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  • Mark Strauss avatar

    Da Vinci Code: Truth And Error Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Mark Strauss on May 8, 2006
    based on 36 ratings
     | 4,006 views

    The Da Vinci Code – first the book and now the movie – has made a huge cultural impact in the United States and around the world. Dan Brown’s mystery novel has not only met with massive popular success, but has shaken the faith of many with its astonishin

    Truth and Error in the Da Vinci Code Part 1: Jesus and the Gospels This message contains excerpts from the book Truth and Error in the Da Vinci Code by Mark L. Strauss This book may be ordered at DaVinciCodeErrors.com The Da Vinci Code – first the book and now the movie – has made a huge cultural ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Robbie Bankens avatar

    Down Is Not Your Destiny

    Contributed by Robbie Bankens on May 10, 2006
    based on 70 ratings
     | 33,899 views

    The enemy may have barraged you with trouble, he may have even tripped you up and you may have stumbled, but being down is not where God has destined you to be. You shall arise!

    MICAH 7:8 NIV “Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I WILL arise! Though I sit in darkness, the Lord WILL be my light!” Folks, I won’t be long this afternoon, but I am here to preach to somebody today that “Down Is Not Your Destiny”. There are some, who have been under ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Rev. Bruce A. Shields avatar

    Part 3 - Abide With Us Series

    Contributed by Rev. Bruce A. Shields on May 15, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,692 views

    Part 3 of the 40 Days with the Lord Series. In this sermon we will examine Jesus’ appearing to the 2 disciples on the road to Emmaus.

    40 Days with the Lord Part 3 – Abide with Us Rev. Bruce A. Shields First Baptist Church of Tawas City Michigan www.tawasbaptist.org WELCOME INTRODUCTION I will catch you up with where we began a couple weeks ago. It is Sunday morning, and the women who came with Jesus from Galilee had ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

  • Peter Schmidt avatar

    You Are Not Just A Number To The Lord

    Contributed by Peter Schmidt on May 15, 2006
    based on 70 ratings
     | 17,504 views

    The Story of Philip ministering to the Ethiopian eunuch teaches us the value God places on each human soul. The world might not treat us as anything special, but we are precious to the Lord.

    Easter 5 Acts 8:26-40 4**-2*-85*5 is a very important number to me. Can you guess what significance there is in those numbers? It’s not a phone number…it’s what Uncle Sam calls me. You see, there are a lot of Peter Schmidts living in the US, and so when I fill out official documents like tax forms ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    The Unsafe Savior Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 26, 2005
    based on 67 ratings
     | 7,790 views

    Why is Christmas seemingly under attack? Why would a seemingly harmless story of a baby in a manger stall elicit such anger and opposition?

    OPEN: James Martin (in an article in the devotional "The Upper Room") wrote the following: On a trip to the Holy Land, I bought a nativity set for my Sunday School. It was carved out of olive wood in Bethlehem itself, and had all the traditional figures - sheep and oxen, wise men and shepherds. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Possessing The Promise Series

    Contributed by Alan Peary on Dec 28, 2005
    based on 25 ratings
     | 9,636 views

    This is the third in a series of 8 messages centered around the importance of changing the climate in which we live, work or play.

    CHANGING THE CLIMATE Possessing the Promise I believe that the greatest challenge facing the 21st Century Christian is the amount of knowledge that is so readily available. And because of that knowledge, we can very easily get drawn in to a ‘Seven Steps to………’ mentality. That all we need to do is ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Dwayne Brown, PhD avatar

    Business As Usual

    Contributed by Dwayne Brown, Phd on Dec 31, 2005
    based on 58 ratings
     | 29,610 views

    The story of Daniel in the lions’ den has to rank in the top ten of the most familiar and beloved passages of scripture.

    The story of Daniel in the lions’ den has to rank, I would imagine, in the top ten of the most familiar and beloved passages of scripture. Daniel, was brought as a teenager-captive, to Babylon. At the setting of this text Daniel is nearly 90 years old. A whole lot of changes have taken places. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • D. Greg Ebie avatar

    Salvation – Back To School Series

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Jan 7, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 12,150 views

    First in the Back to SCHOOL series focusing on the basics of our faith. This message focuses on Salvation. Also makes a great salvation message for non-believers

    INTRODUCTION: Deception is out of control in the world. The George Barna Group has uncovered some of the ways people in America are being deceived today.  59% do not believe in Satan  51% believe praying to dead saints is beneficial  35% believe you can communicate with ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    The Attitude Of Ownership Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 8, 2006
    based on 67 ratings
     | 33,639 views

    Who owns my money determines not only what I give to God, but how I treat God. Who "owns" your money and what difference does it make?

    OPEN: Gordon Wood, a preacher in Ellison Bay, Wisconsin once wrote: “Recently, I tried something different in our worship service. Instead of preaching at the end, I did it first, with music, the offering, and Scripture reading afterward. As I stood behind the pulpit, I could see people getting ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Joel Pankow avatar

    Jesus Can Set You Free

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Jan 12, 2006
    based on 26 ratings
     | 9,473 views

    This sermon examinces how the jailer was brought to despair and back through the earthquake and testimony of Paul. It is Epiphany Sunday celebrating Jesus’ baptism.

    January 12, 2006 Acts 16:25-34 25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. 26 Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Dr. Ronald Shultz avatar

    Truth Trumps All

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jan 30, 2006
    based on 28 ratings
     | 4,800 views

    Where is the grace in ecclesiastical separation?

    Truth Trumps All Recently, someone I care deeply about asked me about the doctrine of ecclesiastical separation because she was concerned that no grace was being shown in that doctrine. Of course, the first passage that comes to mind is, Amos 3:3 Can two walk together, except they be agreed? ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Otterstatter avatar

    Lead Others To Know God

    Contributed by Michael Otterstatter on Jan 31, 2006
    based on 19 ratings
     | 7,738 views

    The Apostle Paul’s message to the men of Athens at the Areopagus gives us a model for sharing Christ with others. We start with their natural knowledge of God and transition to the revealed knowledge of God.

    What is the “natural knowledge” of God? Since our “examination / confirmation Sunday” is just over a month away I hope that one of our confirmands can answer that question. What is the “natural knowledge” of God? The “natural knowledge” of God is what all people know about God from nature and ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Christian Cheong avatar

    Learn How To Live Today Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Feb 6, 2006
    based on 81 ratings
     | 21,995 views

    Paul’s Advice: Treasure your time because it’s limited, make the most of every opportunity, and understand what the Lord’s will is.

    Today we’ll conclude on the series of sermons on the New Year. With the start of a new year, people want to make new resolution and start things afresh. • Like what King Solomon says in Eccl 1:9 “…there is nothing new under the sun.” • The Bible tells us only in Christ can we find the new life and ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Engleburg Toney avatar

    When John Was Baptist And Paul Was Jewish

    Contributed by Engleburg Toney on Feb 11, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,216 views

    Jesus is the Light of the world. We have been commanded by Him to walk in this Light. If we want to see Jesus we must advance in our knowledge of Him.

    When John was Baptist and Paul was Jewish Thomas Edison has been credited with inventing the light bulb. There were several inventors who designed and made various forms of the light bulb, in fact Edison’s idea originated from his purchase of Henry Woodard and Matthew Evans patent of the light ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Committed To The Son

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Feb 25, 2006
    based on 178 ratings
     | 6,929 views

    1- Committed to His Position 2- Committed to His Life

    INTRO. – ILL.- Sometime ago a woman who had just returned from a trip to Mexico called the Los Angeles police to report that a rattlesnake was loose in her overnight bag. Police went to investigate. They approached the bag, which the woman had heaved out of a window onto the sidewalk. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ