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  • Robert Cote avatar

    Blessings Of Security Series

    Contributed by Robert Cote on Dec 10, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,865 views

    The blessing of eternal security through the power of God.

    THE BLESSING OF SECURITY 1 PETER 1:5 I. Faith is not conditional. A. Wesleyan Theology does not support eternal security, and relegates the perseverence of the saints to man’s efforts. B. Some forms of Baptist and Presbyterian theology have been influenced by Wesleyan doctrines. Albert Barnes ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Extreme Widows! Mark 12: 41-44

    Contributed by David Smith on Dec 14, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 8,004 views

    My focus here is on three widows - Ruth, her mother-in-law Naomi, and a nameless pensioner who puts all her livelihood into the offertory plate! As ever, the characters the Bible brings before us as heroes of the faith are persons whom the community at

    A priest by the name of Wes Seeliger was shopping for a motorcycle. The Harley-Davidson salesperson bragged ‘this machine will go from 0 to 150 in 20 seconds. It will hug the road at 150 km/h. It will outrun anything on wheels. What do you do for a living, sir.’ ‘I’m a priest’ Seeliger said. ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Look And Live Series

    Contributed by David Lewis on Dec 20, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,433 views

    Look to Jesus

    In April 1988 the evening news reported on a photographer who was a skydiver. He had jumped from a plane along with numerous other skydivers and filmed the group as they fell and opened their parachutes. On the film shown on the TV, as the final skydiver opened his chute, the picture went berserk. ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    The Journey Of Faith Series

    Contributed by Dustin T Parker on Dec 26, 2006
     | 3,980 views

    End of Vacation Bible SChool - wrapping up how it all fits together with our lesson today

    † In the name of Jesus † The great treasure of grace, mercy and peace, is your gift, from God our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ! The depth of the riches of Christ – every spiritual blessing! - 1 Cor 1:5 – diamond! I look around our altar area this morning, and part of me is in wonder. ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • John Graves avatar

    Man's Greatest Need Series

    Contributed by John Graves on Feb 3, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 21,404 views

    An exposistory sermon of Matthew nine 1 thru 8 this passage shows us the greatest need we have and Jesus shows us He has the ability to fulfill that need

    We are going to be looking at a text this morning that deals with THE GREATEST NEED in a person’s life. B. The Relevance of the Text. I wonder if I did a study of you all this morning what I would find as the greatest need here. If I were to go from person to person asking what you thought the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    We Believe In ... Man's Need For Salvation Series

    Contributed by Doug Lyon on Feb 14, 2007
     | 3,322 views

    Salvation from sin is available through faith alone in Christ alone

    Introduction An 85-year-old couple was married for 60 years. And they died unexpectedly on the same day. For the last 20 years of their life, they had been in excellent health, mainly due to the wife’s nearly neurotic interest in health food. When they reached the pearly gates, St. Peter greeted ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Understanding God's Promise Series

    Contributed by Jim Heidebrecht on Jul 19, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,487 views

    Sermon 10 in Galatians series

    05/06/2007 UNDERSTANDING GOD’S PROMISE (Gal 3:15-18) Today – God’s Promise We talked about the promise and the blessings that come from the promise when Paul told the Galatians to consider Abraham, whose faith was credited to him as righteousness Promise made to Abraham in Gen 15 and affirmed ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Growing Up Series

    Contributed by Jim Heidebrecht on Jul 21, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,413 views

    Sermon 13 in Galatians series. Believers are compared to a child who has grown up and no longer needs a pedagogue. From slavery to freedom, from slavery to sonship!

    06/10/2007 Growing Up (Gal 4:1-11) How do you know when you have Grown UP? I know what you are thinking – some of us never have But really – how do you know? Something kind of missing in our culture nowadays is a rite of passage, some ceremony that shows everyone that you have come of age. It ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Same Daddy...different Promise Series

    Contributed by Carl Willis on Aug 8, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,570 views

    Ishmael and Isaac. Offspring of the same biological father, but recipients of a different promise.

    Same Daddy… Different Promise Galatians 4:21-31 Galatians 4:21-23 (NLT) Listen to me, you who want to live under the law. Do you know what the law really says? [22] The Scriptures say that Abraham had two sons, one from his slave-wife and one from his freeborn wife. [23] The son of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Freedom Series

    Contributed by Carl Willis on Aug 14, 2007
     | 7,392 views

    You’ve been set free! Now go out and serve someone.

    Freedom Galatians 5:1-15 Galatians 5:1 (NLT) So Christ has really set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don’t get tied up again in slavery to the law. Don’t Go Back • Christ has set you free – You are no longer bound to the law – You can choose to enslave yourself to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Family Resemblance Series

    Contributed by Jim Heidebrecht on Jul 2, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,291 views

    Sermon 8 in the Galatians Series. Abraham believed God and it was credited to him as righteousness. Paul compares the Galatian believers to Abraham. They are children of Abraham because of their faith. As believers our identity comes from Christ, as a

    04/22/2007 A Family Resemblance INTRO: Have you ever felt out of place, like you didn’t belong Me in High School: a man without a country (Hicks, Jocks, Freaks, Geeks) - uncomfortable doesn’t begin to cover it. It is much worse when you are in a totally different culture – where you don’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Understanding God's Law Series

    Contributed by Jim Heidebrecht on Jul 8, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,259 views

    Sermon 11 in Galatians series.

    05/20/2007 UNDERSTANDING GOD’S LAW (Gal 3:19-25) Wanting something to work a certain way when it is designed for something else Have you ever thought you had something figured out, thought you had it down, only to find out that you had it wrong the whole time? ILLUSTRATION (mine was way too ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Freddy Fritz avatar

    Can The Sacraments Save You? Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jul 13, 2007
    based on 10 ratings
     | 6,724 views

    This sermon shows that no-one is saved by the sacraments.

    Scripture Several times a year I receive a phone call from a person in our community with no connection to our church who asks the following question: “Pastor, will you baptize my baby?” I briefly explain to the person what baptism is, and that it is a sacrament for church members and their ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Kevin Malone avatar

    Evidence Of Faith

    Contributed by Kevin Malone on Aug 26, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,013 views

    This is an expository sermon from James explaining that good works are the result of God-given faith, and contrasting this true faith from God with a false faith of man.

    Sermon on James and Faith In the English language, there are many different applications of the word “work”. My children just finished some lovely artwork. I like hamburgers with “the works”. It’s almost the 4th of July, and I’m looking foreword to both a day of from work, and also lighting off ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Truth Or Tradition? Series

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Aug 30, 2007
    based on 74 ratings
     | 12,995 views

    Guess who’s come for a visit? It’s the big whigs from denominational headquarters. Isn’t it sad that Jesus had more problems w/ the religious than the lost? They made it all an outward matter and not an inward experience. Link inc. to text, audio, and Ppt

    Truth or Tradition? Matthew 15:1-20 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/TruthOrTradition.html Guess who popped in for a visit? It’s the scribes and Pharisees … the big whigs from denominational headquarters in Jerusalem. They are likely part of the Sanhedrin, the heavy hitters if you will. They have ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist