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  • Joseph Smith avatar

    But Nails Hurt! Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 24, 2003
    based on 87 ratings
     | 13,145 views

    Nails were distributed to the congregation, so that they could test: if you wish to endure, you have to endure some pounding. Holes may be punched in you, too. But if you persist, ultimately you will be built up.

    If you really want to grow, it’s going to cost you. If you truly expect to be built up, there will be some pain involved. No growth ever takes place without pain. That’s a law of life. That’s not negotiable. No pain, no gain. No hurt, no growth. No rough edges, no building up. If you truly ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Life Is Not Fair Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 29, 2003
    based on 124 ratings
     | 14,756 views

    Life seems unfair to the disappointed, the cheated, the cynical. It was unfair to compel Simon to carry the cross -- injustice piled on. But God uses injustice to stir His people to action, to help us get beyond mere survival, to give us to one another.

    Life is not fair. It just isn’t. The playwright MacLeish has his character “J.B.” scream out something we are all afraid to say, but it might be true: “If God is God, He is not good; if God is good, He is not God.” What an awesome thing to think, let alone speak! “If God is God, He is not ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Up In The Air Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 4, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,104 views

    Spiritual indecision leads to sickness and ultimately to death. We are scared of taking risks. Black history shows us, however, that without accepting risk there is no progress.

    You should be a fly on the wall around our house on Friday evenings. You see, Friday evenings are our night for ourselves. We try not to take on church things on Fridays, and unless you are at the point of death, you can wait for your pastoral call until Saturday morning. The pastor and his ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Willing To See

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Jun 10, 2003
    based on 71 ratings
     | 9,638 views

    We must face the darkness in order to see.

    WILLING TO SEE John 9:1-41 S: Belief Th: Spiritual blindness Pr: WE MUST FACE THE DARKNESS IN ORDER TO SEE. ?: Inductive KW: Phases TS: In the study of the man born blind found in John 9:1-41, we will find seven phases that will aid us in understanding spiritual blindness. The _____ phase ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Father, Forgive Them Series

    Contributed by Douglas Dudley on Mar 7, 2005
    based on 19 ratings
     | 9,164 views

    The last words of an individual can give you a great insight into a person. Jesus’ last words gives us a window to view eternity. Based on several sermons. Most original, some not!

    FATHER, FORGIVE THEM Text: Luke 23:33-38 Introduction. I doubt any of us have every witnessed an execution. I would imagine all of us have read about them in the newspaper. The accounts are very similar, because the State of Texas is very systematic about how and when executions are carried ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Bad Girls Of Jesus' Genealogy Series

    Contributed by Robert Warren on Mar 11, 2005
    based on 26 ratings
     | 21,456 views

    By examining the four women in Jesus’ genealogy we see God’s love and grace by sending a savior for all people.

    “The Bad Girls of Jesus’ Genealogy” Matthew 1:1-17 Robert Warren Westmoreland Church of Christ March 6th, 2005 1. Once again I am going to preach from Matthew 1:1-17 which is the genealogy, or family tree, of Jesus, the son of Abraham, the Son of David. a. Last week we looked at the whole list of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Triumph On A Donkey

    Contributed by Tim Zukas on Mar 20, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 6,135 views

    Palm Sunday - Triumphal Entry

    There was a man and his wife who were driving along on the way to church. They were late, and the man was fussing at his wife for taking too long getting the kids ready. Surely she could be more organized. As you might expect, he was also driving too fast. Sure enough, a police car pulls them over. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Fading Glory

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Mar 20, 2005
    based on 34 ratings
     | 6,000 views

    If your are going to withstand the pressure to conform to the world it is necessary to understand: 1. Who you are 2. Life 3. What is important

    In 1964, Gene Smith published his book entitled When the Cheering Stopped: The Last Years of Woodrow Wilson. It is the story of President Wilson and the events which led up to and followed WWI. Wilson was an international hero at the end of the war, and both in the United States and abroad there ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Good Friday

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Mar 21, 2005
    based on 55 ratings
     | 53,141 views

    A Good Friday Sermon

    Good Friday Matthew 27: 33-50 Luke 23: 34-48   "And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means the place of a skull), they offered him wine to drink, mingled with gall; but when he tasted it, he would not drink it. And when they had crucified him, they divided his garments among ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Celebrating The Empty Tomb

    Contributed by Klaus Mehrl on Mar 28, 2005
    based on 59 ratings
     | 42,661 views

    Whatever people may say about death, they know in their bones that death doesn’t end it all! But on Easter we celebrate the end of that fear! We celebrate an empty tomb!

    "Celebrating the Empty Tomb" Matthew 28:1-10 Easter Sunday 2005 Lord God, our Father, by the power that raised your Son Jesus from the dead, turn our lives around so that we might see and know Him as our Living Lord and Savior. Awake in us a constant awareness of His living presence – forgiving us ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Show Me

    Contributed by Tim Zukas on Apr 2, 2005
    based on 124 ratings
     | 11,096 views

    Doubting Thomas (Judas Thomas) and dealing with doubt

    A defendant was on trial for murder in Oklahoma. There was strong evidence indicating guilt, but there was no corpse. In the defense’s closing statement the lawyer, knowing that his client would probably be convicted, resorted to a trick. "Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I have a surprise for you ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Crossing The Line To Authentic Living

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Apr 11, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 5,455 views

    Daniel demonstrated a life of integrity. He crossed the line from a life of mediocrity a life of authentic God honoring living.

    Crossing the Line to Authentic Christian Living Daniel Leads the Way Daniel 6:1-4 Verse 4: “Daniel was faithful and honest and always responsible.” NLT Daniel lived a life of integrity as a teenager when he entered Babylon as recorded in chapter one of Daniel. He lived through the leadership of ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Fragrance Of The Father V Series

    Contributed by Richard Wafford on Apr 13, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,975 views

    A.B. Simpson in his book: “A Larger Christian LifeIt is the completeness of the filling, which constitutes the very essence of the perfect blessing. A fountain half full will never become a spring. A river half full will never become a waterpower. A heart

    Fragrance of the Father Part 5 Script. Ephesians 5:18 (NIV) be filled with the Spirit. John 14:9-21 10Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you are not just my own. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work. 16And I will ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Is There To Complain About? Series

    Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Apr 16, 2005
    based on 18 ratings
     | 6,086 views

    Complaining may be a favorite church activity but it is really an offense against God Himself.

    Do you mind if I sit down for a minute? I didn’t think so. Boy am I tired. I never knew a Gospel meeting was such hard work. Man do you remember when they lasted 4 weeks instead of 4 days? Man how did you do it sitting on these hard pews every night for 4 weeks. That makes my back hurt, not a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    42 Leads To 47

    Contributed by Tim Zukas on Apr 17, 2005
    based on 27 ratings
     | 3,105 views

    A healthy church will be a growing church

    During Superbowl XXXVII, FedEx ran a commercial that spoofed the movie Castaway. You probably remember the movie. Tom Hanks plays a FedEx worker whose company plane went down, stranding him on a desert island for years. The Hanks character was assigned the task of looking after a particular package ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ