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  • Joe Harding avatar

    A Charge To Keep I Have

    Contributed by Joe Harding on Feb 11, 2002
    based on 35 ratings
     | 33,516 views

    We are all called to impact our world for Christ regardless of the situations of life.

    A CHARGE TO KEEP I HAVE 2 TIMOTHY 3:10-4:5 FEBRUARY 10, 2002 INTRODUCTION: One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally he decided the animal was old and the well needed to be covered up anyway, it just ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Word Power

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Mar 15, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 3,134 views

    one of a series on Acts

    I have made a lot of mistakes in my life. Some of them are real dandies. I was calling on a family with a dog that was wheezing in the corner. I ignored it for a while and then said, "If that was my dog I’d have it put to sleep". Somehow the family, who loved that old dog, didn’t see things the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Who Am I?

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 49 ratings
     | 8,300 views

    Introduction 1.

    Introduction 1. They had been married for ten years. Their relationship had been so good that there was no doubt that it had been made in heaven. They had three beautiful children. They had worked hard to build up their farm. They were a real team. They had been so busy with everything that they ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Advancement Of The Gospel Series

    Contributed by Paul Apple on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 54 ratings
     | 8,311 views

    THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE GOSPEL CAN ACTUALLY BENEFIT FROM DIFFICULT PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCES

    BIG IDEA: THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE GOSPEL CAN ACTUALLY BENEFIT FROM DIFFICULT PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCES: - BY SHOWING UNBELIEVERS THE REALITY OF OUR RELATIONSHIP TO CHRIST; - BY SHOWING BELIEVERS OUR EXAMPLE OF JOY AND FAITHFULNESS (WHICH GIVES THEM COURAGE TO PROCLAIM THE GOSPEL) INTRODUCTION: What is ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Jeffery Anselmi avatar

    Building Block Or Stumbling Block?

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Sep 11, 2001
    based on 66 ratings
     | 13,244 views

    Are you going to help build the kingdom of God up or tear it down?

    INTRODUCTION What does it take to build a building? Materials. What does it take to build a church? PEOPLE! 1 PETER 2:5 you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. Peter ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Wisemen

    Contributed by Peter Parry on Dec 15, 2001
    based on 155 ratings
     | 9,910 views

    The wisemen seeking Jesus came to worship Him.

    WISEMEN (Mt.2:1-12) Tradition has it that there were three wisemen and their names were Balthazar, Melchoir, and Gaspar, but in the Bible it simply says that wisemen from the East came to Jerusalem saying: “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Mike Fogerson avatar

    A Noisy Inn & A Mother's Lullaby Series

    Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Dec 24, 2001
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,170 views

    We can hear God’s love over the worlds noise this month. Part 1 of 3 in "It’s beginning to Sound a lot like Christmas" series.

    It’s Beginning to Sound A Lot Like Christmas Series "A Mother’s Lullaby and A Noisy Inn" Part 1 of 3 December 2, 2001 FBC, Chester, IllinoisMike Fogerson, Speaker Introduction: 1 Maria was had turned 90 and decided to do her Christmas gift giving in a little bit different ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Beginning Of The Gospel Series

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Jan 10, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 7,232 views

    Book sermon on Gospel of Mark emphasizes the person of Jesus.

    The Beginning of the Gospel Mark 1:1-3 INTRO.: Today’s message begins a series taken from the Gospel of Mark. It is the shortest of all the inspired biographies of Jesus and probably the first one written. Its human author was a man named John Mark, who apparently writes himself anonymously ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "The Hands Of Christ: Mighty, Yet Humble.” (Mk. 14:32-36; John 18:2-12) Series

    Contributed by Don Schultz on Feb 2, 2002
    based on 74 ratings
     | 7,781 views

    We focus on the hands of Christ, the mystery of his divinity, yet humanity and humility as he suffers for us.

    One of the most complicated pieces of machinery in the world is the human hand. Take a look at your hand for a moment. We take it for granted because it’s there every day, it usually does the things that we want it to do. Your hand is one of the most delicate, yet complex parts of your body. ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Chosen Of God

    Contributed by Jean Morris on Jan 28, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 7,101 views

    Paul was chosen by God, yet for the sake of the furtherance of the Gospel he had to suffer many things; he teaches us in the book of Philippians that we should rejoice in sufferings and anxiety, and rejoice in lowly service, with Christ as our pattern.

    December 26, 1999 TRAVELER’S REST CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST CHOSEN OF GOD Paul wrote Philippians while he was imprisoned in Rome. He had visited Philippi on his second missionary journey, this was some time later, and the Church seems to have been well established at the time of this writing. In ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Love Of God Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 26, 2003
    based on 54 ratings
     | 13,131 views

    If there are two of God’s attributes that the Scriptures emphasize more than the other, they are the Holiness of God and the Love of God. God’s Love Runs Deep, Beyond our Full Grasp.

    The Love of God 1. In the Spring of 1924, Jack Sundine was a four-year-old kid, standing in a line with his father inside the White House, waiting to meet President Calvin Coolidge. As they neared him, Jack noticed that he said something to each visitor as they shook hands. Soon, the thrilling ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Holy Spirit Helps Us Receive And Give Forgiveness

    Contributed by Jim Parisi on Jun 23, 2002
    based on 36 ratings
     | 3,820 views

    The Holy Spirit allows the grace of Christ’s forgiveness

    How The Holy Spirit Helps Us Receive and Give Forgiveness 4/21/02 Ephesians 1:7 Last week we spoke on speaking with grace next is forgiveness. This is one of the Hard ones to live let alone apply to our walks. Sometimes we are so safe in our position that we fail to see the sin we are in. Or ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Discipleship

    Contributed by Jim Parisi on Jun 23, 2002
    based on 77 ratings
     | 21,425 views

    What It Means To Follow Jesus.

    Discipleship HHM Pastor Jim Parisi June 2, 2002 What It Means To Follow Jesus: Luke 14:25-33 25 Now great multitudes went with Him. And He turned and said to them, 26 "If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Bruce Howell avatar

    A Declaration Of Dependence

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jun 26, 2002
    based on 484 ratings
     | 22,872 views

    We celebrate our independence from foreign rule on July 4th, but let us also celebrate our dependence upon God!

    A Declaration of Dependence Ps 33:10-22 10 The LORD foils the plans of the nations; he thwarts the purposes of the peoples. 11 But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations. 12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he chose for ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Daryl Bahn avatar

    Begun, Continued, Completed In Christ

    Contributed by Daryl Bahn on Sep 18, 2002
    based on 59 ratings
     | 12,336 views

    When we are frustrated by a seeming lack of progress in our Christian walk, God gives us a wonderful promise! (18th Sunday after Pentecost)

    BEGUN, CONTINUED, COMPLETED IN CHRIST (Philippians 1:6) Most worthwhile things in life take time: developing a marriage relationship, building a career, raising children, etc. As Christians, and as members of a congregation, however, we can sometimes become frustrated when we don’t see things ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran