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  • Mark Jones avatar

    Don't Forget The Bread

    Contributed by Mark Jones on Dec 11, 2002
    based on 38 ratings
     | 9,444 views

    The Essence of The Lesson The “leaven of the Pharisees” is the spirit of this world that will blind the hearts of both evil men AND Christ’s followers, and keep them from the proper focus on the spiritual realm! Prelim thoughts, key concepts: “Leav

    Don’t Forget The Bread A Lesson from, Mark 8:11-21 parallel in Matthew 16:1-12 The Essence of The Lesson The “leaven of the Pharisees” is the spirit of this world that will blind the hearts of both evil men AND Christ’s followers, and keep them from the proper focus on the spiritual realm! ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Nailprints Don't Lie

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Apr 19, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 3,599 views

    Thomas dealt with his loss by postponing his choices and by absenting himself from the community. We do the same; but the nailprints of our shame and our guilt tell the truth about us.

     We respond to loss in a variety of ways. There is no predicting how people will act when they lose something they cherish. I have seen everything from screaming and wailing to solid stoicism to outright laughter. I have conducted funerals where people have wept openly, and others ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Thankful People Don't . . .

    Contributed by John Roy on Jan 29, 2001
    based on 216 ratings
     | 27,802 views

    Thankful people are grateful, generous, and remember the gracious hand of God.

    “Thankful People Don’t . . .” Luke 17:11-17 Earlier in this century thank-you notes were an art form, consider the following, “In regard to thank-you notes, it is best to recognize a gift with an immediate note of thanks. Unlike arriving at a party, there is no such thing as being ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Robert Parker avatar

    Don't Be An April Fool

    Contributed by Robert Parker on Dec 18, 2001
    based on 16 ratings
     | 8,299 views

    God wants the repentant sinner to give his/her life to him. This message preachers to the people of God encouraging them not to be like those who procrastinated as illustrated in Jesus’s great parable on the wise and the foolish.

    (25:1) "The kingdom of heaven is likened unto ten virgins, which took there lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom". (25:2) "And five of them were wise, and five were foolish." (25:3) "They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them. (25:4) "But the wise took oil in ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Don't Look Back

    Contributed by Mark Stevens on Jan 26, 2001
    based on 71 ratings
     | 9,413 views

    Stay the course of righteousness

    DON’T LOOK BACK! Genesis 19:24 – Lot’s wife didn’t want a future with God because she missed her past sins. Luke 17:31-33 – Jesus said “Remember Lot’s wife.” Why? As a warning to us today, we can easily look back to sins of the past if Christ isn’t in your future. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Steve Boyd avatar

    Don't Kill The Dreamer

    Contributed by Steve Boyd on Aug 20, 2003
    based on 40 ratings
     | 10,931 views

    We all need dreamers amoung us and they have aways shaken the world around them...

    Don’t Kill the Dreamer February 10, 2003 Joel 2:28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: KJV Perhaps one of the most trusted scriptures ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Don't Blow It Now! Series

    Contributed by Clarence Moore on May 27, 2006
    based on 31 ratings
     | 11,933 views

    Don’t allow the enemy to cause you to loose focus now! - Your victory is just around the corner.

    2006 Overflow Series: Preaching from the book of Joshua Don’t Blow it now! On last week we witnessed the miraculous deliverance of a former prostitute and her whole family from the destruction of a city called Jericho. When the 6th chapter opens we find ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Don't Give Up

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jul 20, 2007
    based on 24 ratings
     | 33,882 views

    This sermon encourages us not to give up in the face of failure. You can see it and/or hear it at our website at www.glenvillenewlife.com under Sermons--Pastor Rick

    Don’t Give Up Genesis 21:14-21 Matthew 26:69-75 Have you ever been in a situation in which things were going pretty good, and then you did something to screw things up. You find yourself in a jam and don’t know exactly what to do? Has there ever been a time in your life, in which you were ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Don't Cling To Me

    Contributed by Brian Buriff on Sep 25, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,122 views

    Using the illustration of Exit Glacier in Seward Alaska, examining the reason why Jesus said to Mary, “Don’t cling to me”?

    I. INTRODUCTION A. Stop Clinging? – Why??? 1. Why forbidden? a. nature so new, fresh - could be defiled easily? b. nature so new, fresh - would zap her dead (fly zapper) 2. Clue is in the nature of her clinging a. Greek = “fastened to, hold tight, adhere to, she wouldn’t let go” b. Jesus didn’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Don't Bug But Hug

    Contributed by Sang Kwon on May 5, 2002
    based on 29 ratings
     | 3,824 views

    What is the meaning of mercy in the Bible?

    Back in my high school years in Korea, I had a really great friend named ¡°Jong-Sun¡±. We were like the closest friends not just in school but also in the world. Literally we did everything together during that time. We ate, we played, we studied, and sometimes we even slept together. Don¡¯t get ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Don't Lose The Sensitivity

    Contributed by Russ Witkowski on May 11, 2002
    based on 30 ratings
     | 3,973 views

    Message on the importance of relying on the Spirit for power to live and knowledge to know the will of God.

    DON’T LOSE THE SENSITIVITY! GAL 3:1-3 Sunpm 1/13/02 “You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified. 2 I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by observing the law, or by believing what you heard? ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Don't Be Anxious, Pray!

    Contributed by Lynwood Morriss on Sep 22, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,867 views

    To beat anxiety, Paul gives us three things that we must do. Prayer is only the first.

    I. Intro: Paul Knew Anxiety Acts 28: House arrest in Rome. But look what he went through to get there. Acts 21:27 -32 Paul arrives in Jerusalem the whole city erupts in violence. Acts22: 22 ff Speaks to the crowds at the end they shout “Rid the earth of him, he’s not fit to ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Joseph Neil Adams avatar

    Go, Don't Stay

    Contributed by Joseph Neil Adams on Dec 31, 2007
     | 2,299 views

    Evangelism - not about inviting peeople to our events but about us going to meet teh people where they are.

    Matthew 28:16-20 Ephesians 3:14-21 Each & every one of us who seeks to be a follower, a disciple of Jesus is called to be about what the Methodist Church calls our calling, which is: 1. Worship – within the local Church & regularly partaking of Holy Communion & being personally at prayer ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Sherman Gordon avatar

    Don't Strike Out!!!

    Contributed by Sherman Gordon on Jun 14, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,314 views

    AS A CHILD GROWING UP I LOVED CHARLIE BROWN. I RECALL ONE EPISODE WHERE IT WAS THE LAST INNING OF THE GAME WITH CHARLIE BROWN’S TEAM TRAILING BY ONE HAVING THE BASES LOADED AND TWO OUTS. AS FATE WOULD HAVE IT, IT’S CHARLIE BROWN’S TURN AT BAT. THE CROWD

    DON’T STRIKE OUT NUMBERS 20:2-13 FAVORITE CARTOON . . . CHARLIE BROWN EPISODE – CHARLIE BROWN – BASEBALL GAME CHARLIE BROWN – BAT – COUNTLESS TIMES AFTER COUNTLESS TIMES – STRUCK OUT. BUT, NOW HERE IT IS, THE LAST INNING OF THE GAME – CHARLIE BROWN’S TEAM TRAILS BY ONE WITH THE BASES LOADED AND ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Don't Look Back

    Contributed by Kelvin Mckisic on Oct 13, 2008
    based on 11 ratings
     | 72,384 views

    Many times our past holds us back from a great relationship with Christ. This message trys to get us to focus on what God has in store for us.

    Jesus makes a very simple statement that relates to a very big problem: our ability to walk away from our old life. This statement to remember Lot’s wife is sandwiched between Jesus’ discussion on how God’s judgment came upon man while he went through his everyday life thinking of the great things ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ