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  • Norris Harris I avatar

    And Jesus Marveled

    Contributed by Norris Harris I on Jun 22, 2007
    based on 39 ratings
     | 20,801 views

    This message deals with what makes Jesus Marvel, Smile as it relates to the acts of a human personality. Beblessed as your read and/or listen to this message!

    I want to use this preaching moment to explore with you Matthew 8:5-10 (read). I want to highlite this headline in our little chat: “Jesus Marveled.” Basically in the 8th, 9th, 11th and 12th chapters of Matthew, Matthew is treating the Ministry of the Master to the Disenfranchised. Those poor, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Aubrey Vaughan avatar

    Are You Doing The Walk Or The Talk?

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Mar 27, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,390 views

    This sermon was preached at the time of celebrating the passing of 200 years since the abolition of human slavery and asks the question should Christians be involved in social Justice?

    What does God require of us? Micah 6:8 • Two hundred years ago, on 25th March 1807, the British parliament voted in favour of a law that would have consequences all around the known world. This new law was the abolition of human slavery. This act of 1807 was one of the most humanitarian pieces ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Piper avatar

    Marriage: Forgiving And Forbearing Series

    Contributed by John Piper on Mar 29, 2007
    based on 10 ratings
     | 10,308 views

    The purpose of human marriage is temporary. But it points to something eternal, namely, Christ and the church. And when this age is over, it will vanish into the superior reality to which it points.

    You recall perhaps that my wife, Noël, said, “You cannot say too often that marriage is a model of Christ and the church” (see Ephesians 5:31-32). I said that I think she is right for three reasons. I’ll mention two. The first was that saying this lifts marriage out of the sitcom sewer and elevates ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jon Dart avatar

    Rahab The Harlot Series

    Contributed by Jon Dart on Mar 6, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 12,929 views

    Believers can be confident in joining with God in His purposes, because He redeems wrong choices we make because of our human weakness

    The Story of “Rahab the Harlot” Joshua 2:1-24 Who is God? He is a God of mercy How is He revealed in this text? God extended His mercy to Joshua and the two spies, and redeemed the wrong choices they made. I. Introduction A. Scripture (You may want to tell this as a dramatic story) Joshua ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Russell Brownworth avatar

    Forgiveness And Power!

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on May 21, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,761 views

    The centrality of God’s message to the human race in general (and you and me in particular) is grace…forgiveness and reconciliation with the God who made us.

    44Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you—that everything written about me in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms must be fulfilled.” 45Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures, 46and he said to them, “Thus it is written, ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Charles Scott avatar

    God's Friday

    Contributed by Charles Scott on Oct 17, 2006
     | 2,746 views

    God’s Friday is the day when, through the Cross, humanity could be reconciled with God demonstrating God’s triumph that we celebrate today.

    GOD’S FRIDAY AND THE FELLOWSHIP OF SUFFERING John 19:1-27 Brothers+ This is the fourth God’s Friday we have shared. The little exchange we had yesterday regarding the terminally ill reminded me of one thing all followers of Christ in the Communion of Saints share: suffering. Standing at the ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Tolerance - 1 Series

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Aug 4, 2010
     | 5,794 views

    We live in an age of tolerance. Political correctness has obliterated common sense to the point that most people think it is a basic human right not to be offended.

    Dakota Community Church July 11, 2010 Tolerance – Part 1 We live in an age of tolerance. Political correctness has obliterated common sense to the point that most people think it is a basic human right not to be offended. Examples from the internet: Another street preacher in the U.K. has been ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    You Shall Not Murder Series

    Contributed by Scott Kircher on Aug 9, 2009
    based on 15 ratings
     | 19,974 views

    Discusses some of the more controversial aspects that Scripture teaches is a wrongful ending of a human life and then talks about the source of murder as Jesus comments on it.

    Do Not Murder Exodus 20:13 - "You shall not murder. Introduction Slide Good morning. This morning we are going to talk about the 6th Commandment as we continue our series on God’s Top Ten. The sixth commandment is found in Exodus 20:13 and reads, “You shall not murder.” I think that when many ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    From Murder To Mercy

    Contributed by J Donald on Aug 17, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,129 views

    Sin pervades our lives as a feature of being human. The good news of the gospel is grace in the perfect divine providence, so that sin is not an highway to death.

    From Murder to Mercy! Psalm 51:1-3, 12 9Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Bruce Howell avatar

    The Kiss Of Life

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jul 19, 2006
    based on 18 ratings
     | 6,089 views

    The Bible provides at least 5 examples of when God breathed out His best on humanity. His kiss of life imparts purity and power.

    The Kiss of Life John 20:19-22 Several years ago, an article appeared in the newspapers, describing a series of events that were astonishing. It seems that several people were rescued from the jaws of death because someone performed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on them, e.g., a boy who was ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    A Control Issue Series

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Dec 2, 2000
    based on 80 ratings
     | 6,116 views

    The second in a series on the 10 Commandments dealing with how the human craving to be in control translates to making graven images, idolatry, worshiping the work of our hands.

    One of the Christmas cards I got this year wasn’t really a Christmas card. It wasn’t even a Hannukah card. It was a Solstice card. It came from an old friend of mine named Sally who sang soprano in my medieval chamber vocals ensemble and taught me Middle Eastern dancing. (That’s belly dancing, to ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    3. The Finished Product Series

    Contributed by Jordan Satterfield on Jan 25, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 15,308 views

    The Master Craftsman does GOOD WORK. His purpose is to make us Christ-like people. Holy and mature Christians despite our humanity.

    FROM START TO FINISH PHILIPPIANS 1:6 3. THE FINISHED PRODUCT Introduction: Philippians 1:6 (NIV) Being confident of this, that HE who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. In the Gospel of Mark, we read in the 7th chapter of a handicapped man who ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Lynn Malone avatar

    Inside Out: Anger Series

    Contributed by Lynn Malone on Jan 28, 2016
     | 6,149 views

    Anger is a subtle emotion, yet it is one of the dominant human emotions. This message looks at bringing the emotion of anger into submission to Christ through the Holy Spirit.

    Anger. We never quite know what to do with the emotion of anger. Yet, anger is one of the dominant emotions of the human condition, and it plays a dominant role in Riley Anderson’s life in the Disney Pixar film, Inside Out. In the film, Anger is a hot-head (literally- his head combusts ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Life On The Jericho Road

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 20, 2017
     | 5,833 views

    For most of us, however, the times we frequently encounter beaten and bloody humans along the Jericho road is in our daily life of work and friendship.

    Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost 2017 Extraordinary Form Over the past half-century I have had several careers, and I thank God for all of them. Twenty years were spent in sales and sales management, and much of that time was spent selling life insurance. It’s not the easiest thing to ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    Consulting God: Better Late Than Never Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 16, 2017
     | 7,045 views

    Human wisdom is often our default mode of operation, but we need to learn to consult God before we engage in major undertakings or decisions.

    Consulting God: Better Late Than Never (2 Kings 3:1-27) 1. I have had a love for “who done it” mysteries from childhood. My mom. Charlie Chan WGN 2. Hardy Boys, Ellery Queen, Agatha Christie 3. Perry Mason, Murder She Wrote, Death in Paradise … I enjoy trying to figure out who done it. 4. 2 ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible