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  • Frank Lay avatar

    Counterfeit Christianity Series

    Contributed by Frank Lay on Jul 19, 2006
    based on 28 ratings
     | 11,579 views

    John gives us several characteristics of counterfeit Christianity, as well as several characteristics of true Christianity.

    WARNING AGAINST COUNTERFEIT CHRISTIANITY I John 2:18-29 For almost two thousand years of Christianity there have been those who would offer a counterfeit faith as a substitute for the real. In verse 18, John reminds us that the antichrist is coming. According to Nelsons New Illustrated Bible ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Pergamum Series

    Contributed by Chris Rowney on Jul 20, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,905 views

    Do we reflect the nature of God - do we remain true to his name?

    www.tcfnet.org.au sermons@tcfnet.org.au Churches of Revelation#3 - Pergamum February 2006 • Chris Rowney These messages are also available as audio podcasts at www.tcfnet.org.au/podcasts “12 “To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of him who has the sharp, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Is A Deacon?

    Contributed by Tim Patrick on Jul 27, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 7,216 views

    Join us in examining the Biblical role of a deacon.

    Today we elect four men to serve our church in the office of deacon. Before we participate in this election, I want to lead you in examining the question, what is a deacon? That is an important question for a church to answer. However, it is difficult to get a comprehensive answer because the Bible ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A House With A View Series

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Jul 27, 2006
    based on 15 ratings
     | 7,193 views

    1 of several messages during the summer of 2006. This message focuses on the mission and vision of the church toward the community and evangelism

    God’s Favorite House A House with a View July 23, 2006 For five years my office had no window None of our offices had a window. We were located in the basement. There was no view. I didn’t know when it was sunny and nice. I didn’t know when it was rainy and cold. I didn’t know when the wind ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Love And Dogma

    Contributed by William Mouser on Aug 2, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 2,664 views

    The Bible, particularly Jesus, puts together two ideas which the world would always keep seperate: love and dogma. This sermon argues they must always go together.

    Psalm 33, Isaiah 45:11 – 19, 1 John 4:7-21, John 15:9-17 The Bible puts two things together that modern man would never in a million years put together. We see them both in the gospel and the epistle appointed for today. On one hand there is something in both the gospel and the epistle which ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Part 6 - Gentleness Series

    Contributed by Rev. Bruce A. Shields on Aug 12, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,593 views

    Look at the gentleness of Christ and how this Spiritual Fruit can help bring others to know Jesus.

    The Fruit of the Spirit Part 6 – Gentleness Rev. Bruce A. Shields First Baptist Church Tawas City Michigan www.TawasBaptist.org WELCOME We are continuing our Series on The Fruits of the Holy Spirit, this being Part 6. We’ve spoke over the past few weeks on Love, Joy and Peace, and week before ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

  • Mark Adams avatar

    The Shrewd Manager

    Contributed by Mark Adams on Aug 16, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 10,333 views

    This sermon makes practical applications from Jesus’ parable about the dishonest manager.

    I worked at a guitar store all through high school…for me, it was a dream job. -In any retail business, you have people come and go. -I can vividly remember one day when we needed another part time employee, my boss interviewed an 18-year-old guy named Devon. -He said, “That guy is IMPRESSIVE…I ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    I Believe In God

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Jan 5, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,181 views

    What is God like? Why Should I believe in Him?

    1In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 2And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be… Genesis 1:1-3a (KJV) In the same way that a novel-writer will not ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    A Willingness To Do What's Needed

    Contributed by John Gaines on Jan 26, 2006
    based on 110 ratings
     | 26,803 views

    Honoring God by giving ourselves into His service

    A WILLINGNESS TO DO WHAT’S NEEDED 1. Over the years, I’ve sat in business meetings and elders meetings where the subject of involvement would be discussed. Many times, I’ve heard the same question "What can we do to get people motivated to do more for the Lord?" That is an excellent question. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Takling Tough Prophecy

    Contributed by Michael Durst on Jan 26, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,184 views

    An in depth look into Hosea and what he has to say about us fulfilling our part of the covenant.

    How many of you here this morning have ever had a speeding ticket? How many of you had to go to court for that ticket? Well, I certainly remember my one and only ticket. I was 17 years old and a senior in high school. I was taking a college class at Old Dominican each morning and so every day ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    The Supremacy Of Jesus Word

    Contributed by Steven Cannon on Feb 3, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,455 views

    Jesus Word is supreme!

    SUPREMACY OF JESUS WORD We find in the book of Hebrews that those addressed (Jewish Christians) were persecuted, were in danger of being tempted to fall away and, in order to strengthen them, the superiority of Christianity to Judaism is demonstrated by showing the superlative excellence of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    An Empty Celebration - Easter

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Apr 13, 2006
    based on 725 ratings
     | 167,497 views

    Jesus made 3 ’Empty Promises’ which give more ful’fill’ment than anything else to mankind today. Link included to Formatted Text, handout, and PowerPoint Presentation.

    An Empty Celebration Philippians 2:5-11 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/EmptyCelebration.html Opening ill.--Jeremy was not a normal child. He had a terminal illness which affected both his body and his mind. Still, his parents had tried to give him as normal a life as possible and had sent him to a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Sarah Laughed

    Contributed by William Hayes on Apr 26, 2006
    based on 28 ratings
     | 16,932 views

    A meditation on Biblical themes joined by the word laughter.

    I had a terrible thing happen a few weeks ago when I was taking a service in a wee church (that shall remain nameless) in the country. I had got to that stage in the service where I was leading people in the prayers of confession and as I was just about to finish a particularly sombre bit about ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Sylvester Fergusson avatar

    The Greatest Faith

    Contributed by Sylvester Fergusson on May 1, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,711 views

    Satan will seek to have us doubt many of the promises of God but if we believe that Jesus Christ is the SOn of God then our faith will be sealed for everything else. This is the foundation of our faith. It requires the greatest faith to believe that a man

    The Greatest Faith INTRODUCTION: It was probably one of those warm sunny Jewish days with puffs of clouds moving lazily overhead when Jesus held the last retreat with his twelve disciples. The place was Caesarea Philippi, a northern Gentile city which was the site for the oldest and newest centers ...read more

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    Denomination: Adventist

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    Hannah And Susannah, Two Saintly Moms

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on May 12, 2006
    based on 15 ratings
     | 6,135 views

    This is a Mothers’ Day sermon using Samuel’s Mother Hannah and John and Charles Wesley’s Mother Susannah as godly examples for Christian Mothers today.

    Hannah and Susannah, Two Saintly Moms --I Samuel 1:9-28 Since my teenage years, when I first heard it on Mothers’ Day as a quartet number in my home Church, I have appreciated the Hymn “God, Give Us Christian Homes” by the great Baptist hymn writer B. B. McKinney. The prayer in the third stanza ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist