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  • Dennis Bliss avatar

    Lent A Time For Repentance

    Contributed by Dennis Bliss on Feb 15, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,228 views

    A lenten homily on humility, and repentance

    Lent a season of Repentance. We disciples of Jesus are celebrating our communal Lenten pilgrimage, a 40 day spiritual journey that will hopefully enable us to better appreciate and celebrate the life giving death and eternal resurrection of our Lord and Savior, the very feast of ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Best And Worst Of Times

    Contributed by David Parks on Feb 25, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 2,923 views

    For the unfaithful it is the worst of times. For the faitfhul it is the best of tiems.

    LIVING IN THE BEST AND WORST OF TIMES INTRODUCTION: One of the most powerful paragraphs in all of literature is found in the Dickens masterpiece, A Tale of Two Cities. Surely, you’ve heard it before, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Long Time Coming

    Contributed by Chanon Mullens on Feb 28, 2005
    based on 26 ratings
     | 5,275 views

    Patience

    1. THE MIRACLE AT BETHESDA • Also known as the pool of Siloam • The man whose infirmity had been around thirty-eight years • Thirty-eight years is a spiritual picture of the wandering of the Old Testament • The pool of Bethesda is where the social “outcast’s” laid in hopes of being healed • The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Rushing God's Timing

    Contributed by Chip Monck on Mar 9, 2005
    based on 19 ratings
     | 11,352 views

    A look at the challenge of patiently waiting on God’s perfect timing, and some of the consequences if we fail to do so.

    I Samuel 10:1-8, 13:1-14 I don’t know if you have this same phenomenon in the Wesleyan church, but in the Nazarene churches where I grew up, you were pretty safe if you saved yourself some energy and simply carried a New Testament to church. There are places where the Old Testament is hardly ever ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    "A Time To Mourn"

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Mar 10, 2005
    based on 46 ratings
     | 7,551 views

    We were all there. A sermon for Good Friday

    “And all the multitudes who came together for this spectacle, when they observed what had happened began to return, beating their breasts.” “A time to mourn and a time to dance” – Eccl 3:4b On July 5th, 1893, Mary and Ruby, the sixteen and twelve year old daughters of John Ray of Bardwell, ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    A Refuge In Troubled Times

    Contributed by Bradford Robinson on Jun 24, 2003
    based on 145 ratings
     | 20,386 views

    This sermon looks at how even though times our tough, God is there as our refuge. Also takes a look at how we can trust God for His promises to our life.

    In 1989 a devastating earthquake flattened the country of Armenia, killing over 30,000 people in less than 4 minutes. In the midst of the confusion that followed, a father left his wife securely at home and rushed to his son’s school, hoping for the best but fearing the worst. When he arrived, he ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Time For New Clothes Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 27, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 6,271 views

    Midlife feels like a time for new clothes .. signs of mortality are showing up. We need new "shoes" to climb out of self-centeredness, and a new "coat" to enable us to travel out of our comfort zone.

    I’ve always been glad that in this church we wear pulpit robes. I’m glad of that because pulpit robes keep you from noticing what the preacher is wearing. I don’t want you to think about what I am wearing. I don’t want you to think about my clothes because you are likely to discover that my ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Foundation Of Your Times

    Contributed by Larry Elder on Jul 14, 2003
    based on 28 ratings
     | 12,287 views

    In troubled times, the Lord provides "The Foundation Of Your Times"!

    "The Foundation of Your Times" Isa 33:5-6 … Though the LORD is very great and lives in heaven, he will make Jerusalem his home of justice and righteousness. In that day he will be your sure foundation, providing a rich store of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Hope For Troubled Times

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jul 22, 2003
    based on 20 ratings
     | 8,080 views

    A sermon for the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost Proper 8 A sermon about Jesus being there for us in troubled times

    3rd Sunday after Pentecost Proper 8 Mark 5: 21-43 "HOPE for Troubled Times?"   21 ¶ And when Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered about him; and he was beside the sea. 22 Then came one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and seeing him, he ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Time's Running Out

    Contributed by John Knight on Jul 25, 2003
    based on 87 ratings
     | 22,047 views

    A look at the dreary topic of DEATH.

    Time’s Running Out November 3, 2002 Introduction: Two elderly women were out driving in a large car, both could barely see over the dashboard. As they were cruising along, they came to an intersection. The stoplight was red but they just went on through. The woman in the passenger seat thought ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Spending Time With God

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on Aug 3, 2003
    based on 47 ratings
     | 24,714 views

    Stresses the importance of making a commitment to a daily time with God in prayer and Bible study

    Spending Time With God Luke 5:16 Primary Purpose: To encourage the congregation to set aside daily time with God. President Franklin D. Roosevelt got tired of smiling that big smile and saying the usual things at all those White House receptions. So, one evening he decided to find out whether ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    It's Party Time!

    Contributed by Johann Neethling on Aug 22, 2003
    based on 40 ratings
     | 7,745 views

    Our God loves to party and His parties are lavish and extravagant and they satisfy to the very core of your being. God’s parties are for all people. God’s ultimate party will start on time and only those who are ready for it get to share in the joy.

    IT’S PARTY TIME Scripture: Luke 15: 11-32 1) “People are made to party” – that’s the word from Lorna Wing, the British counterpart to Martha Stewart in her book “Party Food”. • Lorna Wing is a professional party thrower and caterer who has been entertaining people of all stripes for over twenty ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    It's Time To Build Series

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Sep 21, 2004
    based on 26 ratings
     | 18,538 views

    FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS WE ARE GOING TO STUDY THE BOOK OF EZRA AND PULL OUT 17 PRINCIPLES THAT WILL AID US IN BUILDING THE LORD’S HOUSE... (part one)

    "IT’S TIME TO BUILD" INTRODUCTION HAVE YOU EVER GOT INTO YOUR CAR AND JUST HEADED OUT ON A JOURNEY, NOT REALLY KNOWING WHERE YOU WERE GOING -- W/O A DESTINATION IN MIND , EXCEPT THAT IT WOULD PROBABLY BE A GOOD TIME. (NY JOGGING). ON JANUARY THE 18TH OF THIS YEAR I MADE THE FOLLOWING ENTRY INTO ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Time To Share With Others

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Nov 2, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,338 views

    Today is Halloween -- want to scare some Christians? Tell them one of their purposes in life is to become evangelists!!

    When you were a child, your mother or father probably told you more than once to SHARE! You may remember playing in the park with your favorite toys – your best friend would come up and want to play with your toys, but you wanted to keep those toys to yourself. After all, those were your ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Time Has Come

    Contributed by Stephan Brown on Nov 16, 2004
    based on 30 ratings
     | 5,649 views

    Missions sermon. Shows how the Kingdom of God is available but some are still waiting for it. The time has come for us to bring the Kingdom to the World!

    The Time Has Come Mark 1:15 "The time has come," he said. "The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!" Intro: We’ve been talking about the benefits of the Kingdom. And even about how the Kingdom is present among us now—but today we want to talk about those who do not have the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God