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  • Jeffery Anselmi avatar

    Tooting Your Own Horn Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Apr 26, 2002
    based on 84 ratings
     | 9,172 views

    Are actions without the right attitude and motives pleasing to God?

    INTRODUCTION • In a small college town a tavern frequented by students ran the following ad in the campus paper during the days before Parents Weekend: "Bring Your Parents for Lunch Saturday. We’ll Pretend We Don’t Know You!" The ad was soon challenged by the college chaplain, who posted a revised ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How Now Shall We Live? Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Feb 21, 2002
    based on 30 ratings
     | 7,179 views

    When we belong to Jesus, how are we expected to live/

    INTRODUCTION  How many times have you heard people say that your faith is a personal thing. How many times have people been scolded for bringing their “religion” to the workplace, the athletic field, the schools or to the government?  Have you ever felt the pressure that tells you ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Averting Your Worst Nightmare Series

    Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Dec 10, 2001
    based on 40 ratings
     | 4,010 views

    To avoid the nightmare of not being recognized by Jesus, I must recognize the truth and live by it.

    September 23, 2001 The Doorway to Heaven – Part 2 INTRODUCTION Once in awhile I’ll have dreams that I can remember in the morning. For some reason it doesn’t happen that often. Kim on the other hand is a practically a professional dreamer. In fact, this has been one of the single most ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Blessed Attitude Toward People

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jun 4, 2006
    based on 165 ratings
     | 38,771 views

    1- Demonstrate mercy 2- Pursue peace

    INTRO.- ILL.- Do you remember the 1966 Clint Eastwood movie entitled, “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly”? It’s just one of many cheaply made, Italian films that helped to make Clint Eastwood famous. THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY. Have you had a run-in with any of those people lately? If not ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Gold Mine Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 23, 2001
    based on 26 ratings
     | 5,188 views

    Part 16 of Sermon on the Mount Series, a look at what we own and what owns us.

    Gold Mine? INVESTMENTS, IN THIS DAY AND AGE EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT THE RIGHT INVESTMENT, THE BEST INVESTMENT, EVERYONE WANTS A PERFECT INVESTMENT. AND THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF INVESTMENTS, GOOD INVESTMENTS AND BAD INVESTMENTS. WHEN I WAS IN GRADE ELEVEN AS A PART OF MY ECONOMICS COURSE EACH ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    What Do You Really Want?

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Oct 31, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 3,543 views

    The desire for God should dominate us.

    WHAT DO YOU REALLY WANT? Matthew 5:6 S: Holiness C: Desire for God Th: Live the Difference Pr: THE DESIRE FOR GOD SHOULD DOMINATE US. ?: Inductive KW: Factors TS: We will find in our study of Matthew 5:6 three factors that describe what it is to be a Christian. The _____ factor is… ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jesus On Integrity Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Apr 5, 2002
    based on 172 ratings
     | 34,590 views

    Jesus says that we are to be people of our word, or people of integrity.

    INTRODUCTION  Paul Harvey told a story of some young men who were late to class.  Four high school boys were late to their morning classes one-day. They entered the classroom and solemnly told their teacher they were detained due to a flat tire. The sympathetic teacher smiled and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Choice For Life

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Mar 5, 2001
    based on 205 ratings
     | 19,680 views

    Jesus urges his listeners to the Sermon on the Mount to make The Choice for Life in entering the Kingdom of God, in terms of Two Gates, Two Ways, Two Destinations and Two Crowds.

    Jesus was a wonderful teacher. He had the knack of making His teaching on the Kingdom of God interesting and easily understood by the use of graphic pictures. There’s a good example of this in two verses in our reading from Matthew’s account of the Sermon on the Mount: "Enter through the narrow ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Rewards From Men Vs. Rewards From God

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on May 3, 2005
    based on 19 ratings
     | 7,789 views

    Message discussing doing what is right for the applause of God rather than the applause of men.

    Rewards from Men vs. Rewards from God Matthew 6:1-4 May 1, 2005 Introduction I heard about a man who went on a trip to Israel. He was about to enter the famous and impressive Mann Auditorium in Tel Aviv to take in a concert by the famed Israel Philharmonic. The man was admiring the unique ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    That Empty Feeling

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Oct 24, 2004
    based on 21 ratings
     | 3,674 views

    To be happy, we must be empty.

    THAT EMPTY FEELING Matthew 5:3-5 S: Holiness C: Empty before God Th: Live the Difference Pr: TO BE HAPPY, WE MUST BE EMPTY. ?: Inductive KW: Realities TS: There are realities we must face and endure. The _____ reality we must face and endure is being… I. PUNY (3) II. PAINED ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Owens avatar

    Jump-Starting Your Marriage Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Jun 21, 2015
     | 4,658 views

    Using God's instructions to the Church at Ephesus in Revelation 2, we learn how to stop forsaking our first love in our marriages.

    Introduction: A. I want to begin today’s sermon with a video clip that contrasts the difference between newlyweds and not so newlyweds (Show video about newlyweds from Chip Ingram’s series “Marriage Built to Last”). B. I want to follow up that video clip with two ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Maintain Your Priorities Series

    Contributed by Michael Luke on May 26, 2005
    based on 124 ratings
     | 30,003 views

    Our priorities are defined by where we focus our eyes and our hearts and by what he hold on to as most dear. Christ-followers should set their priorities on the eternal and not the temporary.

    (adapted from Southeast Christian Church’s series: “Living a Life of Integrity”) SERIES: “WORDS OF WISDOM FOR KINGDOM LIVING” TEXT: MATTHEW 6:19-24 TITLE: “MAINTAIN YOUR PRIORITIES” INTRODUCTION: A. A husband and wife were attending a county fair where, for twenty dollars a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Loving Your Enemies Series

    Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Jan 7, 2002
    based on 87 ratings
     | 10,741 views

    Loving my enemy is a way to show I belong to God.

    May 27, 2001 Relationships in the Kingdom – Part 6 INTRODUCTION Before the reunification of Germany, each of Uwe Holmer’s eight children tried to enroll at the University of East Berlin, and each one was rejected. The East German Ministry of Education wasn’t in the habit of giving reasons for ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    People Of The Kingdom

    Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Jan 31, 2004
    based on 25 ratings
     | 3,108 views

    People who belong to God’s kingdom should live as such.

    Matthew 5:1-2 People of the Kingdom Woodlawn Baptist Church February 1, 2004 Introduction “And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: and he opened his mouth, and taught them…” I have thought long and hard this week for some fanciful ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jesus On God-Pushing Series

    Contributed by David Flowers on Sep 28, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,477 views

    Part 12 of a 13 week series Hearing Jesus Again. This message looks at how Jesus tells us the God-shaped heart will reject all attempts to control and manipulate and force our will on other people.

    Jesus On God-Pushing Part 12 in series Hearing Jesus Again Wildwind Community Church David Flowers August 2, 2008 What I’m going to share with you tonight is huge. It’s beyond huge. It’s massive. It’s so big that if this teaching of Christ’s had been clearly taught and applied during the ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist