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  • Leonard Davis avatar

    Pleasing Ourselves - Godless Objective (Pogo)

    Contributed by Leonard Davis on Jul 22, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,566 views

    Discovering and applying what Jesus taught about self.

    Pleasing Ourselves - Godless Objective (POGO) Some of you will remember the cartoon strip named Pogo. About a half century ago, back in the fifties, a favorite comic strip of many people was about an assortment of animals living in Florida’s Okefenokee Swamp. The cartoonist, Walt Kelly, referred ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Good News And Good Deeds Make Good Sense Series

    Contributed by Dr. George Calhoun on Oct 20, 2008
    based on 10 ratings
     | 10,344 views

    Jesus modeled and taught an evangelistic strategy of combining the Great Commandment with the Great Commission.

    In his book, Building a Contagious Church, Mark Mittleberg asks us to join him in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. As you walk up to the large arena, you see a mass of young people in line for a concert. The headline act is shock-rockeer Marilyn Manson (named after Marilyn Monroe and mass ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Examining Our Roots

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Oct 26, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,850 views

    Being tooted in God’s Word and Will results in a blessed life.

    Title: Examining Our Roots Text: Psalm 1 The Big Idea: Being rooted in God results in a blessed life. Introduction Roots… in 1977 we were introduced to the Roots made for TV Mini-Series based on the book written by Alex Haley. It is the story of an American family that began in the year ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Summer Disappointments

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 24, 2008
    based on 17 ratings
     | 17,476 views

    When we feel disappointment in life, we blame our own expectations, we blame those who love us, and ultimately we blame God. Repentance and acceptance of grace takes us away from self and toward contentment.

    Those of you who attempt to grow gardens know that it takes infinite patience and infinite hope to be a gardener. It takes infinite patience because it can be a great deal of work and a lot of expense and much waiting to get any kind of results. Incidentally, I dispute the notion that you can ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Being Under The Influence Ii

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Jul 20, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,967 views

    Our minds are either under the influence of our sinful nature or the Holy Spirit.

    Title: Being Under the Influence II Text: Romans 8:1-11 The Big Idea: There are two ways to be controlled: Our minds are either under the influence of our own sinful nature or the Holy Spirit. Introduction “Lobbyists, according to various definitions, contact, inform, communicate, try to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Wisdom For The Winds & Waves Of Life

    Contributed by Cleavon Matthews Sr. on Aug 19, 2005
    based on 19 ratings
     | 14,687 views

    We need wisdom in order to navigate through the winds & waves of life.

    WISDOM FOR THE WINDS & WAVES OF LIFE James 1:5-7 By Cleavon P. Matthews Sr. May 25, 2003 INTRODUCTION James a servant of God and the Lord Jesus Christ has already thoroughly exhorted his readers to consider their various trials joy because the proving of their faith in God will produce ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Clearing The Air: Misconceptions About The Church Series

    Contributed by Jason Cole on May 9, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 9,040 views

    There are many misconceptions about the church that need to be corrected in people’s minds.

    Clearing the Air, Common Misconception About…the Church Introduction: There are many common misconceptions if the world. For example, French fries probably originated in Belgium and not in France. The name comes from the cooking term "to french" which means to cut food into strips, hence they are ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    For We Are Kindred

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Aug 6, 2010
     | 4,073 views

    The problem of acceptance cross-generationally in a church

    1So Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the Negeb. 2Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold. 3He journeyed on by stages from the Negeb as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    The Beginning Of… Promise Series

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Apr 19, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,639 views

    God meets our every need through the promised Messiah.

    Scripture Introduction When we were in Jackson, MS, our pastor told us about his interactions with a young follower of Satan. After speaking with him several times, Pastor Mike asked him directly, “Is it because you hate Jesus Christ and love the devil that you worship him the way you ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Words Of Encouragement In Discouraging Days

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Aug 27, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,708 views

    Compares the condition of Israel; to that of the US, and how God encouraged Isaiah before sending him out.

    A WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT FOR DISCOURAGING DAYS In many ways, the prophet Isaiah would feel right at home in our days. In chapter 2 of his book, he talks about the days when God will physically rule on the earth, when men beat their swords into plow shears and there is peace in the land. I too ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    2013 Aim Low Series

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Jan 14, 2013
     | 6,015 views

    New Year, time to dig deep and start over, time to renew commitments, overcome bad habits and slay giants. Time to "do more" and "try harder" - WRONG!

    Dakota Community Church January 13, 2013 2013 - Aim Low True North: Charting the Direction for 2004 Think about the way you spend your time. Are you ready to give an account? Are you a participant or a spectator in the Body of Christ? Make Your Move 2005 When it comes to having things happen in ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    Can Only One Of Us Be Right Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Jul 5, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,884 views

    In Christianity we have God revealed to us in a way that none other can claim, as a God who gives up his own life to bring all people back to himself.

    This is a series based on and heavily dependent on Timothy Keller’s Best Seller "The Reason For God" for which I’m deeply grateful. It uses much of his argument though with various additions by myself. I guess we’re all aware of the Atheists’ conference held in Melbourne in February. You may even ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Good News, Bad News Series

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Feb 28, 2011
     | 5,704 views

    Important truths from these verses that show us why this world needs the good news so badly.

    Good News, Bad News Intro: Two 90-year-old women, Rose and Barb, had been friends all of their lives. When it was clear that Rose was dying, Barb visited her every day. One day Barb said, "Rose, we both loved playing softball all our lives, and we played all through High School. Please do me one ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Dennis Lee avatar

    God’s Amazing Grace

    Contributed by Dennis Lee on Sep 19, 2017
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,810 views

    In this sermon we look at God's amazing grace and how it upgrades our lives, along with the attitudes that such grace produces in our lives

    God’s Amazing Grace There are a lot of words that are misunderstood in today’s culture. Take for instance the word “love.” A lot of people say, “I’m in love,” but in truth it’s more like, “I’m in lust.” But there is one word that we cannot afford to misunderstand, and that’s because it has ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

  • Leighton (Lee) Vary avatar

    Peter's Denial Series

    Contributed by Leighton (Lee) Vary on Oct 18, 2016
    based on 3 ratings
     | 13,680 views

    The shame of Peter's denial of Christ

    I. Introduction A. Last week we discussed in some detail Simon Peter’s denial of Christ 1. But as I said last week, it was simply a factual look at the four gospel’s account of the denial a. In each of the gospels there were a couple of things we examined (1) First was the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist