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  • Joe Harding avatar

    Hakuna Matata

    Contributed by Joe Harding on Apr 18, 2001
    based on 54 ratings
     | 7,463 views

    Our text for today speaks of a would be king/ leader who was having a similar struggle as was young Simba. How do you replace the greatest leader in all the history of your nation?

    “HAKUNA MATATA” JOSHUA 1: 1-9; 3: 1-8, 14-17 FEBRUARY 18, 2001 INTRODUCTION: Hakuna Matata! What a wonderful Phrase. Hakuna Matata! Ain’t no passing craze. It means no worries for the rest of your days. It’s our problem-free philosophy. Hakuna Matata! From the movie “The Lion King.” ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Escape Hatch

    Contributed by Joe Harding on Apr 18, 2001
    based on 30 ratings
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    Our text this day speaks of finding the escape hatch. Death is not inevitable! We must, like Dmitry Kolesnikov, keep hope alive. There is a way out of this delima/temptation.

    ESCAPE HATCH I CORINTHIANS 10: 1-13 NOVEMBER 5, 2000 INTRODUCTION: (Mount Holly Pageant/temptation) THE KURSK: 118 SAILORS DIED IS SUB SINKING: READ PRINT OUTS TRANSITION THOUGHT: Our text this day speaks of finding the escape hatch. Death is not inevitable! We must, like Dmitry Kolesnikov, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    If He's Dead, Because He's Not

    Contributed by Joe Harding on Apr 18, 2001
    based on 40 ratings
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    Our text for this day speaks to us of the horror of what it would be like if Jesus had not been raised from the dead. There would be no grace from God bestowed upon us.

    IF HE’S DEAD, BECAUSE HE’S NOT I CORINTHIANS 15: 1-20 EASTER SUNDAY APRIL 15, 2001 INTRODUCTION: “But for the Grace of God” By Keith Urban. “I can hear the neighbors They’re arguin’ again and there hasn’t been peace on our street since who knows when. I don’t mean to listen in, but the shoutin’ ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Loyalty And Steadfastness

    Contributed by James May on Apr 19, 2001
    based on 77 ratings
     | 9,512 views

    Too many church goers rely on the hype and excitement to determine the "Will of God" for their lives. Loyalty is lacking greatly.

    Loyalty & Steadfastness James 1:8 A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways. Hebrews 10:24,25 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works; not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Tomb Speaks Of Death

    Contributed by David Anderson on Apr 21, 2001
    based on 60 ratings
     | 2,255 views

    There are two types of Dying to God’s will

    Good Friday Sermon “The Tomb Speaks of Death” Mark 14:32-36, 15:34 For the body of Jesus, Good Friday ends in a tomb. The lips of the tomb, the mouth through which the cold body of Jesus was passed, speaks to us. The tomb has two messages. One is of death, the other is of life beyond ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Dirty Feet

    Contributed by Joe Harding on Apr 22, 2001
    based on 60 ratings
     | 4,904 views

    To be like Jesus is to Serve. To serve is to be willing to “WASH DIRTY FEET.”

    “DIRTY FEET” JOHN 13:1-17 JULY 30, 2000 INTRODUCTION: TRANSITION SENTENCE: To be like Jesus is to Serve. To serve is to be willing to “WASH DIRTY FEET.” How COULD Jesus wash Dirty Feet? I. WE MUST KNOW WHO WE ARE/ JESUS KNEW WHO HE WAS (vs. 3) A. Jesus knew His origin 1. He had come ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Leaving Jesus

    Contributed by Joe Harding on Apr 22, 2001
    based on 57 ratings
     | 5,044 views

    We CHOOSE to HEAR God or Reject HIM!

    “LEAVING JESUS” JOHN 6: 60-71 OCTOBER 8, 2000 INTRODUCTION: A PRINCIPLES FRUSTRATION/ AMSTERDAM 2000 TRANSITION SENTENCE: Our text this day teaches us that there will be those who “Leave Jesus.” There will be those who cannot understand what Jesus is saying. THESIS SENTENCE: [We CHOOSE to HEAR ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Stay The Course

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on May 1, 2001
    based on 115 ratings
     | 11,812 views

    Attributes of people who finish what they start.

    The 2000 movie, "The Patriot" starred Mel Gibson as Benjamin Martin, a Revolutionary War hero. Martin’s 18-year-old son, Gabriel, enlists in the conflict and he spends the first half of the movie diligently repairing an American flag he found in the dirt. Tragically, Gabriel becomes a casualty of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Keep Reaching!

    Contributed by James Groce on May 1, 2001
    based on 95 ratings
     | 11,169 views

    To "reach forth" is a progressive action, one which continues even as we gain rewards because the ultimate is not yet in our grasp!

    KEEP REACHING! Text: Phil. 3:13. To "reach forth" is a progressive action, one which continues even as we gain rewards because the ultimate is not yet in our grasp! This kind of "reaching" keeps us going even when we stumble or slip. Remember....Keep Reaching! Solomon said, The end of a thing is ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Made New - In The Midst Of Reality Series

    Contributed by Ken Gehrels on May 2, 2001
    based on 59 ratings
     | 4,202 views

    Facing the real, faith challenging situations of life, how can we proceed in the face of doubt? Watch, as Jesus works with Thomas. Consider how we can respond to doubt in our lives.

    Made New - In The Midst Of Reality Bible Reading: John 20: 19-31 PREPARED BY KEN GEHRELS PASTOR CALVIN CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH NEPEAN, ONTARIO GUARANTEED TRUST Some years ago there was a financial ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    I Sinned And I Am Dead

    Contributed by Joe Harding on May 7, 2001
    based on 33 ratings
     | 1,966 views

    There will come a time when hope of Repentance is gone and life will be over, the time of opportunity to respond to the leading of the Holy Spirit will be gone.

    I SINNED AND I AM DEAD ACTS 4:32-5:14 MAY 6, 2001 INTRODUCTION: This epitaph adorns the grave of Ellen Shannon, twenty-six, of Girard, Pennsylvania: Who was fatally burned March 21, 1870 by the explosion of a lamp filled with “R.E. Danforth’s Non-Explosive Burning Fluid” Epitaph of a dentist named ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Today's Sermon Is About Work

    Contributed by Jimmy Davis on May 9, 2001
    based on 79 ratings
     | 8,319 views

    Many Senior Citizens in our world are still the pillars of the community who give excellence to their homes, our world, and to God. Excellence matters to God. You’re a Senior Citizen and you have survived!

    Sermon.973 “Today’s Sermon Is About Work!” Colossians 3:23,24 Senior Adult Day From the pulpit of Bayview Baptist Church, Sunday, May 6, 2001 Senior citizens are survivors! Consider the many changes seniors have witnessed: Seniors were born before television, before penicillin, before ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Suffering For God Series

    Contributed by Carl Willis on May 9, 2001
    based on 55 ratings
     | 3,501 views

    The honor of suffering for God.

    Suffering for Being A Christian 1 Peter 4:12-19 Have you ever watched a fire walker? Looks painful doesn’t it? But that is how the Bible describes the suffering and persecution that we at times must face because of our faith in Jesus. Let’s spend some time this morning talking about being a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Where The Desert Meets The Mountain

    Contributed by Jonathan Lucas on May 11, 2001
    based on 85 ratings
     | 5,833 views

    This Sermon draws attention to the fact that there is a place where God comes to meet you.

    Where the Desert Meets the Mountain Text: Jeremiah 13:16 Give glory to the Lord your God, before He cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, He turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness. Isaiah 51:3 For the Lord shall ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Calculated Risk Taking

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on May 11, 2001
    based on 244 ratings
     | 36,165 views

    Five spiritual high risk/high reward principles that help us lead adventurous, exciting spiritual lives!

    When did you last do something bold? When did you last color outside the lines, refusing to play it safe? There’s a sign along the Alaskan Highway that reads, "Choose your rut carefully, you’ll be in it for the next 200 miles." A lot of folks live their lives like that sign. Especially the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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