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  • Charles Wilkerson avatar

    Sharing Our Heroes Super-Stories Series

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Dec 8, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,339 views

    Learn how to take small steps in sharing the wonderful news of God’s love with those close to us

    It seems that the news media plays a role in the lives of many of our make-believe superheroes. From the Daily Planet from which the editor Perry White chronicles Superman’s latest exploits to the editorial pages of J. Jonah Jamieson who bitterly denounces the actions of Spiderman. Even on TV you ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Courage Under Fire

    Contributed by Alan Stokes on Apr 22, 2001
    based on 116 ratings
     | 14,257 views

    This sermon covers the theme of courage as it relates to the example of Peter and John’s close relationship to God discussed in Acts 4.

    Members of the 4th grade class at Spring Hill Elementary School in McClean, Virginia were asked the question: "What Is Courage". Their answer was: "Having faith. Being brave. Doing something when you’re scared of it. Doing something when you think you can’t. Trying something that you’ve ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Receiving The Blessing Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 14, 2001
    based on 117 ratings
     | 15,389 views

    Jabez’s prayer may very well have been based on promises he’d heard about in his youth - the blessing given Abraham

    OPEN: It’s reported that a preacher in Redrock, Mississippi prayed this sermon: “Oh Lord, give Thy servant this mornin’ the eyes of the eagle and the wisdom of the owl; connect his soul with the gospel telephone in the central skies; ‘luminate his brow with the Sun of heaven; possess his mind ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How To Keep Going When You Can't Go On

    Contributed by Mike Turner on Jan 21, 2004
    based on 184 ratings
     | 60,616 views

    All of us get to the point where we feel we can’t go any further. By looking at the words of Paul, we can learn how to keep going when we can’t go on !

    How To Keep Going When You Can’t Go On 2 Cor. 4:1-18 I believe my sermon title tonight would be called a oxymoron. It doesn’t hardly make sense does it. Yet, there are times when we must keep going when we just feel like we can’t. Have you ever said, " I just don’t know how ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Abiding In The Light

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Apr 19, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,721 views

    This sermon addresses the blindness of sin, the light of Christ and the gift of salvation.

    ABIDING IN THE LIGHT Text: John 9:26-41 “Several years ago, a Greensboro, North Carolina, newspaper carried a story about a tractor-trailer rolling along on a side street in a southern city. The driver came to a low bridge and misjudged the height of his rig. When the truck came to a stop, ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Are You A 'blah?'

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jun 11, 2007
     | 1,829 views

    The first in a series, ’Hearing the Word of God.’

    (1) One of the books in our family library is a children’s book entitled, ‘The Blah’ by Jack Kent. It is the story about a young boy who feels like ‘a blah’ when no one pays attention to him and then gets very upset when his older brother steps on a prized crayon as he is coloring which then leads ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Jael's Extraordianry Day

    Contributed by Tim Secrist on Feb 22, 2013
    based on 5 ratings
     | 17,459 views

    Sometimes the ordinary seems mundane, but occasionally it turns exraordinary. This is a narrative of an ordinary day turning into much more. Even a "nobody" can do something extraordinary in the hands of God.

    Jael’s Extraordinary Day Judges 4:17-24 Jael’s life was nothing if not predictable. Living in the low mountains of Eastern Israel, bordering Canaan, among the scorpions and rocks and dust, Jael’s life was difficult at best, and monotonous at worst. Boredom and monotony were her ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Holy Hell?

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Mar 1, 2013
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,185 views

    Does Hell motivate you?

    Holy Hell? Odd title for a sermon, perhaps, but it got your attention. Hell must be holy since I have heard that phrase many times over the years as a remark of astonishment whether the cause of the astonishment was positive or negative. In that holiness besides being a character trait and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Scared To Death Of Death Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 31, 2011
     | 12,389 views

    A sermon on the fears surrounding death. Main verses from Hebrews 2:14-15

    HoHum: When I die, I want to die peacefully and die in my sleep like my Grandfather did. Not screaming like the passengers in his car. WBTU: Mankind naturally has a fear of death. “I don’t fear death at all.” That person is either not being honest or has lost his mind. That fear will remain ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    United For God’s Glory Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Feb 6, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,117 views

    God uses all kinds of people to do His work. You have a place in His church and your contribution is valuable. With such diversity in the team, it is senseless to compete and compare; we are called to cooperate. We serve to glorify God, He alone is our

    What we learn last week: ?What God originates, He orchestrates. ?Expect challenges when doing God’s will. ?Don’t fear difficulties. Choose to look at them with eyes of faith, and not fear. Last Tuesday, I read these words from Bill Hybels?The Power of a Whisper (p.110-111): “Don’t ever buy into ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Sown Any Good Seed Lately?

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Jan 12, 2009
    based on 30 ratings
     | 21,396 views

    Through the prophet Hosea, God said that it is time for us to start sowing good seeds that will be honoring to Him. There are four universal principles to sowing.

    SOWN ANY GOOD SEED LATELY HOSEA 10:12 Introduction: Every day seeds in our lives, church and community are being sown. Some of these seeds are bad; some are good. Through the prophet Hosea, God said that it is time for us to start sowing good seeds that will be honoring to Him. There are four ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Counting The Cost Of Worship

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Jan 6, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,833 views

    Worship should be the most natural aspect of a Christian’s life.

    Title: Counting The Cost Of Worship Text: John 12:1-8 Introduction James Michener, writing in his book, The Source, tells the story of a man named Urbaal, who was a farmer living about 2200 B.C. He worshiped two gods, one a god of death, the other a goddess of fertility. One day, the temple ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Charles Scott avatar

    The Plumb Line

    Contributed by Charles Scott on Jul 11, 2009
    based on 10 ratings
     | 16,714 views

    Amos uses the Plumb Line as a metaphor to explain that both nation and the religious establishment are under judgment for being "out of line"; unrighteous.

    The Plumb Line by Charles Scott, Church of the Good Shepherd, Indianapolis Trinity 5 —Proper 10B July 12 2009 The Plumb Line Old Testament Reading Amos 7:7 THIS IS WHAT the Lord God showed me: behold, the Lord was standing beside a wall built with a plumb line, with a plumb line in his ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    God Uses The Ordinary

    Contributed by Tim Patrick on Mar 3, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 8,989 views

    Learn how God will use ordinary people in His service.

    It is amazing how ordinary people sometimes rise above the masses to accomplish great things. • Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin yet rose to become one of our greatest presidents. • Michael Jordan was cut from his middle school basketball ball team because he was an ordinary player. • Dolly ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Part 3 - Family Birthmark Series

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on May 21, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,053 views

    The good choices members of God’s family make

    A dendrochronologist can look at a tree stump and tell us the life story of that tree. They can look at the rings and chart the tough years and the good growth years. Raising a family is not all that different from tending trees – it’s a lot of work, you don’t do it overnight, there are storms ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist