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  • Leighton (Lee) Vary avatar

    Jesus Was Dead And Now He Lives Series

    Contributed by Leighton (Lee) Vary on Oct 27, 2016
     | 8,546 views

    Sunday Morning and the women approach the tomb where Jesus was. They encounter the angel, they encounter Jesus. The women - the last to leave the place where Jesus lay and the first to return. The conspiracy of the Roman guard and the Jewish leadership.

    I. Introduction A. One man commented, I was a little taken aback when I got my receipt from the funeral parlor for my father’s funeral, on the bottom of the receipt, after the bill, it read, “Thank you. Please come again.” B. Andrew was watching his father, a Vicar, write a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Kingdom Character-1

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on May 10, 2016
     | 6,102 views

    1 of 5. The events surrounding one of Solomon’s official judgments revealed the mothering potential of a harlot. But How? Kingdom Character or Motherhood/Mothering Potential is manifested in a woman’s approach to...

    KINGDOM CHARACTER-I—1Kings 3:16-28 AKA—Motherhood Potential HINT—!!Take this sermon to the next level by focusing upon every Christian’s potential!! Attention: Some may consider themselves as unworthy of being a mother. Perhaps they never found the right man to be their ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lord's Pattern In Training Preachers Series

    Contributed by Ron Freeman, Evangelist on Sep 10, 2019
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,991 views

    To establish that the Lord’s pattern in training preachers is by a hands-on approach; by the mentoring of mature ministers, evangelists and leaderships; in order to develop and equip faithful men, in the mission of evangelism and edification. This lesson discusses the art of preaching!

    INTRODUCTION Outline. 1. The Lord’s Method: Hands-on Training 2. The Lord’s Mentors: Mature Trainers 3. The Lord’s Mission: Faithful Trainees Remarks. 1. In our lesson today we are going to be discussing the theme the: “Lord’s Pattern in Training Preachers.” The book of Colossians as already ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Revisiting God’s Design For Marriage: Lego Vs. Painter Views Of M Series

    Contributed by David Mcclain on Jul 22, 2018
     | 5,573 views

    Marriage is God’s construct designed for companionship, procreation, and permanence. If we approach marriage as an inviolable covenant that models Christ and the church, we must seek whatever avenues are necessary to restore them when damaged.

    OPENING SENTENCE: When my sons were younger they spent hundreds of hours playing with Legos. INTRODUCTION: We bought dozens of kits each with assembly instructions. The kits included pirate ships, castles, police and fire stations, exotic vacation places, spaceships, Star Wars themes and more. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeff Poor avatar

    Christmas In A Different Light | Mary And Joseph Series

    Contributed by Jeff Poor on Dec 11, 2017
    based on 3 ratings
     | 12,724 views

    We sing the same songs, eat the same food, ignore the same people at dinner, and read the same story from the Bible every year at Christmas. But what would happen if we approached this in a Different Light?

    Title: Christmas in a Different Light Text: Luke 1:26-38 and Matthew 1:18-23 Intro I love this time of year… Anybody else? I love the decorations, the food, the smells, the sounds, I love it all... I might be wrong… But I think the reason, or at least one of the reasons, some people do not ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Step Seven - Give It To God Series

    Contributed by Robert Butler on Jan 8, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,941 views

    The way in which we approach God matters because it demonstrates our our willingness to change, honest awareness of who we are as well as shows our open-mind about the fact that God is the better way.

    Step 7: Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings Read the Scripture James 4: 1-10 He gives us more grace. That is why scripture says: “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and he ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Plus Plus Panhandling

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Apr 26, 2021
     | 2,511 views

    This message tells the story of the healing of the lame man in Acts 3 - and teaches us how to approach healing today. the big idea is "Healing happens when God speaks and his people obey."

    “PLUS, PLUS Panhandling !” Text: Acts 3:1-16 Subject: What do we learn about healing from Acts 3? Complement: we are to obey the promptings of the Holy Spirit Big idea: healing happens when God speaks and his people obey. INTRODUCTION – HAVE YOU EVER TRIED PANHANDLING? Have you ever given ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Few Things I Learned From Vince Lombardi, Reggie White, Brett Favre, & Joe Montana

    Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on May 3, 2021
     | 2,588 views

    We're coming up on NFL football season. Autumn approaches. There is no greater idol in Wisconsin than Packer and Badger football season. Green Bay Packer season, of course, being the most important.

    “When we place our dependence in God, we are unencumbered, and we have no worry. In fact, we may even be reckless, insofar as our part in the production is concerned. This confidence, this sureness of action, is both contagious and an aid to the perfect action. The rest is in the hands of God – and ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • Robert Stephens avatar

    Mission Possible

    Contributed by Robert Stephens on Oct 26, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,623 views

    God has given us an amazing task in the Great Commission, but what seems like an impossible task is actually mission possible if we explore what God says about how we approach this mission.

    Mission Possible Luke 10:1-16 I. Introduction a. Mission Impossible video clip b. How many of you like the Mission Impossible movies? i. I like them b/c they take me back to my childhood. ii. Explain how I used to invent missions for myself. c. Well, tonight, I’m here to tell you that we’ve been ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Lowe avatar

    A Sinful Woman Anoits Jesus Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Jul 30, 2017
     | 15,963 views

    Jesus was very approachable, by all classes of people, as we shall see in today’s scripture lesson. It is the story of the sinful woman who worshiped Him, at a dinner given in the home of a well-to-do Pharisee.

    Harmony of the Gospels -AD 28- Galilee (22) A Sinful Woman Anoits Jesus Luke 7:36-50, John 12:1-8 Jesus was very approachable, by all classes of people, as we shall see in today’s scripture lesson. It is the story of the sinful woman who worshiped Him, at a dinner given in the home of a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Gaston avatar

    Regifting Forgiveness

    Contributed by John Gaston on Oct 27, 2021
     | 2,340 views

    As we approach the Holiday Season, the “Season of Regifting!” Regifting is: “the act of receiving a gift and giving it to another friend or family as if you had actually purchased it for them." Regifting forgiveness is a Biblical concept!

    REGIFTING FORGIVENESS Eph 4:32 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: THE BASS BOAT 1. Boudreaux won a bass boat in a raffle drawing. He brought it home & his wife looked at him & said, “What you gonna do wit dat? There ain’t no water deep enough to float a boat within 75 mile of here”. 2. He says, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Cain & Abel Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Feb 11, 2022
     | 3,147 views

    We can properly approach God as seen through 1) The Characters (Gen. 4:1-12), 2) The Crime (Gen. 4:3-8) and finally 3) The Consequences (Gen. 4:9-16).

    Genesis 4:1-16. [4:1] Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, "I have gotten a man with the help of the LORD." [2] And again, she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a worker of the ground. [3] In the course of time Cain brought to ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • D. Dewaine Phillips avatar

    Be Reconciled To Your Brother Series

    Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Mar 4, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,944 views

    Reconciliation begins with confrontation; being brave enough to approach someone to say, “Hey, we need to talk about something.” Rick Warren says that running from a problem and pretending it doesn’t exist is cowardice.

    I want to ask a question to start off our message, and that is, “Whatever happened to reconciliation?” It seems as though there’s not a lot of reconciliation happening in our churches today among Christians. Probably the reason why is because reconciliation begins with confrontation; or rather, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    Look Up: Give Hand Out Or A Hand Up?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 19, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,963 views

    Peter and John were changed men. The boldly approached the gate Beautiful at 3 PM. Their gift was more than a hand out. They gave a hand up. The disabled man was jumping in praise. The crowd saw the gift.

    LOOK UP…GIVE A HAND OUT OR A HAND UP… By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes) HENRY FORD HAD A HERO… THOMAS EDISON… KEEP AT IT SON… In 1896 Ford met Thomas Edison at a convention in New York City. The two inventors built a lasting friendship. Edison ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Howard Strickland avatar

    We Believe.

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Jan 6, 2023
     | 1,430 views

    We are free not on how we behave, but on how we believe. A works ooriented approach to freedom will always fail. Why? Because we are free, set free, not by how we behave, but what we believe!

    We Believe. John 15:1-5NKJV We are free not on how we behave, but on how we believe. A works oriented approach to freedom will always fail. Why? Because we are free, set free, not by how we behave, but what we believe! Do you have definitive answers to what you believe? We need to fix ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal