter 4:12-19, Luke 20:9-18 Rejoice in the Sufferings of Christ Jesus’ encounters with the Pharisees were always occasions for high drama. I can’t think of one of them, with the single exception of Jesus’ conversation with Nicodemus, where Jesus and ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Mommy 9-1-1

    Contributed by Lynn Malone on May 18, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,096 views

    A prophetic call for mothers to value their children.

    Mommy 9-1-1 Lamentations 4:1-4 Reality TV has become an icon of our culture. From Survivor parties to Fear Factor reruns, our culture has embraced the genre of reality TV, and now we can add to the list Nanny 911, and Supernanny, two reality shows whose premise is for parents with ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Things Are Not Always As They Seem Series

    Contributed by Kevin Purcell on May 24, 2005
    based on 15 ratings
     | 8,602 views

    This is a First Person Narrative of the Lame Man that Peter and John healed in Acts 3. He says that when a person really sees the need of another person, then they can respond in faith and take a risk for that person. When that happens God blesses and g

    Things Are Not Always As They Seem Acts 3 Introduction [Show Acts 3 from Visual Bible or have it read by someone else.] [Enter from the back dressed in character] One thing that story teaches us is that things are not always as they seem. I learned that in a pretty dramatic way. If you had ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fear Not, Therefore; You Are Of More Value Than Many Sparrows

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jun 13, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 14,206 views

    A sermon for the 5th Sunday after Pentecost Proper 7 We are valuable to God

    5th Sunday after Pentecost Proper 7 Matthew 10:24-39 Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows   24 "A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master; 25 it is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they have ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Treasure Hunters

    Contributed by Richard Burkey on Jun 21, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 6,304 views

    Jesus warns us in this parable of the danger of pursuing the wrong treasure all our life, even finding it, and then discovering we have missed discovering life’s eternal treasure. Such eternal treasure is found in our relationship with Him.

    Treasure Hunters July 14-15, 2001 Luke 12:13-21 (New International Version) 13Someone in the crowd said to him, ¡§Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.¡¨ 14Jesus replied, ¡§Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Church Family Matters Series

    Contributed by Roger Thomas on Jun 28, 2005
    based on 159 ratings
     | 65,196 views

    Good News: the church is like a family. Bad news: the church is like a family.

    Church Family Matters 1 Timothy 3:15, 5:1-8 Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO Introduction: I have some good news and some bad news today. Which do you want first? Did you hear about the guy who was called into his doctor’s office? The doctor ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Eddie Snipes avatar

    The Importance Of Sound Doctrine

    Contributed by Eddie Snipes on Aug 4, 2006
    based on 29 ratings
     | 12,656 views

    Doctrine is not a theological mystery only found in classrooms but the basic teachings of scripture that must we must apply to our lives to be disciples of Jesus Christ.

    As the church has entered the postmodern era, historic biblical teaching has fallen by the wayside and new theologies have taken their place. The ‘new theology’ downplays the value of scripture and shifts the focus on emotionalism and experiential Christianity instead of Christianity based on ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jim Kane avatar

    The Obedience Of Love; The Love Of Obedience

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 4, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,502 views

    Fourth sermon in the summer 2006 Series, “Being God’s People by Serving, Obeying, and Giving.”

    What is love? Love has always been a big topic of discussion between us humans. Much is said about love and much is written about love. However, it seems to me that we have never been able to give a satisfactory answer to the question, ‘What is love?’ (1) But we are often able to describe love ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Loving Others Through Hospitality Series

    Contributed by Anonymous Contributor on Sep 5, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,112 views

    Encouraging the church to love our neighbor by our hospitality to guests using Abraham as an model.

    Practical Exercise during worship: After singing have congregation greet at least two people they do not know, or have not greeted in a long time (hint: encourage them to get out of their pews if they have to). Give extra time for this. Last week our focus was on how we can live out the second ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Greg Nance avatar

    Preachers!

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Aug 25, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 11,370 views

    Who needs a word from God today? Jeremiah shows us how much we all do!

    I was in a preaching class last year and had an eye opening experience. We viewed two videos of preaching. One was a guy who told a moving story about he and his two year old son going on a walk in the woods together and it began to rain. The rain turned into a storm and the little boy was ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Rodney V Johnson avatar

    When People See You Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Aug 26, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,738 views

    What do people see when they see you?

    When People See You – They See….. (Part 1) Scripture: Matthew 13:24-30; Mark 16:17-18; Luke 6:27; John 13:34-35 Introduction: When I enlisted into the military my first assignment was basis training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, TX. When the other new recruits and I arrived ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational