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  • John Donnelly avatar

    "Pentecost--United In Understanding, Truth, & Love"

    Contributed by John Donnelly on Jun 5, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,863 views

    The Holy Spirit ;11) empowers us to understand one another; (2) thereby exposing us to the truth of Christ; which units ther Body in Love.

    Pentecost Sermon May, 2008 Únited in Understanding, Truth, and Love By the Rev. John Donnelly There is an old joke that says,” God so loved the world—THAT HE DID NOT SEND A ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Its A Wonderful Life

    Contributed by Jeffrey Sims on Dec 14, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,141 views

    The birth of Christ and the Second coming are all about Hope

    Every year about this time television stations reach way back in their vaults and grab an old black and white film that I think still speaks to people's lives even today. It's a film we have all probably seen titled It's a Wonderful Life. Its a movie about a man named George Bailey, a guy who ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    God With Us Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Dec 24, 2013
     | 4,988 views

    God, in Christ, is with us. His presence is our hope and our peace.

    “‘Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us).” Christmas Eve, and the world is at peace. Or is peace only a vague and puerile wish? Conflicts continue unabated throughout the world. Governments are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Thankful, Even In The Hard Times

    Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Nov 20, 2014
    based on 2 ratings
     | 9,016 views

    Paul writes to the church and to us that we can be content and happy and thankful, even in the hard times in our lives. Jesus models this thankfulness even when death on a cross is eminent.

    Giving Thanks, Even In The Hard Times Philippians 4: 10-13 Intro: The day before Thanksgiving an elderly man in Phoenix called his son in New York and said to him, "I hate to ruin your day, but I have to tell you that your mother and I are divorcing; 45 years of misery is enough. We’re sick ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Christmas Is Not Your Birthday: Giving Up On Perfect:" Series

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Nov 30, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,920 views

    A sermon for the Second Sunday of Advent.

    Luke 1:26-38 “Christmas Is Not Your Birthday: Giving up on Perfect” (based on Mike Slaughter's book) How many of you have seen the movie Christmas Vacation starring Chevy Chase? The movie has become a holiday favorite. It’s a parody about the false expectations that we often ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Assuming About Pentecost

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 8, 2019
     | 2,793 views

    Pentecost is the inauguration of a new era: the era of the Spirit, the era of the harvest, the era of awaiting the trumpet.

    Assuming About Pentecost Acts 2:1-13 1. A Baptist preacher and his wife decided they needed a dog. Ever mindful of their congregation, they knew the dog must also be Baptist. They visited an expensive kennel and explained their needs to the manager, who assured them he had just the dog for ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Love: The Greatest Characteristic Series

    Contributed by Lynn Malone on Dec 5, 2018
     | 8,463 views

    Love is the greatest characteristic of a disciple of Jesus Christ. This messages focuses on the meaning of love in the life of a disciple.

    All You Need is Love Love: The Greatest Characteristic 1 Corinthians 13: 4-8a, 13 Whoever thought love could be such a lucrative business? Retailers, that’s who! According to the National Retail Federation, the average amount spent on Valentine’s Day is $134/person in 2014, with a total spent ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Shouting With The Shepherds

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Feb 3, 2022
     | 1,570 views

    Christmas Eve meditation

    Shouting with the shepherds Luke 2:1-20 Introduction- Luke 2:1-7 (1-20 in sections) We live in a day and age that people say happy holidays instead of merry Christmas. It is a time of presents and a time of personal pleasures. We struggle to have time with family and friends. We spend more ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    A Follower Or A Fan?

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Feb 5, 2017
     | 7,319 views

    Discipleship

    THE ROAD LESS TRAVELLED (LUKE 9:57-62) A man wrote to his pastor: “Dear Pastor, you often stress attendance at worship as being very important for a Christian, but I think a person has a right to miss now and then. I think every person ought to be excused for the following reasons and the number of ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Triumphal Entry Of Christ Into Jerusalm

    Contributed by James Snyder on Mar 21, 2016
     | 4,485 views

    There are basically two influences in all of our lives. You are doing what you are doing because of one or the other of these influences. The two influences are Righteousness and Religion.

    What did you do this past week? Make a list in your mind of five or six things you did this past week. Now, think about why you did those things. What was behind the things that you did that made you do those things? Most people think that they are in control of their life, when in actuality; ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Elijah's Warning Against Ignoring God.

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Mar 25, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,901 views

    You can do a lot of things with God but ignoring Him is not an option - at least not for long!

    Admin OptionsFeature Edit Discussion Close Discussion Add Tags Cancel Delete Discussion Intro: 1. William Craig, "Modern man thought that when he had gotten rid of God, he had freed himself from all that he had gotten rid of God, he had freed himself from all that repressed and stifled him. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Davon Huss avatar

    Laughter, Little Things, And The Lord

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 27, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,251 views

    A sermon on how to have some zest for life with laughter, enjoying the little things and fearing the Lord. Sermon based around Proverbs 15:13-17

    HoHum: In writing about Lincoln’s Civil War years, author Richard Hanser says that on September 22, 1862, the War Cabinet was summoned to the White House for a special session. Lincoln was reading a book as everyone came in. Secretary of War Stanton later said this of the meeting: “Finally the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Family And Spiritual Warfare Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on May 25, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,398 views

    Talk about 3 important lessons we need to learn in this battle for our family and then give some practical applications (Material adapted from Andreas Kostenberger's book, God, Marriage, and Family, chapter 8 pgs. 162- 171)

    HoHum: A few minutes before the services started, the church people were sitting in their pews and talking. Suddenly, Satan appeared at the front of the church. Everyone started screaming and running for the front entrance, trampling each other in a frantic effort to get away from the evil one. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Anthony Zibolski avatar

    Thanks-Giving

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Dec 1, 2015
     | 6,068 views

    Thanksgiving is a reminder of the great things that God has already done for us.

    Thanks-Giving Selected Scriptures Introduction- This morning we are only a few days away from a lot of people suffering from over-eating and blaming the turkey we ate as the reason we had to take an all day nap on Thanksgiving. Really, that is a myth. Turkey does contain Tryptophan, an amino ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Pentecost, Holy Spirit - In You! Series

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Jun 11, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,026 views

    sermon on the Holy Spirit and our relationship to God through him. Includes a personal testamony and some back ground on the day of Pentecost.

    This week we celebrate Pentecost, the time when the Holy Spirit descended on the disciples as they were gathered together in one place in Jerusalem. You may wonder why the dove in the power point, in Matthew 3;16 we read; “As soon as Jesus was baptised, he went up out of the water. At that moment ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army