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  • James May avatar

    Sail On!

    Contributed by James May on May 30, 2001
    based on 74 ratings
     | 14,474 views

    Life is compared to sailing on a sea of time as we journey toward our ultimate destination. Let’s make sure we are on the right ship.

    Disclaimer: Due to the large amount of sermons and topics that appear on this site I feel it is necessary to post this disclaimer on all sermons posted. These sermons are original to the author and the leading of the Holy Spirit. While ideas and illustrations are often gleaned from many ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Time Has Come For Bi-Vocational Ministers And Staff

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jun 3, 2001
    based on 61 ratings
     | 4,911 views

    We are all ministers so we need to rethink some traditional vocational concepts.

    The Time Has Come For Bi-vocational Ministers and Staff I have served in many churches over the last twenty-five years in a bi-vocational capacity. Only at the time I had not heard the terminology nor realized that it was what was needed in the churches. I had been saved and mentored under the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Comatose Congregation Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jun 24, 2002
    based on 97 ratings
     | 24,249 views

    Sardis was a church that had a reputation for being alive - but Jesus saw it as dead. How can we avoid falling into the same patterns that threatened Sardis?

    OPEN: I once heard about a church that was so dead, that when a member happened to die during the worship service – the paramedics actually carried out 5 people before they finally got the right one. APPLY: Have you ever seen a dead church? (I asked for a show of hands). What does a dead church ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Ready, Set, Grow!

    Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Sep 13, 2004
    based on 18 ratings
     | 4,989 views

    Marks of a growing church

    Ready, Set, Grow! Acts 2:41-47 Woodlawn Baptist Church September 12, 2004 (This message was taken from Dr. Paul Powell’s book "The Nuts & Bolts of Church Growth" and personalized to fit our congregation) Introduction Today I want to take a quick break from our series in Esther and spend the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Kingdom Of Heaven Is Pure Joy!

    Contributed by John Gullick on Oct 12, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,489 views

    A sermon that looks at Jesus’ parables about the kingdom of heaven - the buried treasure and the pearl of great price. Calls folk to rediscover it’s significance.

    When I was a child a treasure was???? What was a treasure when you were a child? For me it was a new packet of crayons and a colouring in book. A toy gun or a metal tractor? A tree hut. These were all treasures. When I was fourteen I was in the local milk bar when my Father’s wrecked car ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    If Rock's Could Talk

    Contributed by Marc Bertrand on Nov 5, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,579 views

    A third person Christmas narrative told from the perspective of a rock watching the comings and goings of a millenia of people around Bethlehem.

    Year by year we faithfully return to these passages to consider this Christmas story. Most of you have heard the story from childhood on, that the Son of God was born, not in a palace but a stable. So common in this story that we see portions of it painted is store windows, broadcast on TV shows ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Statement 3 Series

    Contributed by Keith Foskey on Sep 2, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,810 views

    Study of our general statement of faith

    Sermon Series: “The Tenets of the Faith” Sermon #2: “Statement 3” Sermon Text: Isaiah 7:14 INTRODUCTION: Last week I asked if you had ever heard the phrase: “If you don’t stand for something, you will fall for anything?” This sermon series is based on the “statement of faith” in our new ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Live By The Spirit Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jul 22, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,215 views

    In this sermon, we explore how we are to live by the Spirit.

    Scripture The apostle Paul wrote a letter to the Galatians because they were drifting away from a proper understanding of the gospel. After the apostle Paul had started a number of churches in the region of Galatia, some false teachers—known as Judaizers—came after him and began teaching another ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Walk

    Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Mar 16, 2004
    based on 84 ratings
     | 10,236 views

    This is about keeping our walk fresh.

    Turn with me to James chapter 1. Read James 1:17-27. James was a most practical writer, and here we see his practicality shine through. We see some the basic ideas of the walk. The Christian life has often been called a walk. You can tell a lot about a person by their walk. Someone who is ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    These Are The Days Of Elijah Part 4: Righteousness Being Restored Series

    Contributed by David Petticrew on Mar 16, 2004
    based on 37 ratings
     | 12,203 views

    Number 4 in a series looking at the imagery in the modern Hymn These are the days of Elijah, looking at Moses restoring rigtheousness and what it means for revival today.

    Introduction I want to start this morning by using a quote from a Methodist. When you work around the church a while it comes quite naturally, the laughter of cynical disbelief. In 1986 the United Methodist General Conference, on the last day of two weeks of meetings, passed a resolution that ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Beyond The Passion

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Apr 12, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 2,903 views

    Beyond the Passion there is an empty tomb but what does that mean to us?

    Luke 24:1-12 Beyond the Passion He was dead, and with him died all of their dreams, all of their hopes everything they believed in. They had given everything to him, their past, their present even their future and up until three days ago it seemed like a pretty good bargain. All he had wanted ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    We Must Through Many Tribulations...

    Contributed by Joel Sanabria on Jun 12, 2005
    based on 26 ratings
     | 7,818 views

    Understanding how to obtain the blessings of suffering as Christians.

    WE MUST THROUGH MANY TRIBULATIONS... What is tribulation, but that very influence that brings us nearer to the heart of God than prayers or hymns? I think sorrows usually bring us closer to God than joys do, but sorrow, to be of use, must be endured, as Christ’s were, victoriously, carrying with ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Memorial Day - 2004

    Contributed by Steve Klink on May 30, 2004
    based on 144 ratings
     | 16,879 views

    Respecting the sacrifice of those who bought our freedom with their lives.

    “In New York harbor stands a lady, With a torch raised to the sky. And all who see her, know she stands for Liberty for you and I. I’m so proud to be called an American To be named with the brave and the free. I will honor our flag and our trust in God, And the Statue of Liberty.” Memorial - ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Ric Freeman avatar

    The Apprentice - Part 5&6 Series

    Contributed by Ric Freeman on Jun 7, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,213 views

    Based loosely on the book "The Travlers Gift"

    The Apprentice - part 4 Prov 15:13-17 May 16, 2004 AM [s1] Our secrets for success so far: [s2] 1) the buck stops here Stop playing the blame game -- you control your life You are where you are right now because of choices you have made, And your reactions to situations that come against you 2) we ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    A Fresh Start

    Contributed by James May on Dec 28, 2003
    based on 18 ratings
     | 10,868 views

    A fresh start in life only comes through the Grace of God.

    A FREST START 2 Corinthians 5:17, "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." Oh how many times have I wished, with all my heart, that things could have been different! Lord, why has there been so much suffering and ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible