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  • Joe La Rue avatar

    God Wants Us To Be . . . A Church That Learns From Jesus Series

    Contributed by Joe La Rue on Feb 12, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,715 views

    A consideration of discipleship.

    Title: God Wants Us To Be . . . A Church That Learns From Jesus Series: The Church God Wants Us To Be, Sermon # 3 COPYRIGHT © Joe La Rue, 2008 Text: Matt 11:28-30 Date Preached: January 27, 2008 Introduction A. In the late 1800’s a book was published by Charles Sheldon called In His ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Chip Monck avatar

    Who Cares...when I Have A Sudden Loss? Series

    Contributed by Chip Monck on Jul 25, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,044 views

    Fourth in a series exploring life crisis, based on the promotional materials provided by Outreach in their "Who Cares" campaign. This message explores sudden losses in life.

    (This message extensively based on the sermon starters provided in the "Who Cares" package materials from Outreach.) Show "Who Cares" Video Clip from Outreach tools. In an instance, life can change. You are cruising along through your day. Maybe heading out to church. Maybe attending a youth ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Getting Our Heads Together About Our Relationships Series

    Contributed by Richard Pfeil on Apr 18, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,546 views

    Improving relationships in our lives

    "GETTING OUR HEADS TOGETHER ABOUT OUR RELATIONSHIPS” SUNDAY, JULY 25, 2004 Good morning. We are glad to have you here worshipping with us today. We are on the second part of a seven-part series on “getting our heads together.” We are dealing with it on a variety of topics. Two weeks ago we ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Roaring Lion

    Contributed by James May on Aug 3, 2003
    based on 95 ratings
     | 63,868 views

    The lions are roaring, which do you hear? Are you listening to the "roaring" of Satan or the "roaring" of the Lion of the Tribe of Judah?

    THE ROARING LION 1 Peter 5:8, "Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:" If there was ever a time when Satan’s roaring could be heard it is in our present day. Everywhere you turn, no matter what you read or what ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Norris Harris I avatar

    The Charge Of The Church

    Contributed by Norris Harris I on Apr 28, 2003
    based on 44 ratings
     | 17,239 views

    This message deals with four prime objectives to be achieved on fulfilling our charge to this present age.

    We Need To talk! I want to chat with you from the subject “The Charge of the Church.” The Scripture upon which I base my argument is penned by John Mark in his Gospel Narrative: Mark 5:17-20. In that second stanza of Charles Wesley’s hymn “A Charge to Keep I Have,” he wrote: “To serve the present ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kevin Adams avatar

    Narnia: The Enemy Of Christmas Series

    Contributed by Kevin Adams on Dec 14, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,904 views

    Like the white witch of Narnia, Satan works at deceiving God’s people. Revelation 12 shows us the Christmas nativity "behind" the one we usually see.

    THE ENEMY OF CHRISTMAS. December 11, 2005; Revelation 12:1-12 (17) Matthew 2:13-18 Narnia Image: The White Witch who makes it always winter and never Christmas. Theme: There is real evil in the world. Revelation opens the curtains of heaven and we see it in personal form. This evil wreaks ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Good Grief!

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Sep 6, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,415 views

    When (not if) you go through grief, if you have Jesus Christ at the center of your life, you can make it through.

    Every Tuesday in September, and there are five of them, I will be facilitating a group entitled "Living After Loss." As I have thought about you this past week, I realized there’s one word that applies, or will apply, to all of us, and that word is grief. How many unmentioned needs are in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Good And Faithful Servants Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Oct 14, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 9,698 views

    Parables for Christian Living, Pt. 8

    GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANTS (MATTHEW 25:13-30) Newsweek magazine published the results of an interview with respondents two years before the actual countdown to the new millennium of 2000 began in earnest. People were asked this question: “If money were no object, how would you like to prepare for ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Trust And Live Series

    Contributed by Glenn Newton on Oct 29, 2004
    based on 37 ratings
     | 8,314 views

    The first sermon in a series of four from a book called "The cycle of victorious giving" by Earl Lee.

    Trust To Live Pastor Glenn Newton Oct. 3, 2004 Psalm 37:3 Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. Trust in the Lord, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness (nkjv). Trust in the Lord and do good. Then you will live safely in the land and ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    The Generosity Principle Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Apr 26, 2015
     | 8,160 views

    Three principles that we discover about generosity in Paul's letter to the Corinthians

    This is our last week of money month and for the past four weeks we have been parked in the generosity spot. Each year we take the month of April to explore the theology of money, giving and generosity. Not only within the church but in our lives in general. This idea is that if we have a ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Does America Still Trust In God?

    Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on Jul 7, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,921 views

    Great 4th of July sermon posing a challenge to Christians to set an example of TRUST

    Does America Still Trust in God? (All my sermons use illustrations from sermoncentral.com and use the NIV unless otherwise noted) (This sermon was inspired partly by the lyrics from Diamond Rio’s song “In God We Still Trust”) In the world of country music, there is a group ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Daniel DeVilder avatar

    A Church Of Body Builders? Series

    Contributed by Daniel Devilder on Nov 14, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,448 views

    Discovering the importance of the whole body of believers using their God given gifts for one another.

    A Church Full of Body Builders Sometimes what we truly are in Christ gets obscured by “normal life,” bad days, imperfect people (all of us!) and low attendance (like today!). But, my dear friends, listen to these words that were written about you: “She is the people of God created by the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Batsell Spivy avatar

    He's Just Giving It Away!

    Contributed by Batsell Spivy on Jul 1, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,975 views

    God has a gift for all of us, it’s more valuable than anything on earth and it’s free to those who will accept it

    He’s just giving it away! Intro: There was a preacher at a small church. He had been preaching there for some time and was discouraged by how disinterested the church was. Finally he had had enough of the unenthusiastic Sundays so he decided to write a sermon that would surely fire the members up. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Ben Mandrell avatar

    What Is The Secret For Success? Series

    Contributed by Ben Mandrell on Aug 3, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,205 views

    God’s Word teaches us how we can be sure we will be successful in our life.

    Note: This is the sermon manuscript that Ben carried into the pulpit. Feel free to use it in any way to advance the kingdom of God. Questions For God: What is the Secret of Success? Englewood Baptist Church Sunday Morning, Aug. 3, 2008 Today, I am continuing a series entitled Questions for God. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Amy Bickel avatar

    Remain In Me

    Contributed by Amy Bickel on Aug 6, 2008
    based on 11 ratings
     | 19,379 views

    Christ is our place of safety during the storms of life.

    Remain In Me (John 15:4, 9-10) ILLUSTRATION: It was a dark and stormy night when a lady was on a boat crossing Lake Michigan. The lightning, thunder, and rain made her very nervous. She saw jagged rocks jutting above the surface of the lake. In fear, she asked the captain, “Do you know where ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist