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  • John Gaines avatar

    The Spreading Tree Of Influence

    Contributed by John Gaines on Jun 2, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,694 views

    Every Christian is either a first-generation Christian or on who has a family history of some faith and dedication to the Lord. Both are valuable assets to the church when used properly.

    INTRODUCTION I. FIRST GENERATION CHRISTIANS A. How many of you are ‘first generation Christians’? By that term, I mean people who do not have parents or close family members who were members of the church of Christ who taught or influenced you to obey the gospel. You studied the Bible for ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Big "If" Series

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Oct 18, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,463 views

    How are we doing as positive people. A call to unity within the church

    October 8, 2006 Philippians 2:1-16 Sometimes life can be a matter of “IFs.” Fill in the blank . . . “If I only . . . Most of us have some ifs in our lives. Moments when we should have said “NO” instead of yes, or maybe we should have said “YES” instead of no. Times when we should have made that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    United Utopia Series

    Contributed by Dan Borchert on Nov 17, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,741 views

    If you are like me you dream of the Church being united. Being One. Being in that ideal utopian state

    Acts 4:32-4:37 The United Utopia Introduction A. When I started really working on this message this week, I had a difficult time B. The more I read about it the more I was confused C. I look at book and stuff on the internet about it and either it really didn’t relate to the passage, or it just ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    What Cost You To Be Christ's Disciple? Series

    Contributed by Cesar Delgado on Sep 29, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,106 views

    Jesus Christ makes some radical demands on His followers. He put some tough standard to be one of His disciples. Jesus Christ doesn’t want to lower His standard.

    What Cost you to be Christ’s Disciple? Luke 9:57-62 August 26, 2007 Sermon series: Following Christ Introduction In our first sermon in our series, Following Christ, we have learned of what does it means to live for Christ. We have been told that to live for Christ is to Place Christ above all ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Jesus Defends The Wrong

    Contributed by Matthew Morine on May 25, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,027 views

    Christians run through society judging sin. But instead of judging the failing morality of the world, Christains should love people through sin. It is easy to judge from afar; it is courageous to love up close.

    Jesus Defends the Wrong Theme: Jesus protects the sinner from the self-righteous. Text: John 8:1-11 Lucy is a pretty fourteen year old girl. Maybe that was half of the problem; she was too attractive too early in life. She started dating Mark at the beginning of the school year, Mark was a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Stewardshp:the Collection

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 28, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,830 views

    stewarship sermon - stewardship is hard, but what is faith without risk?

    It is some what surprising what an international outlook Paul has as he writes to the Church in Corinth. He mentions Galatia, Macedonia, Achaia, Ephesus, Jerusalem. Even though most of Paul’s readers had never left their own city they understood that they were part of a world wide church body in no ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How To Create A Safe Environment Series

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Nov 6, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,280 views

    Based on The DNA of Relationships by Dr. Gary Smalley. When a relationship doesn’t feel safe, walls go up for protection. We need to learn to respect and honor the walls. Through unconditional love, those walls will come down.

    HOW TO CREATE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT The DNA of Relationships (4) A. Today is the fourth lesson in our series on The DNA of Relationships based on the book by Dr. Gary Smalley. Today’s lesson is entitled: How To Create a Safe Environment. ILLUSTRATION: A man and his wife who had been married ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Taming The Tongue

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Nov 17, 2006
    based on 55 ratings
     | 50,064 views

    James tells us that the tongue is one of the most needed areas of life to be tamed and also the most difficult

    Taming the Tongue James 3:1-12 October 29, 2006 Evening Service Introduction A cartoon from leadership magazine shows a line of pews and the same sentence being passed from pew to pew. 1st pew: My ear kind of hurts 2nd pew: The pastor has an earache 3rd pew: The pastor got a hearing aid 4th pew: ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Which Tent: Content Or Discontent? Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 14, 2005
    based on 15 ratings
     | 8,535 views

    A sermon based on Richard Foster’s Book Celebration of Discipline pages 93 to 95. Nothing new here (except # 9) but a source of illustrations

    6 Steps for Simplicity Sermon for 3/13/2005 Introduction: Hakunamatata in Lion King. WBTU: A. Read Scripture for the morning: Philippians 4:11-13 B. Now, when I say that we should be content, I do not mean that we should be content with many of the things in this world. We should not be content ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Buzzards, Bats, Bumblebees & Eagles Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Aug 18, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 11,336 views

    this series focuses on how we are like the buzzard, bat, bumblebee and eagle. Part one focuses on the buzzard.

    Buzzards, Bats, Bumblebees and Eagles Are You Living Like A Buzzard? Scriptures: Matt. 8:21-22; 10:33; James 2:17; Psalm 121:1-2; John 20:24-29 Introduction I get a lot of inspirational emails from relatives and friends. Some of these emails give me inspiration for sermons and Bible study ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Soldier For Christ

    Contributed by Marc Bertrand on Dec 3, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 8,389 views

    Prepared and preached on November 11th to coincide with the Canadian Remembrance Day. This message could be modified for an American audience and used on any date.

    A Soldier For Christ Today is remembrance day. It is on this day every year that we pause to remember the thousands of Canadian soldiers who laid down their life in the past century to ensure that the Western World remained free. Certainly some were their by compulsion, drafted into a war they ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Older Brothers Anonymous

    Contributed by Jeeva Sam on Apr 5, 2001
    based on 157 ratings
     | 5,699 views

    In what ways are we like the Older Brother in the Parable of the Two sons?

    You’ve heard of Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Gamblers Anonymous, Emotions Anonymous and Overeaters Anonymous. But have you ever heard of OLDER BROTHERS ANONYMOUS? Let’s take a quick poll -- How many of you were the baby in your family? Would you stand, please? Thank you. Please be ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Michael Deutsch avatar

    Go Into The City! Our City!

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jan 15, 2008
     | 2,948 views

    We must follow Jesus’ call to go into our community and make disciples.

    Acts 1:1-11 August 12, 2007 ACTS 1:1-9 1 In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. 3 After his suffering, he showed himself to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Spencer Homan avatar

    Parched (Water For The Dried Soul)

    Contributed by Spencer Homan on Feb 24, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,500 views

    This is a sermon based on the woman at the well. A parched mouth is not the only thing the woman had... she had a parched soul too. We travel with her as Jesus gives us all the living water we need.

    John 4:5-26 Now Jesus had to go through Samaria. So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour. When a Samaritan ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • David Smith avatar

    There's No Marriage In Heaven! (Luke 20:27-38)

    Contributed by David Smith on Nov 9, 2007
    based on 38 ratings
     | 39,565 views

    Things are about to change. The things we love as well as the things we hate - all is to be ’recreated’! ...

    Luke Chapter 20 – Jesus tells us that there is no marriage in heaven. One of the few clear memories I have of being lectured to by our current Archbishop while in seminary was when he spoke on this passage. He began by saying that early on in his marriage, whenever his wife Christine read this ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican