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  • MELVIN NEWLAND avatar

    Mister, Are You Jesus?

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Sep 3, 2009
    based on 194 ratings
     | 35,646 views

    Let me ask you: "How would things be different if Jesus came & took your place?" Whether we realize it or not, that is exactly what He wants - to make Himself known to others through our lives.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED: 2016) TEXT: 2 Corinthians 3:18; Ephesians 5:1-2; John 13:12-17 ILL. One Sunday as they drove home from church, a little girl turned to her mother & said, "Mommy, there’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Dennis Davidson avatar

    The Reasoning Of Fallen Man Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Mar 7, 2011
    based on 55 ratings
     | 22,761 views

    The willful rejection of God from His due place in life leads persons who were created to worship their Creator into worshiping the creation.

    ROMANS 1: 21-23 THE REASONING OF FALLEN MAN [1 Corinthians 1: 18-31] Our text continues to expose the dark side of human nature as the reasoning for God's settled wrath against fallen man continues to build. Mankind's suppression of the truth is seen in their rejecting the clear imprint of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Jerry N. Watts avatar

    The Complacent Church Series

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Sep 25, 2011
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    The Church at Laodicea is a church termed "Lukewarm" by our Lord - and obviously shows the signs of "Complacency". Many a congregation have fallen into this trap.

    The Complacent Church Revelation 3:14-19 * The story is told of a preacher going to his deacon chairman and asking, “Do you think the problems we face in the church is tied to ignorance & apathy?” After a moment the man replied, “I don’t know & I don’t care.” * Today we look at the church in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steve Ely avatar

    Hey Jude - Pt . 2 - Distraction Series

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Jul 10, 2013
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     | 8,075 views

    The song made Jude famous. However, the most important Jude is often overlooked. Hey Jude, what do you have to teach us?

    Hey Jude - Pt. 2 - Distraction I. Introduction The Beatles released the single "Hey Jude" in August of 1968. The song is more than seven minutes long and spent nine weeks at number one in the United States. This song is frequently included on professional critics' lists of the best songs of all ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Michael Deutsch avatar

    Hopeless And Helpless? Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jul 22, 2013
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    Jesus offers us healing, but will we accept His healing, or keep our sicknesses?

    Hopeless and Helpless? June 9, 2013 John 5:2-8 I believe one of the hardest, most difficult things for most people --- is to ask for help. We want to be independent. In fact, we fight for our independence. Yet, at the same time, once some people have accepted help, they get stuck in a place ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Lynn Malone avatar

    Mary: Overcoming The Impossible

    Contributed by Lynn Malone on Dec 23, 2013
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    Mary was faced with an impossible situation but discovered that God was in the impossible business.

    Have you heard words like this before? There is no way. This won't work. It's impossible. I can't do it. I can't handle it. I can't keep going. I'm not gonna’ make it. Those words sound familiar to anybody? They are the words of defeat and pessimism and yet they are words that all of us ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Usable

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Jan 26, 2014
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    To be used of God is my desire. Is that your desire today? Paul speaking to Timothy about the issue of Christians who were caught up in false teaching and Christians caught up in worldliness, instructs us as believers as to how we can be used of God.

    Usable 2 Timothy 2:19-26 Audrey Mieir wrote in her song, "To Be Used of God": "I've a yearning in my heart that cannot be denied, It's a longing that has never yet been satisfied. I want the world to know the One who loves them so. Like a flame it's burning deep inside. To be used of God, to sing, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    A Mothering God

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on May 8, 2012
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     | 14,776 views

    That is the kind of relationship we have with God, who compared Himself to a mother: “As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you” (Isaiah 66: 13).

    Opening illustration: When I stuck my camera into the bush to take a picture of the baby robins, they opened their mouths without opening their eyes. They were so used to having mama robin feed them whenever the branches moved that they didn’t even look to see who (or what) was causing the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    “cure For An Aching Back”

    Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Sep 26, 2013
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    Jesus breaks all the Jewish rules.... no wonder the Pharisees wanted him dead. He is the "cloud" of the O. T. in their midst. One Sabbath day, Jesus was teaching in a synagogue. A woman was there who was severely disabled. Her body was all bent over.”

    In Jesus Holy Name August 25, 2013 Text: Luke 13:10-17 Redeemer (Note: some ideas are from Leonard Sweet & "Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes" by Kenneth Bailey “Cure for an Aching Back” It is unexpected and agonizing. You reach over to pick up a package, bend down to tie ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Chris Surber avatar

    The Abundance Of Grace

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Oct 9, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,615 views

    God’s grace is at work in our lives restoring in us the image of God that was lost in the fall of Adam through the power of Christ in us.

    The Abundance of Grace, Romans 5:12-17 Introduction A philosopher was asked by a friend to show him the splendid garden of which he was always boasting. He led him to a bare rocky space behind his house. “Where is your garden?” the friend asked. “Look up,” said the philosopher; “heaven is a part ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • K. Edward Skidmore avatar

    The Discipline Of Celebration Series

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 16, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,368 views

    Sermon #1 in a two sermon series on my favorite disciplines deals with celebration and how to maintain joy in everyday life

    (sermon #1 in the My Favorite Disciplines) The Discipline of CELEBRATION Nehemiah 8:10; Philippians 4:4; Psalm 118:24 CHCC: December 7, 2008 INTRODUCTION: This fall some of our Pueblo groups studied a book called The Life You Always Wanted by John Ortberg. It’s a book about Spiritual ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • John Gaston avatar

    Do Not Fear What They Fear

    Contributed by John Gaston on May 1, 2021
     | 5,913 views

    As people of faith, who are cared for by our Heavenly Father, we should not be controlled by fear. It's safer to trust in God than man. Here are 4 strategies for defeating worries.

    DO NOT FEAR WHAT THEY FEAR Isa. 8:11-13 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: MORE FIGHT PER DOLLAR 1. A young man was attending Harvard University many years ago, and talked his Dad into coming to see the football game between Yale and Harvard. (rivals) 2. As they sat down, the boy slapped his father on ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Kerry Haynes avatar

    When A Little Guy Meets A Big God

    Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Oct 29, 2019
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,286 views

    Jesus reaches out to the smallest and the evilest among us with a very personal invitation. He calls us by name. He invites himself over. He desires nothing less than a radically changed life, submitted to him, and all for our good!

    Luke 19:1-10 When a Little Guy Meets a Big God Today’s passage is a very popular children’s Bible story, but it’s a lot more than that. It reveals the very heart of God: one who pursues each one of us to draw us into a loving personal relationship with him, and in so doing, to change our entire ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Lowe avatar

    Aging—the World’s Oldest Man Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Jan 13, 2019
     | 6,921 views

    Methuselah has become the biblical symbol of longevity. His life was long but thin as a string. The two Q's of life are important, quantity and quality. A certain quantity of years is important in order for a person to develop quality.

    6 April 2016 Title: Aging—the World’s Oldest Man (Genesis 5:1-32) Who would you identify as the first senior adult? The Scripture text will give you a clue. You may have had the question when playing Trivial Pursuit, "Who is the oldest person in the Bible?" Now you know where I am ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Luther Sexton avatar

    Charity -The Greatest Of These

    Contributed by Luther Sexton on Jun 18, 2018
     | 6,209 views

    Focuses on1 Corinthians chapter 13 on the Greek word for love which agape.

    THE GREATEST OF THESE Scripture: I Corinthians 13 INTRODUCTION: This chapter of the Bible is recognized as one of the most beautiful literary pieces ever written. It is so spectacular that the preacher often hesitates to touch it lest he or she should impair its splendor by handling it. It ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal