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  • Chad Wright avatar

    Jesus Kept The Law For Us!

    Contributed by Chad Wright on Apr 15, 2002
    based on 39 ratings
     | 5,290 views

    This sermon focuses on Jesus’ fasting and temptation in the wilderness.

    Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, "I’m starving!" Have you ever said that phrase or heard someone else say it? Most of the time, the person who says it is far from malnutrition! The human desire to eat, hunger, can at times be very strange and cause people to act very strangely. You’ve all heard ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Repairer Of Broken Walls

    Contributed by Jonathan Twitchell on Jul 25, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 21,442 views

    An invitation to a holy lent, speaking about the desire for revival, and recognizing that revival must be empowered by God, beginning with us (not them).

    Having grown up attending a church that had little to no emphasis on fasting, Ash Wednesday, or the season of Lent, I’ve grown to approach this season with anticipation and trepidation at the same time. I appreciate the recognition of the passage of time toward Good Friday and Easter. After all, ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Singing The Blues With Hannah Series

    Contributed by Scott Carmer on Mar 5, 2007
    based on 10 ratings
     | 8,404 views

    Hannah was depressed because she was unable to bear children, but discovered through prayer that God was always with her, regardless of how he chose to answer her prayer.

    Singing the Blues with Hannah I Samuel 1:1-18 March 4, 2007 In 1903, W.C. Handy was waiting for a train in the town of Tutwiler, Mississippi. The train was late and so he fell asleep on the hard wooden bench of the station. He was awakened by an old raggedy man scratching the strings of an old ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Seven Deadly Sins: Pride Series

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Jan 20, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 8,983 views

    This first in the series of sermons on "The Seven Deadly Sins" deals with pride as the basic root of all sin.

    The Seven Deadly Sins: Pride --II Timothy 3:1-9 and Proverbs 16:18-19 Margaret McCormick and Lila Sunderland were good friends of ours at our second appointment Grace United Methodist Church in Alton, Illinois. They visited us at least once while were at our third appointment Sumner and Beulah ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Spencer Homan avatar

    Game On! (Super Bowl Sermon)

    Contributed by Spencer Homan on Feb 3, 2008
    based on 11 ratings
     | 12,371 views

    This is a sermon that encourages people to put the work into preparing for Easter (Ash Wednesday, Sunday Services, etc.) in order to get the most out of Easter.

    Matthew 17:1-9 After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light. Just then there appeared before them ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Covenant Of The Rainbow

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Feb 26, 2009
    based on 9 ratings
     | 15,585 views

    Lent should be more than giving up drinking or chocolate for a few weeks. What does Lent say to us?

    Audio File Link: http://player.sermoncentral.com/c/bethanyumcpastor/audio/191456_15567.mp3 Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him, 9“As for me, I am establishing my covenant with you and your descendants after you, 10and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    The Business Of The Cross

    Contributed by Richard Burkey on Jul 5, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,222 views

    Typically we see the cross from the viewpoint of the suffering of Jesus, this message invites the hearer to see that mission is a key part of the business of the cross.

    “The Business of the Cross” (Special thanks to Dr. Kent R. Hunter with David L. Bahn, Confessions of a Church Growth Enthusiast, (Corunna, IN: Church Growth Center, 1997 for many of the insights of this message) Romans 3:21-25a 3:21 But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Ears Of Christ

    Contributed by Scott Carmer on Mar 27, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,913 views

    When our ears are opened to the thngs that Christ heard, we are enabled to come to complete trust and fatih in God.

    The Ears of Christ Psalm 54:1-2 March 26, 2006 I am not a great fan of Dr. James Dobson because I have some pretty significant differences of opinion with him about theology, biblical interpretation, and public policy. Yet he has done some very important work in the areas of family relationships ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Eyes Of Christ

    Contributed by Scott Carmer on Apr 3, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,629 views

    In all seasons of the year, we need vision correction. We are too often farsighted, or shortsighted, or just plain blind to the reality of God’s kingdom.

    The Eyes of Christ Isaiah 9:1-2, 6-7 April 2, 2006 There were two Marines who boarded a train together, one a young man not too long out of recruit training and the other, his commanding officer. They sat across the aisle from a pretty young woman and her grandmother. It was evident that the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Wheres The Grace

    Contributed by Christopher Raiford on Sep 2, 2004
    based on 35 ratings
     | 6,270 views

    Sermon for the 3rd Sunday in Lent Series C

    Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, If God is so good and if God is so great, then why (you fill in the blank)? If God is so powerful and if God is so loving then why (you fill in the blank)? Have you ever had someone ask you questions like that? I have— on numerous occasions. An earthquake ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Seeing Jesus

    Contributed by Jim Kane on May 1, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,193 views

    2005 Easter Sermon

    (Opening of the sermon is the dramatic reading script “The News” by Elaine Aadland for the Lenten/Easter Series, “Watchers on the Hill,” produced by Creative Communications for the Parish © 2003) Whatever life road you are currently on, Jesus is on that road as well. He is not far away. The two ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Larry Brincefield avatar

    The Desert Of The God Who Sees Me Series

    Contributed by Larry Brincefield on Mar 24, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 13,158 views

    The story of Hagar leaving Abram and Sarai and meeting an angel in the desert

    Introduction Deserts are defined as land regions that receive less than 10 inches of rain per year... They typically have little to no vegetation or plant life... and very few animals are able to live there... for people who live in the desert... it is a harsh life... largely centered on where they ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Drew Mills avatar

    Where God's Will Connects Series

    Contributed by Drew Mills on Apr 7, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,856 views

    Resurrection begins in us when we walk in obedience to God.

    Resurrection. We are a people of resurrection. We have crosses displayed because of what Jesus did for us willingly there, but the true miracle is in the empty tomb. But how do you put that on a chain around your neck right? Without resurrection we don’t have faith; we have a cult of ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    What Does The Resurrection Mean?

    Contributed by Carl Kolb on Mar 24, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,426 views

    A resurrection Sunday message.

    1 Corinthians 15:12-20 "What Does the Resurrection Mean?" • Every year thousands of people climb a mountain in the Italian Alps, passing the "stations of the cross" to stand at an outdoor crucifix. One tourist noticed a little trail that led beyond the cross. He fought through the rough ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Heavenly Hope Series

    Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Feb 25, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,628 views

    At the cross we see an intimate exchange between one criminal and his Messiah. And there we find not only how to have eternal life, but what that life is like. Jesus points us to the original garden relationship we can have with God, ours for the asking.

    Heavenly Hope Seven Last Words from the Cross Part 2 * Luke 23:32-33, 39-43 We are in week two of a Lenten series called, “Seven Last Words from the Cross.” We are paying attention to Jesus’ last statements, because last words matter. And as the Son of God, Jesus’ last words reflect the very ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist