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  • Bruce Ferris avatar

    Why The Christian Should Abstain From Alcohol And Drugs

    Contributed by Bruce Ferris on Jan 14, 2006
    based on 49 ratings
     | 15,087 views

    Sunday, March 16, 1997 is Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Sunday. It is biblical to abstain from using alcohol and drugs. Alcohol and drug abuse has reached a frightening level. Recent statistics indicate 105,000 Americans die each year in alcohol re

    Sunday, March 16, 1997 is Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Sunday. It is biblical to abstain from using alcohol and drugs. Alcohol and drug abuse has reached a frightening level. Recent statistics indicate 105,000 Americans die each year in alcohol related deaths. It is also estimated that 18 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Satan's Tactics

    Contributed by Riley Turner on Sep 12, 2002
    based on 79 ratings
     | 12,712 views

    Satan is no different today than he has ever been; the nature of temptation and sin is really no different. Christians can better fight against evil by going back to Genesis and discovering how Satan operates.

    Satan’s Tactics Do you ever get the feeling that Satan has changed? When I look at how evil our world has become and consider the temptations that people are faced with, I am tempted to say that Satan has changed. I’m tempted to say that the nature of sin has changed. Sometimes it appears ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Looking To The Future

    Contributed by Paul George on Sep 14, 2003
    based on 11 ratings
     | 6,994 views

    Zechariah’s answer to the question the delegation from Bethel asked about continuing or discontinuing the public fasts was in the form of reproof. In this chapter he is ordered to change his voice, and to speak words of encouragement to the obedient pri

    Zechariah’s answer to the question the delegation from Bethel asked about continuing or discontinuing the public fasts was in the form of reproof. In this chapter he is ordered to change his voice, and to speak words of encouragement to the obedient priests and people. Zechariah is told to tell ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    When To Be Stubborn

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Aug 25, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 6,493 views

    There are times to be definite, clear, even stubborn: when you know the truth, when you understand your own motives, and when you can turn your stand into good news. Parts of the sermon were drawn from testimonies solicited earlier in the service around

    Indelibly etched on my mind is the photograph of one of our members, now deceased. If you go to Frances Flippen’s apartment, you can see a picture of her late husband, John, a military man, in full battle dress, helmet and all, standing with his legs spread apart and his arms folded, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    People Who Are Moth-Eaten

    Contributed by David Tijerina on Mar 2, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 5,110 views

    How many have ever seen a moth and went ballistic?The damage a moth can do in your spiritual life.

    People Who Are Moth-Eaten January 6, 2002 Intro: How many have ever seen a moth and went ballistic? Hurry... kill it! It’s going to eat up all our cloths. “Get the broom, get the newspaper.” And begin to chase it around the house until you finally kill it. Probably none of us. To us, a moth ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    "It's My Life And My Body!"

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Apr 3, 2002
    based on 109 ratings
     | 15,372 views

    Christians have been caught up in an attitude of don’t tell me what to do. What does the Word of God say about that view.

    Quite often, we hear individuals espousing libertarian philosophies of unbridled personal freedom. The pro-abortionists cry out that a woman has a right to her own body and that no one should interfere with what she does to her body, with little regard to the rights of the unborn child and its ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    You Can't Handle The Truth Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Jul 29, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 11,048 views

    13th in long series on Joshua. This sermon speaks about Achan’s sin, and the relevance of truth telling. Ties together Prov.23:23 (the cost of the truth, and the value of it) and Eph.4:15 (doing it in love) as well.

    Joshua 7:19-20 – You Can’t Handle the Truth Max Lucado, in his book Just Like Jesus, tells this story. A man received a call from his wife just as she was about to fly home from Europe. "How’s my cat?" she asked. "Dead." "Oh, honey, don’t be so honest. Why didn’t you break the news to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Victory Over Temptation

    Contributed by Bruce Ferris on Aug 19, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 2,626 views

    Paul was a mighty man of God but like Elijah he was a man with a nature like yours and mine (James 5:17). You may be redeemed in the Blood of the Lamb but you still carry around in your body feet made of clay.

    Victory Over Temptation It was the Apostle Paul’s practice to deliver to his hearers that which he received from the Lord (1 Corinthians 15:3-5). Paul was a mighty man of God but like Elijah he was a man with a nature like yours and mine (James 5:17). You may be redeemed in the Blood of the Lamb ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Watching Out For Falsehood

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Aug 7, 2006
    based on 164 ratings
     | 12,659 views

    Watching out for falsehood requires both recognition and realization.

    INTRO.- ILL.- It is my understanding that many years ago (1979) Bradley, Automotive Division of Thor Corporation, sold a fiberglass body that fit perfectly onto a VW bug chassis. The body was very modern in style and design, giving the impression it was an expensive sports car. On the outside it ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    What Hinders Church Growth?

    Contributed by Bo Dunford on Nov 1, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 26,928 views

    There is a number of things that hinders the church from growing.

    ACTS 2:41-47 “WHAT HINDERS CHURCH GROWTH?” A) Church growth is normal ... Standing still and stagnation is not normal for the church! * The first century church saw believers added daily! * The early church would have kept the adding machines and the computers going to keep up with it’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Even The Demons

    Contributed by David Green on Nov 1, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,302 views

    The disciples return from a mission and rejoice that the demons submitted ... implications for halloween etc.

    “Even the demons….” A remedy for darkness 17 The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.” 18 He replied, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19 I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    An Angry Jesus Series

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Apr 7, 2008
     | 6,650 views

    The Third Sermon of Lent 2008

    So far this Lenten season we have learned about Jesus as our ‘homeless savior’ from the fox, Jesus as our ‘peaceful savior’ from the donkey, and last week, Jesus as a ‘warning savior’ from the camel. (Slide 1) Today we are going to learn from the dove, a harmless creature if there ever was one, ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    It's All In The Mix Series

    Contributed by Lynn Malone on Feb 1, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,492 views

    A sermon exploring the dichotomy of good and evil existing side by side in the Kingdom of God.

    Stories Jesus Told: It’s All in the Mix Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 A story-teller usually has one thing to communicate, one point to make, when he/she tells a good story. Thus it was with Jesus as he began to weave a story for his listeners. Now a good story may have twists and sub-plots that ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Holiness And Temptation Series

    Contributed by Kerry Bauman on Mar 8, 2006
    based on 20 ratings
     | 3,598 views

    James, the brother of our Lord, tells us not to discouraged, drawn away or deceived when we’re tempted.

    Holiness and Temptation Text: James 1:12-18 Introduction: If you are a visitor here at CLCBC this morning, I would like to introduce you to the 8th message in a series that I have entitled, "In the World, But Not of It." This phrase was part of the content found in a prayer of our Lord’s in John ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Supreme Question Series

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Oct 3, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,214 views

    2 of 5 messages from Colossions. Why Jesus is supreme and our faith in him is well founded. Several illustrations and thoughts came from Brian Bill - Sermon Central Contributer

    The Supreme Question On October 18, 2001 the Washington Post described a new church in the state of Maryland. Using market research and focus groups, this denomination has designed weekly services that deliberately de-emphasize Jesus Christ. One of the founders of the church has said, “The sad ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ