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  • Gerald Albers avatar

    Missing The Party

    Contributed by Gerald Albers on Oct 1, 2008
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     | 10,219 views

    I would like us to study the parable of the prodigal son considering our own relationship with God, centering our lives on Jesus, and having intimacy with the Father. Oftentimes, our anger and refusal to "join the party," as it were, causes us to miss muc

    MISSING THE PARTY Luke 15:25-32 ________________________________________ On New Year’s Day 1963, USC played Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl. The Wisconsin quarterback, Ron VanderKelen, was one of the all-time great college quarterbacks. I was fourteen years old at the time, and our family was ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • David Owens avatar

    God's Faithful, Imperfect People

    Contributed by David Owens on Jan 15, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 24,898 views

    This sermon is based on the book Messy Spirituality by Michael Yaconelli. It is an encouragement to keep serving in spite of our imperfections.

    A. There’s a story told of a preacher who was preaching a message about the fact that no one is perfect. 1. To prove his point he asked for anyone who was perfect to stand up. 2. One man stood up in the middle of the congregation. 3. The preacher asked him, “Do you really think you are ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Rodney Buchanan avatar

    Religion & Relationship

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jun 10, 2007
    based on 24 ratings
     | 8,030 views

    How do we enter the Kingdom? Many who think they know, do not know.

    The story of Nicodemus is one of the best known stories of the Bible, and it comes to a close with one of the most often quoted passages in the Bible, John 3:16: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Wes Humble avatar

    Just One Thing Series

    Contributed by Wes Humble on Nov 11, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,225 views

    A sermon on the Ten Commandments

    Old Abbott and Costello skit. It doesn’t matter too much who is in what position in our lives until we settle the matter of who is on first. In other words, we need to know who is in first place in our lives. This issue must be settled! If anyone, or anything, occupies first place in our lives ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Brian Atwood avatar

    Taking Christ Home

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Jan 18, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,482 views

    What participation in a small group will do for you based on what it did for Matthew.

    Randy Frazee wrote a book called “The Connecting Church.” He has a son who was born without a left hand. One day in Sunday School the teacher was talking with the children about the church. To illustrate her point she folded her hands together and said, “Here’s the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Laborers Together With God

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Mar 11, 2010
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     | 11,079 views

    Annual sermon, D. C. Baptist Convention. Clergy and laity will be in conflict, but it can be creative when we recognize our humanness, turn our competitiveness in productivity, and learn to identify where God is already at work.

    I've done a little work through the years in helping ministers get positions on church staffs. Every Baptist minister, I guess, has done that. Where are the bishops when you really need them? But it's been fun to help young ministers, particularly those who were students of mine from my campus ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Troy Richards avatar

    Water Series

    Contributed by Troy Richards on Dec 9, 2010
     | 8,481 views

    Part four of looking at four elements in faith.

    -we’ve done earth, we’ve done air, we’ve done fire. There’s only one left. Water. -here’s the funny thing about water, it is necessary for life. This is why we hear so much about finding life out in space. Really, we have found nothing. There is no life. We ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Ray Ellis avatar

    Crossing The Line To Authentic Living

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Apr 11, 2005
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     | 5,269 views

    Daniel demonstrated a life of integrity. He crossed the line from a life of mediocrity a life of authentic God honoring living.

    Crossing the Line to Authentic Christian Living Daniel Leads the Way Daniel 6:1-4 Verse 4: “Daniel was faithful and honest and always responsible.” NLT Daniel lived a life of integrity as a teenager when he entered Babylon as recorded in chapter one of Daniel. He lived through the leadership of ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Hope For The Hopeless Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Apr 2, 2013
     | 9,991 views

    When all hope seems gone, believe in Jesus even if your friends despise him; believe in Jesus even if he delays his help; and believe in Jesus even in the face of death.

    William Alexander, in his book, The $64 Tomato, asks the question, “If you were doomed to live the same life over and over again for eternity, would you choose the life you are living now? The question is interesting enough,” he says, “but … the point of asking it is really ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Ernie Arnold avatar

    Abraham - The Father Of Hearing Series

    Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Feb 2, 2022
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    How do we hear from the LORD. This sermon focuses on the life of Abraham and how he was able to hear God and then obey God.

    Scripture: John 10:1-5; Genesis 12:1-9 Theme: Hearing God’s Voice Title: Abraham – The Father of Hearing INTRO: Grace and peace from God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit! Over the next few weeks I would like for us to go on a little adventure together. It is an adventure that focuses on ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Austin Mansfield avatar

    The Prodigal Son

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Apr 1, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 13,583 views

    When we hear this passage, we usually picture ourselves as the son who transgressed our loving Father through our sinful lives. Whatever our own particular sins may be, we relate to, we long for, we even expect, a loving God who’ll throw his arms out wide

    Additional Text: 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you, Lord, my rock and my redeemer. Amen. (Psalm 19:14) (The Slave – Captured) A 16-year-old boy was captured by ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Clark Tanner avatar

    "One For The Many"

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Sep 27, 2006
    based on 15 ratings
     | 4,642 views

    ‘Words of prophecy in the mouth are not clear evidence of a principle of grace in the heart’. Matthew Henry

    “But he said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be persuaded if someone rises from the dead’”. Luke 16:31 Jesus had just raised Lazarus from the dead over in Bethany, located about one mile east of Jerusalem on the Mount of Olives. Now how does one ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

  • Elmer Towns avatar

    Lesson 2

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Oct 26, 2006
     | 776 views

    This lesson looks at suffering through the laws of natural growth, proposed by Henry Drumonoud.

    A. THE LAW OF MOTION: “Every body will continue in a uniform motion in a straight line, except when an outward force changes it.” 1. Sometimes God sends suffering into our life to cause us to change our direction. a. Joseph was prepared to save the world. “Ye thought evil against me; [but] God ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Luther Sexton avatar

    (Section 10) Young Earth And Arguments Against Gap-Theory Series

    Contributed by Luther Sexton on Jun 20, 2018
     | 3,625 views

    Henry Morris, a young earth believer debates the PreAdam and Prehistoric Earth

    IX. Why The Gap Theory Won't Work by Henry M. Morris A. Those who advocate the gap theory agree that the six days of the creation week were literal days, but they interpret them only as days of recreation, with God creating again many of the kinds of animals and plants ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • David Owens avatar

    Learning To Wait On God Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Jul 12, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 17,633 views

    In this section from the story of Abraham, we see that he and Sarah got ahead of God and tried to force God to bring an heir through Hagar. There are a lot of important lessons for us to learn from this episode.

    Introduction: A. One day there was a man who was taking it easy, lying on the grass, looking up at the clouds, and having a conversation with God 1. The man said, “God, how long is a million years to you?” a. God answered, “In my frame of reference, a million years is about a minute.” 2. The man ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ