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  • Rick Stacy avatar

    The Best Rest Series

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Feb 17, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,366 views

    Message 4 of 5 on Hebrews. This message focuses on the gift of rest that God gave human kind.

    God Invented Rest There are some things that are kind of a surprise in life. I mean by that there are some things you just wouldn’t expect. Take for example: the idea of taste. Hey, God! That was a pretty nifty idea. The idea of taking a bite of a chocolate bar is an breathtaking experience. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Greater Miracle Than The One On 34th Street Series

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Jan 18, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,401 views

    4 of 4 messages on Christmas. This message was given on Christmas Eve and focused on the coming of God in the flesh.

    Classic Christmas Eve A GREATER MIRACLE THAN THE ONE ON 34TH STREET December 24, 2006 At that time, Augustus Caesar sent an order that all people in the countries under Roman rule must list their names in a register. 2 This was the first registration; it was taken while Quirinius was governor of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Do You Know Him? Series

    Contributed by Tom Lawson on Sep 22, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,554 views

    Focusing on studying Jesus can, if we let it, blind us from knowing him.

    DO YOU KNOW HIM? In 1985 neurologist Oliver Sacks wrote a book describing some of the case histories of his patients who had disorders. One of the, a man with visual agnosia, was the origin was the book’s title, The Man who Mistook His Wife for a Hat. It’s a funny title, and kind of a funny ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Show Me The Way Series

    Contributed by Danny Nance on Mar 22, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 14,433 views

    A sermon focused on God’s guidance; part of a series from Proverbs on living the wise life.

    Show Me the Way Prov. 3:5-8 I don’t like asking for directions. There, I’ve admitted it for all the world to know. Of course all the world probably knew that already about me; I am a man. And the “fairer” half of the human race has stereotyped all men as hating to ask for directions. And guys, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jesus Is . . . The Unavoidable Question Series

    Contributed by Joe La Rue on Apr 21, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,088 views

    The conclusion of the ’Who Is Jesus?’ series, focusing on the question, "Who do YOU say that Jesus is?"

    Title: Jesus Is . . .The Unavoidable Question Series: Who Is Jesus? (Sermon # 8) Text: Matt 16:13-17 Date Preached: April 20, 2008 COPYRIGHT © Joe La Rue, 2008 Introduction A. Eight weeks ago we began a series of teaching that we called ‘Who Is Jesus’ by discussing Matt 16:13-17, in ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    He Knows Me! Pt.1 Series

    Contributed by Jim Cunningham on Sep 30, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,235 views

    An exposition of the story of the woman at the well in John 4, focusing on God’s grace and our response.

    Have you ever been in a situation where you were caught red-handed? Unfortunately, I have far too many of those stories in my background. The one that really sticks in my mind was the time that I was collecting soda bottles at a construction site right across the road from my house. We lived in a ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    He Knows Me! Pt.2 Series

    Contributed by Jim Cunningham on Sep 30, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,218 views

    An exposition of the story of the woman at the well in John 4, focusing on God’s grace and our response.

    When did you learn the truth about Santa Claus? I have to be careful here, lest I betray something in the sermon that I should not, but I¡¦m sure that all of you remember the day. For me, it had to do with the Easter Bunny. I happened to see some Easter baskets on the stairs one evening before ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    24.8 The Eyes Have It Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Aug 20, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,834 views

    This is week eight of our day in the life of Christ, this week our teaching focuses on lust and divorce.

    Adultery, what a nasty word. It’s no wonder people don’t call it that, they refer to it as an affair of the heart, a fling, illicit love even an extramarital relationship, anything but adultery. After all every one is doing it, aren’t they? Well I know of one person for sure who isn’t. On the ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    24.7 Turn It Around Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Aug 20, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,436 views

    Week seven of 24 focuses on Jesus teaching about Murder, Hatred and Loving our enemies.

    Matthew 5:21 Jesus Said “You have heard that our ancestors were told, ‘You must not murder. If you commit murder, you are subject to judgment.’” This particular law comes from Exodus 20:13 and Deuteronomy 5:17. And we would think this one is a no brainer, after all one of the basic tenets of ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Face To Face With Jesus Series

    Contributed by Clay Hallmark on Mar 14, 2006
    based on 141 ratings
     | 89,327 views

    Message # 2 in a series focusing on the Mission of Jesus to say and to show people, "Your Life Matters."

    Message # 2: “Coming Face to Face with Jesus” John 4:1-26; 39-42 Introduction: Ted Stallard’s story This morning, I want to tell you the story of Ted Stallard. A young man who was turned off by school. Very sloppy in appearance. Expressionless. Unattractive. Slow. Often times he would simply sit ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Does God Want From Me? Series

    Contributed by Rob Willis on Nov 27, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 8,693 views

    This was part of a three month emphasis on faith, and this message focuses on what God wants from us.

    Discovering the Possibilities of Faith Lesson: What Does God Want from Me? Hebrews 11:17-19 Turn to Gen. 22. Today we are wrapping up our Discovering the Possibilities of Faith campaign – it has been quite a journey over the past three months, watching many of you wrestle with issues of faith and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Witnessing 101: Developing A Desire Series

    Contributed by Dan Cale on Jun 6, 2005
    based on 38 ratings
     | 9,007 views

    This is the first in a 5 part series on becoming a witness for Christ. This sermon focuses on developing a desire to be a witness.

    You Shall Be My Witnesses Pt 1 ¡V Developing a Desire Acts 1:8 You shall be my witnesses. Those words mark the beginning of the Christian Church. They mark the heart of the church. They represent the calling, purpose, and potential of the church. They also mark the greatest shortcoming in the ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Why Do We Withhold Life-Giving Words?

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jun 14, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,520 views

    This message focuses on the importance given to encouragement biblically and provides a few ideas for where to do it.

    - Imagine a life or death medical situation and you know the answer and you don’t speak those life-giving words. - every day around us are people needing the life-giving words that we have. . . and too often we withhold them. - talking about words of encouragement. - sometimes we withhold them ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Daniel Villa avatar

    Learning To Cry Before God Series

    Contributed by Daniel Villa on Jun 29, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,023 views

    This messages focuses on the Lament Prayers and aims at helping God’s people use this unique prayer.

    LEARNING to CRY BEFORE GOD (STUDY OF LAMENT PRAYER) CHRISTLIKE IN PRAYER PSALM 13:1-6 Big Idea: Our personal relationship with God will deepen when we are willing to be honest about our questions. Good morning church. I am going back to the curriculum of prayer. This is the fifth message on ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    The Resurrection (Getting In The Mood For Easter)

    Contributed by Spencer Homan on Dec 11, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,513 views

    This is a sermon that starts to get us in the Lenten mood by focusing on the resurection of Jesus Christ being true.

    1 Corinthians 15:12-20 Now if Christ is preached as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised; if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed