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  • Travis Johnson avatar

    Rewind Your Mind: Does God Care What I Watch?

    Contributed by Travis Johnson on Apr 9, 2005
    based on 54 ratings
     | 15,619 views

    The media is everywhere around us, shaping our culture & guiding teens in the way theythink, act, dress, watch. It’s like living in a maze. What is wrong; what is right? This sermon looks at these questions through the lens of God’s unchanging word.

    REWIND YOUR MIND: DOES GOD CARE WHAT I WATCH? Philippians 4:8, …fix your thoughts on what is true and honorable and right. Think about things that are pure and lovely and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. NLT Intro: The media is everywhere around us, ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    American Idols Series

    Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Apr 21, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,720 views

    Paul focuses on the fact that if anything, or anyone, sits on the throne of your life other than Jesus that is called idolartry.

    American Idols (04-02-06) Romans 1:22-31 Pastor Jeff Williams American Idols? How many of you watch American Idol? Do you get angry when your favorite performer is voted off? Would like to sing in front of Simon Cowell? Me neither! In our country, there are a lot of American Idols. I’m ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Living Without Fear

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Jun 10, 2003
    based on 28 ratings
     | 8,624 views

    We have a choice in our lives as believers. We can live a life based on fear or live a life of faith in God. The consequences of each are powerful.

    May 25, 2003 "Living Without Fear" 1 Peter 3:8-17 Pastor Jon MacKinney ______________________________________________________________________________________ We have added to the menagerie of pets at the MacKinney home. These pets, they don’t take a lot of care. They’re fish. I’m a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Being The Greatest

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Jul 10, 2003
    based on 97 ratings
     | 12,598 views

    In this message we will look at the discipline of servanthood – and as we do we will see tha it is much then just doing a job at church. The Life part 11)

    Being The Greatest The Life – part 11 The Practice Of Servanthood Read Mark 9:30-35 PICTURE – the scene… Jesus has just told the disciples about what was going to happen to Him in Jerusalem. HOW - he was going to be betrayed in to the hands of men, HOW - they would kill Him and how after 3 ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Tie On The Apron

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Aug 1, 2003
    based on 10 ratings
     | 8,028 views

    There is no way around it. We have been called to be servants, and the Lord has exemplified what that means. Let’s tie on our aprons!

    July 13, 2003 "Tie On the Apron" 1 Peter 5:5-14 Pastor Jon MacKinney ______________________________________________________________________________________ We all have principles that we live by, certain things we believe to be true. You can tell what a person believes to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    How To Walk In The Spirit

    Contributed by Adrian Rogers on Jun 7, 2011
    based on 20 ratings
     | 39,335 views

    A classic sermon by Adrian Rogers on living victoriously in the Christian life.

    Now, take your Bibles and find, if you will, Colossians chapter 2; and, in a moment, we’re going to read the first 10 verses. But, this is a wonderful, wonderful passage of Scripture. Now, what this scripture is teaching us is how to live victoriously in the Christian life, and it’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Learning To Endure, Part 1

    Contributed by Adrian Rogers on Jan 4, 2012
    based on 14 ratings
     | 31,032 views

    A sermon on James and how God "gives the test first then gives the lesson."

    I want to speak to you today about learning to endure. Now this is sort of a re-entry message. And we have learned to endure some things. And I don’t want to act like we endure so much because, really, I want to say with the apostle Paul, “Our light affliction is but for a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Cost!

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 27, 2011
     | 5,813 views

    When Jesus speaks about counting the cost to be his disciple he made it clear that following him would cost us our life of ease, our money and our time.

    Sermon: The Cost! Video David Platt: Radical: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoicm4wnQ4c Scripture Text: Luke 14:25-35: NIV The Cost of Being a Disciple 25Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: 26“If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Bringing Out The Best In Others Series

    Contributed by Lynn Holmes on Feb 24, 2011
    based on 24 ratings
     | 13,629 views

    A sermon on encouraging and lifting up others in the name of Christ.

    [Lynn would like to acknowledge and thank two individuals: Years ago Pastor Rick Warren wrote a Sermon Series based upon 1 Corinthians 13, and John Ortberg wrote a book entitled: Everybody’s Normal Until You Get To Know Them. Lynn relied heavily upon these two resources for this series because ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Act Like Men

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Apr 14, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,289 views

    The people of God are engaged in a great battle. If we will engage the enemy and advance the cause of Christ, we need to heed the commands issued in this text.

    “Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.” The Christian Faith is a woman’s religion; and I’m glad this is so! Historically, women were excluded from religion. In the pagan religions extant at the time the Master presented Himself as a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Adrian Rogers avatar

    Communication In The Home

    Contributed by Adrian Rogers on Aug 30, 2011
    based on 10 ratings
     | 19,415 views

    find James chapter 1.

    find James chapter 1. When you have found it, look up here. Joyce asked me on the way to church tonight, “Adrian, what is your subject matter?” And I said, “I am going to be speaking tonight on communication between husbands and wives.” (Laughter) She said, “Well all ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Servant Evangelism Pt1 Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 30, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,970 views

    We as the Body of Christ need to follow Jesus example to serve others so as to make an eternal difference in a person’s life. We need to go the extra mile like Jesus did!

    Servant Evangelism Opening Illustration: A 12 Dollar Lesson A cab driver taught me a million dollar lesson in customer satisfaction and expectation. Motivational speakers charge thousands of dollars to impart his kind of training to corporate executives and staff. It cost me a $12 taxi ride. I ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "Blind From Birth"

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Aug 27, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,354 views

    There are those who know they are blind and receive Christ's healing, and those who think they see and therefore remain blind. Of which group are you?

    “As He passed by, He saw a man blind from birth. 2 And His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he would be born blind?” 3 Jesus answered, “It was neither that this man sinned, nor his parents; but it was so that the works of God might ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    Hope: Cave Secrets

    Contributed by John Bishop on Mar 25, 2009
    based on 8 ratings
     | 7,780 views

    God does His best work in caves. When we get to the end of ourselves and have no where to look but up, then God can whisper to us in the cave, "I’m still here. I haven’t left you." When we realize He is all we want, we find out He is all we really need.

    We’re going to be in the Book of First Samuel; if you have a Bible you can turn there, and we’ll get there at some point. I think that, when you’re talking about hope; the biggest problem with hope is, when we are going thru trouble, we don’t know how to kind of deal with it right? So, check it ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Commandment Six Series

    Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on Apr 3, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,502 views

    Captial punishment

    Thou shalt not kill Exodus 20:1-13 A little girl was writing a paper for her English class and she asked her father, "Dad, what is the difference between anger and exasperation?" "It’s mostly a matter of degree" her dad replied. "Let me show you what I mean" and he picked up the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist