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  • Kelvin Parks avatar

    Martin Luther King - January 2005 Speech

    Contributed by Kelvin Parks on Jan 14, 2005
    based on 54 ratings
     | 24,379 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

  • Fred Sigle avatar

    Breathing New Life Into The Church

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Mar 19, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,978 views

    There are churches (and individual Christians) who look at the trouble and hardships their dealing with and feel that God has forsaken them. They feel like their spiritual life is being sapped right out of them, and are on the brink of giving up.

    BREATHING NEW LIFE IN THE CHURCH A. How is your WALK with Christ? 1. I think most Christians will answer that question with, "It’s good." COMMENT: Deep down, however, something is MISSING. You can’t quite put your finger on it, but the JOY you once had in Christ is DIMINISHING. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Arriving On Time

    Contributed by Christopher Lanham on Nov 14, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,361 views

    Time is one of the great philosophical questions of all time – if I may make such a circular statement. Humankind has been in conniption fits since the dawn of time trying to discover its nature. What is time? How does it move? We know how to tell tim

    Note: Although not quoted directly, I am sure that this sermon was greatly influenced by Chuck Swindoll’s work Living on the Ragged Edge. Arriving on Time Ecclesiastes 3:1-22 Cascades Fellowship CRC, JX MI April 17, 2005 This morning I want to dispel one of the most widespread myths to ever ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Someone To Watch Over Me Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,064 views

    Joseph, Pt. 2

    SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME (GENESIS 39) A biographer of Michelangelo told about the famous artist's nagging problem with his work on a statue and his unconventional way of arriving at a solution to the problem. As he was working on a sculptor, the brilliant artist found that his own shadow on the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Jesus - Our Greatest Hope

    Contributed by David Owens on Jan 4, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,394 views

    When God is involved in the equation there is always hope. This sermon talks about where hope comes from and what it can do for us.

    Introduction: A. The story is told of a certain retired man who volunteers to entertain patients in nursing homes and hospitals. 1. One day he went to one local hospital in Brooklyn and took his portable keyboard along. 2. He came to one patient’s bedside, and told some jokes and sang a few funny ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Spiritual Suicide

    Contributed by Larry Wolfe on Jul 6, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,199 views

    The life of Saul exposed

    "Spiritual Suicide" At the close of the book of I Samuel one of the saddest stories in the history of the nation of Israel is told. Saul, the once highly blessed of God, king of Israel, commits physical suicide atop mount Gilboa (I Samuel 31:4). The man that was anointed of God (I Samuel ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Real Fellowship Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Feb 20, 2010
    based on 6 ratings
     | 11,999 views

    What does the word “fellowship” bring to your mind? Do you think of coffee or fried chicken or church socials? Paul had a wonderful fellowship with the Philippian church that didn’t have anything to do with any of those.

    I love our times of fellowship, don’t you? We joke all the time about how much Baptists love to eat, but I think that one of the reasons we like to eat so much is because of the fellowship that goes along with it. Those times are wonderful and I wouldn’t trade anything in the world ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Birth Certificates And Grave Stones Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 18, 2010
    based on 64 ratings
     | 61,908 views

    The "begats" are thought to be the most boring parts of the Bible. But are they? What can we learn from what God tells us in these "tedious" lists?

    OPEN: The story’s told of an old Scottish minister who was reading from the opening chapter of Matthew. He started reading, "Abraham begat Isaac, and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Judah…" Then it suddenly occurred to him how long this list was and, not certain he wanted to read all of that, he ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Hope: Thy Will Be Done On Earth As It Is In Heaven (Part 2 Of 3)

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jun 5, 2011
     | 2,757 views

    Where there is no faith in the future, there is no power in the present.

    THY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN: A BIBLICAL EXPLANATION OF HOPE {PART 2} REVELATION 14:13 Sermon Objective: "Where there is no faith in the future, there is no power in the present." INTRO Then I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Collapse, Deception And Marching Orders

    Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Nov 11, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,125 views

    In this passage Jesus shares with us some rather stark realities that mankind is at best Castle builders. That human saviors are only deceivers. That is the bad news. The GOOD NEWS is that God is King, Jesus is Savior and the Holy Spirit will lead us to everlasting salvation.

    Scripture: 1 Samuel 2:1-10; Hebrews 10: 15-25 and Mark 13:1-13 Theme: Collapse, Deception and Marching orders Proposition: In this passage Jesus shares with us some rather stark realities that mankind is at best Castle builders. That human saviors are only deceivers. That is the bad news. ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Fragility And Brokenness

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Jan 12, 2015
    based on 2 ratings
     | 12,734 views

    Life batters and breaks us in a variety of ways, but then God makes us stronger and more beautiful in that very fragility and brokenness.

    Title: Fragility and Brokenness Text: II Corinthians 4:6-10; 12:7-10 Thesis: Life batters and breaks us in a variety of ways, but then God makes us stronger and more beautiful in our fragility and brokenness. In that this is the 1st Sunday after Epiphany we are once again reminded of how Christ ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    No Need Series

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jan 20, 2015
     | 5,782 views

    You have no need! Can you believe it?

    “Jesus 101: No Need” Matthew 3:1-17 It must have been quite the scene. First, consider the location: the Desert. It’s not where an up and coming preacher should try to build his new church! Second, there was John the Baptist who was quite a sight! “John's clothes were made ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Healing Of Aeneas

    Contributed by John Gaston on Jun 6, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,135 views

    In the account of the healing of Aeneas, we see the Mistake of Nature, The Ease of Healing, the Directive, and the Point of Contact of Aeneas.

    THE HEALING OF AENEAS Acts 9:32-35 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. We've all heard about Napa Auto Parts, but did you know there is a restaurant called Napa 29? 2. The maître d' answered the phone and said, "How can I help you?... I'm sorry, Sir, this is a restaurant, not an auto parts store... No, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    How Do I Love You? Let Me Count The Ways!

    Contributed by David Nolte on Aug 21, 2016
     | 7,635 views

    Describes the breadth, length, height and depth of Christ's love

    “HOW DO I LOVE YOU? LET ME COUNT THE WAYS!” EPHESIANS 3:14-19 David P. Nolte Elizabeth Barrett Browning, wrote the well known words, “How do I love you? Let me count the ways. I love you to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the ends ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Dawn Of A New Day

    Contributed by Josh Foster on Feb 20, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 18,940 views

    The experiences and reactions of the women on Easter Sunday morn, in many ways mirror our reaction to the New Day that has come through Jesus’ resurrection.

    Walkin’ with Jesus: The Dawn of a New Day Scripture Text: Mark 16.1-8 INTRODUCTION The Easter story is an amazing and moving-story ~ …but not-just-because it touches us emotionally. But, it’s incredible and powerful because it really did happen; …and-because of ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene