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  • Ken Sauer avatar

    "What Can God Do With What You Got?"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Sep 28, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,199 views

    A sermon about giving and tithing.

    Malachi 3:7-10 Mark 12:41-44 “What Can God Do with What You Got?” When I was serving a church in Virginia, one of the members was a struggling addict who was now going to the local community college and working a part time job at a nearby grocery store. Some Sunday mornings he ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Jesus, Overflowing With Joy Series

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jun 4, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,068 views

    From John 2:1-11 Jesus performs his first public miracle at a wedding feast in Cana where the wine ran out.

    The Person of Jesus series Jesus – overflowing with joy John 2:1-11 CHCC: March 7, 2010 You Tube Wedding video (2 minutes) INTRODUCTION: Through the years, I’ve officiated, or been involved, in hundreds of weddings … and I’ve pretty much seen the good, bad, and ugly. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Fr Mund Cargill Thompson avatar

    £480,000

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Nov 18, 2014
    based on 6 ratings
     | 8,115 views

    Why have I given this sermon this title? And could God have given you more gifts, skills and abilities than you realise?

    So - I am in my car sitting at the traffic lights, I rev the engine,the traffic lights are red, orange, GREEN. I take the break off, foot on the accelerator… and go no where. Can you guess why? [take answers] The car is not in gear. You can have a perfect car that can do 0 to 60 in 5 seconds ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Johnny A. Palmer Jr. avatar

    Getting A Handle On Temptation Series

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 8, 2011
     | 3,560 views

    Only God knows what is for our ultimate good.

    Intro: 1. Sailhammer, "The centerpiece of the story is the question of the knowledge of the "good." [God alone determined what was good, 1:10,12, 18, 21,25, 31/ 2:9,12,18]. The Serpent then implied by his questions that God was keeping this knowledge from them (3:5). [The truth is, it was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Lynn Malone avatar

    The Angels

    Contributed by Lynn Malone on Dec 17, 2013
     | 7,516 views

    A look at the angels in Luke's account of the Christmas story.

    The Characters of Christmas: The Angels Luke 1:26-38, Matthew 1:20-24a, Luke 2: 9-15 Let’s talk about angels. The prominence of angels in the Christmas story is obvious, from the Christmas card we send, to the decorations on our trees, to the adornment of our yards, we’re ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Fear And Faith Series

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on Oct 10, 2013
     | 5,030 views

    Suffering, Fearing God, Trust

    Job 1:1-3 (p. 350) October 13, 2013 Introduction: From the beginning of time there has been a philosophy that people believe...and it genuinely affects their relationship with God....Sometimes causing them to reject God altogether Here it is: “God things come to good ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Porch - Pt. 1 - Off The Porch Series

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Apr 12, 2014
     | 6,487 views

    It is a prominent feature in our lives and our memories. A place of safety. A place of provision. It's "The Porch!"

    The Porch Pt. 1 - Off The Porch A crowd gathered. Ears tuned to sound of His voice. With a verbal paintbrush a complex plot is constructed, a unique in perspective is given, and rich in truth relayed. He quickly and easily crafts a story that will cause the likes of Charles Dickens and William ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Jesus Or Barabbas? --And Your Verdict Is?

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Jul 29, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,493 views

    Is the church substituting the Biblical Jesus for a plastic Jesus of their own making?

    Jesus or Barabbas? –And Your Verdict is? Rev. Mark Barber ἐêñáýãáóáí ïὖí ðÜëéí ëÝãïíôåò· ìὴ ôïῦôïí ἀëëὰ ôὸí Âáñáââᾶí. ἦí äὲ ὁ Âáñáââᾶò ëῃóôÞò. And they again cried out: “Not this man, but Barabbas”. ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Jesus Revealed (3) Series

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Aug 28, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,320 views

    There is no other name in heaven or on earth that is more loved, more revered or more controversial than Jesus. This three-part sermon series answers the question, "Who is Jesus?" by examining three descriptions of Jesus given in Revelation.

    Jesus Revealed: Part 3 Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 2/24/2013 H.G. Wells, who is famous for his fiction novels like The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds, once said, “I am an historian, I am not a believer, but I must confess as a historian that this penniless ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    God’s Perfect Expression-2

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Sep 3, 2013
     | 2,131 views

    2 of 3. The apostle John demonstrated that Jesus is the perfect expression of God to man. Why does God express Himself to mankind thru Jesus? God’s perfect expression to mankind is...

    GOD’s PERFECT EXPRESSION-II—John 1:1-5 Attention: Sandbars along Hwy 98 near Eastpoint, FL/People can wade ?nearly 100 yds? into the Apalachicola Bay on sandbars/Tide, River, Ocean, Winds, etc. sculpt the sandbars/The sandbars are the Perfect Expression of the water’s movement & ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Monty Newton avatar

    Why I Am A Christian

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Jan 7, 2013
     | 10,128 views

    CHristians have been chosen by God and called to be part of God's plan to make Christ known in and for the world.

    Title: Why I Am a Christian Text: Ephesians 3:1-12 Thesis: Christians have been chosen by God and called to be part of God’s plan (to make him known in and for) the world. Epiphany, the 12th day after Christmas, celebrates the visit of the three kings or wise men to the Christ Child, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Tim Hinrichs avatar

    Unshakeable Faith Series

    Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on May 31, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,734 views

    Through Abraham’s story with Ishmael, we learn that we cannot be saved by works but only by trusting in God’s works done for us. Then impossible things can happen!

    New York Times, April 16, 2011: So unshakable was this town’s faith in its sea wall and its ability to save residents from any tsunami that some rushed toward it after a 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of northeast Japan on the afternoon of March 11. After all, the sea wall was one of ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Love In The Family

    Contributed by Bishop Prof. Julius Soyinka on Feb 2, 2017
     | 42,600 views

    Each of us should re-double our efforts to ensure that our families are all that they should be. Husbands and wives have a God-given obligation to love one another and to submit to one another for the glory of God.

    LOVE IN THE FAMILY Study Text: 1 John 3: 10 - 12 Introduction: - Families generally begin in love. A man and woman fall in love, they get married, and out of their love come children. . In the beginning, God established the family as the first of all human relationships. - From that family, God ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Jonathan Meyer avatar

    In The World

    Contributed by Jonathan Meyer on Dec 13, 2017
    based on 2 ratings
     | 10,471 views

    Jesus, the true light, came into the world--but no one recognized Him for who He truly was, nor was He received. But for all who have received Him, we now go out as Lights in His name, that others would recognize Jesus in us and receive Him who is coming!

    In 1929, The Saturday Evening Post ran an article on Albert Einstein. It was an interview with this brilliant man. And in that interview, he said this: “As a child I received instruction both in the Bible and in the Talmud. I am a Jew,” he said, “but I am enthralled by the luminous figure of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Larry Wolfe avatar

    I'm An Animal, You're An Animal

    Contributed by Larry Wolfe on Jul 5, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,446 views

    A vivid description of my conversion and subseqent discoveries

    " I’M AN ANIMAL,YOU’RE AN ANIMAL" The True Confessions of a Writing Evangelist This story begins on a cold wintery day in March of 1980. While searching intensely for the cure for my drink and drug habits, I began reading the Gospel of John on advice from my older brother. He told me once "If ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible