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  • David Blizzard avatar

    Finishing Up Series

    Contributed by David Blizzard on Feb 10, 2001
    based on 79 ratings
     | 4,462 views

    WHEN FINISHING UP, NEHEMIAH OVERCAME OPPOSITION AND GAVE US A PICTURE OF CHRIST.

    FINISHING UP – NEHEMIAH 6 As we have studied Nehemiah we have seen how Nehemiah has faced much opposition. Many times we think that there will come a time when there will be no opposition. We start a task and prepare for the enemy to attack, but many times near the end of the task we get defeated ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Campbell avatar

    Wake Up!

    Contributed by David Campbell on Aug 11, 2001
    based on 94 ratings
     | 9,915 views

    Standing at the thresh-hold of amazing changes, do we tend to fall asleep?

    "WAKE UP" Matthew 26: 36-46 Pastor Dave Campbell Take a walk with me to the edge of the Garden of Gesthemane, but you will need to remove your shoes because we are treading on holy ground. Jesus is in travail of soul as He communes with His Father as a Roman cross awaits Him the next day. ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

  • Tim Zingale avatar

    Growing Up

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jan 6, 2004
    based on 48 ratings
     | 9,656 views

    A sermon for the 1st Sunday after Christmas Jesus at the temple

    1st Sunday after Christmas Luke 2:41-52 "Growing Up"   41 ¶ Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the Passover. 42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up according to custom; 43 and when the feast was ended, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Chris Talton avatar

    Speak Up

    Contributed by Chris Talton on Oct 27, 2003
    based on 18 ratings
     | 19,001 views

    6 principles for knowing when to speak up and how to deal with consequences

    Sept. 7, 2003 Esther 7 “Speak up!” INTRODUCTION Charlie Brown and one of his friends were discussing the problems of life as they walked down the road. After much discussion, Charlie Brown declared his problem solving philosophy. He said, “There’s no problem so big that I can’t run ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Thomas Bowen avatar

    Times Up

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Dec 27, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,910 views

    Those that wait on the Lord are included in the kingdom.

    Acknowledgement – I found great value in a Christmas Sermon series by Darren Ethier – A fellow contributor to this site. His sermons are called “Christmas Perspectives Series.” Times UP! Luke 2:21-39 To get everyone up to speed as to where we are for the sermon today. I have been sharing with ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Eric Bates avatar

    Wake Up!

    Contributed by Eric Bates on Jan 4, 2005
    based on 54 ratings
     | 10,565 views

    Current events indicate that Jesus’ coming is near. This sermon emphasizes the importance of watching for His return.

    Text in () indicates power point slide... Prayer (Car covered in snow) What better time to get away; Blizzards in the Midwest and Texas; Torrential rain and flooding in California. So, when the travel agent suggested a sunny beach resort far from the hustle and bustle of life, nothing could seem ...read more

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    Denomination: Adventist

  • Richard Tow avatar

    Lighten Up

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 22, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,388 views

    An examination of how fear limits our fulfillment in life. Clip from movie, "Parenthood", used as illustration.

    Lighten Up John 10:10 9-19-04 EPIC Only I want to begin this morning by posing a question for your consideration. Before I ask the question think of something that you would really like to do—something you would find very challenging, something you know would be personally enriching—but you’ve ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Stephen Funderburk avatar

    Cheer Up

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Sep 29, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,192 views

    the happy Christian

    Intro: when someone you love seems a little down or blue, you sometimes will do something to try to cheer them up—Everyone gets down from time to time, so here are a few verses that basically say: Cheer Up! Matthew 9:2—cheer up, your sins are forgiven The message of this week is cheer up, you ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Pat Cook avatar

    Listen Up Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Oct 2, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 11,880 views

    Part 2 of Take a Hike: Walking in the Spirit. This is about how to find God’s will, comparing OT ways, with our modern ways, with the NT ways.

    Psalm 25:1-5 – Listen Up The story is told of Franklin Roosevelt, who often endured long receiving lines at the White House. He complained that no one really paid any attention to what was said. One day, during a reception, he decided to try an experiment. To each person who came down the line ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Richardson avatar

    Heads Up!!

    Contributed by David Richardson on Oct 27, 2005
    based on 34 ratings
     | 11,069 views

    Paul gives us some helpful hints in how to identify those that cause divisions and offences contrary to the Word of God

    Title: Heads Up! (Using both the NIV and KJV) (Romans 16:17-19, KJV) Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. 18 For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

  • ROBERT SIMMONS avatar

    Give It Up!

    Contributed by Robert Simmons on Feb 28, 2002
    based on 41 ratings
     | 12,316 views

    When you give up what you have been blessed with, you receive more than you can contain.

    There are times that it is difficult to walk with God. You cannot set your pace by the pace other men. You must set your timing by the pace of God Himself. You are walking with the infinte as opposed to the finite. His thoughts are higher than our ways, and his thoughts are above our thoughts. ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Joe Harding avatar

    Wake Up

    Contributed by Joe Harding on Mar 6, 2002
    based on 85 ratings
     | 27,230 views

    GOD DESIRES OUR REPENTANCE, NOT OUR DESTRUCTION.

    WAKE UP JOEL 2:1-2; 12-17 MARCH 3, 2002 SUNDAY PM SERVICE INTRODUCTION: “Cheap grace is the grace we bestow on ourselves... the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, communion without confession. Cheap grace is grace without ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Todd Fetters avatar

    Love It Up! Series

    Contributed by Todd Fetters on Feb 26, 2003
    based on 104 ratings
     | 14,907 views

    God, our Heavenly Father, commands that His children are to love one another deeply.

    INTRODUCTION: The Difference between Mediocrity & Greatness in the Church 1. Just before Jesus told His disciples that the world would hate them (John 15:18—“If the world hates you, keep in mind it hated me first”), He commanded them to “love one another just as He had loved them. The Apostle Peter ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • James Roberts, Jr. avatar

    Stirred Up

    Contributed by James Roberts, Jr. on Mar 1, 2003
    based on 15 ratings
     | 10,246 views

    Sermon about being excited about serving the Lord.

    IT’S TIME TO GET STIRRED UP 2 Peter 1:13 Intro: We as Christians do not get excited anymore about serving God. It seems all of our get and go has got up and went. We can get excited about a basketball game, a football game, a baseball game or some other sport but we get "quite" in God’s house, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • GUY GLASS avatar

    Wake Up! Series

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Mar 4, 2003
    based on 66 ratings
     | 8,650 views

    5th in a series on the seven Churches in Revelation. Looking at characteristics that help us have a positive presence in our community and in our church.

    Wake up! Revelation 3:1-6 INTRODUCTION: Today our study brings us to the church of Sardis. A church that has no commendation from the Lord, and from the very onset of the passage, you can here the dire situation this church faces. Yet there is a rich amount of practical material for our own walk ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist