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  • Leonard Davis avatar

    Father's Day Thoughts

    Contributed by Leonard Davis on May 29, 2009
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     | 12,532 views

    The Christian father, in the home, stands in a parallel relationship to his home and family as Jesus does to the Church: Prophet, Priest, and King.

    Father’s Day Thoughts Open your Bibles to Deuteronomy Chapter 6. First, let’s begin by considering some of the Offices that Jesus has. Jesus: Came to us to show God to us and as such He is our Prophet. Jesus: Seated at the right hand of the Father, He intercedes as our Priest Jesus: King of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Lord, My King Series

    Contributed by Mark Armstrong on Jun 2, 2009
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     | 3,479 views

    The absolute supremacy of Christ means we are safe in his arms.

    We all like to feel safe and secure. When I was a young lad, I had this dream that has stayed with me for 45 years. I dreamt about a large house with a flight of external stairs. For some reason I was scared, I couldn’t work out why. Then I felt compelled to climb the flight of stairs—step by scary ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Next Step

    Contributed by James Tino on Jun 20, 2009
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     | 7,700 views

    Stop bailing, and start believing!

    “The Next Step” by Rev. James Tino New Life Lutheran Church Miramar, FL Mark 4:35 - 41 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ; “Where do we go from here?” Have you ever said that? (I’ll bet some of you were saying that yesterday evening, as you tried to find our house for the anniversary party). ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Paternal Pleas To Posterity

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 21, 2009
     | 3,983 views

    Calvary Baptist Church, Washington, DC: We will never achieve maturity until we come to terms with our paternity and accept our posterity. Understand that those who shaped us were also maturing; the transforming power of Christ will open wide our hearts.

    All of us aspire to maturity. All of us hope to become mature and complete, grown up in every way, accomplished, respected, and honored. It’s a worthy goal. It’s a proper ambition. But we will never achieve maturity until we come to terms with both our paternity and our posterity. Our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Blind Man

    Contributed by Scott Ridout on Jul 2, 2009
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     | 5,834 views

    This sermon focuses on how we can know God and help others know Him. From a series called "Plastic Jesus".

    We are in a series called Plastic Jesus and we are talking about knowing God. The fact is a lot of us have a view of God that has been impacted by our preference, personal experiences and religious paraphernalia. And we carry around that pack. And our question to you has been Are you trusting in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Real Revival And Real Change Series

    Contributed by David Rumley on Apr 16, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 10,754 views

    REAL REVIVAL Comes from hearing God’s Word and experiencing God’s presence - Leads to a Heart Change - Leads to Life Change - Leads to World Change - All for the Glory of God and growing His Kingdom. Revival is an encounter with the living God… As one pa

    REAL REVIVAL… REAL CHANGE Nehemiah Chapter 8 1 all the people assembled as one man in the square before the Water Gate. They told Ezra the scribe to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the Lord had commanded for Israel. 2 So on the first day of the seventh month Ezra the priest brought ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    How Should We Then Live? Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Apr 25, 2009
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     | 6,142 views

    In today’s lesson we see how we should then live.

    Scripture Last week we started a new section in the Apostle Paul’s letter to the Romans. I introduced you to Romans 12:1-2, and gave you a brief overview of those two verses. In Romans 12 the Apostle Paul begins applying the doctrine that he has been teaching for the previous 11 chapters. Now, it ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    An Excellent Reputation Series

    Contributed by Mark Armstrong on Apr 26, 2009
     | 3,906 views

    The power of the gospel in the world and especially in the lives of the Colossian saints.

    Imagine writing a letter to a pigmy living in the deepest, darkest parts of Africa. In your letter you must describe life in the Lower Blue Mountains. What would you say? How would you describe the fabric of our society? What is our reputation?   There’s lots of good things to write about: ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    What's In A Name? ("Christian" Or Christian) Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on May 2, 2009
    based on 17 ratings
     | 21,874 views

    What’s in a name? What is a Christian? What is a Christian and what makes a Christian a Christian?

    What’s in a name? “christian” or Christian Acts 11:21-26 NIV 21 The Lord’s hand was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord. 22 News of this reached the ears of the church at Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. 23 When he arrived and saw the evidence of ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Lessons From Wiffle Ball

    Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on May 5, 2009
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     | 4,642 views

    I loved wiffle ball as a child, some of those lessons apply to our walk with Christ

    LESSONS FROM WIFFLE BALL (All my sermons use illustrations from sermon central and all scripture is NIV unless otherwise noted) When I was a young child I loved to play wiffle ball. We would set up a small “ball park” in the back yard and pretend we were great base ball players. You can do ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Getting Over

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 7, 2009
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     | 4,506 views

    God wants us to be more than minimal. Acknowledge that Christ is Lord, make sure our witness is clear, go beyond quick thrills, and be faithful, and your faith will sustain you over the long haul.

    Too often, we choose "getting by", when we could choose "getting over". Too often, we try to skimp on life, hoping not to invest too deeply. That’s "getting by". But we could turn to a better answer. We could choose "getting over". "Getting by" and "getting over" are not the same thing. "Getting ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What's More Important? (Memorial Day)

    Contributed by Troy Richards on May 7, 2009
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     | 8,910 views

    A sermon for memorial day asking what we do to remember our faith and how we need to not place the memorial over what we should be remembering.

    -welcome to NewSong on Memorial Day, or Race Day, whatever your fancy. -so today I want to talk about memorials and some we have as Christians. I know most of these you’ll have heard of, but I want to just take a second and take a moment, take time out while I’m talking, and think about what these ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Seven Myths About Worship Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on May 8, 2009
    based on 78 ratings
     | 17,119 views

    This sermon looks at seven myths that we can hold about worship.

    Seven Myths About Worship Mr. Smith went to church on Sunday morning. He heard the organist miss a note during the prelude, and he winced. He saw a teenager talking when everybody was supposed to be bowed in silent prayer. He felt like the usher was watching to see what he put in the offering ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Mother's Love Series

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on May 9, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,890 views

    Mother’s Day Message focusing on lessons learned from my mother through her sacrifices.

    Mother’s Day 2009: A Mother’s Love Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:7; Proverbs 22:6 Introduction: This morning after I have delivered this message, we will take time for those of you who would like, to come up and share with the congregation something you learned from your mothers. For those of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Mother's Love Series

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on May 9, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,169 views

    Mother’s Day Message focusing on lessons learned from my mother through her sacrifices.

    Mother’s Day 2009: A Mother’s Love Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:7; Proverbs 22:6 Introduction: This morning after I have delivered this message, we will take time for those of you who would like, to come up and share with the congregation something you learned from your mothers. For those of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational