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  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    Guardrails Part 5 Guard Your Heart

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Mar 26, 2018
     | 11,657 views

    This is part 5 in our series Guardrail adopted from Andy Stanley's series. The message is written from a Palm Sunday viewpoint and deals with why the Pharisees had hard hearts toward Jesus. We all need to protect our hearts.

    Guardrails Part 5 Guard Your Heart Proverbs 4:23-27 Luke 19:28-40 How many of you have ever had a crush on somebody and thought they were the greatest, but when you finally got to know the person, you didn’t think they were all that after all. As a matter of fact, you were surprised that ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Gift That Keeps On Giving

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Jul 8, 2012
     | 6,678 views

    The approachibility of Jesus Christ

    “The Gift that Keeps On Giving” John 6:37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. ********** I. The Activity of the Spirit – “All that the Father giveth…” a. The latitude – ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Resisting Resistance Makes You Strong Series

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Sep 3, 2002
    based on 20 ratings
     | 5,706 views

    This is the second of six on James. Tony Miano (Sermon Central contibutor) is quoted and several of his points incorporated. James speaks about temptation and how it is used by God and Satan to accomplish totally different ends. Let me clarify. We cho

    Resisting Resistance Makes You Strong Many of us here today have made the decision to follow Jesus. That decision involves living as He taught us and showed us. Some of you are here because you are considering that decision. And there are some here today that aren’t considering that decision ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Get Out Of The Boat

    Contributed by Richard White on Dec 9, 2008
     | 7,653 views

    To walk on water we have to get out of the boat

    Get out of the Boat. Peter Matt. 14:22 MT 14:22 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. 23 After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, 24 ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Great Grace #10: Share Each Others Troubles Series

    Contributed by C Jordan on Apr 18, 2013
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     | 5,709 views

    As Christians, we are called to share each other’s troubles, help our pastors and teachers, and do good to everyone.

    GREAT GRACE & FREEDOM #10: SHARE EACH OTHERS TROUBLES THE BIG IDEA: As Christians, we are called to share each other’s troubles, help our pastors and teachers, and do good to everyone. 1. SHARE EACH OTHERS TROUBLES: (Galatians 6:1-5, NLT). 1 Dear brothers and sisters, if another Christian ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Who Is Your Neighbour? Series

    Contributed by Norbert Haukenfrers on Sep 3, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 7,484 views

    my neighbour is the one I meet and can assist if they are in need

    Most of you this past spring filed your income tax returns, and some of you I imagine are like me wondering if perhaps there is something else you could deduct so that you could pay less tax. But, have you ever wished that you could pay more tax? I’ll never forget the day that my dad told me that ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Easter: He's Alive!

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Mar 26, 2010
     | 4,024 views

    A short talk (plus a song I wrote in 1987) for the Easter School Assembly at St John's School Billericay, Essex, UK.

    Now I don’t want you to think that I’m hooked on the X-Factor; but … I was thinking this morning about the welcome that the singing contestants get when they go back to visit their Secondary school. Stacey Solomon visited King Solomon High School in Ilford, and when she went on a ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Good News Bad News

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Apr 21, 2022
     | 1,643 views

    I can’t see your brain; but, I do believe that every one of you has one. The good news is that Jesus IS here and you DO have a brain. The bad news is that you may not use that good news or your brain by loving one another as Jesus loves to reveal that love to the world.

    Good News / Bad News John 20: 19 - 30 Intro: My first year in college was really difficult for me. I was living away from home with a group of strangers, eating in a dining hall, attending some of the largest classes I ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Fifteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on May 31, 2022
     | 1,577 views

    I can’t help but think it was Mother Teresa’s having to suffer the loss of her father, who was murdered when she was a child, that directed her to a life of mercy.

    Jesus is asked 183 questions of which he only answers 3. The expert asked a question wanting to test Jesus and he got an answer. But in the story about the Good Samaritan, Jesus is testing him—and us. The man beaten and robbed was going from Jerusalem to Jericho. So were the priest and Levite, ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Are You Religious Or Not?

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 29, 2024
     | 403 views

    Jesus, in the Gospel, enumerates the evil we must avoid, or repent of if we haven’t avoided it. It’s like a to-do list from a modern person’s daily schedule, isn’t it?

    Twenty-Second Sunday in Course 2024 Those who have known me as a preacher for any length of time also know that I am not a big fan of the clerics who put our Lectionary together. They tend to omit verses and paragraphs to shorten the readings at Mass. And that itself is a kind of insult to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    The Lure Of Temptation Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Feb 8, 2025
    based on 2 ratings
     | 25,750 views

    This is the 10th Sermon from the Gospel of Luke Series, "Jesus- Son Of Man".

    Series: Jesus- Son Of Man [#10] THE LURE OF TEMPTATION Luke 4:1-13 Introduction: As Christians, we are called to be fishers of men, but there’s an important truth we often overlook- Satan is also a fisherman. He longs to lure you in and hook you with temptation. We all face the struggles of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Take The Journey

    Contributed by Eric Snyder on Oct 25, 2002
    based on 77 ratings
     | 9,987 views

    Journey’s of faith

    Take the Journey. Genesis 12:1-4 Eric A. Snyder, Minister, Farwell Church of Christ September 29, 2002 4 Jokes To celebrate its bicentennial, two dozen history buffs retraced the journey of the Lewis and Clark expedition. *In a related story, Biography Channel viewers retrace the rough career ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Making The Best Of A Bad Situation

    Contributed by Kraig Pullam on Feb 17, 2014
    based on 3 ratings
     | 42,504 views

    God takes the disadvantages of our dead ends and uses them as an opportunity to propel His plan into the spectrum of His greater glory and our greater good, as seen in the discourse between the disciples and Christ prior to His ascension.

    Have you ever felt like you were at the end of your rope? - Seeming possibilities--crushed. - Dreams—deferred. - Hopes—handcuffed. - Hands—tied. - Predicaments—problematic. - Vision—diminished. - Life—over We are living in perilous times. And what tends to add ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Paying The Bill

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 24, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,351 views

    Paying the Bill (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    Reading: Matthew chapter 17 verses 24-27. • If you had lived 2,000 years ago, and if you encountered Jesus: • Either as a baby, boy or man, • There would have been nothing to mark him out as being different, • From the other Jewish babies, boys or men of his ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    The Raw Material Of Spirit And Truth

    Contributed by Kraig Pullam on Feb 17, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,130 views

    With the example of John chapter 4, Christ provides clear imagary of the aspects of worship the Father seeks.

    The Westminster Shorter Catechism, The Westminster Confession of Faith and The Westminster Larger Catechism are three documents that are considered by many Protestants to be the grandest doctrinal statements to come out of the English Reformation. It was completed in 1647; and it was presented ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist