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  • Brian Bill avatar

    A Savior Worth Waiting For Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Mar 19, 2003
    based on 74 ratings
     | 21,303 views

    While Joseph was silent in the Scriptures, this quiet man of character left behind something that speaks much louder than his words ever could.

    A Savior Worth Waiting For Do you have your Christmas shopping done for everyone on your list? When I was growing up, I always waited until Christmas Eve to begin shopping for my four sisters. They always dreaded opening my gifts because they never fit or they were just plain junk. I was offended ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Gideon - Small Steps To A Big Impact

    Contributed by David Petticrew on Mar 19, 2003
    based on 25 ratings
     | 12,427 views

    Gideon’s example shows us what God can do with people who will follow him even in the small things.

    Introduction play Nothing Ever Happens by Del Amitri Describes a world that is not liked. The situation is no good. It refers to injustice, American business snap up Van Goghs for the price of a hospital wing. The Second World War, burning down the synagogues. And says it never changes, no matter ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Risking It All – Lessons From Esther

    Contributed by Jim Twamley on Mar 25, 2003
    based on 240 ratings
     | 82,496 views

    There are 4 major lessons we learn from the book of Esther: 1. God has a plan for your life. 2. Satan has a plan for your life. 3. You have a choice. 4. God has the answer.

    All I need to know I learned from Noah’s Ark, and it is quite amazing. One, don’t miss the boat. Two, remember that we are all in the same boat. Three, plan ahead. It wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark. Four, stay fit. When you’re 600 years old, someone may ask you to do something really ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    When Fathers Fail Nations Fall

    Contributed by Jim Twamley on Mar 26, 2003
    based on 215 ratings
     | 12,757 views

    Across the board American fathers have failed. They have failed their children by being absent from the lives of their children. The Bible shows us that when fathers fail nations fail. America is in danger of failing

    I heard that a man once had this conversation with God: "God, why did you make woman so beautiful?" God said: "So you would love her, marry her and be a father." "OK God, but why did you make her so illogical?" God said: "So she would love you, marry you and have your children." I suggested that ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Pray Without Ceasing

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 1, 2003
    based on 50 ratings
     | 21,003 views

    A sermon on 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18. Focused on pray without ceasing, or pray continually.

    Pray continually; pray without ceasing Introduction: A. My name is…. B. When I was asked to go to Mount Airy Church of Christ’s Wednesday night program and give devotion, I approached it like I was not going to get the position. In the past I had been to many interviews at churches and so I was ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Keeping The Standard Series

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Apr 7, 2003
    based on 65 ratings
     | 22,068 views

    We must have the courage to expect righteousness.

    KEEPING THE STANDARD Nehemiah 13:1-31 S: Courage Th: Brave Hearts Pr: WE MUST HAVE THE COURAGE TO EXPECT RIGHTEOUSNESS. ?: What? What should we be expecting and what should we be watching out for? KW: Compromises TS: We will find in our study of Nehemiah 13:1-31 four compromises that get in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kent Lenard avatar

    Being On The Right Team

    Contributed by Kent Lenard on Apr 8, 2003
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,242 views

    This Sermon discusses the the righteousness that we have in Christ.

    Being on the Right Team Heb 10:14, John 19:34, Heb 9:22, Heb 9:11 - 15, Heb 10:10, John 4:14, John 7:38-39 Phil 2:12-13, John 1:29, March 17, 2003 I. This week I am going to borrow from Max Lucado again. He has some interests that I don’t, that make good illustrations. A. This week I am ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Denn Guptill avatar

    A Tale Of Seven Churches: Laodicea Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Apr 14, 2003
    based on 28 ratings
     | 7,725 views

    This is the last in a series of eight sermons looking at the seven churches of Asia

    And so he had come to the end of his journey. It seemed like a life time ago that he read the first letter to the church that was situated in the city of Ephesus. Since then he had travelled to five other cities and read to them the words of the risen Christ. Words of commendation and words of ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Waiting To Exhale

    Contributed by Norris Harris I on Apr 16, 2003
    based on 155 ratings
     | 31,008 views

    This message deals with the Seventh and Final Saying of the Savior from the Cross of Calvary. Preached during City-Wide Celebration of Passion Week in Lubbock, Texas.

    Gracious God our Father: I ask in Jesus’ Name that You order my steps in Your Word; that You temper my temperament as I teach the Text; and that You pace my passion as I pull and project powerful principles from the Preaching Passage. So let it be done. So let it be done. I do recognize these ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God's Love Does Not Depend…. Series

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Apr 18, 2003
    based on 49 ratings
     | 9,448 views

    Jesus’ love does not depend on what you can do for Him - not at all.

    One of criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: “Aren’t you the Christ? Save yourself and us!” But the other criminal rebuked him. “Don’t you fear God,” he said, “since you are under the same sentence? We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man had done ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Striving For Holiness

    Contributed by Bradford Robinson on Sep 18, 2002
    based on 124 ratings
     | 17,321 views

    This sermons takes a look at why it is that we as Christians should strive for holiness and then looks at three practical applications to help us to strive for that holiness.

    A Man was sitting in his recliner when his youngest son walked in and asked if he could ask his a few questions. The Father said sure but he asked what is this for? The young boy replied, “It’s for a project as school. We have to write a report about a role model in our life.” His father was ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Alan Perkins avatar

    Transformation

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Sep 22, 2002
    based on 134 ratings
     | 36,403 views

    How do we begin the process of personal change?

    If you take one of the bulletins and turn over the flap, you’ll see a list of eight "core values". These core values identify what we’re about as a church. They describe our basic identity, our DNA. And like DNA, which is found in every cell of the body, our intent is that we would see these ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kenneth Squires avatar

    The Life And Times Of Elijah Series

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Sep 25, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 8,589 views

    Compares Elijah’s time at the Brook Cherith with military boot camp and how God prepares us for service.

    When you say the word boot camp, the civilian and enlisted, retired and reserved all conjure up pictures of freshly shaved heads, dog tags, fatigues and, as Chuck Swindoll says, fatigue. It is through the doors of boot camp that an 18-year old from Kiowa, Kansas is shaped into a soldier by doing ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Sheila Crowe avatar

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    Contributed by Sheila Crowe on Sep 26, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,156 views

    What Would Jesus Do - denying oneself and taking up the cross by placing the spiritual and basic needs of others over your own

    Like most you, I was raised in a Christian home. My parents took me to church on Sundays and most Wednesday nights. I participated in Vacation Bible School, church choir and youth activities. I was baptized when I was twelve. I do not remember my baptism. I guess I must of felt something ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Helpless, Not Hopeless

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Oct 1, 2002
    based on 74 ratings
     | 23,831 views

    Discover where to place your hope to give you strength through helpless moments in life

    Someone recently asked me if a particular phrase came from the Bible. The phrase was something like this, "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." I replied that this phrase is a non-biblical cliché. Because many Christians quote this ...read more

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