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  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    Looking Out For These Dads

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jul 12, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,779 views

    Many parents have kidded themselves into thinking they were teaching their children right when they told them what to do, but never did it themselves. The child picked up all the vibes that were coming through, and did just like the parents did.

    Opening illustration: THE IDEA FOR CREATING A DAY for children to honor their fathers began in Spokane, Washington. A woman by the name of Sonora Smart Dodd thought of the idea for Father’s Day while listening to a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909. Having been raised by her father, after her mother ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Joe Rowland avatar

    A Great Claim: Subtitle Does Your Shirt Need Ironed?

    Contributed by Joe Rowland on Apr 1, 2008
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     | 3,030 views

    We live in a day when many people are making many great claims. Is are claim matching are walk in Christ.God showed me that my shirt needs to be ironed.God has given us gifts they just need ironed out.

    A Great Claim Subtitle: Does Your Shirt Need Ironed? 2 Kings 2:8-12 8 And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground. 9 And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Responsibility Of Elders In The Church

    Contributed by Steve Hereford on Aug 25, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,643 views

    In the Scriptures, Pastors are referred to as "bishop, elder, and overseer." Why are they referred to in this way. In this message, Pastor Steve will examine these and more terms as he talks about the responsibility of elders in the church.

    We have completed our look at what elders are to be and now we’re looking at what elders are to do. In doing that, I would like to define the term that is found in 1 Timothy 3:1. It is the term translated "bishop." The term "bishop" is not a good translation because "it carries modern ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Timothy Dolan avatar

    Power Of Evangelism Series

    Contributed by Timothy Dolan on Jan 3, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 20,675 views

    The joy of Hannah’s trust and the power of God is a strong passage on conquering our own fears; including fear when sharing our faith.

    POWER OF EVANGELISM Scripture Text: 1 Samuel 2:1-2; 10 Introduction: Last week, Martin was kind enough to bring us a message on the Joy of Evangelism. In fact, in further support of his message last week; 1 Samuel 2:1 says, “My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies,” Why? “Because I rejoice in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dwayne Brown, PhD avatar

    Away From The Manger

    Contributed by Dwayne Brown, Phd on Dec 31, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 8,863 views

    We should insist on acknowledging and honoring Christ in the way He has directed us in His word, not in a way that men determine for themselves.

    Many people today are celebrating the birthday of Jesus. Most religious groups will have some observance of Christmas, commonly held to be the day Christ was born. And yet, there are some churches that have their doors closed this Sunday morning. We are not doing so here because we have no divine ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Church Of Pergamos 3 Series

    Contributed by Randall Lavere Ii on Jan 3, 2006
    based on 26 ratings
     | 5,280 views

    A powerful in-depth look into the message of Christ to the 7 churches of revelation.

    The church of Pergamos Randall LaVere II We have been going through the letters to the seven churches. It is important to know that these letters are not dispensational letters, but they are indeed applicable letters to us in our everyday lives. This is the last testament of Christ to the church. ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    A Parable Of Two Sons

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Oct 6, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,750 views

    In this parable Jesus is comparing the younger son to the tax collectors and sinners who came to Jesus. The elder son represented the Pharisees and religious rulers who continually found fault with the teachings of Jesus.

    A Parable of Two Sons Luke 15:1-2, 11-32 “Tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach. This made the Pharisaical teachers of religious law complain that Jesus was associating with such despicable people – even eating with them.” Luke 15:1-2 The Pharisees and ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    "Getting Water Out Of A Rock"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Sep 23, 2005
    based on 34 ratings
     | 12,375 views

    Combining Exodus 17:1-7 with Matthew 21:23-32 to preach a sermon on hope and the need for evangelism.

    “Getting Water Out of a Rock” Matthew 21:23-32 Exodus 17:1-7 In our Old Testament Lesson, that Sherry read earlier, we see that the people, the Israelites in the desert, are thirsty. They are standing around Moses and they are demanding water. Nothing had changed. The people had been fed, and ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Toby Powers avatar

    The Face Of Jesus

    Contributed by Toby Powers on Dec 29, 2005
    based on 44 ratings
     | 8,694 views

    Ever wondered what the face of Jesus looks like. The Word of God tells us.

    From the Desk of Pastor Toby Powers Truth Baptist Church Hwy 78 Bremen, GA THE FACE OF JESUS II Corinthians 4:1-6 Intro: Paul writes to the Corinthians while he is under great persecution and stress, yet he says that he has fainted not (v. 1). This is because he has received mercy, and, therefore, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Smith avatar

    No Rich People In Heaven Series

    Contributed by David Smith on Oct 27, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,597 views

    "Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How difficult it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!" And the disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said to them again, "Children, how difficult it is to enter the kingdom

    In any journey, such as a trek through the bush, there are exciting parts, such as when we start out (perhaps) and when we near your destination, there are relatively boring parts, and there are patches that are just hard work. In our journey through the Gospel of Mark we seem to have reached an ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Jason Jones avatar

    Pleasing The Man Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Aug 30, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,048 views

    Exposition of 1 Cor 4:1-5 regarding the stewards and servants: Paul and Apollos

    Text: 1 Corinthians 4:1-5, Title: Pleasing the Man, Date/Place: NRBC, 8/22/10, AM A. Opening illustration: Semper Fidelis, video from Marines.com B. Background to passage: Explain why we are skipping 3:18-23. Paul now adds one last little note that relates to how the Corinthians view him (and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Christian Cheong avatar

    Seeing God At Work Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 6, 2015
    based on 3 ratings
     | 11,857 views

    God works through our troubles and our prayers.

    God’s fingerprints can be detected all through history. • At times His work is dramatically obvious - like parting the Red Sea, tearing down the walls of Jericho - but other times, it’s not noticeable to our senses. • Our lack of perception, however, does not mean God is ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Scott Jensen avatar

    Rejecting The Son...receiving The Sacrifice On Good Friday

    Contributed by Scott Jensen on Apr 3, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,517 views

    Jesus sacrificed himself as a voluntary substitution for our sins. This Good Friday message uses the parable from Matthew 21 as a demonstration of the world around us.

    Jeffrey Ebert shared this story about an incident in his childhood. He wrote: When I was five years old, before factory-installed seat belts and automobile air bags, my family was driving home at night on a two-lane country road. I was sitting on my mother’s lap when another car, driven by ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • James Lee avatar

    Internal Bleeding 1 Cor. 1: 10

    Contributed by James Lee on Dec 12, 2016
     | 6,750 views

    It’s not about kicking people out of the church but fixing broken people and broken relationships

    Internal Bleeding 1 Cor. 1: 10 Show video Two elderly women were sitting together in the front pew of church listening to a fiery preacher. When this preacher condemned the sin of stealing, these two ladies cried out at the tops of their lungs, "AMEN, BROTHER! "When the preacher condemned the sin ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Davon Huss avatar

    You And Old- We All Speak

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 28, 2015
     | 7,142 views

    Timothy will represent the younger generation and King David will represent the older generation (Material adapted from the book, We Speak: Proclaiming Truth in an Age of Talk, chapter 6 "We Speak Through Our Lives"(

    HoHum: A preaching video of Kanon Tipton became an overnight YouTube sensation. The footage of his sermon was recorded as he spoke to a congregation in Mississippi and led to several television appearances. What made this so special? Kanon is 4 years old. On the other end of the spectrum is ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ