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  • Matthew Oliver avatar

    God's Eternal Yes And Yes! Series

    Contributed by Matthew Oliver on Oct 20, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 10,077 views

    2 Corinthians 1:12-24. God's eternal 'yes and yes' states a truth which dispells the relativism and lies of the post-modern era, where each person claims the right to their truth. Christians are called to rebut this split world view with the true unity

    We just starting out on our sermon series through Paul’s second letter to the Christians at Corinth. This week we hear Paul as he engages a Christian community that is living out the fruits of a cultural context that was more of Greek philosophy than of God. I always wonder how it is we ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Trinity 6 - It Is That Important! Series

    Contributed by Stephen Fournier on Nov 10, 2012
     | 4,507 views

    Message on the Triune nature of God

    THE TRINITY VI Is It THAT Important? 11/4/12 For many years just about every sermon that you have heard from this pulpit has ended the same way. They have ended with the proclamation of the gospel of Jesus Christ. That Jesus Christ died for our sins, that He was buried, and He rose again on ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

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    Witnessing To The "Gods" Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 25, 2012
    based on 64 ratings
     | 29,472 views

    What "gods" was David witnessing to? And how can the decision he made influence our choices in how we witness for our Lord?

    OPEN: A Sunday School teacher once asked her students: “What do you think God looks like?” These were some of the answers: - He looks like Billy Graham. - He’s an old man because of all the years He’s been alive. - He looks like a human being with a heart, feet, eyes like ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    What God Wants Series

    Contributed by Mike Rickman on Sep 24, 2010
    based on 8 ratings
     | 7,569 views

    Do you understand all the things that God wants for your life?

    # #September 26, 2010 Morning Worship Text: Colossians 1:9-14 Subject: God’s Plan for the Church Title: What God Wants There was a movie out not too many years ago with Mel Gibson called, “What Women Want”. In the movie Gibson plays a chauvinistic executive who, after an ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Jehovah-Rohi "The Lord Is My Shepherd" Series

    Contributed by David Scudder on Dec 4, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,048 views

    It is interesting that David, who was an experienced shepherd, pictured himself as a sheep, not a shepherd.

    Purpose: To show that God is a good and tender shepherd. Aim: I want the listener to grasp a deep confidence in God’s goodness. INTRODUCTION: It is interesting to note that sheep are the most commonly mentioned animal in the Bible. When you include the term "flocks" there are over 400 times the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Is God Like Santa Claus

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Dec 4, 2011
    based on 10 ratings
     | 8,940 views

    Santa has many of the characteristics of God. But in many people’s minds, God is like Santa. This salvation Christmas sermon dispels many popular myths about God and how he deals with our sin.

    Is God Like Santa Claus? Chuck Sligh December 6, 2020 A PowerPoint presentation with some pretty humorous slides to compliment the message is available by emailing me at chucksligh@hotmail.com. (I don’t think I originated the idea and skeleton of this sermon. If anyone know who the originator is, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Wisdom Brings True Success Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Dec 8, 2011
    based on 14 ratings
     | 21,473 views

    Wisdom endows its seekers and their life with true wealth (CIT). In this passage the beauty and grace of wisdom are set forth with the understanding that it can never be achieved without the fear of the Lord.

    PROVERBS 8: 12-21 WISDOM BRINGS TRUE SUCCESS [Isaiah 55] Having just stated that the worth of wisdom's instruction and knowledge is more valuable than all monetary achievements (8:10-11), Solomon now develops the proof. Wisdom endows its seekers and their life with true wealth (CIT). In ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Divine Lessons From Israel's History

    Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Mar 10, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,277 views

    What can we learn for our lives today from what happened to Israel as they left Egypt and went through the desert? A. Christ lavishes his spiritual blessings on all of us B. Warning! Don't arrogantly abuse his goodness C. Only his faithfulness sustains us

    Text: 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 Theme: Divine Lessons From Israel's History A. Christ lavishes his spiritual blessings on all of us B. Warning! Don't arrogantly abuse his goodness C. Only his faithfulness sustains us Season: Lent 3c Date: March 7, 2010 Web page: ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    "Broader Than The Scope Of My Transgressions"

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Mar 23, 2010
     | 7,567 views

    God’s grace is greater than ALL our sin

    “Your lovingkindness, O LORD, extends to the heavens, Your faithfulness reaches to the skies. Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; Your judgments are like a great deep. O LORD, You preserve man and beast.” Vs 5-6 “Thy mercy Lord doth to the heavens extend, Thy faithfulness doth to ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    How Suffering Can Be A Gift Series

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on May 4, 2010
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,809 views

    God stacks up treasures for his people through our suffering for his sake.

    Scripture Introduction Jesus calls us blessed when reviled and persecuted on his account. We hear that and probably grit our teeth and determine to bear it should the need arise. The possibility of suffering frightens, and the culture of comfort surrounding us suggests we avoid situations where ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Cause For Concern Series

    Contributed by David Owens on May 25, 2010
     | 7,061 views

    In this sermon we learns some lessons about the way leaders and members are supposed to conduct themselves in the church.

    Introduction: A. The story is told of a mother who had her 18 month-old son strapped in a child-carrying backpack on her back. 1. She was rushing to catch the bus and stumbled and fell down an entire flight of stairs (13 to be exact). 2. She was bruised, bleeding and had torn her clothes, but her ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Kingdom Of Heaven Is Like A Treasure In A Field Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jun 27, 2010
    based on 8 ratings
     | 12,369 views

    The question isn't what is the treasure. The question is what is the Kingdom like? The answer is: a treasure

    It is a serendipitous story, which is a story about serendipity. Serendipity, isn’t that a great word? It is probably one of my favourite words. You know what serendipity means right? Serendipity means an unexpected discovery. You know when you are looking for something and you find ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Calloused Colleagues Cloud Culinary Courtesy Series

    Contributed by Mack Armstrong on Aug 3, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,617 views

    Jesus is honored by Matthew as his new Saviour. To show his acceptance of Christ as his Lord, he throws a party-a meal-in honor of Jesus. Things go well until some nay-sayes come. Jesus sets them stright and sends them packing to find the truth about Him.

    MATTHEW 9:10-14 CALLOUSED COLLEAGUES CLOUD CULINARY COURTESY I. CONVIVIALITY: A. Cheerful. B. Common. C. Contagious. II. CONTROVERSY: A. Contempt. B. Confusion. C. Contamination. III. CLARIFICATION: A. Compassion. B. Contemplate. C. Commission. There is nothing quite like ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Stress Reduction Series

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Aug 4, 2008
    based on 19 ratings
     | 39,533 views

    Thoughtfully embrace the good God has for you.

    STRESS REDUCTION Philippians 4.8-9 S: Focus on Positive C: Peace Th: Toward the Goal Pr: THOUGHTFULLY EMBRACE THE GOOD GOD HAS FOR YOU. ?: What? What is there? KW: Quality TS: We will find in our study of Philippians 4 seven qualities that are to be embraced. CV: “In living these values, we will ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Nichols avatar

    The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Of Parenting Series

    Contributed by Mark Nichols on Aug 4, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,790 views

    Parenting isn’t easy. There are good techniques and bad techniques lead to some ugly results!

    TEXT: Genesis 25 & 27 TITLE: The Good, the Bad, the ugly of parenting! SERIES: Home Health Care TOPIC: Parenting OCCASION: Burnside Christian Church, July 20, 2008 PROP.: Parenting isn’t easy, there are good techniques and bad techniques lead to some ugly results! INTRODUCTION: One of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ