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  • Bo Dunford avatar

    Getting Off Our "Buts"

    Contributed by Bo Dunford on Dec 19, 2002
    based on 36 ratings
     | 5,231 views

    Believers need to quit making excuses for their laziness in serving God!

    LUKE 14:15-24 “GETTING OFF OUR BUTS!” A) So lets talk tonight about “Buts.” * We all have them! * They are usually pretty big, though some may be bigger than most, but we all have them. * Some are so big that others try to hide behind them. * Some of us use them more than others, however they ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Church On The Move

    Contributed by Norris Harris I on Jan 1, 2003
    based on 51 ratings
     | 20,264 views

    Perhaps one of the most humiliating and discouraging experiences we could face is that of being denied upward mobility and advancement in the quest of life. This message deals the danger of staying too long in one condition.

    Perhaps one of the most humiliating and discouraging experiences we could face is that of being denied upward mobility and advancement in the quest of life. To be held back, detained, put on hold as a result of our failure to apply ourselves and take seriously the task, challenge or opportunity ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Wait!

    Contributed by Sheila Crowe on Jan 13, 2003
    based on 47 ratings
     | 15,279 views

    How to wait on God

    Sermon: WAIT! Luke 2:21-40 December 29, 2002 I. Introduction A. I think the second most hated word in my household, after no, is wait! Wait you can open your present tomorrow. Wait a minute, you have to have dinner before you eat your candy. Wait, you have to play with that outside. ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Submit To The Governing Authorities

    Contributed by Michael Otterstatter on Jan 23, 2003
    based on 76 ratings
     | 10,092 views

    Since earthly governments are an extension of God’s authority in the lives of mankind we are call upon to submit to them.

    A government surveyor brought his surveying equipment to a farm to do some work for the state and county by which he was employed. He knocked on the farmhouse door and asked the farmer for permission to go into one of his fields and take some readings. The farmer had no hospitality for any state ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Sacred Matters Series

    Contributed by Robert Odle on May 13, 2003
    based on 24 ratings
     | 3,931 views

    In our quest for godly character we must recognize the war and respect the holy--especially the Holy Name of God.

    Character Counts! The Sacred Matters (Matthew 12:33-37) Theme: Christian discipleship is a war against all that would desecrate that which is holy. Purpose: What do I want to happen in the hearer when I preach this sermon? A. Increased insight. After I preach this sermon, the hearer should be ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Why God Wants Us To Pray

    Contributed by Larry Brincefield on May 17, 2003
    based on 51 ratings
     | 12,763 views

    God really does want us to pray. This sermon tells us why.

    May 18, 2003 Title: Why God Wants Us to Pray Text: Luke 18:1-8 Introduction We continue to focus on our global mission: Loving God...Reaching Families...Making Friends. This year, our vision to accomplish our mission is... Christ First The "I" in Christ stands for Intercessory Prayer ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Love, Love, Love Is All You Need

    Contributed by Dawn Marie Turner on May 22, 2003
    based on 29 ratings
     | 5,351 views

    Why love is so crucial in our Christian walk and use reflections of Memorial Day to describe that.

    The Beatles song, Love, love, love is all you need was a popular song. Young people of that time echoed that sentiment in their actions and in how they lived their lives. They thought this was a new concept that their parents just wouldn’t or couldn’t get. But the concept was far older than the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Memorial Day: Remembrance

    Contributed by Joe Harding on May 26, 2003
    based on 185 ratings
     | 30,074 views

    Remembering the past enables us to live in the present and have life for the future.

    MEMORIAL DAY: REMEMBRANCE REVELATION 22:12-21 MAY 25, 2003 INTRODUCTION: Where the Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Fly by Aaron Tippen Well if you ask me where I come from Here’s what I tell everyone I was born by God’s dear grace In an extra-ordinary place Where the stars and stripes and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    To Tell The Truth

    Contributed by Ray Scott on May 29, 2003
    based on 19 ratings
     | 6,270 views

    Paul tells the truth about the steps that God uses to obtain our salvation ... and the truth about what to do with our salvation once God has poured out His grace upon us.

    “To Tell The Truth” 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17 INTRODUCTION: In our last study we saw how Paul told them the TRUTH about the coming of the Lord (Rapture) … and events during the Tribulation Period (2:1-12) Satan had sent LIES to the Christians at Thessalonica in the form of a fake, counterfeit ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Choosing To Lead

    Contributed by Derrick Strickland on Jun 5, 2003
    based on 144 ratings
     | 19,014 views

    A Father’s Day call for Fathers to have the courage to choose to take up their God-given role as leaders in their home.

    “CHOOSING TO LEAD” Joshua 24:1-15 INTRO: 1. If there was any one man out of the pages of the Old Testament that would most impress us if he could stand behind this pulpit this morning it would be Joshua. a. A man of courage. Leading the children of Israel into the promise land ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    A God Honoring Ministry

    Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Aug 23, 2003
    based on 27 ratings
     | 4,258 views

    More characteristics of a ministry that honors God

    1 Thessalonians 2:13-20 A God Honoring Ministry Introduction Have you ever wondered how it is that two people struggling with the same sins and problems in their lives can receive the gospel and one being dramatically changed by it and the other continue on in sin? I have. I have watched as men ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    My Name Is Noah - And I Made God Smile Series

    Contributed by Craig Smee on Aug 26, 2003
    based on 46 ratings
     | 8,713 views

    This is taken from an existing Sermon on Sermon Central, i just added some illustrations and tailored it to a series we are doing on the purpose driven life. The sermon looks at the 5 primary ways to please God.

    Introduction One of the key elements of a good sermon is making sure you have a really good illustration. For those of you that preach, I know I have had to only come up with 3 so far, but tonight I would like to take you into the world Noah. Whole sermon is almost an illustration. But through it ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • James H Boyd avatar

    Ministry: A Call Without Compromise

    Contributed by James H Boyd on Aug 29, 2003
    based on 45 ratings
     | 6,217 views

    In this study, we will examine how a person comes to occupy the ministry office, including the nature of the calling, the qualifications necessary to meet that calling and the avenue through which a person must go in order to answer the calling.

    The saying is true and irrefutable: If any man [eagerly] seeks the office of bishop (superintendent, overseer), he desires an excellent task (work).-1 Timothy 3:1, Amplified Bible We desire so thoroughly to know, and so heartily to love the truth, as ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Jim Kane avatar

    A Return To Eden

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 4, 2003
    based on 44 ratings
     | 8,153 views

    God will bring our lives back to perfection!

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED: 2015) (Powerpoints used with this message are available at no charge. Just email me at mnewland@sstelco.com and request #332.) Years ago, when our children were small, I learned a lot about being a parent. But ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    The Ultimate Example (Part 2)

    Contributed by Stephen Fournier on Sep 19, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,452 views

    Sermon on growth

    THE ULTIMATE EXAMPLE (PART 2) PHILIPPIANS 2:9-11 02/15/95 There is an old story of how a farmer tried to teach his how to plow a straight furrow. After the horse had been hitched up and everything was ready, to told the boy to keep an eye on some object at the other end of the field and aim ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church