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  • Jerry Falwell avatar

    The Prodigal Son

    Contributed by Jerry Falwell on Apr 15, 2002
    based on 310 ratings
     | 68,072 views

    The wayward son reveals a side of God’s character . . . His love.

    THE PRODIGAL SON By JERRY FALWELL A. INTRODUCTION: IT’S ABOUT THE FATHER, NOT ABOUT THE SON. 1. The wayward son reveals a side of God’s character which most people don’t know, i.e., His love. 2. The Father’s love does not depend on how good you are or what you do. 3. The Father’s love for all of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God's Love = Verb

    Contributed by Matt Hoffmann on May 14, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,725 views

    God’s Love for us is an active love. We are to actively love one another in reponse to His grace.

    John 15:9-17 Anne and I are learning about love. It’s not that we don’t love each other, we really do. But we’re learning about a different kind of love. The kind of love Killian is teaching us. There is no doubt that we both have very deep feelings of love for our little boy and each other. ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Authentic Friendships

    Contributed by Andrew Rogers on Jul 23, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,933 views

    Moses had a tough job taking God’s people out of Egypt, but we can see that he had key friendships that helped along the way.

    AUTHENTIC FRIENDSHIPS Exodus 17:8-16 INTRODUCTION: PROP: HAVE A MICROWAVE SET UP IN THE FRONT OF THE SANCTUARY. GIVE EACH PERSON THAT COMES IN A KERNAL OF POPCORN. HAVE A BAG OF MICROWAVE POPCORN STANDING BY TO POP ILLUSTRATION: (popping popcorn v Each of you has been given a kernel of ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Power Of Confessing Sins

    Contributed by Susan Mende on Jul 8, 2018
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,581 views

    We don’t take responsibility for the mistakes that we make, but we learn to justify our mistakes by blaming something or someone else. But there is power in confessing our sins!

    Icebreaker: A teacher asks a little boy as to why he was late to school. He replies that his mother served the breakfast late. When his mother was asked, she replied that the milkman delivered the milk late. The milkman, in turn, replied that the cow didn’t give milk on time. But the cow blamed the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Bold Hospitality Series

    Contributed by Darryl Klassen on May 27, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,993 views

    In our series on Stewardship we focused on many issues, one of them being hospitality and its role in the life of the church. God is a hospitable God and in our imitation of him it makes logical sense to include hospitality in our personal ministries.

    BOLD HOSPITALITY As we conclude our series on Stewardship we want to look at one final aspect of managing the good gifts God has given to us. Hospitality is an important part of ministering to others with what we have. If you watch Corner Gas, Canada’s only homegrown successful sit-com, you ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    The Priority Of Friendship Series

    Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Aug 11, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 9,270 views

    God’s priority is for us to invest our lives into others, being a source of Good News

    During the course of our series, "Your Bucket List," we have been looking at the things we need to do, or the things we need to prioritize in our life before we "kick the bucket." The Bible says our life here on earth is but a breath, our days are like a passing shadow (Ps. 39:5; 144:4). In ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    A Matter Of Priorities Series

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on Oct 9, 2018
     | 8,016 views

    Only God Can Forgive Sins, Physical vs. Spiritual

    JAIL BREAK (Breaking the Chains of Unforgiveness) - A Matter of Priorities October 14, 2018 Mark 2:1-12 (p. 700) Introduction: One of my favorite stories of all time is found in Mike Yaconelli’s book “Messy Spirituality.” Chapter two is called, “The Place Our Messiness ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Joy Of Bringing Men To Jesus

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 9, 2002
    based on 299 ratings
     | 35,930 views

    This message deals with some principles to be practiced in seeking to bring others to Christ.

    The Joy Of Bringing Men To Jesus Text: Mark 2: 1-5 Intro: The church of the Lord Jesus Christ is more than a lifeless organization. It is a living organism, made up of many parts, all of which are to be energized by Christ Himself, for the purpose of accomplishing God’s work on earth. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Two

    Contributed by Scott Ridout on Jul 2, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,082 views

    A sermon from a series entitled, "Five" focusing on the five things the pastors of Sun Valley want for their congregation members. This message relates the joy and necessity of sharing your faith.

    Today, we are in our second week in a series we creatively called five. And we are talking about five things that we as pastors at Sun Valley want not from you, but for you. Five things that if they were true of your life, would take your experience of God, your perspective on life and I believe, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Six Worst Words In The English Language

    Contributed by Lou Butterfield on Jul 14, 2009
    based on 20 ratings
     | 11,393 views

    The six worst words in the English language are, "I don’t want to get involved."

    Six worst words in the English language (I don’t want to get involved) Introduction: I know you are sick of hearing about this, but the news this past week will help me make the one major point I want to make. I want to use the death of Michael Jackson to make this point. The latest we know ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Letting Your Life Advance The Gospel Series

    Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Jan 6, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,417 views

    How God makes use of life-events. How we must get our priorities right.

    "What has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel" Philippians 1;12-18. WBC 8 Jan 2006pm. Covenant service Feel you’ve had a tough week? A man was working on his motorcycle on the patio, his wife nearby in the kitchen. While racing the engine, the motorcycle accidentally slipped ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Manger And The Cross Series

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on Dec 9, 2016
     | 7,388 views

    Jesus, God's Plan & Gift, Sacrifice, Love

    THE REAL CHRISTMAS STORY - The Manger and the Cross Colossians 1:15-23 (p. 821) December 18, 2016 Introduction: “The son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.” The word for firstborn here doesn’t mean Jesus was a created ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Responding To God's Presence Series

    Contributed by Mike Hullah on Nov 6, 2003
    based on 69 ratings
     | 11,020 views

    Fourth in a series about “The Presence Driven Church”, lessons from Martha and Mary and their different responses to God’s Presence with their resulting experiences.

    The Presence Driven Church Responding to God’s Presence Fourth in a series about “The Presence Driven Church”, lessons from Martha and Mary and their different responses to God’s Presence with their resulting experiences. Luke 10:38-40 Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Scott Chambers avatar

    Why Do We Need Relationships? Series

    Contributed by Scott Chambers on Apr 8, 2013
     | 6,732 views

    This is the fourth message in a series from the book of Ecclesiastes that examines Solomon's wisdom in regard to the mistakes that he had made in his life. This message examines why God has wired us to need and desire relationships.

    Dear Diary, “Every time I open myself up for a relationship I get kicked in the teeth. Why do we need relationships? Why should take the risk of being hurt again?” If you are like me you have been hurt and betrayed by someone you thought was your friend. These experiences really cause ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    What Is The Gospel? (Part 2) Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Apr 7, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,350 views

    1 Corinthians 15:1-11 teaches us what is the gospel.

    Introduction This is Passion Week in which we particularly remember the final week of Christ. The text we are considering for our 2023 Passion Week meditations is 1 Corinthians 15:1-11. Last night was Maundy Thursday, and we focused on Christ. Tonight is Good Friday, and we will focus on ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed