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  • Arley Ellingson avatar

    Why Did Jesus Fold The Napkin

    Contributed by Arley Ellingson on Apr 2, 2008
    based on 20 ratings
     | 15,250 views

    Jesus wants us to know he is coming back!

    I’d like for you to venture back w/ me this morning to those minutes, hours and days just prior to the resurrection of our Lord. What was it like & what were those who loved Jesus feeling? He had, after all just been killed in a most gruesome fashion: hanging on a cross. It was now their ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Sacred Vows Series

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jun 25, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,269 views

    Sermon #5 in the Nehemiah Series from chapter 10 deals with the four vows made by the people of Israel after listening to the reading of the Law.

    #5 in the Nehemiah series: Nehemiah chapters 10-12 Sacred Vows CHCC: June 1, 2008 INTRODUCTION: Nehemiah 10 is a chapter about Sacred Vows. If you’ve been keeping up with this series on the book of Nehemiah, you know that for over 100 years Jewish Exiles had been returning from Babylon to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Faith Moves Beyond Our Comfort Zone And Takes Risks Series

    Contributed by Scott Chambers on Oct 14, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,942 views

    A sermon that examines the risk taking faith of Rahab.

    What causes ordinary people to take risks? What prompts people to gamble or engage in extreme sports such as skydiving, hang gliding, scuba diving, auto racing, rock climbing and whitewater kayaking? Psychologists have determined that it is more a personality trait rather than a behavior. Some ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Dangers Of Drifting

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Nov 14, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,838 views

    We cannot be effective for Christ if we drift

    The Dangers of Drifting Hebrews 2:1 gives us a specific warning for just this type of spiritual situation. We must pay more careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. How many Christians have drifted their way to a loss of their faith? How many here today ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Don Baggett avatar

    Fruitful Christian Living

    Contributed by Don Baggett on Jan 4, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 14,528 views

    Jesus said that we, as His disciples, are to bear fruit. God told Adam and Eve to be fruitful and multiply, replenish the earth, and subdue it. The fruitful, the multiplying, and the other things are not all the same thing; in other words, it means mor

    I must admit, that while I’ve read this little section of Scripture many times, I have usually read over it pretty quickly, not taking the time to understand it’s meaning. Here’s a man sowing some seed, and the next involvement he has with it, is when he comes to harvest it. Now, we understand ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steve Taylor avatar

    The Power Behind The Program Series

    Contributed by Steve Taylor on Aug 17, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,042 views

    Understanding Spiritual Gifts and how we trust and need the giver of the gift,The Holy Spirit has given you something that you are to give to everyone else.

    What is your Spiritual Gift? That is a question that I have been asked almost my entire life. It is a question that when I first got here I asked many of you. We want people to serve in the area of their “giftedness” and so we can spend a great deal of time, energy, and resources helping our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brad Bailey avatar

    A Divine Father's Place Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Sep 25, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,243 views

    I. A FATHER’S LOVE … 1. A father’s love chooses to create, know and value each individual. 2. A father’s love creates a special environment and sustains it. 3. A father’s love communicates, counsels, and listens. 4. A father’s love protects.

    … While I can’t share in the honors of full fatherhood today …  I want us to consider the honor we give to our DIVINE FATHER,  In 2 Cor 6:18, the apostle Paul applies God’s heart, first spoken to David the prophet Nathan, to all of us: “I will be a father to you, and you will be ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Whosoever Will

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Apr 19, 2006
    based on 67 ratings
     | 8,936 views

    A sermon that explains JOHN 3:16, using an illustration about American soldiers held captive in Viet Nam in 1968.

    ‘For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, so that whosoever believeth in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.’ Those are not only the most beautiful words ever spoken, but they are the most meaningful words ever spoken. Almost everybody knows this verse, but not ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Wes Richard avatar

    I Have Seen The Lord Series

    Contributed by Wes Richard on Apr 9, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,634 views

    The resurrection of Jesus transforms individuals, families, and whole societies and it can change your life as well.

    Even though today is Easter Sunday, I realize that you may have lots of things on your mind, including the deadline for filing your taxes with the IRS. I hope that none of you has the problem one guy has, though. A tax accountant told our son about a guy who wanted to declare the loss of his ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • A. David Hart avatar

    Barnabas, A Much Needed Friend Series

    Contributed by A. David Hart on Mar 11, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,973 views

    This sermon will show us the importance of having a friend that will put his neck on the line for a brother or sister of the faith.

    BARNABAS, A MUCH NEEDED FRIEND Acts 9:23-31 While reading last month about the 1936 Olympic games in Berlin Germany, there is a story about a friendship that was birthed between Jesse Owens a Black man and Luz Long a German. Both men were competing in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Where Is Your Faith?

    Contributed by Jim Kane on May 17, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,117 views

    The third sermon in the 2007 Lenten Series

    Introduction: (Slide 1) A public reading of Luke 13:10-17 followed by a dramatic reading entitled ‘Christ on Trial: Witness: Nicodemus’ written by Elsa L. Clark, Peter Mead, Arden Mead and Mark Zimmermann. © 2007 Creative Communications for the Parish. In the mid-1980’s, a young community ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Have Faith In The Lord And You Will Be Saved!!

    Contributed by Carl Benge on May 24, 2007
     | 2,365 views

    A sermon on how Faith and Stewardship are connected

    Last week during the Senior Recognition, one of our seniors mentioned her favorite verse was Matthew 19:26b; “for God everything is possible.” No matter where you go, or no matter what your station in life maybe. God is with you and He can make all things possible. Lets repeat Paul’s words to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Dale Pilgrim avatar

    The Seeking Magi (Pastor Dale) Series

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Dec 14, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,062 views

    Why are God’s people often not living counter-culturally or don’t seem to clash with culture? Maybe the problem has something to do with being intellectually or scientifically stimulated about Jesus and the mysterious cosmic phenomenon rather than experie

    I read a fascinating article last week that invited me to watch a breath-taking phenomenon that only occurs once every 44 years. It is the aligning of Jupiter and Venus with the Moon. Added to this amazing spectacle, viewed best with binoculars because the evening light would make it hard to see ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • Jim Drake avatar

    Urgent News Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Mar 24, 2008
    based on 84 ratings
     | 11,052 views

    In this message titled “Urgent News” from our 2008 Easter Morning service, we look at the resurrection from the perspective of the ladies who arrived at the tomb early on that first Easter morning. How did they feel? What did they see? More importantly

    How many of you took a look at the newspaper this morning? If you can stomach it, I think it’s a good idea to keep up with what’s going on in the world. But here’s the thing about news. Whether you get your news from the paper or the TV, news comes in all different shapes and sizes. There’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson avatar

    The Tongue's Power Series

    Contributed by Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson on Sep 6, 2003
    based on 47 ratings
     | 11,376 views

    A sermon on the power of the tongue.

    Sermon for 14 Pent Yr B, 14/09/2003 Based on James 3:1-12 Grace Lutheran Church, Medicine Hat, Alberta By Pastor Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson One day a woman went to Francis of Assisi and confessed that she had been guilty of malicious gossip. She asked him what she could do to be forgiven. Francis ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran