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  • Ivy Drafor Amenyah avatar

    Covid-19: The Response Guide For Church Leaders

    Contributed by Ivy Drafor Amenyah on Mar 26, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,412 views

    In the current challenge, the church must know what to do. This guide provides strategies for managing our members, interactions, and finances in productive ways to increase our relevance.

    PREAMBLE The church has been challenged beyond its capacity in the past few days. The whole world has been affected by the coronavirus which first infected people in Wuhan in China at the end of 2019. There are direct and indirect impacts of this phenomenon. People have been infected, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Harold Simpson avatar

    The Life Of A Good Man

    Contributed by Harold Simpson on Oct 16, 2003
    based on 24 ratings
     | 7,145 views

    This sermon was for a member’s homegoing celebration. Mr. Roosevelt Cook had a long bout with illness and he died recently. I choose to not do lengthy sermons for occasions such as this. But I did encourage the family and community to strive for peacef

    27 September 2003 Funeral Services for Mr. Roosevelt Cook at Saint John A. M. E. Zion Church, Georgiana, AL., Pastor Harold O’N. Simpson, Officiate and Eulogist “For he was a good man and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith. And a considerable number was added to the Lord” (Acts 11.24). The Life ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Rick Brown avatar

    Are You Called? Series

    Contributed by Rick Brown on May 27, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,306 views

    First in series on truth that every Christain is called to minister.

    ARE YOU CALLED? EPH. 4:1-16 4/20/08 INTRO: A FRIEND SAID SOMETHING TO ME SEVERAL MONTHS AGO ABOUT HIS SPIRITUAL GROWTH OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. HE TOLD ME THAT HE HAS FINALLY UNDERSTOOD WHAT IT IS TO BE “CALLED” AND THAT NOT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THIS TRUTH. HE SPOKE WITH LOTS OF WISDOM WHEN HE ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Do Not Put Out The Spirit's Fire

    Contributed by George Rennau on Nov 20, 2001
    based on 57 ratings
     | 6,089 views

    God desires to manifest his presence in our midst THROUGH CHARISMATIC GIFTS

    Title: Do not put out The Spirits fire 1 Thes. 5:19-22 Do not put out the Spirit’s fire; 20do not treat prophecies with contempt. 21Test everything. Hold on to the good. 22Avoid every kind of evil. Proposition: Every Time that the church meets together God desires to manifest his presence in ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Robert Parker avatar

    I Won't Forget What God Has Done For Me

    Contributed by Robert Parker on Jan 7, 2002
    based on 77 ratings
     | 36,447 views

    John outlines three areas of Spiritual Growth for the believer. I won’t forget what God has done for me!

    (1 John 2:12) "I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for His name sake." (2:13) "I write unto you, fathers because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because you have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Tony Searles avatar

    Open Up And Say Ah!

    Contributed by Tony Searles on Apr 17, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 5,292 views

    God can & will open doors for us in ministry, but we must remember to keep our focus on Him. We cannot afford to look at those things which would deter us from God’s will.

    Stand & Read - Rev. 3:7-13 "And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: He who is holy, who is true, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says this: [8] ’I know your deeds. Behold, I have put before you an open door which no one can ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • William Young avatar

    The Beauty Of Heaven

    Contributed by William Young on Aug 25, 2001
    based on 69 ratings
     | 8,700 views

    So many good people are misguided as to the true beauty of Heaven

    The Beauty of Heaven Rev 21; 1,2 Introduction 1. Scripture distinctly reveals the fact that the world is not destined to remain as it is. 2. Nature reveals this as well in her constant rejuvenation; Summer-fall-winter-spring. 3. For the Christian no thought is more pleasing that the beauty of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Called To Be A Barnabas

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Jul 31, 2004
    based on 37 ratings
     | 9,029 views

    This message calls for Christian Disciples to answer the "Call to Be a Barnabas" by being instruments of encouragement in the lives of others through the empowerment of the Holy Spirit.

    CALLED TO BE A BARNABAS --ACTS 4:36-38; and II CORINTHIAS 1:3-7 Charles Swindoll shares this story in an issue of Leadership magazine: “On May 24, 1965, a thirteen-and-a half-foot boat quietly slipped out of the marina at Falmouth, Massachusetts, for Falmouth, England. It would be the smallest ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Are You Ready?

    Contributed by John Foster on Apr 14, 2001
    based on 96 ratings
     | 11,348 views

    So many people in Church (and life) have talents and skills that they are wasting. This sermon encourages people to used their God given gifts for His glory and suggests that their life will be more fruitful if they do so.

    As I start my sermon this morning I want to ask if anyone here today likes to receive presents. Does anyone have with them today a present that they received from someone? [ask around room and get people to tell about the special present and who gave them] There’s something special about ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    It Is Finished

    Contributed by Danielle Jeremiah on May 1, 2001
    based on 160 ratings
     | 20,120 views

    This sermon is about letting the LOrds power work in your life

    praise The lord on today The LOrd gave me a word to give you on today and it is simply this " it is finished." John 19:30 A couple of days ago while talking to a friend about the bible the Lord led me to the last days that Jesus was on the earth in the flesh . You know the story about how Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Disciples Of Christ

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    The Mighty Men Of David

    Contributed by Bob Ashcraft on Mar 27, 2001
    based on 79 ratings
     | 6,934 views

    Who are the heroes of today? A look into God’s Hall of Fame.

    May 30th, 1999 The Mighty Men of David “Where Are The Real Heroes?”  Who are our heroes today?  It is interesting what our heroes tell us about ourselves. We love heroes as a society.  Israel’s had heroes.  This is the hall of fame of the military heroes. (The ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Marilyn Murphree avatar

    "Making An Impact. Are You?"

    Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Sep 12, 2003
    based on 149 ratings
     | 56,293 views

    Making an Impact is both spiritual and practical.

    Iliff and Saltillo UM Churches September 14, 2003 Making an Impact. Are you?” Acts 9:32-43 INTRODUCTION: “What do you do for Christ each day?” a faithful Christian said. And I replied, “I drive a truck and fill the stores with bread.” He said, “I know of your bread route But that is not the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Duane Smith avatar

    What God Has Prepared For Us

    Contributed by Duane Smith on Aug 9, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,500 views

    This message was preached on a special Sunday of giving to pay off the debt on land. It was meant to be an encouragement to move forward in God’s plans for His Church according to His wisdom and will.

    WHAT GOD HAS PREPARED FOR US 1 Corinthians 2:9-10 INTRODUCTION: A. Let’s take a trip back in history - back to 681 B.C. 1. The nation of Judah had fallen away from God, big time. 2. So God had raised up a man, a prophet by the name of Isaiah, to proclaim a message – it was a message of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Aubrey Vaughan avatar

    "Keeping On Into 2009 ”

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Dec 30, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,344 views

    A CALL TO STEADFASTNESS, DEDICATION AND GREATER ASSURANCE THAT ALL OUR LABOURS IN THE LORD ARE NOT IN VAIN.

    1COR 15:58 “KEEPING ON KEEPING ON INTO 2009 ” I DON’T KNOW WHETHER YOU ARE A LOVER OF BOXING AS A SPORT OR NOT BUT WHEN A BOXER HAS HAD ENOUGH THE TRAINER CAN ‘THROW IN THE TOWEL’ THIS SIGNIFIES WE JUST CANT GO ON ANY FURTHER….. WE OFTEN USE THE TURN OF PHRASE TO SAY WERE GIVING UP. IF WERE ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    Light At The End Of The Tunnel Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 5, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,146 views

    If we are in the doldrums -- but learn to be emboldened by walking with God -- we can find courage to pursue better times.

    Light At the End of the Tunnel (Genesis 29:1-14) 1. I came across this true account from Reader’s Digest: My cell phone quit as I tried to let my wife know that I was caught in freeway gridlock and would be late for our anniversary dinner. I wrote a message on my laptop asking other motorists to ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible