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  • Mark Schaeufele avatar

    Preaching With Power Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Jan 18, 2024
     | 1,098 views

    When we share the Good News with people, be led by the Spirit and be fearless in his power.

    PREACHING WITH POWER Text: Acts 13:4-12 Introduction 1. Illustration: “If I had 300 men who feared nothing but God, hated nothing but sin, and were determined to know nothing among men but Jesus Christ and him crucified, I would set the world on fire.” (John Wesley). 2. In a NT church, everyone ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    You've Been Marked!

    Contributed by Je Layugan on Oct 17, 2023
     | 1,988 views

    God marked Cain for protection after Cain killed his brother Abel. The mark on Cain is a sign of a cursed spirit, yet at the same time a symbol of God’s mercy, an assurance for us that wherever we have been, whatever we have become, God still loves us, God still longs for us.

    There were these 2 brothers who asked their parents, “Why can’t we live in that beautiful garden with all kinds of animals and fruit-bearing trees?”. The mother replied, “Because when your dad and I were young, we were foolish and disobeyed its creator. We were expelled from that place created ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Run To Win

    Contributed by Roger Hasselquist on Jul 6, 2025
     | 732 views

    We are not in the Olympics or the Isthmian games. Still, we’re all running and we’re all busy. But are we running toward the right thing? What race are you running right now? Are you running the rat race of a hectic life, or are you running the race for heaven?

    Alba 7-6-2025 RUN TO WIN I Corinthians 9:24-27 Herm Edwards, former coach of the New York Jets, was best known for his leadership and motivational abilities, which helped shape not just the teams he coached, but also the players who respected him. His most memorable moment with the Jets came in ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Dying In Bad Company Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 15, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,173 views

    When Jesus was condemned did He deserve to die? Was His death necessary?

    OPEN: A few years ago, a lawyer from Kenya named Dola Indidis filed a lawsuit with the International Court of Justice at the Hague (also called the ICJ). His goal? To overturn the conviction and death sentence of Jesus Christ. He said “I filed the case because it’s my duty to uphold the dignity of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Listen Up, Sheep Part 2

    Contributed by Gary Holt on Jan 21, 2023
     | 1,371 views

    God's people will listen and obey Him. We will tune out the distractions of the world and listen for the voice of Jesus

    Credit: The outline and some of the guts of the sermon are taken straight from Jeff Anselmi on sermoncentral. I have edited it enough that I think it is worth posting as my own work. Clearly Jeff built the frame of the sermon, however I did a lot of remodeling. Listen up sheep! part 2 John ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Sermon: Trusting God When Everything Falls A Part

    Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Jan 29, 2026
     | 476 views

    David suggests that the righteous must trust in the Lord even if they have to (1) suffer awhile they can do it joyfully, (2) hope cheerfully, (3) wait patiently, (4) pray earnestly, (5) believe confidently, and if they do, they will triumph finally.

    Sermon: Trusting God When Everything Falls A Part Psalms 11:1-7 “In the Lord put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain? For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart. If the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Who Is My Neighbor?

    Contributed by John Bright on Feb 4, 2026
     | 174 views

    This is a sermon for Scouting Sunday 2026 Teaching sheet at end of text

    “Who is my neighbor?” Luke 10:25-37 A sermon for 2/8/26 – Scouting Sunday Luke 10 “25 And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 He said to him, “What is written in the law? What is your reading of it?” 27 So he answered ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    No Room In The World: The King Of The Universe Enters In Obscurity Series

    Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Nov 20, 2025
     | 325 views

    The birth of Christ reveals a God who enters the world in humility and obscurity to fulfill prophecy, accomplish salvation, and inaugurate a kingdom the world still cannot comprehend.

    NO ROOM IN THE WORLD: THE KING ENTERS IN OBSCURITY November 23, 2025 Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship Luke 2:1-7 Church, this morning we’re coming back to one of the most familiar passages in all of Scripture — Luke 2:1–7 — but I want you to hear it without the background noise ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    Unfollow Me Series

    Contributed by David Dunn on Nov 23, 2025
     | 234 views

    Jesus calls us to unfollow the voices that hurt us and follow Him into peace, identity, courage, and a life of true belonging.

    There is a strange paradox in the way we speak today. We live in an age with more freedom than any previous generation — more information, more options, more mobility, more personal expression. Yet even with all this freedom, we are more anxious, more fragmented, more exhausted, and more confused ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Sermon: The Believer’s Answer Of Faith To The Advice Of Fear

    Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Mar 20, 2025
     | 755 views

    This psalm expresses David's trust in the Lord as all-knowing and righteous and his disappointment with the world around him. David answers the voice of fear with a confident faith in God. This world can be a scary place.

    Sermon: The Believer’s Answer of Faith to the Advice of Fear Psalms 11:1-7 “In the Lord put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain? For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart. If ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Travis Moore avatar

    Reaction Of Two Cities To The Ministry Of Jesus Series

    Contributed by Travis Moore on Jan 17, 2001
    based on 119 ratings
     | 4,860 views

    Different reactions to Jesus’ ministry

    REACTION OF TWO CITIES TO THE MINISTRY OF JESUS Luke 4:14-44 Introduction: JESUS’ Judean Ministry (Between v. 13 & v. 14; John 1-4) A. Calls His first disciples (John 1: 35-51) B. Performs His first miracle (John 2: 1-11) C. First cleanses the Temple (John 2: 12-25) D. Meets Nicodemus ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Some Of Paul's Principles Of Good Communication

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 10, 2001
    based on 49 ratings
     | 7,188 views

    How Paul used wise principles of communication to inspire, instruct and persuade people with love

    A Few of Paul’s Principles of Communication Acts 26:1-25 Quote:I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I’m not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant. Source Unknown 1. Paul practiced wise diplomacy in the way he dealt with King Agrippa to enhance the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • John Kapteyn avatar

    Gratitude Is An Attitude

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 119 ratings
     | 12,308 views

    1. Martin Rinkert was a minister in the little town of Eilenburg in Germany some 350 years ago.

    1. Martin Rinkert was a minister in the little town of Eilenburg in Germany some 350 years ago. He was the son of a poor coppersmith, but somehow, he managed to work his way through an education. Finally, in the year 1617, he was offered the post of Archdeacon in his hometown parish. A year later, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Running The Good Race

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 105 ratings
     | 8,423 views

    Today is Cadet/Calvinette Sunday and the theme is a challenge of how we live the Christian life and what the results are of "running the good race"

    Introductory Considerations 1. I enjoy watching Olympic games. (describe some favourite events). Easy to share in the joy of the winner as she/he realized she/he had won. All that glory for just a few races that took less time than most television commercials. 2. Then I saw a special feature ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • John Kapteyn avatar

    Gratitude Is An Attitude

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 44 ratings
     | 7,103 views

    1. Martin Rinkert was a minister in the little town of Eilenburg in Germany some 350 years ago.

    1. Martin Rinkert was a minister in the little town of Eilenburg in Germany some 350 years ago. He was the son of a poor coppersmith, but somehow, he managed to work his way through an education. Finally, in the year 1617, he was offered the post of Archdeacon in his hometown parish. A year later, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed