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  • Horace Wimpey avatar

    Standing In The Gap

    Contributed by Horace Wimpey on May 24, 2014
    based on 43 ratings
     | 92,487 views

    On Memorial day, we remember and honor those who have stood in the gap between freedom and tyranny. We also are reminded that we are called to stand in the gap for our faith in God.

    Standing In The Gap Ezekiel 22:30 Intro: I heard about a guy named John who had a serious memory problem. One day John ran into a friend he had not seen in a long time. He greeted him and said, “Bill, do you remember what a bad memory I had?” Bill answered, “Yes, I certainly ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    To Boldly Go

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Jul 4, 2013
     | 9,622 views

    God rewards initiative in his honor.

    1. Kemmons Wilson Kemmons Wilson has always been an initiator. He started working when he was seven selling magazines, newspapers and popcorn. In 1930 at the age of seventeen he started working for a Cotton broker in his first salaried job, for $12 a week writing figures on the price board. When a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "Authentic Religion"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Apr 27, 2013
     | 3,891 views

    A sermon about love.

    John 13:34-35 "Authentic Religion" A headline on the front page of the paper this past Tuesday caught my eye. It read: "Bomb Suspects Driven by Faith." It went on to say: "The two brothers suspected of bombing the Boston Marathon appear to have been motivated by their religious ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Have A "merry" Christmas!

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Dec 21, 2018
     | 4,016 views

    In the midst of chaos, our expectations often leave us disappointed. Thoughts on how to have a MERRY Christmas!

    How to have a Merry Christmas? 1 John 1; 1 John 4; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 December 23, 2018 It still boggles my mind that we are 2 days away from Christmas! This year has been the longest possible shopping season and amazingly next year, will be the shortest. I’m not sure which is better. Some ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When The World Is Wanting

    Contributed by Scott Jensen on Jan 1, 2019
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    A sermon for the Christmas season that looks at what the world wants, what God wants for us, and what God wants us to seek.

    Opening Remarks and Introduction Tonight, we’ll finish up the Christmas Lights sermon series by looking at the world and what it wants. Much of this series has looked at how others can affect our celebration. With Christmas Eve and Christmas Day both behind us, much of the busy-ness of Christmas ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    In Everything Give Thanks

    Contributed by John Gaston on Nov 26, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,846 views

    Paul told us that thanks-giving, not complaining, is God's best will for us. We're to do it in every circumstance, not just the good ones. A thankful spirit operates by faith and focuses on God. We're to do it in the strength and grace of Christ, which is sufficient.

    IN EVERYTHING GIVE THANKS 1 Thess. 5:18 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. Josh: Why did the farmer run a steamroller over his potato field on Thanksgiving Day? Phil: Why? Josh: He wanted to raise mashed potatoes. 2. Biff: Why did the turkey cross the road? Bob: I don’t know. Biff: It was Thanksgiving ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    God With Us

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Jan 6, 2020
     | 8,251 views

    God revealed himself to us in Christ.

    Title: God with Us! Text: John 1:1-18 Thesis: God revealed himself to us in Christ. Introduction You’ve likely seen the ad… Reunited! E.T. Returns to Earth 37 Years Later to See Actor Henry Thomas reprises his role as Elliot alongside the alien ET character for Comcast's new "A ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Lighting The Way!

    Contributed by K. Heath Mcdougal-Deans on Jan 11, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,280 views

    We are the ground troops in charge of lighting the darkness on this earth. We can light up the world with our attitude. We can light up the world with service and good deeds. And, last but never least... lighting the way with LOVE!

    Lighting the Way! ILL.- It was at the end of the school year, and a kindergarten teacher was receiving gifts from her pupils. The florist’s son handed her a gift. She shook it, held it overhead, and said, "I bet I know what it is. Some flowers." "That’s right!" the boy said, ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    A Mother's Faith

    Contributed by Paul Norwood on May 9, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 14,966 views

    A Mother's Day sermon that gives five characteristics of good mothers derived from the Canaanite woman who begged Jesus to heal her demon-possessed daughter.

    “A Mother’s Faith” Text: 2 Timothy 1:3-5 I. Welcome While we are to honor our mothers each day of our lives, we do want to take a moment and wish everyone a Happy Mother’s Day. We all had a mother or we wouldn’t be here this morning. Yet, this can be a very bittersweet ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Dine On What Endures: Jesus, The Bread Of Life

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Aug 9, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,065 views

    Why do we need to keep "working" for the Bread of Life? How do we this?

    Have you ever been to Westminster Abbey? It’s that magnificent old church in London where over a dozen British kings and queens are buried. But it’s not just royalty who are entombed here. Westminster Abbey is also the resting place for notables like George Fredrick Handel, Isaac ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Sunday After Christmas Sermon Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Aug 20, 2015
    based on 10 ratings
     | 55,339 views

    How did Christmas 2014 feel to you? Maybe your Christmas wasn’t all you expected. Now that Christmas is over, maybe the excitement has passed and life is already returning to some kind of normal. Whatever normal might be in your life!

    The Sunday after Christmas sermon How was your Christmas? Yesterday I went to buy some petrol and as I was queuing up to pay I heard another driver ask the cashier: “How was your Christmas?” Her response was “I am SO HAPPY that Christmas is over!” - I find that a little ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Communion And St. Patrick's Day Sermon

    Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Mar 11, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,585 views

    This is a Communion message that I've attempted to tie in with St. Patrick's Day. It is focused on The Lord's Supper, but ties in how the missionary to Ireland was Christ focused, and how we should be as well.

    Communion March 2020 / St. Pats Day Text: 1 Corinthians 11:23-30 As you can tell by this table that’s been set here, we are taking communion this morning, but I want, if I’m able, to try and tie it in with St. Patrick’s Day… Because I think that sometimes there can be some confusion about both of ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Christmas Presence

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Dec 12, 2014
     | 6,093 views

    Everyone looks forward to receiving Christmas presents but what about the presence of Jesus? Tony Abrams said, “Christmas is not about presents but His presence!” The greatest Christmas present came in the presence of Jesus.

    CHRISTMAS PRESENCE INTRODUCTION: Everyone looks forward to receiving Christmas presents. The Jews had been waiting hundreds of years for their Messiah to come. The greatest Christmas present came in the presence of Jesus. 2000 years later, Jesus is still the greatest present. Tony Abrams said, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Dennis Lee avatar

    Sukkot - The Feast Of Tabernacles Series

    Contributed by Dennis Lee on Sep 27, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,183 views

    This message is a part of the Feast of Israel series. It looks at the last of the seven feast, the Feast of Tabernacles, or Sukkot.

    Feasts of Israel Sukkot The Feast of Tabernacles Introduction As we have been studying the biblical fall feast of Israel, beginning with Rosh Hashanah, or the Feast of Trumpets, and then last week, Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, Sukkot, or the Feast of Tabernacles, that we’ll be looking at ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    The Christmas Truce On 1914

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 27, 2021
     | 4,528 views

    The amazing Christmas Truce on the Western Front during WW1.

    Christmas Truce in the trenches in 1914 As we celebrate Christmas, I am reminded of one of the more curious events that happened in the First World War - “The Christmas Truce of 1914”, which on the Western Front. It all appears to have started on the evening of 24th December, the day the ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican