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  • Joanna Beveridge avatar

    Advent

    Contributed by Joanna Beveridge on Dec 5, 2006
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     | 16,086 views

    Jesus is the light of the world who through his birth brought new hope to the world.

    Today is the fourth, and final, Sunday of Advent. Very shortly we will be celebrating Christmas – the festival which bears our Saviour’s name. Each year we seem to move further and further away from the religious ideals of Christmas and nearer and nearer to an orgy of conspicuous consumption. We ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    "Just One Hair's Breath Away From This Side Of Crazy"

    Contributed by Jerry Depoy on May 19, 2008
    based on 21 ratings
     | 8,634 views

    A winning team needs a good defense and a good offense. Shammah and Benaniah illustrate defense and offense. They both were just one hair’s breathe away from this side of crazy! How about you?

    Title: “Just One Hair’s Breathe this Side of Crazy!” Introduction: David is nearing the end of his life. He has become the mighty king of Israel. From his humble beginning as a shepherd, he had risen to be become the greatest king in the land. In this chapter, credit is given where credit ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Chosen Generation #2: Worshippers Series

    Contributed by C Jordan on Sep 7, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 11,499 views

    Jesus was rejected by men, but He was chosen by God, and precious. You too may have been rejected by people, but you are chosen by God, too! We are called to offer up spiritual sacrifices of worship. What are those spiritual sacrifices?

    A CHOSEN GENERATION #2: WORSHIPPERS JOKE: A southern pastor was completing a sermon on self-control. With great expression he said, "If I had all the beer in the world, I’d take it and pour it into the river." With even greater emphasis he said, "And if I had all the wine in the world, I’d take ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    The Grandparent's Prayer

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Sep 10, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 22,044 views

    The blessing you will give to your grandchildren, theri inheritance, begins with this prayer by King David.

    The Grandparent’s Prayer Psalm 71:18 Today is a national holiday. It’s Grandparent’s Day, signed into law by President Jimmy Carter after an unanimous vote from Congress in September of 1978. What is a Grandparent? Taken from papers written by a class of 8 year olds: - Grandparents are a lady ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    The Heart Of A Servant Series

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Sep 12, 2007
    based on 26 ratings
     | 27,985 views

    Service is a critical tie that binds us to one another in love, and is one of the most vital ways that we can nurture greatness in both ourselves and our community. So how do we go about serving in the loving way that Jesus encouraged?

    When you think about serving others—why do you do it? Because I have to is the common response. What if I told you today that you could serve because you want to not because you have to? Serving from the heart is the theme of the study that we are looking at during Sunday School for the next few ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Why Is This Happening To Me!

    Contributed by Raphiel Manenge on Sep 10, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,567 views

    A message on being serious with your life.Refusing to call ’normal’normal,living by questioning your life and enquiring from God!

    “Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. The LORD answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant. 22 The babies jostled each other within her, and she said, "Why is this happening to me?" So she went to inquire of the LORD. 23 The LORD said to her, "Two ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    I Had A Dream

    Contributed by Eric Sellgren on Sep 17, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,894 views

    lOVE HEALS, HATE POISONS A CHURCH.

    I had a dream last Saturday - I dreamt I was in Church and just about to start my Sermon, when Derek Finney walked in and sat down to listen. Who is Derek Finney? Derek Finney and Ken Hunter and I were great friends when we were in our teens ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Truth About Idol's: Tearing Down Americas False Idols

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Sep 28, 2005
    based on 28 ratings
     | 8,389 views

    Idolatry is not just bowing down or offering sacrifices to a false God. It is anything that takes your trust and or loyalty away from the true living God. Idolary is at oppostion and inconsittent with Jesus, Idolatry is participation with demons, Idolatr

    Intro: When we think about Idol worship in America I would think that most people think of Native American Totem poles, Buddhists, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greeks and Romans. Idolatry is not limited to simply bowing down before graven images, or burning incense or offering gifts to a physical ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Roper avatar

    Learning To Love

    Contributed by Mark Roper on Nov 27, 2007
     | 2,878 views

    Our faithfulness to God shows whether we love each other, and loving each other is proof that we belong to Christ.

    Learning to Love Jonah 1:3 The importance of God’s people More people have been brought into the church by the kindness of real Christian love than by all the theological arguments in the world, and more people have been driven from the church by the hardness and ugliness of so-called ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Be Cautious, Be Assured

    Contributed by Christopher Decker on Nov 28, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,138 views

    Helping people understand the end times. What Christ’s return really means!

    Our Gospel Lesson this morning continues to deal with a subject that can frighten many, make many try to predict its coming and can catch many off guard, the subject is the second coming of Christ. Even Christ says in Mark.13:32-33 “But of that day or that hour no one knows, not even the angels in ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Healing For Parents Series

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Nov 29, 2007
     | 3,488 views

    Part 5 in the Family series. This deals with the hurts every parent has in raising a family.

    FAMILY Part 5-Healing for Parents Sunday, June 24, 2007 Pastor Brian Matherlee Have you ever spent a sleepless night because of a child? Ever had an argument with your kid you regret? Is there anyone here who feels guilty because their family seems to be so far from where we dreamed they would ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Christ And The Kingdom

    Contributed by Ian Lyall on Dec 4, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,548 views

    Preached on the Sunday of ’Christ the King’, this sermon addresses the question-What do we understand when we call Christ King? How does his Kingdom impact our lives?

    On this Sunday, the last before Advent, we used the pray that God would stir-up our wills and affections. It was sometimes known as ’Stir Up Sunday’, we now remember in our church calendar this as the feast of ’Christ the King’, that the Christ for whose advent we are going to prepare is the King. ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • J. Curtis Goforth, O.S.L. avatar

    Turn Around

    Contributed by J. Curtis Goforth, O.s.l. on Dec 9, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,914 views

    A Sermon for the 2nd Sunday of Advent-Year A.

    “In those days John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness of Judea, proclaiming, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.’” -Matthew 3:1-2 There always seems to be “the hottest gift item of the year” to buy each year. The most memorable in my mind was the craze a few years back ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Paul Steffens avatar

    The Ladder Of Faith

    Contributed by Paul Steffens on Dec 12, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,882 views

    Our faith if often tested, even by obstacles placed in our way by God Himself.

    THE LADDER OF FAITH When this troubled woman came to Jesus for help, she, like most others wanted and longed for an immediate solution. What she found however were four obstacles or walls that Jesus Himself put in her path. Obstacles and walls that would test her faith. (1) When she first ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • T.J. Conwell avatar

    Preparing The Way

    Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Dec 16, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,760 views

    Looking at John the Baptist, as he prepared the way for Jesus Christ.

    Preparing “The Way” Mark 1:1-8 Introduction The title of this message is “Preparing the Way” and if you have your Bibles please go with me to Mark, Chapter 1. If you will recall, last Sunday we discussed Abraham and his willingness to be faithful to God in all things; even when it came to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational