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Taking Revenge... Or Not! Series

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Feb 27, 2005

based on 44 ratings

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How are we to understand this teaching of Jesus? 1. It is about trusting God. 2. It is about not doing it our way. 3. It is about being like God.

In Judith Viorst’s book for children entitled I’ll Fix Anthony, Anthony’s younger brother complains about the way his older brother treats him. The little brother says: “My brother Anthony can read books now, but he won’t read any books to me. He plays checkers with Bruce from his school. But ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:38-48

Denomination: Methodist

How Do We Measure Our Health?

Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Feb 28, 2005

based on 6 ratings

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Five functions of a healthy church

God’s Glorious Church How Do We Measure Our Health? Acts 2:37-47 Woodlawn Baptist Church February 27, 2005 Introduction (See footnotes) I want to welcome each of you to our services today! One of the greatest joys and privileges we have as God’s people is to gather corporately and join in the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:37-47

Denomination: Baptist

How To Get To Heaven

Contributed by Roy Sommerville on Mar 2, 2005

based on 24 ratings

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The inadequeacy of the moral plan to get to heaven, demonstrated by the rich young ruler

How To Get To Heaven There are two ways to get to heaven. The first is God’s plan, and the second, the Moral plan, or man’s plan. We could call God’s plan the D.O.N.E.-Done- plan. Everything that needed to be done to assure you a place in heaven was done by Jesus Christ, through His death and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:16-22

Denomination: Baptist

Defending The 10 Commandments

Contributed by Dave Kinney on Mar 4, 2005

based on 55 ratings

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Sadly Christianity has lost ground over the last 40 years! Why? The main reason…the 10 commandments have been aggressively attacked in America and reduced this country to a moronic and miniscule mindset of morals!

“Defending The 10 Commandments” Exodus 20:1-17 Proverbs 4:7 “Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom. Notices that it says get “wisdom” and not “knowledge”. I believe that the application of knowledge by way of Biblical wisdom is paramount for the believer in today’s world! We live ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

Freely Forgiven

Contributed by Ted Sutherland on Dec 7, 2005

based on 46 ratings

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Sinners have always been saved the same way! By faith! Abraham and David are Biblical examples of this fact.

Freely Forgiven Rom 4:1-8 There is a surprising resistance to the message of “justification by faith.” Not infrequently I have been challenged by people who have said, “Do you mean to tell me that if a murderer–rapist repents and believes at the last minute before he dies he will be justified by ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Narnia: Merry Easter (And Happy Christmas)

Contributed by Todd Anderson on Dec 8, 2005

based on 10 ratings

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A Christmas Eve or Christmas Day sermon or homily using an extended illustration from "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe" to show how many miss(ed) Christ’s first coming and how we need to be ready for his Second Coming in power.

Title: Merry Easter! (a Christmas eve or Christmas day homily) While bagging groceries years ago in a supermarket during highschool I found it fun to mess with customers minds and say things like: “Have a Day! And hear them automatically respond: “You Too!” It was especially fun around the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: Lutheran

Is The Bible Reliable Series

Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Mar 20, 2006

based on 35 ratings

| 18,673 views

The third of five messages on the reliability of Christianity.

A Ready Defense March 20, 2005 Is the Bible Reliable? Review: This AM we’re going to finish our series entitled A Ready Defense. 1 Pt. 3:15 says, “But set part Christ as Lord of your life, and if you are asked about your Christian hope, always being ready to explain it.” This ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:24-25

Denomination: Baptist

Show And Listen Series

Contributed by Jason Pettibone on May 18, 2004

based on 31 ratings

| 5,124 views

When we put together the word meaning ‘good news,’ AND the commandment of the Lord Jesus to ‘go and tell,’ how do we end up feeling like this work is something to be avoided?

Show and Listen (credit to Len Sweet, whose published work helped this pastor immensely in the preparation of this sermon!) Evangelism - # 1 “Hello.” “Hello, may I speak with Jerry Scott?” “This is Jerry.” “Hello, Jerry. Bank of New York has selected you for a no fee.....” “I don’t ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:26-40

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Truth Detectors 1.5: The Truth About The Holy Spirit Series

Contributed by Geoff Baggett on May 18, 2004

based on 27 ratings

| 4,048 views

This is the fifthmessage in a series on basic Christian doctrine. It provides the foundation for a proper understanding of the doctrine of the Holy Spirit. (05-16-04)

*Outlines, fill-in-the-blank sheets, and Microsoft PowerPoint presentations are available. For more information, please contact pastorgeoff@bellsouth.net. Truth Detectors [Episode 1] Message 5 “The Truth About the Holy Spirit” John 16:7-11 Opening Illustration Show Video Clip, “Larry – Doubt and ...read more

Scripture: John 16:7-11

Denomination: Baptist

"His Terrible Swift Sword" Series

Contributed by Clark Tanner on May 21, 2004

based on 44 ratings

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The sword of the Spirit is God’s weapon to do His work in us, and our weapon against the enemies named in verse 12 (#23 in The Christian Victor series)

“…and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God” “Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord; He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored; He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword; His truth is marching on.” - Julia Ward ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:17

Denomination: Orthodox

How To Respond To God Series

Contributed by Brian Atwood on Dec 15, 2005

based on 35 ratings

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How Mary’s response to God’s enlightenment is an example to us all on how to respond to God.

How to Respond to God Part 3 of 4 in the series, Christmas Calms Our Fears Last week we reflected on the pronouncement of the angel to Zechariah that the prayers of he and his wife Elizabeth had been heard and that they were going to have a son. Let’s pick up the story in the first chapter of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:26-56

Denomination: Baptist

The Grace Of Giving Series

Contributed by Rick Bartosik on Dec 16, 2005

based on 6 ratings

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Grace has symptoms. When we have genuinely experienced God’s grace in Christ we become generous givers.

“The Grace of Giving” II Corinthians 8:1-15 Mililani Community Church September 18, 2005 Pastor Rick Bartosik OUTLINE When the subject of stewardship is mentioned, some people immediately think of tithing. There is nothing wrong with tithing. Tithing was the Old Testament way of giving. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Eulogy Clatie Nichols

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Dec 22, 2005

based on 4 ratings

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THiseulogy is for a man who was a believer who dedicated his life to take care of his ailing wife for 20 years. Great Family man

Clatie Nichols December 3, 2005 Although Clatie Nichols made his entrance into the world on February 3rd, 1920 in the huge suburb of Country Park outside of Little Rock Arkansas, God had taken note of his presence in heaven a long time before that. For the Scriputes tell us in Psalm ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:6-9

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Pastors: God Called And Church Called

Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Mar 7, 2005

based on 167 ratings

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Consider the pastor’s call and a church’s response to that call

God’s Glorious Church Pastors: God Called or Church Called? 1 Timothy 1:11 Woodlawn Baptist Church March 6, 2005 Introduction Have you ever received one of those chain letters that tells you to send a copy of the letter to several other people, add your name to the list, and so on? There’s a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:11-12

Denomination: Baptist

Free At Last Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Mar 7, 2005

based on 44 ratings

| 8,905 views

What exactly are we free of and free to do?

Free at last, free at last, thank God Almighty I’m free at last. Free at last, Free at last. Free, what a marvellous, wonderful, magnificent word. Free what tremendous connotations this conjures up in our mind. Freedom a concept, an idea a theory. And yet it is more then that because it’s a ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:13-18

Denomination: Wesleyan

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