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  • Chip Monck avatar

    Connecting People To God And Each Other

    Contributed by Chip Monck on Sep 26, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 8,937 views

    This sermon is titled by the first half of our purpose statement as a church. The message reflects on the importance of helping make the connection to God, and in fellowship with others.

    We are in week two exploring the purpose of our church. Last week, we began by exploring the purpose that your pastor, me, feels like has been placed within my life as the leader of this body. The next two weeks we get to broaden the scope. What is our purpose as a church? As that piece of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    #51 Love God – Love Others Series

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Aug 23, 2021
     | 5,438 views

    What is the most important commandment in God’s Word? Jesus says in essence it is to LOVE. Mark 12:28-34 teach us who and how God wants us to love.

    #51 Love God – Love Others Series: Mark Chuck Sligh August 22, 2021 TEXT: Please turn in your Bibles to Mark 12:28 INTRODUCTION You know, kids have some funny ideas about love, but some really get it. Illus. – Listen to these definitions of love by kids: • Karl, age 5, says “Love is when a girl ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Breaking Free From The Past Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Apr 24, 2003
    based on 489 ratings
     | 202,036 views

    As we focus on those things that are eternal, and put on the new self, we will experience freedom from those things that have shackled us in the past.

    Breaking Free from the Past In an old Candid Camera episode, an actor is on a busy sidewalk and begins looking at the ground. He walks around a bit and continues to look down. People are passing by him and a few give him strange looks. After a couple minutes, he decides to get down on his hands ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Forgiveness

    Contributed by Frank Gallagher on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 191 ratings
     | 25,250 views

    We are to forgive as Christ forgave us (the parable of the unforgiving servant).

    Forgiveness (Matthew 18:21-35) [HTML formatted version of this sermon is located at: http://members.aol.com/abidingitw/forgive.html] Before we study God’s word today, let’s take a moment to obey 1 John 1:9, by silently confessing any known sins to God. Naming our sins insures that we are ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Lessons From St. Patrick

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 27, 2002
    based on 144 ratings
     | 16,875 views

    Patrick role modeled for the Christian community what it means to be a hero of the faith. His attitude in life showed us how to over come in this world. The key was draw closer to God. He also taught us that we have to follow the call of God because it wi

    Lessons from St. Patrick Opening Illustration: Video of Ireland played with Celtic worship in the background. Thesis: Patrick role modeled for the Christian community what it means to be a hero of the faith. His attitude in life showed us how to over come in this world. The key was draw closer to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How To Show Appreciation To God And Others Series

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Nov 20, 2007
    based on 21 ratings
     | 51,390 views

    Three tangible ways to show love and appreciation.

    We’re completing the series on teamwork today with some thoughts about showing appreciation to God and others. Thursday is Thanksgiving Day and today is our church’s anniversary – so how do we display gratitude. After all, appreciation should be more than just a feeling. We should TELL and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Pastor's Heart Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Oct 18, 2024
     | 1,120 views

    A Pastor’s heart is one that cares about his flock in such a way that they want to follow Jesus the same way they do.

    A Pastor’s Heart Text: Acts 20:1-7 Introduction 1. Illustration: When I was in Bible college, one of my professors showed me great honor by telling me, “Mark, you are an unusual combination of the head of a scholar and the heart of a pastor.” 2. At times in my ministry, I have struggled with that ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Express God’s Graciousness To Others PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 23, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 102 views

    The sermon calls believers to embody Christlike unity, compassion, and humility, serving others with kindness and mercy in everyday relationships and all creation.

    If you could hold the heartbeat of the early church in your hands, you might feel something steady and strong: a rhythm of humility, a pulse of compassion, and a gentle strength that held people together when everything around them seemed to be coming apart. That same heartbeat is available to us ...read more

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    Beyond Comfort

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jul 6, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,127 views

    Sometimes God gives us the opportunity to use the lessons we’ve learned and the comfort He’s given us during difficult times to help others in special ways. God doesn’t comfort us to make us comfortable; He comforts us to make us comforters.

    Opening illustration: A medical school program in New York gives students who are training for geriatric medicine a unique opportunity. They experience life as nursing home residents for 10 days. They learn some of the struggles of maneuvering a wheelchair and being raised out of bed with a lift, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Other Side Of The Grave Pt 2 Series

    Contributed by David Welch on Apr 11, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,332 views

    Message 19 in a series in Romans dealing with our identification with Christ.

    “The Other Side of the Grave Pt 2” Romans 6:1-14 Review Many lessons have emerged in our study of Romans thus far. We detected Paul’s passion and persuasion in the opening verses of chapter one. He modeled a passion to pray continually. He conveyed a passion to promote spiritual maturity. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Dirges, Grief, And Other Sad Things Series

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Sep 15, 2022
     | 2,384 views

    In the midst of our sadness and anger and guilt and anxiety and shock which we can roll up into one word ‘grief,’ we must call on God and give our grief over to Him allowing Him to bind up our hearts with His strength and His peace.

    THE VERY RELATABLE LIFE OF KING DAVID DIRGES, GRIEF, AND OTHER SAD THINGS 2 Samuel 1:1-27, Psalm 55:1-23 #kingdavid INTRODUCTION When I think about grief, three episodes in my life come to mind. First, I think about a gentleman with whom I served for over 9 year in ministry. Up until recently, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Amazing Forgiveness

    Contributed by Eddie Snipes on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 31 ratings
     | 7,052 views

    God not only forgave our sins, but paid the debt on our behalf. Because of His amazing grace, God invests His righteousness to our account.

    Amazing Forgiveness Lets begin by looking at Romans 6:12-16: 12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts. 13 And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Chris Kelly avatar

    Caught In The Trap Series

    Contributed by Chris Kelly on Nov 1, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,563 views

    Unforgiveness is a trap that we’ve all been caught in at one time or another. This series attempts to help people find release people from the trap.

    Caught in the Trap Series: Escaping the Trap of Forgiveness July 16, 2006 Last week I told you to prepare yourself for an eye-opening confrontation with truth, and I introduced you to this humble mechanical marvel called a ‘mouse-trap’ (actually this is a rat-trap). I demonstrated for you how ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Jake Kircher avatar

    There Is No God Like Our God Series

    Contributed by Jake Kircher on Apr 10, 2006
    based on 36 ratings
     | 25,383 views

    As we live our lives we need to remember who it is that we are calling out to and in relationship with. Nothing else even comes close to matching the God that we know!

    Since it’s been a few weeks since we have looked at Acts together I want to quickly recap what has been happening to put everything in context. If you remember, Luke opens up the book of Acts by telling the story of Jesus’ return to heaven as the disciples stood and watched. An angel appears to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Spiritual Warfare: Declassified

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jan 27, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,999 views

    Satan doesn’t want you to think about spiritual things. Rather, he only wants us to dwell on our own selfish desires. Avoid the temptation to delay any thoughts of spiritual self-examination, and make it a priority to encourage others for self-examination

    Opening illustration: During any war, the enemy’s strategy is to conceal/hide some important information from the adversary so that they will not be successful in their endeavor. In fact the enemy will try to subdue the adversary so that they succumb to defeat. The information that they ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational