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  • Denn Guptill avatar

    Horton Hears A Who: Characteristics Of Character

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Mar 30, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,989 views

    In the trailer for Horton hears a Who, Horton says “I meant what I said and I said what I meant, an elephant is faithful one hundred percent.” So I used that as an intro to Character.

    Horton Hears a Who Characteristics of Character Has anyone been to see “Horton Hears a Who” yet? It’s one of those movies that is on my gotta see list, probably will happen Tuesday night. I grew up reading Dr. Seuss books including Horton Hears a Who and last week I caught this particular ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    A Welcome Fire Series

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Mar 30, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 7,029 views

    Choose God against all other competitors.

    A WELCOME FIRE Exodus 19.1-25 S: God’s Presence C: Listening to God Th: Choose the Fire Pr: CHOOSE GOD! Type: Inductive Values: I. DEPENDENCE (Holy Spirit and Prayer) II. WORSHIP III. THE BIBLE IV. OUTREACH V. DISCIPLESHIP VI. COMMUNITY PA: How is the change to be observed? • Welcome ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Do They See Jesus In Me?"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Mar 30, 2008
    based on 11 ratings
     | 33,469 views

    A sermon about being the Church of unconditional love.

    "Do they See Christ in Me?" Luke 19:1-10 By Rev. Ken Sauer, Pastor, Grace United Methodist Church, Soddy Daisy, TN graceumcsd.org Let’s ask ourselves this question. Would the most reviled of sinners feel welcome and loved in our churches? Would drug addicts, prostitutes, those who have ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Worship: An Act Of Community Series

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Apr 6, 2008
     | 3,674 views

    Worship is less a private choice and consideration than it is a communal invitation from God to join together in adoration and service.

    Sermon for CATM – April 6, 2008 – “Worship – An Act of Community” There’s a fellow who about ten years ago was a regular attender at CATM. Since then he’s had tremendous legal and then medical problems, and he’s been out here on Sundays only very rarely; I’ve been quite involved personally over ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Revival In The Valley Series

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 9, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 12,004 views

    How can revival take place today when the churches seem to be dead and there is no voice to speak life into them? Are there any people who will stand in the gap and not only pray but act on God’s behalf to revive and re

    Valley Experience [Part 1] Topic: How the breath of God can restore life even to the dry bones of the church. Big Idea: When Ezekiel saw the dry bones come to life through God’s Word and breath, it was a picture of what God could do for all of Israel - and for us. Opening Illustration: In 1904 ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Secret To Success Series

    Contributed by Wayne Dishman on Apr 15, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,247 views

    God calls us to victorious living.

    What is success? What does it look like? Most people have a mental image of success that looks something like this: The wealth of Bill Gates, the physique of Arnold Schwarzenegger (or Cindy Crawford), the intelligence of Albert Einstein, the athletic ability of Michael Jordan, the business prowess ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Love Deeper Series

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Apr 18, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,536 views

    Love is a gift God gives to be given.

    Title: Love Deeper Text: John 12:1-8 Thesis: Love is a gift God gives…to be given. Series Introduction; Tim McGraw’s hit song Live Like You Were Dying, is the springboard for the current series of messages. The song is the story of a man who learned he was dying of a fatal disease and what he ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Dead To Sin And Alive To God Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Apr 19, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 7,126 views

    This sermon explores how we can live obediently in light of God’s grace.

    Scripture Let us read Romans 6:1-14: "1 What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? 3 Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We were buried ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Bad Reception - Unanswered Prayer #2 Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 28, 2008
    based on 35 ratings
     | 20,493 views

    "Wrong doing" (sin) can block our prayers... but so can "wrong thinking". What kinds of attitudes could undermine our prayer time and create "bad reception" between us and God?

    OPEN: Charlie Brown. Lucy. Schroeder. Snoopy. Where do we know those characters from? (The cartoon series: Peanuts) And who was the artist who created “Peanuts”? (Charles Shultz) Charles Shultz was something of a theologian. He tried to communicate his view of God through his cartoons. And he ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Rising Above The Rubble

    Contributed by Tim Patrick on Apr 28, 2008
     | 12,750 views

    Take the first step in rising above the rubble of failure, disappoint, discouragement, and defeat.

    (To open this sermon I showed a picture of the rubble from 9-11. I stated “The rubble from 9-11 or any catastrophe is not a pretty sight. Maneuvering through rubble is not easy. However, the good news is that we can rise above the rubble. All of us have or will have rubble in our lives. There is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Owens avatar

    Right Perspectives For Healing Division Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Apr 29, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,335 views

    In 1 Corinthians 3, Paul answers two questions - what divides a church, and what brings unity.

    Introduction: A. How many of you know what this is a picture of? Right – the Leaning Tower of Pisa. 1. It is the freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral of the Italian city of Pisa. 2. Construction began in 1173, and although the tower was intended to stand vertically straight, it began ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Peter Loughman avatar

    Mount Sinai - The Commitment Series

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Apr 29, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 14,331 views

    God asks the Hebrews for a blind commitment upfront, before He gives the Ten Commandments. God does this without apology. God does this with us as well, a commitment before we know the future.

    It is 3:00 in the morning and we are waiting with other pilgrims on the back side of Saint Catherine’s Monastery at the base of mount Sinai. It is a moonless night - pitch black beyond the small light we huddle around. I wonder if I dressed warm enough, I am surprised it can be so cold in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Shiboleth

    Contributed by Abiodun Adeniyi on May 1, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,477 views

    YOU MAY SAY THAT YOU ARE A CHRISTIAN BUT CERTAIN THINGS WILL PROVE YOU WRONG OR RIGHT

    Today is Nigeria’s 32nd independence anniversary. At a time like this everyone of us need to ask the question whether the independence we are celebrating today has any relevance to the one we got in the year 1960. In the same vain many of us Christians need to ask ourselves whether the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Andy Flowers avatar

    Power In Prayer

    Contributed by Andy Flowers on May 1, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,793 views

    Sermon on Prayer

    Title- The Power of Prayer Text- John 15:1-8 John 15:1-8 "I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. 2 "Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it so that it may bear more fruit. 3 "You are already clean because of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • James May avatar

    Trees In The Park

    Contributed by James May on May 4, 2008
    based on 17 ratings
     | 19,104 views

    We will always see "men as trees walking" until we get close enough to Jesus to have a clear vision of others.

    Trees in the Park By Pastor Jim May Don’t you just love to have the time to take a walk in the park and see all of God’s creation in a peaceful setting? There’s just something about it that calms the spirit and helps us to realize just how big and loving our God truly is. One of the things that ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible