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  • Lanny Carpenter avatar

    Becoming Someone's Hero Series

    Contributed by Lanny Carpenter on Nov 7, 2021
     | 2,656 views

    12th in the Unlikely Heroes series. Portrays how you can become someone'

    Babe Ruth had hit 714 home runs during his baseball career and was playing one of his last full major league games. It was the Braves versus the Reds in Cincinnati. But the great Ruth was no longer as agile as he had once been. He fumbled the ball and threw badly, and in one inning alone his errors ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Family And Spiritual Warfare Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on May 25, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,361 views

    Talk about 3 important lessons we need to learn in this battle for our family and then give some practical applications (Material adapted from Andreas Kostenberger's book, God, Marriage, and Family, chapter 8 pgs. 162- 171)

    HoHum: A few minutes before the services started, the church people were sitting in their pews and talking. Suddenly, Satan appeared at the front of the church. Everyone started screaming and running for the front entrance, trampling each other in a frantic effort to get away from the evil one. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Waiting For Glory Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Jul 3, 2002
    based on 23 ratings
     | 6,216 views

    As we wait in hope, in the midst of a suffering world, God is at work, bringing us through to the last day when that hope will at last be seen, when hope will no longer be necessary because its fulfillment has come.

    There’s no doubt that being a Christian can be a dangerous thing in our world today. I read recently that there have been around 40 million people who have been put to death for being Christians in the past 2000 years and of those something like 60% have died in the last 100 years. Now that ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    The Anointed Servant

    Contributed by P. A. Solomon on Feb 3, 2007
    based on 25 ratings
     | 14,967 views

    A sermon on the the three fold purpose for which the Anointed Servant came into our lives.

    Subject : The Anointed Servant Text : Isaiah 61:1-7 Theme : The Purpose of the Anointed Servant Introduction : There are many things that have a purpose in life. Take newspapers for example; their main purpose is to keep us informed about what’s happening around us. However for my dog the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Accomplishing The Will Of God

    Contributed by Rich Middleton on Jan 12, 2008
    based on 15 ratings
     | 5,080 views

    This sermon is about having the determination and information and to take the steps that will result in real success.

    We are going to look at a text from Acts 4:23-31 this morning that deals with accomplishing the will of God. Here is a definite fact about God, He wants us to succeed. If our desire is to accomplish the will of God and be a part of building His kingdom He will do all He can to help us. That’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Free At Last

    Contributed by Steven Chapman on Feb 6, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 7,230 views

    In the book of Galatians, Paul defines our salvation on the basis of freedom. “We were in slavery – no we have been set free.” Yet the freedom we have received can be defined from two different extremes.

    Free At Last Galatians 5:1ff Our heart yearns for freedom. Freedom is the word of the day. It is on everyone’s lips. There are the four famous freedoms first defined by President Roosevelt in 1941, when he spoke of ‘freedom of speech everywhere, freedom of worship everywhere, freedom from want ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Hope Of A New Beginning

    Contributed by John Perry on Jan 3, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 15,138 views

    Thank God for the powerful truth that in the Christian life we have the power to beget a new beginning.

    Bunbury Sun am 2/01/11 “The hope of a new beginning” Intro: *** Statement made by one of the bros on Friday am that struck me as being both sad & lacking in u/s. Asked if he was going to come to New Year’s eve Bar-B-Q & he said “I have never celebrated New Year’s eve ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    "Visionary Leadership"

    Contributed by Ron Newton on Aug 27, 2003
    based on 54 ratings
     | 22,304 views

    There is a connection between faith and vision and it is the foundation of all spiritual visionary leadership.

    Introduction 1. Quote: .Source: Joel Smith, SermonCentral.com “A dream without a positive attitude produces a daydreamer. A positive attitude without a dream produces a pleasant person. A dream together with a positive attitude produces a person with unlimited possibilities and potential.” ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Three God-Given Titles

    Contributed by Howard Parnell on Sep 20, 2002
    based on 79 ratings
     | 6,716 views

    In John 15 we find three titles or positions granted to believers by Jesus Christ.

    THREE GOD-GIVEN TITLES John 15 INTRO. In this chapter we find three titles given to believers. They are not empty titles, for they were given by the Lord Jesus Himself. But each one is conditioned with something else. I. AS BRANCHES WE ARE TO ABIDE. (vs. 1-5) A. The process and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Moving Out Of The Graveyard

    Contributed by John Perry on Aug 6, 2011
     | 12,031 views

    One thing is certain! Unless Jesus comes back before our time arrives we are all going to one day end up in a graveyard. But there is no sense in moving into the graveyard before our time.

    Bunbury Sun am 7/08/2011 “Moving out of the graveyard” Intro: *** Ernie in the Parramatta Church has a very unusual job. I mean there aren’t too many people that can claim to have done for a job what Ernie does. And to add to this he loves his job even though it brings home the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Studies In Ephesians: Faith Series

    Contributed by Edward Hardee on Oct 18, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,754 views

    Study in Ephesians about what is faith.

    Note: This is a study through the book of Ephesians as done in 1995. One of the main sources I used at the time was Beacon Bible Commentary vol. 9. Title: Where is your faith? Theme: To show the different kinds of faith and to make sure we have the right one. Text: Eph 3:17 That Christ may ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    "Real Life” Series

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Sep 13, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,562 views

    In Luke 18:9-14, Jesus describes two very different men, who took two very different approaches to connecting with God, which resulted in two very different outcomes.

    Today we begin a new series on rejecting religion for something real. The “something real” is the way of Christ (Christianity), which is not a religion, but a relationship with the living God. Too many non-believers wrongly think of Christianity as “just another religion,” and, sadly, many of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A New Song

    Contributed by Arlen Payne on Nov 24, 2002
    based on 61 ratings
     | 7,273 views

    God has give us "A New Song".

    A New Song Psalm 98:1-9 Reading: Psalm 98 Intro: God has given us a NEW song. We used to sing songs of misery -“Low friends in low places” -Songs of heartbreak, anxiety and hopelessness. Country backward masking… -Quit drinking, my wife came home and I got my dog back. Now we sing a new ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Perry Fowler avatar

    A Faith Lesson From A Bad Girl Series

    Contributed by Perry Fowler on Jul 17, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,373 views

    How bad is too bad? Rahab was a prostitute but she's found in the Faith chapter of the Bible. How deep and wide is grace? How far will God go and how willing is He to allow "the bad" to walk by faith?

    Have you ever had someone discover something about you that you’d rather them not know? Ben Affleck has. Evidently, Ben was excited about participating in the PBS show called “Finding Your Roots” until he discovered that his ancestors were slave owners and asked that he be removed from the show ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Luke avatar

    A New Name Series

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Sep 14, 2004
    based on 19 ratings
     | 7,458 views

    The importance of the name "Christian" and its attributes as demonstrated in Antioch.

    SERIES: “LESSONS FROM THE EARLY CHURCH” TEXT: ACTS 11:19-30 TITLE: “A NEW NAME” INTRODUCTION: A. What is in a name? 1. In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Juliet asks that very question: a. “…that which ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ