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  • David Rogers avatar

    Have Faith, Will Work

    Contributed by David Rogers on Jun 27, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,059 views

    A sermon depicting the importance of faith and how a true saving faith will be shown by works.

    Have Faith, Will Work James 2:14-16 Introduction Faith is certainly an essential element in the Christians life for without faith it is impossible to please God. Look at Hebrews 11:6 which says “but without faith it is impossible to please Him: for He that cometh to must believe that He is a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Wise, The Prudent, And The Babies

    Contributed by William Mouser on Jul 3, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,784 views

    Life in the Kingdom is not an intellectual meritocracy. Rather, it is a respite for those who labor and are heavy laden in their spiritual ignorance. In one prayer of thanksgiving, Jesus condemns the "wise and prudent," and He welcomes the babes into Hi

    The Wise, the Prudent, and the Babies Matthew 11:20-30 When I first began attending Dallas Seminary, I noticed something happening among many of my fellow students. Two, things, actually. On one hand, the academic atmosphere of the place seemed to make some students bloom into these ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Keep Your Lamps Trimmed And Burning Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Aug 25, 2006
    based on 26 ratings
     | 21,069 views

    The most important thing that Jesus tells us about His second coming is to be ready.

    Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning Text: Matt. 25:1-13 Introduction 1. Read Matthew 25:1-13 2. Illustration: Three athletes are about to be executed. One is a short dark haired hockey player; one is a bald headed tennis player, and the third is a tall blond haired soccer player. The guard ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Healing The Possessed Boy

    Contributed by Phillip Wright on Aug 26, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 13,856 views

    Jesus healing the possessed boy.

    Healing the Possessed Boy (Do Believers Suffer from a Lack of Power?) Luke 9:37-45 Rev. Phillip A. Wright Introduction: This morning we are going to take a look at one of the passages we saw about two Christmas seasons ago. I gave a message and preached on the differences in the Lord’s usage of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    There Met Him A Man

    Contributed by Michael Martin on Sep 16, 2006
    based on 21 ratings
     | 8,690 views

    The demon possesed man had no hope until he met Jesus.

    (Mark 5:1-20) "There met him out of the tombs a man..." In this passage we find one of the most remarkable stories in the New Testament. Three of the gospel writers mention this story. This is not a fairy-tale, it is an actual event witnessed by the disciples. In this story we find a man ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Your View Of God

    Contributed by Danny Rogers on Sep 23, 2006
    based on 27 ratings
     | 6,239 views

    Your view of God is the most important view you have, and to the extent your view of God is distorted… to that extent your life is out of focus.

    Intro: Before Beth and I married, I had to do my own laundry. My technique of washing clothes was just like almost every other single male in the history of the U.S. – Everything in one load if possible. Blue jeans were washed with dress shirts, white socks, underwear, and everything else. In fact, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God Requires Us To Come With Clean Hands And A Clean Heart Series

    Contributed by Michael Trigg on Oct 15, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 15,251 views

    We must resist the pressures to secularise our faith and to accept the beliefs of other gods. We must seek the peace of God in His Word, not in the words of humans.

    God requires us to come with Clean Hands and a Clean Heart ZECHARIAH 5:1 – 11 INTRODUCTION. God requires us to come to Him with clean hands and a clean heart. This means that we need to look clean but we also need to be clean inside. I find it interesting that the world so often concentrates on ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    We Buy Ugly Houses Series

    Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Oct 15, 2006
    based on 28 ratings
     | 9,466 views

    God has been in the business of buying ugly houses a lot longer than Home Investors.

    1 Peter 1:18-21 We Buy Ugly Houses Woodlawn Baptist Church October 15, 2006 Introduction Show this morning’s billboards. According to the company’s website, this ad originated in the mind of Ken D’Angelo way back in the 1970s. Working in Houston and Dallas, he decided to focus his real estate ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Big "If" Series

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Oct 18, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,465 views

    How are we doing as positive people. A call to unity within the church

    October 8, 2006 Philippians 2:1-16 Sometimes life can be a matter of “IFs.” Fill in the blank . . . “If I only . . . Most of us have some ifs in our lives. Moments when we should have said “NO” instead of yes, or maybe we should have said “YES” instead of no. Times when we should have made that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Worshipping The Right God Series

    Contributed by Gary Webb on Oct 24, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,741 views

    The First Commandment

    Exodus 20:1-3 A few years ago there was a legal controversy in Alabama over the Ten Commandments. A federal judge ordered Roy Moore, the Chief Justice of the state of Alabama, to remove a monument displaying the Ten Commandments from the rotunda of the state Judiciary Building. An appeal to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Live It!

    Contributed by Anne Robertson on Oct 30, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 9,547 views

    It isn’t enough simply to believe. Our faith must be lived to be an effective witness.

    LIVE IT! TEXT: Colossians 3:1-17 Back in 2001, I had a conversation with a man named Tim, the bookkeeper at the place where I had rented a cabin, who told me about his past with the church. He grew up Irish Catholic, and as a child was very involved in the church. He was an altar boy, and he told ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Finish Line

    Contributed by James May on Nov 5, 2006
    based on 15 ratings
     | 9,442 views

    The time of our departure is at hand. Will we cross the Finish Line alone, or will we bring others with us?

    THE FINISH LINE Sunday, November 05, 2006 – AM By Pastor Jim May 2 Timothy 4:1-8, "I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Will America Be Judged

    Contributed by David Rogers on Nov 6, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,088 views

    A sermon examining what happened to the nation of Isreal every time they walked away from God and answering the question will the same fate befall America because she is walking away from Him also.

    Will America Be Judged Series 1 The Call of the Watchman Ezekiel 3:4-21 4Then He said to me: “Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak My words to them. 5For you are not being sent to a people of unintelligible speech or difficult language but to the house of Israel. 6‹You are› not ‹being ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Fred Sigle avatar

    How To Create A Safe Environment Series

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Nov 6, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,281 views

    Based on The DNA of Relationships by Dr. Gary Smalley. When a relationship doesn’t feel safe, walls go up for protection. We need to learn to respect and honor the walls. Through unconditional love, those walls will come down.

    HOW TO CREATE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT The DNA of Relationships (4) A. Today is the fourth lesson in our series on The DNA of Relationships based on the book by Dr. Gary Smalley. Today’s lesson is entitled: How To Create a Safe Environment. ILLUSTRATION: A man and his wife who had been married ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Efren V. Narido avatar

    The Most High Chooses

    Contributed by Efren V. Narido on Nov 11, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,600 views

    Could we RECOGNIZE those whom God has chosen?

    “King David rose to his feet and said: ‘Listen to me, my brothers and my people. I had it in my heart to build a house as a place of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, for the footstool of our God, and I made plans to build it. But God said to me, “You are not to build a house for my ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist