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  • David DeWitt avatar

    What A Strange Way To Save The World

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Dec 17, 2002
    based on 46 ratings
     | 5,700 views

    On the first Christmas God chose a strange way to save the world!

    What a Strange Way to Save the World Selected Passages December 15, 2002 Introduction If there was one word that could be used to describe the first Christmas; it might be strange. That’s right I said strange. Take just a moment to think about the people and places that are involved in the first ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Where Have All The Fathers Gone?

    Contributed by Johnny Small on Jul 2, 2003
    based on 49 ratings
     | 5,949 views

    To be a great father, you must first become a great husband.

    Where Have all the Fathers Gone? As a teenager I thought my dad was the dumbest person in the world. I loved him, but I didn’t think that he was too smart especially when he disciplined me. After getting married and having 5 kids that thought that I was pretty dumb, I soon realized how smart my ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why We Must Not Remain Silent

    Contributed by Ronald Keller on Feb 15, 2004
    based on 99 ratings
     | 11,246 views

    Should our first obligation be to politics or to filling the Great Commission?

    INTRODUCTION In recent days, the events of our Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the USA should tell everyone of us who claim to be Christian that we must not remain silent. Now your first thought would rightly be that we must not remain silent and must act in defense of marriage, speak out ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Narnia: Life In The Wardrobe Series

    Contributed by Mark Krieger on Dec 5, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,034 views

    The first sermon of a three part series based on the Chronicles of Narnia

    Today we begin a three-week series on the Chronicles of Narnia, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. The background to the story is about a boy named Clive who lived in Belfast. At the age of five he decided he wanted to named Jack. After serving in WW1 he went on to become a professor at Oxford ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    When The Kingdom Seems Unimpressive Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Nov 19, 2025
     | 173 views

    The parable of the mustard seed and the parable of the yeast point us to a truth that's uncomfortable at first: the Kingdom might not look that impressive the first time you look at it.

    UNIMPRESSIVE: Jesus acknowledges that many will initially see the Kingdom as insignificantly small. - Luke 13:18-21. - Matthew 13:31-33; Mark 4:30-32. - I guess you could say that sometimes we hype up Jesus and His Kingdom too much. - “Who wouldn’t want this?” - “It’s so obviously true and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Cause For Peace Series

    Contributed by Danny Nance on Mar 21, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,521 views

    This is a first-person narrative of Joseph; preached in a series of narratives for Advent

    A Cause for Peace Matt. 1:18-25 Rabbi, I am afraid. Everything in my life has been turned upside down, and for the first time in my life, I do not know what to do. What’s wrong? Mary is going to have a baby and it is not mine. When I was a child and my parents arranged my marriage to Mary, I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Standing On The Solid Rock; Maintaining Your Relationship With God

    Contributed by Mike Rickman on Oct 8, 2011
     | 21,751 views

    The things you need to know to stay strong in the Lord.

    October 9, 2011 Morning Worship Text: Psalm 27:1-14 Subject: Walking with God Title: Standing on the Solid Rock: Maintaining Your Relationship with God One of the greatest needs in the church today is consistency. What I mean by that is not that the church is inconsistent, but that people in ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    "The Devoted Life"

    Contributed by Andy Grossman on Sep 10, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 24,910 views

    Four Things the Bible says we should be devoted to

    “The Devoted Life” September 12, 2010 “Now devote your heart and soul to seeking the LORD your God.” 1 Chronicles 22:19 Lance Armstrong is a phenomenal cyclist who has won the Tour De France for a record seven consecutive times, and that was after having survived ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Let's Go Shopping

    Contributed by Mitchell Leonard on Nov 20, 2019
     | 7,404 views

    A message on the the four things that Solomon tells us to buy.

    If there is ONE THING that I REALLY DESPISE it’s ....... Going Shopping. Especially for clothes. I kind of enjoy shopping for a car or maybe tools but NOT for clothes. I’ll tell you something else I don’t like to shop for. FOOD. I hate to Grocery Shop. I LOVE to EAT what RACHEL BUYS and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Trouble With Rubble Series

    Contributed by Byron Harvey on Oct 10, 2001
    based on 60 ratings
     | 6,672 views

    This is the first installment of a series I preached on Nehemiah’s one holy passion, the glory of God.

    One Holy Passion Nehemiah 1 February 11, 2001 ¡§The Trouble with Rubble¡¨ A Timeline to Understand Nehemiah (B.C.) 722 Assyria conquers the Northern Kingdom (Israel) 606 Babylon carries off first captives from Southern Kingdom (Judah) 598 Daniel and companions carried to Babylon 586 ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Worship And Ministry Series

    Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Jun 30, 2022
     | 1,747 views

    I would like to leave with you three points each with three things. Three things to do on Sabbath. Three things to avoid on the Sabbath, three blessings of the observance of the Sabbath.

    Isaiah 58:13-14 Rest and Ministry Greetings: I greet you all in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! The Lord is good and His love endures forever!! Introduction: Prophet Isaiah was concerned about the negligence of the People of God on the Sabbath observation. He talked about true ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Maurice Brown avatar

    The Man From Uz

    Contributed by Maurice Brown on Jul 14, 2001
    based on 54 ratings
     | 4,440 views

    Bad Things can happen to Good People, but God can work all things together for GOOD!

    Introduction A. The Book of Job describes a tremendous crisis in the life of a great man of God 1. It is a book that helps answer the lifelong question - "Why do bad things sometimes happen to good people? 2. Sometimes unconfessed sin can lead to great ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Lesson 1: Stars And Shepherds

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jan 27, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,757 views

    How God uses tangible things, i.e., symbols, to remind us of Himself and spiritual things.

    A. WHY SYMBOLS ARE IMPORTANT 1. Christmas is filled with symbols. The world’s symbols are Santa Claus, tinsel, Christmas trees, snow, sleigh bells, holly, mistletoe, and presents. Recently the world has added shopping, vacations, special movies and Christmas music. Why Christmas ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Our Families, Politics, And Unity

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 23, 2024
     | 717 views

    He told me that means the only thing they never discuss are the two most important things in life.

    Clergy Corner for 7-28-24 Today’s brief reading from St. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians has an exhortation from the writer’s heart, right from the deepest part of his conscience, mind and will. He calls himself “prisoner for the Lord,” so we think immediately of the end of his life, when he was ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Pat Cook avatar

    Baggage

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Dec 5, 2011
     | 16,519 views

    The first message as the full-time speaker at a church where I had previously been filling in, preached the first Sunday after a move. Autobiographical, allegorical, and life-applicable.

    Hebrews 12:1-3 – Baggage Let me tell you something right from the start: we hate moving. I know we only moved less than 10 minutes away, but that didn’t make things radically different from moving away. Sure, we used several pick-up trucks instead of a U-Haul, and we made several ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist