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  • Fred Sigle avatar

    The Effects Of Fear Series

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Mar 7, 2007
    based on 19 ratings
     | 75,746 views

    Fear has a paralyzing effect on churches and individual Christians. God wants us to move from fear to faith.

    THE EFFECTS OF FEAR A. What are you AFRAID of? 1. If you have ever taken a Psychology course in high school or college, you studied a section on PHOBIAS. a. There are all kinds. Some we’re very familiar with: -CLAUSTROPHOBIA- “fear of enclosed places” -ARACHNOPHOBIA- “fear of spiders” ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How Can One God Be Three Persons? Series

    Contributed by Doug Henry on Dec 28, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,183 views

    A guide to help ease understanding of the Holy Trinity.

    Great Mysteries of the Faith How Can One God Be Three Persons? Matthew 28:19; James 2:19 How many of you have seen the new advertising campaign on television for the store Staples? As you may already know, the slogan for the store is this: Staples – that was easy. To build off of this slogan, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Church Anyone Can Come To

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 6, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,537 views

    A sermon on how to be a church where anyone can come to. Points are based on the episode of the woman caught in adultery. (Title came from Barry McMurtrie; Outline came from Greg Nettle)

    Sermon for 11/5/2006 John 8:1-11 A Church Anyone Can Come To Introduction: To paraphrase from his book Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis says, If anyone thinks that Christians regard sexual sin as the supreme evil, he is quite wrong. The sins of the flesh are bad, but they are the least bad of all ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    This 'n That Series

    Contributed by Phillip Ross on Nov 25, 2001
    based on 27 ratings
     | 4,299 views

    Finding Christ in Proverbs, applying Christ to life.

    This And That Proverbs 1:1-4 The Book of Proverbs is attributed to Solomon, the son of David. Whether or not Solomon personally wrote the various proverbs or simply collected them--or both--is immaterial because the Holy Spirit is the real author of them all. Attributing them to Solomon provides ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Darrell Stetler II avatar

    Facing Life's Problems Together Series

    Contributed by Darrell Stetler Ii on Nov 17, 2004
    based on 21 ratings
     | 4,864 views

    You don’t find this kind of closeness and support in every church today -- but in the early church, everyone was serious about doing life together, no matter what. How can we develop that in our church? *HANDOUT INCLUDED*

    *NOTE: I am indebted to Rick Warren for the outline containing the "Fortify Your Faith" , etc. in this sermon. Please see "The Purpose Driven Church" (Zondervan, 1995) for more info. Acts 2:41 Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    A Call To Small Groups

    Contributed by David Taylor on Nov 30, 2004
    based on 37 ratings
     | 15,432 views

    The necessity of small groups

    A Call to Smallness Moving Ahead Together, Part 8 I have entitled today’s message ‘A Call to Smallness.’ I say call because I believe it is something God is calling us to not as another program but as a way of life, as part of our DNA as a church. Why do I believe that God is calling us to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Greatest Gift Of All

    Contributed by David Shipman on Dec 18, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,879 views

    Christmas message about what the birth of Christ means to us, in our lives, today

    This morning I want to explore some aspects of the birth of Christ - ¡§what is it we celebrate when we are celebrating the birth of Christ?¡¨ „« I realize that it was the birth of our Savior „« I realize that our redemption was purchased through the purpose of Jesus¡¦ coming But there is more to ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    I Will Build My Church

    Contributed by Bruce Morrison on Feb 16, 2004
    based on 98 ratings
     | 67,952 views

    A divine decree that cannot and will not fail.

    I Will Build My Church Introduction "Simon Peter answered and said, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Jesus answered and said to him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. And I ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Value One Another Series

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Mar 10, 2002
    based on 35 ratings
     | 7,310 views

    one of a series on building community

    Building Community - Value One Another In a society that is becoming increasingly fragmented, in which people seem more and more separated from one another, the church can be a refuge. More than a building, more than a Sunday morning meeting, more than an organization. A community. A place ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Some Assembly Required

    Contributed by James May on Dec 26, 2004
    based on 56 ratings
     | 11,338 views

    The church comes with the same directions as many things that we purchase. "Some Assembly Required."

    Some Assembly Required Pastor, Jim May The church is a wonderful creation of God. It is here where we come together, not just on the Lord’s Day, to worship Jesus, but at all times and for a multitude of reasons. Yet every time we come together, whether it is for a regular service, a time of ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Fellowship

    Contributed by Dean Rhine on Jan 11, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 11,446 views

    Fellowship as a purpose of the church

    Intro: This morning, we want to talk about the purpose of the church. We’ve been talking about this the last few weeks. When we think about the church, we remember that God set up the church. He gave a Great Commandment: to love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, and strength. He also ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Article #13 - The Lord's Supper Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Twitchell on Dec 7, 2006
     | 6,556 views

    Thirteenth in a sixteen-part series, this sermon looks at the Nazarene Article of Faith specific to the Sacrament of Holy Communion.

    Article of Faith #13 - The Lord’s Supper Date: Sunday, September 5, 2004 Author: Rev. Jonathan K. Twitchell Each week as we conclude our time of prayer, we repeat the words that Jesus used to teach his disciples how to pray. We pray the Lord’s Prayer, not so much for the sake of the words, but ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Is Your Life A Living Sacrifice? Series

    Contributed by Bruce Landry on May 25, 2005
    based on 18 ratings
     | 5,676 views

    When you view your life, is it a living sacrifice to the things of God? We are called to make sacrifices as we seek after God and not the world.

    Is your life a “Living” SacrificeDo you think more highly of yourself than God?Do you use God’s gifts that are given to benefit the church? During his reign, King Frederick William III of Prussia found himself in trouble. Wars had been costly, and in trying to build the nation, he was seriously ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    This Is Not This

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Nov 11, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,896 views

    This is the last area of 7 areas to give up to God’s control (7UP to God) to be a holistic follower of Jesus: fianacial or economic area.

    7UP: This is Not This Deuteronomy 15:1-11 November 2, 2008 This is not this. Right? The bottom line (that’s financial jargon, right?) is the question. When it comes to money, when it comes to finances, when it comes to financial security, when it comes to the stock market, your mortgage, your car ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Living In A Windy Place

    Contributed by Monty Newton on May 9, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,974 views

    If you want to catch the wind of God’s Spirit, you a hve to be where the wind blows.

    Title: Living In a Windy Place Text: Acts 2:1-21 Thesis: If you want to catch the wind of God’s Spirit, you have to be where the wind blows. Background for the Message: We have just concluded the Season of Easter and now we begin the Season of Pentecost. On the Church Calendar, Christ is ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational