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  • Joe Harding avatar

    Need A Friend?

    Contributed by Joe Harding on Oct 16, 2002
    based on 209 ratings
     | 34,351 views

    JESUS IS OUR FRIEND!

    NEED A FRIEND? JOHN 15: 1-17 OCTOBER 13 INTRODUCTION: I am told about this newspaper in England giving a reward for the best definition of what is a friend? Thousands answered, the winner? "A FRIEND IS ONE THAT COMES WHEN EVERYONE ELSE GOES.” JACKIE ROBINSON was the first African American to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Richard Bell avatar

    A Wild Vine And The True Vine

    Contributed by Richard Bell on Apr 26, 2002
    based on 47 ratings
     | 11,930 views

    In seeking revival, seek the True Vine, Jesus Christ, not a "wild" counterfeit vine.

    A WILD VINE AND THE TRUE VINE 2 Kings 4:38-41 INTRODUCTION: Jesus is soon to appear. The day is quickly approaching when like lightning He will appear. The world is plagued with war, rumors of war, crime, violence, terror, earthquakes, etc. Governments have set up commissions, committees, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    If Christ Had Not Come

    Contributed by Dewayne Bolton on Feb 13, 2001
    based on 99 ratings
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    To better understand and appreicate the life and work of Christ

    LUKE 15:18-25 IF CHRIST HAD NOT COME INTRO. A. In these verses Jesus is endavouring to comfort His desciples for He had told them previously He was going to leave them. a. He does this by assuring them His departure is only in the human and that only temporary. b. He tells them the Holy Spirit ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    The Vine And The Branches Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Mar 3, 2001
    based on 99 ratings
     | 16,291 views

    The role of branches is to ebar fruit. The key to bearing fruit is to remain firmly attached to the vine, relying on the power of God to bring forth fruit.

    What does it mean for you to be a Christian? Does it mean, perhaps, the comfort of knowing that your on God’s side? Does it mean being part of a wider community of people who are mutually dependent and supportive? Does it mean being part of a world-wide community of people who share a love for and ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Bob Briggs avatar

    How Can I Survive In This World?

    Contributed by Bob Briggs on May 14, 2002
    based on 64 ratings
     | 8,779 views

    What is it that will empower me for survival as I travel through this earthly existence?

    Have you ever asked, How can I survive in this world? I have an answer for you, you can’t. The survival rate for people in this world is zero. Your thinking, thanks for sharing. Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 7:31 For this world in its present form is passing away. This means, there will ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Friendship Of Jesus

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Jan 9, 2001
    based on 141 ratings
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    We can have no other friend like Jesus

    The Friendship of Christ John 15:9-17 October 24, 1999 Morning Service INTRODUCTION I. Life with Abigail A. Lots of supervision and clean up 1. Abigail seems to be able to get into anything and everything 2. Abigail seems to want to know everything 3. Abigail does sometimes make large messes – On ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Scott Voss avatar

    Living In Denial

    Contributed by Scott Voss on Jan 16, 2001
    based on 54 ratings
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    Satan is the accuser of the brethren. Deny his accusations the power he wants to have over you.

    Living in Denial John 15:18-20 18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. 19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. 20 Remember the word that I ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Outreach Factor

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 16, 2002
    based on 35 ratings
     | 6,870 views

    The Christian needs to understand that we must reach out to our society because it is a matter of life and death. We cannot sit back and let the vices of the world destroy the people in our community.

    The Outreach Factor Jared DEA director of Polk County will share on the problem with drug use and abuse in our county. Thesis: The Christian needs to understand that we must reach out to our society because it is a matter of life and death. We cannot sit back and let the vices of the world ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    At The Cross - The Cross & Friendship Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 19, 2002
    based on 365 ratings
     | 65,192 views

    The Cross created a situation where the Son of God would call us His friends. How can that be?

    OPENING: * I wonder why it’s such a compliment to tell a woman she looks like a breath of spring, but not to tell her she looks like the end of hard winter. Isn’t it the same thing? * I wonder why it pleases her to say time stands still when you look into her face, but not to say her face would ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Three God-Given Titles

    Contributed by Howard Parnell on Sep 20, 2002
    based on 79 ratings
     | 6,347 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

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Turning Hardship To Joy

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 24, 2004
    based on 54 ratings
     | 5,522 views

    Sometimes God allows things to get difficult so He can produce greater joy in and through and with us. Jesus knew that His Father often used tragedy to cause people to look to heaven for solutions to their problems.

    John 15:11-16 Illustration: A cynic asked an elderly believer who had endured great physical pain for 20 years, "What do you think of your God now?" The godly sufferer replied, "I think of Him more than ever." Sorrow can be the means of bringing us heart-to-heart with God. When repeated strokes ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Dean Courtier avatar

    A Better Christian

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Jul 29, 2004
    based on 44 ratings
     | 11,557 views

    Do you desire to be a better Christian? Most Christians sincerely want to be better. But how do we become better Christians? Some people say that reading the Bible or other Christian books will make you a good Christian. Other people say that doing a lot

    Text: "Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing" ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Thomas Clawser avatar

    Unconditional Security? (Pt. 1) Series

    Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Jul 30, 2004
    based on 31 ratings
     | 3,456 views

    A two-part series on the subject; based on passages in the gospel of John and Hebrews.

    There are many benefits in preaching through an entire book of the Bible. One is that the preacher is not able to “avoid” the difficult passages – the controversial passages; those passages the sincerest of believers may disagree on. This morning we will delve into such a passage. Our ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How To Respond To Hardship

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 3, 2004
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,478 views

    When we look at life from an eternal perspectives it alleviates stress and helps us focus on God’s perspectives rather than our own limited-selfish view-point.

    How to Respond to Hardship (John 15:20) Illustration: All the Ethiopian teenager had to do was tell the men who were beating her that she no longer believed in God, and they would have stopped. Yezeshewall was being detained and beaten because of her faith in Christ. But she told her tormentors, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Ultimate Sacrifice

    Contributed by Rev. Mark Davis on Aug 5, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 11,142 views

    911 - Sacrifice - Jesus

    The Ultimate Sacrifice Friendship John 15:9-17 9"As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father’s commands and remain in his love. 11I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal