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  • Jeff Armbrester avatar

    Our Need For Repentance

    Contributed by Jeff Armbrester on Jul 17, 2002
    based on 154 ratings
     | 17,832 views

    Repentance is a term that isn’t used outside the church. However, many within the church do not understand it’s meaning either.

    14Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, 15and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.” (New King James Version) Lillian Pearsall of Moravia, N.Y. tells this story of when ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    What Will You Do With Jesus?

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 2, 2002
    based on 66 ratings
     | 18,018 views

    What will you do with Jesus? is a question we often ask of non-Christians. But what about Christians. How do we answer that question?

    OPEN: At the turn of the century, the "Des Moines Register" ran a scathing review of an Iowa singing group named the Cherry Sisters. Their reporter wrote that "Their long skinny arms, equipped with talons at the extremities... waved frantically at the suffering audience. The mouths of their ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Worshiping God As Creator Series

    Contributed by Scott Weber on Mar 28, 2001
    based on 98 ratings
     | 8,306 views

    First in a series on worship - this message focuses on worshiping God because He is the Creator.

    That’s Why We Worship - Worshiping God As Creator "Worshiping God As Creator" Creation Joke: There were these three professionals sitting around a table talking about the oldest profession. The Doctor says, "well, the Bible says that God took a rib out of Adam to make woman. Since that ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Human Church Signs

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Apr 17, 2001
    based on 189 ratings
     | 9,701 views

    What the lives of individual followers of Christ are saying about Christ and the church to the world around them.

    Recently we were thinking about getting a new church sign. The old one doesn’t communicate well. It’s not only out of date, it just doesn’t stand out. The impression it makes doesn’t create curiosity and interest in our church to passers by. Made me think about our lives as believers in Christ. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How To Grow In Faith

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Feb 12, 2002
    based on 71 ratings
     | 29,120 views

    How to Grow in Faith

    How to Grow in Faith What we get out of life is determined by our choices. Illustration: Sometimes fear of punishment motivates better than anything else. One mother decided she would put the fear of a speeding ticket in the speeding drivers going past a local elementary school. Every morning ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Never Can Say Goodbye

    Contributed by Mark Hensley on Jan 26, 2001
    based on 131 ratings
     | 17,219 views

    Goodbye’s are ineveitable, but Christians never say goodbye for the final time.

    West Greeley Baptist Church January 28th 2001 “Never Can say Goodbye” Act’s 20:25, Acts 20:37-38, Acts 21:1 By Pastor Mark Hensley Acts 2025"Now I know that none of you among whom I have gone about preaching the kingdom will ever see me again. Acts 20:37 “They all wept as they embraced him ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Supremacy Of Christ

    Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Jan 17, 2003
    based on 64 ratings
     | 10,343 views

    It’s all about Jesus- and this sermon is all about Jesus!

    The Supremacy of Christ. Christ Church Winchester, 19.1.03 am Colossians 1:15-20 One theological college in the USA hosted an annual picnic, to which they invited one of the greatest minds to lecture in the theological education centre. One year, the guest lecturer was a professor, who spoke for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    More Than Enough

    Contributed by Eric Snyder on Jan 28, 2003
    based on 47 ratings
     | 11,479 views

    A sermon meant to inspire the "extra mile" kind of faith

    More than enough Eric A. Snyder, Minister, Farwell Church of Christ December 15, 2002 The man told his doctor that he wasn’t able to do all the things around the house that he used to do. When the examination was complete, he said, "Now, Doc, I can take it. Tell me in plain English what’s wrong ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Portrait Of A Hero

    Contributed by Keith Andrews on Jun 5, 2002
    based on 28 ratings
     | 6,576 views

    Joshua gives us an example of what it means to be a hero

    Hey: On October 8,1918 Sergeant Alvin C. York single handedly capture 132 German soldiers which earned him the Congressional Medal of Honor. Definitely, he was a hero to be honored. In this battle he displayed courage and selflessness that is required of heroes. Today’s society doesn’t know ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Shocked By Christmas

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jan 6, 2004
    based on 39 ratings
     | 8,587 views

    A sermonf or the 2nd Sunday after Christmas The word became flesh

    2nd Sunday after Christmas John 1:1-18 Shocked by Christmas   1:1 ¶ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God; 3 all things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made. 4 In him was life, and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Transforming Community

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Sep 30, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 10,356 views

    Sermon 3 of 6 on the Acts 2:47 church - 24/7! We are called to be salt and light. I used several different Sermon Central sources for illustrations, ideas and comments.

    2:47 – 24/7 Transforming Community Transformers change things. That’s what they do. When my girls were growing up I wanted to buy them "Transformers" instead of dolls. Donna wouldn’t let me for reasons that I don’t remember now. I’m sure her reasons were good - I just don’t remember what they ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    One Of Them Turned Back

    Contributed by Marv Mutzenberger on Oct 12, 2004
    based on 17 ratings
     | 6,489 views

    Begin with imaginative rationale for nine who did not return, and conclude with the gospel of God’s great mercy and the human response of worship

    ONE OF THEM TURNED BACK Luke 17:11-19 When we meet new people, we ask questions like, “Where did you grow up? Did you live in town or on a farm? Where did you go to college? We ask questions like that because place and background are important. Are you German or Norwegian or Polish? In ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Ed McNeely avatar

    Pleas, Please & Salvation By Grace Series

    Contributed by Ed Mcneely on Oct 13, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,094 views

    When God has you down you tend to look up, and if God has you down, there is a way out--his way. Faith and not pleas is the key.

    PLEASE, PLEAS & SALVATION BY GRACE: Undeserved delivery Jonah 2, Psalm 100, Hosea 2:19-20 This morning… let your mind go back to about the time of Christ in Jerusalem. You are going into the temple to celebrate Yom Kippur—the Great Day of Atonement. This is the day that your sins will be covered ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Dana Visneskie avatar

    The Beatitudes (Part 6 - The Pure In Heart)

    Contributed by Dana Visneskie on Oct 26, 2004
    based on 44 ratings
     | 7,931 views

    What does it mean to be pure in heart? I give the definition and show what pure in heart look like in the Christian.

    Title: The Pure In Heart Text: Matt 5:8 Pray!!! Read Text!!! Introduction: - What does it mean to be pure in heart? - To be pure in heart means a person who has been delivered from sin’s power by God’s grace and now strive without deceit to please and glorify God and to be like Him. - Listen to ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Daniel Habben avatar

    The Prize Is Waiting

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Nov 15, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 6,454 views

    The Prize of heaven is Waiting. Don’t look back. Keep moving forward.

    One of the best part-time jobs I ever had in college was as an assistant high school basketball coach. No, the pay wasn’t great ($150 a season) but I did get to work with one of the most successful coaches in the state of Wisconsin. In his twenty years of coaching, Coach B. led his teams to at ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran