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  • Denn Guptill avatar

    Your Speech Betrays You

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Dec 5, 2000
    based on 54 ratings
     | 16,133 views

    A look at what our speech says about our relationship with Christ

    The flames cast eerie shadows over the mixed group crowding in for warmth. The talk was of the man from Galilee who had been arrested by the temple guard for blasphemy. Who had seen him. what did they think. Was he God or was he the devil? And as they spoke someone pointed to the burly young ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    It Ain't Always So!

    Contributed by Mike Hays on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 150 ratings
     | 12,513 views

    Just because it walks like a duck and quakes like a duck doesn't mean that it is always a duck. So it is with those who claim to be followers of Jesus.

    "It Ain't Always So!" Acts 10 He walked into the room to receive the coveted award for community involvement. He had worked in neighborhoods across the city and God had blessed his efforts. He compassionately reached out to the marginalized and those that had been written off by the vast majority ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Three Courts Of Judgment

    Contributed by Alan Smith on Aug 9, 2002
    based on 144 ratings
     | 11,587 views

    There are many who seek to judge us, but only one really matters.

    Introduction: In Exodus 18, there’s an interesting incident where Moses was visited by his father-in-law, Jethro. During his visit, Jethro noticed that Moses was spending all day trying to settle the questions and disputes of the people of Israel. So he said to Moses, "I’ve got a better idea." ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Judge Not That You Be Not Judged

    Contributed by Alan Smith on Aug 16, 2002
    based on 441 ratings
     | 131,599 views

    Jesus’ words condemn a certain type of judgment, but there are limits to our tolerance.

    Introduction: A few years ago, a congregation of the Lord’s church in Oklahoma disfellowshiped a woman for immorality. When she filed a lawsuit against the church, the story made all the national news media. One of the shows to give the lawsuit coverage was Phil Donahue and on that show, I ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Himself He Could Not Save

    Contributed by Alan Smith on Aug 16, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 9,781 views

    His opponents said that Jesus could not save himself and, in a sense, they were right.

    Introduction: What would you do if you were a high school football player and your coach sent in a play which called for you to run backward to your opponent’s goal line? It has happened! At the end of the 1988 football season, Tishimingo High was playing Faulkner High. The outcome of that ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Community Of Grace

    Contributed by Gary Regazzoli on Aug 29, 2002
    based on 47 ratings
     | 13,622 views

    We are called to live in and develop a community of grace

    Romans 12:9-21 – A Community of Grace The Soap Maker • A minister and a soap maker went for a walk together. The soap maker said, "what good is Christianity? Look at all the trouble and misery of the world! Still there, even after years--thousands of years--of teaching about goodness and truth and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    "Have We Forgotten?"

    Contributed by Mike Hays on Sep 16, 2002
    based on 35 ratings
     | 10,606 views

    Just one year ago church attendance and talk about God skyrocketed as we dealt with the uncertainty of life after the attack on the Twin Towers and Pentagon. People prayed, read God’s Word, and called upon God from churches, schools, and even government b

    “Have We Forgotten?” Luke 17:11-19 One year ago churches all over America were calling special times of prayer. Talk about God and His promises of peace and protection were echoing throughout the land. People who normally would not have given God a thought, were suddenly struck with an urgent ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Prayer Series - Confession Series

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Sep 24, 2002
    based on 51 ratings
     | 12,183 views

    How well do you confess?

    Prayer Series - Confession The second letter in the ACTS acronym stands for confession. We are thrilled to have 1 John 1:9 in the Scripture. We rest in the fact that we can have our sins forgiven if we confess. However, many do not understand what confession really means. It is not just ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    True Friends: David & Jonathan Series

    Contributed by Keith Manry on May 25, 2004
    based on 46 ratings
     | 73,085 views

    Part 5 of a series entitled "Insights from the Life of David"

    Why is it 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? Why does it please a woman to say time stands still when you look into her face, but not to say her face would stop a clock? Why do ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Lessons From The School Of Power Part 1

    Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Jul 1, 2004
    based on 80 ratings
     | 13,437 views

    There are no short cuts to spiritual maturity because what God promises He will provide, if you have Jesus on the inside you can stand whatever is on the outside.

    A lot of Christians are getting tired of weak Christianity they have and as such they have been asking questions on how they could make progress from their present level. They ask how they could obtain power. Therefore, the focus of this message is to supply answers to these questions, which have ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Make America Godly Again

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jul 1, 2004
    based on 518 ratings
     | 43,720 views

    God's Word 'trumps' all ... including the new President. A timely look at the only way of escape from the looming destruction for which we are unwittingly poised. Includes link to PowerPoint.

    Ps. 33:12-22 Get all resources for this sermon at: http://www.gracenotessermons.com/sermons/make-america-godly-again/ Our text begins: “Blessed is the nation whose…” And how does it continue? “…whose president is Trump”? Whose stocks are on the rise? / ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Timothy Smith avatar

    The Wonder Of His Resurrection Series

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jul 19, 2004
    based on 8 ratings
     | 8,808 views

    Jesus provides ultimate hope.

    "THE WONDER OF HIS RESURRECTION" LUKE 24: 13-35 INTRODUCTION: In the movie, "City Slickers," comedian Billy Crystal plays a bored baby boomer who sells advertising. One day he is invited to visit his son’s school to tell the children about his job. But as he speaks he can see the kids are ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    How Beautiful Are The Feet Of Jesus!

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Jul 8, 2003
    based on 25 ratings
     | 6,255 views

    PENTECOST 4(C) - How beautiful are the feet of Jesus because His feet bring good tidings, proclaim salvation, and provide peace.

    HOW BEAUTIFUL ARE THE FEET OF JESUS! LUKE 7:36—50 JULY 6, 2003 Luke 7:36-50 36 Now one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, so he went to the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table. 37 When a woman who had lived a sinful life in that town learned that Jesus was ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Bill Sullivan avatar

    How Much More

    Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Jul 14, 2003
    based on 28 ratings
     | 4,904 views

    If earthly fathers love their children, how much more must our heavenly Father love us.

    How Much More Reflections of A Father’s Heart TCF Sermon June 15, 2003 Start with a little Father’s Day humor... I’ve heard this story about Jim Grinnell. Soon after his first child, Abby, was born, one day, Laura needed to go out to get some groceries, so Jim stayed home alone with Abby for the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "What Did He Write?"

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Aug 2, 2003
    based on 33 ratings
     | 7,901 views

    It’s not what He wrote that matters, but the fact that He wrote.

    “And the scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery, and having set her in the midst, they said to Him, ‘Teacher, this woman has been caught in adultery, in the very act. Now in the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women; what then do You say?’ And they were saying this ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox