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A Tragic Beginning, A Tragic End

Contributed by Bob Briggs on Dec 15, 2000

based on 41 ratings

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Some stories start out good in life and get better, some start out bad and get worse.

Tonight I want to share an unusual message with you, a message that is pointed out of Matthew Chapter 27. Lets read from verse 3-5 (READ). The message is titled, a tragic beginning, and a tragic ending. Some stories start out bad and end good, some start out good and end good, and some start out ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:3-5

Denomination: Pentecostal

What If This Was Your Last Day On Earth?

Contributed by Bob Briggs on Dec 16, 2000

based on 134 ratings

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What would you do if you knew today was to be the last day for you on earth?

Matthew 25:1-13 (READ) This morning I have a life changing thought I want to interject into your life. What would you do today, if you knew tomorrow was to be your last day? We often think of people coming to the end of life, but we really don’t think about it enough. When we think of it we ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:1-13

Denomination: Pentecostal

An Attitude Of Gratitude

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 27, 2000

based on 521 ratings

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Learning to be grateful and letting create joy, contentment and the desire to share.

There was an article in the local paper where I used to live about a couple who had been living on welfare and food stamps from 1983 to 1991. They had drawn a great deal of money from the welfare system, before it was discovered through a welfare fraud investigator, that the couple had stocks, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:6-16

Denomination: Methodist

The Year Hope Died

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 30, 2000

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When hope dies we need a fresh vision of God, a transformation of the heart and a mission to the world.

Most of us who were old enough to understand at the time can remember where we were on November 22, 1963. President John F. Kennedy’s motorcade was on its way to a luncheon in downtown Dallas. The president and his wife were sitting in the back of an open convertible, and Governor and Mrs. John ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-13

Denomination: Methodist

When You Feel Trapped

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 30, 2000

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When you are trapped you must take risks, realizing your life has a divine destiny. You must trust in the providence of God.

The book of Esther contains one of the most intriguing stories in the Bible. The plot is full of twists and turns, and the ending is a surprise resulting in the reversal of fortunes. The story begins simply enough with a king holding a banquet. King Xerxes of Persia has just spent six months ...read more

Scripture: Esther 4:1-14

Denomination: Methodist

Can You Be Intelligent And Not Believe In Evolution?

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Dec 30, 2000

based on 277 ratings

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A consideration of the intellectual difficulties with the theory of evolution.

It was voted by the Associated Press to be the top story of 1999: the Kansas Board of Education’s decision to de-emphasize some aspects of the teaching of evolution in Kansas’ schools set off a firestorm of controversy. >>>”Events began in 1995, when the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:27

Denomination: Baptist

Conquering Lonliness --- The Story Of Joseph

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 31, 2000

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Joseph was lonely because he was alienated from his family, felt no one cared and that there was no hope. He conquered his lonliness by maintaining his integrity, becoming involved in meaningful work and forgiving those who had wronged him.

In September, 1985, a celebration was held at a New Orleans municipal swimming pool. The occasion was the celebration of the first summer in memory when no one had drowned at any New Orleans city pool. In honor of this somewhat historic event, two hundred people gathered at one of New Orleans’ ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:19-36

Denomination: Methodist

Focusing On The Positive! Series

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jan 5, 2001

based on 359 ratings

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How you look at something can make a world of difference in how you behave. Life is like that. What you focus upon in life will generally determine the kind of decisions you make.

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (Revised: 2011) ILL. Have you heard the story of the farmer who was discouraged with his farm? So he decided to sell out & move somewhere else. He engaged a realtor to look the farm over & prepare a sales ad. But ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:12-26, Philippians 4:8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Joseph’s Christmas Story

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jan 5, 2001

based on 108 ratings

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There are 4 parts to the story, & in each of these parts you will see how much Joseph loved Mary.

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (Revised: 2013) If you were going to make a list of the great loving couples of history, who would be on your list? Romeo & Juliet? Anthony & Cleopatra? Mary & Joseph would probably not be on your list, for when ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The End

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jan 5, 2001

based on 54 ratings

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Everyone wants to know the end of a story. That alone makes people candidates for hearing the gospel.

Although I’m sure there are exceptions, it has been apparent at least in my own personal observations, that people need to see things through to a finish. Just a few years ago a man named Vernon Howell and his deluded followers attacked ATF agents. Then they barricaded themselves against the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:57-58

Denomination: Orthodox

Are You Qualified To Serve? Series

Contributed by Ralf Bergmann on May 24, 2002

based on 64 ratings

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What are the qualifications of a leader and those that follow and support those that take on that responsibility? The Scripture is clear and the authority that is given to those who lead is from God.

Sermon Title: Are You Qualified to Serve? [5 of ] Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:1-16 Wesleyan Community Church Terry, Mississippi Sunday Morning – May 26, 2002 Scripture Introduction: As we prepare to read this mornings text, we need to consider that Paul is writing to his favorite pupil. Paul is ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:1-16, 1 Samuel 14:1-15

Denomination: *other

By Grace You Are Saved

Contributed by Ed Taylor on May 24, 2002

based on 19 ratings

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It’s all about His grace!!!

OPEN YOUR BIBLES TO NUMBERS 4:4-6 & Ephesians 2.1ff 1. There is DEFINITELY a lot of interest in the occult today… · Movies are made, books are bought, experts are sought after. · Many are shelling out millions of dollars to have their fortunes told, to gain insight on the future, to know the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Build Your House On The Rock

Contributed by Joel Pankow on May 25, 2002

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Christ calls on us to build our houses with good bricks and stone on the foundation of Christ.

June 2, 2002 Matthew 7:15-28 15 "Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. 16 By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles? 17 Likewise every good tree bears good ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:15-28

Denomination: Lutheran

3 Strikes And You're Out!

Contributed by Ralf Bergmann on May 30, 2002

based on 35 ratings

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A Palm Sunday message that relates the fact as a Christian we would rather think of the cute and safe vision of a babe in the manger rather then the gruesome and brutal death that Jesus suffered.

Sermon Title: 3 Strikes and You’re Out! Scripture: Luke 19:29-44 Wesleyan Community Church Terry, Mississippi Sunday Morning - March 24, 2002 Scripture Introduction: It would come only natural to preach about the triumphant entry of Jesus into the city of Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, the day the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:29-44

Denomination: *other

There Is A Purpose In The Storm Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Jun 9, 2002

based on 90 ratings

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This story in the life of Jesus and His disciples, in the boat upon the sea, conveys another world, a world where storms rise up out of nowhere and life itself is put at peril.

A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 20 There Is A Purpose In The Storm. Luke 8:22-25 In 1976 Gordon Lightfoot recorded a haunting ballad entitled “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.” [1976, Moose Music, Ltd.] The Edmund Fitzgerald ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:22-25

Denomination: Baptist

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