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  • Tom Shepard avatar

    Repentance - The Second Step To Happiness Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Jan 18, 2008
    based on 46 ratings
     | 31,931 views

    This is the second "be" attitude - Repentance. 1. Repentance involves a U-TURN. 2. Repentance involves a CONFESSION. 3. Repentance involves depending on the GOODNESS OF GOD.

    Repentance - The Second Step To Happiness by Tom Shepard Matthew 5:4-5:4 Repentance - The Second Step To Happiness Today we are looking at the “BE” attitudes. They are found in chapter five of Matthew. Follow along with me as I read. “Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    This Thorny Thicket Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 20, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,704 views

    For Martin Luther King Day. The words we offer fall into the thorny thicket of anxiety, despair, and distraction. Like King with his dream, we the church can give hands and feet to help those so captured.

    Our back yard is a thorny thicket. Other people have manicured lawns, with friendly plants laid out in neat rows. But our back yard is a tangled thorny thicket. Along one fence there are blackberries, growing in long canes that have to be tied up lest they wander into the next county. They ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Denn Guptill avatar

    Marriage, What It Is And What It Ain't Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jan 21, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,423 views

    A look at what defines what marriage is

    Last week we began our Growing Great Families with the message “Sex, God’s Wedding gift” and I talked about how in God’s perfect plan sex was reserved for within marriage. Now most people know what sex is, perhaps with the exception of Bill Clinton. With that in mind it would only be fair to ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Nehemiah: The Process Of Prayer Series

    Contributed by Travis Markes on Jan 22, 2008
     | 7,559 views

    Series on men and women’s prayers in the Bible that made a difference and how prayer truly is the difference maker in our lives. I borrowed the outlines from SermonCentral Pro Contributor Tim Byrd.

    The Process of Prayer. Nehemiah 1:1-1:11 I checked my notes and realized that it’s been a long time since I gave you a Bible quiz. Here’s a new test for you. I’ll give you a hint ¬all the questions have to do with the Old Testament. Who was the greatest comedian in the Bible? Samson. He brought ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Freddy Fritz avatar

    An Example Of Grace-Oriented Giving Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Oct 14, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,288 views

    In our series on guidelines for grace-oriented giving, we shall notice in this sermon an example of grace-oriented giving.

    Scripture For the next few weeks I plan to take a break from my sermon series in Romans. I want to preach a four-week series of sermons titled “Guidelines for Grace-Oriented Giving” from 2 Corinthians 8:1-9:15. There are several reasons for talking about giving. First, I want to refresh our ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Three Essential C's To Evangelism Series

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Oct 15, 2007
     | 10,383 views

    This is a call to a deeper commitment to evangelism for the christian.

    Jonah 3:1-10. Three C’s to effective evangelism Today I want to look at three C’s which I believe are essential for effective evangelism. We live in an age where the Church is a buzz with evangelism tools you can buy endless books, go to conferences, start courses, join training programmes on ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Good Man Got Saved

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Oct 16, 2007
    based on 71 ratings
     | 7,626 views

    Let’s take a look at this good man Cornelius and how he got saved. He was: 1- A God-fearing man 2- A vision-seeing man 3- A Christ-receiving man

    INTRO.- How good is good? Whom you do consider to be a good man? Billy Graham? Any others? Good men are hard to find. Here’s a story about a good man. ILL.- Trish was working at the Olds, Alberta Canada hospital. It was a cold winter day, a very cold winter day! When Trish went to leave ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    One Faith: Putting All Our Eggs In One Basket

    Contributed by Chris Willis on Oct 23, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,914 views

    Faith means both belief and trust. We believe something to be true, and because we belive it to be true we are willing to invest ourselves into it. This sermon reminds us of what our faith is as Christians, that the Christian faith in our pluralistic worl

    One Faith . . . Putting All Our Eggs In One Basket Ephesians 4:5 Language is amazing . . . how we use words to describe ideas or thoughts. Do you know what an idiom is? It’s a phrase or expression, a group of words that has a meaning different from the literal meaning of its parts taken together? ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Thanksgiving Or Complaining

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Nov 15, 2007
    based on 95 ratings
     | 157,461 views

    Thanksgiving or complaining -- these words express two contrasting attitudes found in God’s children in regard to His dealings with them.

    THE SIN OF COMPLAINING - THE OPPOSITE OF THANKSGIVING Lamentations 3:39 Thanksgiving or complaining -- these words express two contrasting attitudes found in God’s children in regard to His dealings with them. The soul that gives thanks can find comfort in everything; the soul that complains ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mike Gilbert avatar

    Real Deal Or No Deal? Series

    Contributed by Mike Gilbert on Sep 8, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 8,040 views

    Lessons from the parable of the wheat and the tares.

    One of this year’s most-viewed programs...is a game show! --Hosted by Howie Mandell, each week the particpant in the game is “tempted” by the host and an invisible banker to “settle” for a guaranteed prize rather than take a risk and remain in the game by opting for a large prize, with the highest ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ron Murphy avatar

    God's Amazing Grace Series

    Contributed by Ron Murphy on Sep 10, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,971 views

    Salvation set us free. Then why do we try to prove our worth.

    Introduction: I. Are you a perfectionist? A. This is what my dictionary says the definition of Perfectionism is - 1. “The refusal to accept any standard short of perfection” and or 2. “The philosophy or doctrine that religious, moral, social, or political perfection is attainable” B. If ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Brian Atwood avatar

    Choosing What Matters Most Series

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Sep 10, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 11,166 views

    Choosing what matters most from the word-picture Jesus paints of Himself as "the bread that gives life."

    Choosing What Matters Most John 6:28-35 (NCV) Part 2 of 3 in the Series, Jesus in Blue Jeans, Practical Advice for Everyday Spiritual Life As we began the series Jesus in Blue Jeans last week we saw that Jesus is a down-to-earth Savior. He is God come to earth in human form – and not in a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Chris Carroll avatar

    Part I: The Value Of An Mba Series

    Contributed by Chris Carroll on Sep 10, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,212 views

    This is the first in a series on helping the body of believers to become better servants. This sermon focus on understanding the need for service and ways to become better servants

    Having a Servant’s Heart Series: Part I: The Value of an M.B.A. Matthew 20:20-28. CBC August 18, 2007 Well, I know that I have missed you over the last several weeks in my travels to China and Vermont and I hope that you have missed me maybe a little. But as Amanda reminded me the other day, that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Robert Higgins avatar

    Pressing Into His Presence Series

    Contributed by Robert Higgins on Sep 18, 2007
    based on 17 ratings
     | 31,358 views

    Worship is not merely a response to God, but it is also the pursuit of God. God pursues us, and yet for some odd reason, He seems to be just beyond our grasp when we seek Him. The pressing into His Presence is the choice of our will to worship Him.

    Encountering God - Part 2 – Pressing Into His Presence Overview Last week, I laid a foundation for what I believe to be the biblical nature of worship, starting with the fact that God has created mankind to worship Him. That worship arises from a relationship with Him. The bible says in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael McCosker avatar

    Forgiveness

    Contributed by Michael Mccosker on Sep 20, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 10,133 views

    The Biblical MAndate to Forgive

    This morning I will be bringing forth a message on "forgiveness." I was ready to prepare a message from 1 Corinthians 2, however, as I prayed, I sensed that Spirit would have me preach on Forgiveness. As Christians, we have so much to be thankful for, we have been forgiven of so much. And as ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational