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  • Denn Guptill avatar

    Fear Factor Episode One Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Dec 9, 2002
    based on 34 ratings
     | 5,195 views

    This was a two part message on conquering our fears and was loosely based on the TV show Fear Factor

    So, what are you afraid of? What it is that sends Goosebumps up and down your spine, brings your heart to your throat and makes you want to throw up just thinking about it? Snakes, heights, spiders, enclosed spaces? Most to those things have been explored at some point or another on ¡§Fear ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Pay It Forward Series

    Contributed by Byron Harvey on Dec 9, 2002
    based on 64 ratings
     | 8,136 views

    This is the third installment in a series I preached on I Corinthians 13, entitled "Love of Another Kind", and deals with KINDNESS.

    ¡§Pay It Forward¡¨ I Corinthians 13:4 December 1, 2002 Love of Another Kind ¡V I Corinthians 13 ¡§Everybody talkin¡¦ ¡¥bout Heaven ain¡¦t a-goin¡¦ there¡¨, the old preacher said. Similarly, everybody is talking about love, but many fail to understand what love is all about. We began a couple ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Get Ready For Joy Series

    Contributed by Jim Luthy on Dec 11, 2002
    based on 36 ratings
     | 6,755 views

    Joy is not simply a thing of the past, but is stronger in us as a promise of the future. Isaiah 35:10 urges us to get ready for that joy.

    “Get Ready For Joy!” Isaiah 35:10 Pastor Jim Luthy What is it about us and nostalgia? We like to think back to more exciting times or more innocent times, ponder fond memories, sometimes just escape from the trials of today. Little pieces of cardboard with the picture of our favorite baseball ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    His Name

    Contributed by Ronald Crandall on Dec 21, 2002
    based on 109 ratings
     | 16,600 views

    A message on the Name of Jesus and it’s importance.

    His Name By:Charlse Kyle Matthew: 1:21 And she shall bring forth! a son and His Name shall be called Jesus; for he shall save his’ people from their sins. Luke 2:21, his Name was called JESUS, I want to say at the beginning of this morning that there is a great importance attached to a Name. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Jesus Our Promised Messiah

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Dec 4, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,993 views

    Like John the Baptizer we need to be reminded from time to time that Jesus is our promised Messiah.

    Jesus our Promised Messiah Matthew 11:1-6 John the Baptizer was now in prison for preaching about the Kingdom of God. He sent his disciples to ask Jesus question: “Are you really the Messiah we’ve been waiting for, or should we keep looking for someone else?” (Matthew 11:3 NLT) This question ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    The Real Twelve Days Of Christmas

    Contributed by James Owens on Dec 29, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 15,807 views

    This popular Christmas song was written in the 16th century as a way to teach children the basic doctrines of the Bible.

    “The Real Twelve Days of Christmas” TEXT: James 1:17-18 “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning… 18 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Freedom Symbolic

    Contributed by Kent Lenard on Jun 29, 2002
    based on 98 ratings
     | 8,174 views

    The need for Christians to live in the freedom given by Christ.

    I. Most anywhere you go in the world they have their own symbol of freedom. A. When I was on my trip to San Antonio, as I said in my newsletter article this month, the one thing that I wanted to see if nothing else was the Alamo. B. As a child I was for some reason interested in the Alamo. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Thyatira Series

    Contributed by Chris Rowney on Jul 20, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,274 views

    What should we tolerate, and what should we be intolerant of?

    www.tcfnet.org.au sermons@tcfnet.org.au Churches of Revelation#3 - Thyatira February 2006 • Chris Rowney These messages are also available as audio podcasts at www.tcfnet.org.au/podcasts “18 “To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Extend Your Hands Series

    Contributed by Adriel Morgan on Aug 14, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 9,899 views

    The first of eight sermons on praise: yadah. It means extend your hands and praise God.

    For twelve years of my life, God blessed me with the ability and opportunity to participate in the world’s best sport: track & field. He gave me (by way of my parents) decent speed, somewhat award-winning, and championship caliber jumping ability. My best and favorite event by far was the long ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Serve One Another

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Aug 21, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 31,401 views

    In our relationship with Christ and our fellow believers, God has given us a call to demonstrate our love to both by serving one another. Service is love in action. Service ought to be a natural product of the Christian life. Service is selflessness.

    SERVE ONE ANOTHER Galatians 5:13 - 14 For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." Introduction: In ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Parables Reveal About You

    Contributed by Dean Shriver on Jun 1, 2006
    based on 26 ratings
     | 5,643 views

    In the Bible Jesus says, “I came to seek and to save what was lost.” Jesus came to proclaim good news to the captives. Jesus came to reveal the truth about God. Jesus came to be light in a dark world. But what if I told you that it’s not quite as simp

    September 12, 2004 WHAT PARABLES REVEAL ABOUT YOU Matthew 13:1-23 In the Bible Jesus says, “I came to seek and to save what was lost.” Jesus came to proclaim good news to the captives. Jesus came to reveal the truth about God. Jesus came to be light in a dark world. But what if I told you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Da Vinci Code: Doing The Opus Dei Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jun 5, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,757 views

    What does it mean for beleivers to do the Opus Dei

    Doing the Opus Dei It is like something out of your worst nightmare, that is if you have nightmares about being chased through Paris by an albino killer monk. If your worst nightmare is standing next to your high school locker in your underwear then it’s nothing like your worst nightmare. We went ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    When Conflict Lies Unresolved

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 9, 2004
    based on 19 ratings
     | 3,944 views

    The cost of unresolved conflict in our lives

    PEARL HARBOR VILLAIN BECOMES EVANGELIST (See story that follows) > He chose to become at odds with his past… family… culture…just as Jesus said we must be prepared on one level not to bring peace… yet he was called to become a missionary of true peace. · Motivated by anger… to love · From a purpose ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A New Hope Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 16, 2004
    based on 89 ratings
     | 28,425 views

    God was giving Jeremiah a chance to be a messenger of hope. There was to be a new covenant. But when was this covenant to take effect and who would be part of it?

    OPEN: I recently ran across a “good news” “bad news” joke for preachers: Good News: You baptized four people down at the river last Sunday Bad News: You lost 2 others to the river’s current Good News: You finally found a choir director who did things your way. Bad News: The choir mutinied Good ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Thrilling Transformation Of A Tragedy

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 17, 2004
    based on 137 ratings
     | 22,598 views

    The biblical account of a man born lame gives us a vivid illustration of the spiritual transformation that takes place when a lost sinner accepts the free gift of salvation by faith.

    The Thrilling Transformation Of A Tragedy Text: Acts 3: 6 & 7 Intro: It seems that our world is full of tragedy. We hear countless stories every week of tragedies that have taken place all over the planet. So many in fact, the disaster has to be pretty extraordinary to hold our attention ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist