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  • Byron Harvey avatar

    Love In The Crucible Series

    Contributed by Byron Harvey on Nov 14, 2002
    based on 35 ratings
     | 6,645 views

    This is the sixth in a series I preached on the Great Commandment from Mark 12.

    Priority 1 Mark 12:28-34 October 6, 2002 Love in the Crucible The young man who leads our Praise and Worship, along with his lovely wife, Becky, has begun a dictionary of sorts filled with words and phrases they find unique to my preaching. I am happy to assist in their deepening education; ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Terry Rolen avatar

    Why Sheep Herders? Series

    Contributed by Terry Rolen on Dec 11, 2001
    based on 273 ratings
     | 95,513 views

    Why would God use such unlikely messengers?

    It does seem like there is a socially acceptable level of charity or giving or caring is raised a bit around Christmas time. But even then there is a limit to what people will allow. I mean your suppose to be nice, your suppose to share gifts, your suppose to give a little extra to the church and ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Victor Yap avatar

    You Are Hired! Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Jul 27, 2003
    based on 33 ratings
     | 7,494 views

    Parables of Eternal Life, Part 6 of 9

    YOU ARE HIRED! (MT. 20:1-16) The economic crisis at the turn of the 21st century that hit the airline industry reflects the cost of doing business. United Airlines and Continental Airlines filed for bankruptcy, and American Airlines avoided bankruptcy after the union gave back $1.62 billion in ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Victor Yap avatar

    Loving People And Using Things Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Jul 30, 2003
    based on 51 ratings
     | 5,390 views

    Jesus: Friend of Sinners, Part 7 of 7.

    LOVING PEOPLE AND USING THINGS (LK. 19:1-10) One of the greatest novels written, as well as my favorite Broadway musical, is Les Miserables, the story of Jean Valjean’s transformation from an uncaring and unfeeling man into a kind, noble, generous, sacrificial, and selfless man late in his life. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Bill Huffhine avatar

    The Value Of Community

    Contributed by Bill Huffhine on May 27, 2004
    based on 44 ratings
     | 11,859 views

    Examining the core value of community. What it means to truly experience community among our church family.

    One Sunday morning, early in the life of our church I asked the question, “What does the word value mean?” There were many responses that morning, but the one that I think most captured the true meaning of this word was, “Values are what make us who we are.” In other words, the things that ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    10 Ways America Is Under Attack - Supreme Court - Commandments - Pledge

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jun 29, 2005
    based on 88 ratings
     | 6,521 views

    Our courts are slowly banning the 10 Commandments. Do they know they are breaking the first one, and stomping on our Christian heritage? Link included to Formatted Text version, handout, and PowerPoint Presentation.

    10 Ways America Is Under Attack Exodus 20:1-17 America was again attacked this week, and in grander scale than on 9/11. Our brave soldiers in the Middle East are attacked daily, and we need to hold them up in prayer, but this week, it happened again…on our own soil…and this time, it was not by ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Measuring Up - A Man After God's Own Heart Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 30, 2005
    based on 164 ratings
     | 53,661 views

    What does it mean to be a man/ woman after God’s own heart? How would we know if we have the qualities that would make God say that about us?

    OPEN: With Super Bowl Sunday just a week away, I thought I’d share one of my favorite football stories: The coach at Auburn University - Shug Jordan - had asked his former Linebacker Mike Kollin if he would help his alma mater do some recruiting. Mike said, “Sure, coach. What kind of player ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Toes In The Nose

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Feb 7, 2005
    based on 18 ratings
     | 2,954 views

    Servants make the eternal difference.

    TOES IN THE NOSE John 13:1-20 S: Service C: Jesus’ washing of feet Th: Sacrificial service Pr: SERVANTS MAKE THE ETERNAL DIFFERENCE. Type: Inductive PA: How is the change to be observed? • We are to understand Jesus. • We are to serve each other • When faced with opposition, we still move ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Victor Yap avatar

    The Perfect Marriage? Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Apr 27, 2005
    based on 19 ratings
     | 13,286 views

    Bible Couples, Pt. 1 "Adam and Eve"

    THE PERFECT MARRIAGE? A while back, men and ladies alike received a tricky e-mail joke, which says: “Once upon a time, a perfect man and a perfect woman met. After a perfect courtship, they had a perfect wedding. Their life together was, of course, perfect. One snowy, stormy Christmas Eve, this ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Victor Yap avatar

    Trust And Obey Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Oct 15, 2003
    based on 29 ratings
     | 10,554 views

    Saul, Pt. 4

    TRUST AND OBEY (1 SAM. 15) I love mangoes. You can buy a good size mango during the mango season for $1.50 or in a box of 4-6 mangoes in a Chinese supermarket for as little as $2.99 and as much as $5.99. I usually buy it when it is $4.99 for a box of 6. A ripe mango is one of the tastiest fruits ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    The Loveliest Lynchee Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Feb 4, 2001
    based on 69 ratings
     | 9,777 views

    The poetry of Gwendolyn Brooks, recently deceased African-American poet, illustrates how a commitment to justice begins with hope, turns to a sense of responsiblity, rises to act, but also acknowledges the depth of human sin.

    The dateline was to be Little Rock, Arkansas, September 1957. The story was to be about the vicious hatred of a city whose people were resisting justice and terrifying school children. Little Rock, Arkansas, where Governor Orval Faubus had become the symbol of massive resistance, and where an ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Andrew Chan avatar

    The Shepherds' Christmas

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Dec 16, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 11,738 views

    Seeing Christmas from the shepherds’ viewpoint.

    The Shepherds’ Christmas Luke 2:8-20 (NIV) 8And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10But the angel said to them, "Do not be ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Daniel Olukoya avatar

    Termites Of The Soul

    Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Nov 25, 2004
    based on 80 ratings
     | 11,614 views

    Christ offers comfort for the grieving and cleansing for the guilty, so if you haven’t got any compassion in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble. Because compassion offers what is necessary to heal the hurts of others.

    We will start this message by looking at Matthew 12: 22-24: “Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw. And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David? But when the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Robert Higgins avatar

    Patience Of God As Salvation Series

    Contributed by Robert Higgins on Nov 14, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,237 views

    We must learn to regard God’s patience as salvation because it is exactly that. Without it we would be doomed to His wrath after our first failure or sin.

    1. Kid quotes about God’s patience – It seems they understand Him better than most adults do. a. "God waits until he gets his turn," says Savannah, age 5. b. God has patience with us "by waiting in line," says Ashton, 5 c. "God has patience with me and everyone else because we all mess up a lot," ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Charles R. Swindoll avatar

    Sermon 2: Analysis Of A Courtroom Fiasco Series

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Feb 15, 2008
    based on 91 ratings
     | 24,216 views

    Jesus was the only person to live His entire life without doing anything wrong. Yet, He was arrested, tried, convicted, and condemned to suffer a punishment normally reserved for the Roman empire’s worst criminals.

    Analysis of a Courtroom Fiasco Selected Scriptures Sermon Series: Jesus: The Greatest Life of All From the Bible-Teaching Ministry of Charles R. Swindoll Introduction Jesus was the only person to live His entire life without doing anything wrong. Yet, He was arrested, tried, convicted, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational