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  • Steven Buhr avatar

    Where Has The Love Gone?

    Contributed by Steven Buhr on Jan 27, 2011
     | 7,218 views

    Have we lost touch with the one thing that is SO necesssary for reaching out to the not-yet-Christian?

    Where has the Love Gone? Jan. 23, 2011 Sharing Your faith – part 3 Don’t you just love it when someone praises you for doing something good? Does your feeling of self-worth jump up when you’re told, ‘good job, well done!’? Do we respond well to a reward for the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Loving Christ Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Feb 3, 2011
     | 7,636 views

    Last in our vision 2011 series: New Riverlutions regarding the fuel for it all: a love for Christ that compels us

    Text: Psalm 71:15-24, Title: New Riverlutions: Love Christ, Date/Place: NRBC, 2/6/11, AM A. Opening illustration: Finish Strong video, Lyrics to Who is like You B. Background to passage: this is a psalm of old age. David (or whoever) was remembering and praying to God in their old age to again ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Secret Sins

    Contributed by David Scudder on Jul 11, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 19,574 views

    One of Satan’s biggest lies is that there are some sins that God does not either care about or know about.

    Purpose: To explain the folly and danger of trying to hide our sin. Aim: I want the listener to repent of and forsake sin of every kind. INTRODUCTION: One of Satan's biggest lies is that there are some sins that God does not either care about or know about. "In the Scottish highlands is an ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Joseph Series

    Contributed by Ricky Nelms on Jul 16, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 16,079 views

    We're talking about Bible characters who had close encounters with God despite their sins, problems, and failures. Today we're talking about Joseph. The outline is: 1-The Dream, 2-The Nightmare, 3-The New Day.

    CLOSE ENCOUNTERS SERIES 3 – JOSEPH This morning, we’re continuing our sermon series on “CLOSE ENCOUNTERS” and we’ve been talking about the great heroes of the Bible who’ve had close encounters with God, and how that no matter… --who you are --what ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Wait For It ... And, Go!

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jul 16, 2010
    based on 48 ratings
     | 11,158 views

    Nehemiah not only knew how to watch and pray and weep and pray...but also how to WAIT and pray. How to have success in impossible circumstances. Link inc. to formatted text, audio/video, PowerPoint.

    Wait for it ... and Go! Nehemiah 2:1-6 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/WaitForIt.html Nehemiah is the cupbearer for King Artaxerxes, the most powerful man on earth at that time. He and his people the Jews are in captivity in Babylon, and their home town of Jerusalem is burned and destroyed, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Heirs Of Heaven Make Good Samaritans

    Contributed by Eric Vertein on Jul 20, 2010
    based on 6 ratings
     | 9,745 views

    Christ gave the story of the Good Samaritan to expose our failure to show mercy to one and all. Christ is the true Good Samaritan, showing mercy to us all.

    Yesterday the New York Daily News had an article titled “Little Duckling has Guardian Angel as Good Samaritan Rescues it at New York Botanical Garden.” It’s about a New Yorker, who saw a little duckling and wanted to save it from predators. So she scooped it up, took it home, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Fruit Bearing Fruit Series

    Contributed by Christopher Lanham on Jul 20, 2010
     | 9,422 views

    What is most necessary for our growth in sanctification?

    Fruit Bearing Fruit Colossians 1:3-23 Cascades Fellowship CRC, JX MI July 18, 2010 Series: Through the Bible in a Year It was about nine years ago that Rachel and I planted some gladiolus bulbs in front of our house – well… really Rachel planted them. I had been gone for some reason ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    True Christian Humility

    Contributed by Larry Wise on Jul 25, 2010
    based on 9 ratings
     | 17,681 views

    An exposition of I Peter 5:5-7 about what true humility means.

    True Christian Humility I Peter 5:5-7 You Tube Video of Mac Davis singing “Oh Lord Its Hard to Be Humble…” You have probably heard about the guy who won an award for humility, but had it taken away because he displayed the award in his office? I heard about a preacher who was ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Surviving Through The Holy Spirit Series

    Contributed by Ricky Nelms on Aug 2, 2010
     | 4,801 views

    This is the fourth message in the series entitled "Survivor". We see one of the great ways to be a survivor is to tap into the power of the Holy Spirit.

    SURVIVOR SERIES #4 – SURVIVING THROUGH THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Today, we are continuing our sermon series on the subject of SURVIVOR And what we’ve been doing is talking over the last few weeks about how to be A SURVIVOR in the times we live in And you know how it is in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Christian Heroes Series

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Aug 3, 2010
    based on 9 ratings
     | 6,011 views

    God illustrates a life of joyful obedience through Christian heroes.

    Scripture Introduction As a society, our taste in heroes has changed. A few years ago, researchers asked two thousand eighth-graders to name prominent people they admired and wanted to be like. After the results were published, a columnist for the Chicago Daily News, Sidney Harris, lamented the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Seeds On The Rocky Soil Series

    Contributed by Eric Lenhart on Aug 13, 2010
    based on 6 ratings
     | 18,792 views

    Differences between growing deep roots in the faith and having a shallow faith.

    Seeds on the Rocky Soil (Matthew 13:1-23) 2nd in a series on: “The Parable of the Soils” Introduction: Over the past couple weeks I’ve been watching grass grow here at the New Song. Around the building, just like the Sower in the Parable of the Soils, I planted 120 pounds of grass seed. ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Seeds In The Good Soil Series

    Contributed by Eric Lenhart on Aug 13, 2010
    based on 9 ratings
     | 17,207 views

    Growing a mature faith in Christ.

    Seeds in the Good Soil (Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23) 4th in a Series on: Parable of the Soils Introduction: “Four-year-old Jason was visiting his grandparents. Grandpa was in his study intently reading. Jason walked in carrying a peach, said something Grandpa didn’t catch, and handed ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    "The Mark Of Christ"

    Contributed by Andy Grossman on Aug 18, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,216 views

    Christ marks you as His own with the Holy Spirit, consequently, we 1. Care, 2. We Bear, 3. We Share

    “The Mark of Christ” August 22, 2010 11 In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, 12 in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    Nehemiah - Master Delegator

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Aug 20, 2010
    based on 45 ratings
     | 12,041 views

    Many people skip over this chapter because it reads like a Hebrew phone book. But it is a very important chapter full of principles of leadership and delegation. Link inc. to formatted text, audio/video, PowerPoint.

    Master Delegator Nehemiah 3 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/MasterDelegator.html Last time we saw Nehemiah's vision, and now it must become reality beginning in chapter 3, and that's gonna take a lot of help. Many people skip over this chapter because it reads like a Hebrew phone book. It's all ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fhpr, Part 1 - Having A Common Faith Series

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Aug 23, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,051 views

    First in a series on healthy relationships that Christians can have.

    Foundations for Healthy Personal Relationships Part 1 – Having a Common Faith 2 Corinthians 6:14-18 August 1, 2010 NOTE: THE ME/WE/GOD/YOU/WE FORMAT IS FORM ANDY STANLEY’S BOOK, "COMMUNICATING FOR A CHANGE." Me: I’m generally what people call a “people-person.” I generally like hanging out with ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan