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  • Victor Yap avatar

    Loving People And Using Things Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 26, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,642 views

    Friend of Sinners, Pt. 7 (Final)

    LOVING PEOPLE AND USING THINGS (LUKE 19:1-10) One of the greatest novels written, as well as my favorite Broadway musical, is “Les Miserables,” the story of Jean Valjean’s transformation from an uncaring and unfeeling man into a kind, noble, generous, sacrificial and selfless man later in life. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Desert Survival Series

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Dec 31, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,280 views

    Will look at this teaching from Jesus to show how acceptance of the death of Jesus in place of our own is the bread of life that all men ought to crave for, not reject.

    I was a Jr. High student from CO. We were visiting Artesia Christian College, near Carlsbad, NM. They told our group that we were going to take a desert hike – that it would be fun. So, we piled into vehicles and drove south to the Chihuahuan Desert. You know, from an air conditioned car, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Ultimate Gift

    Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Jan 1, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,571 views

    This sermon looks at the gifts of Christmas and also the importance of giving.

    Title: “The ultimate Gift” Text: Matthew 2:1-11 Date: 12/28/2007 Location: Sulphur Spring Baptist Church Introduction: Wednesday night, while visiting with my family in Calvert City we watched a movie starring James Garner entitled, “The Ultimate Gift.” In the movie Garner plays the part of a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Your Married Name Series

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 11,460 views

    Considering the names Beulah and Hephzibah to understand what it means and how desireable it is to be in a righ relationship with God.

    Happy Watangi Day! For those of you who don’t know, that was this past week. Watangi Day is a New Zealand holiday. If you would like to learn more about it, ask the Hintens, they used to live there. I think I know why they left there now… There’s a hill in New Zealand called: ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Called To Commitment Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Jan 2, 2008
    based on 50 ratings
     | 26,409 views

    This sermon calls for four areas of committment. 1. Commitment to FELLOWSHIP. (Membership) 2. Commitment to LEARNING. (Discipleship) 3. Commitment to MINISTRY. 4. Commitment to OUTREACH.

    [Note: Our church has a discipleship program known as CLASS. Christian Life And Service Seminars. This is a four step process to help Christians grow. Here are the courses: CLASS 101 - Discovering My Membership (Fellowship) CLASS 201 - Discovering Maturity (Discipleship) CLASS 301 - ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Prayer Of Moses

    Contributed by Ben Peak on Jan 3, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,438 views

    God is angry with the children of Israel, but, as he does several times in this book, Moses pleads with the Lord on behalf of the people.

    Maybe you’ve heard the story about a pastor who woke up from his after-dinner nap one late February Sunday in no mood at all to preach in that evening service. When he stepped out onto his porch his desire to preach lessened even more as he felt the nice warm air that had been missing from his ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    What Made The Wise Men Wise?

    Contributed by Andy Flowers on Jan 3, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,608 views

    Christmas Sermon

    Text- Matthew 2:1-12 Title- What Made The Wise Men Wise? Matthew 2:1-12 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and asked, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Shepherds?

    Contributed by Ben Peak on Jan 3, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 22,481 views

    Why did God choose to let shepherds be the first to hear the news of the Messiah?

    Over the past few weeks we have been taking a new look at some of the figures of the Christmas story. We’ve taken some time to study the stories within the story. We’ve looked at the story of Mary, the teenaged girl that God chose to be the mother of His Son. Last week we discussed the story of ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Test 6: Pride Test, Part 3 Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Jan 5, 2008
    based on 34 ratings
     | 11,462 views

    This is the final part of James’ sixth test of faith—the pride test. This third part of the pride test deals with our pocketbooks--greedy pride.

    1. The first example of greedy pride is hoarding treasures 2. The second example of greedy pride is defrauding measures 3. The third example of greedy pride is indulging pleasures A story is told about a rich man who was in the hospital on his deathbed. The doctors had only given him a short time ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Starting Over

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jan 6, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,617 views

    The New Year is a time for starting over and Paul’s story gives us some guidelines

    Wow 2008, the first Sunday of a brand new year. How many people stayed up to welcome the New Year in? And with a new year come commitments to change our lives to make things better or at least different. I don’t know what your resolutions might be but here are some reflections from off the ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    This Thorny Thicket Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 20, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,704 views

    For Martin Luther King Day. The words we offer fall into the thorny thicket of anxiety, despair, and distraction. Like King with his dream, we the church can give hands and feet to help those so captured.

    Our back yard is a thorny thicket. Other people have manicured lawns, with friendly plants laid out in neat rows. But our back yard is a tangled thorny thicket. Along one fence there are blackberries, growing in long canes that have to be tied up lest they wander into the next county. They ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Nehemiah: The Process Of Prayer Series

    Contributed by Travis Markes on Jan 22, 2008
     | 7,568 views

    Series on men and women’s prayers in the Bible that made a difference and how prayer truly is the difference maker in our lives. I borrowed the outlines from SermonCentral Pro Contributor Tim Byrd.

    The Process of Prayer. Nehemiah 1:1-1:11 I checked my notes and realized that it’s been a long time since I gave you a Bible quiz. Here’s a new test for you. I’ll give you a hint ¬all the questions have to do with the Old Testament. Who was the greatest comedian in the Bible? Samson. He brought ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bruce Ball avatar

    A Christian Heart

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Jan 22, 2008
    based on 13 ratings
     | 9,975 views

    A sermon talking about how Jesus wants our relationships with others to be, and how we can get them there. Communion meditation and sermon MP3 will be placed at www.sermonlist.com

    Do you treat others like you would want them to treat you? We think that if people were nicer to us, we could be nicer to them, don’t we? But that’s the Problem. Jesus didn’t say, “Treat people the same way they treat you.” He said, “Treat people like you would want them to treat you.” We ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Increase Our Faith

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jan 24, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,705 views

    This was story for our associate’s pastor 4th anniversary service comparing her faith to the faith of Mary.

    Increase Our Faith 12-16-07 Judges 7:1-8 Luke 1:26-45 When I asked Pastor Kellie if she would like to preach on her anniversary she quickly replied, “no and you can preach on “Increasing our faith.” So that is why I am up here instead of her on her fourth anniversary. How many of you have ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Virtuous Kingdom: Fruitfulness Series

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jan 27, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,841 views

    This sermon (and the included Children’s Sermon) are designed to emphasize that God gives us all the resources we need to grow and bear fruit; He therefore anticipates that we will do just that.

    The Virtuous Kingdom: Evidence of the Reign of God in the Human Heart The Virtue of Fruitfulness Mark 11 12-14; 20-21 Sermon Objective: God gives us all the resources we need to grow and bear fruit; He therefore anticipates that we will do just that! Supporting Scripture: John 15:1-17; Galatians ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene