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  • Mike Rickman avatar

    Living By The Book, Part One Series

    Contributed by Mike Rickman on Aug 2, 2003
    based on 20 ratings
     | 3,499 views

    It is our attitudes in action that determine the blessing we receive.

    August 3, 2003 Morning Service Text: Matthew 5:3-6 Subject: The Beatitudes Theme: Living by the Book, Part One A middle-aged woman suffered a heart attack and was taken to the hospital. While in intensive care she had a near-death experience and saw God. She asked, “Is it my time to go now?” God ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Peace On Earth

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 6, 2001
    based on 116 ratings
     | 18,699 views

    I believe God does intend His teachings to be taken seriously. So He not only speaks the words, "Peace on earth, good will toward men," but He gives us the key to unlocking the door to peace so we really can attain it.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (Revised: 2023) TEXT: Proverbs 25:21-22; Exodus 23:4-5; Isaiah 9:6; Acts 2:38 A. It’s the Sunday after Christmas & the beginning of a New Year, & our hearts are still full of the hymns that we sang proclaiming the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Source Of Peace

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 6, 2001
    based on 306 ratings
     | 32,649 views

    Wouldn’t it be great to be able to sit down someday & say, "I don’t have anything to worry about today. Everything in my life is in order"? That would be great, wouldn’t it? But it doesn’t happen very often.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER CENTRAL CHRISTIAN, BROWNSVILLE, TX A. The subject this morning is peace. And in this world today, that subject is a major concern, isn’t it? ILL. Now I don’t mean to be harsh, but I have little respect for some of the ideas & values proclaimed by ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Just Like Your Father

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 9, 2001
    based on 130 ratings
     | 15,572 views

    Let’s take one more look at the subject of love. And in doing that, there are 3 things I want you to see: 1. The Magnificence of God’s Love. 2. The Mediocrity of Man’s Love. 3. The Maturity of Christian Love.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK A. I’m convinced that if there is one thing the world really needs to know more about, & to put into practice, it is love. In fact, so important is love that Jesus devoted a whole section of the Sermon on the Mount to it. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Body Builders

    Contributed by Darrin Hunt on Nov 13, 2001
    based on 84 ratings
     | 10,419 views

    Being a Body Builder is more than pumping iron. It’s getting into spiritual shape so that the Body of Christ may be built up.

    Eph. 4:11-16 “Body Builders” Intro. Have you ever seen a professional Body Builder?  Muscles rippling and bulging, every part in sync, his whole body a perfect specimen of health. Today, I want to talk to you about becoming a Body Builder.  Not the Body Builders we see on TV, but ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Dishonest Manager Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Nov 13, 2001
    based on 21 ratings
     | 7,588 views

    Make friends for yourself so that they may welcome you into the eternal home.

    If you’re a fan of those old Hollywood movies of the 40s & 50s then you may think that love makes the world go ’round. On the other hand if you’ve kept your ears to the ground over the past few weeks of electioneering, you will have realised that the song writers of the 40s & 50s miscalculated a ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Are You Content? Series

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 14, 2001
    based on 254 ratings
     | 67,929 views

    When the Apostle Paul says, “I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation,” it seems to me that he deserves a hearing.

    MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED - 2018) TEXT: Philippians 4:10-15; Isaiah 26:3 ILL. This is reportedly a true story about George Phillips of MS, who was going to bed when his wife told him that he had left the lights on out in his workshop. George ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Looking For Pennies

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Nov 19, 2001
    based on 26 ratings
     | 4,931 views

    Looking for Pennies (story from Annie Dillard) is important because: 1. The created world is a window into the heart of God. 2. The created world provides opportunities to praise the goodness of God. 3. The created world is a source of joy for thankful

    Annie Dillard, in her wonderful Pulitzer Prize winning book Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, tells a story about pennies. It was in her chapter entitled “Seeing” that I read her wonderful childhood story. I will let her tell it in her own words: “When I was six or seven years old, growing up in ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Birth Of A New Era Series

    Contributed by William Jewett on Nov 27, 2001
    based on 31 ratings
     | 5,759 views

    part 3 of 4 of our series on worship as a lifestyle

    In a television program I watch there is an episode in which the minister stood up before the congregation. It was a vast sanctuary -- but it was almost empty. The minister looked out upon all of the empty seats and surveyed the 4 lonely people in the congregation -- one young man, and three ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Andrew Chan avatar

    Christmas: A Day For Others

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Dec 7, 2001
    based on 39 ratings
     | 2,470 views

    Christmas is really a day to remind ourselves not to be selfish but to serve others because of Jesus’ incredible love and His example as a servant for us.

    Christmas: A Day for Others Dec.16, 2001 Pilgrim Baptist Church, Vancouver Here are the top ten things that you tell u CHRISTMAS IS ALMOST here 10) There are more pine needles on your carpet than on your tree 9) The credit card is smoked along with the turkey and ham. 8) It’s A Wonderful Life ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Mary's Song

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 9, 2001
    based on 411 ratings
     | 34,758 views

    Mary’s Song talks about: 1. Forgiveness 2. Victory and 3. Covenant

    Many people have been waiting since last January for the mystery to be revealed. The Internet has been abuzz about it. Variously called “Ginger” or just plain “It,” entrepreneur Dean Kamen, a college dropout, has been claiming that his invention, the Segway Human Transporter, will transform the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Bob Hunter avatar

    "Crossing Over" Series

    Contributed by Bob Hunter on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 44 ratings
     | 19,127 views

    This message details the necessity of crossing over into new spiritual territory.

    “Crossing over” Joshua Ch. 3 We’re on this journey through the book of Joshua. Joshua was a great leader at a time in Israel when they really needed leadership. Last week I talked to you about how the people he was leading, the Israelites, overcame fear and faced up to the challenge of ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Devin Hudson avatar

    "Who Is The Christ Of Christmas: God's Supreme Revelation" Series

    Contributed by Devin Hudson on Dec 19, 2001
    based on 38 ratings
     | 13,708 views

    This sermon from Hebrews 1:1-3 examines the Christ of Christmas as God’s full and complete revelation.

    Who is the Christ of Christmas? God’s Supreme Revelation Hebrews 1:1-3 In December 1903, after many attempts, the Wright brothers were successful in finally getting their “flying machine” off the ground, Thrilled, they telegraphed this message to their sister Katherine: “We have actually flown 120 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Gift Worth Receiving

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Dec 20, 2001
    based on 37 ratings
     | 4,460 views

    This sermon illustrates what receiving Christ really is through the Biblical story of Simeon.

    A Gift Worth Receiving Luke 2:21-33 December 23, 2001 Intro: A. [Prayer and God’s Sovereignty, Citation: Mark Ashton, A Voice in the Wilderness (OM Publishing); submitted by Owen Bourgaize, Guernsey, United Kingdom A small boy was writing a letter to God about the Christmas presents he badly ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    In Terror, Peace

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Dec 23, 2001
    based on 74 ratings
     | 8,906 views

    Our times of terror are like those into which Jesus was born. Then and now we try to carve out peace with government, wealth, ingenuity. But Jesus is the source of peace because His life was given to service, His dependence on things was nil, and He ope

    And on earth, peace. What an ancient longing! What a long-standing frustration! On earth, peace. I don’t know what language angels sing in, and I suppose the shepherds would have known only Aramaic, but we have grown accustomed to choirs singing the angelic words in Latin: “Gloria in excelsis ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist