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  • Warner Pidgeon avatar

    Are You Ashamed Of Jesus?

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Oct 14, 2005
    based on 20 ratings
     | 4,765 views

    Do we act as if we are ashamed of Jesus? Are we secretly or openly ashamed of the gospel? My prayer is that every local resident will get to know the story of our faith in Jesus!

    Romans 1: 8-17 When I was at school, there were roughly speaking two groups of people as far as I could see. One group was the in-crowd. And the in-crowd contained the ’lads’. It contained the beautiful people. It contained those people who were popular, people you really wanted to spend time ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Growing Up: A Challenge To Become A Maturing Church

    Contributed by Don Jaques on Oct 20, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 6,910 views

    Making a few comparisons between an immature church and a maturing church, and see where we think we fit in.

    INTRODUCTION: In just a few days, Christ the King Oak Harbor will turn five. To those who have been here since the beginning, that may seem amazing. It seems hard for me to believe that in just a few months I’ll celebrate my fourth anniversary as pastor here. Birthdays give us a chance to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Guaranteed Return-30,60,100 Times

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Feb 6, 2006
    based on 15 ratings
     | 6,496 views

    The message challenges the listeners to become "good soil" and receptive to the good news of the Gospel.

    Guaranteed Return – 30, 60, 100 Times Matthew 13:1-9 There are approximately 60 parables in the New Testament. Jesus told common life stories with word pictures to connect with the people and teach Biblical truths. Most of the parables had a deeper meaning. Jesus used word pictures to capture ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Messages To The Seven Churches - Part 4 Series

    Contributed by Cesar Delgado on Oct 25, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,769 views

    Thyatira was the least important. None the less, the church there received the longest of the letters in Revelation, undoubtedly because of the city’s large Christian population, and because the church there faced a problem that has troubled many churches

    MESSAGES TO THE SEVEN CHURCHES Revelation 2:1- 3:22 Part 4 Thyatira – The Permissive Church Revelation 2:18-29 Good News Christian Fellowship August 27, 2006 BUCAS, Daraga albay Introduction A. Brief review on the messages to the Church at Smyrna, Ephesus, and Pergamum. B. Today we come to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How Church Is Done 3

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Oct 26, 2006
     | 1,329 views

    Our joy in God’s grace and peace must translate into real life, a life worthy of the calling which we have received.

    How Church is Done 3: Growth via Small Groups Let me give a quick overview so far in our message series on Ephesians. Eph 1-3 paints a picture of how God is running the show with all his love. The universe has meaning and purpose and God is in the middle of it. Yes the world we live in is dark but ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    The Gentiles Are Coming, The Gentiles Are Coming! Series

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Oct 27, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,601 views

    So should the church let all these "Gentiles" enter into the kingdom of God....Who saves and how establishes membership?

    The Gentiles are coming, the Gentiles are coming! Acts 15:22-29 Last week we had Paul and Barnabas getting home after a long business trip. They had had a combination of good days and bad days as they were gone for about two years. When they get home, they tell the church that sent them all ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    How To Have A Grateful Heart

    Contributed by Jared Schroeder on Nov 8, 2006
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     | 7,248 views

    It’s easy to take things for granted. To truly have a grateful heart, one needs to get their eyes off of themselves and open to the world around them

    How to Have a Grateful Heart Jared Schroeder October 8, 2006 Thanksgiving Sunday Mission Heights Church 2005 Predictions… In 2005, there will be 256 million turkeys raised in the United States. There will be 649 million pounds of cranberries produced. There will be 1.6 billion pounds of sweet ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    Thanksgiving – Your Heart Condition

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Feb 26, 2006
    based on 138 ratings
     | 34,142 views

    THANKSGIVING – Your Heart Condition Thanksgiving is much more than a holiday celebration; it is more heart condition! It is more than a celebration of food; it is the celebration of faith!

    THANKSGIVING – Your Heart Condition • Philippians 4:4-9 (NIV) Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! [5] Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. [6] Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Wes Richard avatar

    God, The Lord, My Strength Series

    Contributed by Wes Richard on Feb 27, 2006
    based on 24 ratings
     | 20,467 views

    We can make it through tough times because we live by faith, joyfully in Him.

    Ray Charles was a pianist, singer, and composer featured in the award-winning biographical film Ray. The film reveals how Ray compensated for his blindness by learning to hear what others could not—a skill that would contribute to his musical talent. Scene: As a 10-year-old boy, Ray enters ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    Woe, Dispair And Agony On End Series

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Mar 3, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 9,110 views

    One of a series of sermons on Psalms, this one takes a look at Psalms of Lament.

    Woe, Despair And Agony On End Delivered on January 29, 2006 The Rev. Dr. W. Maynard Pittendreigh Senior Pastor Mpittendreigh@goodshepherdpc.org Psalm 69:1-16 Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in the miry depths, where there is no foothold. I have come into the deep ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Chris Appleby avatar

    Praying To A Sovereign God Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Mar 3, 2006
    based on 18 ratings
     | 12,785 views

    God’s sovereignty is an incentive to prayer because it assures us that when we pray for things that accord with his will, he’ll gladly do them.

    Let me ask you something. Did you notice who’s at the centre of Paul’s thinking as he begins this letter to the Ephesians? Who is it who takes centre stage in the life of the Church? Who is it that the church is entirely dependant on for their very existence? There’s the answer in the first ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Will We Pay Attention?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 4, 2006
    based on 17 ratings
     | 7,713 views

    Absalom set Joab’s fields on fire to get his attention so Joab would set up a meeting with the King. Will God have to set our fields on fire to get our attention?

    PAY ATTENTION! CAN GOD GET OUR ATTENTION AND GET US TO EXPECT GOOD THINGS? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I do this lesson in two parts, if you try it in one part you must move to the next point quickly. I. CAN GOD GET OUR ATTENTION TODAY? THERE ARE SO MANY DEMANDS, WE HAVE TO ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Charles Scott avatar

    This One Thing I Do Series

    Contributed by Charles Scott on Mar 8, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 11,272 views

    The stories of the Rich Young Ruler and of Mary and Martha show that Christians need the discipline of denying self, learning of Christ and following HIm in order to find peace.

    THIS One Thing I DO Philippians 3__13 If a person is even remotely interested in the world around him, has an occupation and a family, his responsibilities and interests quickly out grow his ability to accomplish all that need be done or that he would like to do. Only a few people can do more ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Jason Pettibone avatar

    "I'll Go Where You Want Me To Go" Series

    Contributed by Jason Pettibone on Apr 30, 2002
    based on 41 ratings
     | 8,367 views

    How and where is God leading you? Are you ready to follow Him?

    “I’ll Go Where You Want Me to Go” On Wednesday the story of Maria Grasso, the nanny who won the lottery millions, caused a lot of us to play the fantasy game “what if it were me?” The quiet, Chilean immigrant was the single winner of the Big Game lottery. About an hour before the press ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Chris Stephens avatar

    Interpretting The Input Series

    Contributed by Chris Stephens on May 2, 2002
    based on 17 ratings
     | 5,725 views

    Distinguishing the voice of God and determining what He is saying are essential to living in the power and purspose of God

    Interpreting the Input Judges 6 December 2, 2001 Last Wednesday, I was in the office preparing for last week’s sermon about inviting God to Shatter the Silence, and this man literally just busted into the room. No telephone call, no knock, no announcement of his intentions he just barged in. If ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist