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  • Michael McCartney avatar

    "I Have A Dream To A Right To Life."

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 22, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 6,861 views

    We need to decide in America to choose life over death!

    Opening Illustration from Bella: Eduardos Story I HAVE A DREAM OF THE RIGHT TO LIFE! I am happy to present to you this day, a Pro-life message and a vision for tomorrow for this Nation Under God. Let us remember that on January 22, 1973 abortion was made legal by the Roe vs. Wade decision of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Hearing Their Cry Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Nov 12, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,017 views

    1) The Tyrants Boast (Ps. 10:1-11) and 2) The Victims Prayer (Ps. 10:12-18)

    One of the most contentious articles that have hit the public square recently has been that of Father Raymond J. de Souza, (National Post • Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010). What he describes as an orgy of violence in Iraq, so far just in this month of November terrorists have set off a series of bombs, ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    With Friends Like These, Who Needs Enemies? Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Aug 5, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 21,930 views

    How Job's friends show us both the wrong way and the right way to help a friend who is suffering.

    INTRODUCTION This is the fifth study in the teaching series from Job called “Turning Tears into Telescopes.” This message is entitled “With Friends Like These—Who Needs Enemies?” Since I grew up in Alabama, the birthplace of rednecks, I got a real chuckle out of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Freedom Is Never Free Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Nov 10, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,340 views

    Galatians 3:23-4:3 shows how “Freedom is Never Free” with the sacrifice of Christ achieving liberation from sin and death, as seen through humanity’s :1) Collective Bondage (Galatians 3:23-24), 2) Individual Freedom Galatians 3:25-27), 3) Collective Freedom (Galatians 3:28-4:3)

    During the Second World War, Nazi forces occupied Czechoslovakia, Austria Poland, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, the Channel Islands, the Soviet Union, and Italy, (https://www.warhistoryonline.com/world-war-ii/11-countries-invaded-nazi-germany-invaded.html). In this occupation, ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    "Make Room For Daddy!” ( Father’s Day Sermon)

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jun 14, 2023
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    The sitcom “MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY” was played by Danny Thomas who played the role of Danny Williams as the father in this sitcom.

    The program was a real hit with the public because with all the problems this family had Daddy was the main figure of the show with the solutions for the problems his family faced. “Make Room for Daddy” is an American sitcom that ran: • From 1953 to 1957 on ABC • From 1957 to 1964 on ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Living Above The Fray Series

    Contributed by Troy Walliser on Nov 5, 2020
    based on 3 ratings
     | 10,013 views

    CONFIDENT trust in Christ produces COURAGEOUS living through Christ.

    Living Above The Fray Acts 6:8-15 I know each week as we come together as a church family into this room, we all enter with different issues swirling about in our lives. This week some of you faced health issues. We had folks in our church that had tests and procedures, emergency room visits and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Scattering Series

    Contributed by Troy Walliser on Nov 6, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,592 views

    Even if the future of the church in America looks like VERSES 1-3, God can still bring about VERSE 8.

    The Scattering Acts 8:1-8 My favorite movies are those with plot twists at the end. When what happens at the end of a movie, you never saw coming at the beginning. And when the ending is revealed it's kind of like, "oh, everything makes sense now." I think the first time I vividly ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Veterans Of War

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Nov 14, 2003
    based on 224 ratings
     | 7,681 views

    Our veterans need to be honored.

    INTRO.- ILL.- When Dwight D. Eisenhower was President from 1953 to 1961, he received a letter from eight-year-old Keith Aiken of Trumbull, CT. Kevin wrote, “After listening to the news about the cold war, I am worried about the people in the world. In thinking it over, I have a plan. Get all the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Life In A Box

    Contributed by Shane Hart on Jan 13, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,585 views

    Life as we know it would change if we truly and creatively lived the belief that Christ is the answer for our world.

    Title: Life in a Box Text: Acts 1:8 and Romans 12:1 Theme: New Life in Christ Key thought: Life as we know it would change if we truly believed that Christ is the answer for our world. I have here a box. My question is this: are you living life in a box? Or are you living life outside of a ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Continuity Between The Life Of Jesus And The Lives Of His Disciples Confor

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Jun 18, 2001
    based on 90 ratings
     | 4,571 views

    Year C. The Nativity of St. John The Baptist June 24th, 2001 Acts13: 22-26 Title : “Continuity between the life of Jesus and the lives of his disciples conforms to the pattern of the life of Christ like a mirror and an echo.”

    Year C. The Nativity of St. John The Baptist June 24th, 2001 Acts13: 22-26 Title : “Continuity between the life of Jesus and the lives of his disciples conforms to the pattern of the life of Christ like a mirror and an echo.” This is an excerpt from Paul’s sermon, spanning 13: 16-41, his ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Scars Of Life Series

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Aug 19, 2002
    based on 216 ratings
     | 45,645 views

    We all have scars on our bodies, and each scar has a memory that reminds us that moment when the scar was received. When Jesus looks at his hands, he sees his scars. What do those scars mean to Jesus? Love.

    The Scars Of Life The Rev. Dr. W. Maynard Pittendreigh We have been studying the Gospel of John since the Second Sunday of Eastertide. We have moved through this Gospel, studied its miracles, signs and teachings. We now come to the last two Sundays of this Gospel. This morning we turn our ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How To Grow In Faith

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Feb 12, 2002
    based on 71 ratings
     | 29,287 views

    How to Grow in Faith

    How to Grow in Faith What we get out of life is determined by our choices. Illustration: Sometimes fear of punishment motivates better than anything else. One mother decided she would put the fear of a speeding ticket in the speeding drivers going past a local elementary school. Every morning ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Curtis Kittrell avatar

    The Crown Of Creation

    Contributed by Curtis Kittrell on Apr 12, 2002
    based on 25 ratings
     | 9,968 views

    Each day’s work of Creation closes with the divine evaluation, “it was good.” Only the work of the sixth day, on which the Lord created humanity, earned ultimate approval—“very good.”

    THE CROWN OF CREATION Genesis 1–2 “God saw all that He had made, and it was very good” (Gen. 1:31). Each day’s work of Creation closes with the divine evaluation, “it was good.” Only the work of the sixth day, on which the Lord created humanity, earned ultimate approval—“very good.” Overview God ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Fire And Brimstone

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Sep 29, 2002
    based on 65 ratings
     | 13,444 views

    Hell is a place of truth, where the true nature of the human condition will be exposed. If God is holy, there must be a hell. Whereas heaven consists of "whosoever will", hell is a place of "whosoever won’t".

    ¡§Fire and Brimstone¡¨ -Rev. Dr. Robert G. Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts Text: Mark 9:42-49 & Revelation 20:11-15 Outline: A. The Function of Hell B. The Symbolism of Hell C. The Way to Hell D. The Avoidance of Hell Introduction: This is my ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Marilyn Murphree avatar

    "Waiting On The Wind" Series

    Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Mar 21, 2003
    based on 54 ratings
     | 19,187 views

    We must take a step of faith when conditions are unfavorable.

    Iliff & Saltillo UM churches Memorial Day Weekend May 26, 2002 “Waiting On the Wind” Eccl. 11:1-6 INTRODUCTION: It was 1866 and the United States was recovering from the long and bloody Civil War between the North and the South. Surviving soldiers came home with many stories to tell. Henry ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist