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  • Brad Bailey avatar

    Jesus... Life's Ultimate Question Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 6, 2004
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    Confronting the question... who is Jesus to you?

    Intro: (Daylight Savings Time) Last night we changed our clocks…because of particular practical needs…time is changed. On a grand scale God has done the same…Based on a need in the human condition…God is said to have entered the world not simply to change temporal time, but eternity…and this in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Kenneth Trent avatar

    The Master Calleth For Thee

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Aug 7, 2004
    based on 44 ratings
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    This outline looks at four calls from our Lord. One call to the lost and three calls to believers.

    THE MASTER CALLETH FOR THEE "…The Master is come and calleth for thee." John 11:28 I. THE CALL TO SALVATION! “Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” Isaiah ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bob Reish avatar

    Silent Answers

    Contributed by Bob Reish on Aug 8, 2004
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    God’s answers are often in His silence

    Silent Answers John 11: 1-44 Opening illustration: When Jenelle was born I expected a to ¡§feel¡¨ ¡§something¡¨. I did not ¡§feel¡¨¡¨anything¡¨. I was disappointed because I had unrealistic expectations about something that I did not know about. We often get disappointed in God because we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Anatomy Of A Resurrection

    Contributed by Stephen Todd on Aug 9, 2004
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    The raising of Lazarus is a testimony to the power of Christ and His ability to rise from the dead.

    Sermon Notes Sunday, April 12, 1998 Introduction: Message: Resurrection Sunday 1. The anatomy of a resurrection. John 11:1-44 a. Scene one 11:1-16 Jesus hears of Lazarus’ illness yet purposefully delays till after Lazarus has died b. Scene two 11:17-37 Jesus interacts ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Phil Anderson avatar

    "The Lazarus Experience"

    Contributed by Phil Anderson on May 31, 2004
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    Taking a challenge from the raising of Lazarus to obey the Lord and to do all He calls us to do in order for us to "come forth" spiritually.

    “The Lazarus Experience” John 11:38-45 JN 11:38 Jesus, once more deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance. 39 "Take away the stone," he said. "But, Lord," said Martha, the sister of the dead man, "by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Do You Stink?

    Contributed by Ronnie Smith on Jul 12, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
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    John 11 1 Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) 3 Therefore his

    John 11 1 Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) 3 Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Leo Launio avatar

    Hope Beyond The Grave

    Contributed by Leo Launio on Oct 15, 2003
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    In spite of death, the eleventh chapter of John gives us a better hope. This hope is found in no one else but Jesus.

    February 19, 1999 I. Introduction: How do we cope when a loved one is suddenly taken from us? How do we react when a young mother with two young children is suddenly overtaken by death? How do we take the sad news that Sister Marva Farrel is no longer with us? No longer with us to share ...read more

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    Denomination: Adventist

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    How Do You Smell?

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 9, 2003
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    When you are around others what do you smell like? Do you give off the fragrance of life or the odor of death? Can people smell the fragrance of Jesus in your life or do they smell the vile odor of rotting flesh.

    How do you Smell? Thesis: When you are around others what do you smell like? Do you give off the fragrance of life or the odor of death? Can people smell the fragrance of Jesus in your life or do they smell the vile odor of rotting flesh. Intent of message is to encourage the graduates and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Robert Parker avatar

    Life

    Contributed by Robert Parker on Jun 22, 2003
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    God will give us Life and life more abundant when we submit to his will. Jesus said that the words that I speak they are spirit and they are life...

    Scripture: John 6:63-64 (6:63) “It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing, The words that I speak unto you , they are spirit , and they are life.” (6:64) “ But there are some of you that believe not.” The words I speak to you they are spirit… And they are life… They are ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Funeral For Alonzo Owens

    Contributed by Rick Adams on Jun 23, 2003
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    A funeral message for a young beliver, with an invitation for salvation.

    Opening Prayer: Father, Your Word teaches us to “rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.” Today as we come together as friends and family to weep and to grieve our loss, today is also a day to rejoice knowing that through Christ, Alonzo has gone to be with You. We ask O ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Brian Atwood avatar

    The Tears Of Jesus

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Jul 9, 2003
    based on 129 ratings
     | 19,543 views

    Let’s weep over the same things Christ wept over and not so much the other things we sometimes cry about.

    Surely Jesus is the manliest man who ever lived, for no one endured and suffered what He did. Yet the Bible clearly states that this strong man shed tears. "Jesus wept." He was a strong man, yet a man of great compassion. Since it was proper for Jesus to cry then certainly it is for us. But ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Pat Cook avatar

    Hope For Tomorrow, Strength For Today

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Jul 11, 2003
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     | 51,870 views

    A funeral message, explaining what Jesus meant by calling Himself "the resurrection and the life", and how that comforts us in time of loss.

    Opening Remarks: One day a father and his daughter were out for a leisurely drive in the country. It was a hot summer day and the windows were rolled down. Suddenly the daughter began screaming and fidgeting in her seat. A bee had just flown inside the car through the open window. This would not ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Yearning To Breathe Free

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 14, 2003
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    We yearn to be free. In Christ we can be transformed from a slave mentality, we can become agents of liberation, and we can come forth from self-imposed bondages. For Transfiguration Sunday and for Black History Month; uses poems (not replicated here)

    The plan of God is that all should be free. All free. Free from the things that keep us from what God intends us to be. Free from oppression, free from hostility. Most of all, free from sin and death. That is the ultimate plan of God. We who have yearned to breathe free have not been ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Byron Harvey avatar

    The Resurrection And The Life Series

    Contributed by Byron Harvey on Jul 17, 2003
    based on 124 ratings
     | 12,402 views

    This is part 5 in a series I did on the 7 "I Am" statements of Jesus in John.

    June 15, 2003 John 11:1-44 “The Resurrection and the Life” INTRO Our text for the morning is John 11; we have a lengthy section of text, and so I’ve asked the Praise Team to help me with the reading of the Scripture this morning. If you’d like to turn in your Bibles and follow along, that’d ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Luther Sexton avatar

    This Isn't The End Of It

    Contributed by Luther Sexton on Jul 28, 2003
    based on 68 ratings
     | 6,170 views

    Death is not the final moment. For Christians, it is only a departing from this world and an arrival in God’s presence. The body then awaits the resurrection.

    THIS ISN’T THE END OF IT SCRIPTURE: John 11 INTRODUCTION: (v. 1 – 7) v. 1 Lazarus is sick Sin brought forth sickness. We’ve all experienced sickness to some degree. v.3 Lazarus was loved by the Lord v. 4 Jesus heard that Lazarus was sick. When you are sick, Jesus knows, but He wants to ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal