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  • Daniel Richter avatar

    The Laws Of The Kingdom Pt. 3: The Secrets Of A Healthy Christian Series

    Contributed by Daniel Richter on Oct 10, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,586 views

    Christ explains the new rules of the Kingdom of God.

    Laws of the Kingdom Pt.3 The Secrets of a Healthy Christian Sunday, May 21st, 2006 We were visiting with my mother a while back and we were sitting around on a Sunday night and someone saw that the Oscars were on. I had never really watched the Academy Awards for any length of time before and it ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Cleanliness Is Next To Godliness Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Oct 11, 2006
    based on 56 ratings
     | 65,865 views

    God’s desire is that we be holy and pure. Soap is good for cleansing the outside of the body, but doesn’t get below the skin into the heart.

    INTRODUCTION This message is the first in a series I’m calling “No, that’s NOT in the Bible.” There are dozens of popular sayings floating around that people think are from the Bible and they’re not. There is a great deal of biblical illiteracy in the pews of our churches. Here is a top ten list ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Money Is The Root Of All Evil Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Oct 11, 2006
    based on 13 ratings
     | 29,425 views

    The ABCs of a Biblical understanding of money.

    INTRODUCTION We’re in the middle of a series entitled, “No, that’s NOT in the Bible!” There are many clever witticisms people quote as coming from the Bible–and they aren’t found in the Bible. Next week we’ll be looking at perhaps the most popular Bible misquote: “God helps those who help ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    To Err Is Human; To Forgive Divine Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Oct 11, 2006
    based on 45 ratings
     | 41,619 views

    When you hold onto the sins and shortcomings of others, it hurts you. Forgiveness can release you of that pain. To err IS human; but to forgive FEELS divine!

    INTRODUCTION In the series entitled “No, that’s NOT in the Bible” we discover some of these pseudo-scriptures actually contradict the Bible. For instance, believing the adage “God helps those who help themselves” can hinder a person from seeking God’s help. The aphorism “God won’t put more on you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Living The Dream

    Contributed by Chuck Hill on Oct 19, 2006
    based on 15 ratings
     | 18,153 views

    Discover and live out the dream that God has for your life!

    Living the DREAM! (Chuck Hill, Senior Pastor @ Trinity Fellowship Church – Greenville, SC) Sunday, October 1, 2006 - AM “Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us…” Ephesians 3:20 (NIV) I want to start this ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Kind Of Person God Uses Series

    Contributed by Tim Richards on Oct 19, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 15,270 views

    Sermon #1 in a series on the life of Elisha. This sermon challenges us to be the men and women God wants us to be.

    Introduction: 1. A wealthy man went on a safari to Africa and took his faithful dog along for company. One day the dog starts chasing butterflies and soon discovers that he’s lost. Before long he notices a leopard heading rapidly in his direction with the obvious intention of having him for lunch. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Happy Or Unhappy - Your Choice Series

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Oct 19, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 12,680 views

    In this message we are going to talk about 6 choices that you can make every day, choices that will help you build a happy attitude.

    THE AWESOME POWER OF ATTITUDE PT 3 "HAPPY OR UNHAPPY, YOUR CHOICE" "CHOICES & BY-PRODUCTS This our 3rd message on attitude... In our first message we discussed such things as: How your attitude reveals the real you (remember the jar of water with the loose lid?); we also talked about how ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    When God And Our Expectations Don't Meet

    Contributed by Eric Schall on Oct 23, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 20,165 views

    This message is from 2 Samuel 6 where David tries to bring the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem. The day ends in disaster and David is left feeling angry, afraid and withdraws from the Presence of God. In life God will not always meet our expectations of

    Intro A lot of us are focused on the future right now. With everything happening in the middle east and the focus upon Israel, the rise of Islamic terrorists and their anticipation of the Muslim Messiah (the Maha-di) coming on the scene, the constant wars and rumors of more wars… It is creating a ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Baiting The Trap Series

    Contributed by Chris Kelly on Nov 1, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,891 views

    Unforgiveness is a trap that we’ve all been caught in at one time or another. This series attempts to help people find release people from the trap.

    Baiting the Trap Series: Escaping the Trap of Unforgiveness July 9, 2006 What I’m going to be talking to you about the next 4 weeks, is possibly the most important confrontation with truth that you’ll ever have! Not because I’m preaching it, but because of the subject we’re going to deal with. ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    24/7: Twenty-Four Seven Series

    Contributed by Wes Humble on Nov 10, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 21,644 views

    A sermon on living like Jesus lived

    24/7: Twenty-four seven A young soldier and his commanding officer got on a train together. The only available seats were across from an attractive young women who was traveling with her grandmother. As they engaged in pleasant conversation, the soldier and the young woman kept eyeing one ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Don't Play The Game Series

    Contributed by Eric Bain on Jan 30, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,144 views

    This message deals with Jesus’ call for Christians to not involve themselves in verbal abuse.

    LUKE Don’g Play the Game © 2006 Eric Bain NOTE: This sermon is available in audio format @ www.sanctuary-church.com BI - Don’t play the Game of Death! Good morning… For those of you that may not know, my name is Eric and I am the pastor here at Sanctuary. I don’t know if you heard ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Fly High - Acts Part 25 Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 6, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,299 views

    Paul models for us the importance of telling our story. Some elements to incorporate into our story are admitting our wrongs, finding forgiveness in Jesus, and how this experience has changed our lives and made us authentic genuine Christians. We also lea

    Fly High – Acts part 25 Opening Illustration: “Not Ashamed” from Sermon Spice.com Vol. 2 – When we are called to witness to others about Jesus, we often shrink away from even saying His name. Has this ever happened to you? Thesis: Paul models for us the importance of telling our story. Some ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    All I Need To Know Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Feb 19, 2007
    based on 10 ratings
     | 20,244 views

    Seventh in a series from Ephesians. What God wants me to know affects how i live my life.

    In 1989, Robert Fulghum wrote his best-selling book, All I Really need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. In that book, he made some astute observations about many of the timeless bits of knowledge we picked up in the early years of our lives. Among the things we learned: • Share everything. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Jephthah: Rebel With A Clause"

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Feb 21, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 17,258 views

    Jepthah was a man in need of grace, and God had it to give in abundance.

    Have you ever met someone who has to have everything in writing? I mean, not necessarily in a literal sense; just someone who is so afraid of being cheated, ‘burned’ in the modern vernacular, that they want assurances and promises from others before they will take any requested action or partner ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    Weak But Strong

    Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Feb 27, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 11,684 views

    It’s the reality that to be strong in the things of God, we must be weak. When we’re in Christ, we’re weak but strong.

    Weak But Strong TCF Sermon February 11, 2007 Hudson Taylor, founder of the China Inland Mission, which in the 1960’s became what is today the missions agency OMF International, knew the secret of strength through weakness. Complimented once by a friend on the impact of the mission, Hudson ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational