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  • Rev. Matthew Parker avatar

    The Easter Continuum

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Apr 8, 2012
     | 4,561 views

    We all live our lives in relationship to God on some level. There’s a continuum from rejection of God to being embraced by God. This sermon outlines that continuum, which is often the journey we take to God.

    The visuals for this sermon are at http://prezi.com/8fxspeqp4jxn/easter-sunday-the-continuum/ So. Easter. Resurrection Sunday. It’s a great day. A day we remember every year when everything changed. How many of us were here last Palm Sunday? We celebrated the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Playing Favorites Series

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Aug 10, 2011
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     | 5,701 views

    Trying to secure our status in God's sight by checking off a list of church activities won't give us enough credit to get away with looking down on our neighbor.

    Mahatma Gandhi wrote in his autobiography that during his student days he read the Gospels seriously and considered converting to Christianity. He believed that in the teachings of Jesus he could find the solution to the caste system that was dividing the people of India. So one Sunday he decided ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Exclusiveness Of God

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Aug 28, 2011
    based on 14 ratings
     | 7,946 views

    Ephesians 4 tells us that Christianity is exclusive in that it worships an exclusive God. Understand that there is only one true God, Who wrote only one book, has only one begotten Son, and only one plan of salvation.

    The Exclusiveness of God Ephesians 4:1-6 There has been a trend in America today to have churches become all-inclusive and embrace or incorporate the teachings of other faiths into Christianity. One such movement is Chrislam which seeks to build on a statement of Malcolm X when he said, "We are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Shepherd's Voice Series

    Contributed by Tim Spear on Sep 6, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,060 views

    Jesus compares Himself as the True Shepherd and the Pharisees as false shepherds of the people.

    Jesus, the God Man: The Gospel of John “The Shepherd’s Voice” John 10:1-6 Introduction: “Hey, Pastor Tim! Yeah. I recognized your voice.” How many times has someone said something similar to you? You call and you don’t need to say who you are because they know ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Word Keeps The Word !!!

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Jan 1, 2012
     | 5,618 views

    To glorify Him, who keeps His Word always !!!

    THE WORD KEEPS THE WORD First things first. What is the main purpose of man’s existence on earth? It is to worship God, and to enjoy him forever so says the Westminster Catechism, one of the Revered documents of Christendom. I concur. When it comes to ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Play Dough Or Pliable Clay?

    Contributed by Craig Benner on Jan 7, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,830 views

    Don't be a silly putty christian. Bouncing around and taking on all shapes and forms. The Potter is looking for material that He can mold and make into a vessel of honor.

    Pliable Clay or Silly Putty? Text: Jer. 18:1-6 What substance are you? If only a vase could speak. It started out as an ugly chunk of dough, placed upon the wheel of the potter, spun around uncountable times with pressure applied; shaping and reshaping. Then it was sent to a ferociously hot ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Davon Huss avatar

    These Are My People

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 9, 2012
     | 5,596 views

    A sermon on the church based on 1 Peter 2:9-10 (Outline and material adapted from Dr. Jack Cottrell's book, The Faith Once For All, Chapter 23, The Church: It's Nature)

    HoHum: In Wheat That Springeth Green, author J.F. Powers has one of his characters say, “This is a big old ship. She creaks, she rocks, she rolls, and at times she makes you want to throw up. But she gets where she’s going. Always has, always will, until the end of time. With or ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Tempo Series

    Contributed by Antonio Silveira on Feb 11, 2012
     | 6,631 views

    God has a time for everything and he also moves at a different pace. Tempo is an important concept. God is patiently waiting for you

    Tempo Genesis 1 1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. 1. The first day 3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John E Miller avatar

    God's Eternal Purpose

    Contributed by John E Miller on Feb 14, 2012
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,372 views

    What God secures for His own eternal pleasure is the greatest answer to the cross of Christ.

    Ephesians ch.2 Paul’s letter to the church at Ephesus contains three wonderful strands of teaching; firstly God’s view of the believers’ exalted position in His presence, secondly, his divinely revealed understanding of the church as Christ’s body and thirdly, how the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    America’s Four Gods

    Contributed by Anthony Seel on Jan 9, 2011
     | 7,716 views

    Sermon on a biblical view of God based on Acts 10:34-43

    FIRST SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY January 9, 2011 St. Andrew’s Church The Rev. M. Anthony Seel, Jr. “America’s Four Gods” Acts 10:34-43 Who does the grocery shopping for your household. I admire those who regularly wage the grocery store battles. Last year, I was part of the MOVE weight loss ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Chris Surber avatar

    God Is Faithful

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Jan 11, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,822 views

    Faith is trusting in God's ability to do what He said He would do. It is the growing gift of God.

    God is Faithful, Romans 4:16-25 Introduction A pastor who visited an old man suffering from painful rheumatism found him with his Bible open in front of him. The minister noticed that the word "proved" was written repeatedly in the margin. He turned over a few pages and found, "God is our refuge ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Tom Fuller avatar

    Who Am I More Important Than? Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Jan 30, 2011
     | 3,966 views

    Divisions are never good in the body of Christ. But when the divisions take place over a celebration of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, things get serious real fast. In this lesson, we learn about avoiding the things that separate us, and clinging to that

    Among the many problems of the Corinthian church was division. Earlier in the letter he talked about division around choosing one leader over another. In the second half of chapter 11 he focuses on another type of division that was splitting the Corinthian church: the division of rich and poor and ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

  • David Wilson avatar

    Born Again?

    Contributed by David Wilson on May 17, 2012
     | 6,209 views

    Jesus shares with Nicodemus the need to be born again as the basis for righteousness, spirtual perception, and eternal life.

    VERSES 1-2 A Visit at night Nicodemus approaches Jesus by night. We need to remember that in the days before electricity people did not usually run around at night. There are only two assumptions we can make about Nicodemus visiting Christ at night and both of them are reasonable. First, that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jim Butcher avatar

    Three Of The Toughest Challenges Of Our Walk Of Faith

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jun 5, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,354 views

    Three tough things God asks of us just as much as He did of Abram.

    Three Of The Toughest Challenges Of Our Walk Of Faith: - What we’re going to see here is that Abram’s physical journey is a picture of our spiritual journey. - Most of us will not have to move physically to be obedient to Christ (though some will), but we all have to move spiritually to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jay Bunting avatar

    Are You Salty?

    Contributed by Jay Bunting on Feb 5, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,864 views

    This sermon looks at and compares how a Christians life should be like that of salt to others.

    5th Epiphany 2011 Matthew 5: 13-20 Are you salty? This week I heard someone ask this question about the church, it asked, “If your church was removed tomorrow from your neighborhood, from the community, would anybody notice?” I know YOU would notice, but what about the people in our ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican