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  • John Williams III avatar

    Jesus' Legacy Of Love

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Jun 3, 2003
    based on 61 ratings
     | 6,428 views

    Outside the bounds of Jesus’ love, there is a hunger that is never satisfied because it longs for true joy and happiness and yet it never gets fulfillment.

    JESUS’ LEGACY OF LOVE Text: John 15: 9-17 "An ancient clay tablet inscribed about 4000 B.C. tells of a mystic who believed that the secret of life could be discovered by going without food, he died. Those who attempt to live without love meet the same fate". (Herb Miller. Actions Speak ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Friends

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jun 3, 2003
    based on 46 ratings
     | 11,870 views

    A Sermon for the 6th Sunday after Easter

    6th Sunday of Easter John 15: 9-17 "Friends"   9 ¶ As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you; abide in my love. 10 If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. 11 These things I have spoken to you, that my joy ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • David Ibeleme avatar

    The Need For Multitudes

    Contributed by David Ibeleme on Jul 20, 2002
    based on 16 ratings
     | 2,876 views

    Designed to stimulate believers to evangelize in order for there to be quantitative growth in the Kingdom

    Victory Christian Outreach Church (Victorious Faith Ministries) The Need For Multitudes: Jn 15:16 by Bishop David Ibeleme Sunday 17th March 2002 The concept of evangelism denotes multiplication, however many are not too excited about this. Why Many Don’t Want Multitudes: 1) The “Few ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • MELVIN MAUGHMER, JR. avatar

    Chosen

    Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Jun 12, 2003
    based on 107 ratings
     | 39,586 views

    You didn’t chose God but you have been chosen by God.

    “Chosen” John 15:16 says “Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of theFather in my name, he may give it you.” Þ The Misconception: We believe that it was us that ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

  • Mark Witherden avatar

    You Don't Have To Be Something Special For God To Want You

    Contributed by Mark Witherden on Jun 20, 2003
    based on 123 ratings
     | 15,337 views

    You are special to God, and His desire for you is to bear fruit.

    You don’t have to be something special for God to want you. Hold up a smooth round stone and ask how did this stone become smooth? The story. This stone started its life on the top of a very high mountain where the wind rain and snow slowly moved it into the way of a stream. The melting snow and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • David DeWitt avatar

    What A Friend

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Jul 11, 2003
    based on 28 ratings
     | 4,232 views

    This was my message for our annual Friend Day about the friendship we can have with God through Christ.

    What A Friend John 15:9-17 May 18, 2003 Morning Service INTRODUCTION I. The Story of Rudy II. What is a friend? A. Definitions 1. Friendship definitions a.) One who multiplies joy and divides grief b.) One who understands our silence c.) A volume of sympathy bound in cloth d.) A watch that beats ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Mark Elkins avatar

    6 Keys To Godly Relationships; Key #1 Obey Christ Series

    Contributed by Mark Elkins on Jul 21, 2003
    based on 48 ratings
     | 7,783 views

    Do you have Godly relationships? Do you long to discover how to obtain Godly relationships? The first key is to maintain a Godly relationship with God! We do this by being obedient to Christ. Let’s discover what Christ longs us to have.

    1st Key is to obey Christ There were four boys who were young and bursting with energy especially in the church. But the sermon their pastor preached on turning the other cheek got their attention. The minister stressed that no matter what others do to us; we should never try to get even with ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Lynn Floyd avatar

    It's Not An Option! (Living Out The 2nd Greatest Commandment)

    Contributed by Lynn Floyd on Jan 10, 2003
    based on 224 ratings
     | 21,043 views

    I talk about how serious Jesus was that we show love to one another; I also give some practical suggestions on living it out.

    It’s Not An Option (Living the Second Greatest Commandment) January 11, 2002 Intro: If you knew your death was coming soon what would you say to those you love? Watch this clip from the movie “My Life” with Michael Keaton and Nichole Kidman…(This is the scene towards the end of the movie where he ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Let Us Worship And Bow Down (Iv): In Joy

    Contributed by Ken Gehrels on Dec 5, 2001
    based on 30 ratings
     | 4,782 views

    A message on worship - where the source of true fulfillment comes from, well beyond the outer form.

    Let Us Worship And Bow Down (IV): In Joy Bible Reading: Psalm 100 John 15: 1-17 PREPARED BY KEN GEHRELS PASTOR CALVIN CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH NEPEAN, ONTARIO Let Us Worship And Bow Down (IV): In Joy p.1 I’d like to invite you to go back with me, for a moment, to the opening of our service this ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Constantly Abiding

    Contributed by Ted Sutherland on Dec 20, 2001
    based on 138 ratings
     | 26,435 views

    Jesus said, "I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing."

    I.“Abide in Me”—Experience Life (verses 1-8) verse 2, “no fruit” verse 2 “fruit” verse 2 “more fruit” verse 5 “much fruit” Where are you and I? Are we still acting like people that are not saved. Are we just barely growing so that we are still struggling with swearing or lying or stealing etc.? ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joel W. Lohr avatar

    Children Of Love

    Contributed by Joel W. Lohr on Jan 2, 2002
    based on 60 ratings
     | 5,020 views

    Since God is love, we ought to be loving to the world on his behalf. A call to be the instruments of Love to our world in the new year.

    As I have reflected this week as to what I think might well be the most important thing for us to know about the faith that we are planning to grow in during the year to come, I have come to the following conclusion: We must realize that we are in fact children of God. Not that we have earned ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Robert Leroe avatar

    "The Finest Thing This Side Of Heaven”

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 8, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 4,500 views

    A sermon about the 4 heroic Chaplains of the Dorchester

    “The Finest Thing This Side of Heaven”, a sermon about the 4 heroic Chaplains of the Dorchester Chaplain (LTC-Ret) Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts The year was 1943. The USS Dorchester, a ship that once was a luxury liner, had been pressed into service and ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Mike Molenaar avatar

    No Easy Answers

    Contributed by Mike Molenaar on May 3, 2001
    based on 45 ratings
     | 5,235 views

    A Mother’s Day Sermon on the realities of life.

    John 15:1-17 Today is Mother’s Day and some see this as just another way to market the US economy. Many children have bought cards and flowers to give to their mothers. Many will spend time on the phone talking to their mothers. Still others may take their mother out for dinner and give them a ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Greg Nance avatar

    Abiding In Jesus Means: Series

    Contributed by Greg Nance on May 5, 2001
    based on 41 ratings
     | 5,560 views

    Jesus, the vine and the Father the vinedresser and the Holy Spirit the witness all work to help us bear fruit that will last

    John 15 Abiding in Jesus means: 1. Bearing fruit 2. Answered prayer 3. Obeying the commands 4. Facing opposition from the world 5. Holy Spirit witness In the Bible we see that stories have principles. The Jews called this the haggadah and the halakah. The haggadah is the story or narrative ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Howard Parnell avatar

    Three God-Given Titles

    Contributed by Howard Parnell on Sep 20, 2002
    based on 79 ratings
     | 6,649 views

    In John 15 we find three titles or positions granted to believers by Jesus Christ.

    THREE GOD-GIVEN TITLES John 15 INTRO. In this chapter we find three titles given to believers. They are not empty titles, for they were given by the Lord Jesus Himself. But each one is conditioned with something else. I. AS BRANCHES WE ARE TO ABIDE. (vs. 1-5) A. The process and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist