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Letting God Be God In Death #3 Series

Contributed by Norris Harris I on Jan 1, 2003

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This is the third in the series of God’s awesome activity in our Death Experiences. It takes a look at the life and legacy of Miriam.

For the past several Sundays, I have been pushing the premise that At Times, All of Us Project A Stubborn Opposition, even Resistance, to Authentic Authority and Leadership. That stubbornness is manifested in our Opting For Kadesh (Sacrilegious Sanctuary of Satan) rather than Canaan (Sacred ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 20:1, Numbers 12:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

Got Any Prayin' People 'round Here?

Contributed by Larry Brincefield on Jan 11, 2003

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This is the sermon I used to kick off our prayer campaign for our upcoming revival.

Larry Brincefield larkayb@earthlink.net Sunday, January 12, 2003 Title: "Got Any Prayin’ People ’Round Here?" Text: 1 Timothy 2:1-4 Introduction 1. The sun was lowering and the air was like an oven when the stranger rode into town. With every step his horse kicked up little puffs of dust ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:1-4

Denomination: Nazarene

Judge Not - The Issue Of Tolerance

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Dec 5, 2001

based on 64 ratings

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A message describing how we are to view "tolerance."

“Judge Not”- The Issue of Tolerance Matthew 7:1-2, John 8 March, 2000 Introduction A few years back I had to take a second job stocking groceries. During one shift I was able to strike up a conversation with one of my co-workers that eventually drifted to the subject of the recently deceased ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:1-2, John 8:1-11

Denomination: Wesleyan

God Can Use You To Draw People To Him

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Apr 30, 2002

based on 89 ratings

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A practical look at relational evangelism that frees people to share their faith without going through a total personality change.

Matthew 5:12-14 April 28, 2002 God Can Use You to Draw People To Him. Last week I talked about God’s heart for the lost: how God loves us desperately and wants to be in relationship with us, how people are spiritually lost, and how they need Jesus. We can know all that, but still have a very ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16

Denomination: *other

God As Shepherd

Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Apr 26, 2001

based on 155 ratings

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Year C Fourth Sunday of Easter May 6th, 2001 Psalm 23

Psalm 23 This has been called the “pearl” of the Psalter, one of just about everyone’s favorites. The beauty of its imagery has survived many translations down through the ages. Ironically, it is the translation of a verb in the last verse which makes it difficult to classify this psalm. In verse ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6

Denomination: Lutheran

Do Not Be Afraid

Contributed by Karl Eckhoff on Jun 28, 2002

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Fear can be a powerful motivating factor that can keep us from living out our Christian faith, life and responsibilities. Jesus assures us that we do not need to be afraid and releases us from fear’s bondage.

Pentecost 5 A Matthew 10:24-33 Do Not Be Afraid 06/23/02 During his years as premier of the Soviet Union, Nikita Khrushchev denounced many of the policies and atrocities of Joseph Stalin. Once, as he censured Stalin in a public meeting, Khrushchev was interrupted by a shout from a heckler in the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:24-33

Denomination: Lutheran

Become A Committed Follower Of Jesus

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Aug 9, 2004

based on 30 ratings

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Our lifelong goal is to become more and more like Jesus. Hebrews 12:2 helps us on that journey.

Become a Committed Follower of Jesus Hebrews 12:1-2 Philippians 3:12-14 As we “Go for the gold” in our Christian life our goal is Christ-likeness. The Hebrew writer challenges us to keep the goal before us and not forget it. “We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, on whom our faith depends ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-2

Denomination: Free Methodist

Building God's House Series

Contributed by Mark Canfield on Mar 18, 2005

based on 8 ratings

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This message was used before a Ground Breaking Celebration. It uses the physical building to illustrate what the church is really building.

BUILDING GOD¡¦S HOUSE - A Ground Breaking Celebration As we begin to build this new facility - what are we really building? We’ve said it enough around here, but we are not about building structures. In fact, while we have a children’s and office building that will need to be built in the next ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:16

Denomination: Christian Church

Not So With You Series

Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Mar 20, 2005

based on 17 ratings

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Greatness can only be achieved by doing things with compassion and mercy.

The first O.J. trial made DNA a household word. For hours and days on end we all sat in front of out TV’s and took a crash course on what DNA was and how forensic evidence would prove without a doubt who the real killer was. But in the end all that it illustrated was that even if the forensic ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:20-34

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Maze Of Masonry

Contributed by Dave Kinney on Apr 6, 2005

based on 56 ratings

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How many have had a family member or friend that was or is currently a Mason? Most people don’t know very much about this group except for their generous works that they do for children.

How many have had a family member or friend that was or is currently a Mason? Most people don’t know very much about this group except for their generous works that they do for children. Their hospitals have the most elaborate and state of the art facilities! They provide free medical services to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:14-17

Denomination: Baptist

Evolution: A Fairy Tale For Adults, Pt. 1 Series

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on May 18, 2004

based on 85 ratings

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Scholarly presentation w/ many facts, much data, and all in the spotlight of the Word of God! Powerpoints for entire series at website under "Devilution"

EVOLUTION: A FAIRY TALE FOR ADULTS Questions People Ask We need to know what we believe and why we believe it. Take all the questions people in the world have, and they all boil down to one question… “Did God create man, or did man create God?” In other words, “Is man created in the image of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:20, Genesis 1:11-12

Denomination: Baptist

Prevenient Grace Series

Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Feb 2, 2005

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This is a clergy talk I give for Men’s Walks to Emmaus but with slight modification a sermon I preach on Prevenient Grace from a Wesleyan-Armenian perspective.

Prevenient Grace Jeremiah 1:4-5 “Home is the place where, when you have to go there, They have to take you in.” “I should have called it Something you somehow haven’t to deserve,” [--Robert Frost, “The Death of the Hired Man,” lines 118-121] This conversation between husband Warren and wife ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 1:4-5

Denomination: Methodist

The King Of Rejection

Contributed by Gordan Runyan on Aug 23, 2002

based on 48 ratings

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With a nod to John Knox, this is about tyranny; what it is, why it is, how we escape it (including the tyranny of sin).

Webster’s dictionary defines “tyranny” as arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power. We don’t use the word “tyranny” a lot in our own day. We don’t routinely hear people in positions over us referred to as tyrants. (They may in fact be tyrants, but we don’t use the word.) But the word “tyranny” ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 8:4-20

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Patience - The Impossible Fruit? Series

Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 29, 2003

based on 47 ratings

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The fruit of patience is an expression to the long haul in our commitment to Christ.

We begin this morning with a brief review of our current series on the Fruits of the Spirit. We began with a look at love. Then we examined joy. Last week we spent some time with peace. I suggested that we call love the foundational fruit and peace a potentially illusive fruit. But, I would also ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:11

Denomination: Church Of God

Nine Marks Of Worldiness - I John 2:15,16

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 31, 2002

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Nine Marks of Worldliness - I John 2:15,16 (Preoccupations that are wrong, pride, pleasures, possession focused, popularity, power obsession, position oriented, people pleasing, and privileges seen as self-centered rights)

Nine Marks of Worldliness - I John 2:15,16 (Preoccupations that are wrong, pride, pleasures, possessions, popularity, power obsession, position oriented, people pleasing, and privilege for selfish reasons) Illustration: That evening, the assassin John Wilks Booth stopped in a saloon near the Ford ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:15-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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