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  • Jerry Goff avatar

    Finding Neverland

    Contributed by Jerry Goff on Jul 18, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,137 views

    Neverland and Peter Pan have entertained children and adults for generations, but there are misconceptions among Church people that are nothing less than fantasy with no foundation in reality.

    FINDING NEVERLAND June 19, 2005 Jerry Goff Magnolia Springs A/G Hurley, Mississippi There is a movie that was released recently entitled “Finding Neverland. The movie was nominated for several academy awards and explains how the author of Peter Pan, James Barrie, was inspired to write the very ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Settling Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on May 16, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 8,819 views

    3rd in long series on Joshua. This is about the temptation to settle in, to give up when it gets hard, to accept less than the best.

    Joshua 1:12-18 – Settling In an old Peanuts cartoon, Lucy demanded that her brother Linus change TV channels and then threatened him with her fist if he didn’t. "What makes you think you can walk right in here and take over?" asked Linus. "These five fingers," said Lucy. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why I Chose Salvation

    Contributed by James May on Jan 22, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,742 views

    Why do poeple choose to be saved? Why did you choose to be saved? If the choice is based upon the right thing, there would be less backsliding.

    WHY I CHOSE SALVATION By Pastor Jim May I don’t remember exactly how old I was when I first began to understand that I was a sinner in need of a Savior. I can remember as far back as maybe the age of 5 or 6 years old when I would go to church, sit in the Sunday School classes and hear Sis. ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Calming The Perfect Storm, Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Richard Laraviere on Aug 16, 2008
     | 3,642 views

    We must take authority ocer the things in life we have been given the authority to take. To do less is to invite disaster and defeat

    Calming the perfect storm Part 2 Opening: 1. Last week we learned there can be several responses to the reversal that come in our life. a. We can take what life hands us and try and make the best of it b. Get mad, depressed, throw up our hands c. Or we can try and discern what is going on ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    The King Is Coming

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Jan 12, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,261 views

    When the Roman soldiers saw this man sitting on this donkey, they would have never dream that He would be a threat to Roman, much less a king!!

    The Jews were looking for a king, and Jesus shows up and proclaims He is Son of God, the Messiah but He shows up with no army, no weapons, no political power, He couldn’t even get the religious leaders to back Him and the Jews would never expect their king to be nailed to a cruel cross with ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Divine Imbalance

    Contributed by Ed Warfield on Feb 29, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,054 views

    We need God to bring divine imbalance to us so that we become more dependent upon Him and less on our comfort zone.

    Divine Imbalance Intro.: The church has managed, with all her knowledge and experience to paint herself into a corner. She as become a stereotype. Most churches have learned to function quite well without God. But don’t kid yourself, the world sees right through this situation. They see our ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Stuck On The Road Series

    Contributed by Keith Broyles on Oct 10, 2007
    based on 10 ratings
     | 7,576 views

    The victims of our world would like for us to be the Good Samaritan, to stop and help so they are not stuck on the road. Anything less is to fail in our mission.

    A farm boy accidentally overturned his wagonload of wheat on the road. The farmer who lived nearby came to investigate. “Hey, Willis,” he called out, “forget your troubles for a while and come and have dinner with us. Then I’ll help you overturn the wagon.” “That’s very nice of you,” Willis ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Wisdom From The Spirit Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Feb 13, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,651 views

    In today's less we are told that the gospel is a very special kind of wisdom that can only be discerned by those who are spiritually mature, that is, by Christians.

    Scripture “That’s not fair! Why can’t I do it?” If you are a parent, you recall hearing these words at one point or another from one or more of your children. You try to explain your decision to your child. “It’s for your own good,” you say. “No, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Why Should I Be Thankful?

    Contributed by Steven Buhr on Oct 16, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,669 views

    DO you think that people in general are more or less thankful these days? What does the Bible have to say about our attitude of gratitude?

    Why should I be Thankful? Thanksgiving Sunday, 2008 You Know You Overdid Thanksgiving When.... Paramedics bring in the Jaws of Life to pry you out of the EZ-Boy. The "Gravy Boat" your wife set out was a real 12’ boat! You receive a Sumo Wrestler application in your e-mail. Tuesday, you set ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Let God Be Bigger

    Contributed by Daniel Mccalister on Jan 13, 2016
    based on 4 ratings
     | 18,287 views

    The focus of this sermon was to help our students know the purpose of letting God become greater and for them to become less, and that he is theirs, always with them.

    Let God be Bigger: John 3:30 Sometimes in our lives we forget about what is truly important. We are always go go go, and rarely stop to thank the person/people in that means most to us in our lives. To some it might be your Father, Mother, Girlfriend, Boyfriend, Favorite Teacher, For some of us ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Your Elevator Talk

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 29, 2014
     | 2,529 views

    We need to take St. Peter Chrysologus as a model for our witnessing, and be able to tell our witness to Christ and the Church in less than a minute.

    July 30 2014 St Peter Chrysologus Today’s Gospel must be specially important to the Church, because we heard it on Sunday, and Monday, and again today. Because it is so brief, we might be tempted to think otherwise, that it is forgettable. But we forget it at our peril, at the peril of our ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Where Are The Chairs?

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Oct 25, 2007
     | 2,211 views

    The Lords Supper - As the church - a time of unity. Who is worthy? A priviledge and not a gift.

    Where are the chairs? 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 This morning I expanded to include a few more lines of scripture than I gave to Dorothy. I am guessing that having more scripture instead of less is not a problem. That doesn’t make the reading of scripture to be too long or anything does it? I ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Duane Smith avatar

    Praise God For Godly Mothers & Wives Series

    Contributed by Duane Smith on May 22, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,586 views

    This message is the first in a series concerning the Biblical Family: In it I hope to show God’s view of a virtuous woman and encourage wives and mothers to examine themselves in light of God’s word, that they might receive praise from their husbands and

    INTRODUCTION: A. Many years ago the Christian Digest carried this little story of a busy mother. 1. A busy mother was one day regretting that she could do so little Christian work. "I shall have only a life of housework to show at last," she said rather sadly to a friend. "Why mother," ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jason Jones avatar

    Musings Of A Seed Picker 3 Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Oct 24, 2008
     | 3,377 views

    Exposition of Acts 17:26-28 about how God has dealt with man in general from a big picture perspective

    Text: Acts 17:26-28, Title: Musings of a Seed-Picker 3, Date/Place: NRBC, 10/26/08, AM A. Opening illustration: maybe the quote from What is a Healthy Church Member re: knowing major biblical themes and storylines of redemption B. Background to passage: Again this is the continuation of Paul’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Justice After All”

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Sep 21, 2001
    based on 166 ratings
     | 17,522 views

    Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost September 30, 2001 Luke 16: 19-31

    Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost September 30, 2001 Luke 16: 19-31 Heavenly Father, thank you for replenishing love when we give it away. Amen. Title: “Justice after all” Jesus tells the story of the Rich Man and Lazarus to illustrate how different God’s values are from those of this world. In ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran