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    The Blessing Of Endurance

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Jan 28, 2007
    based on 31 ratings
     | 8,922 views

    James gives his church a message of hope in hopeless times. He encourages people to endure to the end, to be blessed through tribulation

    Intro: as I read the New Testament, and realize what the early church faced, and look at today’s prosperity preaching, hyper-faith preaching, happily ever after preaching, never have a bad day preaching, I wonder how early Christians would have fared under this soft, fluffy, easy listening ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Running The Race And Winning It

    Contributed by Chew Chew on Jan 28, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,125 views

    How to run the race God set before us and complete it.

    Title: Running the race and winning it! Text: 1Corinthians 9:24-25 Introduction I believe that all of us have participated in a cross-country race. When I was in secondary school, the cross-country race is a yearly affair and we have to train and run the cross-country whether we like it or not. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    What Now? Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Jan 29, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,348 views

    Exposition of 1 Peter 1:13-16

    Text: 1 Peter 1:13-16 Title: What Now? Date/Place: LSCC, 6/5/05, AM I. INTRODUCTION A. Opening illustration: leading the seminar for church planters at SEBTS before I left. B. Background to passage: This is a pivotal point in Peter’s letter. For the first 12 verses he expounded on the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Ultimate Motivaiton For Obedience Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Jan 29, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,945 views

    Exposition of 1 Peter 1:17-21

    Text: 1 Peter 1:17-21, Title: The Ultimate Motivation for Obedience, Date/Place: LSCC, 6/12/05, AM A. Opening illustration: the moor played by Morgan Freeman in the Costner Robin Hood film. Or the black brigades in the Civil War giving absolute loyalty to the nation vying for their ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When The Honeymoon Ends Series

    Contributed by Tim Patrick on Jan 30, 2007
    based on 16 ratings
     | 4,621 views

    This sermon examines believers and churches that move away from their first love (honeymoon love).

    When my wife and I first married I received a rebuke from one of our senior adult members. I jokingly stated that we were still on our honeymoon. The way I expressed myself made it sound as if the honeymoon was coming to an end. This senior adult lady informed me that "the honeymoon should never ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Guard Your Heart Series

    Contributed by Doug Henry on Jan 31, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 14,983 views

    Solomon, the world’s wisest man, gives us a charge that we need to guard our hearts above all else.

    Guard Your Heart Spiritual Heart Surgery Proverbs 4:20 – 27 When I was in junior high, I played on the football team. What position did I play? Well, it could be said that I played three positions – guard, tackle and end. I sat on the end of the bench, guarded the water bottle, and tackled ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Absence And Presence

    Contributed by John Vella on Jan 31, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,253 views

    How we deal with absence and presence can affect how we relate to Jesus.

    Seeds for Sowing, Vol. XI, Issue 2, No. 14 Ascension of the Lord - Year C May 20th, 2007 Readings: * Acts 1:1-11 * Hebrews 9:24-28; 10:19-23 * Lk. 24:46-53 Absence And Presence Separation Separation is something that all of us must deal with, many times in our lives. All of us experience so ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Mercy - Love's Other Name

    Contributed by John Vella on Jan 31, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,319 views

    Mercy and love are two sides of the same coin.

    Seeds for Sowing, Vol. XI, Issue 2, No. 9 Second Sunday of Easter - Year C Divine Mercy Sunday April 15th, 2007 Readings: * Acts 5:12 - 16 * Rev. 1:9 - 11a, 12-13, 17-19 * Jn. 20:19-31 Mercy-Love’s Other Name Divine Mercy Sunday A few years ago, Pope John Paul II declared that today would be ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Whom Do We Serve

    Contributed by John Vella on Jan 31, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,028 views

    We need to be aware to whom we are giving our lives.

    Third Sunday of Easter - Year C April 22nd, 2007 Readings: * Acts 5:12 - 16 * Rev. 1:9 - 11a, 12-13, 17-19 * Jn. 20:19-31 Whom Do We Serve? God Or Humans? In our reading from the Acts of the Apostles, we hear Peter saying these words: "We must obey God rather than any human authority". If we ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Jesus' Gift Of Peace

    Contributed by John Vella on Jan 31, 2007
    based on 20 ratings
     | 7,118 views

    The roles of fear and peace in our lives.

    Sixth Sunday of Easter - Year C May 13th, 2007 Readings: * Acts 15:1-2, 22-29 * Rev. 21:10-14, 22-23 * Jn. 14:23-29 Jesus’ Gift of Peace Another Look Sometimes it is a good thing to take a second look at basic realities in our lives. We can either get some new insight into life or at least, we ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Peak Moments

    Contributed by John Vella on Jan 31, 2007
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,941 views

    We need to remember graced moments as a source of encouragement.

    Second Sunday of Lent - Year C March 4th, 2007 Readings: * Gen. 15:5-12, 17-18 * Phil. 3:17 - 4:1 * Lk. 9:28 - 36 Peak Moments A Good Day? When we get up each morning, none of us knows what life has in store for us. Perhaps we will win the lottery, or then again, someone may rear end us on the ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Seeing With New Eyes

    Contributed by John Vella on Jan 31, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,427 views

    We need to constantly see God’s creation and all that is in it with new eyes.

    Third Sunday of Lent - Year C March 11th, 2007 Readings: * Exod. 3:1-8a, 13-15 * 1 Cor. 10:1-6, 10-12 * Lk. 13:1-9 Seeing With New Eyes Repent In English, most of us understand the word "repent" in a very limited way. We often use this word as if it had only one small, restricted meaning. ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Forgiving Words

    Contributed by John Vella on Jan 31, 2007
     | 2,528 views

    Gossip has no place in our hearts or our mouths.

    Fifth Sunday of Lent - Year C March 25th, 2007 Readings: * Is. 43:16-21 * Phil. 3:8-14 * Jn. 8:1-11 Forgiving Words Harriet and George Here’s a little story for you. In a small town, a person named Harriet loved to gossip and kept sticking her nose into other people’s business. One day she ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Living In Trust

    Contributed by John Vella on Jan 31, 2007
     | 2,876 views

    As humans we need to live in trust -- there really is no other choice.

    Second Sunday of Lent (B) March 12, 2006 Readings: ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Escaping The Cross

    Contributed by John Vella on Jan 31, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,839 views

    Running away from the cross gets us nowhere -- literally!

    Third Sunday of Lent (B) March 19, 2006 Readings: ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic