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  • Greg Nance avatar

    Saul Snaps And Saints Scatter Series

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Sep 21, 2004
    based on 23 ratings
     | 3,877 views

    God’s purpose for the church will be accomplished. But will we be part of it? That depends.

    I love this illustration from Sermon Central: A teacher was asking children in his Sunday school class, “If I sold my house and my car, had a big garage sale and gave all my money to the church, would I get to heaven?” “NO”! The children answered. “If I cleaned the church everyday, mowed the yard, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Finding My Place In The Body Series

    Contributed by Glenn Newton on Sep 11, 2005
    based on 74 ratings
     | 14,608 views

    A challenge to find and exercise the God given Spiritual gifts for the building up of the church.

    Stewardship Series #1 - Finding My Place in the Body (spiritual gifts) Pastor Glenn Newton Sept. 11, 2005 1CO 12:1 Now about spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant. 2 You know that when you were pagans, somehow or other you were influenced and led astray to mute idols. 3 ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Kickin' Up Our Identity

    Contributed by Todd Leupold on Sep 8, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,898 views

    An enthusiastic re-clarifying of our vision as a Biblical Church honoring Christ. Based on biblical principles for all assemblies of Christ-followers and thus applicable for all churches.

    KICKIN’ UP OUR IDENTITY Perth Bible Church, September 7, 2008 AM Rev. Todd G. Leupold INTRODUCTION: Many years ago there was an ad in the Available and Wanted section (of a Tucumcari, New Mexico paper): “Marriage minded man with one hundred fifty irrigated acres of farmland seeks marriage ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Barbarians At The Gates

    Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Sep 20, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,143 views

    In Nehemiah we see that the world was attempting to infiltrate the faith and how Nehemiah dealt with this problem.

    Barbarians At The Gates Nehemiah 13:1-31 Intro: Back in 1990 Bryan Burrough and John Helyar wrote a book titled Barbarians At The Gates. In 1993 that book was made into a movie. Some of you may have seen the movie. It was about the hostile takeover of RJR Nabisco by unwanted investors. As I read ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Sermon # 10 - Unknown To Men But Significant To God Series

    Contributed by Andrew Dixon on Mar 13, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,283 views

    Do you feel what you are doing for God is unnoticed or unappreciated by others? There were many such people whom God used to fulfill His great purposes. This sermon will encourage you to realize that nothing you do is disregarded by God.

    We read in 1 Corinthians 1:25, “This foolish plan of God is wiser than the wisest of human plans, and God's weakness is stronger than the greatest of human strength.”(NLT) As human beings, the two aspects of life that we seek and pursue after are worldly knowledge and strength. However, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Why Do We Have An Invitation Each Week? Series

    Contributed by Brent Baker on Oct 18, 2005
    based on 28 ratings
     | 6,043 views

    We offer invitations each week, but does the congregation know why we do that. This sermon will help in this area.

    Why Do We Do What We Do? Why Do We Have an Invitation Each Week? Prior to Lisa and I getting married (and most of you did this as well), we invited as many people as we could to our wedding. We obviously wanted our physical families to be there and to share this special moment. We wanted our ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Will You Come?

    Contributed by Pastor Steve Zimmerman on Jul 31, 2010
     | 3,377 views

    The beautiful old hymn "Will you come and follow Me" asks us all to consider our call from Christ, both as believers and as church families.

    Will You Follow? Last week we sang a hymn that we have sang before. Will You Come and Follow Me was one of the opening songs and I found myself lost in it for the first time. I ‘felt’ the words as I made my feeble attempt to sing. The words to this hymn are comprised of an ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    This Is Eternal Life Premium Sermon

    Contributed by PRO Premium on Oct 8, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,707 views

    The sermon will explore the true meaning, source, and purpose of eternal life as a gift from God, based on the passage from John 17:1-11.

    Good morning, family! Today, we are going to explore a beautiful passage from the Gospel of John - diving deep into Jesus' heart for us as He prays to the Father. We'll be looking at what eternal life truly means, where it comes from, and why it has been given to us. As A.W. Tozer once wrote, "The ...read more

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  • Dave McFadden avatar

    "When The Devil Comes To Church”

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on May 28, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,061 views

    How can we keep the devil from creating chaos within the fellowship of God's people?

    In 2 Corinthians 4:4, the devil is referred to as the “god of this world” or “the god of this age.” And in John 12:31, he is called the “prince of this world.” In Ephesians 2:2, Paul calls the devil, “the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient.” The Bible teaches us ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Keep The Pot Small Series

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Oct 27, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 5,254 views

    Using "The Bonsai Theory of Church Growth" this series shows how growing a church is the oposite of growing a Bonsai tree.

    On Not Becoming a Bonsai Church Keep the Pot Small Some of you are familiar with the name, Kenneth Hemphill. He was the pastor of First Baptist Church of Norfolk, Va. Ken- I’ll use his name as if I know him personally- has an unusual hobby--- he collects and grows Bonsai trees. Bonsai trees are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Social Justice Stream Series

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 15, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,026 views

    Jesus as a social revolutionary.

    The Social Justice Stream: How Broad Is The Kingdom Of God February 19, 2006 Intro: How broad is the Kingdom of God? Over the past 6 weeks, we have looked at the Evangelical stream, which calls us to know God through His Word. We have looked at the Charismatic stream, which calls us to live in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Church

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 23, 2022
     | 2,540 views

    In the year 2002, the Catholic church has come under fire by the news media because of the corruption in the Catholic priesthood.

    Those who have studied the history of this church have known something about this corruption for many years. For example, some of the problems today we are hearing about are: (1) THE HOMOSEXUAL PROBLEM IN THE PRIESTHOOD On the Fox News Channel, on “The Factor,” they reported that about 50% of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Church

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Feb 24, 2022
     | 3,847 views

    In the year 2002, the Catholic church has come under fire by the news media because of the corruption in the Catholic priesthood.

    Those who have studied the history of this church have known something about this corruption for many years. For example, some of the problems today we are hearing about are: (1) THE HOMOSEXUAL PROBLEM IN THE PRIESTHOOD On the Fox News Channel, on “The Factor,” they reported that about 50% of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Disturbing "Calm" About "Palm"!!!

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Apr 17, 2017
     | 3,652 views

    Gleaning some lessons from the events of Palm Sunday...

    Lessons from Palm Sunday As far as the written literature of the Christian world is concerned, somehow there appears to be a disturbing “calm” about “Palm” Sunday (one of the landmark events in the Saviour’s life) with not too many articles abounding ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Keeping Christ In Christ (Part 2)

    Contributed by Tim Patrick on Dec 14, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,078 views

    Even as the wise men kept Christ at the center of their lives, we can keep Christ at the center of Christmas, and our lives.

    Last week we began a series entitled “Keeping Christ In Christmas.” This series is based on the controversy swirling around our society concerning the word Christmas. There are some who would just as soon remove the word Christ from Christmas. They prefer to say merry Xmas. There are others who get ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist