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  • James Lowe avatar

    God Can Change You

    Contributed by James Lowe on Nov 18, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 10,571 views

    God can change any man who is willing to change. By placing his trust in Jesus Christ.

    God can change you 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold all things are become new. Another translation says, “Therefore, if any one is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, behold, the new has ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Gift Of Freedom

    Contributed by Tom Doubt on Jul 4, 2016
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,085 views

    Only God can give us the gift of freedom 1 Peter 1:17-21

    Scripture: 1 Peter 1:17-21 BACKGROUND: A. We can define freedom in many ways. 1. A phrase like "life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness" covers a wide range of ideas. 2. "I want to do what I want, whenever" often begins at the age of 2 years, and extends well into adulthood. 3. Some ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Gregory Fisher avatar

    How To Be A Champion With God

    Contributed by Gregory Fisher on Sep 14, 2017
     | 8,279 views

    Men in general…and, Christian men in particular…have a need to look good. We need to appear to be in control. But, in truth we are very much like ducks gliding along on a pond…we look serene…and calm…but, underneath we are paddling like mad.

    Father’s Day June 2016 How To Be A Champion With God Introduction: !. Thank people for the kind acceptance they have extended to us. 2. Father’s Day story about my Dad. (The time he confronted some street gang in church). A Foreword to what I am going to share with you: Men in ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    A Fool For Christ And An Idiot For Everybody

    Contributed by Michael Bird on Feb 8, 2002
    based on 169 ratings
     | 33,197 views

    This sermon outlines the two main ideas of 1 Cor 1:18-25 as (1) The Cross divides and Unifies; (2) The Cross fulfills God’s plan to outwit human wisdom.

    1 Cor 1:18-25 Introduction [Illustration] I would like you all to play make believe with me for a moment. Pretend that my name is Jose Samblanco and I have just arrived off the boat from Peru and I’m proclaiming to you the good news that a Peruvian peasant by the name Carlos Hernandez was ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Now What?

    Contributed by Doug Koehler on Apr 16, 2004
    based on 49 ratings
     | 5,521 views

    This message is directed to a large portion of people that only attend Church on holidays like Easter.

    Hi, thank you for looking at this sermon. I hope it helps. Please do not say the sermon did not help you just because you did not like the style or could not use the entire message for your own needs. I have discovered a few souls automatically hit the ’did not help me’ button if the message they ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Bruce Ball avatar

    The Complacency Of The Manger

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Dec 16, 2005
    based on 114 ratings
     | 11,361 views

    We can get complacent when driving the same route every day and become oblivious to the dangers - and Christians can become so used to the manger we get complacent with the meaning of it.

    I heard the story once of a great Cherokee wood carver. He took logs and sat them on a stump outside his back door and sat in front of that log sometimes for hours just staring at it. Finally, he would pick up his carving tools and start carving the most beautiful of things out of the wood. He ...read more

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    Great Rules For Prayer, Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Brian Eatock on Oct 7, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,623 views

    The beliver should be praying, but Jesus gives us some rules to follow. It is not as much about the rules as it is the condition of our heart. Sermons highly influenced by the Preacher’s Outline and Study Bible.

    Title: Great Rules of Prayer Text: Matthew 6:7-8 A little boy was saying his bedtime prayers with his mother: "Lord, bless Mommy and Daddy, and God, GIVE ME A NEW BICYCLE!!!" Mom: "God’s not deaf, son. Boy: "I know, Mom, but Grandma’s in the next room, and she’s hard of hearing! A young man goes ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Rising, Running, And Reporting

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Oct 21, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,305 views

    For many, life is a panicky run. Serious things happen to us, and we run to tell somebody. The reaction may be to go home and do nothing, and to leave others weeping and perplexed. But when we encounter the risen Christ personally, not as an abstractio

    Takoma Park Baptist Church, Washington, DC, March 26, 1989 (Easter Sunday) When you see someone running, do not jump to any conclusions about why that person is running. If you see somebody pickin’ ‘em up and layin’ ‘em down, well, there could be a lot of reasons why. And ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When Confusion Clouds

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Mar 29, 2002
    based on 135 ratings
     | 6,446 views

    This is a sunrise service message which focuses on what we can learn from Mary Magdalene about how to recognize the voice of Christ through the clouds of confusion.

    Sunrise Service When Confusion Clouds March 31, 2002 John 20:1-18 Intro: A. [Christ’s Alive and at Church Today, Citation: Peggy Key, Portage, MI. Today’s Christian Woman, "Heart to Heart."] While driving to church on Easter Sunday two years ago, I told my children the Easter story. "This is the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    By His Wounds - Experiencing His Compassionate Wholeness Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 19, 2004
    based on 66 ratings
     | 16,129 views

    Isaiah tells us that it is by "His wounds that you are healed." But what healing would His wounds give?

    OPEN: This week, on Thursday the 22nd, the Red Cross will be having a blood drive at the Knights of Columbus Hall over on 17th??? Several years ago, the Red Cross in small Oklahoma town posted signs all over town with these words: I gave my blood - Christ gave his. I gave a pint - He gave ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Emile Wolfaardt avatar

    Revive Us As Our Provider - Revive Us Part 4 Series

    Contributed by Emile Wolfaardt on May 8, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,598 views

    PowerPoint slides freely available by emailing Emile@Wolfaardt.com) Positioning ourselves where God can powerfully revive our hearts.

    Revive Us - Part 4 Revive Us as Our Provider Genesis 22:1-14 It was a warm summer’s evening in 1968. My folks had been divorced for over a year, I was seven years old, old enough to know we were in trouble. My mother, my sister and I had been trying to survive in a single run-down hotel room on ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Paul Davidson avatar

    Seeking The Savior

    Contributed by Paul Davidson on May 5, 2018
     | 8,963 views

    An Advent message - God seeks after us and wants us to find Him… Seek the Savior while He can still be found!

    (Note for readers: There is a short Children’s Message at the beginning, followed by the sermon for an adult audience) CHILDREN’S MESSAGE There is a game we used to play when I was a kid… It’s called “Hide and Seek”… Do you know that game? One person will be “it” and try to find the other people ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Roger Hasselquist avatar

    Christ Is Risen!

    Contributed by Roger Hasselquist on Mar 30, 2024
     | 899 views

    Verse 34 gives us the good news of our salvation as simply as it can be stated. Each part of that verse outlines the means by which we can be saved from the penalty of our sins.

    Alba 3-31-24 CHRIST IS RISEN Romans 8:34 A story was told about a Biology I test in which the students were asked: "Suppose you could take to Mars any of the laboratory equipment used in this course. How would you determine if there was life on Mars?" One student responded: "Ask ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    It Is Finished! Series

    Contributed by Jon Daniels on Apr 9, 2023
     | 2,274 views

    Based on John 19:28-30 - Challenges hearers to understand that Jesus death, burial, & resurrection give us hope in this life & in the life to come.

    “IT IS FINISHED!” John 19:28-30 FBCF – 4/9/23 Jon Daniels INTRO – April 1962, renowned theologian Karl Barth spoke at a chapel service at Univ of Chicago. During Q & A time, student asked him if he could sum up his theology in just a few words. Barth: “Jesus loves me, this I know; for the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Dunn avatar

    Dying To Know

    Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 19, 2025
     | 119 views

    Christ turned death from final sentence to sacred sleep; those who die in Him will awaken when death itself has died.

    Opening Story – Everybody’s an Expert Have you noticed that everybody’s an expert on heaven until you ask for directions? A little boy once asked his Sunday-school teacher, “Do you really go straight to heaven when you die?” She said, “Yes, honey.” He squinted and said, “Then why does Pastor Bill ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist