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  • David Perkins avatar

    A Death In The Family

    Contributed by David Perkins on Sep 10, 2007
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    Are the church house doors open to all or not? Do we, as followers of Christ, welcome everyone or not? Are we going to judge those passing though our doors, especially in time of death and the sorrow that surrounds that? Christ wants us to be includers

    There’s the story of President Calvin Coolidge who was better known back in the 1920s when he was President of the United States (1923-1929), he was known as “Silent Cal” because he didn’t like to speak very often. This drove the reporters of that day up the wall. The story goes that he ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Late Comers

    Contributed by Samson Musyoki on Sep 24, 2007
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    WE NEVER REPORT TO WORK LATE, BUT WE WORSHIP AT OUR DISCRETION.

    LATE COMERS MATTHEW 25:10 “But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived, the virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut.” I was once invited to speak in an open air meeting in a remote rural village. I like keeping time and on ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Mike Gilbert avatar

    Reaching Across Series

    Contributed by Mike Gilbert on Oct 3, 2007
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    The What, Why, and How of Missions.

    What’s going on? ---->When Hurricane Katrina left the Gold Coast in shatters, thousands of volunteers went to New Orleans and the outlying regions to help, and millions sent financial help to assist those displaced from their homes. The Red Cross set up and served hot meals to thousands, including ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fear Factor - Failure Series

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Oct 5, 2007
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    Encouragement to active service rather than freeze due to fear especially in view of the second coming of Christ

    Fear Factor - Failure Matt 25:14-30 ’fail-ure’: 1. the state or fact of being lacking or insufficient 2. a losing of power or strength; weakening, dying away. 3. not doing; neglect or omission. 4. not succeeding in doing or becoming. 5. person who does not succeed. Webster’s dictionary ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • James May avatar

    Shut Out Of Heaven

    Contributed by James May on Nov 11, 2007
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    Behold the Bridegroom Cometh, Go ye out to meet him. Jesus is coming soon. Are we ready?

    Shut Out of Heaven By Pastor Jim May Matthew 25:1-13, "Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Ready Or Not --- Here Christ Comes!

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Nov 17, 2007
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    End Time 2 (A) Ready or not here Christ comes! Sadly, many are not prepared. With wisdom we wait and we watch for the Lord’s return.

    READY OR NOT…HERE CHRIST COMES (Outline) November 11, 2007 - END TIME 2 / LAST JUDGMENT - Matthew 25:1-13 INTRO: Do you remember some of your favorite childhood games? There was hide-and-seek or kick-the-can. Both involved someone being “it”. They had to count to give everyone a chance ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Sherman Gordon avatar

    No More Excuses

    Contributed by Sherman Gordon on May 19, 2007
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    Life is filled with opportunities and adventures with our name written on it. We must choose to go after these wonderful opportunities and leave behind the excuses as to why we cannot accomplish something.

    NO MORE EXCUSES MATTHEW: 25:14-30 I HAVE ONLY JUST A MINUTE, ONLY SIXTY SECONDS IN IT. FORCED UPON ME, CAN’T REFUSE IT, DIDN’T SEEK IT, DIDN’T CHOOSE IT, BUT IT’S UP TO ME TO USE IT. I MUST SUFFER, IF I LOOSE IT, GIVE ACCOUNT, IF I ABUSE IT. IT’S ONLY JUST A MINUTE, BUT ETERNITY IS IN IT . . . ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    God And Your Stuff Series

    Contributed by Chris Edmondson on May 26, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,444 views

    Is the stuff in your house yours or God’s? Who owns it?

    God and Your Stuff Hope for the Financially Challenged - Part 4 Two men crashed in their private plane on a South Pacific island. Both survived. One of the men brushed himself off and then proceeded to run all over the island to see if they had any chance of survival. When he returned, he rushed up ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    4. What Are You Afraid Of? Series

    Contributed by Don Jaques on May 29, 2007
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    God does not want his servants to be paralyzed by fear of making mistakes, but to use everything they have been given for His Kingdom.

    INTRO Let me throw a question at you and get some responses from you as I get started. What are you afraid of? I’m amazed at some of the things people are really afraid of. There’s things that are more common like… • Claustrophobia: fear of enclosed spaces. • Coulrophobia: fear of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Talent Used Or Wasted

    Contributed by Mark Perryman on May 31, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,020 views

    What are we doing with what god has given us?

    INTRO: Movie – Papillion Story (prison delusions, court guilty of the worst crime) (crime: wasted life!) D.L. Moody once said, “The measure of a man is not how many servants he has, but how many men he serves.” TITLE: Talent Used or Wasted TEXT: Matt. 25:14-15 (READ) I. The Talent ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Christopher Johnson avatar

    The "I Can't Waits"

    Contributed by Christopher Johnson on Jun 16, 2007
    based on 15 ratings
     | 3,256 views

    If we apply our spiritual talents, then God will bless the congregation with spiritual and numerical growth

    Have you ever had a case of the “I can’t waits”? They seem to run rampant in my life. When I was young, I couldn’t wait to play on a football team. When I was in junior high, I couldn’t wait to go on a date. When I was in high school, I couldn’t wait to go to college. When I was in college, I ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Community In Action

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Jun 17, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,699 views

    the church is a living organism not a stale organization. Community in action explains a church that is active for Christ

    Catherine Lawes was told to stay away from the prisoners, but that didn’t stop Catherine When the first prison basketball game was held, she went…..walking into the gym with her three beautiful kids and she sat in the stands with the inmates. Her attitude was: “My husband and I are going to take ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Bobby Stults avatar

    Are We Ready For What Is Next?

    Contributed by Bobby Stults on Jun 19, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,602 views

    A sermon following a great community wide crusade and instilling in our church the need to be ready for what comes after great revival

    Sermon Brief Date Written: May 4, 2007 Date Preached: May 6, 2007 Where Preached: OZHBC (AM) Sermon Details: Sermon Title: Are We Ready for What is Next? Sermon Text: Matthew 25:14-30 Introduction: The torrential rains had been pouring down for 6 straight days and the river had hit and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Be A Failure

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jun 21, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,570 views

    We can fail in life if we follow the example of the one-talent man in Matthew 25

    INTRODUCTION SLIDE 1 - How many of us want to fail in our walk with Jesus? How many of us want to fail at life? How many of us want our children to grow up to fail? - Failure is something that most of us want to avoid at all costs. We do not want to be known for our failures nor do we want to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Michael Hollinger avatar

    Use It Or Lose It

    Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Jun 24, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 10,651 views

    Sitting on God’s gift reveals a lack of faith in the Master

    Title: Use it or Lose It Text: Matthew 25:14-30 MP: FCF: Outline: In the eternal scheme of things, we turn out not to be very good at assess the value of things. Fortunately, God doesn’t call us to be appraisers – he just wants us to be faithful with whatever he, who appraises us, has given ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist