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  • Larry Sarver avatar

    Changing For The Better Series

    Contributed by Larry Sarver on Apr 16, 2002
    based on 38 ratings
     | 18,389 views

    An Expository Sermon from Romans 7:14-25 concerning becoming a better person through Jesus alone. Romans Series #32

    Romans Series # 32 April 03, 2002 Introduction: Welcome to New life in Christ. As most of you are aware, it is our practice to go through books of the Bible verse by verse. Tonight we continue our series out of the book of Romans. Would you please join me in a word of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    More Than A Mystery

    Contributed by Michael Elmore on Jan 17, 2002
    based on 95 ratings
     | 11,589 views

    Making Christians aware of their responsibility to share the Gospel.

    MORE THAN A MYSTERY Ephesians 3:1-12 INTRODUCTION: 1. The Monarch Mystery. The ability to find home evokes legends of Rover or Fido who, when owners have moved from one coast to the other, have made a 3,000-mile trek to find their owners in a location to which they’ve never been before. At ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Joel Pankow avatar

    Put Some Sticks On H E Double Tooth Picks Series

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Oct 22, 2002
    based on 20 ratings
     | 5,001 views

    the doctrine of hell and our response

    October 20, 2002 Sermon Series on the End Times - Eternal Damnation For years and years Art Linkletter hosted a TV show called “Kids Say the Darndest Things.” This was usually a very entertaining show because kids do have a tendency to say things that nobody else would say. Sometimes it’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Encourage Yourself In The Lord

    Contributed by Jim Mooney on Jan 9, 2001
    based on 196 ratings
     | 115,062 views

    In moments of distress you can encourage yourself in the Lord.

    Encourage Yourself In The Lord 1 Samuel 30:6-8 6 And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God. 7 And David said to Abiathar ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Kevin Higgins avatar

    Helpers Or Hindrances?

    Contributed by Kevin Higgins on May 22, 2006
    based on 27 ratings
     | 12,518 views

    Three groups of people who affected this man’s access to Christ. Which one are you in?

    Luke 5:16-26 Helpers or Hindrances? Woodlawn Missionary Baptist Church May 21, 2006 Introduction Read Luke 5:16-26. While I was in Jr. High and High School, mom worked at a state run facility for the mentally retarded called Mexia State School. On occasion I would drop by and visit with her and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Father's Love

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jun 17, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 15,336 views

    This message illustrates three positive attributes of a father as noted in the Parable of the Prodigal Son.

    Scripture Reading: Luke 15:11-32 Message: “A Father’s Love” Text: “And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him” (Luke 15:20). Introduction: What is Father’s Day? In 1909, Mrs. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    A Message Of Encouragement

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Dec 8, 2007
    based on 115 ratings
     | 79,698 views

    1- Encouragement must be spoken 2- Encouragement deals with good news 3- Encouragement ultimately leads people to God

    INTRO.- ILL.- Chuck Swindoll in his book Growing Deep in the Christian Life tells about a man getting ready to make an around-the-world voyage in his homemade boat. Without exception everyone on the pier was vocally pessimistic. Everyone was telling him everything that could possibly go wrong. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Song Of The Satisfied Soul

    Contributed by Dr. Jeremy Simpson on Mar 11, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,604 views

    How The Lord alone can satisfy us in the midst of trouble - Encouraging Message

    The Song of the Satisfied Soul Psalms 63 Intro: The Writer and Occasion is stated in the Superscription It Says “ A Psalm of David When he was in the Wilderness of Judah This Psalm, Just Like Chapter 62 probably belongs to the Time of Absolom’s Rebellion. There are Several Reasons why this is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Fred Sigle avatar

    Breathing New Life Into The Church

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Mar 19, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,984 views

    There are churches (and individual Christians) who look at the trouble and hardships their dealing with and feel that God has forsaken them. They feel like their spiritual life is being sapped right out of them, and are on the brink of giving up.

    BREATHING NEW LIFE IN THE CHURCH A. How is your WALK with Christ? 1. I think most Christians will answer that question with, "It’s good." COMMENT: Deep down, however, something is MISSING. You can’t quite put your finger on it, but the JOY you once had in Christ is DIMINISHING. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Faith Like A Child Series

    Contributed by Jamey Stuart on Dec 5, 2005
    based on 69 ratings
     | 23,199 views

    Using the Polar Express as our spring board this message deals with how we lose childlike faith and explores 4 ways that we can rebuild our childlike faith

    Service opens with a drama with a story about the importance of a childhood Bible and how it reminded her of a faith that over time she had lost... Introduction: I had a Bible similar to the one Lisa described. It zipped up and had a colorful scene on the cover of something in the Promised Land. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Ray Ellis avatar

    The Challenge Of Turning Critics Into Friends

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Mar 13, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,093 views

    Job learned how to handle criticism and with God’s help turned his critics into friends.

    The Challenge of Turning Critics into Friends Job 23:10-14 How do you handle criticism? Job had his share of critics. He learned to handle his critics with class. God helped Job turn his critics into friends. In fact God encouraged his critics to become prayer partners with Job. Job ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    How Do You Know? Series

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Aug 1, 2004
    based on 44 ratings
     | 5,616 views

    We fall prey to the distorions of false prophets when: 1. We do not take evil seriously. 2. We do not take truth seriously. 3. We do not take doctrine seriously.

    The Wichita Eagle newspaper recently ran an interesting story. There was a pond in the middle of a housing development that was kept stocked with fish. Evidently, a child had thrown a toy basketball and it rolled into the pond. One of the residents saw the ball bouncing around in a strange ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Steve Malone avatar

    Yes It's Worth It!

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Feb 1, 2005
    based on 44 ratings
     | 17,607 views

    Our main text today is I Corinthians 15:58. And in this verse Paul tells Christians what they need to do to overcome discouragement as they live for Christ, he tells them how to breakout, from the dungeons of despair.

    "YES! IT’S WORTH IT" TEXT: I CORINTHIANS 15:58 INTRODUCTION I am really excited about the study we will be doing together today. I was already to study another text with you this morning, BUT I was convicted, I believe by the Holy Spirit, of the need to share and study I Corinthians 15:58 ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Richard Pfeil avatar

    Jesus Transformed People And Institutions Series

    Contributed by Richard Pfeil on May 17, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 5,443 views

    Part 8 of 8 on Jesus preached during Lent with this message focusing on the transformative power in placing ones life in Jesus’ hands.

    Jesus Transformed People and Institutions Sunday, April 28, 2002 TEXT: Mark 11: 15-17 Last week we completed a series on Celebrating Jesus. As I looked over the whole series and pondered the things that really drew people to Jesus, there is one that I think was missing on the list. I find it very ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • James May avatar

    Dream Catchers

    Contributed by James May on Jun 12, 2005
    based on 31 ratings
     | 7,928 views

    God isn’t looking for someone who believes in fantasies and legendary "Dream Catchers" like those of the American Indians, but He is looking for some Dream Catchers who will catch the vision of a work for the Lord.

    DREAM CATCHERS By Pastor Jim May Among the Chippewa and other American Indian tribes there is a legend that goes something like this: A spider was quietly spinning his web in his own space. It was beside the sleeping space of Nokomis, the grandmother. Each day, Nokomis watched the spider at ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible