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  • Matthew Kratz avatar

    Your Righteousness Must Exceed That Of The Pharisees: Good Fruit Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Feb 2, 2008
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     | 5,183 views

    Three primary tests we can apply in order to recognize a false prophet: 1) Character, 2) Creed, and 3) Converts.

    Some high-profile leaders who have professed to be Christians, have come under fire recently for alleged misdeeds, with their stories played out prominently in the media. Richard Roberts, son of evangelist Oral Roberts, resigned recently as president of Oral Roberts University in Tulsa amid ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Raising The Mis-Steak

    Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Oct 14, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,514 views

    Good behavior is in one sense like good manners - we practice it because we love others in the same way that God loved us.

    SERMON NOTES: RAISING THE MIS-STEAK The fifty-cent word: aidiaphoria Why was meat controversial? 1. Knowledge P_uffs_____ up a. Good Manners as a weapon b. Pharisees & other Know-It-Alls 2. Love B_uilds____ up a. Love doesn’t enable sin, it defeats it b. If you love me, _you will keep my ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Many Loaves Do You Have? Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Oct 21, 2007
    based on 16 ratings
     | 17,725 views

    A little is always a lot in the hands of the Lord.

    “How Many Loaves Do You Have?” Mark 6:38 Rev. Brian Bill 10/21/07 www.pontiacbible.org Pastor Dick, Pastor Jeff and I meet each Tuesday afternoon to pray and to plan. Normally we meet in the Fellowship Hall but this time I had us get together in the two-year-old room upstairs. We gathered around ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The War

    Contributed by John Gullick on Oct 22, 2007
     | 3,318 views

    A sermon that consider aspects of the christian life that reveal that we are in a battle. tells you what to do in face of all that.

    MT 6:25 "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    I See Dead People: God, The Bible, And Ghosts (Part 2)

    Contributed by Amy Bickel on Nov 4, 2007
    based on 18 ratings
     | 14,895 views

    What are ghosts? Why would they speak to us? How can we tell whether they are ghosts or evil spirits?

    I See Dead People: God, the Bible, and Ghosts (Part 2) Today we are going to continue with the subject that we began last week in time for Halloween. It was the topic of ghosts. What are they? Why do they interact with the living? Are they really the spirits of the dead? We looked in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Heaven And Hell Investigation: Who? Series

    Contributed by Mike Rexroat on Nov 5, 2007
     | 3,556 views

    An investigation into heaven and hell...answering the questions of who, what, where, when, why, and how.

    Ok, I would like to ask everyone to look up here and take a look at the hat again...remember what we said last week...we are doing an investigation in this series...we are after the truth...and we are seeking the truth on heaven and hell. Again I’m going to remind you of the basic questions that ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "Everything In Time" Ecc Pt 4 Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 7, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 11,548 views

    Solomon tells us that timing is everything in life and life goes through many stages and we need to know what time it is.

    “Everything in Time!” Ecclesiastes pt. 4 On the lighter side of life: Proverbs from Fourth Graders A 4th grade teacher collected well-known proverbs. She gave each child in the class the first half of the proverb, and asked them to come up with the rest. Here is what they came up with: Better ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Who's Your Shepherd? Series

    Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Nov 18, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,177 views

    You will hear the voice of your shepherd. The only real question is, how do you learn to recognize it?

    Title: Who’s Your Shepherd? Text: John 10:1-6 MP: Your shepherd is whomever you follow. Choose the Good one SERMON NOTES: WHO’S YOUR SHEPHERD? Real question: How do you recognize your shepherd? 1. He has a legitimate claim a. Why is God slow? b. How does the Tempter enter? 2. He knows your ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    An Inconvenient Truth Series

    Contributed by Susan Blader on Sep 2, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 8,761 views

    It is not always convenient to be a Christian, as is revealed by the character of the people whom Paul greets at the end of his letter to the Romans.

    An Inconvenient Truth A Sermon on Romans 16:3-16 Zig Ziglar once visited the Washington Monument on a trip to DC. As he arrived with some friends, he heard a guide announce, “Ladies and gentlemen, there is currently a two-hour wait to ride the elevator to the top of the monument.” The guide then ...read more

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    Denomination: Disciples Of Christ

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    Preparing To Hear God's Voice Series

    Contributed by David Flowers on Sep 3, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 13,553 views

    This 6 part series called Faith Basics will look at the fundamentals of Christain life. Part 1 will focus on how to create conditions where God can speak to us and how to prepare to hear God’s voice.

    Preparing to Hear God’s Voice Faith Basics, part 1 Wildwind Community Church David K. Flowers August 29, 2007 1 Sam. 3:1-10 My favorite back to basics story is about the Green Bay Packers, perhaps you’ve heard it. Green Bay had been a losing team for nearly ten years. Morale was sagging. Vince ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Recognizing God's Voice Series

    Contributed by David Flowers on Sep 3, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,740 views

    Part 2 in the series Faith Basics. This message looks at ways we can recognize God’s voice when he speaks to us.

    Recognizing God’s Voice Faith Basics, part 2 Wildwind Community Church David K. Flowers Sept. 2, 2007 Jn. 10:22-27 God may not be where you think he is. Many hundreds of years before Christ, the prophet Elijah receives an order from God – he is to prepare himself to meet God, for God is about to ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Shepherding The Flock Of God Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Sep 9, 2007
    based on 18 ratings
     | 17,280 views

    1) What are the issues in shepherding? 2) Who must be shepherded? 3) How must shepherding be done? 4) Why should shepherds serve?

    According to several confirmed sources across denominational lines: Today: in regards to: Pastors: -Fifteen hundred pastors leave the ministry each month due to moral failure, spiritual burnout or contention in their churches. -Four thousand new churches begin each year, but over seven thousand ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    The Home - A Biblical Model For Leadership

    Contributed by Mark Clarke on Sep 12, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,808 views

    the home is the foundational place for the development & the practice of godly leadership & the Spirit uses the home as a Biblical model for all leaders in our text this morning.

    Review: Two weeks ago we discussed the character of a godly leader. Here are some principles: Biblically effective leaders have confidence in God (2). Biblically effective leaders have transparent lives (1,5). Biblically effective leaders are loyal to the truth (3). Biblically effective ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Brian William avatar

    Back To The Basics: God Series

    Contributed by Brian William on Sep 12, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 15,928 views

    First in the Back to the Basics series, exploring the foundational principles of the Christian faith. This sermon addresses the question, "What do Christians believe about God?"

    Several years back, N. T. Wright, who is now a world class New Testament scholar and a bishop in the Church of England, was a young chaplain at a university. His responsibility was to care for the spiritual wellbeing of all the students at the college. Pretty often, He’d encounter students that ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Heavenly Worship Series

    Contributed by Robert Higgins on Sep 18, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,969 views

    Our worship on earth is often a man-made construct of songs, actions and words. It ought to more closely resemble the worship that is occurring in heaven!

    Encountering God – Part 5 – “Heavenly Worship” Review: I have been preaching about worship for the past few weeks. Last week, If you weren’t here, you missed an opportunity to connect with God in a powerful way. There are many reasons people come to church, (see friends, hear music, hear a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist