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  • Michael B. Perrott avatar

    What Do We Owe - To Whom?

    Contributed by Michael B. Perrott on Oct 18, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,947 views

    Jesus outwits those that would trick him, and affirms we’re all God’s children, created in God’s own image

    Sermon outline Matt 22:15-22 1. What’s this encounter all about? Like in the best murder mysteries of A. Christie’s Poirot, we need to apply the ‘little grey cells’ to fully understand what’s going on and, most importantly, what it means for us today. 2. First of all, work through the story. ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Joy In Hard Times

    Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on Feb 10, 2009
    based on 15 ratings
     | 14,323 views

    “Christians are like teabags. You don’t know how strong they are until you put them in hot water.”

    Joy in Hard Times (James 1:2-8) (v2) “Consider it all joy, my brothers, when you encounter various trials…” - James is telling us to CONSIDER it joy when we encounter various trials. - CONSIDER is different then BE. - We are not going to be joyful when we are struggling in the midst of a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Pots And People Series

    Contributed by Edward Hardee on Apr 21, 2013
     | 4,763 views

    Message about the woman of Samaria and how she left her pot of discouragement, slander and disappointment with Jesus.

    Title: Pots and People Theme: Show that when we encounter Jesus we can leave with our burdens lifted. Text: John 4:4 - 29 The Encounter John 4:4 But He needed to go through Samaria. 5 So He came to a city of Samaria which is called Sychar John 4:6-7 Now Jacob's well was there. ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    "Christ Is Christmas"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Dec 22, 2014
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,544 views

    A sermon for Christmas Eve.

    "Christ is Christmas" Luke 2:1-10 Jesus Christ was born into the real world--our world--a world where women and children are brutalized, where people are machine-gunned into mass graves, where crucifixion still takes place, where babies are murdered and abducted. Jesus Christ was born into the ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Dr. Madana Kumar, PhD avatar

    Living, Loving And Leading Like Jesus Through The Four Stages Of Christian Experience

    Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on May 7, 2021
     | 3,460 views

    To fully enjoy the Christian experience, we need to go through a few steps. Let us look at them

    Living, Loving and Leading like Jesus through the Four Stages of Christian Experience Psalm 65:4 (NKJV) Blessed is the man You choose, And cause to approach You, That he may dwell in Your courts. We shall be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, Of Your holy temple. We have different types ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Bethel: My God (2 Of 4) Series

    Contributed by David Dunn on Sep 7, 2025
     | 136 views

    Borrowed religion won’t do; we must know Him individually and personally.

    Intro Statement “At Bethel — the House of God — borrowed religion won’t do. You must know Him as your God.” -- Introduction – From Gilgal to Bethel Last time we stood at Gilgal, the place of rolling stones, where God rolled away the reproach of Egypt, where Elisha burned his plow, and where we ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Hunger That Draws God Near

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jun 14, 2025
     | 550 views

    Spiritual hunger is the deep longing within the soul that yearns for more of God.

    HUNGER THAT DRAWS GOD NEAR By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Matthew 5:6 Supporting Texts: Psalm 42:1-2, Psalm 63:1-2, Luke 1:53, 2 Chronicles 26:5 INTRODUCTION: Spiritual hunger is the deep longing within the soul that yearns for more of God. It is a holy desire that drives one to seek, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Altar Of Intimacy Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jun 14, 2025
     | 508 views

    Intimacy with God is cultivated, not by accident, but through intentional pursuit.

    THE ALTAR OF INTIMACY By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Genesis 12:7-8 Supporting Texts: Genesis 26:25, Genesis 35:1-7, Leviticus 6:12-13, Psalm 91:1 INTRODUCTION: Intimacy with God is cultivated, not by accident, but through intentional pursuit. One of the most powerful biblical symbols of ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    When The Music Stops!

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 31, 2001
    based on 44 ratings
     | 10,888 views

    The Mountain is the place we always meet with God and never want to leave. But, God desires us to go home and share our experience with others.

    "When the Music stops!" Opening remarks: This weekend was a great success. People where blessed and touched from every age bracket. You could say we experienced one of those mountain top experiences. So I ask the question today, “What do we do now that the music stopped?” This is a very good ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Tested Testimony Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Mar 16, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,130 views

    If you were to trace each of the great historical revivals back to its very beginning, do you know what you’d find? You’d find a single person. Before anything can even be recognized as being revival one person has to start the fire.

    http://brushforkbanner.blogspot.com/ This is our last Sunday with the woman at the well passage. We still have a couple more weeks in John 4, but after this morning, we’ll be leaving Sychar. But when Jesus left Sychar, it was a much different place that when He arrived there with His disciples. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kevin L. Jones avatar

    When Jesus Puts Your In Your Place Series

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Dec 5, 2013
    based on 14 ratings
     | 19,925 views

    A sermon examining the hope of restoration after a major failure.

    WHEN JESUS PUTS YOU IN YOUR PLACE John 21:1-19 Most of us have been there, at some point in our lives we have stepped out of line and someone, somewhere “put us in our place”. Many of us have been on the other side of a similar situation and someone offended us or wronged us in some way and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Call

    Contributed by Joe Harding on Sep 24, 2003
    based on 124 ratings
     | 36,494 views

    WE ALL MUST HEAR THE CALL OF GOD!

    THE CALL JEREMIAH 1: 4-10 SUNDAY PM SERVICE SEPTEMBER 21, 2003 INTRODUCTION: FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE!! A little girl had been trying for months to learn the art of tying her shoes. She finally grasped the knack and was able to do it by herself. Her parents expected the child to be delighted, but ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Petty avatar

    True Revival

    Contributed by John Petty on Jul 24, 2008
    based on 19 ratings
     | 27,933 views

    We all need reviving at different seasons of our lives. God has given us a picture of what this means through His people Israel.

    This morning I want us to look at what true revival is. Revival – It comes from the root word revive which means to recover that which was lost, to repair that which was broken and to restore that which was taken. There are many pictures in the Word of God of times of revival. In the book of ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Terry Jones avatar

    The Da Vinci Code: The Truth About Peter Paul And Mary Series

    Contributed by Terry Jones on Jun 3, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,420 views

    Part 3 of the series The Da Vinci Code Faith, Fact or Fiction. Did Peter conspire against Mary as the true leader of the Church? Was Paul the woman hater some think he was? Was Mary really chosen as Jesus’ successor? We’ll explore it in The Truth abo

    The Truth About Peter, Paul and Mary The Da Vinci Code Part 3 Text: Luke 1:1-4 As soon as I gave the message title, a large percentage of you immediately started murmuring “the answer my friend is blowing in the wind, the answer is blowing in the wind” or “Puff the magic dragon lived by the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jeffrey Sims avatar

    The Wood Is Never To Wet

    Contributed by Jeffrey Sims on Sep 5, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,978 views

    This sermon should move people to revival and affirms the fact that no matter how dead we think we are or how wet our wood may be. God can still light a fire within us

    This was written as a sermon for a revival but was also modified for Sunday Morning. What is Revival? Well the dictionary defines it as: 1. An awakening, in a church or community, of interest in and care for matters relating to personal religion. 2. an evangelistic service or a series of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational