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How To Become An Encourager

Contributed by Dana Chau on May 13, 2002

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Discover how we can encourage others to be and to do what God wants them to be and to do

Let me begin by reading an email, titled, "What My Mother Taught Me," My mother taught me RELIGION: When I spilled grape juice on the carpet, she instructed, "You better pray the stain will come out of the carpet." My mother taught me LOGIC: From her decisive words, "Because I said so, ...read more

Scripture: Philemon 1:1-25, Philemon 1:25

Denomination: *other

Redeemed Series

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 28, 2002

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The work of Jesus in redeeming us

Redeemed – Eph 1:7-12 Steve Simala Grant – July 22, 2001 Our passage this morning jumps into the middle of a long section of praise to God for His great blessings. The first section, vss. 3-6, elaborates on the blessings we have in God the Father, and this second section elaborates on the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:7-12

Denomination: Baptist

Integrity And The Christian

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jul 14, 2002

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Christians need integrity in these important areas: Money, Sex, Power.

The news has been rife with stories of the lack of integrity in our culture. First it was the Enron scandal and the accounting firm of Arthur Anderson. Then it was WorldCom. Even Martha Stewart, the apron-clad icon of hominess, has been brought into disrepute through what appears to be ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:20-23, Isaiah 1:1-20

Denomination: Methodist

Dealing With Forgiveness Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Jul 3, 2001

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The story of Joseph gives us a model for forgiveness!

“When Life is the Pits” A Study of the Life of Joseph Sermon # 9 “Dealing With Forgiveness!” Genesis 45:1-20 “Simon Wiesenthal lost 89 relatives in Hitler’s death camps. He has devoted his life to finding Nazi ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 45:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

God's Light Calls Us To Fellowship Series

Contributed by Paul Fredericks on Dec 22, 2002

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How can we experience genuine fellowship? By walking in His light!

God’s Light Calls us to Fellowship Acts 9:26-31 – fellowship community 22 December 2002 Series – Christmas: A Celebration of Light! Introduction: Our series is simply, Christmas: A Celebration of Light! And throughout our series, we have been anchored by one main verse from the gospel of John - ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:26-31, 1 John 1:5-10

Denomination: Baptist

Dealing With A Giant

Contributed by William Neel on Jan 14, 2003

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How to deal with the problems of life and gain the victory.

DEALING WITH A GIANT I SAMUEL 17 INTRODUCTION Overheard one employee at a health club speaking to another at the beginning of the new year. “It will be busy for the next couple of weeks but then things will be back to normal”. There is a person with an understanding of their culture. But isn’t ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:1-50

Denomination: Baptist

A Soldier's Story

Contributed by William Groover on Mar 5, 2002

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Dramatic monologue in the form of a letter written home by the Centurion who crucified Jesus.

"A Soldier’s Letter Home" Dr. Bill Groover Copyright 1997 From Claudius, son of Marcus, Legionnaire in the Imperial Army of Caesar--former Legionnaire in the Imperial Army of Caesar. To my beloved parents and family in Neapolis. May this letter find you in good health and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:54, Mark 15:39

Denomination: Baptist

Peace Starts With Me Series

Contributed by Eric Snyder on Apr 4, 2002

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Part 1 of a new series

Peace starts with me, Live @ Peace series Romans 12:18, Philippians 4:1-9 Eric A. Snyder, Minister, Farwell Church of Christ April 7, 2002 A Lawyer was duck hunting in Montana recently, when he attempted to cross a fence into a field to retrieve a duck he had shot. A farmer suddenly pulled up in ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:17-18, Philippians 4:1-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Advent And Casting The Nets

Contributed by John Gullick on Dec 20, 2003

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A sermon that reminds us of the importance of Christmas and the responsibility of the Christian to be "fishers of men"

Cast your nets on the other side. Today is the fourth and last Sunday of Advent. Next time that we meet it will be Christmas. One of the things that we realize about Christmas is that it is something that totally changes the world. We celebrate the birth of Jesus because his birth literally ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:4-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

"Conviction & Courage When The Heat Is On"

Contributed by Quintin Morrow on May 19, 2003

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A message on how believers can live victorious Christian lives in a hostile a culture.

Daniel 3:1-25 The Rev’d Quintin Morrow St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Fort Worth, Texas www.st-andrew.com The Text Summary: God’s people are to know, proclaim, and live His commandments, despite threats and pressures by the culture to do otherwise, all the while trusting the Lord to save them. ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 3:1-25

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Go In Peace? Naaman Healed

Contributed by B. D. B Moses on Jun 25, 2003

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Naaman has just told Elisha that he will be going back to his Pagan land and will visit a temple of the god Rimmon. He will bow down right smack in the midst of active idol worship in the temple. Wow! Elisha said, "go in peace" to that?

Read: 2 Kings 5:19 “Go in peace,” Elisha said. Here we find one of the greatest miracles of the Bible. Naaman is healed of Leprosy. It is a feel good story that makes us all warm and fuzzy inside. We can read it, feel blessed, and move right along to the next story when Elisha causes an axe ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 5:19, Luke 4:27

Denomination: Baptist

3 Ways To Treat Mom

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Aug 6, 2003

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Mothers, both biological and spiritual, are to be shown love.

Three Ways To Treat Your Mom 1 Timothy 5:1-2 May 11, 2003 Chester’s FBC, Chester, IL Mike Fogerson, Speaker Introduction: 1 Here are some examples of some mothers and what they could have SAID: (PUT UP PICTURE’S OF MONA, HUMPTY, COLUMBUS, MICHELANGELO/CHAPEL CEILING, NAPOLEON, WHALE FOR ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 5:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

How To Fully Realize The Fact That God Works All Things Together For Good

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jan 28, 2004

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Even though many Christians can quote Romans 8:28, few of them fully realize the GREATER GOOD spoken about in the text. Only when we are able to completely surrender our rights, problems and perspectives to the Lord can we can fully appropriate the greate

How to Fully Realize the Fact That God Works All Things Together for Good - Rom 8:28 Introduction - Why do you suppose that many people live stressed out by anger, fear and worry? What are some of the reasons that more people seemed to suffer from burn out and fatigue than ever ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Focus On The Valuable Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Feb 2, 2004

based on 39 ratings

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5th of 5 messages. If you are going to follow Jesus - here is one lesson you simply must learn. The lesson of focus and passion without distraction.

Focusing on the Valuable Following Jesus We had our MCC Tour last Sunday and I shared with a number of our newest guests that we didn’t want them to join Meridian Christian Church. You see, we’re not about joining – we are about following. Our mission is to help people find their way home. ...read more

Scripture: John 2:12-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Next Level

Contributed by Charles Lane Iii on Feb 28, 2004

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What is it that will bring you into the next level of commitment to Jesus Christ and the Christian life? Lack of commitment hinders our development and prevents spiritual growth. Lack of commitment to spiritual excellence keeps us on a slippery place wh

What is it that will bring you into the next level of commitment to Jesus Christ and the Christian life? The original thought planned for tonight’s lesson was to present another lesson in this series on Apologetics, discussing some of the very specific statements in the Bible and some reasons that ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:3-6

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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