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  • Chris Surber avatar

    Walking Billboard

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Jun 23, 2007
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     | 8,925 views

    What message are you sending today on the billboard of your life? Let it be a message of hope and of encouragement!

    Walking Billboard Luke 8:26-39 Scripture Read Luke 8:26-39 Introduction My wife Christina and I came here to visit First Congregational Church in December of 2006 to candidate and interview for the position of Pastor. Some of you may recall what the church sign on the grass in front of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    The Naked Man And The Pigs

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Jun 25, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
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    When Jesus faces raw evil, He is always victorious and when He has delivered a person He gives purpose to their life.

    The Naked Man and the Pigs. Luke 8:26-39 INTRO.: This story is part of Jesus’ great Galilean ministry. He is busy teaching in towns and villages around Galilee. It is a time of great popularity. People are coming to Him from all over the region. At one time, His mother and brothers are unable to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Scary Sanity

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Jun 25, 2007
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    If you really start to believe in who Jesus really said He was, then you’ve got to entertain the notion that he could radically change YOU too! That is scary!

    Then they arrived at the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. As he stepped out on land, a man of the city who had demons met him. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and he did not live in a house but in the tombs. When he saw Jesus, he fell down before him and shouted at ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Supreme Power Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Jun 25, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 7,127 views

    Jesus expands his ministry into gentile territory and is immediately confronted by evil. He overcomes the evil and in doing so assures us that he will overcome whatever evil that confronts us in our lives.

    Luke 8:26-39 “Supreme Power” INTRODUCTION One of the all time favorite Bible stories is the tale of David and Goliath. We all remember the story of gutsy little David, who was a shepherd by trade, going against the giant Goliath, who was a professional soldier. David was so scrawny that ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Warner Pidgeon avatar

    Jesus Renews Your Purpose In Life

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jun 27, 2007
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    The demon possessed man had totally lost his purpose in life. Jesus restored it. This sermon aims to encourage people to know the purpose God has for them.

    A little camel asks mummy camel, “Mummy, why have I got such big flat feet?” She replies, “Well darling, in the desert you need big flat feet because the sand is soft and they help us to keep stable.” The little camel goes away but then comes back. “Mummy, why have I got such big eyelashes?” “Well ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Ken Sauer avatar

    "Are We God’s Hubcap?"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Mar 4, 2010
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    In Luke 8:26-39 we meet a madman who lived naked and homeless in a graveyard. Not only does this story show us Jesus’ power over evil but in makes the point that no one is beyond God’s redeeming grace.

    Luke 8:26-39 “Are We God’s Hubcap?” By: Ken Sauer, Pastor of East Ridge United Methodist Church, Chattanooga, TN Why are we here this evening? Why are we not doing what many of the people in our community are doing right this moment?… Watching t-v, heading to the movie theatre, ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Trouble On The Inside

    Contributed by Frank Edwards on Jan 29, 2010
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    This man who possessed devils, and whom Jesus healed, seems to tell us the striking need of our time. For indeed, we live in a sin maddened world. As, times have changed; customs have changed, people have changed. Everyone seems to be tense "up tight." Th

    TROUBLE ON THE INSIDE TEXT: Luke 8:27--And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and wore no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs." This man who possessed devils, and whom Jesus healed, seems to tell us the striking ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    What Is Your Name? Series

    Contributed by Charles Cockroft on Aug 12, 2007
    based on 184 ratings
     | 37,568 views

    Your life can Change if you do not believe what the world says about you.

    What is your Name? We are looking at life changing Questions asked by God. Where are you? Who said you were naked? Why are you mad at me? Why are you laughing? Today we are looking at: What is your Name? The importance of a name can easily be understood when we look back to the early ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Marilyn Murphree avatar

    Fears That Keep Us From His Presence

    Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Jun 1, 2007
    based on 19 ratings
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    What fears cause us to back away from the Presence of the Lord? Fear that He will require more than you are willing to give? We can probably relate to some of the same fears that these people did many years earlier.

    June,2007 Fears that Keep Us from His Presence Luke 8:26-39 INTRODUCTION: Jesus did many miracles when He lived on earth. One of those miracles involved the deliverance of a demon-possessed man who had been living among the tombs for a long time. He was so out of control that he could no ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Kent Kessler avatar

    The Gadarene Teen

    Contributed by Kent Kessler on Oct 4, 2007
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    How the Gadarene is a lot like our teens today; looks at the ways people in the community treated him, how he treated himself and how Jesus treated him.

    The Missing Teen: How the Gadarene Was Like A Teen Luke 8:26-39; Mark 5:1-20; Matthew 8:28f The People Didn’t Like: 1. The way he dressed (for a long time, he didn’t where clothes) 2. Where he hung out (for a long time, did not live in a house, but at ‘tombs’) 3. They way he talked 4. The way he ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • David Smith avatar

    Jesus V Legion: A Hellish Stoush! (A Sermon On Luke 8:26-39)

    Contributed by David Smith on Oct 25, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 14,110 views

    I do personally believe that the greatest thing that holds people back from following Jesus, and that so often holds us back from truly giving ourselves to Him, is fear.

    Those of you who tune in regularly to my online forum will know that there’s been a lot of discussion lately about Christopher Hitchens’ new book, "God is Not Great - how religion poisons everything". The publishers, Allen and Unwin, had sent me a review copy that I passed on to someone else on ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Samuel Stone avatar

    How Big Is Your Problem?

    Contributed by Samuel Stone on Oct 31, 2007
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     | 5,609 views

    I know that some of us came to the church this morning with a thousand problems at home or at work. How big or how many problems do you have? Give Jesus your problems because he can handle it. Claim his promise because he is the promise-keeper. Don’t be a

    Luke 8:26-39 26 Then they arrived at the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. 27 As he stepped out on land, a man of the city who had demons met him. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and he did not live in a house but in the tombs. 28 When he saw Jesus, he fell down before ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Bruce Ball avatar

    And Now - The Good News

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on May 15, 2007
    based on 28 ratings
     | 3,320 views

    Receive that which has been given to you. That is the only way to defeat Satan and be lifted up in Christ. Audio can be found at - www.sermonlist.com/2007.html

    Do you like good news? We all do, don’t we? I think we would all like to hear that we just became the sole heir to someone’s multi-million dollar estate. What other kinds of really good news would you like to hear? Would you like to hear that Uncle Sam has made a mistake and is paying you ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Jim Kane avatar

    12 Steps To God's Way Of Living – Part 6

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 27, 2006
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     | 2,926 views

    Part 6 of a 6 part series on the 12 Steps as a Spiritual Discipline

    (1)In the book, Living Your Strengths, we read, ‘One of the most common mistakes people make in their spiritual lives is to focus on the steps to spiritual growth rather than on the outcomes of spiritual growth.’ (2)Then in his book Ancient-Future Time, Robert Webber wrote, ‘As far back as I can ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • David Elvery avatar

    3 Responses To Jesus

    Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 22, 2006
    based on 39 ratings
     | 18,138 views

    Contrasting 3 responses to Jesus

    3 Responses to Jesus Luke 8:26-39 Gladstone Baptist Church – 13/11/05 pm Last Sunday morning, I preached on Jesus calming the storm. He had told his disciples he wanted to go across to the other side of Lake Galilee – a journey of about 10km. In the middle of the lake a storm sprang up and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist