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  • Jon MacKinney avatar

    The Half-Time Pep Talk

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Feb 26, 2008
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     | 5,195 views

    Things can be pretty tough there in the first half of the game. Certainly Timothy was not having a really great time. So let’s listen in to Paul’s half-time talk.

    Passage: 2 Timothy 2:1-13 Intro: Most team sports have some kind of intermission, half-time. 1. and if you have played on a crummy team, like the football team I played on in HS, you have heard the half-time “pep talk.” 2. supposed to energize, encourage, send the team back out with a “rah ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Hospitality To One Another Series

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Mar 6, 2006
    based on 24 ratings
     | 6,457 views

    When it comes to evangelism, the last thing you want to do is invite someone to come to Christ --FIRST you have to be ready to receive them. You must learn hospitality.

    Hospitality to One Another Delivered on March 5, 2006 By The Rev. Dr. W. Maynard Pittendreigh Senior Pastor Mpittendreigh@goodshepherdpc.org 1 Peter 4:7-10 7 The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear minded and self-controlled so that you can pray. 8 Above all, love each other deeply, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Chris McCall avatar

    Life Change Through The Jack-O-Lantern

    Contributed by Chris Mccall on Feb 5, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,845 views

    Before I could see any change in my life I first had to realize that all the things I was pursuing in my life were not leading to life in Christ.

    Life Change Through the Jack-O-Lantern Colossians 3:8-13 NKJV But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth. 9 Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds, 10 and have put on the new man who is ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Beware Of The Second Love

    Contributed by Kenneth Pack on Mar 16, 2001
    based on 135 ratings
     | 9,646 views

    From various Bible characters we can see that today as then there are many voices bidding for our love and affection. The most important thing is to keep the Lord first in our lives.

    Intro: The passage we read in Deut. 20 is often referred to as the laws concerning warfare. There’s no denying that the church is in a war today. It’s an ever-increasing war against the enemy of our souls. Notice – When the officers stepped up they were about to go into battle. The word of ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Blood Is Thicker Than Water

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Mar 25, 2009
    based on 54 ratings
     | 70,122 views

    God’s first and last thought is the welfare of his children! The Provision of the Cross is an act of covenant. It is not a half-job effort to fix things. It is a plan that would never turn back!

    At some point or another you may have used this familiar phrase - Blood is thicker than water. The context in which we use it is to describe the meaning that blood-related families are more important than anyone else. R’ Richard Pustelniak, congregational leader for the Jewish community called ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    Give Thanks To God Series

    Contributed by Gordon Weatherby on Nov 1, 2016
     | 8,063 views

    This first sermon in the series on the book of Colossians was used on the occasion of Thanksgiving Weekend. It looks at the three things for which Paul was Thankful in almost all of his epistles: Faith, Hope, and Love

    *Give Thanks To God* Col. 1:3-5 (Please note: A small portion of this sermon -- main points and subpoints are from the sermon of another though cannot remember who it was from. Probably 85 % of the message would be my own.) The following link will take you to an MP3 Audio recording of this sermon: ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Downsizing Part 2: The Plastic Bag Series

    Contributed by Travis Voeltz on Jul 28, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,807 views

    In the first part of this series on downsizing, we talked about the effects on our brain on a regular practice of rejoicing in the Lord. We reflected on the error in putting our confidences in earthly things.

    Open In the first part of this series on downsizing, we talked about the effects on our brain on a regular practice of rejoicing in the Lord. We reflected on the error in putting our confidences in earthly things. We discussed our chances at fulfillment when we carry around our hopes and dreams in ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Ken Henson avatar

    It's Only Words Series

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Jan 12, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,664 views

    There are five repeated messages for the Church in Revelation: Remember, Repent, Repeat (your first works), Hold On!, and Listen! If we do these things, we'll see God

    REVELATION 22 3. And all curses existed no longer, and the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and his servants will serve Him. 4. And they shall see His face, and His name is on their foreheads. 5. And night does not exist there, and they do not ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    The Laws Of Almighty God (2 Of 5)

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Sep 5, 2024
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    This is the second message in this series on The Laws of Almighty God. The one thing we learned in the first sermon in this series is that a law is a proven fact, which works EVERY TIME for EVERY ONE!

    Such is the case with the scientific LAW OF GRAVITY. For the law of gravity says, “What goes up must come down.” It does not matter who throws something up in the air, the law of gravity says the results will be the same every time for everyone. If this was not true, then the law of gravity ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Little Seed - Big Tree Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 19, 2007
    based on 66 ratings
     | 24,492 views

    Why did the farmer in this parable plant the mustard seed? Jesus doesn’t stress the harvest from this tree... only the fact that birds come and settle in its branches. Why?

    OPEN: There’s a story about a student from MIT who spent an entire summer going to the Harvard football field every day wearing a black and white striped shirt walking up and down the field for ten or fifteen minutes throwing birdseed and blowing a whistle. Then he would walk off the field. At ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Christ As Lord Series

    Contributed by Paul Barreca on Nov 19, 2015
     | 4,482 views

    Jesus made it clear that true disciples forsake all to follow him.

    Putting on a uniform does not make you a soldier. Qualifications are made clear for soldiers. Kevin Ammerman of Indiana was determined to join the military, but at 351 pounds he was turned down from each branch because he was ‘too big.’ He lost 160 pounds, met the requirements ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Dr. Madana Kumar, PhD avatar

    A Love That Lifts Others Up Above You Series

    Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on May 7, 2021
     | 3,810 views

    Love and Fresh air is not free anymore. Can we love in a such a manner that makes another person better than ourselves?

    A Love that lifts others up above you You must have heard the saying “ You can’t live on love and fresh air alone”. The underlying assumption behind this saying is that they are the only two things that are available free. Let us look at it in the context of today. Newspapers are full of stories of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The King's Trio Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Apr 5, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,200 views

    The first three feasts (Passover, Unleavened Bread, and Firstfruits) on the Jewish calendar were significant to the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus.

    1. Signs Two preachers were on the roadside with a sign that read, "The End is Near - turn around now before it’s too late". A passing driver yelled "leave us alone you religious nuts". Then the preachers heard a loud splash. One preacher said to the other, "Do you think we should have just ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Story Of Zacchaeus

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 11, 2025
     | 748 views

    Jesus recognised Zacchaeus's repentance as being true by what Zacchaeus did

    The story of Zacchaeus Story: On 12th February 1809, a baby boy was born in a one room log cabin - with a dirt floor -on a farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky. And when he was only 9 years-old, his mother died. He was a boy with rugged determination. And although he only had less than a year of ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    The Message This Mother Didn’t Want To Hear Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on May 9, 2020
     | 5,266 views

    She got the message that when she came back home, her son would die. What mother wanted to hear that kind of message? The wife of Jeroboam, first king of the Ten Tribes of Israel, experienced this very thing.

    Introduction: many Mother’s Day messages focus on the positive. Some sermons focus on any number of good mothers, those like Eunice (Timothy’s mother) who is only mentioned once in Scripture by name, but the deeds of her son speak volumes. Other good mothers come to mind, like Hannah, Leah, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist