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  • William McCaffery avatar

    The Church That Jesus Built

    Contributed by William Mccaffery on Oct 15, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 21,264 views

    The New Testament clearly demonstrates that there is one and only one Church that was founded by the Lord Jesus Christ.

    I want to talk to you tonight about the Church. However, before I get into that, I want to share a little bit about where I come from. I was born and raised in the United Methodist Church. I’ve spent some time kneeling with Baptists. I’ve played guitar with the Pentecostals. I’ve preached in ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Manna - Waking Up To Reality Series

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Apr 5, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 6,463 views

    Getting through dry times, is not done by the use of your wits, your education, your determination, or the power of positive thinking. Getting through dry times requires a supernatural solution.

    So, I get a call late one night, it is the sister of a good friend of mine – she never calls. There is a long pause after I answer. Then a little chit chat, then quickly comes the news: A childhood friend of mine, her sister, has just died of lung failure, she was only 38. I’m floored. I’m not sure ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Hard Times - Better Than Evian Water Series

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Apr 12, 2008
    based on 11 ratings
     | 12,118 views

    Hard times and difficult circumstances are not an argument for the absence of God in our lives; Hard times and difficult circumstances are in fact, an argument for the presence of God in our lives.

    We assume that sailing through life with ease is a sign that God is with us. We assume that when a tragedy happens, God was looking the other way. We assume that when we find ourselves out in a desert standing in the middle of nothing but dirt and rocks, we assume that there has been some mistake. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Nature Of The Church Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Dec 26, 2006
    based on 70 ratings
     | 26,717 views

    Purpose Driven Concepts. This is the first of three sermons I plan in this series. This sermon is a reworking of another of my sermons "What Is The Church."

    God’s Committed Community: The Nature of The Church Did you know the word church is not found in the Old Testament? The concept may be there and the foundational ideas for the church are there but the word church is never used in the Old Testament. The Old Testament talks about “a holy people”, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How To Be Transformed By Grace Series

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Nov 21, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,644 views

    When we are intercepted by God wewill be struck by his kindness, mercy and grace.

    Title: How to Be Transformed by Grace Text: Acts 8:1-3, Acts 9 and selected texts Thesis: When we are intercepted by God we will be struck by his kindness, mercy, and grace. Series: The Bible in 90 Days Whole Church Challenge Introduction How the Grinch Stole Christmas is a fanciful movie ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Good As Dead - Advent

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Dec 8, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 10,522 views

    Advent. It is hard to do an orignial John the Baptist advent sermon isn’t it? I give it a go. Our life circumstances do not determine the validty of who Jesus is. Also, John 1:6-9, 15-16,19-23.

    There are starting to be more movies with biblical themes coming out – the Nativity is the latest. I was thinking…Disney Studios might jump on the bandwagon and produce a biblically oriented film. I think there are many stories they could choose from….but you know Disney has a habit of changing the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    God Is Not A Cemetary Keeper Series

    Contributed by D Marion Clark on Oct 30, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,349 views

    The God you worship is your God forever.

    Introduction We start round three in the debate matches between Jesus and his opponents. In the first round the religious authorities tried intimidation: Who do you think you are? The result: they slink away intimidated by the crowd. In the second round the shrewdest of the Pharisees and ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Peace & Truth Series

    Contributed by Bobby Stults on Oct 7, 2011
     | 5,151 views

    This world is constantly seeking and searching for PEACE, but the cold stark reality is that until they submit to REAL TRUTH, there cannot be any TRUE PEACE. Paul understood this and laid out a template for discovering and experiencing the TRUE PEACE God

    Sermon Brief Date Written: September 29, 2011 Date Preached: October 2, 2011 Where Preached: OPBC (AM) Sermon Details: Series Title: A Series from Philippians Sermon Title: Peace & Truth Sermon Text: Philippians 4:5-9 [ESV] Introduction: If I had a title to give this sermon this ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Parable Of The Ten Minas

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 10, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,529 views

    Interpretation & application of the parable. (PowerPoint slides are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info

    Rewarding the Faithful Reading: Luke chapter 19 verses 11-27. Quote: Hebrews chapter 11 verse 6: “Without faith it is impossible to please God.’” Quote: “The word ‘Faith’ in the Bible is spelt ‘R.I.S.K.’” In the parable before us: • Nine servants were willing to ‘R.I.S.K.’ that is to ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    Essential Elements For Marriage

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on May 30, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 15,077 views

    Here are six short teaching on Marriage

    For June Wedding Sermonette Essential Elements for Marriage Part One I want to share with you something that is no big revelation, but a simple truth that should always be in the fore thought of our minds, “The world has changed, and it is going to keep changing.” (Marriage, From ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Twins Called Trust

    Contributed by John Perry on Aug 14, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,539 views

    The Bible shows us a pair of famous twins in the Bible, born of the same mother, sharing the same father but having two separate natures. One was a son of the flesh the other was a son of faith.

    Bunbury Sun pm 14/08/2011 “Twins called trust” Intro: I was reading some information about twins that people had posted on a blog site. One question was – can identical twins have the same fingerprints? Well unless your name is Molly & you are a cloned sheep – ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Judging

    Contributed by David Tack on Aug 31, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,674 views

    Biblical Judging

    Judging (1) AN INTRODUCTORY STORY: Steven Covey tells in 7 Habits for Highly Effective People, the story of a man who riding an a bus and was greatly disturbed at a young boy who was running up and down the aisle of the bus screaming and laughing at the top of his lungs, while the young ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mike Cleveland avatar

    Jesus Christ Sets Captives Free

    Contributed by Mike Cleveland on Nov 23, 2008
    based on 18 ratings
     | 20,904 views

    Jesus Christ is the great Liberator of His people. Come and see how He sets captives free.

    John 8. Zanzibar is an old city in East Africa. It is the home of the Swahili Institute, the official guardians of the Swahili language. But, for nearly 300 years it was the home of one of East Africa’s largest slave markets. But, something happened in Zanzibar. About 150 years ago a man walked ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Clark Tanner avatar

    "Pooches, Pigs And Pitching Pearls" Series

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Aug 5, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,355 views

    Sermon 16 in a study in the Sermon on the Mount

    “Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.” I remember my dad telling about a dream he had once. He was walking in a residential neighborhood and approached a gate that led to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    Christian Cost Assessment

    Contributed by Steven Chapman on Aug 16, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,097 views

    Discipleship is not a casual affair. In a series of three encounters, Jesus shows the high priority he places on discipleship.

    “Let’s cut to the chase. After nearly two decades of studying Christian churches in America, I’m convinced that the typical church as we know it today has a rapidly expiring shelf life.” This dire assessment of the state of the church begins George Barna’s 1998 book, The Second Coming of The ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ