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  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    Harmony Of The Early Church Series

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jun 8, 2004
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    Acts Series: 21st Sermon--3 Expressions of Harmony in the Early Church

    Harmony of the Early Church Acts 4:32-37 Joke—lady in church called long distance friend, so distressed/hatfields and mccoys-deacons fighting-w/ pastor!-people hate each other/…well, let me add it to our church’s prayer list—what’s the name of your church?/…Harmony Baptist! Harmony ought to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Timothy Jones avatar

    A New Beginning In The Potter?s Hand

    Contributed by Timothy Jones on Jan 13, 2003
    based on 301 ratings
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    God can mold you into what you need to be if you allow Him

    A NEW BEGINNING IN THE POTTER?S HAND-Pastor Tim Jones Jer. 18:1-17, 19:1-2, 10-12 Bible Reading Program?DID YOU HAVE TIME? Illust: Acorns, Pumpkins and God 1. Many of us here today need a new beginning. a. God allows 2nd changes and new beginnings. 2. Have you ever wished you could go back and ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson avatar

    4th Sunday In Lent, Year B

    Contributed by Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson on Mar 23, 2003
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    One of the most siginificant paradoxes of our faith is that we’re saved by God’s grace alone; yet God created us for good works.

    Sermon for 4 Lent Yr B, 30/03/2003 Based on Eph 2:10; Jn 3:21 Grace Lutheran Church, Medicine Hat, Alberta By Pastor Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson Now a certain man died and arrived at the pearly gates. St. Peter said: "You need one thousand points to get in. How many do you have?" "I don’t know," said ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Dr. C. David White avatar

    "Compel Them"

    Contributed by Dr. C. David White on Mar 21, 2002
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    Those without Christ will not just come to church, we must "go" out and get them.

    Compel Them to Come In 15 ¶ When one of those at the table with him heard this, (Dinner edicate- lower seat) he said to Jesus, "Blessed is the man who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God." (“Home at Last”) 16 Jesus replied: "A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ronald Hughes avatar

    Biography Of A Fool

    Contributed by Ronald Hughes on Apr 18, 2002
    based on 42 ratings
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    When your bio is summed up in one sentence what will it be? Sauls was, "I have played the fool".

    BIOGRAPHY OF A FOOL 1 Samuel 26:21 Rev. R. B. Hughes 01/04/01 1Sam. 26:21 “…. behold, I have played the fool ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Howard Strickland avatar

    Perhaps Today

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Mar 1, 2009
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    Matthew Henry said, “Our Lord’s coming will be happy to those that shall be found ready, but very dreadful to those that are not. Those who choose the world for their portion in this life will have hell for their portion in the other life.”

    Perhaps Today Matthew 24:36-44 36 “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only. 37 But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 38 For as in the days before the flood, they ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Kingdom Values

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Sep 9, 2010
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    The values of the kingdom of Heaven are really different from the values of the world. And the greatest value of God's kingdom is really counter-culture, even though the culture gives lip service to it.

    Passage: Matthew 18:1-9 Intro: Growing up in the 1960’s, we learned the meaning of “counter-culture” 1. whole group of people called hippies who marched to a new set of values. 2. they called it “the new morality”, which Christians said was just “the old ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Bill Burress avatar

    What Could I Do With That? Series

    Contributed by Bill Burress on Jan 24, 2011
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    We all have gifts given to us by God but are we using them the way He wants us to?

    “What Could I Do With That?” January 23, 2011 Do you have someone you have a hard time buying a gift for? Not necessarily because they have everything but because they are never satisfied ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    An Inevitable Breakup Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 18, 2011
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    God’s long term blessings often require times of discipline and disharmony

    An Inevitable Breakup Hosea 2:1-2a, 6-7, 14-23 1. It's been a long but meaningful week. 2. Camp is a good time, but it makes for a mighty tight schedule. 3. I teach daily for two weeks, and I also start my lessons off with 15-20 jokes. 4. I didn't tell the joke about the couple who had twin ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    More Than Murder Series

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Mar 26, 2014
     | 2,841 views

    Taking the Leap to something higher will require embracing the hard sayings of Jesus.

    More than Murder June 30, 2013 Introduction This is an interesting week in national news. June 24, 2013 Paula Deen's Food Network career is toast after the network announced Friday that it would not be renewing the popular shows "Paula's Best Dishes" and "Paula's Home Cooking" after her contract ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    Jesus Incognito

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 2, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,476 views

    The two disciples walking on the Road to Emmaus that first Easter had experienced devastation; their faith had been shattered. They had no idea that their walk to Emmaus would end up becoming a walk of faith.

    Jesus Incognito (Luke 24:13-36) 1. Death was handled differently in the ancient world… An archaeologist was digging in the Negev Desert in Israel and came upon a casket containing a mummy. After examining it, he called the curator of a prestigious natural history museum. "I've just ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    Paradigm Shift: Panic? God Is In Control!

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 15, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,942 views

    The is a paradigm shift, a new pattern developing right before our eyes. We do not have to worry or live in fear. God told us this would happen. He is trying to prepare us for the next event. Not a doomsdayer, just a servant of hope.

    PARADIGM SHIFT: PANIC? GOD IS STILL IN CONTROL ---TRUST HIM… By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com GOD IS NOT CAUGHT BY SOME SURPRISE… GOD IS IN COULD AND CLEARLY WARNED US OF WHAT IS GOING ON TODAY 2,000 YEARS AGO. Should we trust the hands of a mighty God? Did God see this ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Daniel King, D. Min. avatar

    A Tale Of Two Mothers: A Mother's Day Sermon

    Contributed by Daniel King, D. Min. on May 21, 2018
    based on 4 ratings
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    Eve was the mother of humankind and her disobedience to God allowed sin to enter the world. Mary was the mother of God and her obedience to God allowed salvation to enter the world. On Mother's Day, what can we learn from these two mothers?

    The first mother I want to introduce you to is Eve, the “mother of all humankind.” In the beginning of time, God created Adam and Eve and placed them in a beautiful garden. He gave them the entire garden as their own, except for the fruit of two trees in the middle of the garden. The Serpent ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Dysfunctional Families All Over The Place

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 26, 2025
     | 198 views

    By seeking the Lord, we will find Him, in word and sacrament, each week as we gather here. By His power our sins are forgiven, and we are filled with His grace, His very life. We can smile always because of God’s deliverance.

    Fourth Sunday of Lent 2025 Forty years did the people of Israel travel here and there through the southern desert. That was time enough for their nation to become the butt of jokes for all the people around them. It’s true that when Joshua took command from Moses, now taken to God, the Lord dried ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Michael Thomas avatar

    False Love Series

    Contributed by Michael Thomas on Feb 13, 2004
    based on 8 ratings
     | 17,494 views

    There is a lot of talk about true love. But what is true love? So much of what passes for true love is really the opposite. In Ephesians 5:3-7 we learn that there is such a thing as false love and that the consequences are serious for those who are fooled

    Introduction I want to begin our time together today by telling you the true story of a duke who lived during the fourteenth century named Raynald III. Raynald III lived a life of indulgence and was obese. His Latin nickname was Crassus, which means, “fat.” One day Raynald and his younger brother, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational