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  • Jerry Flury avatar

    Building A Caring Church: Caring About The Lost Series

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Mar 10, 2002
    based on 147 ratings
     | 15,431 views

    If we are going to be a caring church, one of the very first things we must do is to care about those who are without Jesus Christ, those who are lost. We need to develop a heart for the lost like Paul’s heart.

    Was anyone here saved listening to a radio broadcast? Raise your hand. How many were saved listening to a TV preacher? How many prayed to receive the Lord Jesus as a direct result of a message? How many were saved when you saw "Jesus Saves" on a big rock, a sign, or a bumper sticker? How many ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Help Your Friends Grow In Faith

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,272 views

    Everybody has desires for good things, but some people have more faith to work towards fulfilling their desires. Actually, if we want to grow in faith, we first need to grow in love. The more we love, the more we trust.

    HOW TO HELP YOUR FRIENDS GROW IN FAITH INSTEAD OF FRUSTRATION Everybody has desires for good things, but some people have more faith to work towards fulfilling their desires. Actually, if we want to grow in faith, we first need to grow in love. The more we love, the more we trust. This principle ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How The Holy Spirit Helps Spouses Develop Emotional Intimacy

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 23 ratings
     | 4,831 views

    "Recently I received a phone call from a friendly-sounding person who told me she wanted to make my life easier. She called me by my first name and warmly asked how my day was going."

    Let the Holy Spirit Enhance Intimacy in Your Relationship Illustration: I am a companion of all who fear You. —Psalm 119:63 Two men were neighbors—one had opened his heart to Christ and the other had not. The believer witnessed often; the other ignored him. One day the Christian answered a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "What Changed His Mind?"

    Contributed by Jerry Depoy on Apr 26, 2006
    based on 29 ratings
     | 4,644 views

    When Jesus was first placed on the cross both thieves, mocked on Jesus. What caused the repentant thief to change his mind? Knowing the answer to that question will help us, in our efforts in bringing others to that same place of repentance. Simple thre

    Title: “What changed his mind?” When Jesus was first placed on the cross both thieves, mocked on Jesus. What caused the repentant thief to change his mind? Knowing the answer to that question will help us, in our efforts in bringing others to that same place of repentance. Note this text in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Wood avatar

    A Picture Of Revival

    Contributed by Mark Wood on Feb 18, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,164 views

    Dr. Wood used this sermon to illustrate the first revival of the modern church. He uses the illustration of the process of taking picture to illustrate how this revival took place. In four points, we see that revival does not just take place in the chur

    When taking a picture You must take steps in a certain order 1. set up and focus 2. click the trigger 3. a flash goes off at just the right time 4. the shutter opens and exposes the film 5. The film is not any good until it is developed 6. The film is then made into a negative a. A negative is not ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Ignorant Errors, Careless Mistakes, Or Plain Old Sin

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Apr 9, 2004
    based on 58 ratings
     | 4,520 views

    Message on the First Word from the Cross, for a Good Friday Seven Last Words service. Jesus prays for forgiveness for the anonymous "they" who permit a society to be valueless, for those who profit from the misery of others, for those who pride themselve

    One of life’s scariest moments comes when, two or three days after you have taken an exam at school, the teacher shows up ready to pass out the results. Maybe you sit poised on the edge of your chair, if you think you’ve done well; or you slump down in the seat, trying to look as though you’re ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Caricature Or Reality (Pt 1) Series

    Contributed by John Telgren on Jan 8, 2006
    based on 85 ratings
     | 15,136 views

    In order to pray, worship and serve God effectively, we need to understand who he is. This begins with an understanding that he is first of all holy. Only when we get a handle on his holiness can everything else fall into place.

    Do you know what a caricature is? You see them all the time when you pick up a newspaper. You often have political cartoons where the details are not true life representations. Prominent features are often exaggerated and non-prominent features are diminished or eliminated altogether. If you go to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Resurrection

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Apr 6, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 8,713 views

    It has been said that this is truly the great resurrection chapter of the entire Bible. The first eleven verses present the Gospel message and the evidence for its truthfulness. Paul gives three proofs to his readers that Jesus Christ has indeed been rais

    THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PASSAGE: As Vice President, George Bush represented the U.S. at the funeral of former Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, he was deeply moved by a silent protest carried out by Brezhnev’s widow. She stood motionless by the coffin until seconds before it was closed. Then, just as the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    If You Can Survive The Process, Progress Is Guaranteed Series

    Contributed by Pastor Dempsey Daniels on Jan 8, 2007
    based on 34 ratings
     | 45,221 views

    Today, the first thing that we must understand is that there are stages to success. The problem with most of us, young and old alike, is that we go through these stages voluntarily blind-folded. We take on this attitude of know-it-all when in actuality, w

    If You Can Survive the Process, The Progress is Guaranteed! - Sermon 2 of 4 Deuteronomy 8:18 - But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day. Sermon: Last week we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeff Budzinski avatar

    God's Voice

    Contributed by Jeff Budzinski on Nov 9, 2006
    based on 16 ratings
     | 17,083 views

    In order to live a life of success, a life of completeness, a life with a purpose and assignment for God, we must first know His voice. The voice of God – do you know it? You must hear the Word of God directly from God.

    Introduction o In order to live a life of success, a life of completeness, a life with a purpose and assignment for God, we must first know His voice. o The voice of God – do you know it? o You must hear the Word of God directly from God. o God is always speaking, but we are to busy with our ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Clearing The Bench Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 18, 2007
    based on 68 ratings
     | 56,625 views

    The first thing Jesus did after His triumphal entry into Jerusalem was to clean house. He cleanses the Temple of it’s sinfulness. What can this teach us about the need for purity and holiness in our churches and our personal lives?

    OPEN: About 50 years ago there was a great preacher in the Washington D.C. area named Peter Marshall. I once read one of his sermons and found the following description of the scene we just read about in Matthew: “It is early morning, but already the temple court is a bedlam of activity and noise. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Howard Strickland avatar

    Agreement!

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Mar 31, 2007
    based on 12 ratings
     | 7,258 views

    Israel could not expect communion with God, unless they first sought peace with him. Where there is not friendship, there can be no fellowship. God and man cannot walk together, except they are agreed. Unless we seek his glory, we cannot walk with him.

    Agreement! Text: Amos 3:1-3 1 Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying:2 “ You only have I known of all the families of the earth; Therefore I will punish you for all your ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Clarification Of Tongues Series

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Jun 9, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,076 views

    As we approach this next passage regarding the gift of tongues and their use/misuse, it is appropriate to deal with verse 20 again.... When we think about children and their attitudes towards things, two thoughts pop into my mind. First, Kids tend to be

    THE CLARIFICATION OF TONGUES 1 CORINTHIANS 14:20-25 INTRODUCTION: As we approach this next passage regarding the gift of tongues and their use/misuse, it is appropriate to deal with verse 20 again. Last week we closed with this verse, looking at the exhortation of Paul, not to be babies and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Undercover Christians

    Contributed by Ervin Kimrey on Jun 25, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,892 views

    Have you ever been a Christian in hiding? Have you ever failed your Lord in witnessing. Ever failed to stand up for what was right. If yes, then at that time you were an "Undercover Christian". Take heart your’e not the first.

    John 19:38-42 UNDERCOVER CHRISTIANS I. SOMETIMES THE GREATEST FOLLOWERS ARE THE LEAST NOTICED. (v. 38) A. Some followers are unknown, but not insignificant notice: 1. He honored Christ when everyone deserted Him. 2. He honored Christ when it was personally dangerous. 3. He honored ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Lou Nicholes avatar

    Unity

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on May 25, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 9,535 views

    Paul’s final appeal in this letter is a call for unity. In the first nine chapters he addressed the majority of the Christians in the Corinthian assembly. In chapters 10 - 13:10, his words were directed primarily to those who questioned his integrity. In

    THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PASSAGE: In the church there is a bond of family, yet room for variety. The devil tries to disrupt unity. To chickens tied at the legs and thrown over a clothesline may be united, but they do not have unity. (Leslie Flynn, Great Church Fights - Swindoll’s Book of Illustrations, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist