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  • Ken Pell avatar

    Children's Sermon: God's Love

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Mar 9, 2009
    based on 25 ratings
     | 41,473 views

    God’s love is capable of embracing everyone without rations or exclusions

    Children’s Sermon: God’s Love Ephesians 3:17b-19 Sermon Objective: To show God’s love is capable of embracing everyone without rations or exclusions. Sermon props: Glass that is half full of water and some marbles. Good morning everyone! It is so good to see you today! I just love meeting with ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    The Search For Meaning Series

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Mar 17, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,504 views

    Life and its importance and meaning beyond this life.

    SERIES: “BE SATISFIED” “THE SEARCH FOR MEANING” ECCLESIASTES 1:1-18 A certain man had traveled quite a distance to attend the funeral of a relative. The man was utterly exhausted from his drive. During the visitation time, he dozed off in one of the chairs. Several attempts were made to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Path Of Dialogue Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 27, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,843 views

    To evangelize society, we must encourage leaders to promote the common good.

    Thursday of Third Week in Lent 2016 Joy of the Gospel We weak humans need continual reminders that things are not all rosy, that we are living in the midst of a struggle against the forces of evil. Yes, Christ has triumphed in the universal, but He still battles for individual souls with the ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    The World Meets Jesus

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on May 20, 2014
     | 4,044 views

    When put on trial, Jesus stood before the world until they ask Him THE question, then the world stood before Jesus.

    The World Meets Jesus Mark 14:53-65 • When I was student minister, I love to show the old 35mm movies. Only youth retreats we would routinely show to old movies. The opening night of youth retreat we would see a movie entitled “Without Onions,” and the closing night we would see a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Where The Sufferer Is, God Is

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Apr 11, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,366 views

    Message explaining little bit about suffering.

    Where the Sufferer Is, God Is Isaiah 53:4, Romans 5:8NLT The biblical revelation neither explains nor eliminates suffering. It shows, rather, God entering into the life of suffering humanity, accepting and sharing the suffering. Scripture is not a lecture from God, pointing the finger at ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Even The Wise Are Weak

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Aug 27, 2014
     | 7,419 views

    The story of Solomon reveals that even the wisest man ever to live was flawed and weak. 1 Kings 3:7-13

    Solomon, Even the Wise are Weak I Kings 3:7-13 INTRODUCTION: We’re in the middle of a 20-week series of Old Testament stories. So far we’ve studied several of the Old Testament Heroes … people like Abraham, Joseph, Moses, Ruth, and Joshua and some of the judges like Sampson ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Love Is A Verb Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Sep 30, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 14,932 views

    In this sermon, we explore what love is and conclude that love is a decision and love is what we do.

    Introduction: A. The story is told of a husband and wife, who had been married for many years and who were having dinner one night. 1. As they ate, the wife commented, “When we were first married, you took the small piece of meat and gave me the larger piece, but now you take the large one ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Blessings Of A Positive Attitude - Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Antonio Silveira on Aug 27, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 16,091 views

    Just imagine that you are driving on your way to work and a big billboard announces the Sahara desert, a scorpion crawling in the sand and a bright sunshine as a favorite holiday destination. This would be nonsense! When we choose a vacation place we wont

    "Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there by any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things" - Philippians 4:8 PRELIMINARY QUESTIONS ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Christmas Theology

    Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Jan 10, 2011
     | 5,732 views

    The amazing theology of Christmas includes paradoxes like the Incarnation, and this theology is worth our prayerful pondering at Christmas and always

    Christmas Theology TCF Sermon December 12, 2010 Luke 2:8-19 (NIV) 8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What Makes You Alive? Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jan 16, 2011
     | 7,266 views

    Week two of our health check series, we are looking at the marks of being dead or alive.

    Good, you’re sitting down, I have some bad news for you, some of you are dead. Now it’s not as bad as it sounds, it might be reversible, if we catch it in time. The title and theme of our services from now until the middle of February is “Health Check” and our focus will ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Destructive Dreams

    Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Apr 22, 2010
    based on 126 ratings
     | 104,077 views

    The land of the dream is as important as the physical land.

    Today we are looking at the topic ‘Destructive Dreams.’ We would start with some Scriptures. The first one is the popular Matthew 13:25 which says, “But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.” Why did the enemy choose the hour ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Logos Series

    Contributed by David Flowers on Apr 22, 2010
     | 4,140 views

    Part 2 in series, Love Never Dies, this message focus on Christ's identity as the Logos in the first eighteen verses of John chapter 1.

    The Logos… Love Never Dies, prt. 2 Wildwind Community Church David Flowers April 11, 2010 Good morning. What a fantastic service we had last week, huh? It was wonderful to be here with all of you last week to celebrate Easter in what turned out to be one of my favorite Easter services ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    "Thirst"

    Contributed by Fred Mueller on Apr 2, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,104 views

    A sermon focusing on the theme of thirst - of Israel in the wilderness during the Exodus and of the woman at the well and of Jesus on the Cross.

    “Thirst” From the wilderness of Sin the whole congregation of the Israelites journeyed by stages, as the Lord commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. The people quarreled with Moses, and said, “Give us water to drink.” Moses ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Chruch Needs To Worship Jesus

    Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Jul 2, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,523 views

    A sermon for the 5th Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 9, series B.

    5th Sunday after Pentecost [Pr. 9] July 5, 2009 “Series B” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, you have come among us in the person of your Son, Jesus the Christ, your living Word, incarnate in human flesh. ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Taming The Tongue

    Contributed by Gregory Lilly on Jan 3, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,445 views

    As believers we should learn to use our tongue for God's glory and not for the satisfaction of the flesh.

    James 3:1-10 Intro: Words are extremely powerful and the instrument used to release them is powerful also, our tongue. Are you using your words and tongue for God's glory or are you using them for your purpose? In this message, let us see the tongue for what it is, a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist