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  • A. Todd Coget avatar

    What Happens To Me Sixty Seconds After Salvation? Series

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Apr 24, 2001
    based on 69 ratings
     | 5,187 views

    This sermon explains some of the things that happen to us at the point of salvation that a lot of people misunderstand and thereby cause themselves a lot of unnecessary grief.

    Personal Questions… What Happens to Me Sixty Seconds After Salvation? John 6:35-40 March 4, 2001 Intro: A. Sixty seconds is a pretty short period of time. 1. But there are a lot of things that can happen in only sixty seconds. 2. There are some pretty amazing things that can happen in only ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    The Price Of A Good Father

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Apr 24, 2001
    based on 61 ratings
     | 13,031 views

    This sermon deals with the price of being a good father by looking at the father in the parable of the prodigal son.

    The Price Of A Good Father 6/15/97 Eccl 3:1-8 I John 4:1-8 Text Luke 15:11-31 Today we celebrate Father’s Day in tribute to our fathers, grandfathers, great grandfathers, uncles, brothers and friends who have been there for us in our time of joys as well as difficulties. Men who have ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Jeff Seaman avatar

    Survivor Of The Work Place Series

    Contributed by Jeff Seaman on Apr 24, 2001
    based on 61 ratings
     | 4,947 views

    how can we survive at the work place.

    HOW TO SURVIVE THE WORK PLACE How To Be A Survivor - Part 6 Titus 3:14 (GN), Ephesians 2:10 (LB) Jeff Seaman You will spend approximately forty percent of your life at work, your job—about 150,000 hours. Surveys show that about one-third of Americans say “I hate my job.” Other surveys show that ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Jeff Seaman avatar

    Why God Made You

    Contributed by Jeff Seaman on Apr 25, 2001
    based on 38 ratings
     | 29,367 views

    How God Made You is about learning about the way God made you, he made you to us you in his work

    Why GOD HAS MADE YOU Psalm 139:13 & Selected Jeff Seaman You don’t have to travel too far around the world until you discover very quickly that God loves variety. He loves variety! He’s made all shapes, sizes, colors, intensities, incredible variety in our world. God has made over 300,000 ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Too Busy Not To Pray

    Contributed by Shaun Smith on Jul 29, 2003
    based on 84 ratings
     | 17,925 views

    Amidst the busyness of secular and Christian life, God is calling us to be still and know that He is God.

    ***It should be noted that parts of this sermon have come from the fantastic resource Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire by Jim Cymbala.*** My prayer for today is that we would all be challenged. Not that we would come to church expecting to leave feeling warm and fuzzy. But that, at the end of our time ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Your Attitude To Small Things

    Contributed by Sunday Adelaja on Jan 16, 2008
    based on 54 ratings
     | 32,892 views

    Every little thing has the potential to grow into something big only if you know how to care for it. It depends on your organizational skills and ability to pay attention to small things.

    Every little thing has the potential to grow into something big only if you know how to care for it. It depends on your organizational skills and ability to pay attention to small things. Then Jesus said, "Make the people sit down." Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Matthew Kratz avatar

    Love Your Enemies: Repentance & Forgiveness Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Feb 23, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,969 views

    The 1) Inquiry about forgiveness and then Jesus’ teaching about 2) The extent of God’s forgiveness of believers.

    Kevin Davis says he will spend the next 25 years in prison because anything less would be a "horrible injustice" to Jennifer Teague, the young woman whom he admits to killing. Ms. Teague vanished as she walked home from visiting with friends on Sept. 8, 2005. Her body was found 10 days later in a ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Darren McCormick avatar

    Respect Property Series

    Contributed by Darren Mccormick on Feb 26, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,894 views

    Sermon on the eighth commandment.

    AM Sermon preached at Central Christian Church March 11, 2007 God’s Top Ten 8th Commandment [SERMON SERIES SLIDE---IT’LL ADVANCE AUTOMATICALLY TO THE TITLE SLIDE THEN A BLANK SLIDE.] So did you hear the story about the Sunday School teacher who was teaching on the 8th Commandment and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Michael Stark avatar

    The Reason Jesus Came Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Dec 9, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,190 views

    A review of the importance of the Incarnation to us who are Christians.

    GALATIANS 2:20 THE REASON JESUS CAME “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” We don’t usually think of Paul’s Letter to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Treat Your Salvation Series

    Contributed by Dale Harlow on Dec 17, 2007
     | 4,255 views

    This sermon was preached right after the Virginia Tech shootings. Aside from the apostle Paul, I don’t know if we see a greater change in anyone than John. He went from a "son of thunder" to one who said, "little children, let us love one another." It

    As we continue through some of the smallest letters in the New Testament, we come to two of the letters written by the apostle John. But before we get to his writings, let¡¦s look at John, and how he was changed by Jesus. John is thought by most to be the youngest of the disciples. I would ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Ben Peak avatar

    I Didn't Do It

    Contributed by Ben Peak on Jan 3, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,904 views

    Sin isn’t just disobeying the “thou shalt nots” of the Bible.

    Have you ever gotten in trouble for something that you didn’t do? Now I know that everyone at one time during his or her childhood was probably wrongfully punished for something that they didn’t do. You know, maybe your brother or sister was the culprit and for some reason you got in trouble for ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Ben Peak avatar

    A Picture Of The Father

    Contributed by Ben Peak on Jan 3, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,129 views

    The Prodigal Son. A sermon focusing on the Father.

    This morning I want us to look at a very familiar passage of Scripture in Luke 15. In this chapter Jesus tells three parables… the parable of the lost sheep, the parable of the lost coin, and the parable of the prodigal son. The last parable is the one I want us to talk about this morning. No ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Ben Peak avatar

    By Faith, Abraham

    Contributed by Ben Peak on Jan 3, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,870 views

    I think we can look at Abraham’s story and see three things about his obedience that really spoke to his faith. These are three things upon which I think you and I can also measure our own faith.

    In the eleventh chapter of the New Testament book of Hebrews there is one of the most famous lists in history. It is a list of Bible heroes. Big names like Noah and Moses, Samson and David. And there were lesser known figures like Enoch and Rahab, Barak and Jephthah. What was it that held all ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Chris Kelly avatar

    How To Be A Vibrant Church Series

    Contributed by Chris Kelly on Oct 26, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,382 views

    A study on the 7 model churches as described by Jesus in the book of Revelation. Learn why the church is so important, and your part in what He’s up to in these last days.

    How to Be a Vibrant Church Series: Will the Real Church Please Stand Up? October 8, 2006 READ Rev.3:1-6 The ache in the chest wasn’t particularly bad. It wasn’t the fierce, crushing pain that usually signals a heart attack, (like in the movies)… but it was bad enough to wake me up from a deep ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Chris Kelly avatar

    How To Be A Passionate Church Series

    Contributed by Chris Kelly on Oct 26, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 6,544 views

    A study on the 7 model churches as described by Jesus in the book of Revelation. Learn why the church is so important, and your part in what He’s up to in these last days.

    How to Be a Passionate Church Series: Will the Real Church Please Stand Up? October 22, 2006 This morning I want to give you a little science lesson on thermodynamics! Remember that word from high school science class? In case you don’t, “thermodynamics” is a branch of physics that studies the ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan