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  • Richard Schwedes avatar

    What It Means To Be A Christian?

    Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Apr 3, 2009
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     | 4,982 views

    Using Ephesians 2:1-10 this sermon explores what it means to be a Christian.

    Who here has seen the movie Ice Age 2: The melt down. In this movie there is a character called Ellie she’s a mammoth. But she has a huge problem she believes she is a possum. She has been adopted by some possums, hung out with possums and tries to do many things that possums do. Like swing from ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Stop Watching The Wind

    Contributed by Richard Cook on Aug 25, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 13,866 views

    Teaches us to keep our faith in Christ and to keep our eyes on him; not letting ourselves get distracted by the storms that are raging outside

    Matthew 14:22-33 22 And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away. 23 And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Keep On Keeping On

    Contributed by Richard Futrell on Oct 7, 2010
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     | 8,166 views

    So when you’re fed up, discouraged, and ready to quit, when you whine and complain to God, “I’m done. I’m through. It’s over,” don’t lose it when God says: “No you’re not."

    Intro Elijah is running for his life, frightened, trying to hide from the fears that haunt him. Suddenly, in the thick of his escape attempt, “The word of the Lord came to [Elijah]”! Now if that’s not enough to frighten someone, the question the Lord asks him should. God asks ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Carpe Diem Series

    Contributed by Richard Mc Quinn on Oct 11, 2010
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     | 6,381 views

    Paul writes to his beloved church to express to them that our time is short and we ought to capturing every moment for the cause of Christ and advancement of His Kingdom!

    “CARPE DIEM” 10/10/10 New Liberty Christian Church, Veedersburg, IN. Rich McQuinn, Pastor TEXT: PHILIPPIANS 3:1-21 A new movie was released to the theaters Friday, October 8, 2010. The title of the movie is called “Secretariat”. It is a neat movie about a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Faith Or Foolishness

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Oct 16, 2010
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     | 6,159 views

    God plans don't always make sense, but they are always the right way. The falling of the walls of Jericho is just an example of the foolishness of God that has a great impact on our faith and ability to see God do great and mighty things.

    Faith or Foolishness Joshua chapter 6:15-20 Introduction- Turn with me to Joshua 6:15-20. The good news is, the Lord has allowed me to move out of Deuteronomy, the bad news it is only ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    No 'dead Dogs' In God's Eyes

    Contributed by David Mcnally on Jan 28, 2012
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    The Bible says: 'Encourage one another'. So many people believe that if there is a God, He could not, should not love. If salvation is possible, that they are 'not good enough to be saved'. That they are unworthy or too sinful. This is a lie of the devil.

    OT – 2nd Samuel 9:1-13 NT – Matthew 5 verses 11-16 Sermon: No dead dogs to God ‘I feel like a dog!’ So someone said ‘How long have you felt like that?’ The answer was ‘Since I was a puppy!’. I know things are bad for many people. None of us and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Surrendering Our Speech Series

    Contributed by Harold Laubach Jr on Feb 4, 2012
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     | 6,682 views

    This sermon is about surrending our speech, the bad language, but also the lies, gossip and name calling. It points out surrender of speech also includes encouraging words, and building others up.

    Five weeks ago we began speaking about Surrender. We learned what God wants from us. The first thing, and essentially if you think about it, the only thing He wants from us. Everything else about having a life of faith, leading a holy life and being a follower of Christ, comes from fully ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    Life Instructions

    Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Feb 7, 2012
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     | 6,044 views

    Jesus gives us instructions on how to act in circumstances that we all face in life .

    Life’s Instructions Matthew 5:38-41 Intro. One winter day not so long ago a man went shopping at the local neighborhood mall. When he returned to his car he noticed a rather foul odor coming from under the hood and so he checked the engine. In the compartment he discovered a dead cat rather ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Spiritual Ingredients For A Blessed New Year

    Contributed by William Wyne on Feb 10, 2012
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     | 8,575 views

    The Word of God has given us the ingredients for a blessed life.

    There is an artistic picture that the artist gave a simple title to, “Hope”. It’s a simple drawing but the image is powerful. It is the picture of an old burned out mountain shack (cabin). It’s not a picture of a beautiful house in the suburbs, or a massive farm house in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Overcoming Your Weaknesses

    Contributed by Carl Palatino on Feb 14, 2012
    based on 10 ratings
     | 15,284 views

    How to overcome weaknesses

    OVERCOMING YOUR WEAKNESSES II Corinthians 12:5-10 Introduction: The subject of 2 Corinthians is ministry, the church's work of service in the world. This is the central concept Paul dealt with in this epistle. What did he say about ministry? He spoke of ministry in two ways. There is ministry per ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What To Do When Bad Things Happen To God's People

    Contributed by Richard A. Bradley on Mar 5, 2012
    based on 19 ratings
     | 16,674 views

    God's people often ask "Why has this happened to me?" However, God is not so much interested in why as "what." In this fallen world we cannot prevent bad things from happening. What we do in response to them is another question.

    WHEN BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOD’S PEOPLE? Acts 16:25-34 25 But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. 26 Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Who Do You Trust?

    Contributed by Richard A. Bradley on Mar 7, 2012
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     | 10,150 views

    In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus gave clear instructions to His followers to not worry about things God had already promised. Our worry betrays a lack of trust in God and distracts us from doing the work of the kingdom. Four times in the Gospel of Matth

    WHO DO YOU TRUST? Matthew 6:25-30 25 "Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Larry Turner avatar

    God, You, And Your Vision. Part 1

    Contributed by Larry Turner on Mar 18, 2012
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     | 5,293 views

    Preparation and expectation of your vision to become a reality.

    I want to begin by sharing with you a story about a 19 year old Chinese pianist named Liu (lu) Shih-kun ( shy-cun). In 1958 he competed in the First International Tchaikovsky Competition for pianist. Van Cliburn won with Liu finishing second. Van Cliburn became world renown and Liu went back to ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    According

    Contributed by Jeremy Poling on Apr 18, 2012
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     | 8,095 views

    He has great riches and they are available to us.

    1 according 2/26/2012 Eph 3:16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might (dunamis force specifically miraculous power ability, abundance, might strength, violence, mighty wonderful work) by his Spirit in the inner man; Eph 3:17 That Christ may ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Goshen Breakthrough

    Contributed by Jeremy Poling on Apr 25, 2012
    based on 5 ratings
     | 30,218 views

    Goshen is the place of breakthrough.

    1 The Goshen Breakthrough Gen 46:1 And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac. Gen 46:2 And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal