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  • Scott Bradford avatar

    "God's Blessing On All The Children!"

    Contributed by Scott Bradford on Oct 17, 2002
    based on 76 ratings
     | 13,777 views

    This sermon is to bestow God’s blessing on all the children, and to offer God’s grace to those who have felt outcast or abandoned..

    I. Let me tell you the story of "Willow".(1) Every day as the Johnson kids played in their yard they would notice that they were being watched from the tree-line. The Johnson’s lived on a nice estate just this side of Greenville. It was a time when the days seemed "care free" and they enjoyed ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Jesus Is Different, Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Matthew Doebler on Apr 1, 2003
    based on 37 ratings
     | 3,852 views

    Although Old Testament priests needed to offer sacrifices again and again, sacrifices which could never pay for our sin, Jesus offered himself once for all and totally payed the price required for our forgiveness.

    March 30th Jesus the Priest Jesus is Different, part 1 Someone once wrote, “It used to be that Christianity was a revolutionary faith that turned the world upside down. But today Christians sit in Sunday morning church services looking at their watches, wondering what time dinner will be served, ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Hail, King Of The Jews! (Whose Line Is It?) Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 6, 2003
    based on 66 ratings
     | 8,143 views

    The insults, tauntings and cruelty the soldiers inflicted on Jesus makes many angry. It also hurts us when people in our own day attack Jesus. How should we respond to those who insult and mistreat our Jesus?

    OPEN: (TRUE STORY) A detective, was investigating a church burglary. But he had a problem: the suspect (who he just knew had committed the crime) wouldn’t admit to it. Finally, the preacher of the church stepped in and asked to speak to the suspect alone. Within minutes, the preacher emerged and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Voices

    Contributed by Gary Merillat on Apr 12, 2003
    based on 69 ratings
     | 8,763 views

    This sermon is a consideration of the voices in the Palm Sunday text of Luke 19

    Voices Luke 19:28-48 Introduction Every day there are many voices trying to convince us about how to live our lives. Those voices do not always offer wise counsel. Illustration: Here are instructions on how to react to hungry pythons, as given to Peace Corpsmen serving in Brazil — “Remember not ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Persecution Prayer (Acts 4) Series

    Contributed by Gregg Strawbridge on Apr 13, 2003
    based on 24 ratings
     | 3,333 views

    A study in how the early church prayed: in one accord, to the Sovereign Lord, for spiritual empowerment.

    INTRODUCTION: Have you ever heard the idea that you shouldn’t base your beliefs and convictions on a historical book - like Acts? What do you think? Do you think that we should follow the examples of those OUTLINE FOR TODAY WE MUST PRAY IN SOLIDARITY - ONE ACCORD WE MUST PRAY TO A SOVEREIGN ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Opposition From Without (Acts 5) Series

    Contributed by Gregg Strawbridge on Apr 13, 2003
    based on 19 ratings
     | 3,196 views

    THis is a study the waves of persecution following after the Jewish persecution of the church chronicled in Acts.

    INTRODUCTION: History of Opposition without: There were about 10 waves of persecution following after the Jewish persecution of the church chronicled in Acts. Nero (54-68) Domitian (81-90) Marcus Aurelius (161-180) Decius (249-251) thousands died for refusing to sacrifice to the imperial ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Donnie Martin avatar

    Are You Ready For The Rapture

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Apr 26, 2003
    based on 121 ratings
     | 32,070 views

    This message seeks to show that since the Rapture could take place at any time, we need to be ready, by knowing that we have trusted Christ as Savior, and by living holy and godly lives.

    ARE YOU READY FOR THE RAPTURE? Text: I Thess.4: 13-18 Intro: Though the word “rapture” is often used in theological discussions, it is never used in the Bible. This does not mean however, that it is an unscriptural term, or that it should not be used. In verse seventeen of our text we find ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Focus On The Purpose Of Parents Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on May 2, 2003
    based on 104 ratings
     | 10,166 views

    What is the purpose of a parent?

    INTRODUCTION • If you love something, set it free. If it comes back, it will always be yours. If it doesn’t come back, it was never yours to begin with. But... If it just sits in your living room, watches your TV, messes up your stuff, eats your food, uses your telephone, takes your money, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Ray Scott avatar

    A Mother's Day Card From God

    Contributed by Ray Scott on May 5, 2003
    based on 367 ratings
     | 73,156 views

    This sermon is designed to encourage Mothers, not increase their guilt or anxiety about Mother’s Day, which can be a traumatic day for some people.

    “A Mother’s Day Card From God” Proverbs 31:10 INTRODUCTION: Today is “Mother’s Day”! I have a PROBLEM with Mother’s Day! It’s not that I don’t LIKE Mother’s Day … or that I DISAGREE with it … or that I DREAD it. My PROBLEM is … that I don’t know how to preach a good Mother’s Day ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    By Who's Authority? Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on May 13, 2003
    based on 85 ratings
     | 14,120 views

    It is not that the religious leaders did not know who Jesus was, but that they would not accept his authority. We are in the sinful state that we are in today, not because we do not know that God exists, but because we have refused to acknowledge h

    A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 55 By Who’s Authority? Luke 19:45-48, 20:1-18 Over the last week or so we have seen pictures of thousands of Shiite Moslems as pilgrims in Iraq as demonstration of their religious devotion. A ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Thomas Dibble avatar

    Asleep In The Light

    Contributed by Thomas Dibble on May 16, 2003
    based on 76 ratings
     | 11,782 views

    This is the call to every believer - to awake out of sleep and shake the slumber off and reach out your hand to pull someone to safety. The world is lost in darkness but we the church must not be asleep in the light.

    You deserve a break today is the familiar slogan of Macdonald’s. It has a certain ring to it, doesn’t it! It has a certain allure that catches our attention. I do deserve a break today. With the pressures of our school, work and family, with our hectic busy schedules sometimes we feel like “Yes ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Larry Brincefield avatar

    The Best Remedy Series

    Contributed by Larry Brincefield on May 17, 2003
    based on 65 ratings
     | 9,843 views

    The Best Remedy when people lie and verbally abuse you is to: pray and worship!

    May 18, 2003 Psalms for Psummer Psunday Nights Title: Psalm 5: The Best Remedy Text: Psalm 5:1-12 Introduction Psalms is a powerful book of the Bible containing spiritual songs. The word "psalms", taken from the Greek word "psalmoi" means "songs" or "sacred songs" The Hebrew word is ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Guy Caley avatar

    Prayers That Can Raise The Dead Series

    Contributed by Guy Caley on May 25, 2003
    based on 104 ratings
     | 16,577 views

    5th in the series "Patterns for Prayer." Considers the question of why God performs miracles in order to help us to know how to pray for the miraculous.

    Have you ever heard a miracle? Not heard of a miracle, but heard a miracle? This morning you’re going to. We’re going to play for you a portion of a Sunday school class at First Baptist Church in Brenham, Texas, on January 17, 1993. The teacher of this class in Reverend Duane Miller. Duane had ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Tim Zingale avatar

    In Between Time

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on May 27, 2003
    based on 164 ratings
     | 25,152 views

    A sermon for the 7th Sunday of Easter

    7th Sunday of Easter John 17: 6-19 "In between Time"   6 ¶ "I have manifested thy name to the men whom thou gavest me out of the world; thine they were, and thou gavest them to me, and they have kept thy word. 7 Now they know that everything that thou hast given me is from thee; 8 for I have given ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    "Is Our Guest Room Prepared?"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on May 29, 2003
    based on 30 ratings
     | 3,793 views

    The business of the in-between.

    Acts 1:1-11 “Is Our Guest Room Prepared?” By: Rev. Kenneth E. Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA One of the top priorities for people who are shopping for a home is to be sure that there is an extra bedroom… …a place where they can put an extra bed, nightstand, ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist