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  • Curtis Kittrell avatar

    Busy About The Wrong Thing

    Contributed by Curtis Kittrell on Oct 8, 2001
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    Given a man to keep, he had lost the man. And he had lost him because he was too busy to keep him. Evidently the servant considered that an excuse. Had he been idle, then indeed the loss of the man would have been an unpardonable offence.

    Busy about the Wrong Thing I Kings 20:40 And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. The text is part of a little parable, spoken by an unnamed prophet to King Ahab. I Kings 20:39 (KJV) And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king: and he said, Thy servant went out into the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    How To Worship With Integrity

    Contributed by Greg Addison on Nov 5, 2008
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    Worship of God has been described as the chief end of man’s existence. In order to be effective, however, man must worship God with integrity. That means we worship Him with our entire life and person and not simply out of ritual or habit. True worship c

    HOOK: Let me ask you a question: Why are you here tonight? Several layers to the question: Why are you here tonight? Why are you here tonight? Why are you here tonight? Man is a religious being. We live in a religious society. For all that religion, society isn’t much different or changed. To ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Nehemiah - A Bold Builder

    Contributed by Jack Woodard on Jul 7, 2011
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    In a day when his nation lay in ruins from the Lord’s Judgment, the Lord needed a man Bold enough and Committed enough to lead His people to rise up and rebuild. Nehemiah was that man. This message describes the man the lord uses to get the job done

    TEXT: NEHEMIAH 6:15 TITLE: BOLD BUILDERS Author: JACK WOODARD ______________________________________________________________ "So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty two days!" [Nehemiah ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Overcome Debilitating Guilt

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 87 ratings
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    Pastor Dave felt terrible guilt over not being able to meet all of the needs of his parishioners. When he took time off for golf he felt so guilty that he never really enjoyed himself. Pastor Dave struggles to earn the approval of everyone in the church b

    Pastor Dave felt terrible guilt over not being able to meet all of the needs of his parishioners. When he took time off for golf he felt so guilty that he never really enjoyed himself. Pastor Dave struggles to earn the approval of everyone in the church because he doesn’t want a group of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Faith Alone Series

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Oct 30, 2024
     | 1,117 views

    The Gospel of Accomplishment: “You must believe and live right to be saved.” The Gospel of Approval: “I’m defined by what other people think about me.” Here’s our third counterfeit gospel: The Gospel of Self-Management - “You can change. Look inside you for the power to change.”

    We continue our series on Why the Reformation matters today by looking at the importance of faith. One of the critical pieces that came out of the Reformation was the belief that Faith Alone makes me acceptable to God. We will return back to Sean’s story a little later today. 500 years after ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jesus' Love For Little People

    Contributed by Gerald Van Horn on Mar 30, 2006
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     | 3,598 views

    These are not little people because of their stature or insignificance

    Jesus’ Love for Little People by Gerald Van Horn These are not little people because of their stature or insignificance. I call them little because they often worked in the church and received little credit on earth for their efforts. They were people of blessing. They held churches together ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Get The Best Results For Life

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jan 15, 2013
     | 3,415 views

    Making a Choice - The two ways of man.- The happiness of the righteous & The desperation of the wicked. - Blessed – Happy, Desirable

    - Instruction Manual to get the most our of your product - You need to know the model Gen 1:26-27 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: …. 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. - Register your ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Eat, Drink?

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Sep 24, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 5,254 views

    A sermon for the 18th Sunday after Pentecost Proper12 The rich man and Lazarus

    18th Sunday after Pentecost Proper 21 Lectionary 26 September 30th Luke 16: 19-31 Sermon "Eat, Drink ?" 9* “There was a rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. 20* And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, full of sores, 21* who desired to ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Study Of The Establishment Of The Church Series

    Contributed by Dr. William D. Poovey on Jul 21, 2015
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    The Study Of The Establishment Of The Church

    The Study Of The Establishment Of The Church Matthew 16:18 (KJV) 18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. In our last lesson we noticed from Isaiah 2:2-3, Joel 2:28-29, and Daniel 2:44 that ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    The Misunderstood Messiah Series

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Feb 29, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,489 views

    Throughout the history of the world, man has misunderstood the Messiah. There are four misunderstandings in particular that we are going to look at.

    Throughout the history of the world, man has misunderstood the Messiah. There are four misunderstandings in particular that we are going to look at this evening in John 12: 20-36. READ 20-22. You might remember from last time that Jesus had just been hailed as the coming King and Messiah by ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Troy Richards avatar

    Timothy (Mother's Day)

    Contributed by Troy Richards on May 12, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 23,389 views

    A look at how Timothy became the man of God he is because of his mother and grandmother.

    The three quotes from Men who loved their mothers is from sermon #114882. The story and prayer of Monica is from sermon #121107. -first of all, Happy Mother’s Day. I hope all of you are going to have a wonderful day and your family is going to shower you with gifts and take you out for a nice ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Daniel DeVilder avatar

    Finding Peace In Christ--From Walls To Temple Halls

    Contributed by Daniel Devilder on Oct 19, 2006
     | 2,846 views

    Most strikingly we are called to remember the walls of Hostility between God/man and man/man, and how in Christ we find peace, as he tears down the walls, building us up instead into a holy temple where he dwells. Our "remembering" provides the motivatio

    The Sermon was preceded by the prayer of a “broken man” expressing his thankfulness for all the Lord had done for him. It was a prayer prayed in light of what Ephesians was teaching us about all the blessings from God in Christ, from the abundance of the Lord’s riches. There are some things I/we ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Joseph Marshall avatar

    Too Late

    Contributed by Joseph Marshall on Mar 6, 2005
    based on 15 ratings
     | 4,413 views

    As we look at this story in the Bible, we must realize that it is an aweful yet true story. It is aweful because one man had so much suffering in this life and the other man had so much suffering in the next life. It is aweful because one man ended up in

    He awoke to the fact of eternity too late (vs.22-23) A. He had to die 1. Death is a sure appointment (Hebrews 9:27) 2. Death is real. 3. Death is a peeping tom; he gazes into your window just waiting for the opportunity to snatch your soul. Experts say that 3 people die every second. If this ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Alan Chandler avatar

    "Alms And Legs"

    Contributed by Alan Chandler on Feb 25, 2002
    based on 54 ratings
     | 5,673 views

    Here we see how Peter healed a crippled man. But what can we learn from the account of a man that came begging for "alms" and got legs instead?

    “ALMS AND LEGS” Acts 3: 1-10 I) Intro:Something current in your community that relates to changes in plans or greatness, etc.) II) Text: A) Recap 1) Last week looked at snapshot of early church (See notes on "Needs and Wants") B) Read Text C) Apologize for the Pun in title 1) Man came begging ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Early Examples Of Faith Series

    Contributed by Ken Alford on Nov 25, 2001
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,612 views

    FAITH HAS BEEN A NEEDED PART OF MAN¡¦S LIFE WITH THE LORD SINCE THE EARLIEST GENERATIONS. In Hebrews 11, we discover three early examples of early faith

    July 31,1994 - PM EARLY EXAMPLES OF FAITH Hebrews 11:4-7 INTRO: (1) Faith is a bridge which connects the present with either the future or the past. (2) The bridge that all men of God walk on to cross great challenges, is faith. PROP: FAITH HAS BEEN A NEEDED PART OF MAN¡¦S LIFE ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist