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  • Kevin Smith avatar

    I'm Coming Out!

    Contributed by Kevin Smith on Nov 28, 2009
    based on 24 ratings
     | 58,953 views

    This sermon talks about how just like Esther and her people came out from under Bondage, so too can we come out of our bondage, mess, and situations today!!

    -Remarks to God & Bishop (brief) -Prayer/Reading of scripture/Seating of ppl I. Introduction -This particular text excites me on many levels, and is pregnant with possibility. We see in the text that King Xerxes, Hamam, and Esther are all dining together at a banquet requested by Esther the Queen. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • D. Greg Ebie avatar

    The Promises Of His Life Series

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Dec 10, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,477 views

    God made promises about the coming savior. This message focuses on the promised proclamation, and the promise to be PROPHET, PRIEST and KING. Find my sermon notes and audio at www.praiseag.org

    THE PROMISED SAVIOR – The Promises of His Life Malachi 3:1 NIV "See, I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come," says the Lord Almighty. INTRODUCTION: One ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Tim Patrick avatar

    Keeping Christ In Christ (Part 2)

    Contributed by Tim Patrick on Dec 14, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,055 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

  • Stephen Sheane avatar

    God With Us

    Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Dec 15, 2009
    based on 18 ratings
     | 11,701 views

    God became one of us so that we might know Him, so that He might know us and so that we might be saved.

    GOD WITH US Paul Harvey once told this story; This is about a modern man, one of us, he was not a scrooge, he was a kind, decent, mostly good man, generous to his family, upright in his dealings with others. But he did not believe in all that incarnation stuff that the Churches proclaim at ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Messiah Has Come Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Dec 15, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,607 views

    Christmas doesn’t come from a store it comes from God.

    Messiah Has Come Text: Matt. 1:18-25 Introduction 1. Illustration: "Fa-who-for-ay; da-who-dor-ay; welcome, Christmas, come this way; Fa-who-for-ay; da-who-dor-ay; welcome, Christmas, Christmas day." They continue, singing, "Christmas day is in our grasp so long as we have hands to clasp." ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Living In Victory Series

    Contributed by Keith Andrews on Jul 1, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 26,453 views

    We are all looking for ways to have victory in our lives. The Bible says “For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.” (Jn 5:4, ESV)

    Living in Victory Sermon By Keith J. Andrews All scripture marked ESV: The Holy Bible : English standard version. 2001.Wheaton: Standard Bible Society. July 4, is the day of celebration for Americans. Is special to us because we won our independence from Great Britain. We look at this day as a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Laying Down The Law Series

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jul 3, 2008
    based on 105 ratings
     | 13,362 views

    What would happen if we got back to the basics and tried to live by the 10 Commandments? Oh, the revival that would sweep our nation, our churches, and each of our hearts! Link inc. to formatted text, audio & video, PowerPoint.

    Laying Down the Law Intro. to the Ten Commandments Exodus 20 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/LayingDownLaw.html In The Gospel and the American Dream, historian Bruce Shelley writes, “In one hand Liberty holds the torch of freedom and in the other the tablet of law. The torch challenges the forces ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Praying For Results

    Contributed by Mike Rickman on Jul 3, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,525 views

    When we pray do we expect God to answer? Your prayer releases God’s power to work on the earth.

    July 6, 2008 Morning Worship Text: Luke 11:1-13 Subject: Prayer Title: Praying for Results I suppose that there isn’t a Christian anywhere that doesn’t pray. I know for a fact that even non-Christians pray (I did before I accepted Jesus). But I wonder how many people know how to pray in order to ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    "Hey Jesus - Who Do You Think You Are, Anyway?"

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Jul 20, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,510 views

    Discussion of Jesus’ challenging of the religious leaders who challenge His authority at the temple.

    “Hey Jesus – Who Do You Think You Are, Anyway?” Matthew 21:23-27 July 20, 2008 NOTE: THE ME/WE/GOD/YOU/WE FORMAT USED IN MY MESSAGES IS BORROWED FROM ANDY STANLEY’S BOOK, "COMMUNICATING FOR A CHANGE." We: How many times have you been caught by surprise by someone asking you why you believe ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Dennis Davidson avatar

    The Suffering Servant Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jul 21, 2008
    based on 55 ratings
     | 30,011 views

    The Servant is not a helpless victim of circumstance, but One who in His submissiveness & innocence fulfills the greater purposes of God. Thus in the end He will prosper & be victorious, for His vicarious suffering is God’s plan to accomplish His purpose

    ISAIAH 53: 7-9 THE SUFFERING SERVANT [Matthew 27:57-60 / Acts 8:26-40 / 1 Pet. 3:8-18] Pascal, one of the greatest and most influential scientific minds of all time, wrote these meaningful words: "The greatest of the proofs of Jesus Christ are the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Curt Cizek avatar

    Buy The Farm

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Jul 22, 2008
    based on 9 ratings
     | 9,654 views

    A sermon that looks at the parable of the hidden treasure and the pearl of great value in light of the surrounding parables.

    Do you know where the phrase “buy the farm” comes from? It is actually rather recent in its usage. It started perhaps during WWI but certainly by WWII, having been recorded only in the 1950’s. Professor Jonathan Lighter has compiled the origin in the Random House Dictionary of American Slang. ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Mack Armstrong avatar

    Frail Frames Forecast Future Fixedness

    Contributed by Mack Armstrong on Jul 28, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,291 views

    David was so true when he said that we are made of dust; likewise, he was true when he said that God is aware of our earthly/dust made bodies. God, in His wisdom has made it possible that once we lay down our dust made bodies, we can inherit a new body.

    PSALMS 103:14 FRAIL FRAMES FORECAST FUTURE FIXEDNESS I. FRAME: A. Finite. B. Frail. C. Fleeting. II. FACTS: A. Full. B. Formative. C. Failings. III. FUTURE: A. Freedom. B. Fellowship. C. Fixedness. The mystery of the human body is still just that: a mystery. Although doctors, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Serial Killer Saints

    Contributed by La Juana Morris on Jul 31, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 9,340 views

    Be mindful of how we treat others

    Armed and Extremely Dangerous Proverbs 11:30 A serial killer is someone who murders three or more people in three or more separate events over a period of time.[1] Many serial killers suffer from Antisocial Personality Disorder and usually not psychosis, and thus appear to be quite normal and ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Dennis Davidson avatar

    The Bread Of Life Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Aug 4, 2008
    based on 36 ratings
     | 24,508 views

    Jesus’ claim that He is the Bread Of Life & that the way to eternal life comes by Him were not what the crowd wanted to hear. They rebelled against Him & His claims. They felt they already knew who Jesus was.

    JOHN 6: 41-51 THE BREAD OF LIFE [Numbers 11:4-8] Jesus’ proclaimation that He is the Bread Of Life and that the way to eternal life comes by Him were not what the crowd wanted to hear. They rebelled against Him and the claims ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dave Kinney avatar

    The Godly Portrait Of Marriage, Pt. 4

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Sep 27, 2008
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,237 views

    Do American marriages really believe that love never fails? Is this verse out of the realm of reality in America? If American marriages end in divorce, does that mean that “love does fail”? How would you answer these 3 questions?

    “Motivated Marriages” 1 Corinthians 13 A funeral service was being held for a woman who had just passed away. At the end of the service the pall bearers were carrying the casket out of the chapel when they accidently hit the wall and it jarred the casket pretty hard. Then all of the sudden there ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist