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    A Living Sacrifice

    Contributed by W. Alderman on Jun 8, 2008
    based on 16 ratings
     | 28,196 views

    This is a message that shows the importance of presenting ourselves unto the Lord as a living sacrifice.

    A LIVING SACRIFICE TEXT: Romans 12:1-21 W. Max Alderman INTRODUCTION: The first eleven chapters give strong reasons as to why we should present our bodies as a living sacrifice unto God. The first eleven chapters deal with the doctrinal portion ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Romans 7:7-25 Series

    Contributed by Zak Saenz on Dec 30, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,580 views

    Romans 7:7-25

    Struggling With Sin Romans 7:7-25 7What shall we say, then? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed I would not have known what sin was except through the law. For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, "Do not covet." 8But sin, seizing the opportunity ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

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    Longing For Jesus

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Jul 21, 2007
    based on 24 ratings
     | 14,201 views

    What is your longing, your passion, your priority, your driving force in life? For every individual and every Church it must be a living, personal, daily relationship with the Resurrected Christ.

    Longing for Jesus --Psalm 84:1-4 and John 4:4-15 When preachers get together, someone may comment, “That will preach.” Inspiration for a sermon comes from many people and places. A few weeks ago in our Academy for Christian Training and Service one of our readings for reflection came from the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    It's Not That Complicated!

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Jan 16, 2009
    based on 17 ratings
     | 8,817 views

    Jesus simply says, "Follow me."

    Title: It’s Not That Complicated! Text: John 1:43-51 The Big Idea: Jesus simply says, “Follow me.” Introduction Sometimes I think we make much more of what it means to be a Christian than is necessary or even intended. Perhaps you’ve been following the hiring of Josh McDaniels to replace Mike ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    I Will Be Focused Series

    Contributed by Alan Tison on Feb 11, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,219 views

    Success is marked by different people at different times in your life, I received an article this week stating that a person making less then $25k a year believes that success is having an income of $100k, while those making $100k believe success is havin

    Introduction: Have you ever won a prize? Maybe it was at a county fair or a sweepstakes. Maybe it was a door prize at a party, maybe it was a prize from McDonald’s monopoly or maybe you found a discarded lottery ticket – because after all Christians trust God not the Powerball! There is a thrill ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Making The Most Of My Life

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Aug 4, 2012
    based on 131 ratings
     | 67,323 views

    What do you do when everything seems to go wrong, when you have more to do than you can possibly accomplish, & you’re not sure what to do next? How do you get the most out of life in times like that?

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED: 2019) TEXT: Ecclesiastes 3:1-17; 2 Corinthians 1:9; 1 Timothy 6:17 ILL. His name is John. He has wild hair, wears a T-shirt with holes in it, jeans & no shoes. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Living Bread

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Aug 9, 2012
     | 4,753 views

    Sermon for the 11th Sunday after Pentecost, Year B.

    Living Bread / John 6: 35, 41 - 51 Intro: My wife, Barbara, can tell you that I do not like to eat sandwiches. I think it goes back to junior high school where I ate a sandwich every day for lunch. By the time lunch rolled around my sandwich was always kind of nasty without refrigeration. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Father's Will

    Contributed by Kelly Benton on Jun 14, 2011
    based on 8 ratings
     | 9,564 views

    Our Father has a will for our lives but how can we achieve that which He desires of us? How do we know what His will for us is?

    Last week it was announced during our announcements that I have been working on a new talent, “Mind Reading”. Now, this is not completely true, what I have been working on is the fine art of broadband broadcasting with my thoughts with my mind. This morning I am ready to give it a try ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Boot Camp

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Jun 15, 2011
     | 7,452 views

    Using the Boot Camp metaphor would lend itself to Moses being a leader ----much like a drill sergeant. In this episode Moses encountered the unhappy campers in the their exodus from Egyptian captivity.

    BOOT CAMP Text: Exodus 17:1- 7 Anyone who was ever in the military is familiar what with the term Boot Camp. When a veteran hears the term Boot Camp, they can recall not only the branch of service that they were in, but also how intense the training was for them when they ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Faithful In A Foreign Place

    Contributed by Jb Hall on Jun 25, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,634 views

    This sermon instructs us how to remain faithful when our pleasant circumstances turn foreign to us.

    Faithful in a Foreign Place Daniel 1:1 – 7 By: JB Hall Introduction: Sometimes you and I are thrust into a foreign place; without our consent and by circumstances beyond our control. This foreign place can be a foreign land, or it can be a set of circumstances that is foreign to our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Living On Purpose Series

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 6, 2011
     | 5,158 views

    We are on earth to demonstrate God’s glory and goodness to the world by our lives and actions.

    Why on earth are we here? What is the purpose of life? Rick Warren, the author of The Purpose-Driven Life, said to TV news personality Bill O’Reilly that this is the key question that he hears over and over again as he goes around the country talking to people about their lives. And my preaching ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Trusting In God’s Provision Series

    Contributed by Christopher Roberts (Barrister) on Nov 9, 2012
    based on 5 ratings
     | 14,617 views

    This is an important sermon, where we will learn the correlation between God’s provision, and his requirement for us to follow his instructions.

    Sole Provider The incentive to trust in God’s provision today, may be more necessary than it has been in a very long time. We are living in difficult days, but if those days cause us to turn more to God, then such difficulties may not be a bad thing, depending of course on the severity of those ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    The Trap Of Busyness

    Contributed by Patrick O'loughlin on Sep 28, 2009
    based on 12 ratings
     | 23,478 views

    How we get caught in the trap of busyness and how we get out.

    Title: The trap of busyness Text: Luke 10:38-42 Introduction Today we are going to look together at the trap of busyness. Luke 10:38-42 “As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    God Help Me Decide Series

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Apr 14, 2013
     | 8,182 views

    Have you ever felt that you don’t have enough time to pray and wait for an answer?

    God help me decide! Isaiah 58:11”The LORD will guide you continually, And satisfy your soul in drought, And strengthen your bones; You shall be like a watered garden, And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.” Have you ever felt that you don’t have enough time to ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Narrow Way That Leads To Life

    Contributed by Spencer Miller on Apr 28, 2013
     | 9,511 views

    Jesus warns us that salvation is by faith in Him and in Him alone. To say no to the Gospel of Christ is to commit the greatest sin known to man.

    "Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it." Introduction: Through the years, people who ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist