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  • Karl Eckhoff avatar

    A Peaceful Passing

    Contributed by Karl Eckhoff on Dec 31, 2002
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    Christmas is not a time when we like to discuss death, but the story of our Lord and the calendar of the church year won’t allow us to ignore it. The question then is how can we face this experience we would rather not discuss with peace.

    Christmas 1 B Luke 2:25-35 A Peaceful Passing 12/29/02 "A myriad of men are born; they labor and sweat and struggle;...they squabble and scold and fight; they scramble for little mean advantages over each other; age creeps upon them; infirmities follow; ...those they love are taken from them, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Peter Schmidt avatar

    You Are My Servant, Israel Series

    Contributed by Peter Schmidt on Nov 13, 2003
    based on 55 ratings
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    Isaiah records a divine Father-Son conversation as they discuss our salvation.

    Epiphany 2 Isaiah 49:1-6 Have you ever wondered what it would be like to eavesdrop in on a conversation where God the Father is speaking to God the Son? Wouldn’t it be interesting sometime to be a fly on the wall when members of the Holy Trinity sat down and discussed things together? Well, ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Eternal Time Out

    Contributed by Joe Harding on Oct 16, 2001
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    Failure to understand and accept Jesus and His teaching results in an eternity of separation from Him and His comfort.

    THE ETERNAL TIME OUT LUKE 16: 14-15, 19-31 SUNDAY OCTOBER 14, 2001 INTRODUCTION: A note from Jesus: You say you will never forget,... TRANSITION THOUGHT: Our text for this day speaks of the reality of the afterlife. The only problem with our text is that it is predominantly bad news. It seems ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Revd. Martin Dale avatar

    The Prodigal Son Revisted

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Aug 24, 2006
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    Why the original version would have been so shocking

    The Gospel reading is taken from: Luke 15:11-20 11 Jesus continued: "There was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger one said to his Father, ’Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them. 13 "Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Mark Lewis avatar

    Our Father Series

    Contributed by Mark Lewis on Sep 20, 2009
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    Part 2 in a series on the Lord’s Prayer

    Our Father Luke 11:1-2a Intro. – God’s supreme purpose for prayer, the purpose beyond all other purposes, is to glorify Himself. Although nothing benefits a believer more than prayer, the purpose in praying must first of all be for the sake of God, not self. Prayer is, above all, an opportunity ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Jason Jones avatar

    Sending Beautiful Feet

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Jul 17, 2008
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    Exposition of Romans 10:14-17 related to the commissioning of our first international mission team

    Text: Romans 10:14-17, Title: Sending Beautiful Feet, Date/Place: NRBC, 7/20/08, AM A. Opening illustration: talk about Erika thinking Maine was at the ends of the NA continent, recount our commissioning service with NAMB in Atlanta in 2003, and how there were many couples who would be leaving soon ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tina Carter avatar

    Waiting For A Miracle

    Contributed by Tina Carter on Dec 17, 2006
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    An Epiphany Sermon about our call to step outside of our own light to follow the star.

    It’s Epiphany today! And, in case you haven’t noticed, the wise men have been over on the mission table since the beginning of Advent. The holy family has been on the altar, and the wise men have been over there. Traveling to the Holy Family. Today is the year in the church calendar when we ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Chris Surber avatar

    What Gifts Do You Bring (Epiphany)

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Dec 30, 2007
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    It is in loving others – it is in sharing our gifts – that we become free to receive the most precious gift of all – the grace, love, and mercy of Christ in our own lives.

    What Gifts Do You Bring? Matthew 2:1-12 Introduction One of the most appealing Christmas stories is that of Amal and the Night Visitors. The three wise men are on the way to Bethlehem, and they come to the home of a poor woman who has a little boy named Amal. Amal is crippled; he could not walk ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Anthony Zibolski avatar

    No Excuse

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Apr 24, 2012
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    Moses had a burning bush experience with God and had no excuses that would be acceptable to God for not doing what He was called to do.

    No Excuses Exodus chapter 3:1-10 Introduction- I want to talk to you about a God that desires to communicate with us every day. We live in a society that believes that God is distant and uncaring and not wanting to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Coz von avatar

    Ufo's Are We Alone In The Universe? Series

    Contributed by Coz Von on Jul 13, 2016
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    the Bible provides us with a very positive answer to the question of whether intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe: it does.

    14 From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth. On April 21, 1991, Alitalia pilot Achille Zaghetti was flying a passenger plane from Milan to London when he saw an object streak in front of his plane. “Look out! Look out!” he exclaimed to his ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • C Jordan avatar

    The Storyteller: The Parables Of Jesus: Lost And Found

    Contributed by C Jordan on Jul 17, 2015
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    In the parable of the prodigal son, Jesus reveals God as Father who is extravagant in His love for us, welcoming both rebellious and religious sons to come home.

    THE STORYTELLER: THE PARABLES OF JESUS #2: LOST AND FOUND OPENING: Have you ever lost something that was important to you? • I remember one time I lost my wallet and how I felt – looked everywhere for it! • There was another time we lost Austin in Walmart, and left Caleb behind ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Daniel Austin avatar

    Our Father

    Contributed by Daniel Austin on Aug 6, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
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    The bible reveals God as our Father and tells of His desire that we be His children. He has given us the choice to believe in His Son and become His children.

    Our Father 06/21/09 AM Text: Psalm 89:26 Introduction Today is Father’s day so first let me say Happy Father’s Day to all the dads here this morning. Although it seems that we’ve always been celebrating Dad’s day it is a still a bit of a new comer as an observed ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Jay Bunting avatar

    Gifts Of The Wise People

    Contributed by Jay Bunting on Dec 25, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,271 views

    This sermon challenges us to bring our gifts to the King of Kings.

    Epiphany 2011 Matthew 2:1-12 Gifts of the wise people. Today’s Gospel reading is where the story of the wise men coming to worship at the feet of Jesus is told. It is during this time of year, immediately following Christmas, that we commemorate this event; and this week is widely ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Anthony Zibolski avatar

    Building Relationships Series

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Jul 20, 2012
     | 19,784 views

    In God's Word there is instructions on how we are to build and maintain relationships with the Lord and with others.

    Building a relationship 1 John 4:7-16 Introduction- I am excited this morning to begin a new series entitled “Nuts and Bolts of life.” We will not race through this series because I think that a lot of times we take some things for granted only to find out that we don’t know as ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Nickolas Kooi avatar

    Rejoice?! Can We Really Do That? Series

    Contributed by Nickolas Kooi on Oct 4, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,373 views

    Rejoicing in your circumstances can be a difficult thing, if not impossible sometimes. Paul teaches us in this text about rejoicing in the Lord.

    Jim is going through some tough times. Growing up, he fell into a bad crowd, and long story short, he ended up becoming addicted to some drugs. After attending rehab for two months, when released, he falls into temptation, and goes back to using. His mother, Jill, found him in his room with ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran