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  • Tamela Walker avatar

    God's Chosen Elect

    Contributed by Tamela Walker on Nov 16, 2014
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    Understanding that we are Chosen for God's Perfect Plan.

    1 Peter 2:4-10 4 To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, 5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. 6 Wherefore also it is contained ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Created For The Work Of His Purpose/Identity Check Part 4 Series

    Contributed by Steve Wright on Nov 21, 2014
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    You were created to be used for His purpose

    We continue this morning with part four of Identity Check. What I want you to do with me… If you have a copy of the Scriptures, I want you to go with me to the book of Revelation, chapter 4, and I want you to go with me down to verse 11. It reads like this. It says, "Worthy are you, our Lord ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Live Like A Rock Star

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on May 18, 2014
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    Live Like A Rock Star (Not like a Rolling Stone, but like the Living Stone.)

    Screaming fans. Fat paychecks. Private jets. Caribbean villas. Roadies and personal assistants ready to serve you hand and foot. That’s my impression of what life must be like for a rock star. It sounds glamorous to be surrounded by people who keep telling you that you’re the greatest ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Legacy In Stones Series

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Jan 28, 2016
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    Does your life reflect what God has done for you? Do you sacrifice for God in your life promoting purpose, holiness, worship, praise, and mercy? Are you honestly carving your life on the inside and the outside to look like Jesus Christ?

    LEGACY IN STONES 1 PETER 2:4-10 STONE CARVER PARABLE 1 Once upon a time there was a master stone carver who had a large seven foot square piece of stone outside of his shop. It was a perfect square block of marble that the stone carver always said would be his master work. He always said that ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Freedom From Insecurity

    Contributed by Brady Boyd on Apr 29, 2011
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    A message about the security found in God and what a secure Christian looks like.

    All right, open up your Bibles this morning to First Peter, chapter 2. We’re in the sermon series called First Peter; we’re just looking through this book. We’re going to topically walk through this book of First Peter. And again I want to remind you that every week, I want you ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Living Stone

    Contributed by Colin Bain on Dec 1, 2011
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    Two sides of the understand of the Christian Rock. Jesus and Us

    There was a young woman who was engaged to be married. Her fiancé had bought the ring and unfortunately the diamond stone had fallen out. She was devastated and searched high and low for it. As she was walking along the street, retracing her steps after hours of searching, a friend came by and ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    What Are The Tweenies Hiding? Or "sshh: Don't Mention...!"

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Nov 13, 2012
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    What do the Tweenies, Trick or Treating and Soviet Russia have in common? A sermon for All Saints Day

    (first preached November 2012 at Holy Trinity Church Barkingside) ..................................................... What do the Tweenies, Trick or Treating and Soviet Russia have in common? [say a second time]What do the Tweenies, Trick or treating and Soviet Russia have in common? Yesterday ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Treasuring God's Mission Series

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Nov 14, 2012
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    Signage is important. ur church is a sign to the world. What are we communicating about the God we represent?

    “Treasuring God’s Mission” 1 Pt. 2:4-10 Visiting an unfamiliar city, a man left his hotel to go to dinner. As he walked along the unfamiliar streets he saw a sign in the window of a shop which said, “Chinese Laundry.” The next morning he gathered his soiled laundry ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Stones And The Stone Series

    Contributed by D Marion Clark on Aug 3, 2012
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    What it means to be building stones of the house of God.

    The moment of truth arrived one day in the life of Jesus and his disciples. They had been with one another for a couple of years or more, had seen his miracles and heard his teaching. So, one day he asked them: When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    5 Precious Things

    Contributed by Roger Roark on Mar 21, 2016
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    Looking at 5 things in the bible that are precious .

    FIVE PRECIOUS THINGS........... Today, I want to look at 5 prescious things that are found in the Bible 1. JESUS IS PRECIOUS 1st Peter 2:4-7 To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, 5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Welcome To The Priesthood

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Mar 26, 2016
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    A sermon about the priesthood of all believers in Christ.

    It doesn’t take long to figure out that having a title isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. It’s lonely at the top, even though you may have a name plaque that says something before or after your name. Really, it would be easier not to wear a title sometimes: Stinky diapers ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Mike McGuire avatar

    From Small Beginnings Series

    Contributed by Mike Mcguire on May 6, 2016
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    A sermon showing how a church can start small and grow from there.

    Introduction: Look at this picture of these two kids. See the difference in their sizes. It is hard to believe that just two years ago the one on the left was the size of the one on the right. Little by little they grow, so little that it is hardly noticeable from day to day. The day after Hannah ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Mars Hill

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Jul 16, 2015
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    Mars Hill: The Acropolis vs the Areopagus, God does not live in temples made of stone but dwells in the hearts of his people. Rend your heart. An insight on how a bare rock trumps a temple.

    Mars Hill: The Acropolis vs the Areopagus In Acts 17 we get this description of part of Paul’s travels taking him to Athens. While he waited there for some of his travel companions to join him, he got on the business of preaching the Good News of the gospel of Jesus to the Athenian ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • Mark A. Barber avatar

    An Exposition Of 1 Peter, Part 9: Living Stones

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Dec 1, 2021
     | 1,605 views

    God has made us part of His glorious living and Spiritual Temple which is built upon Jesus, the chief cornerstone.

    An Exposition of 1 Peter, part 9: Living Stones 1 Peter 2:4-6 Introduction In the last study, we learned that our faith shapes our conduct. There are tings we are to put off from the past as well as things we are to do. One of the things we are to do is to be nourished by the pure mile of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Matthew Kratz avatar

    The Living Stone Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 26, 2021
     | 4,544 views

    God’s construction involves 1) Living Stones (1 Peter 2:4-5a), functioning as 2) Living Priests (1 Peter 2:5b), offering 3) Living Sacrifices (1 Peter 2:5c).

    Luke 19:28–40 28 And when he had said these things, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. 29 When he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples, 30 saying, “Go into the village in front of you, where on entering you will find a colt tied, ...read more

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