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  • Ed Wood avatar

    One Man's Thanksgiving

    Contributed by Ed Wood on May 26, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,849 views

    A Thanksgiving Message.

    ONE MAN’S THANKSGIVING Luke 17:11-19 INTRO: ILLUS: THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION Over 300 years ago, William Bradford, the governor of Plymouth Colony, made the following announcement: TO YE PILGRIMS Inasmuch as the great Father has given us this year an abundant harvest of Indian corn, wheat, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Salvation Is By Faith In Jesus Christ

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jun 15, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,138 views

    We are called to pass on the baton of our faith as we received it. This sermon reminds us that salvation is by faith in Jesus and nothing else.

    Sports days are upon us once again at our local schools and I had a sense of “been here before” when I was watching my son Matthew practising his sprinting and his baton changing in the relay races at the Junior School this week. Some of the baton changes were smooth and effective, others were slow ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Feeling Abandoned?

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jun 25, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,318 views

    - Abandonment is such a desolate state - Never abandoned when we put our trust in Him

    This weeks news June 18-23, 07 – Disappearance of Jessie Davis, the 9-month pregnant woman missing from Ohio, - Davis’ mother found the pregnant woman’s home in disarray last week, with her two-year-old grandson wandering around alone - A newborn girl has been found, left in a basket on a school ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Getting Ready For Christmas

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Dec 5, 2003
    based on 118 ratings
     | 4,160 views

    We get ready by believing promises of God, sharing His priorities, personalizing His peace

    Are u ready for Christmas? It’s already the first Sunday of Advent. 3 more Sundays and woo hoo celebration time! But are you ready? Just couple of Saturdays ago the NHL staged an outdoor NHL hockey game out in Edmonton – first the old guys played and then the real NHL players played? Those guys ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    The Self-Determined Life

    Contributed by David Seeley on Nov 30, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,223 views

    The self-determined life is the life lived with one goal in mind--to please self. God has a better way for His people.

    Self-determination: n. 1. freedom to live as one chooses, or to act or decide without consulting others. I. It is a life of fleeing God’s will (Jonah) A. Jonah’s call—Jonah 1:1-2 Jonah was a well-known prophet at Gath-hepher (II Kings 14:25). Like many of the Jews, he felt that God was only the ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    A Time To Be Blessed Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Dec 1, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 5,570 views

    This is the 4th sermon in the series "A Time To".

    Series: A Time To… (Haggai) [#4] A TIME TO BE BLESSED Haggai 2:10-19 Introduction: I read this prayer written by Frank Morris. Dear Lord, So far today, God, I’ve done all right. I haven’t gossiped, haven’t lost my temper, haven’t been greedy, grumpy, nasty, selfish, over-indulgent, coveted ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Other Nine Series

    Contributed by John Lake on Dec 5, 2007
     | 4,038 views

    The 2nd part of a study in the 10 Commandments

    CHURCH ON RANDALL PLACE SERMON NOTES 11/25/07 “WHAT A LONG STRANGE TRIP IT’S BEEN; A STUDY IN DEUTERONOMY” TODAY’S MESSAGE: “THE OTHER NINE” DEUTERONOMY 5:8-33 I. Introduction a. Established the setting in which the 10 Commandments are set. i. A covenant: The principles that give order to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    All Things Revealed

    Contributed by Dr. Phillip Paschal on Dec 30, 2004
    based on 19 ratings
     | 8,010 views

    Payday is coming.

    ALL THINGS REVEALED LUKE 12:2-3 I. INTRODUCTION NOTHING ESCAPES THE EVER WATCHFUL EYES AND THE ETERNAL MIND OF HIM WHO IS SOVEREIGN. GOD HEARS ALL, KNOWS ALL, AND SEES ALL. YES MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS, MANY HAVE DONE, ARE DOING, AND SHALL DO THINGS IN THE DARK THAT SHALL BE BOUGHT TO THE LIGHT, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Check-Up From The Heart Up!

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Jul 27, 2006
    based on 21 ratings
     | 5,253 views

    Have you heard that saying, " there’s gold in them there pews." Well, every potential leader in your church needs these words of warning.

    A Check Up from the Heart Up! Text: Matthew 15: 1-3, 8-14 1 Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying, 2 “Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”3 He answered and said to them, “Why ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Living Beyond Ourselves

    Contributed by Dr. Phillip Paschal on Nov 12, 2002
    based on 84 ratings
     | 21,977 views

    MISSION MINISTRY IN TIMES LIKE THESE.

    LIVING BEYOND OURSELVES TEXT MATT. 25: 35-40 INTRODUCTION: THE LIFE OF A CHRISTIAN FROM GOD’S PERSPECTIVE IS TO BE A LIFE OF SERVICE, WORSHIP, AND PRAISE. WE ARE CALLED TO SERVE HUMANITY, THOSE WHO ARE LESS FORTUNATE THAN WE ARE, THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN CAST DOWN, THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN ORPHANED BY ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When Jesus Went Home

    Contributed by Mike Honzell on Feb 12, 2002
    based on 37 ratings
     | 5,867 views

    how unbelief hinders God’s Work

    WHEN JESUS WENT HOME Matthew 13: 53-58 INTRODUCTION: A. When Jesus finished the kingdom parables, He returned home to Nazareth to visit 1. There, He taught in the synagog of Nazareth a. No doubt, His message was the same it had been as He traveled throughout ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Mustard Seed And Leaven

    Contributed by Mike Honzell on Feb 12, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,338 views

    Satan and God’s design for the kingdom

    MUSTARD SEED AND LEAVEN Matthew 13: 31-33 CONCLUSION: A. Jesus shared in the parable of the wheat and tares how that lost people often become a part of the church 1. Satan then uses these "tares" to: a. Destroy the witness of the church b. Disrupt the fellowship ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Second Coming Of Christ

    Contributed by Matt Black on Oct 27, 2002
    based on 66 ratings
     | 12,149 views

    A brief doctrinal overview of the Second Coming of Christ. A summary.

    THE SECOND COMING OF JESUS CHRIST INTRODUCTION: New years. We anticipate the coming of the New Year. But there are many outside of these doors that are also anticipating it. They don’t realize that 1998 might not come! You see the reality is that Jesus Christ could come before this year is ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    A Biblical Approach To Each Day

    Contributed by George Brooks on Feb 2, 2008
    based on 46 ratings
     | 14,574 views

    This sermon is a word of advise on how each day should be approach in order for a Christian to remainpowerful and productive.

    A Biblical Approach To Each Day Psalm 118:24 “This is the day which the Lord has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it.” (Psalm 118:24, NASB)? Among other things, Psalm 118 is one of those songs which speaks of victory. This psalm was the last of a section of the Psalms ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Office Of The Pastor

    Contributed by Ed Warfield on Feb 29, 2008
    based on 18 ratings
     | 8,875 views

    Pastors are under attack today as never before. Many are overworked, underpaid, stressed-out & crumbling under the pressure of unrealistic expectations & constant crisis. Satan wants to destroy the church & he makes pastors special targets of his attack.

    The Office of the Pastor Intro.: Pastors are under attack today as never before. Many are overworked, underpaid, stressed-out and crumbling under the pressure of unrealistic expectations and constant crisis of their flock. Many churches demand more of their pastors than any person could do. Many ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic