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  • MELVIN NEWLAND avatar

    What Will Your Answer Be?

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 9, 2001
    based on 156 ratings
     | 19,527 views

    What is it that we all have that is exactly the same? How are we similar? There are a lot of areas where we are different. But how are we all the same?

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (Revised: 2011) A. In Luke 19:11 27 Jesus tells a familiar parable, & for that reason I hesitate because when you talk about something familiar, people tend not to listen. They think, "I already know all about that." ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Alan Perkins avatar

    Keeping Hope Alive

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Nov 11, 2001
    based on 146 ratings
     | 29,351 views

    How do we keep our hope alive, even after weeks, and months, and years of disappointment?

    This morning, we continue looking at the topic of "hope". Over the past two weeks, we’ve seen that a Christian hope isn’t just a wish or a desire, but a settled confidence in God and in His promises. Christian hope is a continuing reliance upon God’s wisdom, and love, and power. What distinguishes ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Jerry Morrissey avatar

    Title: "Christians Are Not Patsies To Be Sponged Off Of.”

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Nov 11, 2001
    based on 119 ratings
     | 5,861 views

    Year C. twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost November 18, 2001 Heavenly Father thank you for teaching us that Christian charity is doing for others what they cannot do for themselves or cannot do at the time. It is not enabling others to be dependen

    Year C. twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost November 18, 2001 Heavenly Father thank you for teaching us that Christian charity is doing for others what they cannot do for themselves or cannot do at the time. It is not enabling others to be dependent or lazy or idle or be busybodies because ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Chris Appleby avatar

    The Dishonest Manager Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Nov 13, 2001
    based on 21 ratings
     | 7,534 views

    Make friends for yourself so that they may welcome you into the eternal home.

    If you’re a fan of those old Hollywood movies of the 40s & 50s then you may think that love makes the world go ’round. On the other hand if you’ve kept your ears to the ground over the past few weeks of electioneering, you will have realised that the song writers of the 40s & 50s miscalculated a ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • William Matthews avatar

    The Drama Unfolds

    Contributed by William Matthews on Nov 20, 2001
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,831 views

    The Christmas Story told in the form of a drama.

    The Drama Unfolds Luke 2:1-20 INTRODUCTION. The importance of the virgin birth cannot be overstated. Many of the prophecies of the Old Testament depend for their fulfillment upon the incarnation of Jesus Christ. The plan of redemption, the New Testament church, and many other doctrines hinge ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Your First Million Series

    Contributed by Glenn Teal on Nov 20, 2001
    based on 26 ratings
     | 2,833 views

    Stewardship Challenge

    Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Part I – Your First Million Glenn H. Teal, CrossRoads Community Church Sunday February 6/00 Millions of people are watching ABC’s game show “ Who wants to be a Millionaire?” In fact it has become a phenomenon. Week after week this melodramatic TV game show with ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    "Awareness Of Christ's Internal Presence Removes The Urgency Of His Second

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Nov 23, 2001
    based on 40 ratings
     | 3,045 views

    Year A. 1st Sunday of Advent - December 2nd, 2001 Romans 13: 11-14 Title: “Awareness of Christ’s internal presence removes the urgency of His second coming.”

    Year A. 1st Sunday of Advent - December 2nd, 2001 Romans 13: 11-14 Title: “Awareness of Christ’s internal presence removes the urgency of His second coming.” Beginning with chapter twelve, we are in the practical, exhortatory section of Paul’s letter. He has spoken of the different ways the one ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • William Jewett avatar

    Birth Of A New Era Series

    Contributed by William Jewett on Nov 27, 2001
    based on 31 ratings
     | 5,694 views

    part 3 of 4 of our series on worship as a lifestyle

    In a television program I watch there is an episode in which the minister stood up before the congregation. It was a vast sanctuary -- but it was almost empty. The minister looked out upon all of the empty seats and surveyed the 4 lonely people in the congregation -- one young man, and three ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    What To Do When The Bottom Falls Out

    Contributed by James O. Davis on Dec 5, 2001
    based on 99 ratings
     | 15,623 views

    How to prepare for the storms of life.

    James O. Davis is the founder and president of Second Billion (TM). You are invited to learn more about Second Billion by visiting www.billion.tv. TEXT: Mt. 7:24-27 TOPIC: Storms THEME: How to prepare for the storms of life WHAT TO DO WHEN THE BOTTOM FALLS OUT Introduction: 1. Do you know ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Robert Houston, Sr. avatar

    Men And Praise Series

    Contributed by Robert Houston, Sr. on Dec 6, 2001
    based on 116 ratings
     | 16,699 views

    Analysis of James’ exhortation to Men to be praisers of God - not just standing by outside of the perimeter of praise.

    "MEN AND PRAISE" Sermon by Pastor Robert Earl Houston, Sr., Assistant Pastor Westwood Baptist Church, University Center Nashville, Tennessee - www.westwoodbcuc.org www.roberthouston.org James 5:13(b) Is any merry? Let him sing psalms. Perhaps one of the most raging controversies in the church ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rodney Buchanan avatar

    The Best Of Times In The Worst Of Times

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 121 ratings
     | 24,932 views

    In a bad-news, good-news world, we need to remember that God’s good news 1. Is greater than the world’s bad news. 2. Transforms the world’s bad news. 3. Will do away with the world’s bad news.

    It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Jeremy Houck avatar

    A Sharp Dressed Man

    Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Dec 29, 2003
    based on 31 ratings
     | 6,919 views

    Paul tell us that to be pleasing to God there are some things that we must put on.

    I went to our local thrift store and bought an outfit, (Dark brown 1970’s pants, Hot Pink 1980’s shirt, Ugly tie, and 1950’s navy blue sports coat with red stiching) to preach this sermon. It went over real well. A Sharp Dressed Man Colossians 3: 5-14 By now the all of your Christmas presents ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • James May avatar

    Nehemiah's Vision

    Contributed by James May on Jan 7, 2004
    based on 55 ratings
     | 31,774 views

    Nehemiah had a vision and a call to do a work for God. He would let no one nor anything stand in his way. Through hardships, planning and perseverance the job was done and Israel had a home once again. God has not changed. Your dream and calling will c

    NEHEMIAH’S VISION Nehemiah 2:11-20, "So I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days. And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon. And I went ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Michael Luke avatar

    Getting Ready Series

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Jan 8, 2004
    based on 37 ratings
     | 7,531 views

    Christ’s return is inevitable. We need to be ready for His return.

    SERIES: “LESSONS FROM THE EARLY CHURCH” TEXT: ACTS 1:1-11 TITLE: ‘GETTING READY” INTRODUCTION: A. A fresh graduate from Bible college was in the pulpit in his first church. He was extremely nervous because he was attempting to preach without ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Rodney Buchanan avatar

    The God Of Second Chances

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jan 12, 2004
    based on 124 ratings
     | 88,374 views

    God wants us to understand: 1. Failure is not final. 2. Bad results can be redeemed. 3. The future is open. True change comes when: 1. You have a new occupant 2. You seek truth 3. You change your actions

    A little boy went out to the ball field by himself, wearing his baseball cap and carrying a bat and ball. In his eye was the look of steely determination. He was so full of confidence that he put his bat on his shoulder, tossed the ball into the air, and said, “I’m the greatest batter in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist