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  • Robert Laymance avatar

    The Second Coming Of The Cross.

    Contributed by Robert Laymance on Apr 18, 2001
    based on 69 ratings
     | 2,579 views

    The first time the Cross came to you was for Salvation, the second time the Cross comes to you is for Service.

    When you came to the Cross of the Lord Jesus Christ, you came for Salvation and or forgiveness of sins. Sometime in the Christian life the Cross will come to you for Service or Persecution for His Name’s sake. The passages here say that we must not put anyone above the Savior. If we put God second ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Gaze Of God

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jul 16, 2002
    based on 30 ratings
     | 6,506 views

    A Sermon for the 5th Sunday after Pentecost Proper 7

    5th Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 10: 24-39 Proper 7 The Gaze of God Today in America, we are also facing another challenge to our relationship to God, the individuality of faith, private faith, which is seen as more important than the body of Christ; the church individual, and the church as a ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Carla Powell avatar

    Sum Of All Fears

    Contributed by Carla Powell on Jul 20, 2002
    based on 57 ratings
     | 6,212 views

    Looks at fear and why we shouldn’t be afraid. Tom Clancy’s movie is used as the title, and little else.

    Just a few weeks ago, the movie "The Sum of All Fears" was released. This movie plays on the fear of international hostility, and allows our favorite Tom Clancy character Jack Ryan to save the day once again. The movie title though, seems to hit on a very timely topic these days: fear. Even though ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • James May avatar

    The Search For True Happiness

    Contributed by James May on Jul 25, 2004
    based on 23 ratings
     | 3,318 views

    The search for true, lasting happiness and fulfillment in life always ends with finding Christ as Savior. The happiness that the world offers is fleeting and false.

    The Search for True Happiness by Pastor Jim May In today’s church, more than ever before, it is so easy to go after things that we believe will bring true happiness. But what we often find after we have obtained what we sought after is most often far less than what we thought it would be and ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Commitment

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Oct 19, 2005
    based on 189 ratings
     | 31,933 views

    Commitment to worship and work.

    INTRO.- ILL.- A journalist was assigned to the Jerusalem bureau of his newspaper. He got an apartment overlooking the Wailing Wall. After several weeks he realized that whenever he looked at the wall he saw an old Jewish man praying vigorously. The journalist wondered whether there was a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Dead Man Walking Series

    Contributed by Brad Froese on Jul 18, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,602 views

    TRUE LIFE IS FOUND THROUGH A PROCESS OF DEATH AND REBIRTH. Jesus lived and died to bring us to that understanding…

    Illustration from Sermon Central: An Illinois man left Chicago for a vacation in Florida. His wife was on a business trip and was planning to meet him the next day. When he reached his hotel he decided to send his wife a quick e-mail. Unable to find the scrap of paper on which he had written her ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • James May avatar

    Drifting From The Love Of God

    Contributed by James May on Aug 2, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,430 views

    What will we answer when we are confronted with confessing our belief in Christ?

    Drifting from the Love of God Youth Service The film that you will see will last only about 6 minutes but it will make you think. To set the scene let me tell you about it before we start. The man and woman in van are a Pastor and his wife who are on vacation. He has preached about Jesus all ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    What Have You Got To Lose?

    Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Aug 5, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 8,225 views

    Allegiance to God means something

    Title: What have you got to lose? Text: FCF: SO: Intro: When you were in school, I suspect you had to learn the Pledge of Allegiance. You probably also had to recite it most mornings, and if you were like me, you probably did so without realizing how offensive it really was. There is one ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Charles Jones avatar

    How Deep Is Your Love

    Contributed by Charles Jones on Sep 3, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 15,077 views

    Are you willing to follow Christ even at the exspense of losing your family?

    How Deep is Your Love? Matthew 10:34-42 Text v.34 In V.34 Jesus say’s Don’t think that I came to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace ,but a sword. i.e. I came to kill some things , to cut up some things, I came to fight, I came to ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Kevin Smith avatar

    "Unlikely Enemies"

    Contributed by Kevin Smith on Jan 10, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 9,567 views

    This is part one in a two part sermon dealing with the hardships of family, dysfunctionalysm, and learning to forgive even your most unlikely enemies, your own blood.

    Matthew 10:34-42 You may be seated in the presence of the Lord. Verse 36 in the text says, "And a man’s enemies will be those of his own household." "A man’s enemies will be those of his own household." Mmmm, mmm I feel God in here already. (Sigh) This word on today is by no means going to be an ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Discipleship Boot Camp

    Contributed by Dean Rhine on Jan 24, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,456 views

    Partnering in Ministry

    "Discipleship Boot Camp: Partnering in Ministry Matthew 10 August 3, 1997 Intro: Each of our four gospels has a different emphasis. We’ve been looking in Matthew at the presentation of the King. In chapters 1-4 we saw the Person of the King. In 5-7 the Principles of the King. In 8-10 the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "Unlikely Enemies: Part 2" Series

    Contributed by Kevin Smith on Jan 26, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,664 views

    Part 2 of a 2 part series.

    Matthew 10:34-42 You may be seated in the presence of the Lord. I dealt with this particular text on last week, and you all got all excited and I got caught up in the anointing, and many of us got delivered and had a high time in the Lord, and because of that I was unable to finish the text, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • John Gaines avatar

    Not Peace, But A Sword Series

    Contributed by John Gaines on Jan 31, 2006
    based on 18 ratings
     | 9,335 views

    Jesus is the Prince of Peace. He is described that way prophetically in Isaiah 9:6. He gives us the peace that surpasses understanding [Philippians 4:7]. However, we must understand that being His disciple will not always be a peaceful life.

    NOT PEACE, BUT A SWORD 1. Jesus is the Prince of Peace. He is described that way prophetically in Isaiah 9:6. He gives us the peace that surpasses understanding [Philippians 4:7]. However, we must understand that being His disciple will not always be a peaceful life. 2. Tonight’s text comes ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Paul Zwarich avatar

    Cost Of Discipleship

    Contributed by Paul Zwarich on Jun 13, 2008
    based on 17 ratings
     | 10,052 views

    No matter what happens in the course of our daily lives, we can be confident that today and tomorrow are in God’s gracious hands.

    Lectionary 12 A Matthew 10:24-39 There is an old, old story that is told about a couple that were walking out of church one Sunday morning when the wife suddenly turned to her husband and said to him, “John, did you see the strange hat Mrs. O’Brien was wearing in Church today?” Without ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Richard Schwedes avatar

    Stating The Truth

    Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Jun 17, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,059 views

    Stating the truth is a goal for most Christians. This is what sparked the reformation. And one of the events that is turning point in the reformation is the presentation of the Augsburg Confession, which is a statement of how important God is and that Je

    Today we are remembering an important and significant event for Christians and for us as Lutherans. It is when a group of lay political leaders publicly read and supported what was stated in the Augsburg Confession. On this day, 476 years ago, at around 3 o’clock in the afternoon on the 25 ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran