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  • Andrew Schroer avatar

    One Thing Needful

    Contributed by Andrew Schroer on Aug 5, 2001
    based on 116 ratings
     | 51,968 views

    With the story of Mary and Martha, God teaches us spiritual priorities.

    About seventy years ago a fascinating interview took place between a Mr. Charles Schwab, then president of Bethlehem Steel Company, and Ivy Lee a motivational speaker and self-help advisor. Lee was a confident, aggressive man who through perseverance had acquired this interview with Schwab, one of ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Get Real

    Contributed by Troy Bohn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 27 ratings
     | 7,752 views

    Ps 51:1-6 "Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

    Ps 51:1-6 "Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. (2) Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. (3) For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Terry Owens avatar

    A God That Is On Your Side

    Contributed by Terry Owens on Apr 26, 2001
    based on 77 ratings
     | 24,039 views

    God’s not working against us, He’s on our side.

    Have you ever felt like nothing good ever happens to you? That somebody else is getting the blessing you need. Have you ever said to yourself, why can’t God bless me? I’ve got a news bulletin for you this morning. The feelings of isolation, loneliness, and abandonment that you have faced are ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Roy Hughes avatar

    Finding Jesus Part Iii, The Rock Series

    Contributed by Roy Hughes on Mar 22, 2001
    based on 64 ratings
     | 9,338 views

    Part 3 of the "Finding Jesus" series where we see Jesus as the smitten Rock and the Rock we can speak to.

    FINDING JESUS, PART III THE ROCK OVER THE LAST 2 WEEKS WE HAVE BEEN FINDING JESUS. Ÿ FINDING JESUS IN OUR TEMPTATIONS When we find Jesus in our temptations, we ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Mathews Itty avatar

    God Has A Master Plan

    Contributed by Mathews Itty on Mar 28, 2001
    based on 84 ratings
     | 9,809 views

    God has a master plan for each of us.

    GOD HAS A MASTER PLAN Exodus 10:1&2 Lyndon Johnson was the President of the United States of America during the 1960’s. He was quite famous for his love of speed. Once Evangelist Dr. Billy graham and his wife were invited to his farmhouse in Texas. This farmhouse was located by the side of a ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Joy Of A Broken Rope

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Apr 19, 2001
    based on 88 ratings
     | 6,026 views

    How faith sees you through the worst circumstances

    The Joy of a Broken Rope (How faith sees you through the worst circumstances) Mark 5.21-43 April 22, 2001 21When Jesus went back across to the other side of the lake, a large crowd gathered around him on the shore. 22A leader of the local synagogue, whose name was Jairus, came and fell ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • David Anderson avatar

    The Tomb Speaks Of Death

    Contributed by David Anderson on Apr 21, 2001
    based on 60 ratings
     | 2,774 views

    There are two types of Dying to God’s will

    Good Friday Sermon “The Tomb Speaks of Death” Mark 14:32-36, 15:34 For the body of Jesus, Good Friday ends in a tomb. The lips of the tomb, the mouth through which the cold body of Jesus was passed, speaks to us. The tomb has two messages. One is of death, the other is of life beyond ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Sneak Preview

    Contributed by Philip Makari on Oct 19, 2002
    based on 31 ratings
     | 7,163 views

    There is more to the transfiguration of Jesus than the actual event.

    THE TRANSFIGURATION OF JESUS is another of those major events in the Bible that speak directly to us of his divine nature and point us strongly to the truth that he was indeed God’s unique and personal revelation of himself. Transfiguration Sunday therefore, is an important day on the Church ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Dean Meadows avatar

    Here Comes The Groom

    Contributed by Dean Meadows on Jun 24, 2003
    based on 154 ratings
     | 15,233 views

    This is a sermon to Christians and Non-Christians alike, for preparing for Jesus’s return.

    Here Comes the Groom Matthew 25:1-13 We’ve all been to the weddings and saw the wedding parties come out and then the music gets loud and the wedding march starts playing to announce the coming of the bride. The groom has kind of slipped to the front of the church with the pastor and best man, ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Matthew Doebler avatar

    Jesus Is Different, Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Matthew Doebler on Apr 1, 2003
    based on 37 ratings
     | 3,928 views

    Although Old Testament priests needed to offer sacrifices again and again, sacrifices which could never pay for our sin, Jesus offered himself once for all and totally payed the price required for our forgiveness.

    March 30th Jesus the Priest Jesus is Different, part 1 Someone once wrote, “It used to be that Christianity was a revolutionary faith that turned the world upside down. But today Christians sit in Sunday morning church services looking at their watches, wondering what time dinner will be served, ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Carl Kelleher avatar

    Vally Series

    Contributed by Carl Kelleher on Jun 4, 2003
    based on 24 ratings
     | 5,857 views

    In-depth analysis of the 23rd Psalm

    Title: “He Is The God Of The Valley” Psalms 23: 4 “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of Death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your Rod & Your Staff, they comfort me.” Every one of us likes to have a Mountain Top Experience with God; -Because it feels ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Tim Zingale avatar

    Hope,waiting, Anticipation And Longing

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Dec 3, 2002
    based on 116 ratings
     | 23,601 views

    A sermon for the first Sunday in Advnet Lectinary series B Waiting for Christ to come

    First Sunday In Advent Mark 13:24-37 HOPE, WAITING, ANTICIPATION and LONGING. 24 ¶ "But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, 25 and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. 26 And then ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Ewen Huffman avatar

    When Heaven Touches Earth Series

    Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Dec 13, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
     | 8,768 views

    A sermon for our Carols by Candlelight service. Slightly evangelistic

    When Heaven touches earth. WBC 15.12.02pm Carols by Candlelight I was reading the story of Jesus’ birth to my day-care children one morning. As usual, I stopped to see if they understood. "What do we call the three wise men?" I asked. "The three maggots," replied a bright 5-year-old. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ken Sauer avatar

    "Triumphant Faith"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jan 23, 2002
    based on 35 ratings
     | 10,633 views

    Psalm 27 is a mountain peak of trust and faith.

    Psalm 27:1-9 “Triumphant Faith” By: Kenneth E. Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA Psalm 27 is a mountain peak of trust and faith in God. King David, who wrote this Psalm knew alot about fear. He was often on the run for his life. One attack came after ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Edward Boyce avatar

    The Story Of Moses And The Stool Pigeon

    Contributed by Edward Boyce on Jan 25, 2002
    based on 131 ratings
     | 13,627 views

    Change in the congregations of America is difficult and is often resisted. This sermon looks at Moses as a model for transformation and change in a church.

    The Story of Moses and the Stool Pigeon Exodus 13:17-18 Deuteronomy 8:1-16 In 1914 a very sad thing happened when Martha died. Martha was the last of passenger pigeons. One hundred years earlier the passenger pigeons covered the landscape. It was not uncommon for flocks of over one hundred ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed