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  • John Beehler avatar

    To Be Continued....

    Contributed by John Beehler on Oct 23, 2002
    based on 32 ratings
     | 9,536 views

    God has work for you no matter what your age.

    To Be Continued.... 6 Signs That You’re Getting Old 1. Your back goes out more often than you do. 2. You’re proud of your lawn mower. 3. Your arms are almost too short to read the newspaper. 4. You sing along with the elevator music. 5. You no longer think of speed limits as a ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Swimming In The River!

    Contributed by Chris Mccall on Feb 5, 2007
    based on 21 ratings
     | 13,445 views

    Are you living in the center of God’s perfect will in your life right now! Have you reached a level of spiritual maturity and obedience to God’s Word that you feel God wants you to have?

    Swimming in the River! Ezekiel 47:3-5 NKJV And when the man went out to the east with the line in his hand, he measured one thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the water came up to my ankles. 4 Again he measured one thousand and brought me through the waters; the water came up ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The God Who Knows Your Name

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jan 29, 2004
    based on 95 ratings
     | 32,317 views

    Our name is upon His lips and engraved upon His palms. That’s how significant we are to Him. Rest in His love for you.

    When we look at a flock of sheep, we see exactly that - a big flock. That’s all. I don’t see a sheep. I see sheep. All alike. None different. But not so with the Shepherd. To Him, every sheep has a name. The one with thick white wool, that’s Amos. And the one with one ear up and the other ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Life Of David: Dead Dog Syndrome Series

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Feb 4, 2004
    based on 28 ratings
     | 8,907 views

    A look at criticims and defending against it God’s way. A recrafted sermon from Jeff Strite Sermon Central.com contributor ID= 4028

    THE DEAD DOG SYNDROME 2 SAMUEL 16:5-14 PSALM 3:1-8 2 CORINTHIANS 8:16-21 [recrafted sermon from Jeff Strite Sermon Central.com contributor ID= 4028] INTRODUCTION... A Little Quiz I would like to begin this morning with a little quiz. I need you to participate with me and actually answer the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Speak To Us Of Love

    Contributed by Kathy Findley on Oct 25, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 2,997 views

    This sermon speaks of the love that came to us through Christ’s birth.

    Advent IV – Love Luke 2: 25-38 “Hush-a-bye, lullaby. Hush your weeping, little baby,” the mother sang. And in her tear-filled eyes one would see the love Mary felt for her baby son, this Child of Love. Through this Holy Child, God transcended all time and space, planned a way to come and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Giving Love To Get Love

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 1, 2002
    based on 404 ratings
     | 26,633 views

    "Love One Another" is repeated again and again throughout the pages of the New Testament. Why dwell so heavily on this command when it would seem there is so much more to learn about God?

    OPEN: "That’s marvelous, having a lion and monkey in the same cage," said the visitor to a small zoo. "How do they get along?" "Okay, usually," answered the zookeeper. "Occasionally they have a disagreement, and we have to get a new monkey." APPLY: Now, why do they need to get a new monkey? ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Things Are Not What They Seem Series

    Contributed by Maurice Schaus on Dec 24, 2003
    based on 38 ratings
     | 10,979 views

    As we prepare for our Lord’s birth among us, we are confronted with God’s realtiy: Things are not always what they seem. God’s ways are not teh world’s ways.

    Things Are Not What They Seem Dear friends in Christ, grace and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus, the Christ. Amen. After 2000 years of listening to the Christmas story, it’s easy for us hear it as a familiar and sentimental tale, imagining quiet and serene ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Potter

    Contributed by John Gullick on May 1, 2002
    based on 25 ratings
     | 8,902 views

    A sermon in story form that uses a made up fairy tale to lay the platform for discussing the Potter and the clay.

    JER 18:1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD: 2 "Go down to the potter’s house, and there I will give you my message." 3 So I went down to the potter’s house, and I saw him working at the wheel. 4 But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    I Can Walk On Water??

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jul 26, 2002
    based on 38 ratings
     | 5,941 views

    Jesus can take us through the trials of life.

    INTRODUCTION • There are times in life in which we face difficult challenges. How we face those challenges says a lot about us. • Are we the type of person who can only act upon what they can see before them or are we the type of person who can allow our faith in Jesus to stretch us further that ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Recieving Our Wage

    Contributed by Ethan Sayler on Jul 30, 2002
    based on 56 ratings
     | 7,049 views

    Through the grace of God in Jesus Christ, we recieve more than what we deserve.

    A donkey and a fox went into partnership and sallied out to forage for food together. They hadn’t gone far before they saw a lion coming their way, at which they were both dreadfully frightened. But the fox thought he saw a way of saving his own skin, and went boldly up to the lion and whispered ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Homeland Security

    Contributed by Jay Patton on Aug 25, 2002
    based on 21 ratings
     | 5,287 views

    Setting up the structures in your life and the life of the peolple of God.

    Introduction: End of WWII wasn’t the end of the war. There was still work to do, peace to be enforced. Similarly Christians who think walking the isle is the end of their responsibility to God - It’s only the first step. Background: Nehemiah knew getting the walls up didn’t fix the underlying ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Carl Benge avatar

    But The Lord Stood By Me And Gave Me Power

    Contributed by Carl Benge on Oct 29, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,383 views

    A sermon on God standing beside us even when no one else will.

    Bill and Gloria Gaither have written many wonderful Christian songs. One that Gloria wrote in the late 1960’s came while she was expecting a child. The couple was going through some terrible problems. Bill had been seriously sick, their music had been attacked as not being spiritual. On New Year’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Daniel Habben avatar

    Martin Luther And The Three Solas

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Nov 6, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 17,361 views

    Martin Luther and the Three Solas 1) Sola Scriptura; 2) Sola Gratia; 3) Sola Fide Not just the foundation of the Reformation but the foundation of our salvation.

    Everyone has heard the story about Goldilocks and the three bears but have you heard of Martin Luther and the three solas: sola scriptura, sola gratia, and sola fide? These three Latin phrases are not just the foundation of the Reformation; they are the foundation of your salvation. Martin Luther ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • D. Marie Hamilton avatar

    Freedom In Christ Series

    Contributed by D. Marie Hamilton on Sep 3, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,592 views

    This is a Fourth of July Sermon that focuses on the fact that through Christ we are granted freedom.

    John 8: 31- 36 (NIV) To the Jews who believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth and the truth will set you free.” They answered him, “We are Abraham’s descendants and have never been slaves of anyone. How can you say that we ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Bob Joyce avatar

    Try A Little Harder

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Sep 6, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,585 views

    This passage is a call to pray with our bodies and our actions as well as with our hearts, minds, and mouths.

    There is an old Japanese saying that if a person makes one thousand folded paper cranes, then he/she will be made well. Lots of people believe that prayer works that way: If enough people pray enough prayers to God, then God is bound to grant their request. Prayer is a way of getting God to do what ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist