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  • Tim Smith avatar

    Pioneers Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 20, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,484 views

    The Book of Acts should be called the Book of the Holy Spirit chronicling the lives of spirit filled missionaries, ordinary, everyday people who are possessed by the spirit of Jesus. It describes their “Pioneer Adventures” because it’s about the in-breaki

    Pioneers Acts 4 George Washington Bush was born in Pennsylvania in 1778 and was a veteran of the War of 1812 fighting in the battle of New Orleans. In 1830, he moved to Missouri where he met and married Isabella, a young German American. One of the first African Americans to head out West, Bush ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Dangerous Grounds

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Oct 30, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,790 views

    The soil, of course, represents the human heart, so the word of God falls on four different types of hearts. This parable is about salvation and three out of four of the soils represent people who are not genuinely saved.

    Opening illustration: Growing up as a teenager, my dad would take me to watch the plowing of the field and planting of wheat and sunflower. The tractor would plow deep into the hard soil of central India usually slicing the big snakes hibernating below the earth. Their mangled bodies were brought ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Sound Advice Series

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on May 14, 2014
     | 7,127 views

    A study of Proverbs 6 verses 1 through 11

    Proverbs 6: 1 - 11 Sound Advice 1 My son, if you become surety for your friend, if you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger, 2 You are snared by the words of your mouth; You are taken by the words of your mouth. 3 So do this, my son, and deliver yourself; for you have come into the hand of ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Soldiers For Christ Series

    Contributed by Ken Mckinley on May 29, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,192 views

    The fourth in a series dealing with the parables found in Matthew. This sermon was preached on Memorial Day and so it somewhat ties in with that holiday.

    Soldiers for Christ: (Parables of Matthew Part Four) Text: Matthew 13:18 – 23 Well it’s Memorial Day weekend; and as you all know, Memorial Day was a holiday created originally for the purpose of honoring the men and women who gave their lives in service to this country. There’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    All You Need Is Love

    Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Aug 30, 2014
     | 9,650 views

    John writes that we are commanded to love, then he gives us the origin of love, the enabler of love, the ultimate gift of love and finally a test of love.

    All You Need Is Love 1John 4: 7-21 (NLT) I had approx 10 seconds of the Beatles song all you need is love playing as I moved to the pulpit. . INTRO: Back in the sixties and seventies, this was the theme. All you need is love. The Beatles had a mega hit with a song titled, all you need is love. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Out Of The Mouth Of Christians?!?!

    Contributed by Pastor Jeff Hughes on Jan 20, 2014
     | 4,011 views

    "Out of the Mouth of Christians", is a study on those things that we do that sure do not meet up with the will of and the Word of God and often make incredibly poor impressions on the unsaved.

    "Judge not, that you be not judged. For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. And why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

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    A Final Word: Unlimited Opportunity For Every Christian Series

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on Apr 17, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,271 views

    Faith, boldness, effective, witness, change

    A FINAL WORD: Unlimited Opportunity for Every Christian. 1 Tim. 6:12 (p841) June 19,2011 "Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses" When does true revival take place? ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Team Of The Shrewd

    Contributed by Jon Lipka on Apr 1, 2012
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     | 4,044 views

    People of this world are shrewd in their secular dealings, and Christians can likewise be shrewd in their spiritual development, not at the expense of virtue but in pursuit of it.

    Yesterday morning, I went outside to cut the grass. I put on my jeans and a ratty old aloha shirt. I put on my yard work shoes, my hat and sunglasses, and my big yellow ear muffs. I climbed up on the tractor, pulled out of the garage. BOY, it was a beautiful day. I ride down to the end of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    The Gospel Misunderstood Series

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on Apr 9, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,447 views

    The Gospel that saves us from work saves us to work

    The Gospel Misunderstood Ephesians 2: 8-10 (p 827) Feb. 19, 2012 INTRODUCTION: Here’s the premise of today’s message… “The gospel that saves us from work saves us to work.” Folks, if we want to see the people of God unleashed…really set free to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Forgiveness

    Contributed by Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Aug 2, 2012
    based on 8 ratings
     | 30,065 views

    How can we get to the point that we are able to forgive each other’s sins, all of those sins, from the bottom of our hearts?

    Right here at the beginning of this sermon, let us quietly and honestly ask whether we know anyone from our own circle of friends and family whom we have not forgiven for some wrong that person might have done us; a person from whom we once separated ourselves in anger—perhaps not even in open ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Influence Is .......

    Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Sep 8, 2011
    based on 6 ratings
     | 11,523 views

    Jesus calls us to be an influence in this world through a comparison to salt in the sermon on the mount.

    INFLUENCE IS….. Matthew 5:13 Intro. I heard of a minister who was making a wooden trellis to support a climbing vine. As he was pounding away, he noticed that a little boy was watching him. The youngster didn’t say a word, so the preacher kept on working, thinking the lad would leave. But he ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Rejoicing In Our Inheritance, Despite A Horrible Job Market

    Contributed by Sterling Franklin on Jun 8, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,745 views

    As unemployment is still rampant, some of us struggle to make ends meet, needless to say provide an inheritance for our next generation. However, through any frustration and hold-up in life, we are called to REJOICE in our promised inheritance in Heaven.

    Rejoicing in our Inheritance, Despite a Horrible Job Market Sterling C. Franklin Glorious King Jesus Christian Church June 5, 2011 (Sunday) Man, this job market is HORRIBLE! Many men in their 60s and 70s who have talked with me on the topic are saying that they’ve never seen such hardship in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Family Relationships Series

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on May 12, 2015
     | 11,204 views

    Relationships in Christ, Discipleship, Examples, Encouragement

    GROWN UP CHRISTIANS – Family Relationships Titus 2:1-15 (p. 835) May 24, 2015 Introduction: A couple of weeks ago Kari and I were doing Home Communion and visiting with the sweetest lady you’ll ever meet in your life named Sienna...Sienna is in her 90’s and completely ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Share Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on May 28, 2015
     | 7,738 views

    In our Scripture today, Jesus is saying that as the salt of the earth, and the light of the world, how we live and what we do is supposed to somehow draw those who are far from God to Jesus. We do this by sharing our faith

    Share Matthew 5:13-15 When it comes to sharing our faith, many of us have some anxiety about doing so. The idea that we have to talk to somebody about our faith is nerve wracking. Many of us want to but fear usually keeps us from doing it. Here are some of the fears that have been mentioned to me: ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Reclaiming Your Passion For Christ

    Contributed by Mike Rickman on Jun 12, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,749 views

    It is time for the church to get back to its first love...

    June 14, 2015 Morning Worship Text: Revelation 2:1-7 Subject: Complacency Title: Reclaiming Your Passion for Christ Do you have a passion? Maybe before you answer that question I should define the word for you. Passion (from the Greek verb pascho meaning to suffer) is a very strong feeling ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God