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  • Gordon Curley avatar

    Glory Of The Cross Series

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 30, 2010
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     | 4,329 views

    Glory of the Cross (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    Reading: • Galatians chapter 6 verse 14. • 1 Corinthians chapter 1 verse 18 Ill: • In Hereford, there is a little village called Bredwardine’; • Like many villages it contains an old Anglican church. • For many years on the altar of that church stood a ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    Mary The Mother Of Jesus

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 30, 2010
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    Mary the Mother of Jesus (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    Reading: Luke chapter 1 verses 26-56. Ill: • When NASA first started sending up astronauts, • They quickly discovered that ballpoint pens would not work in 0 gravity. • To combat this problem, NASA scientists spent a decade; • And $12 billion developing a pen that ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    Remember The 7abbath Day (4) Series

    Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Nov 30, 2010
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    It’s quite odd that most Christians today forget even though the Sabbath commandment is the only one that God purposely began with the word “Remember.”

    This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody. There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about this, because it was Everybody’s job. Everybody ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Where There's Christ There's Hope!

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Dec 5, 2010
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    Where there's Christ there's hope! (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    Reading: 1 Peter chapter 1 verses 1-9. Quote: • “We don’t look alike, we don’t act alike. • We don’t dress alike. • We have different tastes in the food we eat. • The books we read, the films we watch, the cars we drive and the music we ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    When Jesus Comes: Judgment Series

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Dec 6, 2010
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    Judgment paves the way for the Good News of Jesus Christ.

    “WHEN JESUS COMES: JUDGMENT” (Advent 2010, Week #2) Rev. 11:18-19 Sermon Objective: When Jesus comes – judgment follows. But, as we will see, judgment paves the way for the Good News of Christ’s salvation. Supporting Scripture: Isaiah 11:1-5a; Luke 18:13-14; Romans 2:5-8, ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    David's Last Stand

    Contributed by Troy Richards on Dec 9, 2010
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    A look at the last full story we have of King David and what we can learn from it.

    -good morning everyone and welcome to NewSong. -for the last couple of months we have been doing all sorts of sermon series, but for the past two weeks we’ve been kind of in between. Next week we will be starting a new one based on board games, it’ll be fun. -but this week there was no ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Invitation Vs. Information

    Contributed by Troy Richards on Dec 9, 2010
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    A look at how we typically don't invite people to know Jesus or to church,we just share information. The important part is not the information, but the invitation.

    -fist let me say welcome back. We haven’t had “Drink Deep” like we normally do in a while, so we’re glad you’re here and we’re glad you had a safe summer. -today we want to talk a little bit about something different. It’s not going to be as Bible based as ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Praise And Worship Series

    Contributed by Troy Richards on Dec 9, 2010
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    A five week series looking at why we do the things we do at church. Part two focuses on why we sing and spend time in Praise & Worship.

    [NORTHPOINT CHURCH VIDEO] -for the next few weeks we’re going to be looking at what we do here at Fire & Water, and in the broader picture what we do at church in general. -because church can be weird. If you’ve never been to church, if you’re not from that church, sometimes the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Fear God And Keep His Commandments Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Dec 10, 2010
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    In today's lesson we are urged to demonstrate our fear of God by keeping his commandments.

    Scripture Today we come to our last lesson in the book of Ecclesiastes. In his quest to find out how to live a meaningful life the writer of Ecclesiastes urges his readers to demonstrate their fear of God by keeping his commandments. Let us read Ecclesiastes 12:9-14: 9 Besides being wise, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Questions & Answers About Heaven

    Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Dec 14, 2010
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    Several questions that people often ask about death and eternity.

    Of Heavenly Things: Biblical Answers to Questions About Heaven Series Questions and Answers About Heaven Nov. 7, 2010 I Is cremation O.K. for a Christian? A Cremation has become more popular, either at the request of the deceased or from the family (with the average funeral running over $6,000, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Reasons To Rejoice!

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Dec 15, 2010
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     | 9,415 views

    If we will learn to focus on the Lord instead of our circumstances, we will find many reasons to rejoice! Mary recognized the character and faithfulness of God which prompted her praise.

    Reasons to Rejoice! [Background to Mary’s Praise] Luke 1:26-45 26 In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin's name was Mary. 28 The angel went to her and ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Dealing With Your Herod

    Contributed by Jay Bunting on Dec 21, 2010
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     | 13,720 views

    In studying the slaughter of the innocents we can learn how to deal with the Herods of our life.

    1st Sunday after Christmas Matthew 2:13-23 Dealing with your Herod Another year is quickly drawing to a close. The holiday season is just about over. The gifts have been opened, the food has been devoured. Now what are we faced with? The hectic pace of the holiday season can leave us longing for ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Dennis Davidson avatar

    The True Shepherd Rejected Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Dec 23, 2010
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    How did Israel get into such trouble as revealed in Chapters 9 & 10? & as they are in presently? They invited such trouble upon themselves by following their false shepherds & rejecting their Messiah, the true Shepherd, when He first came to lead them.

    ZECHARIAH 11: 1-10- (17) THE TRUE SHEPHERD REJECTED or TRUE AND FALSE SHEPHERDS Zechariah means whom the Lord remembers and as his name indicates he is strikingly a prophet of hope and glory. His visions have spanned the centuries to bring us the encouraging hope of future deliverance by the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Wayne Lawson avatar

    Got Jesus?

    Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Dec 27, 2010
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    In a world where there are countless choices when it comes to religion, and countless opinions concerning how someone gets into heaven, GOT JESUS? - is the most important question you can ask a person in life. "GOT JESUS?" is a much more important quest

    TITLE: GOT JESUS? SCRIPTURE: II TIMOTHY 1:3-14 I spent much time in prayer the past few days seeking God’s face as to where we need to go this morning for this final Pastoral Sermon of the year. Christmas celebrations have come to an end, yet there is still excitement in the air as we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Dr. King--The Mountain Top

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Feb 8, 2010
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    This is a message given at a chapel service at a Christian High School where the majority of students were white and I'm an African American sharing my experiences.

    Dr. King Reflections by Rick Gillespie- Mobley Go Back To The Mountaintop Deuteronomy 34:1-12 Ephesians 6:10-18 Martin Luther King Jr. was first and foremost a preacher of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Many of the images in his messages came from being grounded in the word of God. He used a ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed