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  • Dr. Ronald Shultz avatar

    Who Is Talking About You

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Apr 29, 2021
     | 1,611 views

    Do you have to tell people how gifted and qualified you are or are they telling others about you?

    Proverbs 27:2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips. KJV I hate doing resumes and not good at interviews. Besides the fact that there are too many suggestions on how to write them there are things that I consider just part of the job and would ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    If You Love Me

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on May 16, 2023
     | 1,064 views

    Keeping the commandments of Jesus is the way in which we show God's love to the world.

    If You Love Me - John 14:15-21 Intro: I have a story to share with you this morning. The phone rang. Jill picked it up to hear a feeble voice say, “Is this St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church?” Jill thought, “I don’t have time for this.” The lady conditioned, “I live alone and am confined to a ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Is There A Lesson In The Leftovers From The Five Thousand That Jesus Fed?

    Contributed by Chris Swanson on Jun 19, 2023
     | 5,724 views

    Undoubtedly many have heard this passage of Scripture before. Hopefully, many have read this story of where Jesus feeds the multitude, the five thousand.

    What a miracle to perform. I cannot imagine trying to feed that many people. No doubt there are quite a few mothers out there that would find that a daunting task. Can you see five thousand people coming through your door, walking to the dining room, either trying to find a place to sit or going ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Are You Being Faithful?

    Contributed by Kelvin Mckisic on Jun 25, 2023
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    A template for us to see if we are being a faithful or unfaithful servant to the Master.

    Are you being faithful? Matthew 25:14-30 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them. 15 And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Growing In The Lord Committed To Serve

    Contributed by Kelvin Mckisic on Jun 25, 2023
     | 3,182 views

    We need to understand that when we are committed to serve we are put in the position of a servant. Some of us may find that hard to do or be, but if we want to grow in the Lord we have to be: 1) a servant, 2) committed to that service.

    Growing in the Lord Committed to Serve Deuteronomy 10:12 And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, We need to understand that when we are ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Making Of A Deacon Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Doug Fannon on Aug 7, 2019
     | 5,052 views

    We are all called to serve, but Deacons are called by the church to be the Servants of the Church.

    This week and next we will look at the office of Deacon. Starting next week, you, the body of Christ gathered here at Rosemont will nominated men from our congregation to fill the open slots we have on our deacon team. The Bible calls for two offices in the church, the office of Pastor and of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Making Of A Deacon Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Doug Fannon on Aug 12, 2019
     | 4,166 views

    When looking at the qualifications for a deacon we see that these are things that all Christians should aspire to.

    For far too many churches, the deacons appear to be group that runs and directs the activities of a church, whereas last week we discussed how deacons were set up to be the servants of the church. In fact that is what the title of deacon means, a servant, not a ruler, taskmaster, or overseer. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Hidden Figures - Pt. 1 - Out Of The Shadows Series

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Aug 24, 2019
     | 5,139 views

    No spotlight. No applause. No recognition. However, they changed the outcome of the story and often changed history!

    (Slide 1) Hidden Figures Pt. 1 - Out of The Shadows I. Introduction We remember the star of the show. They captivate our attention and dominate the screen. However, the truth is without the supporting actors the show, film, episode would lack depth and flavor. It is a supporting actor who performs ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Lessons From A One Talent Man

    Contributed by Grant Adams on Mar 10, 2021
     | 2,688 views

    What do you do if you are a one talent man? God has given everyone at least one talent. 1. Don’t Hide it! 2. Don’t Excuse it! 3. Just use it!

    God is the creator of all things, even people. 1. Personality = Peter and Andrew 2. Ability = Talents 3. God cares about small = insignificant things about us. Matthew 10:29-31 What do you do if you are a one talent man? God has given everyone at least one talent. 1. Don’t Hide it! 2. Don’t Excuse ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Spiritual Gifts - Get On The Bus

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Sep 21, 2020
     | 2,994 views

    Continuing our look at our purpose in life. Looking at Spiritual gifts and how we can better understand our SHAPE.

    Get on the Bus 1 Corinthians 12 September 20, 2020 A man was walking through the forest and saw a fox that had lost its legs, and he wondered how it lived. Then he saw a tiger come up with game in its mouth. The tiger ate its fill and left the rest of the meat for the fox. The next day God fed ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Humility Or Hypocrisy

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Oct 30, 2020
     | 2,631 views

    As followers of Christ Jesus, we should be more concerned about the orientation of our heart and lives than we are about outward appearances.

    Humility or Hypocrisy Matthew 23: 1 - 12 Intro: A story is told of a Texas rancher who met up with a Wisconsin dairy farmer. The 2 men talked about their land & the dairy farmer told the rancher that he operated his farm on 125 acres. The Texan, not to be outdone said, “Yankee, that ain’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    "Making The Most With Your Opportunity”

    Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Nov 12, 2020
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     | 5,022 views

    Headline Los Angeles Times: Dylan Floro goes from the “forgotten man to an integral part of the Dodgers’ bullpen. Floro pitched 1.1 innings The parable of the talents is a reminder not to waste opportunities. Dylan Floro did not waste his talent nor his opportunity.

    In Jesus Holy Name November 15, 2020 Text: Matthew 25:14-15 “Making the Most with Your Opportunity” Who is that man on the cover our Sunday Bulletin? Why is he there? I’;; answer that in a moment. (cover of the bulletin was the Dodger pitcher Dylan Floro from the World ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Derek Geldart avatar

    May The Weak Be Strong

    Contributed by Derek Geldart on Jan 3, 2021
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     | 5,478 views

    The following sermon is going to review 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 to help us remember that God chooses the foolish, weak, lowly, and despised of this world to serve Him and in doing so shames the wise and strong so that boasting of righteousness, holiness and redemption would only be done in the Lord!

    May the Weak be Strong 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 What do you do when the Creator of all things seen and unseen who was slain to purchase your soul (Colossians 1:16; Revelation 13:8; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20), asks you a born-again believer to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ken Sauer avatar

    "when God Becomes Our Neighbor"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Aug 27, 2020
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,866 views

    A sermon about learning to love.

    “When God Becomes Our Neighbor” Romans 13:8-10 When Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa was a young boy, he had a life changing experience because of a display of God’s love flowing through another person. You see, in South Africa, at that time, if a black person and a white person met ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    What Would Christian Do (Wwcd)

    Contributed by Isaac Magsino on Sep 1, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,263 views

    There are thousands of Christians who reached a level of maturity in their Christian faith and then became self-satisfied and complacent. They decided they didn’t need to grow anymore, or pray anymore, or study anymore. And they started dying spiritually because they buried their talents.

    Theme: WWCD Text: I Peter 4:10 Place: Riverside Church of Christ Date: August 30, 2020 Intro: People in our society today love signs just to make the word simplified and to catch attentions. Especially when you’re promoting a product or something… Signs like; RCOC, BIR, SEC, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ