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  • MELVIN NEWLAND avatar

    It's Not My Fault!

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 19, 2001
    based on 137 ratings
     | 19,372 views

    Most of us, when our sins are found out, are quick to look for a scapegoat. So let’s look at some of the ways we use to blame someone else for our sins.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER CENTRAL CHRISTIAN, BROWNSVILLE, TX A. Folks, as you can see in the bulletin, the subject of my sermon is "How Do You Determine What is Right & What is wrong?" But as I worked on it this week it became obvious to me that the subject is just too big to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Consider Your Ways Series

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 31, 2000
    based on 104 ratings
     | 17,985 views

    The prophet Haggai gives the returned exiles of Judah a wake-up call because of their complacency and recalls them to faithful service to their God who has done some much for them.

    CONSIDER YOUR WAYS A prominent person, I believe it was Henry Ford, is reputed to have said, "history is bunk". Why he said that, I can’t think, because if we don’t learn from the mistakes of the past, we’re sure to repeat them. That’s the story of the world and is especially true for the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kenneth Miller avatar

    Why Speak In Tongues

    Contributed by Kenneth Miller on Oct 31, 2000
    based on 378 ratings
     | 10,841 views

    A study on the usefulness and validity of speaking in tongues from I Corinthians chapter 14.

    WHY SPEAK IN TONGUES? A study in I Corinthians 14 Pastor Ken Miller “Visa, its everywhere you want to be. Don’t leave home without it” is a slogan of the popular credit card. It reminds me of the words of Jesus in Acts 1.4-5, where our Lord commanded His followers not to ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Denn Guptill avatar

    You Want A Gift?

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Dec 5, 2000
    based on 154 ratings
     | 7,512 views

    A look at Spritual gifts

    It was my mother’s birthday last Tuesday. She was fifty five years old, don’t try to do the math trust me, it’s scary. The only reason I mentioned her age is that it’s crucial to the story. We’re driving to Saint John on this Tuesday which happens to be my sisters birthday and we are having what ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Chris Appleby avatar

    Trusting Externals To Make Us Feel Good Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Oct 18, 2000
     | 4,471 views

    Where do we get our sense of value from - externals or God’s love for us?

    My wife, Di, and I were sitting in the family room watching TV with our daughter, Janet, the other night when suddenly, Janet noticed the new watch Di had got for Christmas. She said with a mixture of awe and new-found respect, "Mum, you’ve got a Fossil watch. That’s so cool!" Well, we’d bought it ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Title: "Christians Are Not Patsies To Be Sponged Off Of.”

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Nov 11, 2001
    based on 119 ratings
     | 5,864 views

    Year C. twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost November 18, 2001 Heavenly Father thank you for teaching us that Christian charity is doing for others what they cannot do for themselves or cannot do at the time. It is not enabling others to be dependen

    Year C. twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost November 18, 2001 Heavenly Father thank you for teaching us that Christian charity is doing for others what they cannot do for themselves or cannot do at the time. It is not enabling others to be dependent or lazy or idle or be busybodies because ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Ed Taylor avatar

    "A Contented Life” Series

    Contributed by Ed Taylor on Aug 8, 2008
     | 5,713 views

    The treasures of this world don’t last.

    1. STUCK! BOUND! ENSLAVED. That’s the life of the man, of the woman, who is DISCONTENT! Just Plain STUCK! a. Have you ever really thought about what a waste of time it is to chase after stuff?! b. The treasures of this world don’t last. c. Jesus said they rust, they get ripped off. d. Peter ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Stand Still And See

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Sep 12, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 14,021 views

    We will not have to fight our own battles if God is in control of our life.

    Text: “You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the LORD will give you” (2 Chronicles 20:17). If you stop and think for a moment, you and I have faced many enemies in our life time. As a child there were other children who thought they ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    The Warning Against False Teachers

    Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on Dec 13, 2007
    based on 47 ratings
     | 24,850 views

    "For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears what them to hear. They will turn their ways away from the tru

    The Warning against False Teachers – 2Peter 2:1-9 INTRODUCTION- If the world ever needed a warning, it needs to be warned against false teachers. Why? Because false teachers lead a person to doom himself quicker than any other single thing. Too many people are to quick to believe a lie. Why? So ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fellowship Comes With Benefits Series

    Contributed by Brien Sims on Jun 18, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,896 views

    Knowing that God cares about you to hear your prayers and answers them.

    Have you ever wondered if God hears you? Seriously, when something incredibly important is on the line, like the life of someone you love dearly, we always hope God hears our prayers and will answer them the way we want them answered. We hope God can hear our prayers for help with sins that we ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Greg Nance avatar

    Surely Jesus Didn't Mean That!

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Apr 5, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,179 views

    Hate your parents, spouse, kids??? What is going on here in Luke 14? Before we decided to change the Word of God, consider the unthinkable with me for a bit. It might just open our eyes to a deeper understanding of who Jesus is.

    (If you rate this sermon please offer helpful comments, God bless, Greg) When was the last time you said something that you really didn’t mean? What if I got up here and said, “If anyone comes to this church and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Rodney V Johnson avatar

    12 Steps To Recovery Part 9 Series

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Apr 17, 2008
     | 5,603 views

    Step 9 focuses on our actually making amends to those we have harmed through our addictions. This message also focuses on reconciliation.

    Twelve Steps To Recovery Part 9 Scripture: Matthew 5:23-24; Genesis 33:1-4; Luke 19-8-9 Introduction To date in this series we have discussed the first seven steps in the twelve steps to recovery process. We began by admitting that we were powerless over our dependencies and that there was a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Dan Campbell avatar

    Are You Listening?

    Contributed by Dan Campbell on Apr 23, 2008
    based on 68 ratings
     | 19,025 views

    An excited little boy was telling his dad about what had happened to him that day. His dad said, Slow down, you’re talking too fast! His boy shot back at him, Oh, no, Dad, I’m not talking too fast. You’re just listening too slow! Are you listening?

    ARE YOU LISTENING? Matthew 13:18-23 An excited little boy was telling his dad about what had happened to him that day. His dad said, Slow down, you’re talking too fast! His boy shot back at him, Oh, no, Dad, I’m not talking too fast. You’re just listening too slow! Are you listening? I ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • ROBERT SIMMONS avatar

    Invest & Invite

    Contributed by Robert Simmons on May 6, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 10,620 views

    Strategy for reaching out to the unchurched -- invest in serving them and invite them to hear more.

    Luke 14:15-23—Invest & Invite 15 When one of those at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, "Blessed is the man who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God." 16 Jesus replied: "A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests. 17 At the time of the banquet he sent ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Jim Butcher avatar

    Would Jesus Really Condemn Someone To Hell?

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Feb 10, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,590 views

    A look at some of the basics of why there has to be a hell.

    - Hell is a subject that most Christians (and preachers) would just as soon avoid. - Hell is one of the most difficult subjects in the Bible. What do you do with the mocking “God is love and if you don’t love Him He’ll send you to hell!”? - We’re going to address ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist