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  • Matthew Kratz avatar

    Pursuing God In Bible Study Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jan 24, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,121 views

    Bible study is profitable because 1)Scripture is Inspired & Inerrant 2)Profitable for Teaching. 3) Profitable for Reproof. 4)Profitable for Correction. 5)Profitable for Training in Righteousness. 6)Profitable for Competency & Equipping

    With the 2010 Winter Olympics about to begin in British Columbia, the world is focused on excellence. For an Olympic athlete, competing in an Olympics takes hard work, focus and determination. Scripture often describes the Christian life in such terms. In running the race, we are to aim for the ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Five Things God Does Not Know

    Contributed by Brandon Park on Jan 31, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,604 views

    An evangelistic message preached on Easter Sunday 2009. The "Five Things God Does Not Know" is a play-on-words designed to get a person to think about the true message of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

    5 Things God Does Not Know Easter Message 2009 INTRO: • Easter is all about changed lives. • STATEMENT: The empty tomb is God’s receipt that the payment for your sins has been made in full! • The cross of our Lord Jesus Christ may be the FOCUS of Christianity; ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Anticipating Messiah -- His Practice Series

    Contributed by David Welch on Dec 29, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,683 views

    Second in the advent series anticipating His coming through the study of OT propehecy. This focus of this message is what Messiah will do?

    2nd Sunday of Advent “The PRACTICE of Messiah” What will He do? INTRODUCTION Advent means arrival, start, coming, beginning, dawn. Christmas commemorates the first advent; the first coming of Jesus Christ. Every Jew and many Gentiles anticipated the coming of the Messiah promised all through the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    New Wine In 09

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 7, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,284 views

    Today we are entering into a new era of ministry at Christian Hills – we have a new year and the promise from the Lord of a new start – a new focus – a new theme – our new theme is “New Wine in 09.

    “New Wine in 09” Youth are ushering today. They will hand out corks to everyone when they come in today. Opening Video Illustration– old to new! The world is changing and we need to change and adapt with it. We cannot dig our heals in and refuse to change and to grow. Clip compares: TV then and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    This Is Getting Serious Series

    Contributed by Alan Kraft on Jan 8, 2009
    based on 9 ratings
     | 10,419 views

    The first of six sermons from Jeremiah about the temptation and ramifications of sexual sin and how to begin to break free from temptation. This message focuses on adultery.

    For several weeks, I have been seeking the Lord about what our focus is to be for the next teaching series. I had several ideas rolling around in my head but none seemed to be ’right’. 1. Then out of the blue, during a prayer time, I felt led to turn to the book of Jeremiah, which hadn’t even ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    The Coming Of The Messiah Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 21, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,926 views

    1) The Elements, 2) Reason and 3) Benefits of Christ’s Coming.

    When was Jesus born? No, not on December 25. Though Christians had adopted that date by A.D. 336, Christ was born “when shepherds watched their flocks by night.” In other words, most likely in the spring. And no, He wasn’t born in the year 1 A.D. The Bible tells us that Herod the Great ruled ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    The Fruit Of The Spirit Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 15, 2009
    based on 37 ratings
     | 25,229 views

    In Galatians 5:22–23 Paul lists nine representative characteristics of the godly fruit produced by the Holy Spirit in a believer’s life.

    What qualifies someone for a task? There is a story of the testing of a candidate for missions work: One snowy morning at 5:00 a.m., a missionary candidate rang the bell at a missionary examiner’s home. Ushered into the office, he sat three hours past his appointment time waiting for his interview. ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Rich Christians In A Guilded Age Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Mar 23, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,729 views

    James confronts those who pursue wealth to assess the cost to their spiritual health.

    JAMES 5:1-6 RICH CHRISTIANS IN A GILDED AGE “Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Elijah Series

    Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on Apr 11, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 17,344 views

    How Elijah became the man God called him to be.

    Elijah : A man who dies to self 1 Kings 17:17-24 In the first week we saw Elijah as he seemed to come out of no where and in a round about way he confronts king Ahab about his sin. He just said, "There will be no more rain until I say so." And as I said, this was an ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Judging The Saints Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Nov 15, 2008
     | 4,847 views

    A judgemental attitude can only be described as arrogant. It is an affront to Holy God. James warns against such attitudes, calling us to holiness.

    JAMES 4:11, 12 JUDGING THE SAINTS “Do not speak evil against one another, brothers. The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. There is only one lawgiver and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Bull Or Bear Market Series

    Contributed by Jamey Stuart on Sep 29, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,113 views

    Kick off of a three week stewardship series on how to move from curse to blessing in our financial lives.

    Introduction: Politics can be a funny thing. Do you like politics? I’m a political junkie really. I intentionally don’t talk about it in here much because I don’t think who leads our country has a whole lot to do with the mission of the local church. Jesus lived in a corrupt society and he ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How To Slay Your Giants

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Nov 15, 2007
    based on 16 ratings
     | 8,505 views

    A message that looks at the grandaddy of all upsets and uncovers several truths that will help us slay the gaints that are standing in the way of us being all God wants us to be.

    How To Slay Your Giants IN - February of 1980 I was in the Navy living in Saratoga Springs New York. 90 miles away in Lake Placid a group of 12 American amateur hockey players took the ice to face the toughest and best hockey team in the world, Russia’s national team. It was the Olympic games and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How To Slay Your Giants

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Jul 9, 2004
    based on 64 ratings
     | 3,990 views

    In this message David will teach us how to slay the giants that taunt us in our valleys keeping us in the hills, keeping us from running free. (Faith Factor - part 5)

    How To Slay Your Giants Faith Factor – part five IN - February of 1980 I was in the Navy living in Saratoga Springs New York. 90 miles away in Lake Placid a group of 12 American amateur hockey players took the ice to face the toughest and best hockey team in the world, Russia’s national team. It ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Michael McCartney avatar

    The Two Wisdoms- James 3:13-18 Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 22, 2002
    based on 36 ratings
     | 63,225 views

    James tells us that there are two different wisdoms trying to control our lives one originates from Heaven above and the other is an earthly unspiritual wisdom.

    The Two Wisdoms in the World- Which one do you follow? Thesis: James tells us that there are two different wisdoms trying to control our lives one originates from Heaven above and the other is an earthly unspiritual wisdom. Texts: James 3: 13-18 (NIV) 13Who is wise and understanding among you? ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Look First To The Word

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Nov 11, 2003
    based on 20 ratings
     | 3,283 views

    THis sermon deals with the need to look first to the word of God in forming opinions on things such as abortion and homosexuality.

    Look First To The Word GNLCC 11/2/2003 Proverbs 2:1-15 2 Timothy 3:10-17 Meet Clarissa. She is a beautiful seventeen year old junior in high school. If her smile does not light up a room, her sense of humor surely will. She needs a good sense of humor coming from a poor family with 13 ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed