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  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    The Journey Of Life

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jan 19, 2002
    based on 95 ratings
     | 13,115 views

    Certain things either help or hinder our spiritual journey through life.

    The Journey of Life Heb. 12:1-3 INTRO.- ILL.- Two preachers were having lunch at a farm during a certain anniversary celebration. The farmer’s wife had fried several chickens and told her family they could have what was left after everyone had gone home. But it was not to be. Those hungry ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Use Me

    Contributed by Wayde Wilson on Jan 21, 2002
    based on 52 ratings
     | 23,702 views

    God wants to use you to make an eternal difference in the lives of others during your time on earth.

    INTRO: We Build People Overview FIRST BASE: COMMITTED TO MEMBERSHIP (Include Them) “Come and See…” – John 1:39. NON-NEGOTIABLE VALUE: “Every person has the right to a presentation of the gospel at his or her level of understanding. PRIMARY FOCUS: Evangelism * Assimilation * Ministering to needs ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Tomorrow, I Love Ya' Tomorrow

    Contributed by Chris Talton on Jan 22, 2002
    based on 39 ratings
     | 7,041 views

    It’s easy to put off obedience until tomorrow. But part of submitting to God means submitting my now to God not just my tomorrows.

    James 4:11-17 Sept 12, 1999 Submitting to God (Part 3) – Tomorrow, I love ya’ tomorrow INTRODUCTION Many years ago now, there was a Broadway play and a subsequent movie about a little red-haired orphan girl who was adopted by the richest man in the nation. The name of that little girl and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Living A Life That Is Built To Last Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Jan 23, 2002
    based on 341 ratings
     | 105,086 views

    Five insights into living a life that’s built to last beyond our lifetime.

    I still remember the exact moment when I realized that I was truly an adult. It wasn’t my 18th birthday, or when I moved out of the house a few months later. It wasn’t even my wedding day, which came just two years after my 18th birthday. I first realized I was an adult when I was 26 years old, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Getting To The Moon

    Contributed by Mike Kern on Jan 27, 2002
    based on 57 ratings
     | 4,485 views

    Fulfilling your destiny when God’s plan seems impossible!

    GETTING TO THE MOON by Mike Kern Nehemiah 1 Intro: Illus.- "The Moon Car" Jeff, a Wycliffe Bible translator, was working on the island of Papua New Guinea to translate God’s Word into the islanders’ native language. One evening Jeff sat outside talking with his translator assistant, a local ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Make It Count

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jan 27, 2002
    based on 47 ratings
     | 12,789 views

    This sermon deals with our committment to Christ and making our lives count by living the life Christ wants us to live rather than our own.

    Make It Count GNLCC 1/28/2002 2 Chronicles 21:8-19 Philippians 7:7:15 Text Mark 10:17-27 Let’s suppose for a moment you’ve just reached your thirty second birthday. You are called to the royal palace, and the people announce that you have been appointed king over the nation. All of ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    They Devoted Themselves

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jan 28, 2002
    based on 137 ratings
     | 20,935 views

    The early church devoted themselves to the Lord in certain ways which caused the church to grow.

    THEY DEVOTED THEMSELVES Acts 2:42-47 INTRO.- ILL.- A Methodist church tried to get a man to attend, but he never did. "Why don’t you come?" the minister asked, and the man finally admitted it was because he didn’t have proper clothes. So a member of the congregation took him to a clothing store ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "God's Recipe For Happiness"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jan 29, 2002
    based on 46 ratings
     | 7,458 views

    A sermon on happiness based on J.B. Phillips’ translation of The New Testament.

    MATTHEW 5:1-12 “God’s Recipe for Happiness” BY: Rev. Kenneth E. Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA When I was a real young kid I used to like to bake cookies...cause I really liked to eat cookies and my mom would very rarely buy the store-bought kind. So, I ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Confrontation With God

    Contributed by James Dunn on Feb 1, 2002
    based on 54 ratings
     | 4,891 views

    Instant obedience is the only kind of obedience there is; delayed obedience is disobedience. Whoever strives to withdraw from obedience, withdraws from Grace. Thomas a Kampis.

    Confrontation With God Exodus 3:1-12 Introduction: In the eleventh century, King Henry III of Bavaria grew tired of court life and the pressures of being a monarch. He made application to Prior Richard at a local monastery, asking to be accepted as a contemplative and spend the rest of his life ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Where There's A Will, There's A Way Series

    Contributed by Kyle Meador on Nov 28, 2000
    based on 86 ratings
     | 9,563 views

    God invites us to pursue his will where He will make a way for His power to be made real in our lives!

    - Confidence in the One Who hears… The power is in the one who hears. Not only the power for our lives… but also the plan. - Your father knows that He has an incredible plan for you. That your life is not what you think it is. We are eternal creatures. - Imagine a line… - God is acting out a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Judgment Booth

    Contributed by Don Hutto on Dec 6, 2000
    based on 99 ratings
     | 5,355 views

    Sermon preceeding the 2000 Presidential Election.

    Judgment Booth Hosea 8:1-4 Many of you are familiar with the term "Judgment House." This is the name of a Halloween season event put on by many churches that presents the need for salvation by previewing the horrors of a godless hell. This morning I want to twist that term slightly and talk about ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Making Your Election A Sure Thing

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Dec 7, 2000
    based on 104 ratings
     | 8,843 views

    The Scripture tells us how to make our election in Christ a sure thing.

    MAKING YOUR ELECTION A SURE THING II Pet. 1:5-11 INTRO.- ILL.- Two political candidates were having a hot debate. Finally one of them jumped up and yelled at the other, “What about the powerful interests that control you?” The other guy screamed back, “YOU LEAVE MY WIFE OUT OF THIS.” What’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Power Of Forgiveness Series

    Contributed by Danny Williams on Dec 7, 2000
    based on 114 ratings
     | 10,220 views

    benefits of forgivness

    Power of Forgiveness Victory Temple A/G PO Box 911 Waco, Tx 76703 Pastor Danny Williams Matt. 18:21-35 The First thing I want to say, is that Jesus is not teaching us that believers earn God’s Forgiveness by forgiving others. That would be contrary to God’s Grace. But if we have truly ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Be Good Citizens

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Dec 9, 2000
    based on 76 ratings
     | 5,972 views

    Christians should be good citizens.

    BE GOOD CITIZENS Titus 3:1-2 INTRO.- ILL.- A girl went into a Chinese restaurant in Chicago and told Wing Foo Sam, a waiter, that she wanted an order of chow mein to take out. She said she wanted a first-class order because, as she explained, “it’s for a mighty nice chap.” Wing Foo Sam brought ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Doorkeepers Or Tent-Dwellers?

    Contributed by Tony Fox on Dec 12, 2000
    based on 110 ratings
     | 20,773 views

    The reason some have little desire for God’s House on Sunday is because they have had little desire for God throughout the week.

    Doorkeepers or Tent-dwellers? 05/28/2000 (Psalm 84:1-12) RPBC a.m. ILL: This is an alleged New Year’s letter written from a church member to the pastor. Dear Pastor: You often stress attendance at worship as being very important for a Christian, but I think a person has a right to miss now ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist