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  • Tim Smith avatar

    Why Church? Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 16, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,880 views

    There are five things being a part of church allows us to do which we can’t do on our own in the same way

    Why Church? Ephesians 4:11-16 George Barna is a demographer and social scientist who does surveys for major corporations like Disney and Visa but also spends a good portion of his profits studying faith trends in the US and the impact the church is having for Jesus Christ. In his book, Revolution, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Love That Endures Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 16, 2008
     | 4,282 views

    Marriage is an invitation to move beyond yourself and focus on another. Marriage is a ministry. It’s not about getting your needs met but serving the need of your spouse. God called us to love one another not because of our feelings for them but in spite

    A Love That Endures Genesis 2:18-25 There’s the story of a husband who placed an ad in the Rocky Mountain News just prior to a Super Bowl a few years ago. Will trade my non-cooking and non-shopping wife with attitude problem
for one Super Bowl ticket. No Indian givers. Call so-and-so at ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Agony Is Not Defeat Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 16, 2008
     | 5,123 views

    For three years Jesus had taught, for three years he had healed and performed miracles and for three years he tried to make a difference in his world and to point people to his Father. And now it had come down to this. Jesus and the disciples had arrived

    Agony is Not Defeat Mark 14:27-42 Anticipation can be the worst part of any experience. Anticipation is often the most painful of experiences. Throughout the week as Friday loomed nearer and nearer, Jesus’ sense of anticipation must have grown exponentially. You’ve been there. You know how you ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Jesus, Barnabas And Pontius Pilate Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 16, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,897 views

    In our Scripture today, we have Jesus bound by the Sanhedrin, convicted of blasphemy and sentenced to death but there’s one problem: only Rome can put someone to death. So after receiving 40 lashes, Jesus is taken before the Roman governor Pontius Pilate

    Jesus, Barnabas and Pontius Pilate Mark 15:1-15 Map of Jerusalem. In our Scripture today, we have Jesus bound by the Sanhedrin, convicted of blasphemy and sentenced to death but there’s one problem: only Rome can put someone to death. So after receiving 40 lashes, Jesus is taken before the Roman ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Condemned By The Righteous Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 16, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,468 views

    Jesus Trial before the Sanhedrin

    Condemned by the Righteous Mark 14: 53-72 This is a map of the city of Jerusalem. You’ll notice the Garden of Gethsemane. It’s at the base of the Mount of Olives. From there, while Jesus was praying, he could see the temple across the Kidron Valley. When Jesus is arrested in the Garden, he makes ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Transformed And Passionate Series

    Contributed by Dean O'bryan on Sep 16, 2008
     | 5,470 views

    Second in a series on our church’s vision; this one also addresses the issue of being passionate Christians, using Peter as an illustration of how Christ builds passion in us as followers.

    Series: Our Vision Sermon Title: Transformed and Passionate Don’t you just love this 2+ year election cycle? I heard on the news the Canadians are going to manage to have a national parliamentary election, start to finish, in 36 days! Wow. There’s a topic that keeps coming up ad nauseam -- from ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Torture And Humiliation Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 16, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,719 views

    When we think of the flogging of Jesus, it is hard for us to understand what really happened. The Gospels only give one line to it. So what really happened when one was flogged?

    The Torture and Humiliation of the King Mark 15:15b-23 Video from The Passion of the Christ” Chapter 16 0:00-1:30 Scripture reading When we think of the flogging of Jesus, it is hard for us to understand what really happened. The Gospels only give one line to it. So what really happened when one ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    V Is For Victory Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 16, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,598 views

    You cannot fully understand Jesus and Easter until first you have been to the cross. You cannot understand this day until you have been in a dark place, experienced tragedy or seen the supposed triumph of evil and sin and even the triumph of death. Once y

    V is for Victory Mark 15:1-8 You cannot fully understand Jesus and Easter until first you have been to the cross. You cannot understand this day until you have been in a dark place, experienced tragedy or seen the supposed triumph of evil and sin and even the triumph of death. Once you fully ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    "The Gospel Confirmed" Series

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Sep 17, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,635 views

    Sermon 4 in a study in Hebrews

    “For this reason we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it. 2 For if the word spoken through angels proved unalterable, and every transgression and disobedience received a just penalty, 3 how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation? ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    Vindicating God (Part 3) Stand In Awe! Series

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Sep 17, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,571 views

    This sermon continues to look at Gods electing love and calls us to examine our relationship with our creator. What is our response?

    ROM 9:19 – 24 . VINDICATING GOD (PART 3) STAND IN AWE! RECAP: WE ARE IN THE HEART OF OBJECTIONS BEING THROWN AT PAUL V19 - 24 FROM HIS JEWISH COUNTRYMEN, THESE PEOPLE HAD REJECTED JESUS AS MESSIAH, THIS WHOLE SALE REJECTION THEY BELIEVED WAS A SIGN TO THEM THAT JESUS IS NOT THE MESSIAH. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    No Condemnation! Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Sep 20, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 9,446 views

    Paul teaches us how we can be assured of our right standing with God even though we continue to struggle with sin in our lives.

    Scripture Before we moved to Tampa our family lived in Pennsylvania for 16 years. The first 5 of those years we lived in western Pennsylvania. And then we spent 11 years in central Pennsylvania. We lived in State College, PA, which is the home of Penn State University. State College is located in ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    An Upside-Down World Series

    Contributed by Byron Harvey on Jan 8, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,597 views

    This continues in my expository series through the book of Acts.

    What is it about the bad that seems much more tantalizing to us than the good? Mark Twain said that a lie could travel halfway around the world while the truth was still putting on its shoes. And the old maxim is that while good news travels, bad news travels fast. The mainstream media has been ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    A Fresh Start....with God - A Message Of Repentance Series

    Contributed by Mark Nichols on Jan 11, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,496 views

    When we feel like failures, a fresh start is right around the corner. Luke details what repentance looks like and how it should be done.

    TEXT: The anointing of Jesus’ Feet - Luke 7:36-50 TITLE: Fresh Start: With God - a Message on Repentance SERIES: Fresh Start TOPIC: Repentance OCCASION: Burnside Christian Church, January 11, 2009 PROP.: When we feel like failures, a fresh start with God is right around the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Strength In Weakness

    Contributed by David Flowers on Jan 11, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,669 views

    We live in a culture that glorifies strength, but God’s strength is made perfect in our weakness. What does this mean for us in the church?

    Strength In Weakness New Year’s 2009 Wildwind Community Church David Flowers December 27, 2008 Question for you: can you think of a single area of your life where you would like for people to see you as weak? I know – me neither. I mean, I’ve never had a problem letting people know I’m not ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    What's Seeping Through Your Skin? Series

    Contributed by David Flowers on Jan 11, 2009
     | 2,910 views

    In a return to an earlier series, Slowing Down (this is now part six of that series), Dave talks about the importance of structuring life so that the right influences “seep into our skin.”

    What’s Seeping Through Your Skin? Slowing Down, part 6 Wildwind Community Church David Flowers January 3, 2009 We’re going to do something tonight I have never done before. We’re going to pick up with new sermons in a series that I was doing a few months ago. This series will probably be a ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist