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  • Dale Harlow avatar

    How To Treat The Good The Bad And The Ugly Series

    Contributed by Dale Harlow on Dec 17, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,191 views

    3 John gives to us a glimpse into the life and struggles of the church of the first century. They struggled with the truth and with personalities. To borrow the words of a New Testament scholar: “Third John is all about the Elder, who wrote it; Gaius, who

    Jay Leno once said that the Christmas tree is the perfect houseplant for him because it is already dead. And that’s probably true for many of us. Growing house plants sometimes is hard work. One preacher was given a Peace Lily for a wedding gift. I don’t know what the symbolism means. Peace ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Barriers To Planting And Growing Churches

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 11, 2001
    based on 19 ratings
     | 4,628 views

    Barriers to planting and Growing Churches in cross-cultural communities with 38 case studies

    BARRIERS AND BRIDGES FOR PLANTING AND GROWING CHURCHES Barriers 1. Tribal, Religious, Ethnic Prejudices 2. Other Political, Religious, or Ancestral Allegiances 3. Differences in world view a. (Experiences, Realities, and Nature of God and His creation. b. Truth (Its nature, origin, and its ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Unlearning And Learning

    Contributed by Guido Brits on Aug 27, 2001
    based on 8 ratings
     | 9,247 views

    To be a Christian is a process of getting rid of old and sinful habits and behaviour

    Ephesians 4: 17-24 “Unlearning and learning” Introduction In my preparation of tonight’s sermon, I came across something saying that in 1962, in the “Australian Social Studies “ magazine, which was distributed to school children, one of the first five articles was titled, “The Christian Way of ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    How Deep Are Your Roots? Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Oct 8, 2001
    based on 63 ratings
     | 31,451 views

    Three reasons why accurate beliefs are essential to a deepened life with God.

    People are now calling September 11, 2001 "Black Tuesday." For many people that day was a wake up call. Attendance in churches across the nation spiked sharply the Sunday after September 11, as people poured into churches like this to try to find answers. In fact our attendance that Sunday was the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Rick George avatar

    The Priority Of Family Worship Series

    Contributed by Rick George on Jul 29, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,063 views

    Every family needs to have as their top priority worship in their home.

    Question/Answer 5 or younger Q. 21. Who is our Redeemer? 7 or younger Q. 6. How many persons are there in the Godhead? 8 or younger Q. 14. What is sin? A. Sin is any want of conformity unto, or transgression of, the law of God.[38] 10 or younger Q. 10. How did God create man? A. God created man ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Every Member A Minister

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 17, 2011
     | 4,391 views

    For the people to understand the place of spiritual gifts in the Church; to understand their personal responsibility to employ spiritual gifts to serve others; to understand the biblical assurance of what those gifts will accomplish when each part does it

    Ephesians 4:7-16; Romans 12:1-8; I Peter 4:10-11; I Co 14:12 Colossians 1:27-29 Intro: Ephesians 4:11-16 It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Power Of Teamwork Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Nov 30, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 30,760 views

    The Body of Christ grows when everybody plays their position (i.e. through mutual contribution and diversity of gifts.)

    The Power of Teamwork Series: ROOTS Brad Bailey – November 20, 2011 Main Point: The Body of Christ grows when everybody plays their position (i.e. through mutual contribution and diversity of gifts.) Pre-text Intro Yesterday I had my final day of the flag football season which I’ve ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Dr. Jerry Hulse avatar

    "is There No Balm Or Leadership In Gilead?"

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Hulse on Mar 15, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,340 views

    "Israel's failure to listen to God's prophet despite repeated warnings, symbolized by the balm of Gilead, raises the question of whether the current church leadership also lacks the necessary foresight and willingness to repent. Are they repeating the same mistakes?"

    SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES (Jeremiah 8:20-22) "[20] The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved." [21] "For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Serve Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Aug 29, 2017
     | 12,627 views

    Fourth in a series on our church's Discipleship Path. The church works best when every member works

    ENGAGE In just a week, the Super Bowl will be on television. And while a lot of people will tune in to watch the game, many more will be watching primarily to see the commercials. And undoubtedly there will be some car commercials among all those high priced ads. While I don’t know exactly what ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Speaking With Boldness Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Nov 26, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 14,378 views

    Be bold and don’t fold when hard times come.

    Speaking with Boldness Acts 4:23-31 Rev. Brian Bill November 20, 2019 Last weekend we were encouraged to imitate the example of Peter and John in order to weather the waves of persecution that are headed our way. This was our main idea: We must keep speaking even when we’re told not to. We were ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Byron Sherman avatar

    Ministry Partnerships-2(2025)

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Feb 18, 2025
     | 440 views

    2 of 6. Elizabeth & Mary shared their experiences as ministry partners in God’s service. Ministry partnerships foster an atmosphere for sharing experience in God’s service. But What exactly do those partnerships in God's service share? Ministry partnerships share...

    MINISTRY PARTNERSHIPS-II—Luke 1:41-45(:39-56) Attention: An out-of-towner pulled over to the side of the road to take a few pictures of the serene rural landscape. Unfortunately it had rained recently, & after getting out to take his pictures, he noticed that the car began slipping away from ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ron Freeman, Evangelist avatar

    Saul Of Tarsus' Conversion Series

    Contributed by Ron Freeman, Evangelist on Feb 4, 2016
    based on 34 ratings
     | 15,145 views

    To establish that Saul of Tarsus’ conversion followed the New Testament’s “pattern of conversion,” as depicted in the Book of Acts. This lesson dispels the false notion that Saul was saved on the road to Damascus rather than in the city three days later.

    INTRODUCTION Outline. 1. Saul's Clash with Christ 2. Saul's Call by Christ 3. Saul's Conversion to Christ Introductory Remarks. 1. Today's lesson will discuss the theme: "Saul of Tarsus' Conversion." What will be evident in this lesson is that Saul's conversion ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Ron Ferguson avatar

    Message In 1peter – Number 4 – Born Again Through That Which Is Imperishable, But What Is It? – 1peter 1:23 Series

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on May 9, 2023
     | 1,489 views

    Peter teaches on the new birth. Being born again by the imperishable seed. There can be no regeneration of the human soul in any person’s life, which is dead to God, without the operation of the word of God. Therefore a preacher must be aware of the importance of the quickening word in preaching.

    MESSAGE IN 1PETER – NUMBER 4 – BORN AGAIN THROUGH THAT WHICH IS IMPERISHABLE, BUT WHAT IS IT? – 1Peter 1:23 [A]. INTRODUCTION – BIRTH AND DEVELOPMENT Some people are so delighted when they become grandparents for the first time. They are seeing the continuation of their imprint on human life, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • John Kapteyn avatar

    Growing - God's Way

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,144 views

    1. In Holland, Michigan we lived on a street which is part of Tulip Lane.

    1. In Holland, Michigan we lived on a street which is part of Tulip Lane. In the fall, city workers planted thousands of tulip bulbs along the boulevard in the middle of our street. In the spring these bulbs would shoot upward out of the ground. To see those plants made us think about how, in a ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    He Has Shown You, O Man

    Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Mar 31, 2004
    based on 38 ratings
     | 7,309 views

    A sermon given at the London School of Theology. When things go wrong in our lives God is the first to get blamed! Here, God challenges the Jews to remember (his past goodness) and recognise (that THEY are in fact the ones who have grieved Him)

    Micah 6:1-8. LBC (London School of Theology). Monday 10th Jan 94 Walking home from work one lunchtime this week I passed one of the guys I know in the street (because his son’s a christian...) sweeping snow off his car. Seeing me he said "thank you God" (kind of Eyore style) as he swept a load ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist