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  • Joel Smith avatar

    Return The Favor Series

    Contributed by Joel Smith on Jul 8, 2009
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    If you’ve received the grace of God return the favor to everyone else.

    Let’s begin this morning with a little check of your vocabulary. Can someone give me a defining of the word nag? If someone accuses you of nagging them, what are they trying to tell you? Nagging is when you tell someone something that they already know. And you tell them over … and over … and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Coup De Moi Series

    Contributed by Joel Smith on Jul 13, 2009
     | 3,788 views

    If you want to know if you’ve truly been born again answer the question: "Who is your spiritual daddy?"

    I guess it’s a sign of the times in which we live, but a couple of years ago I saw a billboard on I-85 in Charlotte that said, “Who’s the daddy?” There was a picture of a baby and an ad for a genetic testing lab beneath the picture. It’s sad that young folks are so promiscuous they have to have a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Obedience Always Brings Blessings

    Contributed by Joel Santos on Jul 10, 2017
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    The Outcome of Obedience to God will always bring blessing!

    OBEDIENCE ALWAYS BRINGS BLESSINGS Luke 5:1-11 The Outcome of Obedience to God will always bring blessing! The Lord’s simple requests often serve as stepping-stones to life’s most wonderful blessings. -Simon Peter illustrates what can happen when we say yes to God. The Lord wanted to use Peter’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The 8th Day Of Jesus. What A Day!

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Dec 30, 2022
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    Our New Year's Day is nothing in comparison to Jesus' 8th Day. Find out how.

    1.1.23 Luke 2:21 21 After eight days passed, when the child was circumcised, he was named Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb. Usually at the end of a calendar year you see “Top 10” lists of things that happened during the year. If you were to ask people ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Fully Alive By Faith Series

    Contributed by Joel Gilbert on Jan 9, 2023
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    The Gospel of John was written with a specific purpose. This brief overview of the book will serve as an introduction to our study of the entire book over the next several sermons.

    Who is Jesus? Who does the world say Jesus is? who do you believe Jesus is? Near the end of his Gospel, John clearly delineates the purpose or premise of his account of the life of Jesus. John 20:30–31 ESV Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Prologue Series

    Contributed by Joel Gilbert on Jan 9, 2023
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    John's introduction to his Gospel beautifully and artfully lays the foundation for the rest of his book as he provides insight into the nature, work and witness of the Word - Jesus Christ!

    What is a prologue? If we were to take that apart, it divides neatly into two words pro- meaning before logos - meaning word or saying So, in a very real sense, a prologue is a word that happens beforehand - a fore-word Composers, Filmmakers, and Authors alike have utilized preludes, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Baptism Is Where It All Begins

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Jan 14, 2023
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    Jesus walks into the waters of baptism, and salvation begins.

    1.15.23 Matthew 3:13–17 13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. 14 But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” 15 Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Jesus Gets His Fingers Dirty

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Sep 13, 2021
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    Jesus heals the deaf man and enables him to speak. He does the same for us.

    9.5.21 Mark 7:31-37 31 Jesus left the region of Tyre again and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, within the region of the Decapolis. 32 They brought a man to him who was deaf and had a speech impediment. They pleaded with Jesus to place his hand on him. 33 Jesus took him aside in ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Jesus Gives Us Hell

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Sep 24, 2021
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    Jesus threatens hell over sins committed and threatens wrath in a call to repentance, telling us to chop off eye, hand, and feet. What hope do we have? Find out.

    9.26.21 Mark 9:38–50 38 John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone driving out demons in your name. We tried to stop him, because he was not following us.” 39 But Jesus said, “Do not try to stop him, because no one who does a miracle in my ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    You Are Possible For God

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Oct 7, 2021
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    The rich young man is told to give all of his riches to the poor and follow Christ. What does this mean?

    10.10.21 Mark 10:17–27 17 As Jesus was setting out on a journey, one man ran up to him and knelt in front of him. He asked, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 18 Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except one—God. 19 You know the commandments. ‘You ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Hosanna! What Does This Mean?

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Mar 20, 2024
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    An explanation of the prayer "Hosanna" and why the Jews sang it, and why we sing it.

    March 24, 2024 Mark 11:1-10 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples, 2 saying to them, "Go to the village ahead of you, and just as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    I Know That My Redeemer Lives. What Hope This Sweet Sentence Gives!

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Mar 29, 2024
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    In the midst of being buried alive, we can have hope in the resurrection, as Job declares!

    3.31.24 Job 19:23–27 (EHV) 23 Oh how I wish that my words were written down. Oh how I wish that they were inscribed in bronze, 24 that they would be engraved in rock forever with an iron tool and letters filled with lead. 25 As for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, and that at the end of time ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Have Mercy

    Contributed by Joel Hoyer on Nov 8, 2018
     | 4,067 views

    First in a series on Psalm 51

    2 Samuel 11:1-16, 26; 12:1-13; Psalm 51:1 (Create in Me a Clean Heart #1) Have Mercy Just so that I don’t have to ignore the elephant in the room… Today we have an odd combination to put before you: Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day. A day full of bitterness and ashes meets a day full of ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Wash Away My Guilt

    Contributed by Joel Hoyer on Nov 8, 2018
     | 3,580 views

    2nd in a Lenten Series on Psalm 51

    Psalm 51:2 2/18/18 (Create in Me a Clean Heart #2) Wash Away my Guilt I can’t repeat my whole sermon from Wednesday, but in order for this series to be as effective as possible, I do have to make sure that everybody has some background to this amazing Psalm of David. David was a prolific ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    My Sin Is Always Before Me

    Contributed by Joel Hoyer on Nov 8, 2018
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    3rd in a Lenten Series on Psalm 51

    Psalm 51:3 2/21/18 (Create in Me a Clean Heart #3) MY SIN IS ALWAYS BEFORE ME Edgar Allen Poe was kind of a morbid American author in the mid 1800s. He had a short and troubled life and wrote a number of troubling short stories and poems. One of those is called “The Tell-Tale heart”. I was ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran