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  • Jim Drake avatar

    First Response Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Jan 10, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 6,293 views

    How do you respond when you’re hit with distressing news? Do you respond in anger? Do you respond in fear? Do you respond by immediately jumping up and trying to fix the problem? None of those responses were Nehemiah’s first response.

    http://brushforkbanner.blogspot.com A few years ago, I remember sitting in my office in Asheville, NC, one quiet Tuesday morning. Of course I was in uniform. As an Air Force recruiter, I spent most of my time in uniform. But as my office partner and I sat there that morning taking care of some ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tom Shepard avatar

    Christ At Christmas - The Greatest Gift Of All Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Dec 6, 2008
    based on 38 ratings
     | 20,377 views

    This sermon gives two reasons that Jesus’ birth is so important. I. It shows God’s LOVE for us. II. It shows God’s PURPOSE for us.

    Christ At Christmas - The Greatest Gift Of All Our text for today consists of one verse – it is found in John chapter one and verse fourteen. Please follow along with me as I read: “And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Marilyn Murphree avatar

    Temptation--Only A Question, Not An Answer

    Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Apr 7, 2007
    based on 34 ratings
     | 5,876 views

    Temptation comes in varied and subtle ways. But we can resist in rather than give in.

    April, 2007 “Temptation--Only a Question, Not an Answer” Matthew 4:1-11 INTRODUCTION: Desserts have sometimes been named “seduction” or “temptation” because there is something “delicious” and full of promise offered. Oscar Wilde said, “The only way to get rid of temptation is to give in to ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Derek Geldart avatar

    Our Daily Bread

    Contributed by Derek Geldart on Sep 30, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 13,227 views

    To keep God's people from starving at His table we must come to know what Jesus meant when He said He was the bread of life! Us blind beggars only need a scrap from the Master's table to survive and thrive!

    OUR DAILY BREAD John 6:30-35 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 Once a month it is traditional for a Baptist church to have communion. We break the bread and partake of the wine so that we might always remember the Lord’s death until He returns (1 Corinthians 11:26). ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Burn The Plow And Roast The Cow Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 8, 2021
    based on 5 ratings
     | 11,893 views

    Why did God choose Elisha to be Elijah's understudy? What characteristics did God admire in this man that we can copy?

    OPEN: The story is told of a University professor who told his class he was going to prove that there was not a God. Then he looked up at the ceiling and shouted, “God if you are real, then I want you to knock me off this platform. I’ll give you 15 minutes!” He kept taunting God… 5 minutes went ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    When The Father Said "go" Jesus Went

    Contributed by David Nolte on Dec 15, 2019
     | 4,236 views

    We are often hesitant about launching out on new ventures even when we are sure God is saying "Go!"

    Years ago, on a dangerous sea coast where shipwrecks often occurred prior to advanced navigation aids, there was a little life-saving station. The building was just a hut and they had only one boat, but the few devoted members kept a constant watch over the sea. When there was word of a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Love Is Not Arrogant (Love Is Not Puffed Up) Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Mar 7, 2025
     | 497 views

    Love is not puffed up. Love is not all about me and how great I think I am.

    INTRODUCTION - As we continue with our Love Better series, this series seeks to answer two underlying questions. - What can I do to live with Christians better? - What can I do to love people in my community better? - In our journey to answer those two questions, today we will see from 1 ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Only One Way!

    Contributed by Derek Geldart on Dec 10, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,644 views

    Words have the power to evoke great emotions and passions in our lives. When Jesus said, I am the way, truth, and life no one comes unto the Father except by Me, what do these words mean to you? Are you born again, or have you rejected your only way into heaven?

    The Father Glorifies the Son? John 8:48-58 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 Language serves as a crucial medium for interpersonal communication. Verbal expression has the power to evoke vivid images of the beauty in our surroundings, motivate us to achieve ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Derek Geldart avatar

    If You Love Me, Keep My Commands

    Contributed by Derek Geldart on Nov 19, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,331 views

    Jesus said, if you love me keep my commands. To be holy as God is holy is an impossible task for us to accomplish on our own! Thankfully, Jesus sent us a Comforter, the Holy Spirit to reveal and empower us to obey God’s commands out of love.

    If You Love ME John 14:15-21 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 How are the fallen to come to know, glorify, and obey a holy God of whom is wholly other? No being is like Him for He alone eternally existed before even time began! His ways are truly higher than our ways ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Derek Geldart avatar

    What Child Is This?

    Contributed by Derek Geldart on Dec 4, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,345 views

    The following sermon is going to review the prophet Micah's predication of the Messiah so that we might see the babe lying in the manger to give us great hope that our Lord, Savior and King is none other than our Messiah!

    What Child is This? Micah 5:1-5 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 Zion’s Distress When King Herod gathered the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law and asked where the Messiah was to be born (Matthew 2:3-6) they quoted the Messianic prophesy of Micah 5:2: “but ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Gaston avatar

    Misfit Christmas: Paradoxes Of The Christ Child Series

    Contributed by John Gaston on Dec 10, 2021
     | 2,360 views

    Baby Jesus was 1. So young, yet so old; 2. So poor, yet so rich; 3. So helpless, yet so powerful; 4. So mute, yet speaking to all; and 5. So earthly, yet so heavenly. The message ends with a great illustration.

    MISFIT CHRISTMAS: PARADOXES OF THE CHRIST CHILD 1 Tim. 3:16 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. CHRISTMAS PLAY JOSEPH DECIDES TO MAKE RESERVATIONS a. The Director of a Christmas play was nervous when she cast Jimmy, the middle-school class clown, as Joseph in the Christmas Pageant. Her fears were ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Love Is A Four-Letter Word

    Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on May 18, 2022
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,773 views

    Many four-letter words are used tritely as vulgar and profane slang or to curse someone.

    The word "love" is also a four-letter word used so commonly that its true meaning and significance has been lost. People say they 'love' their house, car, clothes, church, school, pets, food, family, friends, hairdo, music, makeup, movies, etc., and they 'love' God. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Derek Geldart avatar

    Working Out Your Salvation

    Contributed by Derek Geldart on Jul 2, 2022
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,346 views

    The call to work out our salvation with fear and trembling is not an exercise of futility but one that is not only attainable but an expectation from the Lord because He is the one who works in us to will and act to fulfill His purpose!

    Working out What’s Being Worked In Philippians 2:12-13 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 Ever since God said, “let Us make mankind in our image, in our likeness” (Genesis 1:26), the eternity He placed in our hearts (Ecclesiastes 3:11) keeps us yearning to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Derek Geldart avatar

    Our Daily Bread Series

    Contributed by Derek Geldart on Jun 30, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,098 views

    Approaching the Lord, especially at His communion table, requires reverence and repentance, as taking communion unworthily can lead to judgment. Our true desire should be a maturing relationship with the Lord, continually surrendering to His will and deepening our devotion to Him.

    OUR DAILY BREAD John 6:30-35 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 Once a month it is traditional for a Baptist church to have communion. We break the bread and partake of the wine so that we might always remember the Lord’s death until He returns (1 Corinthians 11:26). ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Don Jones avatar

    Blessed Are Those Who Are Persecuted Series

    Contributed by Don Jones on Mar 29, 2008
    based on 18 ratings
     | 16,941 views

    The message describes 1. Persecution, 2. the Principle, 3. the Point, and 4. the Promise

    "Blessed Are Those Who Are Persecuted" Scripture Matthew 5:10-12 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist