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  • Ray Ellis avatar

    Christian Hospitality

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Jan 17, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 5,247 views

    The most important thing you can do in serving the Lord is not serving the Lord. Living for Jesus is more about “being” than “doing.”

    Christian Hospitality Luke 10:38-42 James 2:1-4 The most important thing you can do in serving the Lord is not serving the Lord. Living for Jesus is more about “being” than “doing.” When I was a student at Central College I had a classmate who was an outstanding student. After he graduated ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    "The Risk Of The Invitation"

    Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Jan 19, 2005
    based on 28 ratings
     | 3,665 views

    When God speaks to us to do something, we often fear the risk of the invitation. Sometimes we refuse to take the first step because of not knowing the entire plan. What can we do about the invitation He gives us?

    Iliff & Saltillo United Methodist January 23, 2005 “The Risk of the Invitation” Genesis 12:1-4 Romans 4:1-5; 13-17 INTRODUCTION: Throughout our lifetime we are offered invitations of one kind or another. When we were in elementary school it may have been to a birthday party, or in high school to ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Honest To God

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Jan 21, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,168 views

    Spiritual growth requires that we be honest to God with our mistakes and sins -- and to then repent!

    An elderly woman walked into the local country church. A friendly usher greeted her at the door and helped her up the flight of steps. "Where would you like to sit?" he asked. "The front row please," she answered. "You really don’t want to do that," the usher said. "The pastor is really ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Beatitudes (Part 6 - The Pure In Heart)

    Contributed by Dana Visneskie on Oct 26, 2004
    based on 44 ratings
     | 7,948 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

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    The Prize Is Waiting

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Nov 15, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 6,528 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

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    No Neutrality

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Dec 10, 2004
    based on 44 ratings
     | 8,581 views

    There are no spiritual mugwumps. You are one one side or the other. Do you know which one?

    No Neutrality As a retired soldier and a bit of a history buff I know a little about warfare. I also know that in every war there are people who do not want to get involved for various reasons. They may be theological or political pacifists or just folks too young or too old to participate. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Meaning Of Advent

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Dec 10, 2004
    based on 30 ratings
     | 17,743 views

    This sermon focuses on the Gospel being "good news." Advent is about the "coming" and "arrival" of Jesus, the Messiah - anointed one.

    “The Meaning of Advent” Luke 2:10-11 The Christian world celebrates the season of Advent on the four Sundays prior to Christmas. Today is the second Sunday of Advent. The dictionary gives two descriptions for Advent “Coming” and “Arrival.” The message of Advent is about the coming and ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    What Was God Thinking?

    Contributed by Scott Miller on Dec 21, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,671 views

    Why did Jesus come to earth the way he did?

    Have you ever heard stories on the news that made you go huh? Stories of people doing strange and somewhat peculiar, if not downright stupid, things? Those things that make you think maybe Darwin wasn’t totally wrong, but that there are members of society evolving in the opposite direction? People ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Faulty Memory

    Contributed by Glenn Newton on Jun 18, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,442 views

    A message that looks at faulty faith, and encourages to grow in faith, and trust in God.

    Faulty Memory/Lack of Faith We must know that “God is a Big God” July 25, 1999 Exodus 16:1-4 Is it just me or are these Israelites, these people that God has rescued from slavery, saved from a charging army by parting the Red Sea, and has protected and provided for at every turn, YET, THESE ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    "Living Graciously"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jul 24, 2004
    based on 28 ratings
     | 6,000 views

    Learning to live the Christian Life.

    Colossians 2:6-19 “Living Graciously” by: Rev. Kenneth E. Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA www.parkview-umc.org During World War 2 a Christian young man was drafted off a farm in South Georgia and sent into the army, and he took his Christian faith with ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Great Is The Lord Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on May 19, 2006
    based on 30 ratings
     | 11,215 views

    The Lord is grest and worthy of praise. Here are five reasons.

    INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • I want to flash some names on the screen. I want you to think about why people consider these people to be great. • SLIDE #2 • Michael Jordan, Babe Ruth, Bill Gates, Thomas Edison, George Washington, Billy Graham. • There are some impressive names on the list, I could ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

    Contributed by James May on May 21, 2006
    based on 44 ratings
     | 14,166 views

    There’s a Jekyll and Hyde in every one of us. Which nature will win? It all depends upon whether we allow Jesus’ blood to cleanse us from sin, or try to defeat Mr. Hyde on our own.

    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Pastor Jim May In 1886, Robert Louis Stevenson authored a book titled, “The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde”. The whole gist of the book concerns the way in which an individual is made up of emotions and desires that are opposite to one another: some good and ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Impact Of Revival

    Contributed by Ian Johnson on Jun 7, 2006
    based on 47 ratings
     | 12,730 views

    There are at least six things the Holy Spirit will commonly do in times of a release of Glory and revival

    THE IMPACT OF GLORY IAN JOHNSON Papatoetoe New Zealand www.papelim.org.nz The impact of the ministry of Smith Wigglesworth in New Z ealand is still being felt to this day, my own mother in law was a young person in Sunday School at the time and her light has never grown dim even now at 92. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Pat Cook avatar

    Called To Be Rebels Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Jan 16, 2006
    based on 24 ratings
     | 7,708 views

    Looking at Jesus’ Temple cleansing, we can see He was a social revolutionary and a rebel against the culture, even the religious culture. This sermon calls people to rebel as well, as long as they’re obeying God.

    John 2:13-25 – Called to be Rebels You may have heard of Emily Post. She was born in the early 1870’s and died in 1960. She was the Martha Stewart of her day. Although she wrote a syndicated newspaper column and for a time also hosted a radio program, what made her famous was her book, called ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    They Need Your Love!

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Feb 7, 2006
    based on 30 ratings
     | 4,638 views

    A sermon that talks about who is and who is not a child of God.

    Love is a word that is bandied about to describe our feelings towards everything. We love our cars. We love our homes. We love our this and we love our that. The problem is that we use it freely to describe “things” and “places” but when talking about other people, we often use negative ...read more

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