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  • Brad Beaman avatar

    Purity By The Cross Series

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Oct 5, 2022
     | 2,236 views

    How do we get pure? How can we relate to God? We find out in Hebrews 9:14. That purity comes by the cross. Nothing can compare to the power of Christ in cleaning up a life.

    God is pure. He is like the snow on the top of the Himalayan mountains. We are un-pure. We are like the mud puddle on the road. You can’t mix the two together. The mud puddle water will contaminate the Himalayan snow. Then how do we get pure? How can we relate to God? We find out in Hebrews 9:14. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jesus Came To Town Riding On A Donkey

    Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Mar 15, 2004
    based on 64 ratings
     | 18,793 views

    This is a Palm Sunday message.

    What do we think of when we think about conquering heroes? We think of General MacArthur saying, “I shall return!” We think of John Paul Jones telling the British, “I have not yet begun to fight.” We think of Teddy Roosevelt charging up San Juan Hill. We think of the allied tanks rolling into ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Mourning The End Of Summer

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Feb 26, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,597 views

    We find that we have dallied or been irresponsible, and the things we said we want to accomplish are impossible at this late date. But God is capable of redeeming even that element of irresponsibility if we renew our commitment to Him.

    Takoma Park Baptist Church, Washington, DC, August 28, 1988 Here we are at the end of summer, or nearly so. It's the end of August, which is at least psychologically the end of summer. It's the end of the summer feeling, for now it's back to reality, now it’s back to business and a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Stephen Wright avatar

    To Boldly Come! Series

    Contributed by Stephen Wright on Apr 10, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 9,666 views

    We are encouraged to come boldly to the throne of grace to obtain mercy, and grace to help in our time of need.

    To boldly come! – reading Psalm 55, Luke 18:9-14 Introduction I like Star Trek. The original TV series always started with “To boldly go where no man has gone before.” Of course after all the repeats they ended up going to the same place hundreds of times! This morning I want us to think about a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God Is Our Refuge

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Sep 14, 2001
    based on 35 ratings
     | 7,056 views

    A sermon for the Sept. 11 tragedy.

    GOD IS OUR REFUGE Text: Psalm 46:1-11 In his book HOW CAN IT BE ALRIGHT, WHEN EVERYTHING IS ALL WRONG? Lewis B. Smedes describes hope and how we view it: "... three things are going on when we hope for something. The first is desire: we want what we hope for. The second is belief; we believe ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    When Trying Stops, Doing Starts

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Sep 9, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,726 views

    Do you know the word "trying" appears once in the Bible and it's not about attempting to do something and failing? Trying has become "the" excuse as to why we fail to do what God has called, empowered and commanded us to do.

    When Trying Stops Doing Starts Scripture: James 1:3; John 10:10; Mark 8:22-26; 11:22-24 The title of my message this morning is “When Trying Stops, Doing Starts.” I am trying! I am trying to do better! I am trying harder! I am trying to stop! I am trying to start! I am trying, I am ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    He Is The King Of Righteousness Series

    Contributed by Don Jaques on Mar 12, 2005
    based on 15 ratings
     | 4,406 views

    Followers of Jesus Christ must be more concerned with God’s “main things” than with side issues.

    Who Is This Jesus? 17. He is our King of Righteousness John 18 Don Jaques March 12/13, 2005 MAIN IDEA: Those who persecuted Jesus were more concerned with ritual cleanliness than with pleasing God with their actions. It is easy for religious people to get fixated on certain smaller parts of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    When Life Is Just Not Fair Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on May 16, 2002
    based on 119 ratings
     | 47,395 views

    We run into problems when we try to impose our definitions of fairness on God.

    A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 17 When Life Is Just Not Fair. Luke 7:18-35 Do you remember when you were young what your mom always said as you went outside to join the neighborhood kids in some kind of organized game, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Incarnational Stream Series

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 15, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,223 views

    God is everywhere, with us always. The "incarnational stream" helps us live with/in God daily.

    The Incarnational Stream: How Broad Is The Kingdom Of God? February 26, 2006 Intro: In a certain suburban neighborhood, there were two brothers, 8 and 10 years old, who were exceedingly mischievous. Whatever went wrong in the neighborhood, it turned out they had had a hand in it. Their parents ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Can We Ignore God Without Consequence?

    Contributed by Jason Pettibone on Mar 23, 2004
    based on 35 ratings
     | 5,695 views

    Noah built the ark in the open plain, far from the sea, surely attracting derision. It was hard work that required sustained effort over years and years time. But he BELIEVED and OBEYED God as a result of his faith. God honored that faith by providing a m

    Can We Ignore God Without Consequence? We return to the book of Beginnings this morning. Our text is drawn from one of the most well-known stories in the Bible, found in Genesis 6 through 9. The account of Noah. With apologies to David Letterman, here’s a Top Ten list of lessons learned from ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    It Was A Setup Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 30, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,211 views

    We set ourselves up for failure if we are afraid to risk using all we have been given, if we are shy about our average-ness, and especially if we are ashamed of our poverty. Sermon for Martin Luther King Sunday

    On one of our trips to Louisville to see about my mother-in-law, we stayed at a motel right next to a Baptist church. It happened to be a church which had been started as a mission congregation by my home church back when I was a teenager. I told Margaret that I remembered that vacant lot between ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    Steppin Up To A New Level Of Power Series

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Mar 9, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 7,103 views

    This sermon deals with how we need to manage the power we already have in our lives.

    Stepping Up To A New Level With Power 2/12/06 Genesis 1:27-30 Matthew 20:20-28 Suppose for a moment that when you wake up in the morning, there is angel at your bed and He says, “God is giving you an unlimited amount of power for the next hour and a half. Do as you please with it. ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Tim Smith avatar

    Sing A New Song

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 16, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,816 views

    This is a call to move from traditional worship focusing on the Builder Generation to Multi-ethnic worship. Can also be used to explain the differences in worshop preferences between generations and moving to contemporary worship

    Sing a New Song Psalm 96 I am a PK, a preacher’s kid and grew up in a traditional Methodist church with hymns, the organ, anthems, a handbell choir and Calls to Worship. In 1990, I attended a conference in Houston on cutting edge ministry. The first night opened with worship. I walked in and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    The Singing Sister Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 18, 2008
    based on 39 ratings
     | 33,264 views

    Miriam was a very Godly woman who had a special ministry of song in Israel. That didn’t make her perfect, but it did serve to help her even when she stumbled.

    OPEN: (I had the people stand as we sang the "Star Spangled Banner") O say can you see, by the dawn’s early light What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro’ the perilous fight, O’er the ramparts we watch’d, were so gallantly streaming? ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Ned Bartlebaugh avatar

    Resolving To Know Christ

    Contributed by Ned Bartlebaugh on Jan 4, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,664 views

    This New Year resolve to know Jesus Christ personally, intimately and experientially.

    “Resolving to Know Christ” INTRODUCTION Good morning and Happy New Year. This is a time of year when we anticipate what the next year will bring. We have traditions of celebrating the previous year with family and friends. We also have traditions of setting expectations and hopes for the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist