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  • Mark Eberly avatar

    Jesus Gets Dunked

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jan 14, 2008
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     | 2,397 views

    Why would the son of God be baptized? I was told that it was an example. But there has to be more to it than this. And there is.

    This is the season in the church year of Epiphany, which means coming in the flesh. It is the season where the scriptures focus on the life of Jesus starting with the beginning of his ministry when Jesus was baptized. So we are going to look at the passage where Jesus got dunked. The scriptures ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Living The Life Of Grace

    Contributed by Stan Simonik on Feb 14, 2008
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    Having gratefully received the gift of God’s grace, we can’t repay it or hoard it, but pass it on to others.

    Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, it is relatively easy to accept grace but it seems rather challenging to live a life of grace. I say it is relatively easy to accept grace, because we human beings have the tendency to earn it first. Do a trick – get a cookie! A doctor told a story about an ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Lord Invites Every One To Eat At His Table

    Contributed by William D. Brown on Jul 31, 2008
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    This Sabbath situation was a trap set up by Jesus’ enemies.

    THE LORD INVITES EVERY ONE TO EAT AT HIS TABLE 10-14-06 Our text is found in Lk.14:16-24 but in order to see what’s taking place lets read verses 1-6 first. LUKE 14: 1-6 1And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Daniel Chapter 7a Series

    Contributed by Darren Rogers on Aug 1, 2008
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     | 5,106 views

    What is this world coming too? Well, Daniel has a dream that tells us exactly what this world is comig to.

    Daniel – Chapter 7a Chapter 7 Outline I. Introduction to the Dream (7:1-3) a. The Date of the Dream (7:1) b. The Detail of the Dream (7:2-3) 1. The Four Winds (7:2a) 2. The Great Sea (7:2b) 3. The Diverse Beasts (7:3) II. Information about the Dream (7:4-14) a. The Earthly Empire (7:4-8) 1. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Payback Is Sweet Series

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Sep 4, 2008
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     | 5,419 views

    This sermon looks at the value of restitution demonstrated in the life of Zacchaeus.

    BIG LESSONS IN SMALL PACKAGES Part 1—Payback is Sweet Luke 19:1-10 Sunday, August 31, 2008 Pastor Brian Matherlee A soldier fighting over in Iraq received a letter from his girl friend that said she was breaking up with him. She also asked him to send the picture she had given him when he left ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    The First Steps - #1 Series

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Aug 6, 2007
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     | 7,427 views

    This is the first in a series of messages for the "Just walk across the Room" emphasis. These messages are adapted from the book by Bill Hybels.

    JUST WALK ACROSS THE ROOM - #1 The First Steps Galatians 4:4-5 (For PowerPoint go to http://www.hueytownbaptist.com/pastorspage/sermondownloads.html) > This morning take a minute, look around the room, select a face of someone you don’t know, and then play the pretend game with me. Pretend we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Body Revealed Series

    Contributed by Todd Leupold on May 26, 2007
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     | 3,375 views

    The Mystery of The Body, the Church, is revealed to Paul and through him to us in all it’s splendor and purpose.

    THE SUPREME MYSTERY – THE BODY OF CHRIST ACT II: The Mystery of The Body Unveiled 1. THE BODY REVEALED (Eph. 3:1-13) INTRODUCTION: MYSTERY. Everybody loves a mystery, don’t they? In most contexts today, to speak of a mystery is to speak of “something completely unknown and perhaps even ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Press On Series

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on May 27, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 10,631 views

    No matter what comes your way, there are some thought which will help you Press On.

    Press On 1 John 5:11-21 (For the accompanying powerpoint - http://www.hueytownbaptist.com/pastorspage/sermondownloads.html) > In late 1989 Bill, our student minister in Pensacola, resigned to continue his education and head to the mission field. As he left, he asked me to lead the Christmas snow ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Shameless Audacious Prayer

    Contributed by Robert Castile on Aug 6, 2016
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    Praying with boldness and expecting God to answer is biblical. Shameless Audacious Prayer helps believers pray without ceasing until their prayers are answered.

    Kingston Church of the Nazarene July 31, 2016 Sermon: Shameless Audacious Prayer Scripture: Luke 11:1-15, 1 Thessalonians, Psalm 84 INTRODUCTION – Shameless Audacious Prayer Shameless Audacious Prayer is essentially persistent prayer. We are told in 1 Thessalonians to pray without ceasing. ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    When God Broke His Silence

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 9, 2014
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     | 13,732 views

    From the end of Malachi chapter 4 to the time when God spoke to a priest named Zechariah to tell him his wife was going to have a son was a period of 400 years when God was strangely silent. This message tells of God breaking the silence at Christmas time

    When God Broke His Silence Luke 1, 2 INTRODUCTION: Do you know what the last verse of the Old Testament says? Malachi 4: 5-6 “See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes. He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Twue Wove

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 12, 2014
     | 4,787 views

    See Ruth 3 through the eyes of 4 people: Naomi, Ruth, Boaz, and Jesus Christ (Key thoughts from Sermon Central's Jim Erwin at: http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/true-love-jim-erwin-sermon-on-christmas-advent-115564.asp)

    HoHum: Mawwiage. Mawwiage is what bwings us togethew today. Mawwiage, that bwessed awwangement, that dweam within a dweam. And wove, twue wove, wiww fowwow you fowevah and evah… So tweasuwe youw wove In the Princess Bride, Westley is driven by one goal- to return to the love of his life, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Uncle Sam

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 9, 2013
     | 3,207 views

    A sermon on Romans 13:1-7 talking about the responsibility of government toward their citizens and talking about the responsibility of citizens toward their government (Material and seed thoughts from Dr. Jack Cottrell's commentary on Romans)

    HoHum: The origin of Uncle Sam probably began in 1812, when Samuel Wilson was a meat packer who provided meat to the US Army. The meat shipments were stamped with the initials, U.S. Someone joked that the initials stood for “Uncle Sam”. This joke eventually led to the idea of Uncle Sam ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Tell-Tale Tree Tales!!!

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Apr 27, 2015
     | 5,595 views

    Deriving lessons on three Christian cardinal doctrines of Justification, Evangelisation and Glorification from the natural realm...trees!!!

    TELL- TALE TREE TALES!!! OK Folks let me begin by acclaiming the universal truth that minus the trees there would be no human life on Earth. Let’s all praise the Almighty God who in His Sovereign wisdom set-up the ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Recognizing God

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 10, 2015
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     | 8,294 views

    Many a times we have wondered what would it be like if God showed up? In fact God is looking for that time alone with you so that you would voluntarily shut yourself out from the busyness of life and respond to His attention. Will we?

    Opening illustration: Children sometimes seem like they have holes in their ears. You tell them what you want them to do, and it goes in and out without ever being registered. But if you promise something special to a child, they will not ever forget. Try to tell your child that you can’t go ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    God's Love - God's Propitiation

    Contributed by Charles Mallory on Mar 15, 2015
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     | 5,198 views

    Encouragement to remind us that by God's grace, Jesus paid the full price for our sins. We owe nothing but to come to Him through faith and repentance to have eternal life.

    I FOUND A QUOTE BY DANIEL WEBSTER, ON THE SPIRIT OF GOODNESS, WHERE HE SAID, “REAL GOODNESS DOES NOT ATTACH ITSELF MERELY TO THIS LIFE – IT POINTS TO ANOTHER WORLD. POLITICAL OR PROFESSIONAL REPUTATION CANNOT LAST FOREVER, BUT A CONSCIENCE VOID OF OFFENCE BEFORE GOD AND MAN IS AN ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist