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  • Stephen Funderburk avatar

    Contributing To The Community

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Jun 6, 2007
    based on 21 ratings
     | 8,081 views

    how everyone can be a contributor in the work of God

    Intro: it seems lately, that no matter where I go, someone is asking me to contribute to help different organizations. Even at home, the phone rings with those who want me to be a contributor. I am sure most are legitimate needs, some may be scams. In God’s work there is a need for contributions, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Avoiding The Traps Of Negative Conversation Series

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Apr 24, 2007
    based on 15 ratings
     | 6,779 views

    Biblical examples of negative communication patterns to avoid.

    TRAP #1: "Take my side without hearing both sides." "Then Haman said to King Xerxes, ’There is a certain group of people scattered among the other people in all the states of your kingdom. Their customs are different from those of all the other people, and they do not obey the king’s laws. It is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Good Wine Series

    Contributed by Emile Wolfaardt on Jul 2, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,713 views

    (PowerPoint slides and Cell Study Notes freely available by emailing Emile@Wolfaardt.com) Looking at Jesus first miracle, and the significance of the good wine.

    Journeying with John, It’s a Trip (JWJ-11) The Good Wine John 2:1-11 This morning my heart is burdened with a rather unusual subject - and it flows directly out of a rather intriguing passage in Scripture. Our text is the account of Jesus’ first sign in Cana of Galilee - at the wedding where He ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    When Christ Is Unable To Work!

    Contributed by David Wilson on Oct 27, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,833 views

    Christ is rejected by his own townspeople and Mark declares he could not do many miracles in Nazareth.

    Mark 6:1-13 The first portion of our text deals with Jesus in his hometown of Nazareth. He came and preached in the synagogue and immediately people were offended. In fact, the phrase translated as “They took offense” comes from the same Greek root word where we get the word “scandalized.” ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Called And Equipped Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Jan 20, 2015
     | 6,732 views

    Jesus is baptized, called in to mission and ministry and empowered by the Holy Spirit. Our baptisms mirror Jesus'

    Matthew 3:1-17 “Called and Equipped” INTRODUCTION Time has passed quickly in the gospel story. Last Sunday our story focused on Jesus’ flight to Egypt with his mother and father. Jesus was about two years-old. Today the gospel reading is Matthew’s account of ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    An Invitation To The Heart Of God Series

    Contributed by Curtis E. Nester on Jun 7, 2016
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,338 views

    Introduction to the Disciple's Prayer as taught by Jesus.

    SERIES: The Greatest Prayer Ever Prayed #1 TITLE: An Invitation to the Heart of God TEXT: Matthew 6:5-9 INTRO: A Pastor asked a man to lead in prayer. He had never led in prayer before, so he stood up and said “O Lord...O Lord...O Lord, Amen” and sat down. The sermon on the mount is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Our Fathers' Chastening

    Contributed by Stan Szelkowski on Jun 16, 2016
     | 4,075 views

    A Father's Day message in which we discover the blessing of our Heavenly Father's (and earthly father's) "chastening" or discipline. (This sermon is in "outline form." You will need to reformat the layout because of the way it appears on this site.)

    Our Fathers’ Chastening June 19, 2016 - When I was growing up, I could ALWAYS count on my parents to discipline me when I needed it, because they loved me > If my parents disciplined me because they loved me, it makes sense that, because of His love for me, God will discipline me when ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Ordination And The Role Of Women In The Church Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 9, 2015
     | 5,709 views

    The twin command of Jesus to clergy is important to consider in any decision regarding ordination.

    Thursday of the 6th Week of Easter 2015 Joy of the Gospel This is one of those liturgical days that is a little schizophrenic. In the historical Church, it is forty days after the Resurrection, so it is Ascension Thursday, as it was for almost two thousand years. But May 14 is the Feast of St. ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Words Of Comfort

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on May 9, 2014
    based on 8 ratings
     | 11,038 views

    With that superlative peace and such like promises, why should our hearts be troubled?

    WORDS OF COMFORT. “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me” (John 14:1). These are precious words of comfort from the lips of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Cross was imminent, and no doubt a sense of foreboding had dampened the Passover celebrations of the little ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Piety: The Family Virtue Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 15, 2012
     | 3,629 views

    The Christian has special duties to family. This is an important way to image Christ in our lives.

    Monday of 3rd Week in Advent Gaudium et Spes The outpouring of grief around the world over the murder of twenty-six innocent people, twenty of them children, in Connecticut has generated a number of Internet videos featuring one or the other version of the Pie Jesu, a text of the Requiem Mass. ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Respectable Sin

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Jan 14, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,781 views

    One of the greatest threats to the church is that we become Politically Correct and accept "respectable sins."

    RESPECTABLE SIN 2 Timothy 4:2 Have you ever heard of "outing?" "Coming out party" Used to mean going out for picnic and a party to celebrate a girl becoming a teenager. Now mean "Corning out of closet" Now it means to become openly ungodly and defying public opinion used of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Seven Great Gifts From God

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 1, 2010
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,258 views

    If we compare the Epistle of Paul to the Romans to an expensive ring, Chapter 8 would no doubt be its precious stone! Romans 8 begins with no condemnation, closes with no separation for the believer and in between all things work together for good to thos

    Intro: If we compare the Epistle of Paul to the Romans to an expensive ring, Chapter 8 would no doubt be its precious stone! Romans 8 begins with no condemnation, closes with no separation for the believer and in between all things work together for good to those that love God. In this great ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Gregory Thomas avatar

    We’re Going In Pt. 1 Series

    Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Jul 30, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,642 views

    Your anointing needs validation from a source besides God, though he anoints us first he yet has to have the audience.

    I’m Going In 2 Samuel 5: 1-3 1 All the tribes of Israel came to David in Hebron and said: “Here we are, your bone and your flesh. 2 In days past, when Saul was our king, it was you who led the Israelites out and brought them back. And the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Vanity Of Vanities Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Jul 20, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,518 views

    Life is full of meaning when your faith is in Christ.

    [To receive a free sermon each week by email, please contact jonrmcleod@yahoo.com] WHO IS THE AUTHOR? The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem (v. 1). Who wrote the book of Ecclesiastes? • “Preacher” (qoheleth) means “one who gathers” or ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jason Jones avatar

    Missing Prophecy

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Apr 4, 2012
     | 2,946 views

    A talk on prophecy that relates directly to the resurrection of Christ.

    Text: 1 Cor 15:4, Title: Missing Prophecy? Date/Place: NRBC, 4/1/12, AM Opening illustration: the conversation that I had with the family about prophecies of Jesus Background to passage: it just amazed me that there weren’t more and more specific prophecies about the resurrection, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist