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  • Tim Stutler avatar

    Why Not Take The Bait? Series

    Contributed by Tim Stutler on Mar 27, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,998 views

    Resisting temptation is the only way to go

    Title: Why Not Take The Bait? Text: James 1:12-15 Topic: Temptation / overcoming verses giving in Sermon Purpose: -I want the congregation to think about the ways giving into temptation has negatively impacted their lives. -I want the congregation to think of the ways that overcoming ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    A Good Soldier Of Jesus Christ

    Contributed by James Pless on May 22, 2006
    based on 17 ratings
     | 8,994 views

    This is a Memorial Day service message. You can be a good American Soldier. You need to be a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

    A Good Soldier of Jesus Christ. 2 Timothy 2:3 (KJV) 3 Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. Introduction: American Wars- to name a few: May 2001 report American Revolution 1775-1783- battle deaths 4,435- wounded 6,188 World War I 1917-1918- battle deaths ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Is Jesus Your Shepherd

    Contributed by Brad Rigney on Jun 23, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,157 views

    If Jesus is your Savior - then He is also your Shepherd. What does that mean if Jesus is our Shepherd? This sermon teaches you about living our lives with Jesus as our Shepherd.

    Is Jesus your Shepherd? Psalm 23 Intro.: A. What does Moses, David and Jesus all have in common? They were all Shepherds. - Moses was tending the Flock for his father-in-law when the Lord appeared to him in a burning bush and called Moses to lead God’s people out of Egpyt. - David was a ...read more

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    Denomination: Adventist

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    The Church That Made Jesus Sick Series

    Contributed by William Morris on Jun 28, 2006
    based on 57 ratings
     | 9,846 views

    SEVENTH IN SERIES OF SEVEN SERMONS ON THE SEVEN CHURCHES OF ASIA MINOR, SPECIFICALLY THE CHURCH AT LAODECIA

    Sermon By: Dr. Todd Morris Title: The Church That Made Jesus Sick (Seven Churches #7) Text: Revelation 3:14-22 Date: June 25, 2006 Intro. Today we reach the last of the seven churches in our series on the seven churches of Revelation. A couple of these churches have been good, but in reality ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Be A Godly Dad

    Contributed by Kenneth Hampton on Jul 6, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,534 views

    The most important person in every family in making certain of its spiritual security is both mom and dad, but dads have even more of an important job given that they are the family spiritual heads.

    A. Fathers are the spiritual head of the family. Mat 10:25 CEV (25) It is enough for disciples to be like their teacher and for slaves to be like their master. If people call the head of the family Satan, what will they say about the rest of the family? A little food for thought: People view the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Joy To The World

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Aug 1, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 6,256 views

    Examining this Christmas Song

    Ps. 98 Joy To The World The Gospel In Hymns - Albert Bayley Imagine a little man 5 feet high; a large head made bigger with a huge wig, a hooked nose small piercing eyes, a frail and sickly body; the whole combination looking more like an embryo than a fully developed organism; that was the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Heaven Will Surely Be Worth It All

    Contributed by Carl Allen on Aug 3, 2005
    based on 20 ratings
     | 7,815 views

    Heaven will surely be worth it all? Yes! But it never hurts to be reminded of both the cost and rewards of discipleship.

    "HEAVEN WILL SURELY BE WORTH IT ALL" INTRODUCTION 1. There is a song entitled "Heaven Will Surely Be Worth It All"... -- In "Hymns For Worship", it is song #253 2. As this song is sung, two main thoughts come to mind... a. The many sacrifices faithful Christians must often make b. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Conviction

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Feb 3, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,582 views

    What does the conviction of the Holy Spirit look like? What are some of the responses, and how can we recognize rejection. And in the face fo rejection, what should we do?

    Passage: Acts 6:8-15 Intro: Truth can have a broad impact, even when not specifically intended by the speaker. 1. it’s a fine thing when we are in line with the truth, and a painful thing when we are not. Il) “The Problem of Pain”, by C.S. Lewsish “Someone has said, ‘Pain plants the flag of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Correcting A Family Member

    Contributed by Vinnie Cappetta on Feb 11, 2006
    based on 34 ratings
     | 4,700 views

    Why can’t we all just get along? Wouldn’t it be nice if we got along with everyone in our family, at work, in our marriage, and business dealings?

    Why can’t we all just get along? Wouldn’t it be nice if we got along with everyone…family, work, marriage, business dealings? Ever since the Evil One’s fall, there has been conflict. Conflict is inevitable. At the heart of every conflict is someone’s desire to be more important than someone ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Short Lesson On Convictions

    Contributed by George Rennau on May 24, 2005
    based on 21 ratings
     | 9,165 views

    Are your convictions based on what the Bible teaches.

    Short Lesson on Convictions My purpose is not to make an exhaustive study of this subject but to get you thinking about your convictions, and whether or not they are based on what the Bible teaches. What does the word conviction mean? Joshua 14:7 I was forty years old when Moses the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Uncompromised And Uncovered

    Contributed by Greg Tabor on Oct 21, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,275 views

    What did Jesus mean when He said you are the salt of the earth, you are the light of the world?

    Uncompromised and Uncovered Read Main Text: Matthew 5:13-16 NIV You are Salt - most effective and most widely used of all food preservatives - Medieval and ancient societies used salt as a preservative for food because they didn’t have refrigeration to keep it from spoiling - one source said that ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Andrew, The Friendly Apostle

    Contributed by Leo Launio on Oct 15, 2003
    based on 29 ratings
     | 16,307 views

    Though referred in the Bible in three or four occassions, the life of Andrew is an important lesson when it comes to personal evangelism.

    Nov. 27, 1999 A. Andrew’s First Meeting with Christ 1. He had been listening to John the Baptist 2. He was one of those who had gone out to hear the wilderness prophet 3. He heard John point to Jesus saying: “Behold the Lamb of God which takes away the sin of the world.” 4. Intrigued and ...read more

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    Denomination: Adventist

  • Jeffrey Kellum avatar

    5 Keys To A Healthy Church

    Contributed by Jeffrey Kellum on Oct 28, 2003
    based on 21 ratings
     | 5,411 views

    Church growth is a health issue. Anything with life will grow if it is healthy. This sermon was compiled from principles outlined in Rick Warren’s "Purpose Driven Life" and Dan Southerland’s "Transitioning"

    I. Introduction: Parachute Story from the National Training Center, Ft Irwin, CA 1989. In April of ’89 I served as a Detachment Commander during the Army’s first Special Operations Rotation to the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, CA. Our mission was to parachute in and take down a radar ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    W.w.j.d. (What Would Jesus Desire)

    Contributed by Lacell Sherman on Mar 23, 2001
    based on 144 ratings
     | 5,372 views

    This sermon is to get Christians to stop asking what Jesus would do and start asking what does he desire us to do.

    W.W.J.D. (What Would Jesus Desire) Tonight’s sermon is about a subject we all should be concerned about and that’s what our Lord and Savior Jesus the Christ desire of us. We use the phrase "What Would Jesus Do" all the time. It’s become a T-shirt, a bumper sticker, a logo on hats, but we never ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Jesus Is Looking For Disciples

    Contributed by Dr. Phillip Paschal on Dec 30, 2004
    based on 26 ratings
     | 8,113 views

    What Jesus requires of us.

    JESUS IS LOOKING FOR DISCIPLES LUKE 14: 26 I. INTRODUCTION WHEN WE CONSIDER THE CONDITION OF THIS CRAZY, CHAOTIC WORLD, IT JUST SEEMS THAT THERE SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT COULD MAKE LIFE MORE ENJOYABLE AND LIVEABLE. WE CAN’T COUNT ON MONEY BECAUSE IT’S THE LOVE OF MONEY THAT IS THE ROOT OF ALL ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist