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  • Tim Shepard avatar

    A Lesson In Living

    Contributed by Tim Shepard on Jan 3, 2008
     | 2,515 views

    This sermon is on lessons learned about living well from a secular book "Tuesdays With Morrie" but with a Christian perspective.

    A LESSON IN LIVING His name was Morrie Schwartz. Chances are that you’ve never heard of him. But in 1994 and 1995 he captured the public eye and wrenched at the hearts of millions of people across the United States. Morrie Schwartz was dying. In the summer of 1994 he was diagnosed with ...read more

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    Why Shepherds?

    Contributed by Ben Peak on Jan 3, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 22,498 views

    Why did God choose to let shepherds be the first to hear the news of the Messiah?

    Over the past few weeks we have been taking a new look at some of the figures of the Christmas story. We’ve taken some time to study the stories within the story. We’ve looked at the story of Mary, the teenaged girl that God chose to be the mother of His Son. Last week we discussed the story of ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Starting Over

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jan 6, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,660 views

    The New Year is a time for starting over and Paul’s story gives us some guidelines

    Wow 2008, the first Sunday of a brand new year. How many people stayed up to welcome the New Year in? And with a new year come commitments to change our lives to make things better or at least different. I don’t know what your resolutions might be but here are some reflections from off the ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    How To Deal With False Accusations Series

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 10, 2008
    based on 44 ratings
     | 38,120 views

    With God’s help, we can respond appropriately to those who treat us badly.

    How to Deal with False Accusations Acts 6:8-15 Intro: Have you ever been falsely accused of something? How did that make you feel? In high school I was accused of something I would never have thought of doing. One of the city policemen told one of my friends that he’d heard from a reliable ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Dispute And Debate In The Church

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jan 12, 2008
    based on 87 ratings
     | 11,782 views

    From this text, we get a few ideas of what to do whenever disputes arise in the church. 1- Legalism always leads to trouble 2- Trouble should be handled by the leaders 3- Leaders must always follow God’s Spirit

    INTRO.- ILL.- A married couple were arguing with one another. The husband said, "Don’t you remember promising to love, honor and obey me?" His wife, "Yes, but what else could I do, I was in church!" ILL.- A wife said, "Dear, could I have some spending money?" Husband, "Money, money, money. If ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How To Succeed In Spiritual Warfare

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Jan 14, 2008
    based on 44 ratings
     | 14,115 views

    Five keys to winning spiritual battles.

    Title: How To Succeed In Spiritual Warfare Text: Ephesians 6:10-20 Theme: The keys to winning spiritual battles. Introduction: Resisting The Devil Laurie Beth Jones tells this story in her book, Grow Something Besides Old. She talks about one Halloween night when she had underestimated the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Owens avatar

    God's Faithful, Imperfect People

    Contributed by David Owens on Jan 15, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 25,196 views

    This sermon is based on the book Messy Spirituality by Michael Yaconelli. It is an encouragement to keep serving in spite of our imperfections.

    A. There’s a story told of a preacher who was preaching a message about the fact that no one is perfect. 1. To prove his point he asked for anyone who was perfect to stand up. 2. One man stood up in the middle of the congregation. 3. The preacher asked him, “Do you really think you are ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Womb With A View Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Jan 20, 2008
    based on 20 ratings
     | 14,099 views

    Nobody is a Nobody because Everyone is a Someone.

    A Womb with a View Psalm 139 1/20/08 Rev. Brian Bill Note: Elements of this message are taken from a sermon series I preached over eight years ago. As I’ve pondered what’s behind the tremendous outpouring of support for those affected by the flood, I’ve come to the conclusion that this community ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    This Thorny Thicket Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 20, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,726 views

    For Martin Luther King Day. The words we offer fall into the thorny thicket of anxiety, despair, and distraction. Like King with his dream, we the church can give hands and feet to help those so captured.

    Our back yard is a thorny thicket. Other people have manicured lawns, with friendly plants laid out in neat rows. But our back yard is a tangled thorny thicket. Along one fence there are blackberries, growing in long canes that have to be tied up lest they wander into the next county. They ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    You've Got Mail! Series

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 21, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,409 views

    God has an instant message of love that He wants to send to everyone.

    You’ve Got Mail! Acts 10:23-48 Intro: Most people like to check the mail. It is especially nice when you receive a personal letter from a friend, sharing things that only friends would share. There are always important bills and other business-related things that we need to keep track of. Then ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Being Like The Beatitudes Series

    Contributed by Chip Monck on Jan 29, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,954 views

    This message continues our series on The Sermon on the Mount by taking an overall look at the Beatitudes, and their impact on the life of a Christ follower. Extensive inspiration for this series derived from D. Martin Lloyd-Jones "Studies on the Sermon o

    (Read Matthew 5:1-10) We are on week three of our study of the Sermon on the Mount. So far, we have just been establishing some groundwork. Looking at why we would dedicate such energy to this study, and what the overall structure of the sermon is. I hope you are getting engaged at a personal ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    The Backbone Of Bible Prophecy Series

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jan 30, 2008
    based on 89 ratings
     | 24,140 views

    Understand this and the rest is much more clear. Jesus said to turn back to Daniel and see the 70 Weeks of Years - the most amazing prophecy in the Bible! Link inc. to formatted text, audio, and PowerPoint.

    The Backbone of Bible Prophecy Matthew 24:15; Daniel 9:24-27 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/Backbone.html Jesus tells us to turn back to Daniel, so we’d better do what we’re told! It is the skeletal structure of all prophecy, so it can be a great help in our study of the end times. v. 24-27 The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Freddy Fritz avatar

    Immigration Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Aug 16, 2008
    based on 9 ratings
     | 7,589 views

    This sermon examines how Jesus would vote on immigration.

    Scripture Ethnic jokes exploit ethnic stereotypes. The format is usually where the butt of the joke is a person who belongs to an ethnic group singled out for abuse. So, for example, the English tell jokes about an Irishman, the Canadians about a Newfoundlander, the Americans about a Polish ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • T. Michael Crews avatar

    Finding Forgiveness

    Contributed by T. Michael Crews on Aug 21, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,168 views

    An Exposition of Luke 7:36-50

    A legend that says long ago, there lived a chieftain, known not only as a strong warrior but also a wise leader who gave his people laws which guided every aspect of life. He enforced these laws strictly, and had a reputation for uncompromising justice. One day it came to the leader’s attention ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lessons From The Prodigal Prophet Series

    Contributed by T. Michael Crews on Aug 21, 2008
     | 4,928 views

    Introduction to a Sermon series on Jonah

    A young boy from down south attended Sunday school for the first with his grandparents who lived up north. He was so excited he couldn’t wait to tell grandma about the lesson. "My teacher taught us all about the whales," he announced. "You mean Jonah and the whale?" grandma asked. "No," he said, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist