Independence Day:God's Closeness in Uncertain Times

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  • C. Philip Green avatar

    Disciples' Prayer: A Prayer For God's Holy Spirit Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Feb 11, 2015
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    Talk to God like your Best Friend and the Best Father there ever was, putting His interests above your own.

    Bob was trying to teach his daughter, Jenny, how to pray before meals. After a few weeks of coaching, Bob decided Jenny was ready to pray all by herself. Jenny started out fine, thanking God for her mommy and daddy and brother and sister and for the rolls and the salad. Then she ended with a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    The Ultimate Valentine's Gift Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Feb 13, 2015
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    Jesus showed us the greatest gift of love when he died on the cross for us.

    The Ultimate Valentine's Gift Text: Rom. 5:1-11 Introduction 1. Illustration: If yesterday is like Valentine's Days of the past, over $1 billion was spent on chocolate, $1 billion on cards, and 218 million roses were sold in the pursuit of or in an attempt to demonstrate love. The Bible tells ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    A Successful Life Series

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on May 3, 2013
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    A study of chapter 1 of the book of Proverbs

    Proverbs 1 A Successful Life 1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel: 2 To know wisdom and instruction, to perceive the words of understanding, 3 To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, judgment, and equity; 4 To give prudence to the simple, to the young man knowledge and ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    A Word To The Wise On Fearing God Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 5, 2013
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    Fear God? Seriously? I thought that was "so" Old Testament. But 18 times Proverbs repeats the theme that wise people will "fear the LORD". Can fearing God actually be a good thing?

    OPEN: A policeman was walking his beat. I don’t know if he was writing a ticket or watching a suspicious individual, but he was distracted enough that he barely felt the tug on his coat. He turned, and there stood a little girl. “Can I help you?” the policeman asked her. “My mommy told me that if ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Two Broke Preachers

    Contributed by Spencer Miller on May 6, 2013
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    Peter and John were just two broke preachers but they were God’s preachers and that's what made the difference.

    Introduction: When Jesus called on His disciples, He did not sit them down one by one to negotiate their salary. He did not ask them for a resume, He did not ask them for a reference because no one knew them better than He did. There’s no explanation in the Bible as why He chose His twelve ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Are You Afraid? Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on May 11, 2013
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    If Jesus is who He says He is, then we have nothing to fear.

    Even though I grew up around water being from Watertown, I have a lot of fear related to water. When I was around 8 years old, I was out on Devil’s Lake (appropriately named, I might add) with my dad and some of his buddies on a home-made pontoon boat. We were night fishing for lake trout ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Dreams Destroyed Series

    Contributed by Erik Estep on May 16, 2013
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    Today in our passage of Scripture we’re going to see the typical journey of a people who had God-sized dreams come crashing down. And my hope is as we go thru this text we’ll discover how to move from living a life of destroyed dreams to a life of fulfil

    Intro: One of my favorite animated films of all time is “Toy Story.” The 2 main characters in the story are Woody, a stuffed cowboy doll, and Buzz Light Year, who’s the latest and greatest action figure doll. Now my favorite of the two is Buzz Light Year. And the reason why is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Slow Fade Series

    Contributed by Erik Estep on May 16, 2013
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     | 9,264 views

    Today in our passage of Scripture we’re going to see the Israelite people make a bad decision. And at the beginning it didn’t seem like they were that far off. But b/c they weren’t hitting life in the CENTER of the club, so to speak, they ended up in a

    “The Slow Fade” 1 Samuel 8: 1-18 May 26, 2013 Intro: For some strange reason I LOVE to play golf. When the weather’s good I usually get out to play golf once a week w/my dad. But as much fun as golf is, it has to be the most infuriating sport there is. It’s such a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Who Is This Man? The Basics Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on May 19, 2013
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     | 10,511 views

    This is the beginning of a series examining how Jesus has shaped our world. It was inspried by John Ortberg's book. This week we look at what we believe about Jesus

    Who is this Man? Matthew 16:13-20 If you were to ask the average person “Who is Jesus?” I am sure that you would get a bunch of different answers. Some would say that he was the Son of God; other’s might say that he was a prophet or a religious leader. Some might even say ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Unexpected Journey: Moses

    Contributed by Dr. Ken E. Squires, Jr. on Jun 5, 2013
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    A look at the Unexpected Journey God sent Moses on.

    24 By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. 25 He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. 26 He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Real Spiritual Identity Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Jun 10, 2013
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     | 11,042 views

    As we move into Chapter 6, Paul gives concrete examples of what it means to live as a Christian who is guided by the Spirit.

    Introduction: A. The story is told of a man who was looking for a job and noticed that there was a “help wanted” sign at the zoo. 1. He inquired about the job and discovered that the zoo had a very unusual position that they needed to fill. 2. Apparently, their gorilla had died, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Chris Kelly avatar

    Will The Real Jesus Please Stand Up? Series

    Contributed by Chris Kelly on Jun 25, 2013
     | 6,225 views

    Discovering the true person of Jesus

    Will the REAL Jesus Please Stand Up? Series: Markers Along the Narrow Way November 18, 2012 *** Darren Pullins READ Mark 3:7-35 The question we’re going to tackle this morning (and in our Life Groups this week) is this… Who is Jesus? That may sound like a pretty simple question to ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    The Rest Of The Story Series

    Contributed by Chris Kelly on Jun 25, 2013
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     | 12,572 views

    Jesus calms the storms of life

    The ‘Rest’ of the Story Series: Markers Along the Narrow Path December 9, 2012 One of the most famous miracles of the bible is the story of how Jesus calmed the raging storm. In fact, this miracle had such an impact on the disciples that they wrote about it 3 different times in 3 ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Hello, My Name Is

    Contributed by Michael Mcbrien on Jun 26, 2013
     | 12,532 views

    Looking at yourself they way God looks you or how Satan looks at you

    Introduction: (Finish this sentence) Hello, my name is……dumb, stupid, unsuccessful, worthless, nice to meet you. How insane would that be to introduce you that way? Kind of makes you thing about how we define ourselves right? Matthew West has a song, “Hello, My Name Is” and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Bringing Out The Best In People Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jul 2, 2013
     | 8,612 views

    We bring out the best in people not with harsh words of criticism, but with words of grace and peace seasoned with salt.

    An efficiency expert concluded a lecture with a note of caution: “You don't want to try these techniques at home.” “Why not?” asked someone from the back of the audience. “I watched my wife's routine at breakfast for years,” the expert explained. “She ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free