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  • Brian Bill avatar

    The Greatness Of God's Grace Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Oct 28, 2006
    based on 18 ratings
     | 15,404 views

    Reformation Sunday sermon -- you have a choice between performance-based religion or a pardon-based relationship.

    The Greatness of God’s Grace Romans 5:20-21 Rev. Brian Bill 10/29/06 Note: I used the sermon by Ray Pritchard called, “Martin Luther’s Highway to Heaven” for background information for this opening first-person monologue: www.keepbelieving.com. Good morning. My name is Marty. I’d like to tell ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lent: Our Journey From Grace To Grace

    Contributed by Mary Erickson on Mar 2, 2020
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    The season and spiritual practices of Lent are framed within the grace of God through Christ Jesus our Lord.

    March 1, 2020 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Romans 5:12-19; Matthew 4:1-11 Lent: Our Journey from Grace to Grace Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. This morning is the first Sunday in Lent. Lent is a 40-day season. It ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    "the Path To God's Unconditional Love."

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Hulse on Feb 28, 2025
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    Grasping the nature of God’s unconditional love can enrich your spiritual journey. This message describes how faith, grace, and God’s love can facilitate noticeable changes in one’s personal life.

    SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES (Romans 5:8) KJV “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” (Ephesians 2:4-5) (4) “But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,” (5) ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Love, For The Day Is Near

    Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Jan 17, 2012
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    Our Scripture today also addresses something that each one of us owes. It’s one of what’s known as the four marks of the church. These are essentials to our faith and are characterized by “Grace-Full Living”.

    Exodus 20:18-21 Romans 13:8-14 Acts 2:42-47 John 15:12 Deut. 6:5 There’s a cartoon of Snoopy typing a letter on top of his doghouse. The letter begins this way: “Dear IRS.” Snoopy thinks for a moment and then finishes, “I am writing to you to cancel my subscription. ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Tim Harrison avatar

    Loving Our Neighbor: Breaking Down The Walls Series

    Contributed by Tim Harrison on Feb 6, 2001
    based on 87 ratings
     | 7,169 views

    Jesus shows us how Grace can lower the emotional walls of the unsaved, so His truth can set them free.

    Tim Harrison Senior Pastor, Crescent City Foursquare Church February 4, 2001 Title: Loving our Neighbor: Breaking down the walls If you have your bibles, turn to John chapter 1 My son Tyler is 4 and ½, and my daughter Lacie is 18 months old My wife and I are thoroughly enjoying this stage ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Loving As Jesus Loved

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 19, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 25,377 views

    "People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care!"

    Loving as Jesus Loved (I Cor. 13:7-8) Illustration: One evening while appearing on CNN’s Larry King Live, Jack Kemp, the honorable congressman from New York, made an insightful comment about the reactionary religious right when he said, "People don’t care how much you know until they know how ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Grace..."God's Second Chance"

    Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Sep 7, 2016
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     | 6,956 views

    If someone was willing to give you a second chance wouldn’t you want to know about it? If someone was willing to forgive you wouldn’t you want to hear about it? If somebody loved you so much that they were willing to die for you, wouldn’t you....

    Grace..."God's Second Chance" Oops... Illus. From sermon central staff Bill, Jim and Scott were at a convention together and were sharing a large suite on the top of a 75-story skyscraper. After a long day of meetings, they were shocked to hear that the elevators in their hotel were broken and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Love's Balance Series

    Contributed by Byron Harvey on Mar 24, 2003
    based on 80 ratings
     | 6,448 views

    This is the sixth installment in a series I did on I Corinthians 13, and focuses on the fact that "love does not act unbecomingly."

    “Love’s Balance” I Corinthians 13:5 January 26, 2003 Love of Another Kind – I Corinthians 13 Given the frigid weather of this month, perhaps this poem is a fitting way to begin: Six humans trapped by happenstance in bleak and bitter cold, Each one possessed a stick of wood, or so the story ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Prevenient, Justifying, Sanctifying Grace SermonCentral

    Contributed by SermonCentral on Oct 25, 2023
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    Grace

    Good morning, my dear brothers and sisters in Christ. As we gather here today, we find ourselves standing at the threshold of a journey, a journey that will take us into the heart of a concept that is as vast as the universe itself, as infinite as God's love for us. This concept, this divine gift, ...read more

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    Grace At Work 28 - Words Of Grace 2

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 20, 2013
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    Are christians supposed to create their preferred futures by speaking "faith filled words"? Is this how God created everything that exists? This one is about positive confessions, faith declarations and framing the future with our words.

    Dakota Community Church Ephesians 58, Grace at Work 28 October 20, 2013 Words of Grace 2 Ephesians 4:29 29 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. We are given six behaviors we are ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    Loving As He Loved

    Contributed by Steve Mays on Nov 21, 2013
     | 5,680 views

    We can love like Him only by abiding in Him.

    “That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life.” (1 John 1:1) “But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    The Gift Of Love Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Mar 20, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,563 views

    Jesus tells us there are real consequences in our lives. He tells us this so that we can see the contrasts, look clearly at our lives, appreciate the gracious gift of God as a gift of love and live in fearless confidence of that love.

    John 3:14-21 “The Gift of Love” INTRODUCTION Traveling in foreign countries it becomes apparent to the observant tourist that there are basically two different types of travelers. There is the traveler who packs his or her country in the suitcase and brings the country on the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Sacrifices: Multiple Choice Or True Or False Lifestyle Series

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Oct 10, 2009
     | 4,057 views

    This message continues with the series on making sacrifices and what it truly means for our lives.

    Sermon Pre-Test 1. Serving other gods can be defined as: A. Anything that I cherish so much that I place it before God. B. Those little figurines that people buy and place on their shelves and pray to. C. My car, my house, my spouse, boyfriend, girlfriend, etc. D. There are no other gods today – ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Let The Party Begin

    Contributed by Rev Ken Shedenhelm on Mar 31, 2013
     | 3,402 views

    Saving the lost is God's highest priority and heaven rejoices when a single sinner receives Christ. We are saved by grace, and knowing this frees us to share God's grace with others.

    "LET THE PARTY BEGIN" Luke 15:11-32 When I was growing up in Iowa, my parents gave me and my brothers words of wisdom from time to time. We were told, for instance, to eat everything on our plates because "people were starving in China," and to associate with good kids because we would be ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    "God Is So Delighted With You"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Feb 21, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,016 views

    A sermon about how God loves us even when we don't love ourselves.

    Mark 1:9-15 “I’m So Delighted with You” This past week I was reading about a church in another town that was trying to coin a catchphrase their church sign. The suggestions which were put forth were good, but the church members were afraid that only other Christians would ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist