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  • Bradley Boydston avatar

    Good Enough For Christmas

    Contributed by Bradley Boydston on Dec 23, 2003
    based on 60 ratings
     | 3,695 views

    This is an original parable for a Christmas Eve service.

    God works in mysterious ways. And some of us figure this out earlier than others. For Carter the lights started to come on along about the first week in November. He was wandering through the aisles at the Mega-Mart looking for his mother. She had left him in the toy department while she went for ...read more

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    Seeing Is Believing Series

    Contributed by Guy Caley on Feb 2, 2003
    based on 88 ratings
     | 21,514 views

    4th in the series "Conversations with Jesus." The royal official’s faith grows as a resuslt of his time with Jesus.

    If I told you there’s a city called Paris and it has this thing called the Eiffel Tower would you believe me? Why? Because you believe the testimony of those who have been there, 5.5 million of whom have posted pictures of themselves in front of the thing on their personal web sites. Now, what ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Power Of Life Series

    Contributed by Peter Parry on Apr 18, 2003
    based on 29 ratings
     | 3,530 views

    All power in Heaven and on earth has been given to Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.

    The Power of Life (Mt.28:1-7;16-20) Each Easter we celebrate the victory of Jesus Christ rising from the dead: “up from the grave He arose (we sing) with a mighty triumph oer His foes; He arose a victor from the dark domain, and He lives forever with His saints to reign…Hallelujah! ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    Are You Ready For The Rapture

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Apr 26, 2003
    based on 121 ratings
     | 32,059 views

    This message seeks to show that since the Rapture could take place at any time, we need to be ready, by knowing that we have trusted Christ as Savior, and by living holy and godly lives.

    ARE YOU READY FOR THE RAPTURE? Text: I Thess.4: 13-18 Intro: Though the word “rapture” is often used in theological discussions, it is never used in the Bible. This does not mean however, that it is an unscriptural term, or that it should not be used. In verse seventeen of our text we find ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Good News For A Bad Day Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Aug 11, 2003
    based on 70 ratings
     | 14,034 views

    In the words “He is risen” lies the difference between Christianity and every other religion in the world.

    A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 68 “Good News For A Bad Day” Luke 24:1-8 How many of us have been approached by someone who said, “I have some good news and some bad news, which do you want to hear first?” I am always ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Are You Just Standing Around?

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Aug 28, 2003
    based on 44 ratings
     | 9,166 views

    Idleness and indifference are devastating to the work of Christ. we are called to be busy for the Master.

    WHY ARE YOU JUST STANDING AROUND? Matthew 20:1-16 INTRODUCTION: In this story Christ draws attention to a familiar event in Palestine. The grapes in the vineyard ripened towards the end of September needing to be harvested before the rains came. Often a frantic race against time ensued, for if the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dean Meadows avatar

    Sharing The Passion

    Contributed by Dean Meadows on Feb 27, 2004
    based on 63 ratings
     | 2,441 views

    This is a response after viewing the movie "The Passion" and it’s call to reap the harvest af those who will be viewing it.

    Sharing the Passion 2/26/04 John 4: 27-38 As I thought about what to preach on this morning I found myself all week thinking about the movie most of us went to see Tuesday night. Now I wanted to make sure that it was God giving me the message and not just the everyday talk. ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    What Makes Jesus A Great King?

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Nov 15, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,185 views

    What Makes Jesus a Great King? 1) Ability; 2) Humility; 3) Popularity

    When Pierre Trudeau passed away not too long ago I could hardly keep up with all the articles about the man and his career. I suppose that kind of coverage is only natural for a former Prime Minister of sixteen years. The articles I enjoyed reading the most were the ones debating whether or not Mr. ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Aaron Bryan avatar

    Have A Mary Christmas Series

    Contributed by Aaron Bryan on Dec 8, 2004
    based on 48 ratings
     | 5,318 views

    Like Christmas, Jesus was to the house of Martha. This contrasts our worship and works for the Lord in our service this time of year.

    “Have A More Mary Christmas” Luke 10:38-42 1Co 7:35 And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction. In the holiday season our problem in America is we have too much. Too much ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Prince Of Peace

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 13, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 11,776 views

    Jesus came as the Peaceful Warrior and the Gentle Conqueror

    Prince of Peace Matthew 12:9-21, Isaiah 9:6, Isaiah 42:1-4 SCRIPTURE READING: Isaiah 42:1-4 INTRODUCTION: Just before Christmas Paul Harvey told the story of a father whose son had gone off to fight for the Union Army during the American Civil War. After months of camp fever, his son finally ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Unmutable Truth

    Contributed by Christopher Easton on Sep 15, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,275 views

    This is a sermon developed for telling the Easter story.

    Scripture Text: Mark 16:1-8 The Introduction For four hours he held the cylinder, waiting for rescue or an immediate death. After digging up what appeared to be an unexploded WWI bomb, David Page held on to it, afraid that letting go would detonate the device. While holding the bomb, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    "How Beautiful Are Your Feet?"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Aug 5, 2005
    based on 56 ratings
     | 14,388 views

    Authentic faith always becomes a public matter, and believing with the heart leads to profession with the lips.

    Romans 10:5-15 “How Beautiful are Your Feet?” By: Rev. Kenneth E. Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA www.parkview-umc.org There was a man who normally went barefoot, but once, when he had some money in his pocket, he went to the city and bought a pair of shoes ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Rick Stacy avatar

    A Startling Essence Series

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Nov 13, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,837 views

    2 of 4 on Love - 1 Corinthians 13:4-7. The Nature of love. This message looks at the startling characteristics of love.

    A Taste of Love A Bold Flavor – November 6 The Supremacy of Love Words – Love = Noise Knowledge – Love = Nothing Sacrifice – Love = Loss Last week we spoke of the “Supremacy of love”. Without love words are noise, wisdom and knowledge are nothing and sacrifice is loss. It is Love that fills ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • James Tetley avatar

    What I Want For Christmas

    Contributed by James Tetley on Dec 18, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,579 views

    Joy at Christmas is the coming of Christ not the birth of Jesus, this joy should be the thing we most desire at Christmas

    What I want for Christmas – Matthew 2:1-12 Big Idea: Joy at Christmas in the coming of Christ not the birth of Jesus Big response: When reflecting on Jesus to know joy and share that with others If I am going to answer this question of “What I want for Christmas” – we first need to think about ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Glen Schlecht avatar

    Narnia: Life Returns Series

    Contributed by Glen Schlecht on Dec 19, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,401 views

    Explore how life returns in Narnia, including Aslan, statues, and creation, and make a direct connection to how Jesus brings us back to life today.

    ¡§Life Returns¡¨ Eph2:1-10, Matt.11:1-6, 12-18-05, Advent 4, Narnia 4 Children¡¦s message: Well kids, we¡¦re almost there ¡V Christmas is coming next weekend! That also means that we¡¦re on the last part of our story, ¡§The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.¡¨ Watch the screen for the pictures as ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran